(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
achronychous
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
allocthonous
allocthonous
adj
Misspelling of allochthonous.
amphineurous
amphithurons
anacoluthons
anacoluthons
noun
plural of anacoluthon
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
angiophorous
anguishously
anisostichus
anophthalmus
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthophorous
anthospermum
anthracitous
aphanozygous
archosaurian
archosaurian
noun
An archosaur.
argyranthous
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
asynchronous
asynchronous
adj
(computing, communication) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
(computing, of a request or a message) Allowing the client to continue during processing.
Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
autochthones
autochthones
noun
plural of autochthon
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autohypnosis
autohypnosis
noun
Hypnosis of oneself.
axonophorous
axonophorous
adj
Belonging to the Axonophora.
azosulphonic
baragouinish
blepharoncus
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus
branchiurous
buttonbushes
buttonbushes
noun
plural of buttonbush
buttonholers
buttonholers
noun
plural of buttonholer
chalcedonous
chiastoneury
chiastoneury
noun
streptoneury
chimonanthus
chimonanthus
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Chimonanthus, especially a form of allspice
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
chromogenous
chromogenous
adj
Alternative form of chromogenic
chrysanthous
chrysophanus
churchgoings
churchgoings
noun
plural of churchgoing
cnidophorous
cnidophorous
adj
Relating to cnidophores
coharmonious
conchiferous
conchiferous
adj
(biology) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
(geology) Containing shells
conjurership
conocephalus
consumership
consumership
noun
The role or status of consumer.
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
cordylanthus
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
cottonmouths
cottonmouths
noun
plural of cottonmouth
countermyths
countermyths
noun
plural of countermyth
countershade
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
countershear
countershine
countershock
countershock
noun
A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
countershots
countershots
noun
plural of countershot
countershout
countershout
noun
A shout in response or opposition to another shout.
crosshauling
ctenophorous
ctenophorous
adj
Of or relating to the ctenophores.
cuscohygrine
cuscohygrine
noun
(chemistry) A pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca and certain other plants.
cushioncraft
cushioniness
cyanophilous
cyanophilous
adj
(mycology) Having cell walls that readily absorb cotton blue stain.
cynocephalus
cynocephalus
noun
A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and human body.
An ape with the head of a dog.
cynomorphous
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
decantherous
decantherous
adj
(botany) Having ten anthers
diaphanously
diaphanously
adv
In a diaphanous manner.
dibranchious
diphthongous
dishonourary
dishonouring
dishonouring
verb
present participle of dishonour
disulphonate
disulphonate
noun
Alternative form of disulfonate
doublethinks
doublethinks
noun
plural of doublethink
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
droughtiness
droughtiness
noun
Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
echinocactus
echinocereus
echinococcus
echinococcus
noun
(zoology) A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.
echinorhinus
elephantopus
endophyllous
endophyllous
adj
(botany) Wrapped in a leaf or sheath.
endothermous
enophthalmus
erichthonius
escutcheoned
escutcheoned
adj
Having an escutcheon; furnished with a coat of arms or ensign.
euchromatins
euchromatins
noun
plural of euchromatin
eunuchoidism
eunuchoidism
noun
A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
euphoniously
euphoniously
adv
in a euphonious manner
eurygnathous
eurygnathous
adj
Having a broad jaw
euthyneurous
euthyneurous
adj
Relating to the euthyneurans
fashiousness
flourishment
flourishment
noun
The act or state of flourishing.
fluegelhorns
fluegelhorns
noun
plural of fluegelhorn
fuchsinophil
fuchsinophil
adj
Alternative form of fuchsinophilic
noun
(cytology) Cells or cellular material that stains readily with fuchsin.
fucoxanthins
fucoxanthins
noun
plural of fucoxanthin
fuscohyaline
gainsborough
gainsborough
Proper noun
A town in Lincolnshire, England.
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
ghoulishness
ghoulishness
noun
The quality of being ghoulish.
glutathiones
glutathiones
noun
plural of glutathione
gnathopodous
groundfishes
groundfishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of groundfish
groundsheets
groundsheets
noun
plural of groundsheet
gynantherous
gynantherous
adj
(botany) Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which the stamens are converted into pistils.
habituations
habituations
noun
plural of habituation
hallucinoses
hallucinoses
noun
plural of hallucinosis
hallucinosis
hallucinosis
noun
(pathology) A mental state of hallucination.
hapaxanthous
hapaxanthous
adj
Being or relating to a hapaxanth.
harmoniously
harmoniously
adv
In a harmonious manner; coordinately.
harrisonburg
harrisonburg
Proper noun
a village in Louisiana, USA
an independent city in Virginia, USA, which is the county seat of
hebetudinous
hebetudinous
adj
Displaying mental lethargy or dullness.
hellespontus
hematogenous
hematogenous
Adjective
Producing blood
Spread by blood
hemignathous
hemignathous
adj
Having one mandible much shorter than the other
hepatogenous
hepatogenous
adj
(medicine) Synonym of hepatogenic
herstmonceux
hesthogenous
heterandrous
heteroauxins
heteroauxins
noun
plural of heteroauxin
heterodontus
heterogenous
heterogenous
adj
(genetics) derived from a different individual or species
Alternative spelling of heterogeneous
heterogonous
heterogonous
adj
(botany) Characterized by heterogony.
heterogynous
heterogynous
adj
(zoology) Having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants or bees.
(zoology) Having females very unlike the males in form and structure.
heteronomous
heteronomous
adj
(biology, of parts of an organism) Differing in development or in specialization.
(linguistics, of a language) Being a dialect of an autonomous language.
Arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous.
heteronymous
heteronymous
adj
(ophthalmology) Heteronymous hemianopsia (blindness in the left side of one eye and the right side of the other eye)
Being different words, but having a common relationship, as in the case of brother and sister, which denote siblings.
Of, or relating to a heteronym.
heteroousian
heteroousian
adj
having different essence or substance, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity
heteroxenous
heteroxenous
adj
(biology) parasitic to two different types of host (typically as part of a complex life cycle)
hexacanthous
hexachronous
hipposelinum
hohenstaufen
holognathous
holopneustic
holothurians
holothurians
noun
plural of holothurian
hominivorous
hominivorous
adj
That devours human beings.
homochronous
homochronous
adj
(pathology, of a disease, dated) Occurring at the same age in successive generations.
(telecommunications) Of two signals, such that their corresponding significant instants are displaced by a constant interval of time.
homodynamous
homodynamous
adj
(biology) Pertaining to, or involving, homodynamy.
homoeogenous
homogonously
homoiousians
homoiousians
noun
plural of homoiousian
homonymously
homonymously
adv
Equivocally; ambiguously.
In a homonymous manner, so as to have the same name or relation.