(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
accouchement
accouchement
noun
Delivery in childbed; parturition
achromaturia
achromaturia
noun
(pathology) The lack of pigments (especially bile pigments) in the urine
alcoholature
alcoholature
noun
(medicine, dated) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.
allocthonous
allocthonous
adj
Misspelling of allochthonous.
amphicyrtous
anacoluthons
anacoluthons
noun
plural of anacoluthon
anisostichus
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthoclinium
anthracitous
anthropurgic
arceuthobium
archboutefeu
archturncoat
aristomachus
athericerous
attouchement
autechoscope
autocephalia
autocephalia
noun
Alternative form of autocephaly
autocephalic
autocephalic
adj
Autocephalous.
autochemical
autochthonal
autochthonal
adj
existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous
autochthones
autochthones
noun
plural of autochthon
autochthonic
autochthonic
Adjective
existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous
autocratship
autocratship
noun
(rare) The state of being an autocrat; autocracy.
autohypnotic
autohypnotic
adj
Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
autorhythmic
autorhythmic
adj
That generates its own rhythm
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
breechclouts
breechclouts
noun
plural of breechclout
butcherbroom
butterscotch
butterscotch
adj
Having the flavour of butterscotch.
Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
noun
A hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.
A light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
A sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients.
caoutchoucin
caoutchoucin
noun
Alternative form of caoutchin
cephalotaxus
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
chaetopodous
chaetopterus
chapterhouse
charterhouse
charterhouse
noun
A Carthusian monastery.
chaunoprockt
chiastoneury
chiastoneury
noun
streptoneury
chimonanthus
chimonanthus
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Chimonanthus, especially a form of allspice
chincoteague
chiropterous
chirotherium
chloroaurate
chloroaurate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of chloroauric acid
chloroaurite
chorusmaster
chorusmaster
noun
choirmaster
chrysanthous
chrysostomus
clathraceous
clathraceous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of fungi of the family Clathraceae
clethraceous
closemouthed
closemouthed
adj
reticent, secretive or uncommunicative
clothesbrush
clothesbrush
noun
A brush for the clothes.
coahuiltecan
coauthorship
coauthorship
noun
Joint authorship by two or more authors.
coniothyrium
coquettishly
coquettishly
adv
In a coquettish manner, flirtatiously.
cordylanthus
cosuretyship
cottonmouths
cottonmouths
noun
plural of cottonmouth
countercharm
countercharm
noun
That which counteracts a charm; a counterspell.
verb
To destroy the effect of a charm upon.
countercheck
countercheck
noun
A restriction or limit.
A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one).
verb
To recheck.
To restrict or limit by counteracting.
countercheer
countercheer
noun
A cheer in response or opposition to another cheer.
counterearth
counterearth
noun
Alternative form of counter-earth
counterlight
countermarch
countermarch
noun
A march back along the same route
verb
To march back along the same route
countermyths
countermyths
noun
plural of countermyth
counterpunch
counterpunch
noun
(printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative space in or around a glyph.
A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
verb
(boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent's momentary defensive weakness caused by a punch thrown by the opponent.
To deliver a competitive response to an opponent designed to exploit a weakness created by the opponent's offensive efforts.
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.
countertheme
countertheme
noun
(chiefly music) A theme that complements or opposes another theme.
countertouch
countertruth
countertruth
noun
A truth expressed in opposition to the proposed truth.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
courtiership
courtiership
noun
The role or status of courtier.
creaturehood
creaturehood
noun
The condition of being a creature; the realm of creatures.
crocanthemum
ctenophorous
ctenophorous
adj
Of or relating to the ctenophores.
curatorships
curatorships
noun
plural of curatorship
cushioncraft
customhouses
customhouses
noun
plural of customhouse
customshouse
customshouse
noun
Alternative form of custom house
cyatheaceous
cyatheaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Cyatheaceae.
cyclothurine
cymotrichous
cymotrichous
adj
(anthropology) Having wavy hair.
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
decantherous
decantherous
adj
(botany) Having ten anthers
discotheques
discotheques
noun
plural of discotheque
discourtship
discourtship
noun
(obsolete) Lack of courtesy; rudeness.
distichously
distichously
adv
In a distichous manner.
dorcatherium
dryopithecus
echinocactus
echinulation
echinulation
noun
A collection of small spines
embouchement
embouchement
noun
(surgery) The opening of a blood vessel into another one
erichthonius
escutcheoned
escutcheoned
adj
Having an escutcheon; furnished with a coat of arms or ensign.
euchromatins
euchromatins
noun
plural of euchromatin
eupyrchroite
executorship
executorship
noun
the office or position of an executor
fucoxanthine
fucoxanthins
fucoxanthins
noun
plural of fucoxanthin
hallucinator
hallucinator
noun
One who experiences hallucinations.
One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
hectocotylus
hectocotylus
noun
(zoology) A modified arm of any of several male cephalopods that functions as a reproductive organ by transfering sperm to the mantle of the female.
helioculture
hematocolpus
hemitrichous
heredoluetic
heredoluetic
adj
heredosyphilitic
herstmonceux
heterocarpus
heterocerous
heteroecious
heteroecious
adj
(biology) Of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.
hexacanthous
hexastichous
hexastichous
adj
(botany) Arranged in six rows.
hippocentaur
hippocentaur
noun
centaur
holopneustic
holoptychius
holotrichous
holotrichous
adj
Relating to ciliates of the former order Holotricha
honeystucker
horticulture
horticulture
noun
Small-scale agriculture.
The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.
humicubation
humicubation
noun
(obsolete) The act or practice of lying on the ground.
humification
humification
noun
The process of humifying; conversion into humus.
humoralistic
humoristical
humoristical
adj
Alternative form of humoristic
hurstmonceux
hypocotylous
hypodactylum
hypoeutectic
hypoeutectic
adj
Having a composition that lies to the left of the eutectic point in a phase diagram
hypofunction
hypofunction
noun
(medicine) Abnormally low function.
hypotrichous
hypotrichous
adj
Relating to hypotrichosis
Relating to hypotrichs
ichthyofauna
ichthyofauna
noun
The fish of a particular region
ichthyosaurs
inductophone
inductophone
noun
(historical) A method of train telegraphy. The train carries a circuit including a coil, and messages are picked up by it from coils along the line into which an alternating current is passed. A telephone is used as a receiver in place of a sounder or relay.
inescutcheon
inescutcheon
noun
(heraldry) A small escutcheon (“coat of arms; shield”) (such as an escutcheon of pretence) which is charged (“represented”) on a larger escutcheon.
kotschubeite
kotschubeite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium chlorite mineral.
kurchatovium
kurchatovium
noun
(physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
lateronuchal
leiotrichous
leiotrichous
adj
having smooth hair
leucitophyre
leucophanite
leucophanite
noun
(mineralogy) A sorosilicate mineral that occurs in pegmatites and alkali igneous complexes as yellow, greenish or white triclinic crystals.
lithoculture
luncheonette
luncheonette
noun
A small diner or restaurant that serves lunch.
luteotrophic
luteotrophic
adj
Alternative form of luteotropic
macrotherium
mesotrochous
monacanthous
monostichous
monostichous
adj
(botany) Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis.