(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
achromatophil
achromatophil
noun
(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
achromatopsia
achromatopsia
noun
achromatopia
actiniomorpha
actinographic
actinomorphic
actinomorphic
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
adenemphraxis
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
adrenotrophin
adventureship
aerographical
aerographical
adj
Synonym of aerographic
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerophysicist
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
aglyphodontia
agrammaphasia
agrammaphasia
noun
(medicine, rare) A speech disorder in which a person is unable to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.
alethopteroid
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
allophanamide
allophanamide
noun
(organic chemistry) biuret
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
alphabetarian
alphabetarian
noun
A novice or ignoramus.
One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aminodiphenyl
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
aminothiophen
amphibichnite
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphictyonian
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphicyonidae
amphidiploidy
amphidiploidy
noun
The property of being amphidiploid.
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphikaryotic
amphimictical
amphioxididae
amphiphithyra
amphipneustic
amphipodiform
amphipodiform
adj
Resembling an amphipod
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphistomatic
amphistomatic
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having stomata on both sides
amphithalamus
amphitheaters
amphitheaters
noun
plural of amphitheater
amphitheatral
amphitheatral
adj
Alternative form of amphitheatrical
amphitheatric
amphitheatric
adj
Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
amphitrichate
amphitrichate
adj
Synonym of amphitrichous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amphodiplopia
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anaphorically
anaphorically
adv
In an anaphoric manner.
anaphrodisiac
anaphrodisiac
adj
Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
noun
An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
anaphroditous
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anaphylatoxin
anaphylatoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anemobiagraph
anepigraphous
aneroidograph
angiemphraxis
angiolymphoma
angiothlipsis
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anoplotheroid
antaphroditic
antaphroditic
adj
(obsolete, medicine) antaphrodisiac
(obsolete, medicine) antisyphilitic
anthophoridae
anthophyllite
anthophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
anthropoidean
anthropolitic
anthropologic
anthropologic
adj
anthropological; pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.
anthropophagi
anthropophagi
noun
plural of anthropophagus
anthropotoxin
antiapartheid
antiapartheid
adj
Acting against or opposing apartheid.
antihypophora
antinephritic
antinephritic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys.
noun
An antinephritic remedy.
antipatharian
antipatharian
noun
Any black coral of the order Antipatharia
antipathogene
antipatriarch
antipharisaic
antipharisaic
adj
Opposing the Pharisees.
antiphonaries
antiphonaries
noun
plural of antiphonary
antiphysician
antiplethoric
antiplethoric
adj
(medicine) Countering plethora of the blood.
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antisophistic
antisophistry
antistrophize
antistrophize
verb
(transitive, poetry) To turn into antistrophe.
antisyphillis
aortographies
aortographies
noun
plural of aortography
apathetically
apathetically
adv
In an apathetic manner.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
apheliotropic
apheliotropic
adj
Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc.
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
aphilanthropy
aphilanthropy
noun
Lack of love for humankind.
aphototropism
aphrodisiacal
aphrodisiacal
adj
Of or relating to an aphrodisiac; having aphrodisiac properties.
aphrosiderite
aphydrotropic
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
apocinchonine
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
apophlegmatic
apophlegmatic
adj
(medicine) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.
noun
(medicine) Any apophlegmatic medicine.
aporobranchia
apostrophised
apostrophised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophise
apostrophized
apostrophized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize
apostrophizes
apostrophizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostrophize
apothegmatist
apothegmatist
noun
A collector or maker of apothegms.
apothegmatize
apothegmatize
verb
(intransitive) To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings.
apotheosising
apotheosising
verb
present participle of apotheosise
apotheosizing
apotheosizing
verb
present participle of apotheosize
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
apprehensions
apprehensions
noun
plural of apprehension
arachnephobia
arachnephobia
noun
Misspelling of arachnophobia.
araliophyllum
archaeohippus
archaeopteris
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archbishopric
archbishopric
noun
(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
(ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.
archespsporia
archhypocrisy
archhypocrite
archipelagian
archipelagoes
archipelagoes
noun
plural of archipelago
archpatriarch
areographical
areographical
adj
Synonym of areographic
arithmography
arithmography
noun
(linguistics) The encoding of words as numbers
A formal presentation of the properties of numbers.
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.