An organism that spreads by wind, as a plant with wind-borne seeds.
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
anemologic
anemometer
anemometer
noun
(meteorology) An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.
anemometry
anemometry
noun
Measurement of the direction and velocity of the wind.
anemonella
anemopathy
anemophile
anemophile
noun
Any anemophilous plant.
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anemoscope
anemoscope
noun
An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.
anemotaxis
anemotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism in response to air currents.
anginiform
anginiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling angina.
angiometer
angiomyoma
angiomyoma
noun
(pathology) A benign, solitary tumor associated with blood vessels
angiospasm
angiospasm
noun
(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
anglomania
anhalonium
anharmonic
anharmonic
adj
(geometry) Describing the section of a line by four points, A, B, C, D, when their mutual distances are such that AB divided by CB is not equal to AD divided by CD.
(mechanics) Exhibiting anharmonicity
Not harmonic. Inharmonic.
animalhood
animalhood
noun
The state or period of being an animal.
animations
animations
noun
plural of animation
anisogamic
anisogamic
adj
(biology) Relating to anisogamy.
anisomeles
anisomelia
anisomelia
noun
(pathology) Inequality between paired limbs.
anisomelus
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
anisomyodi
ankylomele
ankylotome
ankylotomy
annominate
anointment
anointment
noun
(figurative) An official nomination.
The act of anointing with oil or other liquids.
anolympiad
anomaliped
anomalipod
anomalurus
anomatheca
anorganism
anormality
anormality
noun
(obsolete) abnormality
antadiform
antagonism
antagonism
noun
A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
antemortal
antemortem
antemortem
adj
Having been inflicted or having occurred before death.
anthomania
anthomania
noun
An extravagant passion for flowers.
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
anthonomus
antibromic
antibromic
adj
(archaic) Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
noun
(archaic) Any substance capable of eliminating offensive smells.
antichrome
antidotism
antidotism
noun
The administration of an antidote
antidromal
antidromal
adj
(botany) antidromous
(neurology) antidromic
antidromic
antidromic
adj
(neurology, of a nerve impulse) flowing in the opposite direction from normal
antiegoism
antiformin
antiformin
noun
sodium hypochlorite
antilobium
antiloemic
antilogism
antilogism
noun
(logic) A false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third
antiloimic
antiloimic
adj
remedial against the plague
noun
(medicine) A remedy against the plague.
antimethod
antimodern
antimodern
adj
Opposed to modernity or modernization
noun
A person opposed to modernity or modernization
antimonate
antimonate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt or ester of antimonic acid; the anion SbO₄³⁻
antimonial
antimonial
adj
(dated, chemistry, pharmacology) Of or pertaining to antimony.
noun
Any drug or medical preparation containing antimony.
antimonide
antimonide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of antimony with more electropositive elements.
antimonies
antimonies
noun
Misspelling of antinomies.
plural of antimony
antimonite
antimonite
noun
(countable, inorganic chemistry) Any of several oxyanions of antimony such as H₂SbO₃⁻; any salt containing this ion
(mineralogy) A grey mineral, antimony sulfide (Sb₂S₃) that is the main source of antimony; stibnite
antimonium
antimonous
antimonous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of antimonious
antinomian
antinomian
adj
Of or pertaining to antinomianism.
Rejecting higher moral or legal authority.
noun
(Christianity, Judaism) One who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism.
antinomies
antinomies
noun
plural of antinomy
antinomist
antinomist
noun
An antinomian.
antinormal
antipodism
antipodism
noun
(topology) The relation between points on a sphere which are directly opposite each other; or the function which maps a point to its opposite point.
A form of foot juggling where the juggler lies on his or her back, usually on a sort of chair.
antireform
antireform
adj
(politics) Opposing reform
antonomasy
antonomasy
noun
Alternative form of antonomasia
antonymies
antonymies
noun
plural of antonymy
antonymous
antonymous
adj
Having an opposite or diametrically opposite meaning.
Of, or being an antonym; antonymic.
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
apoharmine
apoharmine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₈H₈N₂, derived from harmic acid, that behaves similarly to harmine, but that has greater solubility in water.
apomorphin
applewoman
applewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells apples.
applotment
applotment
Noun
apportionment
araneiform
araneiform
adj
Having the form of a spider
armageddon
armageddon
noun
(chess) An armageddon round, usually played when a match would otherwise end in a draw, where black wins drawn games and white is given more time as compensation.
Any great and crucial conflict.
The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
armipotent
armipotent
adj
(obsolete) Powerful in battle.
noun
(poetic, archaic) A powerful combatant.
armisonant
armisonant
adj
(obsolete, nonce word, poetic) Resounding with arms, or weapons.
armisonous
armorician
arousement
arousement
noun
Arousal.
arsenhemol
artemision
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
assoilment
assoilment
noun
Act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal.
Act of soiling; defilement.
assortment
assortment
noun
A collection of varying but related items.
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
astronomer
astronomer
noun
One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics
astronomic
astronomic
adj
(figurative) of very large or immense proportions; colossal
pertaining or relating to astronomy
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
ataxinomic
ataxonomic
atonements
atonements
noun
plural of atonement
atropamine
atropinism
atropinism
noun
atropine poisoning
attornment
attornment
noun
(feudal law) The consent of a tenant to the transfer of his relationship to his landlord to another person.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
autoimmune
autoimmune
adj
(pathology, immunology) Of or pertaining to autoimmunity.
automanual
automanual
adj
(historical, telephony) Being or relating to a system of telephony that combines automatic and manual features, such that the caller initially communicates with an operator who, after setting up the desired number on a keyboard, has no further interaction with the call.
automating
automating
verb
present participle of automate
automation
automation
noun
The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
automatons
automatons
noun
plural of automaton
autonomasy
autonomasy
noun
Archaic form of autonomasia.
autonomies
autonomies
noun
plural of autonomy
autonomist
autonomist
noun
An advocate of autonomy or autonomism.
autonomize
autonomize
verb
(transitive) To make autonomous.
autonomous
autonomous
adj
(Celtic linguistics, of a verb form) Used with no subject, indicating an unknown or unspecified agent; used in similar situations as the passive in English (the difference being that the theme in the English passive construction is the subject, while in the Celtic autonomous construction the theme is the object and there is no subject).
Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules.
(organic chemistry) any of a class of organic compounds of general formula RN=CR'₂, especially the parent compound in which R' is H
azthionium
babylonism
backgammon
backgammon
noun
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
{{lb|en|backgammon}} A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
verb
To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
baldmoneys
bamangwato
barnstorms
barnstorms
noun
plural of barnstorm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barnstorm
bathomania
bazookaman
bazookamen
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beaumontia
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
beermonger
beermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of beer.
befoolment
befoolment
noun
The condition of being befooled.
befoulment
befoulment
noun
That which makes or has been made soiled.
The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
beglooming
beglooming
verb
present participle of begloom
bellowsman
bemoanable
bemoanable
adj
Fit to be bemoaned; lamentable.
bergsonism
bestowment
bestowment
noun
Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed.
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal
bevomiting
bevomiting
verb
present participle of bevomit
bibliomane
bibliomane
noun
Synonym of bibliomaniac
biharmonic
biharmonic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a class of fourth-order partial differential equations which arises in areas of continuum mechanics
noun
Any equation of this kind.
billionism
binghamton
binghamton
Proper noun
a city and a town in New York, USA, the city is the county seat of The town was named after