A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
adscriptitius
adstipulating
adstipulation
adventureship
albuminoscope
allopalladium
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.
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
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
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphipneustic
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphithalamus
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.)
amplitudinous
ampullariidae
anaphroditous
anepigraphous
angiopressure
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angustiseptal
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anisopleurous
anisopogonous
anisosepalous
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
antepenultima
antepenultima
noun
(poetry) The last syllable of a word except two
antipleuritic
antipleuritic
adj
Working against pleurisy.
antiplurality
antipollution
antipollution
adj
Reducing or opposing pollution.
noun
Anything that helps the environment by reducing pollution.
antispiritual
antispiritual
adj
Opposing or harming what is spiritual.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
aponeurositis
appendiculata
appendiculate
appendiculate
adj
(biology) Bearing appendages, such as one of the leg-bearing segments of an insect.
(biology) Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.
(mycology) Of a mushroom: having partial veil remnants hanging along the cap margin.
appoggiaturas
appoggiaturas
noun
plural of appoggiatura
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
appunctuation
aptitudinally
aptitudinally
adv
In an aptitudinal manner.
araliophyllum
archaeohippus
arteriopalmus
asclepiadeous
ascriptitious
ascriptitious
adj
(obsolete) additional
(obsolete) ascribed
asperifolious
asperifolious
adj
(botany) Having rough leaves.
assumptionist
auriphrygiate
auriphrygiate
adj
Embroidered or decorated with gold
austrophilism
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autoepilation
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
autopoisonous
autopoisonous
adj
autotoxic
autopolyploid
autopolyploid
adj
(genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling
noun
Any organism of this kind.
autoprothesis
autopsychosis
autotriploidy
autotriploidy
noun
The condition of being autotriploid
bacilliparous
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
brachiopodous
breithauptite
breithauptite
noun
(mineralogy) A nickel antimonide mineral with the chemical formula NiSb, having a metallic opaque copper-red appearance.
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
buttstrapping
callithumpian
callithumpian
adj
(US) Of, relating to, or resembling a callithump.
campanulariae
campanularian
campanularian
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the hydroid family Campanularidae.
campulitropal
capaciousness
capaciousness
noun
The quality of being capacious.
capitulations
capitulations
noun
plural of capitulation
caprimulgidae
capsuliferous
capsuliferous
adj
(botany, anatomy) Bearing capsules
capsuligerous
cardiospermum
cardipaludism
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
caulophylline
centuplicated
centuplicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuplicate
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
cephalodiscus
cercopithecus
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
cerumniparous
chauffeurship
chauffeurship
noun
The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chorepiscopus
chorepiscopus
noun
A country or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district.
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.
choriphyllous
chorisepalous
christophorus
chromophilous
chromophilous
adj
Synonym of chromophilic (“readily stained with dyes”)
churchmanship
churchmanship
noun
The craft or skill of being a churchman.
circumpacific
circumpallial
circumplicate
circumpolygon
circumspangle
circumspatial
circumspatial
adj
Of or pertaining to the surrounding space
circumspectly
circumspectly
adv
In a circumspect manner. With consideration for all that is pertinent.
circumspheral
cirrhopetalum
clinocephalus
clistocarpous
clistocarpous
adj
Alternative form of cleistocarpous
cnemidophorus
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
coauthorships
coauthorships
noun
plural of coauthorship
coburghership
colleagueship
colleagueship
noun
The state of being a colleague
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
computability
computability
noun
(computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
computational
computational
adj
Of or relating to computation.
computatively
computerizing
computerizing
verb
present participle of computerize
conceptualise
conceptualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of conceptualize.
conceptualism
conceptualism
noun
(philosophy) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
The art movement towards conceptual art.
conceptualist
conceptualist
noun
(philosophy) One who maintains the theory of conceptualism.
An artist involved in the conceptualism movement.
conceptuality
conceptuality
noun
the state or quality of being conceptual
conceptualize
conceptualize
verb
To conceive the idea for something.
To interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept.
concupiscence
concupiscence
noun
(Roman Catholicism) the desire of a person's lower appetite, contrary to reason, which subjugates and inclines them to experience temptation and to give in to sin, due to the Fall and original sin.
An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
concupiscible
concupiscible
adj
(archaic) Greatly to be desired or lusted after; exciting concupiscence.
(archaic) Pertaining to concupiscence or lust; characterized by strong desire.
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
conduplicated
conduplicated
adj
Synonym of conduplicate
coniospermous
conspicuously
conspicuously
adv
In a conspicuous manner; noticeably.
constupration
constupration
noun
(archaic) The act of ravishing; violation; defilement.
consumptional
consumptional
adj
Relating to consumption.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
contrapuntist
contrapuntist
noun
(music) One skilled in counterpoint.
copiousnesses
copiousnesses
noun
plural of copiousness
coproductions
coproductions
noun
plural of coproduction
corruptionist
corruptionist
noun
One who corrupts, or who upholds corruption.
costosuperior
councilorship
councilorship
noun
Alternative form of councillorship
counselorship
counselorship
noun
The function and rank or office of a counselor.
counterphobic
counterphobic
adj
Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.
counterpillar
counterpointe
counterpoints
counterpoints
noun
plural of counterpoint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterpoint