(zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
acetomorphin
acipenserine
acipenserine
adj
Pertaining to sturgeons
acipenseroid
acipenseroid
noun
Synonym of chondrostean
acrophonetic
acrophonetic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrophony.
actinopteran
acupunctured
acupunctured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adrenotropic
adrenotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal glands or adrenal cortex
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
albopruinose
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
aminopherase
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
ampelograpny
amphicentric
amphineurous
amphipyrenin
amphitriaene
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
anaeroplasty
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
anapterygota
anapterygote
anchorpeople
anchorperson
anchorperson
noun
The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
andropetalar
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
anepigraphic
anepigraphic
adj
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)
angioparesis
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
anisometrope
anisopleural
anisopterous
anisotropies
anisotropies
noun
plural of anisotropy
anorthophyre
anorthoscope
anorthoscope
noun
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures
antepectoral
antepectoral
adj
(anatomy) Of the feet of insects: fixed in the forepart of the prosternum or prothorax.
antepirrhema
anteporticos
anteprandial
anteprandial
adj
Before a meal, especially before dinner.
antepreterit
antepretonic
anteprostate
anterospinal
antesuperior
anthospermum
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropoidea
anthropolite
anthropolite
noun
(paleontology, dated) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
anticreeping
antientropic
antientropic
adj
Countering entropy.
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antimetropia
antimetropia
noun
(ophthalmology) An extreme form of anisometropia in which one eye is myopic and the other hyperopic.
antimetropic
antimetropic
adj
Relating to antimetropia
antiparabema
antiparallel
antiparallel
adj
(biochemistry) Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA.
(biochemistry) Describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but where the vectors describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.
noun
(geometry) A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.
antiparticle
antiparticle
noun
(physics) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.
antiperiodic
antiperiodic
adj
(mathematics) Exhibiting antiperiodicity.
(medicine) preventing the regular recurrence of symptoms
noun
(medicine) A drug that prevents the regular recurrence of symptoms.
antiperthite
antiperthite
noun
(mineralogy) A perthite having sodic feldspar as the dominant phase.
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antiportable
antipredator
antipredator
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-predator
antiprelatic
antiprostate
antiprostate
adj
That counters a disease of the prostate
antiprotease
antiprotease
noun
Anything that inhibits the action of a protease
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antisplasher
antisplasher
noun
A device in a sink or toilet to prevent splashing.
antispreader
antispreader
noun
Any of several devices that prevent spreading
antistrophes
antistrophes
noun
plural of antistrophe
aphanapteryx
aplacentaria
aplanobacter
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aponeurotome
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
aposafranine
aposafranine
noun
benzinduline
apparentness
apparentness
noun
The state or quality of being apparent.
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
apperceiving
apperceiving
verb
present participle of apperceive
apperception
apperception
noun
(countable, psychology) The general process or a particular act of mental assimilation of new experience into the totality of one's past experience.
(uncountable) Psychological or mental perception; recognition.
(uncountable, psychology and philosophy, especially Kantianism) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states, unifying past and present experiences; self-consciousness, perception that reflects upon itself.
appercipient
appertaining
appertaining
verb
present participle of appertain
apportionate
apportionate
adj
(archaic) Synonym of proportional, Synonym of apportioned
verb
(archaic) to apportion shares
appraisement
appraisement
noun
(dated) The act of appraising.
appreciating
appreciating
adj
Appreciative: having or showing appreciation.
noun
appreciation
verb
present participle of appreciate
appreciation
appreciation
noun
A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.
A rise in value.
Accurate perception; true estimation.
The act of appreciating.
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
apprehension
apprehension
noun
(law) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
(rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
apprehensive
apprehensive
adj
(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt.
apprenticing
apprenticing
verb
present participle of apprentice
approachment
approachment
noun
(archaic) approach
approvedness
approvedness
noun
The state or quality of being approved.
appurtenance
appurtenance
noun
(grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.
(in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
(law) A subordinate interest in land which benefits a principal estate, which cannot be detached from or held separately to that estate; an appurtenant interest.
That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition.
The state or quality of being an appurtenance.
appurtenants
appurtenants
noun
plural of appurtenant
aproterodont
aquapuncture
aquapuncture
noun
(medicine) The subcutaneous injection of water, once thought to relieve pain.
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
argeiphontes
aristophanes
aristophanes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek male name, most famously borne by a playwright who lived from circa 446 BC to circa 386 BC.
arpeggiating
arpeggiating
verb
present participle of arpeggiate
arpeggiation
arpeggiation
noun
(music) The act of arpeggiating, of spreading a chord out instead of playing the notes simultaneously.
arsenophenol
arsenopyrite
arsenopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
arsphenamine
arsphenamine
noun
(pharmacology, organic chemistry) A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).
aspiringness
aspiringness
noun
The state or quality of being aspiring.
asporogenous
aspredinidae
attemperance
attemperance
noun
(obsolete) temperance; attemperament
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
attroupement
auripuncture
azathioprine
azathioprine
noun
(pharmacology) A purine antimetabolite immunosuppressant used in organ transplant and autoimmune diseases to prevent rejection.
backpointers
balaenoptera
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
benzoapyrene
benzoapyrene
noun
A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, the result of incomplete combustion of organic matter at high temperatures, found in grilled meats, tobacco smoke, etc.
benzopyranyl
bepraisement
berrypicking
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
biparentally
biparentally
adv
In a biparental manner
bipropellant
bipropellant
noun
A propellant composed of two components (typically a fuel and an oxidizer) that react together in the combustion chamber
blepharoncus
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
borghalpenny
borophenylic
brachypodine
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
brevipennate
brevipennate
adj
(ornithology) short-winged; having short wings.
bromoprotein
bronchoscope
bronchoscope
noun
a form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes