(phonetics, uncountable, of a consonant) Becoming an affricate sound.
afterchance
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
afunctional
afunctional
adj
Not functional.
agnatically
agnatically
adv
In an agnatic manner; by means of agnation.
agnosticism
agnosticism
noun
(by extension) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agonistical
agonistical
adj
(archaic) agonistic (of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks).
agonothetic
agonothetic
adj
Of or pertaining to an agonothete.
ahantchuyuk
aircraftman
aircraftman
noun
A member of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force or the air forces of various other Commonwealth countries.
aircraftmen
aircraftmen
noun
plural of aircraftman
alacreatine
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
alkalescent
alkalescent
adj
Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
allentiacan
allocations
allocations
noun
plural of allocation
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
allokinetic
almacenista
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
altercating
altercating
verb
present participle of altercate
altercation
altercation
noun
Heated or angry dispute
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
amercements
amercements
noun
plural of amercement
amerciament
amerciament
noun
Alternative form of amercement
americanist
americanist
Noun
Somebody who favors the values of the USA.
An expert in the study of America.
Adjective
Favoring the values of the USA.
Of or relating to a phonetic notation developed for transcription of Native American and European languages. See
aminoacetal
aminoacetic
amminolytic
ammonolitic
ammonolytic
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amplication
amplication
noun
Misspelling of amplification.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anacamptics
anacamptics
noun
The science of reflected light; catoptrics.
The science of reflected sounds.
anacanthine
anacanthini
anacanthous
anacanthous
adj
Spineless, like certain fishes.
anachronist
anachronist
noun
A person who has anachronistic views or habits
anaclastics
anaclastics
noun
The part of optics that deals with the refraction of light.
anacleticum
anacoluthia
anacoluthia
noun
(grammar) A syntactic construction in which an element is followed by another that does not agree properly
anacoluthic
anacoluthic
adj
Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
anacoluthon
anacoluthon
noun
(grammar) A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause.
(rhetoric) Intentional use of such a structure.
anacoluttha
anacreontic
anacreontic
adj
(prosody) Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter.
Characterised by festivity and the celebration of love and/or drinking; bacchanalian, amorous.
noun
(poetry) A short lyrical piece about love and wine.
anadicrotic
anadicrotic
adj
Synonym of anacrotic
anaesthatic
anaesthetic
anaesthetic
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthetic
anagalactic
anagalactic
adj
Outside of our own galaxy.
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
analemmatic
analemmatic
adj
Relating to an analemma.
analeptical
analeptical
adj
Alternative form of analeptic (“restoring or stimulating health”)
anallantoic
anallantoic
adj
(anatomy) Without an allantois.
analogistic
analyticity
analyticity
noun
The property of being analytic, especially of being an analytic function.
anapeiratic
anapeiratic
adj
Caused by prolonged exercise of a muscle.
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
noun
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
anarcestean
anarchistic
anarchistic
adj
Anarchic; chaotic or free-spirited.
Of or relating to anarchism or anarchy.
anaschistic
anastomotic
anastomotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anastomosis
anathematic
anathematic
adj
Having the characteristic of anathema.
anatomicals
ancestorial
ancestorial
adj
Ancestral.
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
ancestrally
ancestrally
adv
Pertaining to ancestry.
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
anchoritish
anchoritism
anchovettas
anchovettas
noun
plural of anchovetta
anchtherium
ancientness
ancientness
noun
The state or quality of being ancient.
ancientries
ancientries
noun
plural of ancientry
ancistrodon
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
androcrates
androcratic
androcratic
adj
Relating to androcracy.
androtauric
anecdotages
anecdotages
noun
plural of anecdotage
anecdotally
anecdotally
adv
In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
anecdotical
anecdotical
adj
Dated form of anecdotal.
anecdotists
anecdotists
noun
plural of anecdotist
anelectrode
anelectrode
noun
(obsolete) Anode; the positive pole of a galvanic battery.
anemometric
anemometric
adj
Of or relating to anemometry.
anemotactic
anemotactic
adj
Of or pertaining to anemotaxis.
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
anesthetics
anesthetics
noun
plural of anesthetic
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
anfractuous
anfractuous
adj
craggy, rugged, coarse, rough, uneven.
sinuous, twisty, winding.
angiectasis
angiectasis
noun
Synonym of angiectasia
angiectopia
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anhemitonic
anhemitonic
adj
Relating to the absence of half steps.
anhemolytic
anidiomatic
animalistic
animalistic
adj
In the behaviour of an animal savage; untamed.
In the manner of and/or resembling an animal;
Of or pertaining to animalism.
animastical
animatistic
animatronic
animatronic
adj
Of a robot, etc, that works by animatronics.
anisocotyly
anisocratic
anisocratic
adj
(chemistry) Not isocratic
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
anisometric
anisometric
adj
Not isometric or symmetrical
anisotropic
anisotropic
adj
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
annunciated
annunciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annunciate
annunciates
annunciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annunciate
annunciator
annunciator
noun
(UK, railways) A buzzer in a signal box that sounds when a train activates a treadle positioned on the track, and thus provides a warning or announcement of a nearby train.
A signalling device that shows which of several electrical circuits is active, especially such a device in a telephone switchboard
An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the people of the festivals to be celebrated.
Anything that announces something
anocithesia
anoegenetic
anomalistic
anomalistic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to an anomaly (angle of a body from its perihelion)
(linguistics) Pertaining to anomalism
anomalous
irregular
anoxybiotic
anoxybiotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anoxybiosis.
antarctalia
antarctical
antasthenic
antatrophic
antebrachia
antebrachia
noun
plural of antebrachium
antecabinet
antecardium
antecedence
antecedence
noun
(astronomy, obsolete) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west.
(geology) A geologic process that explains how and why antecedent rivers can cut through mountain systems instead of going around them.
(grammar) The relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent.
That which precedes something or someone (e.g. prior events, origin, ancestry).
The length of time by which one event or time period precedes another.
The relationship of preceding something in time or order.
antecedency
antecedency
noun
Antecedence (various senses).
antecedents
antecedents
noun
plural of antecedent
antecessors
antecessors
noun
plural of antecessor
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antecubital
antecubital
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior or inner part of the elbow (cubitus)
anteflected
anteopercle
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
anteportico
anteportico
noun
An outer porch or vestibule.
antepyretic
antepyretic
Adjective
Preceding a fever
antevocalic
antevocalic
adj
Synonym of prevocalic
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthocerote
anthocyanin
anthocyanin
noun
(botany, organic chemistry) Any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids (more noticeable in autumn after the chlorophyll decomposes)
anthomaniac
anthomaniac
noun
Someone who has anthomania.
anthotropic
anthracemia
anthracenes
anthracenes
noun
plural of anthracene
anthracites
anthracites
noun
plural of anthracite
anthracitic
anthracitic
adj
(geology) Pertaining to, or composed of, anthracite.
anthracnose
anthracnose
noun
(phytopathology) Any of several fungal diseases that affect many plants and trees.
anthracosis
anthracosis
noun
(pneumology, pathology) A relatively mild pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal.
anthracotic
anthracotic
adj
Relating to anthracosis.
anthracoxen
anthranilic
anthranilic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to anthranilic acid or its derivatives