(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
acetylphenol
acutiplantar
adaptational
adaptational
adj
(biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished from morphological or structural changes.
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
aetiophyllin
aglyphodonta
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
altiplanicie
aminoplastic
aminoplastic
noun
melamine/formaldehyde resin
amphiplatyan
amphiplatyan
adj
(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends
amputational
amputational
adj
Of or relating to amputation.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anaeroplasty
anaglyptical
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anaphylactic
anaphylactic
adj
Pertaining to anaphylaxis.
anaphylactin
anaptyctical
anaptyctical
adj
Relating to anaptyxis.
andropetalar
anglophobist
anophthalmia
anophthalmia
noun
(teratology) The congenital absence of one or both eyes
anophthalmos
anophthalmos
noun
anophthalmia
anophthalmus
antepectoral
antepectoral
adj
(anatomy) Of the feet of insects: fixed in the forepart of the prosternum or prothorax.
antephialtic
antephialtic
adj
(medicine) Acting against nightmares.
antepileptic
antepileptic
adj
Alternative form of antiepileptic
anteprandial
anteprandial
adj
Before a meal, especially before dinner.
anterospinal
anthophilian
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthropoglot
anthropoglot
noun
An animal (such as a parrot) with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
anthropoidal
anthropoidal
adj
anthropoid
anthropolite
anthropolite
noun
(paleontology, dated) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
anthropolith
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antimonopoly
antimonopoly
adj
(law) Usually with respect to laws or policies: in opposition to the creation or continuance of a monopoly.
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antipapalist
antipapalist
noun
Synonym of antipapist
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.
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antiphonally
antiphonally
adv
In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
antiphonical
antiphonical
adj
Alternative form of antiphonic
antiphysical
antiphysical
adj
contrary to nature; unnatural
antiplatelet
antiplatelet
adj
(immunology) Working against or destroying blood platelets.
noun
A drug that destroys blood platelets.
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antipoetical
antipoetical
Adjective
Opposed to poetry.
antipolemist
antipolitics
antipolitics
noun
An ideology that prefers centralized and arbitrary rule to democratic government
Avoidance of political debates and controversies.
Broad rejection of political institutions and processes.
Political activity based on moral or intellectual stature rather than force.
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
antipopulism
antiportable
antiprelatic
antipsalmist
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antiseptical
antiseptical
adj
Archaic form of antiseptic.
antisiphonal
antisplasher
antisplasher
noun
A device in a sink or toilet to prevent splashing.
antistrophal
antistrophal
adj
Of or relating to antistrophe (in Greek choruses and dances).
antitropical
antitropical
adj
Situated or found away from a tropic (towards the respective pole)
aplacentalia
aplacentaria
aplanobacter
aplanogamete
aplanogamete
noun
A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.
apollonistic
apparitional
apparitional
adj
(religion, forteana) Of or pertaining to an apparition or apparitions
appellations
appellations
noun
plural of appellation
appetitional
appetitional
adj
Of or relating to appetition.
appetizingly
appetizingly
adv
In an appetizing manner.
applications
applications
noun
plural of application
appointively
appositional
appositional
adj
Relating to apposition.
noun
(linguistics) A compound or construction with apposed elements.
aspirational
aspirational
adj
(law) Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation.
Being ambitious.
Desiring success.
noun
A person with aspirations.
astipulation
astipulation
noun
(obsolete) stipulation; agreement
azophenetole
balaenoptera
balanoplasty
balanoplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction of the glans penis
bankruptlike
bankruptlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bankrupt.
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathycolpian
becompliment
bepuzzlement
bepuzzlement
Noun
Perplexity.
betanaphthol
biopotential
biopotential
noun
A biologically- or biochemically-generated potential (voltage)
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
blacktopping
blacktopping
verb
present participle of blacktop
blennoptysis
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
calyptrogyne
campanulatae
campanulated
campanulated
adj
Alternative form of campanulate (“bell-shaped”)
campbelltown
camptonville
canthoplasty
canthoplasty
noun
(surgery) The operation of forming a new canthus.
capitalising
capitalising
verb
present participle of capitalise
capitalizing
capitalizing
verb
present participle of capitalize
capitulating
capitulating
verb
present participle of capitulate
capitulation
capitulation
noun
A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
An enumeration of the main parts of a subject.
The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
catchpolling
centuplicate
centuplicate
verb
To make a hundredfold; to repeat or multiply a hundred times.
cephalanthus
cephalothins
cephalothins
noun
plural of cephalothin
chantepleure
chantepleure
verb
(archaic) To sing and cry at the same time.
chaptalizing
chaptalizing
verb
present participle of chaptalize
chondroplast
cineplastics
cineplastics
noun
Alternative form of kineplastics
cleptomaniac
cleptomaniac
noun
Alternative spelling of kleptomaniac
clypeastrina
coemployment
coleopterans
coleopterans
noun
plural of coleopteran
colipuncture
collophanite
colopuncture
colpeurynter
colpeurynter
noun
(obsolete, medicine) An inflatable bag used to dilate the vagina or cervical canal.
compellation
compellation
noun
(archaic, rare) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; an appellation, a designation.
(archaic, rare) An act of addressing a person by a certain name or title.
(obsolete) An act of addressing or speaking to someone; also, the address or speech so made.
compilations
compilations
noun
plural of compilation
complacently
complacently
adv
In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.
complainants
complainants
noun
plural of complainant
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
complaintive
complaintive
adj
Tending to complain, characterized by complaining.
(obsolete) Of persons: accomplished; talented; experienced.
(obsolete) Of the nature of a ceremony that is not essential but accessory; ceremonial; ceremonious; formal.
Complementary.
Of the nature of a complement; completing.
complemented
complemented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complement
complementer
complementer
noun
Something that serves as a complement to something else.
completement
completement
noun
(obsolete) Act of completing or perfecting; completion.
completeness
completeness
noun
(logic) The property of a logical theory that whenever a wff is valid then it must also be a theorem. Symbolically, letting T represent a theory within logic L, this can be represented as the property that whenever T vDash 𝜙 is true, then T⊢𝜙 must also be true, for any wff φ of logic L.
The state or condition of being complete.
complexation
complexation
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex
complicating
complicating
verb
present participle of complicate
complication
complication
noun
(horology) A feature beyond basic time display in a timepiece.
(medicine) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.
A person who doesn't fit in with the main scheme of things; an interloper.
The act or process of complicating.
The state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; complexity.
complimental
complimental
adj
(obsolete) complimentary.
complimented
complimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compliment
complimenter
complimenter
noun
One given to complimenting; a flatterer.
One who compliments.
componential
componential
adj
Of, pertaining to, or comprising components
conceptacles
conceptacles
noun
plural of conceptacle
conceptional
conceptional
adj
Of or relating to conception.
Relating to a concept, idea, or thought. (More often, conceptual.)
conceptually
conceptually
adv
In a conceptual manner
conduplicate
conduplicate
adj
(botany) Of leaves: folded (doubled) lengthwise.
consumptible
contemplable
contemplable
adj
Contemplatable
contemplamen
contemplance
contemplance
noun
(obsolete) contemplation
contemplated
contemplated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemplate
contemplates
contemplates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contemplate