(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
acciaccatura
acciaccatura
noun
(music) A short grace note (theoretically taking no time at all), occurring on the beat occupied by the main note to which it is prefixed, one scale-step higher or lower than that main note. (Sometimes equivalent, therefore, to a short appoggiatura, but in Baroque music interpreted differently and more strictly.) Written as a note lighter in appearance, typically a quaver (eighth note), with an oblique stroke through the stem.
acciaccature
accordaturas
accouterment
accouterment
noun
(archaic) The act of accoutering; furnishing.
(by extension) An identifying yet superficial characteristic.
(chiefly in the plural) An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.
(military, chiefly in the plural) A soldier's equipment, other than weapons and uniform.
accoutrement
accoutrement
noun
(Commonwealth) Alternative form of accouterment
acculturated
acculturated
adj
accustomed to; familiar with
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acculturate
acculturates
acculturates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acculturate
acculturized
acculturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acculturize
accumulators
accumulators
noun
plural of accumulator
accurateness
accurateness
noun
The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy
accursedness
accursedness
noun
The quality of being accursed.
accusatorial
accusatorial
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to the system of a public trial in which the facts are ascertained by the judge or jury from evidence presented by the prosecution and the defence.
Containing or implying accusation.
accusatrixes
aceratherium
acetabularia
acetylbiuret
achariaceous
achromaturia
achromaturia
noun
(pathology) The lack of pigments (especially bile pigments) in the urine
achronychous
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acroconidium
acrodactylum
acrodactylum
noun
The upper surface of a toe
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
acroneurosis
acroteleutic
acroteleutic
noun
(obsolete, Christianity) The end of a verse or psalm, or something added to it, to be sung by the people by way of a response.
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinocrinus
acupressures
acupressures
noun
plural of acupressure
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
acutiplantar
adambulacral
adambulacral
adj
Next to the ambulacra
noun
Such an ossicle or spine
adjudicators
adjudicators
noun
plural of adjudicator
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
adjudicature
adjudicature
noun
An act of adjudication; a judgment.
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
aechmophorus
aeroacoustic
aeroacoustic
adj
Relating to aeroacoustics.
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agricultural
agricultural
adj
(cricket) As if played with a scythe
Of or pertaining to agriculture
noun
A product or commodity from agriculture.
agriculturer
agriculturer
noun
agriculturist
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
agriochoerus
ailurophilic
ailurophilic
adj
Of or relating to ailurophilia or ailurophiles.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alcoholature
alcoholature
noun
(medicine, dated) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allotelluric
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.
ambleocarpus
amphicarpium
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicyrtous
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
androclinium
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
aneurilemmic
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
anisocarpous
annunciators
annunciators
noun
plural of annunciator
annunciatory
annunciatory
adj
In the nature of an announcement
anomocarpous
anomocarpous
adj
(botany) Having anomalous fruits
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthracitous
anthropurgic
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
anticourtier
anticourtier
adj
Opposing courtiers.
anticritique
anticritique
noun
A critique written in response to another critique.
anticultural
anticultural
adj
Opposing mainstream culture or culture in general.
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antiliturgic
antineuritic
antineuritic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or acting against neuritis.
antipruritic
antipruritic
noun
(pharmacology, dermatology) a medical agent that stops itching.
antireducing
antitragicus
antitragicus
noun
(anatomy) In the human musculoskeletal system of the ear, a part that arises from the outer part of the antitragus and is inserted into the cauda helicis and antihelix.
apiculturist
apiculturist
Noun
beekeeper
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
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.
aquacultural
aquacultural
adj
(agriculture) Of or pertaining to aquaculture.
aquacultures
aquacultures
noun
plural of aquaculture
aquapuncture
aquapuncture
noun
(medicine) The subcutaneous injection of water, once thought to relieve pain.
aquicultural
aquicultural
adj
Alternative form of aquacultural
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
aquocarbonic
arboricolous
arboricolous
adj
(ecology) That grows on, or lives in, trees.
arceuthobium
archboutefeu
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archipallium
archipallium
noun
(anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
archisupreme
architecture
architecture
noun
(computing) A family of CPUs sharing a common instruction set and having partial or full compatibility with software built on each other.
(computing) A specific model of a microchip or CPU.
A unifying structure.
Any particular style of building design.
Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.
The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
The structure and design of a system or product.
architeuthis
architeuthis
noun
A giant squid (genus Architeuthis).
archmurderer
archmurderer
noun
(rare) One who kills many people; a murderer who surpasses the profile of a normal serial killer.
archosaurian
archosaurian
noun
An archosaur.
archpublican
archturncoat
arcocentrous
arcosoliulia
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
aristomachus
armeniaceous
armeniaceous
adj
(zoology) Apricot-colored.
articulacies
articulacies
noun
plural of articulacy
articulately
articulately
adv
In an articulate manner.
articulating
articulating
verb
present participle of articulate
articulation
articulation
noun
(accounting) The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity, especially between the income statement and balance sheet.
(countable or uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.
(countable) A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected.
(education) The induction of a pupil into a new school or college.
(linguistics) The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
(music, uncountable) The manner in which something is articulated (tongued, slurred or bowed).
(uncountable) The quality, clarity or sharpness of speech.
articulative
articulative
adj
Serving to articulate or express something.
articulators
articulators
noun
plural of articulator
articulatory
articulatory
adj
(medicine) Related to the specific articulation function of a joint.
(phonology) Of or pertaining to articulation; phonetic.
artocarpeous
artocarpeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the breadfruit, or the genus Artocarpus.
ascidiferous
ascriptitius
assecuration
assecuration
noun
(obsolete) assurance; certainty
asteriscuses
astronautics
astronautics
noun
Navigation through space.
The science and technology of space flight.
asynchronous
asynchronous
adj
(computing, communication) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
(computing, of a request or a message) Allowing the client to continue during processing.
Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
athericerous
atroceruleus
aurantiaceae
aurichalcite
aurichalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic carbonate mineral of copper and zinc.
aurichloride
aurichloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Tetrachloroaurate
auriculariae
auricularian
auricularias
auriculately
aurification
aurification
noun
Any of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.
auripuncture
auriscalpium
auriscalpium
noun
Auriscalpium, a genus of mushrooms.
earpick
aurochloride
aurochloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry, countable) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.
auscultatory
auscultatory
adj
Of or pertaining to auscultation
autarkically
autarkically
adv
In an autarkic way.
autoabstract
autoabstract
noun
(computing) An abstract (abridgement or summary of a publication) generated automatically by a computer.