(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acanthophorous
acanthophorous
adj
Spine-bearing.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinotrichium
actinotrichium
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of hairlike fibres in the finfolds of fish larvae that develop into fin rays
adiathermanous
africanthropus
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
anarthropodous
anarthrousness
anarthrousness
noun
The state or quality of being anarthrous.
anteposthumous
anthocephalous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracomartus
anthracosaurus
anthrapurpurin
anthrapurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,7-trihydroxyanthraquinone, a purple dye used in histology for the detection of calcium
anthraquinonyl
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropophagus
anthropophagus
noun
A man-eater; a cannibal.
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
antienthusiasm
antienthusiast
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antihumanistic
antihumanistic
adj
Opposed to humanism
antihumbuggist
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
argyranthemous
arsinoitherium
authenticating
authenticating
verb
present participle of authenticate
authentication
authentication
noun
(computing) proof of the identity of a user logging on to some network
a hallmark or assay-mark on a piece of metalwork
something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something
authenticators
authenticators
noun
plural of authenticator
authenticities
authenticities
noun
plural of authenticity
authoritarians
authoritarians
noun
plural of authoritarian
authorizations
authorizations
noun
plural of authorization
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
automechanical
autophonoscope
autophonoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument for studying the human voice, having a lamp, a mirror, and a tube that is introduced into a person's mouth. The inner workings of the mouth can then be viewed while speaking etc.
autophyllogeny
benzothiofuran
bophuthatswana
bophuthatswana
Proper noun
A former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa.
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
burschenschaft
buttgenbachite
buttgenbachite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
calycanthemous
catechumenical
catechumenical
adj
Of or pertaining to catechumens.
catechumenship
catechumenship
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen.
centauromachia
centauromachia
noun
Alternative form of centauromachy
cephalacanthus
chaetognathous
charlottenburg
chiastoneurous
chiastoneurous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to chiastoneury.
chordacentrous
christiansburg
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
chrysanthemums
chrysanthemums
noun
plural of chrysanthemum
cinenchymatous
cinenchymatous
adj
Of or relating to cinenchyma.
circumzenithal
circumzenithal
adj
Around the zenith.
condylarthrous
consultantship
consultantship
noun
The role or position of a consultant.
coquettishness
coquettishness
noun
The state or quality of being coquettish.
corundophilite
counterbewitch
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
countercharges
countercharges
noun
plural of countercharge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countercharge
counterlathing
counterlathing
noun
An arrangement of counterlaths.
verb
present participle of counterlath
counterlighted
counterprophet
counterpuncher
counterpuncher
noun
(boxing) A boxer who commonly counterpunches.
(tennis) A player who returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
countersleight
counterthought
counterthought
noun
A thought that counters or opposes another thought.
counterthreats
counterthreats
noun
plural of counterthreat
counterthrusts
counterthrusts
noun
plural of counterthrust
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
cryptobranchus
cryptorhynchus
cyclanthaceous
cyclanthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae.
dashnaktzutiun
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
dehumanisation
dehumanisation
noun
Alternative spelling of dehumanization
dehumanization
dehumanization
noun
The act or process of dehumanizing.
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
delphinapterus
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
deutencephalic
deutencephalon
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
dishabituating
dishabituating
verb
present participle of dishabituate
distinguishing
distinguishing
adj
That serves to distinguish.
noun
The act by which something is distinguished or told apart.
verb
present participle of distinguish
doublehatching
doublethinking
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
dumbartonshire
duodecillionth
duodecillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number duodecillion
noun
One of a duodecillion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the duodecillionth position.
ectonephridium
eleutheromania
eleutheromania
noun
A great desire for or obsession with freedom.
emprosthotonus
emprosthotonus
noun
(medicine) A condition in which the body is bent sharply forward.
enthusiastical
enthusiastical
adj
(archaic) enthusiastic
equestrianship
equestrianship
noun
equestrianism
ethmoturbinate
ethmoturbinate
adj
(anatomy) ethmoid and turbinate
noun
The part of the ethmoid bone occupying the caudal part of the nasal fossae
eucharistizing
eucharistizing
verb
present participle of eucharistize
eusthenopteron
eutrophication
eutrophication
noun
(biology) The process of becoming eutrophic; the ecosystem's response to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates, through detergents, fertilizers, or sewage, to an aquatic system.
eventognathous
exhaustiveness
exhaustiveness
noun
The state of being exhaustive.
extinguishable
extinguishable
adj
Able to be extinguished.
extinguishment
extinguishment
noun
(law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
faithfulnesses
faithfulnesses
noun
plural of faithfulness
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
granddaughters
granddaughters
noun
plural of granddaughter
habitualnesses
haemagglutinin
haemagglutinin
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemagglutinin
hallucinations
hallucinations
noun
plural of hallucination
haplostemonous
haplostemonous
adj
(botany) Having a single series of stamens, equal in number to the proper number of petals and alternating with them.
hatefullnesses
headquartering
headquartering
verb
present participle of headquarter
helianthaceous
helminthagogue
helminthagogue
noun
A vermifuge or anthelmintic
hemagglutinate
hemagglutinate
verb
To lead to hemagglutination
hematoglobulin
hemianatropous
hemianatropous
adj
(botany) Synonym of hemitropous
hemoperitoneum
hemoperitoneum
noun
The presence of blood in the peritoneal cavity
hepatoduodenal
hepatoduodenal
adj
Relating to the liver and duodenum.
herniopuncture
herrengrundite
heterochronous
heterochronous
adj
(paleontology) formed at different periods
heterogenously
heterogenously
adv
In a heterogenous manner
heterogonously
heterogonously
adv
In a heterogonous manner.
heteronomously
heteronomously
adv
In a heteronomous manner.
heteronymously
heteronymously
adv
In a heteronymous manner.
highfalutinism
highfalutinism
noun
highfalutin language or behaviour
hippocentauric
homalogonatous
homoeoteleuton
homoeoteleuton
noun
Alternative form of homeoteleuton
humanification
humanification
noun
The process or result of humanifying.
humanistically
humanistically
adv
In a humanistic way.
humanitymonger
humidification
humidification
noun
The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
hydropneumatic
hydropneumatic
adj
Being, or pertaining to, a type of automotive suspension system based on a nitrogen springing medium.
Operated by both fluid and air power
hydroselenuret
hymenomycetous
hymenomycetous
adj
(mycology, obsolete) Of or relating to the Hymenomycetes, a former class of fungi within the division Basidiomycota.