(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acanthophorous
acanthophorous
adj
Spine-bearing.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
accountability
accountability
noun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
accustomedness
accustomedness
noun
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
acetonurometer
acetotoluidine
acetylfluoride
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
acinacifolious
acromiohumeral
acromiohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the humerus
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinoneuritis
actinotrichium
actinotrichium
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of hairlike fibres in the finfolds of fish larvae that develop into fin rays
actualizations
actualizations
noun
plural of actualization
acupunctuation
acupunctuation
noun
(rare) A pricking with or as if with a needle; the practice of acupuncture.
acupuncturator
acupuncturator
noun
An acupuncturist.
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
adipocellulose
adminiculation
adminiculation
noun
(law) proof; corroboration
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
adscriptitious
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aeschynomenous
africanthropus
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
adj
Relating to an agglutinogen
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
albuminocholia
alectoropodous
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amicronucleate
aminosulphonic
amphicondylous
amylocellulose
amylocoagulase
anacardiaceous
anacardiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs.
ancistrocladus
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
anelectrotonus
anelectrotonus
noun
The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
angiocavernous
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
anteoccupation
anthocephalous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracomartus
anthracosaurus
anticensorious
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
anticoagulants
anticoagulants
noun
plural of anticoagulant
anticoagulator
anticommunists
anticommunists
noun
plural of anticommunist
anticontagious
anticontagious
adj
(medicine) Opposing or destroying contagion.
anticonvulsant
anticonvulsant
adj
(pharmacology) Acting as an anticonvulsant.
noun
(pharmacology) An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
anticonvulsive
anticonvulsive
adj
(pharmacology) Acting against or serving to prevent convulsions.
noun
(pharmacology) Any anticonvulsant drug.
anticorruption
anticorruption
adj
Opposed to or combating corruption
noun
Movement or actions opposing corruption.
antiproductive
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
aqueomercurial
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
aquintocubital
aquintocubital
adj
Alternative form of aquincubital
aquocapsulitis
aquocellolitis
arachnophagous
araucarioxylon
arboricultural
arboricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
archaeocyathus
archaeotherium
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archmystagogue
arosaguntacook
arsenotungstic
articulationes
articulatorily
articulatorily
adv
In terms of, or by means of, articulation.
artifactitious
artifactitious
adj
artifactual
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
asynchronously
asynchronously
adv
In an asynchronous manner.
atelocephalous
aulacomniaceae
auriscopically
auspiciousness
auspiciousness
noun
The state or quality of being auspicious or successful.
autarchoglossa
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
autoactivation
autoactivation
noun
(biochemistry) autocatalysis
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autocollimator
autocollimator
noun
(physics) A device that uses a plane mirror to align or collimate optical devices
autocombustion
autocombustion
noun
spontaneous combustion
autoconduction
autoconvection
autoconvection
noun
spontaneous convection in a fluid layer
autocratically
autocratically
adv
In an autocratic manner.
autocratorical
autocratorical
adj
(obsolete) autocratic
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autodiagnostic
autodiagnostic
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodiagnosis; self-diagnosing.
autoeciousness
autoeciousness
noun
The quality of being autoecious.
autoelectronic
autoerotically
autoerotically
adv
In an autoerotic manner.
autoexcitation
autoincrements
autoincrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoincrement
autoinoculable
autoinoculable
adj
Capable of autoinoculation
autointoxicant
autointoxicant
noun
Any substance causing autointoxication.
automechanical
automobilistic
automobilistic
adj
(dated) Relating to automobiles.
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.