(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adiposuria
adiposuria
noun
Synonym of lipuria
agapanthus
agapanthus
noun
Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agriotypus
alcelaphus
alkalurops
allophylus
alopecurus
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
ambiparous
amphiaraus
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphimarus
amphinomus
amphipnous
amphoterus
amplexuses
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampullitis
ampullitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of an ampulla
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
anocarpous
antepectus
antipoenus
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
aperulosid
aplopappus
apocarpous
apocarpous
adj
(botany) Having carpels that are not joined
apocrustic
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apolaustic
apolaustic
adj
(formal) Dedicated to enjoyment.
apollonius
aposporous
aposporous
adj
(botany) relating to apospory
apotropous
applauders
applauders
noun
plural of applauder
applausive
applausive
adj
Conveying applause.
applesauce
applesauce
intj
(slang, US, dated) Nonsense!
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of apple sauce.
(medicine) Secreting water; applied to certain glands.
ariocarpus
aristippus
artocarpus
ascalaphus
aspalathus
aspalathus
noun
(obsolete) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.
Any of the genus Aspalathus of flowering plants.
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
asperulous
asperulous
adj
(botany) Slightly rough, due to minute small hard protrusions on the surface.
asphaltums
asphaltums
noun
plural of asphaltum
asphodelus
asphyctous
aspiculate
aspiculate
adj
Lacking spicules
aspiculous
aspidiotus
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
astipulate
astipulate
verb
(obsolete) To assent.
attapulgus
audiotapes
audiotapes
noun
plural of audiotape
auriscopic
auriscopic
adj
Relating to auriscopy.
auspicated
auspicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auspicate
auspicious
auspicious
adj
Conducive to success.
Marked by success; prosperous.
Of good omen; indicating future success.
australorp
austrophil
authorship
authorship
noun
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
The source; origin; origination
autocopist
autocopist
noun
Alternative form of autocopyist
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autopepsia
autopilots
autopilots
noun
plural of autopilot
autoplasty
autoplasty
noun
(medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.
autopsical
autopsical
adj
(obsolete) autopsic
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autoscopic
autoscopic
adj
Relating to autoscopy.
autosporic
autostoper
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
avoidupois
axiopoenus
beautyship
bepastured
bepastured
adj
Furnished with pasture land.
bicapsular
bicapsular
adj
Having two capsules; having a double capsule.
bicuspidal
bicuspidal
adj
(geometry) Having two cusps.
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
bistipular
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
boselaphus
branchipus
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
buddhaship
bursarship
bursarship
noun
The rank or office of a bursar.
camponotus
canephorus
capillatus
capitulars
capitulars
noun
plural of capitular
capricious
capricious
adj
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
capsulated
capsulated
adj
Enclosed in a capsule
capsulitis
capsulitis
noun
(medicine) Inflammation of a capsule, such as the shoulder capsule or that of the crystalline lens.
capsulized
capsulized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capsulize
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
carpodacus
carpodetus
carpsucker
carpsucker
noun
Any of various fish of the genus Carpiodes.
catawampus
catawampus
adj
(US) Fierce, destructive.
(US) Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
adv
(US) Diagonally.
(US) Utterly.
noun
(US) A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.
cephalotus
chemopause
chuprassie
cloudscape
cloudscape
noun
A work of art or other image depicting sky and clouds.
compsilura
conocarpus
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
crispature
crispature
noun
The state of being crispate.
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
culpabilis
cupbearers
cupbearers
noun
plural of cupbearer
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
cuspidated
cuspidated
adj
Alternative form of cuspidate
cyparissus
dampcourse
daugavpils
daugavpils
Proper noun
A city in Latvia on the Western Dvina (Daugava) river.
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
decapodous
decapodous
adj
decapodal; ten-footed
departures
departures
noun
plural of departure
depastured
depastured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depasture
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
despumated
despumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despumate
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
diapausing
diapausing
adj
Undergoing a diapause
diaphanous
diaphanous
adj
(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
dicephalus
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
dipetalous
dipetalous
adj
(botany) Having two petals.
diplacuses
diplacusis
diplacusis
noun
A form of tinnitus in which a single auditory stimulus is perceived as two separate sounds which may differ in pitch or in time.
dipneustal
dipsaceous
dipsaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Dipsaceae, including teasels.
discipular
disculpate
disculpate
verb
(transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
disepalous
disepalous
adj
(botany) Having two sepals.
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
disparatum
disputable
disputable
adj
Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
disputably
disputably
adv
In a disputable manner.
disputanta
disputants
disputants
noun
plural of disputant
disputator
disputator
noun
One who takes part in a dispute; a disputant or debater.