(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
algiomuscular
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminoferric
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
amblyocarpous
ambrosiaceous
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulatoriums
amidofluoride
aminoaciduria
aminoaciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of amino acids in the urine.
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
amorousnesses
amorousnesses
noun
plural of amorousness
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
ampherotokous
amphispermous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
anaptomorphus
androcephalum
androdynamous
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteoperculum
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
araliophyllum
archeptolemus
argumentation
argumentation
noun
An exchange of arguments
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
argumentatory
argumentatory
adj
Synonym of argumentatious
armouchiquois
arteriopalmus
astronautarum
atmosphereful
aureocasidium
austrophilism
autocremation
autocremation
noun
self-immolation
autocriticism
autocriticism
noun
Self-criticism; criticism of what one has done, said or been.
autodecrement
autodecrement
noun
(computing) An automatic decrement.
verb
(computing) To decrement automatically.
autoeroticism
autoeroticism
noun
The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation
autoformation
autoincrement
autoincrement
noun
(computing) An automatic increment.
verb
(computing) To increment automatically.
automatograph
automatograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An instrument for recording involuntary movements of a human subject.
autoradiogram
autoradiogram
noun
Synonym of autoradiograph
ballyllumford
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
benzocoumaran
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
bioinstrument
bioinstrument
noun
Any device, attached to the body, that is used in bioinstrumentation
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
bonaventurism
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
boroughmonger
boroughmonger
noun
One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
bourignianism
brachystomous
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
bromeliaceous
bromeliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants
brontotherium
calamiferious
camphoraceous
camphoraceous
adj
Of, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor.
campulitropal
campyloneuron
carcinomatous
carcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to a carcinoma.
cardiorrheuma
cardiospermum
carpocephalum
carpocephalum
noun
An organelle, in some liverworts, that carries the spore cases
catanadromous
catanadromous
adj
(zoology) Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
cathartolinum
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
ceratophyllum
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
cerumniparous
cervicolumbar
cervicolumbar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the lumbar region of the spine
chaulmoograte
chaulmoograte
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of chaulmoogric acid.
cheirotherium
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondromucoid
chondromucoid
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The combination of chondroitin sulfate and collagen fibres that gives cartilage its resilience and flexibility.
chondroseptum
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
chromoleucite
chromoleucite
noun
(botany) A chromoplastid.
chromophilous
chromophilous
adj
Synonym of chromophilic (“readily stained with dyes”)
chromophorous
chrysophyllum
chrysothamnus
circumaviator
circumcellion
circumcellion
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Circumcellion
circumcisions
circumcisions
noun
plural of circumcision
circumcission
circumclusion
circumclusion
noun
(dated) An acupressure technique in which the pin is passed beneath the vessel, the wire loop placed over its point, and the ends brought over the artery and made fast.
The act of enclosing on all sides.
circumcorneal
circumcorneal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the cornea
circumdiction
circumduction
circumduction
noun
(Scotland, law) The act of circumducing.
(anatomy) The circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
circumorbital
circumorbital
adj
(anatomy) Around the eye.
noun
Any of the scales around a reptile's eye.
circumpolygon
circumrotated
circumrotated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumrotate
circumsession
circumvention
circumvention
noun
The act of evading or going around (bypassing).
The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception
circumvolving
circumvolving
verb
present participle of circumvolve
cirrhopetalum
cirrocumulous
clamorousness
clamorousness
noun
The state or quality of being clamorous.
claromontanus
cnemidophorus
coastguardman
coastguardman
noun
(dated) A coastguard.
cochlospermum
coelospermous
coelospermous
adj
(botany) Hollow-seeded; having the ventral face of the seedlike carpels incurved at the ends, as in coriander seed.
coenamourment
colubriformes
colubriformia
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
columelliform
columelliform
adj
Having the form of a columella.
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
combretaceous
combretaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Combretaceae.
comburivorous
comburivorous
adj
(obsolete) Consuming a relatively large amount of the supporter of combustion.
commeasurable
commeasurable
adj
Having the same measure; commensurate; proportional.
commensurable
commensurable
adj
(mathematics) (of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ
Able to be measured using a common standard.
Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.
commensurably
commensurably
adv
In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
commensurated
commensurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commensurate
communicators
communicators
noun
plural of communicator
communicatory
communicatory
adj
Whose function is to communicate
communitarian
communitarian
adj
Considering the community to be of central importance
Of or pertaining to the philosophy of communitarianism
noun
A member of a community.
An adherent of communitarianism
communitorium
computerizing
computerizing
verb
present participle of computerize
conductimeter
conductimeter
noun
Alternative form of conductometer
conductometer
conductometer
noun
(physics) Any device used to measure conductivity
coniospermous
connumeration
connumeration
noun
A reckoning or counting together.
contemplature
coracohumeral
coracohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process and the humerus.