(zoology) A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period.
acanthodini
achatinidae
achlamydate
achlamydate
adj
(zoology) Not possessing a mantle.
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achondritic
achondritic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.
acidanthera
acidanthera
noun
Any of the gladioli previously placed in the genus Acidanthera.
adelpholite
adenanthera
adenotyphus
adherescent
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
adiathermal
adiathermal
adj
(thermodynamics) adiabatic; not involving transmission of heat
adiathermic
adiathermic
adj
impervious to heat
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adzharistan
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
aglyphodont
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
allophytoid
amaranthoid
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amherstdale
amphodelite
anarthropod
andikithira
andrewartha
anhydrating
anhydration
anhydration
noun
(chemistry) The formation of an anhydrate
annihilated
annihilated
adj
Having been utterly destroyed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annihilate
anthemideae
antheridial
antheridial
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or produced in, the antheridium
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
antherozoid
antherozoid
noun
(botany) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
anthribidae
anthropidae
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
anticathode
anticathode
noun
(electrochemistry) The opposite of a cathode, an anode.
(electronics) The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.
antiholiday
antiholiday
adj
Opposing or taking a negative view of the holiday season
noun
A holiday celebrated as a form of opposition to normal holidays
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antipathida
antithyroid
antithyroid
adj
(biochemistry) Reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones.
antityphoid
antityphoid
adj
(immunology) Countering typhoid fever.
aphrodistic
aphroditeum
aphroditous
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
architraved
architraved
adj
(architecture) Furnished with an architrave.
archsteward
arthritides
arthritides
noun
(medicine) plural of arthritis
arthrodeses
arthrodeses
noun
plural of arthrodesis
arthrodesis
arthrodesis
noun
(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.
arthrodiran
arthrodiran
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of extinct fish of the order Arthrodira.
arthrodymic
arthrodynia
arthrodynia
noun
(medicine) An affliction characterized by pain in or around a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
arthropodal
arthropodal
adj
(zoology) Relating to the Arthropoda.
arthropodan
arthropodan
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, arthropods.
noun
(zoology) An arthropod.
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
atherinidae
athletehood
athletehood
noun
The role or status of an athlete.
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
atrophiated
atrophiated
adj
(obsolete) Atrophied.
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
azadirachta
backlighted
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
baronethood
basehearted
batrachidae
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bedlamitish
behindsight
bellmouthed
bellmouthed
adj
Alternative form of bell-mouthed
benightedly
benightedly
adv
In a benighted manner.
bichromated
bilophodont
bilophodont
adj
Having teeth with two fused ridges, of the type found one per tooth in lophodont teeth.
bindheimite
bindheimite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
birdcatcher
birdcatcher
noun
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
birdmouthed
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blindstitch
blindstitch
noun
Alternative form of blind stitch
verb
To work in blind stitches.
blithebread
bloodstanch
bloodthirst
bloodthirst
noun
An eagerness for bloodshed.
bloodworthy
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
bluehearted
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattwa
boldhearted
boldhearted
adj
Alternative form of bold-hearted
boltheading
borderlight
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
bothridiums
boththridia
branchstand
breadstitch
breadthless
breadthless
adj
Without breadth.
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
bredestitch
britishhood
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
broadthroat
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
brotherhood
brotherhood
noun
All the people engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession
An association or people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind.
The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
bullshitted
bullshitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullshit
butcherbird
butcherbird
noun
(South Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.
(US) Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, family Artamidae, of Australia and New Guinea.
buttonholed
buttonholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhole
cachinnated
cachinnated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cachinnate