Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acouophonia
acquophonia
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acronychous
acrorrheuma
acrostichum
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acuesthesia
afterchurch
afterchurch
adj
After attending a church.
ahantchuyuk
alcoholuria
allochroous
allochroous
adj
Changed in color, as plumage after moulting
alphatoluic
amphicarpus
amphicytula
amphilochus
amphimachus
anacanthous
anacanthous
adj
Spineless, like certain fishes.
anachronous
anachronous
Adjective
anachronistic
anacoluthia
anacoluthia
noun
(grammar) A syntactic construction in which an element is followed by another that does not agree properly
anacoluthic
anacoluthic
adj
Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
anacoluthon
anacoluthon
noun
(grammar) A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause.
(rhetoric) Intentional use of such a structure.
anacoluttha
anchisaurus
anchtherium
aphelenchus
aquashicola
arachnidium
archaimbaud
archambault
archbuffoon
archbuilder
archduchess
archduchess
noun
A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Coordinate term: archduke
archduchies
archduchies
noun
plural of archduchy
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archelochus
archfounder
archicytula
archilochus
archimorula
archineuron
archmugwump
archpuritan
archseducer
aristarchus
aristarchus
Proper noun
name, of historical use only in English.
ascophorous
ascophyllum
auchincloss
aurichalcum
aurichalcum
noun
Alternative form of orichalcum
autarchical
autarchical
adj
autarchic
authentical
authentical
adj
(archaic) Authentic.
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
authorcraft
authorcraft
noun
The craft of an author; the writing of books.
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
autochthons
autochthons
noun
plural of autochthon.
autochthony
autochthony
noun
An aboriginal condition or state.
autocoherer
autocoherer
noun
(historical, wireless telegraphy) A self-restoring coherer, such as a microphonic detector.
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autotrophic
autotrophic
adj
(biology) Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
auxographic
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
bacchiuchii
bacchuslike
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
baluchistan
barouchette
barouchette
noun
A light barouche.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bechauffeur
becushioned
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bescutcheon
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bleachhouse
blockhouses
blockhouses
noun
plural of blockhouse
boguechitto
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
brachyurous
brachyurous
adj
(zoology) brachyural
breechclout
breechclout
noun
(dated) A breechcloth or loincloth.
bronchiolus
bronchiolus
noun
A bronchiole.
buckbrushes
buckbrushes
noun
plural of buckbrush
buckishness
buckishness
noun
The quality of being buckish.
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
buckwashing
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bulbochaete
bullfinches
bullfinches
noun
plural of bullfinch
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bunchbacked
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
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.
butcherless
butcherless
adj
Without a butcher.
butchnesses
caciqueship
caciqueship
noun
The role or status of cacique.
cacophonous
cacophonous
adj
Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.
calathidium
calathiscus
calchaquian
calenturish
callimachus
callithumps
callithumps
noun
plural of callithump
calochortus
calophyllum
calycanthus
calycanthus
noun
Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.
campephilus
canchalagua
canchalagua
noun
Centaurium cachanlahuen, the original canchalagua
Centaurium chironioides, a Mexican species
Schkuhria pinnata, a plant in the sunflower family native to South America and used medicinally
Zeltnera venusta, a California species in the gentian family
caoutchoucs
caoutchoucs
noun
plural of caoutchouc
cardophagus
carpophorus
cataloguish
cataphyllum
catechumens
catechumens
noun
plural of catechumen
caughnawaga
ceanothuses
ceanothuses
noun
plural of ceanothus
censureship
censureship
noun
The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
centerpunch
centerpunch
noun
A hand tool used to prepare a workpiece prior to drilling a hole. It typically compresses and then suddenly releases a spring, creating a small indentation that, in turn, guides and centers the drill.
The indentation left by such a tool.
verb
To place something directly in the middle.
To prepare a workpiece for drilling by using a centerpunch to create an indentation.
centranthus
cephaleuros
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
cephalophus
cerophilous
chackchiuma
chaenolobus
chaetangium
chaffcutter
chalcidicum
chalcioecus
chalkcutter
chamaesaura
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chancefully
chancefully
adv
by chance or coincidence
changchowfu
changeabout
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
chapultepec
charbonneau
charcuterie
charcuterie
noun
(countable) A shop or part of a shop specialising in cured meat.
(uncountable) Cured meat that is ready to be eaten, especially pork.
(uncountable) The practice of cooking and preparing ready-to-eat meat products, especially pork.