(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
anesthesiant
anesthetists
anesthetists
noun
plural of anesthetist
anesthetized
anesthetized
adj
(figurative) Made to be unfeeling, alienated and emotionless.
Subject to anesthesia
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anesthetize
anesthetizer
anesthetizer
noun
(dated) A person that administers anesthesia
A device with an anesthetic effect
anesthetizes
anesthetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anesthetize
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angelologist
angelologist
noun
A person involved in angelology.
angiasthenia
angioblastic
angioblastic
adj
Relating to angioblasts.
angiomatosis
angiomatosis
noun
(medicine) A rare genetic non-neoplastic condition presenting with little knots of capillaries in various organs.
angiospastic
angiospastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to angiospasm
angiosteosis
angiostomize
angiostrophy
angiotenosis
angiotensins
angiotensins
noun
plural of angiotensin
anglophobist
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
angulateness
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
anhaematosis
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
anilinctuses
animalculist
animalculist
adj
(historical) Pertaining to animalculism.
noun
(historical) A believer in the theory that the embryo exists preformed within the spermatozoon; a proponent of animalculism.
(obsolete) Someone who studies animalcules.
anisocytosis
anisocytosis
noun
(medicine) Significant size variation of blood cells
anisodactyla
anisodactyle
anisodactyli
anisogametes
anisogametes
noun
plural of anisogamete
anisogametic
anisometrope
anisopterous
anisosthenic
anisostichus
anisostomous
anisotropies
anisotropies
noun
plural of anisotropy
anisotropism
anisotropism
noun
Alternative form of anisotropy
anisotropous
anisotropous
adj
Archaic form of anisotropic.
anitrogenous
annihilators
annihilators
noun
plural of annihilator
annunciators
annunciators
noun
plural of annunciator
anodizations
anodizations
noun
plural of anodization
anophthalmos
anophthalmos
noun
anophthalmia
anophthalmus
anorthoclase
anorthoclase
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of feldspars being mixed sodium and potassium aluminosilicates.
anorthoscope
anorthoscope
noun
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures
anorthosites
anorthosites
noun
plural of anorthosite
anorthositic
anorthositic
adj
(geology, mineralogy) Composed of anorthosite
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
antagonising
antagonising
verb
present participle of antagonise
antagonistic
antagonistic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to an antagonist
Contending or acting against.
antanaclasis
antanaclasis
noun
(rhetoric) The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of paronomasia.
antarchistic
antasphyctic
antasthmatic
antasthmatic
adj
(pharmacology) Relieving the symptoms of asthma.
noun
(pharmacology) Drug that relieves the symptoms of asthma.
antecedences
antecedences
noun
plural of antecedence
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antechinomys
antehistoric
antepagments
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
anteporticos
anteposition
anteposition
noun
(rare) The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence.
anteprostate
anteriorness
anteriorness
noun
The state or quality of being anterior.
anterodorsal
anterodorsal
adj
(anatomy) in front (at the head end) and toward the back (side nearest the spine)
anterospinal
antesignanus
antesuperior
anthesteriac
anthesterion
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthocyanins
anthocyanins
noun
plural of anthocyanin
anthogenesis
anthogenesis
noun
(biology) The production of both males and females by parthenogenesis.
(botany) The formation of the flowers of plants.
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologists
anthologists
noun
plural of anthologist
anthologizes
anthologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthophorous
anthospermum
anthotropism
anthracitism
anthracitism
noun
(geology, rare) The formation of anthracite.
anthracitous
anthracnoses
anthracnoses
noun
plural of anthracnose
anthracnosis
anthracnosis
noun
An inflammatory infection of the ear and auditory canal, especially in cats and dogs.
Canker; ulcer of the mouth.
antiabrasion
antiabrasion
adj
Preventing abrasion.
antialbumose
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
antibusiness
antibusiness
adj
Opposed to or biased against business, or private enterprise
anticatalase
anticatalyst
anticatalyst
noun
Any substance that inhibits the activity of a catalyst.
anticathexis
anticathexis
noun
countercathexis
anticausotic
anticausotic
adj
(medicine) which works well against an inflammatory fever
antichoicers
antichoicers
noun
plural of antichoicer
antichronism
antichronism
noun
Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism.
antichthones
antichthones
Noun
Those peoples who inhabit the antipodes, regions on opposite sides of the Earth.
antichymosin
anticipators
anticipators
noun
plural of anticipator
anticlimaxes
anticlimaxes
noun
plural of anticlimax
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
anticosmetic
anticosmetic
adj
destructive or opposed to beauty
anticyclones
anticyclones
noun
plural of anticyclone
anticynicism
antidiastase
antidiffuser
antidomestic
antidomestic
adj
Opposing what is domestic.
antidynastic
antidynastic
adj
(politics) Opposing a dynasty.
antiegoistic
antielitisms
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antiestrogen
antiestrogen
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects.
antifascisms
antifascisms
noun
plural of antifascism
antifascists
antifascists
noun
plural of antifascist
antifashions
antifashions
noun
plural of antifashion
antifeminism
antifeminism
noun
Opposition to feminism.
antifeminist
antifeminist
adj
advocating antifeminism
antagonistic to feminism
noun
A person who is antagonistic to feminism.
An advocate of antifeminism.
antighostism
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antiheroines
antiheroines
noun
plural of antiheroine
antihumanism
antihumanism
noun
(philosophy, ethics) Opposition to humanism.
antihumanist
antihumanist
adj
(ethics) Opposing humanism
noun
(ethics) One who opposes humanism.
antihysteric
antihysteric
adj
(pharmacology) Countering hysterics.
noun
(pharmacology) Any substance that counters hysterics.
antilaborist
antilacrosse
antilegalist
antiliberals
antiliberals
noun
plural of antiliberal
antilogistic
antimacassar
antimacassar
noun
A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, originally to prevent them from being soiled by macassar oil.
antimeristem
antimitotics
antimitotics
noun
plural of antimitotic
antimoralism
antimoralism
noun
Opposition to moralism.
antimoralist
antimoralist
noun
One who opposes moralism.
antimosquito
antimosquito
adj
Countering mosquitos.
antimystical
antinegroism
antinegroism
noun
A prejudice against black people.
antinepotism
antinepotism
adj
(politics, business) Opposing or preventing nepotism.
antineutrons
antineutrons
noun
plural of antineutron
antinihilism
antinihilism
noun
(philosophy) Opposition to nihilism.
antinihilist
antinihilist
noun
(philosophy) One who opposes nihilism.
antinosarian
antinovelist
antinovelist
noun
(literature) A writer of antinovels.
antinucleons
antinucleons
noun
plural of antinucleon
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antiopiumist
antiopiumist
noun
(historical) One who opposes the use of the drug opium.
antioptimism
antioptimist
antioptimist
noun
One who rejects optimism.
antiorgastic
antiorgastic
adj
(rare) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.