acidophil | (noun) an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment | Synonyms: acidophile |
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acidophile | (noun) an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment | Synonyms: acidophil |
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acidophilic | (adjective) especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium | Synonyms: acidophilous, aciduric |
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acidophilous | (adjective) especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium | Synonyms: acidophilic, aciduric |
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acidophilus | (noun) a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics | Synonyms: Lactobacillus acidophilus |
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actinomorphic | (adjective) capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis | Synonyms: actinomorphous |
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adrenocorticotrophic | (adjective) stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex | Synonyms: adrenocorticotropic |
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adrenocorticotrophin | (noun) a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex | Synonyms: ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin, corticotropin |
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aerophilatelic | (adjective) of or relating to airmail stamps | - |
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aerophilately | (noun) the collection and study of airmail stamps | - |
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aerophile | (noun) a lover of aviation | - |
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aerophilic | (adjective) depending on free oxygen or air | Synonyms: aerobic, aerophilous |
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aerophilous | (adjective) depending on free oxygen or air | Synonyms: aerobic, aerophilic |
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agraphia | (noun) a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion | Synonyms: anorthography, logagraphia |
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agraphic | (adjective) relating to or having agraphia | - |
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algophilia | (noun) sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain | Synonyms: algolagnia |
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allelomorphic | (adjective) of or relating to alleles | Synonyms: allelic |
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allographic | (adjective) of or relating to an allograph | - |
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allomorphic | (adjective) pertaining to allomorphs | - |
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amphibia | (noun) the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water, frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, caecilians | Synonyms: class Amphibia |
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amphibian | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia | Synonyms: amphibious |
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(noun) cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form | - |
(noun) an airplane designed to take off and land on water | Synonyms: amphibious aircraft |
(noun) a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water | Synonyms: amphibious vehicle |
amphibiotic | (adjective) having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form | Synonyms: semiaquatic |
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amphibious | (adjective) operating or living on land and in water | - |
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(adjective) relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia | Synonyms: amphibian |
amphibole | (noun) a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group | - |
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amphibolite | (noun) a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase | - |
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amphibology | (noun) an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes | Synonyms: amphiboly |
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amphiboly | (noun) an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes | Synonyms: amphibology |
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amphibrach | (noun) a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember') | - |
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amphictyony | (noun) an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center | - |
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amphidiploid | (noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent | - |
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amphidiploidy | (noun) the condition of being amphidiploid | - |
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amphigory | (noun) nonsensical writing (usually verse) | Synonyms: nonsense verse |
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amphimixis | (noun) union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction | - |
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(noun) reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete | Synonyms: sexual reproduction |
amphioxus | (noun) small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates | Synonyms: lancelet |
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amphipod | (noun) a kind of malacostracan crustacean | - |
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amphiprostylar | (adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure | Synonyms: amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed |
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amphiprostyle | (adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure | Synonyms: amphiprostylar, amphistylar, porticoed |
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amphiprotic | (adjective) having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either | Synonyms: amphoteric |
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amphisbaena | (noun) (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body | - |
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amphistylar | (adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure | Synonyms: amphiprostylar, amphiprostyle, porticoed |
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(adjective) having columns either at both ends or at both sides | - |
amphitheater | (noun) an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held | Synonyms: amphitheatre, coliseum |
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(noun) a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) | Synonyms: amphitheatre |
amphitheatre | (noun) an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held | Synonyms: amphitheater, coliseum |
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(noun) a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) | Synonyms: amphitheater |
amphitheatric | (adjective) of or related to an amphitheater | Synonyms: amphitheatrical |
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amphitheatrical | (adjective) of or related to an amphitheater | Synonyms: amphitheatric |
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amphitropous | (adjective) (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk | - |
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amphiuma | (noun) aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States | Synonyms: blind eel, congo eel, congo snake |
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amyotrophia | (noun) progressive wasting of muscle tissues | Synonyms: amyotrophy |
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anaglyphic | (adjective) related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy | Synonyms: anaglyphical, anaglyptic, anaglyptical |
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anaglyphical | (adjective) related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy | Synonyms: anaglyphic, anaglyptic, anaglyptical |
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anamorphic | (adjective) pertaining to a kind of distorting optical system | - |
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(adjective) pertaining to gradual evolution from one type of organism to another | - |
anamorphism | (noun) a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner | Synonyms: anamorphosis |
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(noun) metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals | - |
(noun) the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes | Synonyms: anamorphosis |
anemographic | (adjective) pertaining to the recording of wind measurements | - |
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anemophilous | (adjective) of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind | - |
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angiohemophilia | (noun) a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding | Synonyms: vascular hemophilia, von Willebrand's disease |
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anglophil | (noun) an admirer of England and things English | Synonyms: anglophile |
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anglophile | (noun) an admirer of England and things English | Synonyms: anglophil |
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anthophilous | (adjective) feeding on flowers | Synonyms: anthophagous |
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anthropomorphic | (adjective) suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things | Synonyms: anthropomorphous, humanlike |
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anthropomorphise | (verb) ascribe human features to something | Synonyms: anthropomorphize |
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anthropomorphism | (noun) the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits | Synonyms: theanthropism |
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anthropomorphize | (verb) ascribe human features to something | Synonyms: anthropomorphise |
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antistrophic | (adjective) of or relating to an antistrophe | - |
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antisyphilitic | (noun) a drug (or other chemical agent) that is effective against syphilis | - |
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aphid | (noun) any of various small plant-sucking insects | - |
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apomorphine | (noun) a morphine derivative that is not as strong as morphine; used as an emetic and in small doses as a sedative | - |
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apostrophic | (adjective) of or characteristic of apostrophe | - |
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apostrophise | (verb) use an apostrophe | Synonyms: apostrophize |
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apostrophize | (verb) use an apostrophe | Synonyms: apostrophise |
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atrophic | (adjective) relating to or characterized by atrophy | - |
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atrophied | (adjective) (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use | Synonyms: diminished, wasted |
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autobiographic | (adjective) relating to or in the style of an autobiography | Synonyms: autobiographical |
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(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer | Synonyms: autobiographical |
autobiographical | (adjective) relating to or in the style of an autobiography | Synonyms: autobiographic |
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(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer | Synonyms: autobiographic |
autographic | (adjective) written in the author's own handwriting | - |
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autoradiographic | (adjective) of or relating to or produced by autoradiography | - |
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autotrophic | (adjective) of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis | Synonyms: autophytic |
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barographic | (adjective) relating to or registered by a barograph | - |
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basophil | (noun) a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains | Synonyms: basophile |
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basophile | (noun) a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains | Synonyms: basophil |
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basophilia | (noun) the tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes | - |
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basophilic | (adjective) staining readily with basic dyes | - |
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bibliographic | (adjective) relating to or dealing with bibliography | Synonyms: bibliographical |
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bibliographical | (adjective) relating to or dealing with bibliography | Synonyms: bibliographic |
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bibliophile | (noun) someone who loves (and usually collects) books | Synonyms: book lover, booklover |
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bibliophilic | (adjective) of or relating to bibliophiles | - |
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biogeographic | (adjective) of or relating to or involved with biogeography | Synonyms: biogeographical |
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biogeographical | (adjective) of or relating to or involved with biogeography | Synonyms: biogeographic |
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biographic | (adjective) of or relating to or being biography | Synonyms: biographical |
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biographical | (adjective) of or relating to or being biography | Synonyms: biographic |
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biographism | (noun) reduction of textual meaning to authorial biography. | - |
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bolographic | (adjective) of or relating to a bolograph | - |
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calligraphic | (adjective) of or relating to or expressed in calligraphy | Synonyms: calligraphical |
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calligraphical | (adjective) of or relating to or expressed in calligraphy | Synonyms: calligraphic |
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calligraphist | (noun) someone skilled in penmanship | Synonyms: calligrapher |
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cardiographic | (adjective) of or relating to a cardiograph | - |
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cartographic | (adjective) of or relating to the making of maps or charts | Synonyms: cartographical |
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cartographical | (adjective) of or relating to the making of maps or charts | Synonyms: cartographic |
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catastrophic | (adjective) extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin | Synonyms: ruinous |
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catastrophically | (adverb) with unfortunate consequences | - |
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choreographic | (adjective) of or concerned with choreography | - |
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chromatographic | (adjective) of or relating to chromatography | Synonyms: chromatographical |
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