Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z achillorrhaphy Suture of the Achilles tendon. achillotenotomy achillotomy achillotomy tenotomy of the Achilles tendon achilous Without a lip. achily In an achy manner. Achim A male given name from German. achime chiming achimenes A Central American plant, of the genus Achimenes, having showy, trumpet-shaped flowers Achimota A town in Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. achiness The state of being achy. aching That aches; continuously painful; that causes pain. achingly So as to cause aching, especially heartache. achiote A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree. Achir An ancient city in Algeria. achira A canna lily (Canna indica, syn. Canna edulis), similar to arrowroot, the seeds of which yield a purple dye. achiral Superimposable on its mirror image; amphichiral. achirality The characteristic of being achiral; the absence of chirality. Achird Proper name of the star Eta Cassiopeiae. achirid Any member of the Achiridae. achirite dioptase achirotopic Not chirotopic. achkan A man's knee-length jacket worn in parts of India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Achla A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. achlamydate Not possessing a mantle. achlamydeous Having no perianth. achlorhydria The absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach achlorhydric Of or pertaining to achlorhydria achlorophyllaceous Lacking chlorophyll; hence colourless achlorophyllous not having chlorophyll and, hence, unable to engage in photosynthesis. achloropsia Inability to distinguish the colour green. achluophobia The fear of darkness. achluophobic Of or relating to achluophobia (a morbid fear of darkness or nightfall). achlusite Synonym of sodium mica. Achlys An ancient Greek goddess of death-mist, misery and sadness. Achnacarry A hamlet, private estate and castle north of Gairlochy, and north-west of Spean Bridge, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN1788). Achnacloich An estate and small settlement on Loch Etive, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM9534). Achnasheen A small village in Ross-shire, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH1658). Achnashellach A locality in Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH0048). achoanitic Lacking choanae acholeplasma Any bacterium of the genus Acholeplasma Acholi A member of people in northern Uganda and southern Sudan. acholia Deficiency or absence of bile. acholic Lacking bile (or bile pigments) (for example, making feces light-colored). Acholiland The region of Uganda traditionally inhabited by the Acholi people. acholous Lacking bile. acholuria A lack of bile pigments in the urine acholuric Of or pertaining to acholuria Achomi An Iranian language spoken in Fars and Hormozgan province of Iran. achondrite Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules. achondritic Of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite. achondrogenesis A congenital defect characterised by a very short body, short limbs and skeletal abnormalities achondroplasia A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism. achondroplasiaphobia The fear of little people, or dwarfs (those with short stature). achondroplasic Having or relating to achondroplasia. achondroplastic Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia. achoo The sound of a sneeze. achoque The Lake Patzcuaro salamander (Ambystoma dumerilii). achor dandruff (or similar condition) Achord A surname from French. achordal Achordate. achordate Not having a proto-spinal chord at any stage of development. achoresis A diminished capacity of any of the hollow viscera (such as the bladder or stomach). achorn An acorn. Achraf A male given name from Arabic. achrestic Lacking the ability to utilize a tool or process achroacyte Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte) achroacytosis lymphocytosis achrodextrin A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine achroite A colourless form of tourmaline achromacyte Any cell that lacks its normal pigmentation (especially an erythrocyte that has ruptured and lost its haemoglobin) achromasia Absence of normal skin pigmentation (from bruising, stress or disease); pallor or achromia. achromat A lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic. achromatic Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion. achromatically In an achromatic manner. achromaticity The state or quality of being achromatic. achromatin Tissue that is not stained by fluid dyes. achromatinic Lacking the ability to be coloured by a stain. achromatism The state or quality of being achromatic; achromaticity. achromatization The act or process of achromatizing. achromatize To deprive of colour; to make achromatic. achromatocyte achromacyte achromatolysis dissolution of achromatin achromatope A person who has achromatopia. achromatophil A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains achromatophile Being or relating to an achromatophil. achromatophilia The condition of being an achromatophil achromatopia Synonym of achromatopsia. achromatopsia Total color blindness; the total inability to distinguish colors due to the absence of cone cells in the eyes. achromatopsic Relating to, or exhibiting, achromatopsia. achromatosis achromia, albinism achromatous Lacking normal colour; colourless achromaturia The lack of pigments (especially bile pigments) in the urine achromia Absence of pigmentation, especially in the skin or blood achromic Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour. achromobactin A siderophore peptide produced by Erwinia chrysanthemi bacteria achromoderma A lack of pigmentation in the skin achromopeptidase A lysyl endopeptidase from the bacteria Chromobacter lyticus achromophil achromatophil achromophilic Of or pertaining to an achromophil achromophilous Not chromophilous. achromosomal That does not involve chromosomes achromotrichia The absence (or loss) of pigmentation in the hair. achromous colorless; achromatic achronal Describing a set of points in a spacetime, no two of which have timelike separation achronality The condition of being achronal. achronic Timeless. achronicity The quality of being achronic. achronological Not chronological; proceeding through time in a nonlinear fashion achronologically Without chronological order; in an achronological manner achroous Colorless; achromatic. achrosine A plant glycoside of uncertain structure achtaragdite An earthy hydrous aluminous silicate achtbein Synonym of octad. achtel An old German measure of capacity. achteling Synonym of achtel (“old measure”). Achterberg A surname from Dutch. Achterneed A small village in Highland council area, Scotland, historically in Ross and Cromarty (OS grid ref NH4859). Achtkarspelen A municipality of Friesland, Netherlands. Achua A member of a pygmy people of the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, south of the Welle River. Achuar An indigenous people of the Americas belonging to the Jivaroan family. Achumawi The northerly nine (of eleven) bands of the Pit River tribe of Palaihnihan Native Americans who live in what is now northeastern California. Achurch A small village in Thorpe Achurch parish, North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0282). achy With or suffering from aches; sore. achylia The lack or reduced production of gastric juices in any part of the digestive tract. achylic achylous achylous Without chyle. achymous Without chyme. achyranthe Any plant of the genus Achyranthes of chaff flowers. achyranthoid Any amaranth of the clade Achyranthoids Achyuth A male given name of Indian usage. acibenzolar A particular fungicide. acicle Synonym of acicula. aciclovir A cyclic synthetic nucleoside C₈H₁₁N₅O₃ used as an antiviral drug (trademarks Avirax, Zovirax) chiefly in the treatment of chicken pox, shingles, the genital form of herpes simplex, and AIDS. acicula One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal. acicular Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle. acicularity Quality or degree of being acicular. acicularly In an acicular way. aciculate Furnished with aciculae. aciculatin A flavone C-glycoside with various pharmacological activity, isolated from the plant Chrysopogon aciculatis. aciculiform Needle-shaped; acicular. aciculite A sulfide of bismuth, lead, and copper. aciculum A needlelike spine or bristle, specially the seta of an annelid acid Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. acidaemia a medical condition marked by an abnormally high concentration of hydrogen ions in a person's blood acidaemic Pertaining to, or afflicted with, acidaemia. Acidalia A hamlet in Fremont, Fremont, Sullivan, New York, United States. acidaminuria aminoaciduria acidanthera Any of the gladioli previously placed in the genus Acidanthera. acidcore A subgenre of both acid techno and hardcore which combines the two. acidergic activated or produced by a (specific) acid