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 aperture A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole. apertured Having an aperture (or a specified type of aperture). apertureless Without an aperture. apery A place where apes are kept. apesault An assault perpetrated by a black person. Apesh An evil Ancient Egyptian god of night who had the head of a turtle or tortoise. apeshit Out of control due to anger or excitement. apesona A fursona that is an ape. apess A female ape. apetaloid apetalous apetalous Having no petals. apetalousness The state or quality of being apetalous. apetaly The condition of having no petals apetempt An attempt of a black person, especially something in relation to criminal activity. apeth A halfpennyworth. apetiolate Without a petiole. apewoman A female apeman. apex The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point. apexcardiogram A diagnostic image produced by apexcardiography. apexcardiographic Relating to apexcardiography. apexcardiography A noninvasive procedure for recording movements of the precordium in order to measure the beat in the cardiac apex. apexed Having an apex; with a pointed end. apexification The promotion of tooth root development by deposition of mineral tissue apexite A colourless triclinic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, sodium, oxygen and phosphorus. apexogenesis calcification of the apex of a tooth in order to encourage root formation apextrin An extracellular protein associated with larval ectoderm evolution in some sea urchins apfelstrudel apple strudel APG Any classification (of the Angiosperms) conforming to the publications of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. APGAR appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration (used to remember how to give a newborn an Apgar score) aphaeretic Of the nature of apheresis. aphagia The condition of difficulty in swallowing. aphagic Having or relating to aphagia. aphagopraxia Difficulty swallowing; dysphagia. aphagy Inability to feed due to anatomical deficiencies. aphakia The absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation. aphakial Pertaining to or exhibiting aphakia; aphakic. aphakic Exhibiting aphakia; lacking the lens of the eye. aphalangia The absence of a phalanx (bone) in one or more digits. aphallia A congenital condition in which the phallus is absent. aphallic Not having a phallus (penis). aphananthous inconspicuous aphananthy The condition of having inconspicuous flowers aphanesite Synonym of clinoclase. aphaniid Any pupfish of the genus Aphanius aphaniphyric Having microaphanitic groundmasses aphanipterous Of or pertaining to fleas of Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects. aphanisis The disappearance of sexual desire, supposed to be the foundation of all neuroses. aphanite Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye. aphanitic Pertaining to aphanites, igneous rocks composed of microscopic mineral crystals (fine grains too small to be visible to the naked eye. aphanizophyll A carotenoid found in certain algae and cyanobacteria. aphanosaur Any reptile of the Aphanosauria clade. aphant One who has aphantasia. aphantasia A condition where one does not possess a functioning "mind's eye" and cannot visualize imagery. aphantasiac A person who has aphantasia. aphantasic Exhibiting or relating to aphantasia. aphantasmic Afflicted with aphantasia. aphantic Of a rock sample: compact, crystalline and too fine-grained in texture for its constituents to be identifiable. aphantochilid Any crab spider in the family Thomisidae, formerly known as the Aphantochilidae. apharyngeate Not pharyngeate aphasia A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia. aphasic Affected by, or pertaining to, aphasia. aphasically In an aphasic manner. aphasiological Of or relating to aphasiology. aphasiologically In terms of aphasiology. aphasiologist One who studies or practices aphasiology. aphasiology The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage. aphasmid Lacking phasmids aphatic Of or relating to aphasia. Aphebian An age from 2500 to 1600 million years ago, a subdivision of the Proterozoic. aphelandra Any of the tropical evergreen shrubs in the genus Aphelandra aphelasteroside A particular steroid glycoside. aphelench Any member of the genus Aphelenchus of nematodes. aphelenchid Any nematode of the order Aphelenchida aphelenchoidid Any nematode of the superfamily Aphelenchoididea aphelial Relating to the aphelion. aphelian Relating to aphelion aphelinid Any member of the family Aphelinidae of parasitic wasps. aphelinine Any wasp of the subfamily Aphelininae aphelion The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun. apheliotropic Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc. apheliotropically In an apheliotropic way; away from the sun. apheliotropism the tendency to bend away from sunlight, as some plants do; negative phototropism apheliscine Any extinct mammal of the subfamily †Apheliscinae. aphelium Synonym of aphelion. aphemia A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired. aphemic Of, relating to, or afflicted with aphemia. aphenotypic Not phenotypic aphenphosmphobia A morbid fear of being touched. aphercotropism The movement or growth of an organism away from an obstruction. apheresed Obtained via apheresis apheresis Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial. apheresized Having apheresis. aphesis The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word. apheta The planet that has the most influence on a person's life. aphetic Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis. aphetically In an aphetic way: through aphesis. aphetism The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable, such as squire or vanguard. aphetize To shorten by aphesis. aphetized Having undergone aphesis, the removal of an unstressed initial vowel. aphicidal That kills aphids aphicide Any pesticide intended to kill aphids aphid A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian. aphidian Like an aphid. aphidicide Any man-made substance that kills aphids. aphidicolin A tetracyclic diterpene antibiotic with antiviral and antimitotic properties. aphidid Any member of the family Aphididae of aphids. aphidiid Any parasitic wasp in the former family Aphidiidae, now considered to be part of the Braconidae. aphidiine Any member of the subfamily Aphidiinae of parasitic wasps. aphidine Any member of the subfamily Aphidinae of aphids. aphidious Of or relating to aphids. aphidivorous Feeding on aphids. aphidlike Resembling or characteristic of an aphid. aphidoid Any aphid of the superfamily Aphidoidea. aphidological Relating to aphidology. aphidologist One who studies aphidology. aphidology The study of aphids. aphidomorph Any insect of the infraorder Aphidomorpha aphidophagous Feeding on aphids aphidophagy The condition of being aphidophagous aphidozer A device like a hopperdozer for the removal of aphids. aphilanthropy Abscence of love for humankind; loathing of people. aphilosophical Not philosophical; without philosophy. aphis An aphid. aphlebia An imperfect or irregular leaf ending (commonly found on ferns) aphlebial Relating to the aphlebia. aphlogistic flameless aphobe A person who fears or has a negative perception of asexual and/or aromantic people. aphobia Fearlessness or lack of fear. aphodiid Any beetle of the subfamily Aphodiinae (family Scarabaeidae). aphodiine Of or pertaining to the Aphodiinae, a subfamily of scarab beetles. aphonia Loss of voice; the inability to speak. aphonic Of, relating to, or exhibiting aphonia; unable to speak. aphonized Unpronounced. aphonous Without a voice; voiceless; aphonic. aphoria Barrenness, female sterility. aphorise To create an aphorism from. aphoriser An aphorist. aphorism A concise expression of a principle in an area of knowledge; an axiom, a precept. aphorismatic aphorismic aphorismer A dealer in aphorisms. aphorismic Relating to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism. aphorismical aphorismic aphorismos Synonym of excommunication. aphorismus A figure of speech that questions whether a word is properly used, as in "How can you call yourself a man?". aphorist A person who creates or recites aphorisms. aphoristic Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, epigrams, or maxims; gnomic. aphoristically In an aphoristic manner. aphoristicity The state, quality, or condition of being aphoristic aphoristicness The state, quality, or condition of being aphoristic aphosphorosis A deficiency disease especially of domestic cattle caused by inadequate intake of dietary phosphorus and marked by lameness, scouring, and loss of appetite.