Words starting with A

aphoticHaving no light, especially no sunlight.
aphotometricNot adjusting position with respect to light.
aphototacticNot exhibiting phototaxis.
aphototropicNot phototropic.
aphototropismThe property of not being phototropic.
AphraA female given name.
aphractOf a galley; having the upper tier of rowers exposed rather than shielded
AphramorA surname.
aphrasiaCondition of being unable to speak.
aphreatophyteAny plant that does not require any ground water.
aphredoderidAny fish in the family Aphredoderidae, the pirate perches.
aphreniastoppage of thought; inability to think
aphriteA foliated or chalk-like variety of calcite.
aphrodisiaA state of sexual desire.
aphrodisiacArousing or intensifying sexual desire.
aphrodisiacalOf or relating to an aphrodisiac; having aphrodisiac properties.
aphrodisiacallyIn an aphrodisiac manner; so as to engender or increase sexual feeling or potency.
AphrodisianPertaining to the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
AphrodisiasA Hellenistic Greek city in the historic Caria cultural region of western Asia Minor, today's Anatolia in Turkey.
aphrodisiomaniaAn abnormal enthusiasm for sexual pleasure
AphrodisiumAny of various ancient cities associated with Aphrodite.
AphrodisticSynonym of aphroditic.
aphroditeSynonym of Aphrodite Giant (“breed of cat”).
aphroditicOf or pertaining to Aphrodite
aphroditiformAny of the suborder Aphroditiformia of polychaete worms,
aphroditoidThe analogue of the geoid for the planet Venus; the Venusian geoid. The gravitational and rotational equipotential surface for Venus. The surface that provides the datum line (the equivalent for sea level) for Venus.
AphroditopolitanOf or relating to the ancient city of Aphroditopolis.
AphroditusA male Aphrodite, from Cyprus, represented as a herm with a phallus, who in later mythology became known as Hermaphroditus, the son of Hermes and Aphrodite.
aphrometerA device used to measure the pressure within a bottle of sparkling wine.
aphroniaThe lack of practical judgment.
aphrophoridAny spittlebug in the family Aphrophoridae.
aphthaCandidiasis, oral thrush, thrush (fungal infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth caused by any species of yeast from the genus Candida).
AphthartodocetaeA sixth-century non-Chalcedonian sect who believed that Christ's body was always incorruptible and only perished by Christ's conscious willing decision.
AphthartodoceticOf or relating to the Aphthartodocetae.
AphthartodocetismThe doctrines of the Aphthartodocetae. A Christological doctrine that taught that Christ's body was naturally incorruptible and not subject to physical suffering, associated with the 6th-century Monophysite theologian Julian of Halicarnassus.
AphthartodocetistA follower or proponent of Aphthartodocetism, the Christological doctrine that taught Christ's body was naturally incorruptible and not subject to physical suffering, associated with Julian of Halicarnassus
aphthicOf or relating to aphtha.
aphthitaliteAn evaporite consisting of mixed potassium and sodium sulphates; also found in the fumaroles of volcanos.
aphthoidOf, or resembling aphtha (thrush).
aphthongA letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced; a silent letter or polygraph
aphthongalBeing or relating to an aphthong.
aphthongiaAn inability to speak caused by muscular spasms.
aphthosisaphthous stomatitis
aphthousOf, or relating to aphtha.
aphthovirusAny of a group of viruses, of the genus Aphthovirus, responsible for diseases such as foot and mouth
aphylacticOf a map projection: Neither conformal or equal-area.
aphyllophoraceousThat do not consume leaves
aphyllophoraleanBelonging to the order Aphyllophorales of fungi.
aphyllophoroidAny fungus of the obsolete order Aphyllophorales.
aphyllousHaving no leaves; leafless.
aphyllyLeaflessness.
aphyonidAny fish in the family Aphyonidae.
aphyricNot porphyritic; having few or no phenocrysts.
aphysiologicalNot physiological
APIA mountain of the Himalayas in the western part of Nepal, near the border of Tibet.
ApiaThe capital city of Samoa.
apiaceousOf or relating to the family Apiaceae, including the carrots.
apianRelating to bees.
apiarialOf or relating to an apiary.
apiarianPertaining to bees or beekeeping.
apiaristSynonym of beekeeper.
apiaristicOf or pertaining to beekeeping or beekeepers.
apiaryA place where bees and their hives are kept.
apiatorA beekeeper.
apicOnly used in apic acid
apicalOf or connected with the apex.
apicalisationThe process, or the result of apicalising
apicaliseTo make apical
apicalizeTo make apical or to move to an apical position
apicalizedmade apical
apicallyIn an apical manner or direction; towards an apex.
apicalmostMost apical
apicalwardstowards an apex
ApicellaA surname from Italian.
ApicianOf or pertaining to Marcus Gavius Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure.
apicideThe killing of bees.
apicidinA fungal metabolite that is an inhibitor of histone deacetylase
apicifixedOf an anther, attached to the filament at the top and pointing back toward the filament like a hook.
apicifloralHaving the flowers at the apex
apicillarySynonym of apical (“relating to the apex”).
apicitisInflammation of the apex of an anatomical part.
apicoalveolarArticulated with the tip of the tongue against the alveolar ridge.
apicobasalRelating to an apex and a base
apicobasallyIn an apicobasal manner.
apicobasolateralapical and basolateral
apicocardiacLocated at the apex of the heart
apicocoronalOf or pertaining to the apical and coronal aspects of a tooth (the root apex and the crown); as (usually, more specifically) being on the longitudinal axis of the tooth, defined by those poles.
apicocoronallyIn apicocoronal position.
apicodentalMade with the apex of the tongue touching the upper front of the teeth, as in apicodental stop.
apicodistalApical and distal.
apicodistallyIn an apicodistal manner or direction
apicodorsalapical and dorsal
apicoectomizeTo carry out an apicoectomy
apicoectomyAn endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth's root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material
apicolabiallinguolabial
apicolateralapical and lateral
apicolaterallyIn an apicolateral manner
apicolingualRelating to the tip of the tongue
apicolysisexcision of the apex of an anatomical part (typically lung or tooth)
apicomedialapical and medial
apicomplexanDescribing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
apicopalatalArticulated with the tip of the tongue against the palate.
apicoplastA relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa, proposed to have evolved via secondary endosymbiosis and surrounded by four membranes within the outermost part of the endomembrane system.
apicoplasticRelating to apicoplasts
apicopostalveolarArticulated with the tip of the tongue touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
apicoposteriorapical and posterior
apicoprepalatalArticulated with the tip of the tongue against a spot just to the front of the palate.
apicortinA protein present in apicomplexan parasites
apicoseptalRelating to an apicoseptum
apicoseptumAn apical septum
apicotarsusAn apical tarsus.
apicoventralapical and ventral
apicularSituated at, or near, the apex; apical.
apiculateHaving a short, sharply pointed tip.
apiculatedapiculate
apiculatelyIn an apiculate manner.
apiculationA short, sharply pointed tip.
apiculeA short apiculate projection; a spicule.
apicultorSynonym of beekeeper.
apiculturalRelating to beekeeping.
apiculturalistA beekeeper.
apicultureThe keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
apiculturistA beekeeper.
apiculumA short, slender, flexible point
apiculusThe part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.
apidAny bee in the family Apidae.
apidaecinAny of a family of antibacterial peptides present in bees
apidictorAn instrument which measures and records the sounds in a beehive.
apidologySynonym of melittology.
apieceFollowing a noun or noun phrase: by, for, or to each one; each by itself.
apiecesInto pieces; asunder.
apifactureThe production of honey by bees.
apiformHaving the shape of a bee.
apiforolThe flavanol (2S)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-4,5,7-triol
apigeninA flavone, found as a glycoside in many plants, that reverses the adverse effects of cyclosporine
apigeninidinThe deoxyanthocyanidin 3-desoxy- pelargonidin 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)benzopyrilium
apiinA chemical compound isolated from parsley and celery, and whose aglycone is apigenin.
apikorosA Jewish skeptic or apostate.
apilimodThe pharmaceutical drug N-[(E)-(3-methylphenyl)methylideneamino]-6-morpholin-4-yl-2-(2-pyridin-2-ylethoxy)pyrimidin-4-amine
apimaniaAn excessive interest in bees.
apimaysinA glycosyl flavone, 5,7-dihydroxy-6-[4-hydroxy-6-methyl-5-oxo-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one, found in maize silks
apinchPinching; so as to pinch.
apineAny bee of the subfamily Apinae or tribe Apini.
apingFoolish imitation or mimicry.
apinoidClean; not dirty
apioSynonym of akpeteshie (“Ghanaian alcoholic drink”).
apioceridAny fly in the family Apioceridae.
apiofuranoseThe furanose form of apiose
apiofuranosylAny radical derived from an apiofuranose
apiogalacturonanA form of galacturonan containing apiose and apiobiose groups

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