| ACADEMES | • academes n. Plural of academe. • ACADEME n. the academic life or world, also ACADEMIA. |
| ACADEMIA | • academia n. (Collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole. • academia n. Continuous study at higher education institutions; scholarship. • ACADEMIA n. (Greek) the academic life or world, also ACADEME. |
| ACADEMIC | • academic adj. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato. • academic adj. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization. • academic adj. In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than… |
| ACALEPHE | • acalephe n. Alternative form of acaleph. • ACALEPHE n. (Greek) any cnidarian (a jellyfish), also ACALEPH, ACALEPHAN. |
| ACALEPHS | • acalephs n. Plural of acaleph. • ACALEPH n. (Greek) any cnidarian (jellyfish), also ACALEPHAN, ACALEPHE. |
| ACANTHAE | • ACANTHA n. (Greek) a sharp spiny part or structure, such as the spinous process of a vertebra. |
| ACANTHAS | • acanthas n. Plural of acantha. • ACANTHA n. (Greek) a sharp spiny part or structure, such as the spinous process of a vertebra. |
| ACANTHIN | • acanthin n. (Zoology, dated) strontium sulfate, the main constituent of the skeletons of the Acantharea. • ACANTHIN n. a deposit within the skeletons of tiny animals. |
| ACANTHUS | • acanthus n. A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae… • acanthus n. (Architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals… • Acanthus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – prickly herbs that grow in the Mediterranean; the acanthuses. |
| ACAPNIAS | • ACAPNIA n. a lack of carbon dioxide. |
| ACARBOSE | • acarbose n. (Pharmacology) An antidiabetic drug C25H43NO18 (trademark Precose) that is taken orally as a tablet… • ACARBOSE n. a drug for treating diabetes. |
| ACARIDAN | • acaridan n. Synonym of acarid. • ACARIDAN adj. relating to the Acarida, mites and ticks. • ACARIDAN n. a mite or tick, also ACARID, ACARINE, ACARUS. |
| ACARINES | • acarines n. Plural of acarine. • ACARINE n. a tick-like animal, also ACARID, ACARIDAN. |
| ACARPOUS | • acarpous adj. (Botany) Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile. • ACARPOUS adj. not bearing fruit. |
| ACATOURS | • acatours n. Plural of acatour. • ACATOUR n. (obsolete) an officer who buys provisions; a chandler, also ACATER. |
| ACAUDATE | • acaudate adj. (Biology, zoology) Tailless. • ACAUDATE adj. tailless, also ACAUDAL. |
| ACAULINE | • acauline adj. (Botany) acaulescent. • ACAULINE adj. having a very short stem, also ACAULOSE, ACAULOUS. |
| ACAULOSE | • acaulose adj. Acaulous. • ACAULOSE adj. having a very short stem, also ACAULINE, ACAULOUS. |
| ACAULOUS | • acaulous adj. (Botany) acaulescent. • ACAULOUS adj. having a very short stem, also ACAULINE, ACAULOSE. |