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- ABIOGENICNot produced or derived by means of living organisms or their processes.
- ABIOGENISTOne who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
- ABLATIONA carrying or taking away; removal.
- ACHAENIUMSAlternative form of achenium.
- ACIDOPHILEAn organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile. A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
- ACIDOPHILESplural of acidophile
- ACROPHOBIAphobia or strong fear of being high above ground level
- ACTINIUMA radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores. An atom of this element.
- AERENCHYMASplural of aerenchyma
- AEROLITHA meteorite.
- AEROLITHSplural of aerolith
- AEROMAGNETICOf or pertaining to aeromagnetics
- AERONOMIESplural of aeronomy
- AERONOMISTOne who studies aeronomy.
- AEROPHOBIAA pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
- AEROPHOBICHaving a fear of flying in aircraft.
- AEROPHYTEepiphyte
- AEROPULSEpulsejet
- AETIOLOGIESplural of aetiology
- AILUROPHOBIAAn irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
- AILUROPHOBICHaving or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
- ALGOPHOBIAFear of pain.
- ALNICOAn alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets.
- ALNICOSplural of alnico
- ANAPTYXESplural of anaptyxis
- ANARTHRIAA speech impairment in which the ability to articulate is lost completely.
- ANARTHRIASA speech impairment in which the ability to articulate is lost completely.
- ANARTHRICOf, relating to, or suffering from anarthria; unable to articulate owing to muscle weakness.
- ANGLOPHOBIAAlternative letter-case form of Anglophobia.
- ANGLOPHOBIC
- ANIRIDIAA rare congenital condition characterized by the underdevelopment of the iris of the eye.
- ANISOMETROPICRelating to anisometropia
- ANTIBOURGEOISOpposed to the bourgeoisie.
- ANTIMEREOne of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals; one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants.
- ANTIMERESplural of antimere
- APOCYNTHIONThe point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body.
- APOPHYLLITEAny of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium. Calcite on apophyllite
- ARABINOSIDEA glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
- ARCHEGONIAplural of archegonium
- ARCHEGONIATERelating to or possessing archegonia.
- ARCHEGONIUMA multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
- ARCTIIDAny member of the family Arctiidae of moths.
- ARCTIIDSplural of arctiid
- ARCTOPHILEOne who has a fondness for teddy bears, usually a collector of them.
- ARCTOPHILIAthe love of teddy bears
- ARSENIDESplural of arsenide
- ASCENDEURA metal grip that attaches to a rope sling and can be tightened to hold a climber or loosened to allow the climber to move.
- ASTROLABEAn astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
- ASTROPHOBIAA fear of stars and celestial space.
- ASTROPHOBIC
- ATRABILIOUSHaving an excess of black bile.
- AURUMGold .
- AUTECOLOGIESplural of autecology
- AVUNCULARITIESplural of avuncularity
- AVUNCULARITYThe condition of being avuncular.
- AXONOMETRICDescribing a projection in which the horizontal and vertical axes are to the same scale, but the third axis is reduced to allow for perspective.
- BASIDIAplural of basidium
- BEIGYAlternative spelling of beigey.
- BEKNIGHTSthird-person singular simple present indicative of beknight
- BEQUEATHTo give or leave by will; to give by testament.
- BERHYMINGpresent participle and gerund of berhyme
- BILGIESTsuperlative form of bilgy: most bilgy
- BIOMORPHAny non-representational form based on the shape or appearance of a living organism
- BIOPIRACYThe appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances.
- BIOPIRATEOne who engages in biopiracy.
- BIOPLASMAny living matter, but especially germinal or forming matter; matter possessing reproductive vitality; protoplasm, especially in its relation to living processes and development.
- BIOTRONA chamber in which the effects of climate on organisms can be studied
- BIOTYPEA group of organisms having the same specific genotype
- BIOTYPESplural of biotype
- BIVALENCEThe state or quality of being bivalent (in any sense)
- BIVALENCIESplural of bivalency
- BOHRIUMA transuranic chemical element (symbol Bh) with an atomic number of 107. An atom of this element.
- BOLOGRAPH
- BORTSCHAlternative spelling of borscht.
- BOSONA particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer
- BRACHYAXESplural of brachyaxis
- BRACHYAXISThe shorter lateral axis of some crystals.
- BRACHYDOMEA dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
- BRACHYDOMESplural of brachydome
- BRYOLOGISTA scientist specialising in bryology.
- BYRLAlternative form of birle.
- CADUCEIplural of caduceus
- CAIQUEA small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling.
- CALYPTROGENrootcap
- CANOPHILISTSynonym of cynophile (“a person who is fond of dogs”).
- CANOPHOBIASynonym of cynophobia.
- CANTHARIDSplural of cantharid
- CARTOPHILEA person with an interest in maps.
- CARTOPHILESplural of cartophile
- CAULICLESplural of caulicle
- CERIUMA chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58, a very soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.
- CHARIVARISplural of charivari
- CHOKEDAMPSplural of chokedamp
- CHOLELITHSplural of cholelith
- CHOTTSplural of chott
- CHOWRYA flyflap or whisk originally made from the bushy tail of a yak.
- CHROMYLSplural of chromyl
- CHRONAXIEThe minimum time over which an electric current must be applied in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell.
- CHRONAXIESplural of chronaxie
- CHRONAXYAlternative form of chronaxie.