English words: apatosaurus to aphrite

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English words apatosaurus to aphrite

apatosaurus noun: A large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus of the late Jurassic Period, having a long neck and tail and a relatively small head.
apatotherian noun: Any extinct mammal of the suborder †Apatotheria (sole family: †Apatemyidae)
Apatovian adjective: In the style of filmmaker Judd Apatow.
Apatow proper noun: A surname.
Apaturia noun: Ancient Greek festivals held annually by most of the Ionian towns, with banqueting, discussions, etc.
apaugasma noun: radiance, glory
apaumé adjective: Alternative form of appaumé.
apaumee adjective: Alternative form of appaumé.
apaumy adjective: Alternative form of appaumé.
apauruṣeyā adjective /ˌɑːpɔːrʊˈʃeɪjə/: not of human origin or authorship; impersonal, authorless, referring to the Vedas.
apaxifylline noun: A neuroprotective drug.
apay verb /əˈpeɪ/: To satisfy, please.
apazine noun: A periodical created by a member of an amateur press association for distribution to all of its members.
apaziquone noun: An indolequinone that is a bioreductive prodrug and a chemical analogue of the older chemotherapeutic agent mitomycin C.
apazone noun: An anti-inflammatory agent, 5-(dimethylamino)-9-methyl-2-propylpyrazolo[1,2-a][1,2,4]benzotriazine-1,3-dione, used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
APB noun: Initialism of all-points bulletin.
APC adjective, noun: Initialism of armored personnel carrier.
APCA noun: Initialism of aminopolycarboxylic acid.
APCBC noun: Initialism of armor piercing capped ballistic cap.
APCD noun: Initialism of air pollution control district.
APCNR noun: Initialism of armor-piercing composite non-rigid.
APCP noun: Initialism of ammonium perchlorate composite propellant.
APCR noun: Initialism of armor-piercing composite rigid.
APD noun: Initialism of antisocial personality disorder.
APDL noun: Synonym of ABDL (“sexual practices involving paraphilic infantilism or arousal that stems from diapers”).
APDS noun: Initialism of armor-piercing discarding-sabot round.
aPDT noun: Initialism of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy.
APDTA phrase: Initialism of all praises due to Allah.
APDU noun: Initialism of application protocol data unit.
ape adjective, noun, verb /eɪp/: An anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
ape-bearer noun: A person, usually a buffoon, who strolls or carries a monkey around for exhibition.
ape-fissure noun: Synonym of Affenspalte.
ape girl noun: Alternative form of apegirl.
ape hanger noun: Alternative form of apehanger.
ape in verb: To buy recklessly large amounts of an untried cryptocurrency.
ape leader noun: An old maid.
ape-man noun: Alternative form of apeman.
ape-person noun: A non-human australopithecine; an ape-like precursor to modern humans.
apeak adverb /əˈpiːk/: In a vertical line, the cable having been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it.
APEC proper noun: A regional trade agreement between Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan (under...
apedicellate adjective: Not having a pedicel.
apedom noun: The quality or state of being an ape.
apeek adverb: Alternative spelling of apeak.
apefly noun /ˈeɪp.flaɪ/: A small lycaenid butterfly native to South- and Southeast Asia, Spalgis epius, whose pupa is said to look like a monkey's face.
apegirl noun: A young apewoman.
apehanger noun: A handlebar on a motorcycle positioned higher than the rider's shoulders.
apehood noun: The state or essence of being an ape.
apeiro- prefix /əˈpiːɹə(ʊ)-/: infinite
apeirogon noun /əˈpiːɹɵɡɑn/: A type of generalised polygon with a countably infinite number of sides and vertices;
apeirogonal adjective: Having the form of an apeirogon.
apeirohedron noun /əˌpiːɹɵˈhiːdɹən/: A polyhedron with an infinite number of faces.
apeiron noun /əˈpaɪ.ɹɒn/: A kind of infinite primal chaos in the cosmological theory of Anaximander.
apeirophobe noun: One who suffers from apeirophobia.
apeirophobia noun: The fear of infinity and/or eternity.
apeirotheism noun /əˌpiːɹɵˈθiːɪzəm/: The belief in the existence of an infinite number of gods.
apeirotope noun: A generalized polytope having infinitely many facets.
apeish adjective: Alternative spelling of apish.
apekind noun: Apes, taken collectively.
Apeldoorn proper noun: A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
apelet noun: A young ape.
apelike adjective: Similar to an ape in appearance or behaviour.
apelin noun: A peptide that is the endogenous ligand for the G-protein-coupled APJ receptor
apelinergic adjective: Produced or activated by apelin
apeling noun: A small, young, or immature ape.
apella noun: The popular deliberative assembly in the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, corresponding to the ecclesia in most other Greek states.
apellai noun: An initiation family-festival which was dedicated to Apollo
Apelles noun /əˈpɛliːz/: A master artist.
apelloid noun: Any capuchin monkey of the species Cebus apella or of the new genus Sapajus.
apellous adjective: Not covered by skin. Said of a circumcised penis, which has had its prepuce (foreskin) removed.
apelmatozoic adjective: Not pelmatozoic.
apely adjective: Of, relating to, or characteristic of apes; simian.
apeman noun: A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern humans; a non-human australopithecine.
apeness noun: The quality or state of being an ape.
Apennine adjective /ˈæpənaɪn/: Of or pertaining to the Apennines
Apennine wolf noun: Synonym of Italian wolf.
Apennine yellow-bellied toad noun: Bombina pachypus, a species of toad found in Italy.
Apennines proper noun /ˈæpənaɪnz/: A mountain range in Italy, stretching 1,200 km from the north to the south of the country, along its east coast, traversing the entire Apennine Peninsula,...
Apenninic adjective: Synonym of Apennine.
apepsia noun: Alternative form of apepsy.
apepsinia noun: The absence of pepsin in the body.
apepsy noun: defective digestion; indigestion
apeptic adjective: Having or relating to apepsy.
aper noun /ˈeɪpɚ/: Someone who apes something
aperch adverb: Upon a perch.
aperçu noun /ˌa.pɛːˈsjuː/: A clever or insightful distillation; an aphorism.
aperea noun: Cavia aperea, the Brazilian guinea pig.
apericube noun: A cube-shaped cheese-based food usually eaten with an apéritif.
aperid noun: Any slug in the family Chlamydephoridae, formerly known as the Aperidae.
aperient adjective, noun: Having a gentle laxative effect.
aperiodic adjective: That does not recur periodically.
aperiodical adjective: aperiodic
aperiodically adverb: In an aperiodic way.
aperiodicity noun: The condition of being aperiodic
aperiosteal adjective: That does not involve the periosteum
aperispermic adjective: having no albumen around the embryo of the seed
aperistalsis noun: Absence of peristalsis.
aperitif noun /ɑːˌpɛɹɪˈtiːf/: An alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser.
aperitif wine noun: Grape wine, mixed with brandy or alcohol, with natural flavors (including herbs), and optionally with caramel for color, that matches the general...
aperitive adjective, noun: Tending to open the bowels; aperient.
aperitivo noun: An Italian apéritif.
Aperol proper noun: An Italian apéritif made with gentian, rhubarb, and cinchona.
Aperol spritz noun: A variant of the spritz cocktail using Aperol as bitters.
aperspectival adjective: Lacking perspective
apert adjective /əˈpɜː(ɹ)t/: open; uncovered; revealed
Apert syndrome noun: A form of acrocephalosyndactyly.
apertion noun: The act of opening.
apertive adjective, noun: Causing the body to open; dissolving blockages or having a purgative or diuretic effect.
apertly adverb: Openly, publicly, without secrecy.
apertness noun: Openness; frankness.
apertometer noun: An instrument designed to measure the numerical aperture of a lens or objective of a microscope.
apertura noun: The dehiscence of anthers.
apertural adjective: Relating to an aperture.
aperturally adverb: In an apertural manner.
aperturate adjective: Having one or more apertures
aperture noun /ˈap.ə.t͡ʃə/: A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole.
aperture membrane noun: Section of exine forming the base of an aperture
aperture priority noun: A setting in many professional-grade and advanced-amateur-grade cameras which allows a photographer to manually set the aperture setting of an exposure...
apertured adjective: Having an aperture (or a specified type of aperture).
apertureless adjective: Without an aperture.
apery noun: A place where apes are kept.
apesona noun: A fursona that is an ape.
apess noun: A female ape.
apetaloid adjective: apetalous
apetalose adjective: Alternative form of apetalous.
apetalous adjective: Having no petals.
apetalousness noun: The state or quality of being apetalous.
apetaly noun: The condition of having no petals
apeth noun /ˈeɪ.pəθ/: A halfpennyworth.
apetiolate adjective: Without a petiole.
apewoman noun: A female apeman.
apex noun /ˈeɪ.pɛks/: The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
apex court noun: A supreme court.
apex fallacy noun: The informal fallacy of evaluating a population based only on its apex, its best members.
apex predator noun: An animal atop the food chain, preying on another animals, and not itself preyed upon.
APEX time noun: An indication of the optimal dwell time for ultrafiltration.
apexcardiogram noun: A diagnostic image produced by apexcardiography.
apexcardiographic adjective: Relating to apexcardiography.
apexcardiography noun: A noninvasive procedure for recording movements of the precordium in order to measure the beat in the cardiac apex.
apexed adjective: Having an apex; with a pointed end.
apexification noun: The promotion of tooth root development by deposition of mineral tissue
apexite noun: A colourless triclinic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, sodium, oxygen and phosphorus.
apexogenesis noun: calcification of the apex of a tooth in order to encourage root formation
apextrin noun: An extracellular protein associated with larval ectoderm evolution in some sea urchins
APF noun: Initialism of animal protein factor.
apfelstrudel noun: apple strudel
APFSDS noun: Initialism of armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding-sabot round.
APG noun: Abbreviation of assists per game.
APGAR noun: appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration (used to remember how to give a newborn an Apgar score)
Apgar score noun: A zero- to ten-point score given to newborns based on their APGAR vitals.
APH noun: Initialism of antepartum haemorrhage.
aphacia noun: Dated form of aphakia.
aphacic adjective: Dated form of aphakic.
aphaeresis noun: Alternative spelling of apheresis.
aphaeretic adjective /æfɪˈɹɛtɪk/: Of the nature of apheresis.
aphagia noun: The condition of difficulty in swallowing.
aphagic adjective: Having or relating to aphagia.
aphagopraxia noun: Difficulty swallowing; dysphagia.
aphagy noun: Inability to feed due to anatomical deficiencies.
aphakia noun: The absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation.
aphakial adjective: Pertaining to or exhibiting aphakia; aphakic.
aphakic adjective, noun: Exhibiting aphakia; lacking the lens of the eye.
aphalangia noun: The absence of a phalanx (bone) in one or more digits.
aphallia noun: A congenital condition in which the phallus is absent.
aphallic adjective: Not having a phallus (penis).
aphananthous adjective: inconspicuous
aphananthy noun: The condition of having inconspicuous flowers
aphanesite noun: Synonym of clinoclase.
aphaniid noun: Any pupfish of the genus Aphanius
aphaniphyric adjective: Having microaphanitic groundmasses
aphanipterous adjective: Of or pertaining to fleas of Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aphanisis noun: The disappearance of sexual desire, supposed to be the foundation of all neuroses.
aphanite noun /ˈæf.əˌnaɪt/: Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.
aphanitic adjective /ˌæf.əˈnɪt.ɪk/: Pertaining to aphanites, igneous rocks composed of microscopic mineral crystals (fine grains too small to be visible to the naked eye.
aphanizophyll noun: A carotenoid found in certain algae and cyanobacteria.
aphanosaur noun: Any reptile of the Aphanosauria clade.
aphant noun: One who has aphantasia.
aphantasia noun /ˌeɪ.fænˈteɪ.zɪ.ə/: A condition where one does not possess a functioning "mind's eye" and cannot visualize imagery.
aphantasiac noun: A person who has aphantasia.
aphantasic adjective, noun: Exhibiting or relating to aphantasia.
aphantasmic adjective: Afflicted with aphantasia.
aphantic adjective: Of a rock sample: compact, crystalline and too fine-grained in texture for its constituents to be identifiable.
aphantochilid noun: Any crab spider in the family Thomisidae, formerly known as the Aphantochilidae.
apharyngeate adjective: Not pharyngeate
aphasia noun /əˈfeɪzɪə/: 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,...
aphasiac noun: Alternative form of aphasic.
aphasic adjective, noun /əˈfeɪzək/: Affected by, or pertaining to, aphasia.
aphasically adverb: In an aphasic manner.
aphasiological adjective: Of or relating to aphasiology.
aphasiologically adverb: In terms of aphasiology.
aphasiologist noun: One who studies or practices aphasiology.
aphasiology noun: The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
aphasmid adjective, noun: Lacking phasmids
aphasy noun: Dated form of aphasia.
aphatic adjective, noun: Of or relating to aphasia.
aphelandra noun: Any of the tropical evergreen shrubs in the genus Aphelandra
aphelasteroside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
aphelench noun: Any member of the genus Aphelenchus of nematodes.
aphelenchid noun: Any nematode of the order Aphelenchida
aphelenchoidid noun: Any nematode of the superfamily Aphelenchoididea
aphelial adjective: Relating to the aphelion.
aphelian adjective: Relating to aphelion
aphelinid noun: Any member of the family Aphelinidae of parasitic wasps.
aphelinine noun: Any wasp of the subfamily Aphelininae
aphelion noun /əˈfiː.lɪ.ən/: The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.
apheliotropic adjective: Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc.
apheliotropically adverb: In an apheliotropic way; away from the sun.
apheliotropism noun: the tendency to bend away from sunlight, as some plants do; negative phototropism
apheliscine noun: Any extinct mammal of the subfamily †Apheliscinae.
aphelium noun: Synonym of aphelion.
aphemia noun: A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired.
aphemic adjective: Of, relating to, or afflicted with aphemia.
aphenotypic adjective: Not phenotypic
aphenphosmphobia noun: A morbid fear of being touched.
aphephobia noun: Alternative form of haphephobia.
aphercotropism noun: The movement or growth of an organism away from an obstruction.
apheresed adjective: Obtained via apheresis
apheresis noun /əˈfɪəɹɪsɪs/: 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 adjective: Having apheresis.
apheretic adjective: US standard spelling of aphaeretic.
aphesis noun /ˈæ.fə.sɪs/: The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.
apheta noun: The planet that has the most influence on a person's life.
aphetic adjective /əˈfɛtɪk/: Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.
aphetically adverb: In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
aphetise verb: Alternative form of aphetize
aphetism noun /ˈæ.fəˌtɪ.zəm/: The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable, such as squire or vanguard.
aphetize verb /ˈæ.fəˌtaɪz/: To shorten by aphesis.
aphetized adjective: Having undergone aphesis, the removal of an unstressed initial vowel.
aphicidal adjective: That kills aphids
aphicide noun: Any pesticide intended to kill aphids
aphid noun /ˈeɪ.fɪd/: A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
aphid lion noun: Larvae of green lacewings (Chrysopidae spp.).
aphid midge noun: A small dipterous insect (Aphidoletes aphidimyza), the larva of which feeds on various aphids.
aphid wolf noun: Synonym of aphid lion (larvae of Chrysopidae spp.).
aphidian adjective, noun: Like an aphid.
aphidicide noun: Any man-made substance that kills aphids.
aphidicolin noun: A tetracyclic diterpene antibiotic with antiviral and antimitotic properties.
aphidid noun: Any member of the family Aphididae of aphids.
aphidiid noun: Any parasitic wasp in the former family Aphidiidae, now considered to be part of the Braconidae.
aphidiine noun: Any member of the subfamily Aphidiinae of parasitic wasps.
aphidine noun: Any member of the subfamily Aphidinae of aphids.
aphidious adjective: Of or relating to aphids.
aphidiphagous adjective: Alternative form of aphidophagous.
aphidivorous adjective: Feeding on aphids.
aphidlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an aphid.
aphidlion noun: Alternative form of aphid lion.
aphidoid noun: Any aphid of the superfamily Aphidoidea.
aphidological adjective: Relating to aphidology.
aphidologist noun: One who studies aphidology.
aphidology noun: The study of aphids.
aphidomorph noun: Any insect of the infraorder Aphidomorpha
aphidophagous adjective: Feeding on aphids
aphidophagy noun: The condition of being aphidophagous
aphidozer noun: A device like a hopperdozer for the removal of aphids.
aphilanthropy noun: Abscence of love for humankind; loathing of people.
aphilosophical adjective: Not philosophical; without philosophy.
aphis noun /ˈeɪ.fɪs/: An aphid.
aphlebia noun: An imperfect or irregular leaf ending (commonly found on ferns)
aphlebial adjective: Relating to the aphlebia.
aphlogistic adjective: flameless
aphobe noun: A person who fears or has a negative perception of asexual and/or aromantic people.
aphobia noun: Fearlessness or lack of fear.
aphodiid noun: Any beetle of the subfamily Aphodiinae (family Scarabaeidae).
aphodiine adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the Aphodiinae, a subfamily of scarab beetles.
aphonia noun /eɪˈfəʊ.ni.ə/: Loss of voice; the inability to speak.
aphonic adjective, noun: Of, relating to, or exhibiting aphonia; unable to speak.
aphonized adjective: Unpronounced.
aphonous adjective: Without a voice; voiceless; aphonic.
aphony noun /ˈæfəni/: Dated form of aphonia.
aphoria noun: Barrenness, female sterility.
aphorise verb: To create an aphorism from.
aphoriser noun: An aphorist.
aphorism noun, verb /ˈæfəɹɪz(ə)m/: A concise expression of a principle in an area of knowledge; an axiom, a precept.
aphorismatic adjective: aphorismic
aphorismer noun: A dealer in aphorisms.
aphorismic adjective: Relating to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.
aphorismical adjective: aphorismic
aphorismos noun: Synonym of excommunication.
aphorismus noun: A figure of speech that questions whether a word is properly used, as in "How can you call yourself a man?".
aphorist noun: A person who creates or recites aphorisms.
aphoristic adjective /æfəˈɹɪstɪk/: Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, epigrams, or maxims; gnomic.
aphoristical adjective: Alternative form of aphoristic.
aphoristically adverb: In an aphoristic manner.
aphoristicity noun: The state, quality, or condition of being aphoristic
aphoristicness noun: The state, quality, or condition of being aphoristic
aphorize verb: Alternative spelling of aphorise.
aphorizer noun: Alternative form of aphoriser.
aphosphorosis noun: A deficiency disease especially of domestic cattle caused by inadequate intake of dietary phosphorus and marked by lameness, scouring, and loss of appetite.
aphotic adjective /eɪˈfəʊtɪk/: Having no light, especially no sunlight.
aphotic zone noun: That part of the deep body of an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis to be possible.
aphotometric adjective: Not adjusting position with respect to light.
aphototactic adjective: Not exhibiting phototaxis.
aphototropic adjective: Not phototropic.
aphototropism noun: The property of not being phototropic.
Aphra proper noun: A female given name.
aphract adjective, noun: Of a galley; having the upper tier of rowers exposed rather than shielded
aphrasia noun: Condition of being unable to speak.
aphreatophyte noun: Any plant that does not require any ground water.
aphredoderid noun: Any fish in the family Aphredoderidae, the pirate perches.
aphrenia noun: stoppage of thought; inability to think
aphrite noun: A foliated or chalk-like variety of calcite.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under A: 47,274 words, in 158 parts.