English words: acraldehyde to acronychally

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English words acraldehyde to acronychally

acraldehyde noun: Synonym of acrolein.
acrally adverb /ˈæ.krə.li/: In a acral manner or position.
acrania noun /(ˌ)eɪˈkreɪ.ni.ə/: Partial or total absence of the skull.
acranial adjective: Without a skull.
acraniate adjective, noun: That lacks a cranium
acranius noun: A foetus in which the cranium is absent or not properly developed
acrase verb: Alternative form of acraze.
acrasia noun /əˈkɹeɪ.zɪ.ə/: Lack of self-control; excess, intemperance; also, irregular or unruly behaviour.
acrasial adjective /əˈkrɹeɪ.zɪ.əl/: Lacking self-control; prone to excess; intemperate, uncontrolled.
acrasid noun: Any member of the slime mold family Acrasidae.
acrasin noun: A chemotactic agent produced by some slime moulds
acraspeda noun: A group of acalephs that includes most of the larger jellyfish
acraspedote adjective: Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
acrasy noun /ˈækɹəsi/: Synonym of acrasia (“lack of self-control; intemperance, excess; also, irregular or unruly behaviour”); (countable) an instance of this.
acratia noun: Feebleness; impotence or lack of strength due to lack of tone.
acratic adjective: Alternative spelling of akratic.
acratically adverb: Alternative spelling of akratically.
acrawl adjective: Crawling.
acraze verb: To weaken, impair, or enfeeble in mind, body, or estate; craze.
acre noun /ˈeɪ.kə/: An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or...
Acre antshrike noun: A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus divisorius.
acre breadth noun: Alternative form of acre's breadth.
acre-dale noun: Land in a common field, different parts of which are held by different proprietors.
acre foot noun: Alternative form of acre-foot.
acre-inch noun: A unit of volume that is one twelfth of an acre-foot; the volume of water that would cover an area of one acre to a depth of one inch, equal to 102.8 cu. m...
acre-land noun: Land that is arable or that has been ploughed.
acre length noun: Alternative form of acre's length
acre money noun: A rent, tithe, or parish tax that was assessed based on the amount of acres a person owned or occupied.
acre's breadth noun: A chain; A unit of length equal to 22 yards.
acre's length noun: The length of one acre; 220 yards.
acre shot noun: A local land tax or charge levied upon property, charged per acre.
acre-staff noun: Synonym of ploughstaff
acreable adjective: Based on an acre; per acre.
acreage noun /ˈeɪk(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/: Size, as measured in acres.
acreak adjective: creaking
acred adjective: Owning or possessing many acres of land.
acredale noun: Alternative form of acre-dale.
Acree proper noun: A surname.
acreful noun: As much as an acre produces or uses.
acreless adjective: Lacking ownership or possession of land; landless.
acreman noun: A leader of a plowing team in medieval England.
acrembolic adjective: Able to be withdrawn by muscles that cause the tip to sink inwards.
acremonium noun: Any of many fungi, of the genus Acremonium, many of which produce cephalosporin antibiotics
acreocracy noun /eɪkəˈɹɒkɹəsi/: Important landowners, considered as a class.
Acri proper noun: A town in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy.
acribic adjective: meticulous, painstaking, thorough
acrichin noun: The antimalarial drug quinacrine hydrochloride.
acrichine noun: Alternative form of acrichin.
acrid adjective /ˈæk.ɹɪd/: Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.
acridan noun: The aromatic secondary amine 9,10-dihydroacridine related to acridine
acridane noun: Alternative form of acridan.
acridarsine noun: A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from acridine by replacing the nitrogen atom with arsenic
acridian adjective, noun: Any member of the family Acrididae of grasshoppers, crickets, locusts etc.
acridid noun: Any member of the family Acrididae of locusts and related grasshoppers.
acridin noun: Dated form of acridine.
acridine noun /ˈækɹɪdiːn/: A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs
acridine orange noun: A cationic dye, prepared from coal tar and creosote oil, often used in epifluorescence microscopy.
acridinium noun: Any cation produced by protonation of an acridine.
acridinone noun: The heterocyclic ketone 2H-acridin-1-one
acridinyl noun: A univalent radical derived from acridine
acridity noun: Bitterness or acerbity.
acridivore noun: Any organism that eats grasshoppers and locusts
acridivorous adjective: that eats grasshoppers and locusts
acridly adverb /ɘkˈɹ̠ɪdli/: In a harsh or corrosive manner.
acridness noun /ˈækɹɪdnəs/: Bitterness or acerbity.
acridocarpoid noun: Any plant of the genus Acridocarpus
acridological adjective: Relating to acridology.
acridologist noun: An expert in acridology
acridology noun /ˌæ.kɹɪˈdɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/: The scientific study of grasshoppers and locusts (of the infraorder Acrididea).
acridone noun: An tricyclic heterocyclic ketone derived from acridine; any derivative of this compound
acridonium noun: Alternative form of acridinium.
acridophagous adjective: Of or pertaining to an acridophagus.
acridophagus noun: One who eats grasshoppers and locusts.
acridophosphine noun: A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from acridine by replacing the nitrogen atom with phosphorus
acridorex noun: An anorexiant drug.
acridyl noun: Alternative form of acridinyl.
acriflavin noun: Alternative form of acriflavine.
acriflavine noun: An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine
acrihellin noun: A cardiotonic drug.
acrimonious adjective /ˌæk.ɹɪˈməʊ.nɪ.əs/: Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
acrimoniously adverb /ˌæk.ɹɪˈmoʊ.ni.əsli/: In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrimoniousness noun: The quality of being acrimonious.
acrimony noun /ˈækɹɪməni/: A sharp and bitter hatred.
acrinathrin noun: A synthetic pyrethroid insecticide used to control Varroa jacobsoni mites and other insects.
acrinol noun: The antiseptic ethacridine lactate
acrinyl noun: The univalent radical p-hydroxybenzyl
acrisia noun: The absence of a crisis from a disease.
acrisol noun: A kind of clay-rich soil associated with humid tropical climates.
acrisorcin noun: A topical antiinfective, typically used as a fungicide, whose active ingredients are 9-aminoacridine and 4-hexylresorcinol.
acrisy noun: An inability to judge the outcome of a disease
acritan noun: Any animal that is a member of the Acrita
acritarch noun /ˈækɹɪtɑː(ɹ)k/: Any small, non-acid-soluble (i.e. non-carbonate, non-siliceous) organic fossil that cannot be classified.
acrite adjective: Relating to, or characteristic of the Acrita
acritical adjective: Not critical.
acritically adverb: In an acritical manner or fashion.
acritochromacy noun: Color blindness, achromatopsia.
acritolepid noun: Any extinct sharklike fish of the family †Acritolepidae
acritude noun: acridity; pungency combined with heat.
acrity noun: Sharpness, keenness or acridity.
acrivastine noun: A particular antihistamine used to treat allergies and hay fever.
acrixolimab noun: An investigational monoclonal antibody for cancer treatment.
acro adjective, noun, prefix: The extremities: limbs, head, fingers, toes, etc.
acro-balance noun: Alternative form of acrobalance.
acro dance noun: A style of dance that combines elements of ballet technique with acrobatic skills of precision.
acro-dermato-ungual-lacrimal-tooth syndrome noun: A rare genetic disease, an autosomal-dominant form of ectodermal dysplasia.
acroaesthesia noun: hyperaesthesia, especially that affects the hands or feet
acroagnosis noun: The loss of the sensory recognition of a limb
acroama noun: rhetorical declamation
acroamatic adjective: Of or pertaining to hearing.
acroamatical adjective: Synonym of acroamatic.
acroamatically adverb: In an acroamatic/acroamatical way; esoterically; reconditely; privately.
acroamatics noun: esoteric lectures.
acroanaesthesia noun: Local anesthesia.
acroanesthesia noun: Alternative form of acroanaesthesia.
acroangiodermatitis noun: A cutaneous condition characterised by erythematous violaceous lesions, localised mainly on the legs and feet.
acroarthritis noun: arthritis in the joints of the hands or feet
acroasis noun: An oral discourse.
acroasphyxia noun: Impaired circulation to the fingers
acroataxia noun: ataxia that affects the hands and fingers, feet and toes
acroatic adjective /ˌækɹəʊˈætɪk/: acroamatic.
acroatics noun /ˌækɹəʊˈætɪks/: acroamatics.
acrobacy noun: acrobatics
acrobalance noun: A form of exercise or performance involving two or more people performing balances without the use of any props.
acrobat noun, verb /ˈæk.ɹə.bæt/: An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.
acrobat ant noun: An ant of the genus Crematogaster
acrobatess noun: A female acrobat.
acrobatholithic adjective: Relating to the upward-projecting dome of a batholith
acrobatic adjective /ˌækɹəˈbætɪk/: Of or pertaining to an acrobat.
acrobatic cavy noun: A cavy of the species Kerodon acrobata, native to Brazil.
acrobatic gymnastics noun: A competitive gymnastic discipline where partnerships of gymnasts work together and perform figures consisting of acrobatic moves, dance and tumbling, set...
acrobatical adjective: Alternative form of acrobatic.
acrobatically adverb: In an acrobatic manner.
acrobatics noun: The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
acrobatid noun: Any marsupial of the family Acrobatidae; a feathertail glider or a feather-tailed possum.
acrobatism noun: The feats of an acrobat; daring acrobatics.
acrobatize verb: To perform acrobatics; to behave in the manner of an acrobat.
acroblast noun: Material derived from the Golgi apparatus from which the acrosome develops during spermatogenesis.
acroblastic adjective: Describing the branch of an inflorescence that arises from a terminal bud.
acrobrachycephaly noun: A form of craniosynostosis
acrobranching noun: A recreation in which participants climb tall trees and cross to others via the branches
acrocallosal adjective: Characterized by agenesis of the corpus callosum.
acrocapitofemoral adjective: Relating to the proximal femoral head.
acrocarp noun: Any acrocarpous moss
acrocarpous adjective: Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses.
acrocentric adjective, noun: (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm.
acrocentricity noun: The condition of being acrocentric
acrocephalia noun: A deformity of the head in which the top is more or less pointed.
acrocephalic adjective, noun /ˌækɹəʊsəˈfælɪk/: A person suffering from a pointed skull.
acrocephalid adjective, noun: Pertaining to or resembling the Acrocephalidae of reed warblers and others.
acrocephalid warbler noun: Any member of the family Acrocephalidae of passerine birds.
acrocephaline adjective: Of or pertaining to the Acrocephalus genus of warblers
acrocephalopolydactylous adjective /ˌækɹəʊˌsɛfələʊˌpɒliˈdæktɪləs/: Relating to acrocephalopolydactyly.
acrocephalopolydactylous dysplasia noun: Elejalde syndrome
acrocephalopolydactyly noun /ˌækɹəʊˌsɛfələʊˌpɒliˈdæktɪli/: A rare disorder characterized by massive birthweight, polydactyly and other defects.
acrocephalopolysyndactyly noun: A group of inherited congenital disorders characterized by premature fusion of the cranial sutures, resulting in an abnormal skull shape, together with the...
acrocephalosyndactylia noun: A group of inherited congenital disorders characterized by the premature fusion of cranial sutures resulting in an abnormal, often pointed skull shape,...
acrocephalosyndactyly noun: Alternative form of acrocephalosyndactylia.
acrocephalous adjective: Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acrocephaly noun: The condition of suffering from a pointed skull.
Acroceraunian adjective: Of or relating to the Ceraunian Mountains.
acrocercus noun: The sense organ located on one of the apicalmost abdominal terga of an insect; a cercus.
acrocerid noun: Any fly of the family Acroceridae.
acrochord noun: Any snake of the genus Acrochordus
acrochordal adjective: Relating to the acrochords
acrochordid noun: Any member of the family Acrochordidae.
acrochordoid noun: Any snake of the superfamily Acrochordoidea
acrochordon noun: A soft, pedunculated or pensile wart, consisting of myomatous or edematous fibrous tissue, often found on the neck or eyelids of elderly persons.
acrocinesia noun: Excessive movement of the limbs
acrocinesis noun: Alternative form of acrocinesia.
acrocirrid noun: Any of many polychaete worms of the family Acrocirridae
acroclinium noun: Any Australian plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now included in genus Rhodanthe)
acrocontracture noun: contracture of the joints of the hands or feet
acrocoracohumeral adjective: That connects the acrocoracoid process to the humerus.
acrocoracohumeral ligament noun: A ligament that connects the humerus to the shoulder joint; its evolution was critical to the origin of flight in birds.
acrocoracoid adjective, noun: A dorsal expansion of the coracoid bone which completes the opening for the triosseal canal.
acrocoracoid process noun: A dorsal expansion of the coracoid process which completes the opening for the triosseal canal.
acrocoracoidal adjective: Relating to the acrocoracoid process
acrocranial adjective: Pointed at the top.
acrocranic adjective: Alternative form of acrocranial.
acrocrany noun: The condition of being acrocranial
acrocyanosis noun /ˌæ.kɹoʊˌsaɪ.əˈnoʊ.sɪs/: A persistent blue or cyanotic discoloration of the digits, most commonly occurring in the hands although also occurring in the face and feet as well.
acrocyanotic adjective: Of or pertaining to acrocyanosis
acrocyst noun: A chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroids
acrodactylum noun: The upper surface of a toe
acrodendrophile noun: A creature that inhabits the treetops
acrodendrophilic adjective: Relating to acrodendrophiles
acrodendrophily noun: The tendency of an animal to inhabit or frequent treetops.
acrodermatitis noun: dermatitis that affects the hands and feet
acrodermatitis enteropathica noun: A metabolic disorder affecting the uptake of zinc, characterized by periorificial and acral dermatitis, alopecia, and diarrhea.
acrodermatosis noun: dermatosis that affects the hands or feet
acrodont adjective, noun: Having teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.
acrodontan adjective, noun: acrodont
acrodontism noun: The condition of being acrodont
acrodonty noun: The condition of being acrodont
acrodrome adjective: That run parallel to the edges of the leaf and meet at the tip
acrodromous adjective: Alternative form of acrodrome.
acrodynamic adjective: Having the accent on the root in the strong cases and on the ending in the weak cases.
acrodynia noun: An epidemic disease of the skin characterized by increased sensibility of the soles and palms, with pricking sensations in them and rheumatoid pains in the...
acrodynic adjective: Of or pertaining to acrodynia
acrodysesthesia noun: dysesthesia that affects the hands and feet
acrodysostosis noun: dysostosis that affects the joints of the hands or feet
acrodysplasia noun: dysplasia that affects the head, hands and feet
acroedema noun: edema that affects the hands and feet
acroesthesia noun: Alternative spelling of acroaesthesia.
acrofacial adjective: Of, pertaining to, or affecting the face and the hands or feet
acroframosome noun: A form of acrosome in which the microtubules have an inverted form
acrogamous adjective: Producing the egg apparatus at the summit of the embryo sac, as in most angiosperms.
acrogen noun: any flowerless plant whose growth takes place at the tip of the main stem, especially the cryptogam ferns
acrogenic adjective: Alternative form of acrogenous.
acrogenous adjective: Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogenously adverb: In an acrogenous manner.
acrogeria noun: The appearance of senility in the hands or feet.
acrognosis noun: Normal sensory perception (cenesthesia) of the hands and feet
acrogranin noun: An acrosomal glycoprotein, rich in cysteine, that is a precursor of granulins
acrographic adjective /ˌækɹəˈɡɹæfɪk/: Of, or relating to acrography.
acrography noun /æˈkɹɒɡɹəfi/: A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
acrogymnastics noun: Synonym of acrobatic gymnastics.
acrogynous adjective /əˈkɹɒdʒ.ən.əs/: Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acrohyperhidrosis noun: hyperhidrosis that affects the hands and feet
acrohyperkeratosis noun: The thickening of the horny layer of the skin.
acrokeratoderma noun: keratoderma affecting the digits
acrokeratoelastoidosis noun: keratoelastoidosis of the palms of the hands or the soles of the feet
acrokeratosis noun: keratosis of the fingers and toes
acrokeratosis verruciformis noun: A rare disorder characterized by skin lesions that are small, verrucous, flat papules resembling warts.
acrokeratotic adjective: Of or relating to acrokeratosis.
acrokinesia noun: Alternative form of acrocinesia.
acrokinesis noun: Alternative form of acrocinesia.
acrokinetic adjective: Synonym of acrodynamic.
acrolect noun /ˈæk.ɹə.lɛkt/: The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).
acrolectal adjective: Of or pertaining to an acrolect, or standard dialect
acrolectalise verb: Of a pidgin, to transform towards its acrolectal lexifier.
acrolectally adverb: In an acrolectal way.
acroleic adjective: acrylic
acrolein noun /ˈækɹəliːn/: A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
acroleinated adjective: Reacted with acrolein
acrolentiginous adjective: acral lentiginous (describing melanomas that grow on the palms and soles)
acrolepiine noun: Any moth of the subfamily Acrolepiinae
acroleukopathy noun: leukopathy of the hands and feet
acrolith noun: An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
acrolithan adjective: Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acrolithic adjective: Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acrolobe noun: The central portion of a cephalon or pygidium of an agnostoid trilobite.
acrologic adjective: Of or pertaining to the naming of hieroglyphic symbols by the first phonetic sound of the picture they represent
acrologically adverb: In an acrologic manner
acrology noun: Synonym of acrophony.
acrolophid noun: Any moth of the family Acrolophidae.
acromania noun: mental illness (especially when accompanied by hyperactivity)
acromegalia noun: Alternative form of acromegaly.
acromegaliac adjective, noun: Exhibiting acromegaly.
acromegalic adjective, noun /ˌækɹoʊmɪˈɡælɪk/: Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly.
acromegalogigantism noun: A form of gigantism in which the face and the extremities are both enlarged.
acromegaloid adjective: Characteristic of acromegaly.
acromegaloidism noun: A condition with appearance/clinical presentation similar or identical to that of acromegaly, but with distinct pathophysiology.
acromegaly noun /ˌækɹoʊˈmɛɡəli/: A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
acromelalgia noun: melalgia of the hands or feet
acromelanic adjective: Relating to acromelanism
acromelanism noun: A form of pigmentation that is only present on the limbs, ears and tails of some cats or rabbits
acromelia noun: A shortening of the bones of the hands and feet.
acromelic adjective: Affecting the hands or feet.
acromesomelia noun: A form of dwarfism characterised by both acromelia and mesomelia
acromesomelic adjective: Characterized by the presence of both acromelia and mesomelia
acrometagenesis noun: An abnormal growth of the limbs
acromial adjective /əˈkɹoʊ.mi.əl/: Of or pertaining to the acromion.
acromial process noun: acromion
acromicria noun: Hypoplasia of the limbs, and often digits, nose, and jaw.
acromicric adjective: Relating to acromicria
acromikria noun: Alternative form of acromicria.
acromio- prefix /əˌkɹəʊmiəʊ/: acromion
acromioclavicular adjective: Pertaining to both the acromion and the clavicle.
acromioclavicular joint noun: A joint at the top of the shoulder, the junction between the acromion and the clavicle.
acromiocoracoid adjective: Pertaining to the acromion and the coracoid process.
acromiohumeral adjective: Relating to the acromion and the humerus
acromion noun /əˈkɹoʊ.mi.ən/: The outermost point of the shoulder blade.
acromionectomy noun: Surgical removal or excision of the acromion
acromioplasty noun: The surgical removal of all or part of the acromion.
acromioscapular adjective: Relating to the acromion and the scapula
acromiothoracic adjective: thoracoacromial
acromiotrapezius noun: The middle part of the trapezius muscle in mammals.
acromonogrammatic adjective: Having each verse begin with the same letter as that with which the preceding verse ends.
acromoprotease noun: Synonym of achromopeptidase.
acromphalus noun: An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acromyodian noun: Any passerine songbird of the former taxon Acromyodi
acromyodic adjective: Relating to the acromyodians
acromyodous adjective: Synonym of acromyodic.
acromyotonia noun: myotonia of the limbs
acromyotonus noun: Synonym of acromyotonia.
acron noun: Synonym of prostomium.
acronal adjective: Relating to an acron
acronarcotic adjective: Of a substance, both acrid and narcotic; irritant in local effect and narcotic in action upon the nerve centers.
acronematic adjective: hairless
acroneme noun: The slender section of a flagellum
acronic adjective: Synonym of acronycal.
acronical adjective /əˈkɹɑn.ɪ.kəl/: Alternative form of acronycal.
acronicine noun: Any of a group of alkaloids, derived from acridine, that have some antitumour activity
acronine noun: A particular antineoplastic alkaloid.
acronomic adjective: Of an animal, tending to live in settings high above the ground, such as tree tops, building ledges, or cliff faces.
acronycal adjective: Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise.
acronycally adverb: In an acronycal manner; rising when the sun sets, and vice versa; not with the sun.
acronychal adjective: Alternative form of acronycal.
acronychally adverb: In an acronychal way.

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.