First Names Rhyming ANTILOCHUS
English Words Rhyming ANTILOCHUS
ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES ANTİLOCHUS AS A WHOLE:
ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH ANTİLOCHUS (According to last letters):
Rhyming Words According to Last 9 Letters (ntilochus) - English Words That Ends with ntilochus:
Rhyming Words According to Last 8 Letters (tilochus) - English Words That Ends with tilochus:
Rhyming Words According to Last 7 Letters (ilochus) - English Words That Ends with ilochus:
Rhyming Words According to Last 6 Letters (lochus) - English Words That Ends with lochus:
Rhyming Words According to Last 5 Letters (ochus) - English Words That Ends with ochus:
| synochus | noun (n.) A continuous fever. |
| trochus | noun (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells belonging to Trochus and many allied genera of the family Trochidae. Some of the species are called also topshells. |
Rhyming Words According to Last 4 Letters (chus) - English Words That Ends with chus:
| anaptychus | noun (n.) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, as the ammonites. |
| aptychus | noun (n.) A shelly plate found in the terminal chambers of ammonite shells. Some authors consider them to be jaws; others, opercula. |
| bacchus | noun (n.) The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele. |
| bronchus | noun (n.) One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one of the two primary divisions. |
| elenchus | noun (n.) Same as Elench. |
| epimachus | noun (n.) A genus of highly ornate and brilliantly colored birds of Australia, allied to the birds of Paradise. |
| jacchus | noun (n.) The common marmoset (Hapale vulgaris). Formerly, the name was also applied to other species of the same genus. |
| menobranchus | noun (n.) A large aquatic American salamander of the genus Necturus, having permanent external gills. |
| ophiuchus | noun (n.) A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a man holding a serpent in his hands; -- called also Serpentarius. |
| ornithorhynchus | noun (n.) See Duck mole, under Duck. |
| rhamphorhynchus | noun (n.) A genus of pterodactyls in which the elongated tail supported a leathery expansion at the tip. |
| rhonchus | noun (n.) An adventitious whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partially obstructed. By some writers the term rhonchus is used as equivalent to rale in its widest sense. See Rale. |
| urachus | noun (n.) A cord or band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the umbilicus. |
Rhyming Words According to Last 3 Letters (hus) - English Words That Ends with hus:
| acanthus | noun (n.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech. |
| | noun (n.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders. |
| ailanthus | noun (n.) Same as Ailantus. |
| amaranthus | noun (n.) Alt. of Amarantus |
| amianthus | noun (n.) Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus. |
| asaphus | noun (n.) A genus of trilobites found in the Lower Silurian formation. See Illust. in Append. |
| aspalathus | noun (n.) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil. |
| | noun (n.) A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosae. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope. |
| canthus | noun (n.) The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye. |
| cirrhus | noun (n.) Same as Cirrus. |
| compsognathus | noun (n.) A genus of Dinosauria found in the Jurassic formation, and remarkable for having several birdlike features. |
| dianthus | noun (n.) A genus of plants containing some of the most popular of cultivated flowers, including the pink, carnation, and Sweet William. |
| gyracanthus | noun (n.) A genus of fossil fishes, found in Devonian and carboniferous strata; -- so named from their round, sculptured spines. |
| ichthus | noun (n.) In early Christian and eccesiastical art, an emblematic fish, or the Greek word for fish, which combined the initials of the Greek words /, /, / /, /, Jesus, Christ, Son of God, Savior. |
| paragnathus | noun (n.) One of the two lobes which form the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea. |
| | noun (n.) One of the small, horny, toothlike jaws of certain annelids. |
| polyanthus | noun (n.) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip. (b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Tazetta, or N. polyanthus of some authors). See Illust. of Narcissus. |
| rhadamanthus | noun (n.) One of the three judges of the infernal regions; figuratively, a strictly just judge. |
| rhus | noun (n.) A genus of shrubs and small treets. See Sumac. |
| schirrhus | noun (n.) See Scirrhus. |
| scirrhus | noun (n.) An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland. |
| | noun (n.) A cancerous tumor which is hard, translucent, of a gray or bluish color, and emits a creaking sound when incised. |
| scolithus | noun (n.) A tubular structure found in Potsdam sandstone, and believed to be the fossil burrow of a marine worm. |
| scyphus | noun (n.) A kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk. |
| | noun (n.) The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers. |
| | noun (n.) A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called scypha. See Illust. of Cladonia pyxidata, under Lichen. |
| sisyphus | noun (n.) A king of Corinth, son of Aeolus, famed for his cunning. He was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled back again, making his task incessant. |
| skirrhus | noun (n.) See Scirrhus. |
| strophanthus | noun (n.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant. |
| suigothus | noun (n. pl.) The Scandinavian Goths. See the Note under Goths. |
| thus | noun (n.) The commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers. |
| | adverb (adv.) In this or that manner; on this wise. |
| | adverb (adv.) To this degree or extent; so far; so; as, thus wise; thus peaceble; thus bold. |
| tophus | noun (n.) One of the mineral concretions about the joints, and in other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty persons. They consist usually of urate of sodium; when occurring in the internal organs they are also composed of phosphate of calcium. |
| | noun (n.) Calcareous tufa. |
| typhus | noun (n.) A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks, attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also called jail fever, famine fever, putrid fever, spottled fever, etc. See Jail fever, under Jail. |
| zoanthus | noun (n.) A genus of Actinaria, including numerous species, found mostly in tropical seas. The zooids or polyps resemble small, elongated actinias united together at their bases by fleshy stolons, and thus forming extensive groups. The tentacles are small and bright colored. |
ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH ANTİLOCHUS (According to first letters):
Rhyming Words According to First 9 Letters (antilochu) - Words That Begins with antilochu:
Rhyming Words According to First 8 Letters (antiloch) - Words That Begins with antiloch:
Rhyming Words According to First 7 Letters (antiloc) - Words That Begins with antiloc:
Rhyming Words According to First 6 Letters (antilo) - Words That Begins with antilo:
| antilogarithm | noun (n.) The number corresponding to a logarithm. The word has been sometimes, though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine. |
| antilogous | adjective (a.) Of the contrary name or character; -- opposed to analogous. |
| antilogy | noun (n.) A contradiction between any words or passages in an author. |
| antiloimic | noun (n.) A remedy against the plague. |
| antilopine | adjective (a.) Of or relating to the antelope. |
| antiloquist | noun (n.) A contradicter. |
| antiloquy | noun (n.) Contradiction. |
Rhyming Words According to First 5 Letters (antil) - Words That Begins with antil:
| antilegomena | noun (n. pl.) Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the Homologoumena. |
| antilibration | noun (n.) A balancing; equipoise. |
| antilithic | noun (n.) An antilithic medicine. |
| | adjective (a.) Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to destroy them when formed. |
| antilyssic | noun (a. & n.) Antihydrophobic. |
Rhyming Words According to First 4 Letters (anti) - Words That Begins with anti:
| antiae | noun (n. pl.) The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points. |
| antialbumid | noun (n.) A body formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion. It is convertible into antipeptone. |
| antialbumose | noun (n.) See Albumose. |
| antiaphrodisiac | noun (a. & n.) Same as Antaphrodisiac. |
| antiapoplectic | noun (a. & n.) Same as Antapoplectic. |
| antiar | noun (n.) A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one species of the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria). |
| antiarin | noun (n.) A poisonous principle obtained from antiar. |
| antiasthmatic | noun (a. & n.) Same as Antasthmatic. |
| antiattrition | noun (n.) Anything to prevent the effects of friction, esp. a compound lubricant for machinery, etc., often consisting of plumbago, with some greasy material; antifriction grease. |
| antibacchius | noun (n.) A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last short (#). |
| antibillous | adjective (a.) Counteractive of bilious complaints; tending to relieve biliousness. |
| antibrachial | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm. |
| antibrachium | noun (n.) That part of the fore limb between the brachium and the carpus; the forearm. |
| antibromic | noun (n.) An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer. |
| antiburgher | noun (n.) One who seceded from the Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath. |
| antic | noun (n.) A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play. |
| | noun (n.) An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure. |
| | noun (n.) A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper. |
| | noun (n.) A grotesque representation. |
| | noun (n.) An antimask. |
| | adjective (a.) Old; antique. |
| | adjective (a.) |
| | adjective (a.) Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous. |
| | verb (v. t.) To make appear like a buffoon. |
| | verb (v. i.) To perform antics. |
| anticatarrhal | noun (n.) An anticatarrhal remedy. |
| | adjective (a.) Efficacious against catarrh. |
| anticathode | noun (n.) The part of a vacuum tube opposite the cathode. Upon it the cathode rays impinge. |
| anticausodic | noun (a. & n.) Same as Anticausotic. |
| anticausotic | noun (n.) A remedy for such a fever. |
| | adjective (a.) Good against an inflammatory fever. |
| antichamber | noun (n.) See Antechamber. |
| antichlor | noun (n.) Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching. |
| antichrist | noun (n.) A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming. |
| antichristian | adjective (a.) Opposed to the Christian religion. |
| antichristianism | noun (n.) Alt. of Antichristianity |
| antichristianity | noun (n.) Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion. |
| antichronical | adjective (a.) Deviating from the proper order of time. |
| antichronism | noun (n.) Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism. |
| antichthon | noun (n.) A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun. |
| | noun (n.) Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. |
| anticipant | adjective (a.) Anticipating; expectant; -- with of. |
| anticipating | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Anticipate |
| anticipation | noun (n.) The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order. |
| | noun (n.) Previous view or impression of what is to happen; instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; as, the anticipation of the joys of heaven. |
| | noun (n.) Hasty notion; intuitive preconception. |
| | noun (n.) The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord. |
| anticipative | adjective (a.) Anticipating, or containing anticipation. |
| anticipator | noun (n.) One who anticipates. |
| anticipatory | adjective (a.) Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation. |
| anticivic | noun (n.) Opposed to citizenship. |
| anticivism | noun (n.) Opposition to the body politic of citizens. |
| anticlastic | adjective (a.) Having to opposite curvatures, that is, curved longitudinally in one direction and transversely in the opposite direction, as the surface of a saddle. |
| anticlimax | noun (n.) A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; -- the opposite of climax. It produces a ridiculous effect. |
| anticlinal | noun (n.) The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions. |
| | adjective (a.) Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal. |
| anticlinorium | noun (n.) The upward elevation of the crust of the earth, resulting from a geanticlinal. |
| anticness | noun (n.) The quality of being antic. |
| anticonstitutional | adjective (a.) Opposed to the constitution; unconstitutional. |
| anticontagious | adjective (a.) Opposing or destroying contagion. |
| anticonvulsive | adjective (a.) Good against convulsions. |
| anticor | noun (n.) A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart. |
| anticous | adjective (a.) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily. |
| anticyclone | noun (n.) A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone. |
| antidotal | adjective (a.) Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison. |
| antidotary | adjective (a.) Antidotal. |
Rhyming Words According to First 3 Letters (ant) - Words That Begins with ant:
| ant | noun (n.) A hymenopterous insect of the Linnaean genus Formica, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire. |
| anta | noun (n.) A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base. |
| antacid | noun (n.) A remedy for acidity of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent. |
| | adjective (a.) Counteractive of acidity. |
| antacrid | adjective (a.) Corrective of acrimony of the humors. |
| antaean | adjective (a.) Pertaining to Antaeus, a giant athlete slain by Hercules. |
| antagonism | noun (n.) Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles. |
| antagonist | noun (n.) One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent. |
| | noun (n.) A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it. |
| | noun (n.) A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues. |
| | adjective (a.) Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy. |
| antagonistic | adjective (a.) Alt. of Antagonistical |
| antagonistical | adjective (a.) Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces. |
| antagonozing | noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Antagonize |
| antagony | noun (n.) Contest; opposition; antagonism. |
| antalgic | noun (n.) A medicine to alleviate pain; an anodyne. |
| | adjective (a.) Alleviating pain. |
| antalkali | noun (n.) Alt. of Antalkaline |
| antalkaline | noun (n.) Anything that neutralizes, or that counteracts an alkaline tendency in the system. |
| | adjective (a.) Of power to counteract alkalies. |
| antambulacral | adjective (a.) Away from the ambulacral region. |
| antanaclasis | noun (n.) A figure which consists in repeating the same word in a different sense; as, Learn some craft when young, that when old you may live without craft. |
| | noun (n.) A repetition of words beginning a sentence, after a long parenthesis; as, Shall that heart (which not only feels them, but which has all motions of life placed in them), shall that heart, etc. |
| antanagoge | noun (n.) A figure which consists in answering the charge of an adversary, by a counter charge. |
| antaphrodisiac | noun (n.) Anything that quells the venereal appetite. |
| | adjective (a.) Capable of blunting the venereal appetite. |
| antaphroditic | noun (n.) An antaphroditic medicine. |
| | adjective (a.) Antaphrodisiac. |
| | adjective (a.) Antisyphilitic. |
| antapoplectic | noun (n.) A medicine used against apoplexy. |
| | adjective (a.) Good against apoplexy. |
| antarchism | noun (n.) Opposition to government in general. |
| antarchist | noun (n.) One who opposes all government. |
| antarchistic | adjective (a.) Alt. of Antarchistical |
| antarchistical | adjective (a.) Opposed to all human government. |
| antarctic | adjective (a.) Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23¡ 28/. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc. |
| antares | noun (n.) The principal star in Scorpio: -- called also the Scorpion's Heart. |
| antarthritic | noun (n.) A remedy against gout. |
| | adjective (a.) Counteracting or alleviating gout. |
| antasthmatic | noun (n.) A remedy for asthma. |
| | adjective (a.) Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma. |
| ante | noun (n.) Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins. |
| | verb (v. t. & i.) To put up (an ante). |
| anteact | noun (n.) A preceding act. |
| anteal | adjective (a.) Being before, or in front. |
| antecedaneous | adjective (a.) Antecedent; preceding in time. |
| antecedence | noun (n.) The act or state of going before in time; precedence. |
| | noun (n.) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation. |
| antecedency | noun (n.) The state or condition of being antecedent; priority. |
| antecedent | noun (n.) That which goes before in time; that which precedes. |
| | noun (n.) One who precedes or goes in front. |
| | noun (n.) The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history. |
| | noun (n.) The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the sentence "Solomon was the prince who built the temple," prince is the antecedent of who. |
| | noun (n.) The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move. |
| | noun (n.) The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die. |
| | noun (n.) The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent. |
| | adjective (a.) Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause. |
| | adjective (a.) Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability. |
| antecessor | noun (n.) One who goes before; a predecessor. |
| | noun (n.) An ancestor; a progenitor. |
| antechamber | noun (n.) A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See Lobby. |
| | noun (n.) A space viewed as the outer chamber or the entrance to an interior part. |
| antechapel | noun (n.) The outer part of the west end of a collegiate or other chapel. |
| antecians | noun (n. pl.) See Ant/cians. |
ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH ANTİLOCHUS:
English Words which starts with 'anti' and ends with 'chus':
English Words which starts with 'ant' and ends with 'hus':
English Words which starts with 'an' and ends with 'us':
| anacanthous | adjective (a.) Spineless, as certain fishes. |
| anacardiaceous | adjective (a.) Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples. |
| anachronous | adjective (a.) Containing an anachronism; anachronistic. |
| anadromous | adjective (a.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc. |
| | adjective (a.) Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem. |
| analogous | adjective (a.) Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to. |
| anandrous | adjective (a.) Destitute of stamens, as certain female flowers. |
| anantherous | adjective (a.) Destitute of anthers. |
| ananthous | adjective (a.) Destitute of flowers; flowerless. |
| anarthropodous | adjective (a.) Having no jointed legs; pertaining to Anarthropoda. |
| anarthrous | adjective (a.) Used without the article; as, an anarthrous substantive. |
| | adjective (a.) Without joints, or having the joints indistinct, as some insects. |
| anasarcous | adjective (a.) Belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical. |
| anatiferous | adjective (a.) Producing ducks; -- applied to Anatifae, under the absurd notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See Barnacle. |
| anatropous | adjective (a.) Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; -- opposed to orthotropous. |
| ancipitous | adjective (a.) Two-edged instead of round; -- said of certain flattened stems, as those of blue grass, and rarely also of leaves. |
| anconeus | noun (n.) A muscle of the elbow and forearm. |
| androgynous | adjective (a.) Alt. of Androgynal |
| andropetalous | adjective (a.) Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals, as double flowers, like the garden ranunculus. |
| androphagous | adjective (a.) Anthropophagous. |
| androtomous | adjective (a.) Having the filaments of the stamens divided into two parts. |
| anelectrotonus | noun (n.) The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it. |
| anemorphilous | adjective (a.) Fertilized by the agency of the wind; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind; wind-Fertilized. |
| anencephalous | adjective (a.) Without a brain; brainless. |
| anenterous | adjective (a.) Destitute of a stomach or an intestine. |
| anfractuous | adjective (a.) Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; as, the anfractuous spires of a born. |
| angelus | noun (n.) A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are repeated. It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of a bell. |
| | noun (n.) The Angelus bell. |
| anginous | adjective (a.) Alt. of Anginose |
| angiocarpous | adjective (a.) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. |
| | adjective (a.) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens. |
| angiomonospermous | adjective (a.) Producing one seed only in a seed pod. |
| angiospermatous | adjective (a.) Same as Angiospermous. |
| angiospermous | adjective (a.) Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp. |
| angiosporous | adjective (a.) Having spores contained in cells or thecae, as in the case of some fungi. |
| angiostomous | adjective (a.) With a narrow mouth, as the shell of certain gastropods. |
| anguineous | adjective (a.) Snakelike. |
| angulous | adjective (a.) Angular; having corners; hooked. |
| angustifolious | adjective (a.) Having narrow leaves. |
| anhelous | adjective (a.) Short of breath; panting. |
| anhistous | adjective (a.) Without definite structure; as, an anhistous membrane. |
| anhydrous | adjective (a.) Destitute of water; as, anhydrous salts or acids. |
| animous | adjective (a.) Full of spirit; hot; vehement; resolute. |
| animus | noun (n.) Animating spirit; intention; temper. |
| anisodactylous | adjective (a.) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds. |
| anisomerous | adjective (a.) Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals and six stamens. |
| anisopetalous | adjective (a.) Having unequal petals. |
| anisophyllous | adjective (a.) Having unequal leaves. |
| anisostemonous | adjective (a.) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals. |
| anisotropous | adjective (a.) Anisotropic. |
| annelidous | adjective (a.) Of the nature of an annelid. |
| annotinous | adjective (a.) A year old; in Yearly growths. |
| annoyous | adjective (a.) Troublesome; annoying. |
| annulus | noun (n.) A ring; a ringlike part or space. |
| | noun (n.) A space contained between the circumferences of two circles, one within the other. |
| | noun (n.) The solid formed by a circle revolving around a line which is the plane of the circle but does not cut it. |
| | noun (n.) Ring-shaped structures or markings, found in, or upon, various animals. |
| anodynous | adjective (a.) Anodyne. |
| anomaloflorous | adjective (a.) Having anomalous flowers. |
| anomalous | adjective (a.) Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding. |
| anomophyllous | adjective (a.) Having leaves irregularly placed. |
| anonaceous | adjective (a.) Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop, custard apple, etc. |
| anonymous | adjective (a.) Nameless; of unknown name; also, of unknown or unavowed authorship; as, an anonymous benefactor; an anonymous pamphlet or letter. |
| anourous | adjective (a.) See Anurous. |
| anserous | adjective (a.) Resembling a goose; silly; simple. |
| antenniferous | adjective (a.) Bearing or having antennae. |
| antheriferous | adjective (a.) Producing anthers, as plants. |
| | adjective (a.) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower. |
| antherogenous | adjective (a.) Transformed from anthers, as the petals of a double flower. |
| anthocarpous | adjective (a.) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple. |
| anthophagous | adjective (a.) Eating flowers; -- said of certain insects. |
| anthophorous | adjective (a.) Flower bearing; supporting the flower. |
| anthraciferous | adjective (a.) Yielding anthracite; as, anthraciferous strata. |
| anthrenus | noun (n.) A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. The common "museum pest" is A. varius; the carpet beetle is A. scrophulariae. The larvae are commonly confounded with moths. |
| anthropomorphous | adjective (a.) Having the figure of, or resemblance to, a man; as, an anthropomorphous plant. |
| anthropophagous | adjective (a.) Feeding on human flesh; cannibal. |
| antidromous | adjective (a.) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem. |
| antimonious | adjective (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has an equivalence next lower than the highest; as, antimonious acid. |
| antipathous | adjective (a.) Having a natural contrariety; adverse; antipathetic. |
| antipetalous | adjective (a.) Standing before a petal, as a stamen. |
| antisepalous | adjective (a.) Standing before a sepal, or calyx leaf. |
| antistrumous | adjective (a.) Good against scrofulous disorders. |
| antitragus | noun (n.) A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear, opposite the tragus. See Ear. |
| antitropous | adjective (a.) At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo, or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle. |
| antitypous | adjective (a.) Resisting blows; hard. |
| antivariolous | adjective (a.) Preventing the contagion of smallpox. |
| anurous | adjective (a.) Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads. |
| anus | noun (n.) The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled. |
| anxious | adjective (a.) Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle. |
| | adjective (a.) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor. |
| | adjective (a.) Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please. |
| androcephalous | adjective (a.) Having a human head (upon an animal's body), as the Egyptian sphinx. |
| androdioecious | adjective (a.) Alt. of -diecious |
| ankus | noun (n.) An elephant goad with a sharp spike and hook, resembling a short-handled boat hook. |
| anthophilous | adjective (a.) Lit., fond of flowers; hence, feeding upon, or living among, flowers. |
