| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| araeosystyle | adjective & noun | See Intercolumniation. |
| arbitrarious | adjective | Arbitrary; despotic. |
| arbor dianae | A precipitation of silver, in a beautiful arborescent form. | |
| arborescence | noun | The state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the arborescence produced by precipitating silver. |
| arborization | noun | The appearance or figure of a tree or plant, as in minerals or fossils; a dendrite. |
| archaeologic | Alt. of Archaeological | |
| archdeaconry | noun | The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See Benefice. |
| archetypally | adverb | With reference to the archetype; originally. “Parts archetypally distinct.” |
| archetypical | adjective | Relating to an archetype; archetypal. |
| archilochian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; as, Archilochian meter. |
| archipelagic | adjective | Of or pertaining to an archipelago. |
| architective | adjective | Used in building; proper for building. |
| architecture | noun | The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; — often called civil architecture., Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship. |
| architeuthis | noun | A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand. |
| arcubalister | noun | A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist. |
| areometrical | adjective | Pertaining to, or measured by, an areometer. |
| argillaceous | adjective | Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey. |
| argumentable | adjective | Admitting of argument. |
| aristarchian | adjective | Severely critical. |
| aristocratic | adjective | Alt. of Aristocratical |
| aristophanic | adjective | Of or pertaining to Aristophanes, the Athenian comic poet. |
| aristotelian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 b. c.)., A follower of Aristotle; a Peripatetic. See Peripatetic. |
| arithmetical | adjective | Of or pertaining to arithmetic; according to the rules or method of arithmetic. |
| arithmomancy | noun | Arithmancy. |
| arithmometer | noun | A calculating machine. |
| armor-bearer | noun | One who carries the armor or arms of another; an armiger. |
| armor-plated | adjective | Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad. |
| arrenotokous | adjective | Producing males from unfertilized eggs, as certain wasps and bees. |
| arreptitious | adjective | Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crack-brained. |
| arrhaphostic | adjective | Seamless. |
| arrogantness | noun | Arrogance. |
| arsenicating | present participle & vb. noun | of Arsenicate |
| arseniferous | adjective | Containing or producing arsenic. |
| arseniureted | adjective | Combined with arsenic; — said some elementary substances or radicals; as, arseniureted hydrogen. |
| arsenopyrite | noun | A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; — also called arsenical pyrites and mispickel. |
| arterialized | imp. & past participle | of Arterialize |
| arthrogastra | noun pl. | A division of the Arachnida, having the abdomen annulated, including the scorpions, harvestmen, etc.; pedipalpi. |
| arthrography | noun | The description of joints. |
| arthropleura | noun | The side or limb-bearing portion of an arthromere. |
| arthropomata | noun pl. | One of the orders of Branchiopoda. See Branchiopoda. |
| arthrostraca | noun pl. | One of the larger divisions of Crustacea, so called because the thorax and abdomen are both segmented; Tetradecapoda. It includes the Amphipoda and Isopoda. |
| articulating | present participle & vb. noun | of Articulate |
| articulately | adverb | After the manner, or in the form, of a joint., Article by article; in distinct particulars; in detail; definitely., With distinct utterance of the separate sounds. |
| articulation | noun | A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton., The connection of the parts of a plant by joints, as in pods., One of the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize., One of the parts intercepted between the joints; also, a subdivision into parts at regular or irregular intervals as a result of serial intermission in growth, as in the cane, grasses, etc., The act of putting together with a joint or joints; any meeting of parts in a joint., The state of being jointed; connection of parts., The utterance of the elementary sounds of a language by the appropriate movements of the organs, as in pronunciation; as, a distinct articulation., A sound made by the vocal organs; an articulate utterance or an elementary sound, esp. a consonant. |
| articulative | adjective | Of or pertaining to articulation. |
| artificially | adverb | In an artificial manner; by art, or skill and contrivance, not by nature., Ingeniously; skillfully., Craftily; artfully. |
| artilleryman | noun | A man who manages, or assists in managing, a large gun in firing. |
| artiodactyla | noun pl. | One of the divisions of the ungulate animals. The functional toes of the hind foot are even in number, and the third digit of each foot (corresponding to the middle finger in man) is asymmetrical and paired with the fourth digit, as in the hog, the sheep, and the ox; — opposed to Perissodactyla. |
| artiodactyle | noun | One of the Artiodactyla. |
| artocarpeous | adjective | Alt. of Artocarpous |
| arundiferous | adjective | Producing reeds or canes. |