A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
abreacting
abreacting
verb
present participle of abreact
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
acategorical
acategorical
adj
Not categorical; not subject to being included in a category.
accelerating
accelerating
noun
An act of acceleration.
verb
present participle of accelerate
acceleratingly
acceleratingly
adv
In an accelerating manner.
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
accreting
accreting
verb
present participle of accrete
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
acierating
acierating
verb
present participle of acierate
actinopterygian
actinopterygian
adj
Of the nature of fish of the class Actinopterygii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the ray-finned fish of the taxonomic class Actinopterygii.
actinopterygii
actinopterygious
acutograve
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomizing
verb
present participle of adrenalectomize
aerobacteriological
aerobacteriologically
aerobacteriologist
aerobacteriology
aerocartograph
aerocartograph
noun
(historical) A kind of stereoplotter.
aerocartography
aerocartography
noun
The making of maps based on an aerial survey of the terrain.
aeromagnetic
aeromagnetic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromagnetics
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterreckoning
agatharchides
agelacrinites
agelacrinitidae
ageometrical
agglomeratic
agglomeratic
adj
(geology) Of or relating to an agglomerate.
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agrestic
agrestic
adj
Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
agrestical
agrestical
adj
Obsolete form of agrestic.
agricolite
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
agriculturer
agriculturer
noun
agriculturist
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
albergatrice
algesireceptor
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
algometrical
algometrical
adj
Relating to algometry.
algometrically
algometrically
adv
In terms of or by means of algometry.
allegoristic
allegoristic
adj
allegorical
allergenicity
allergenicity
noun
The property or degree of being allergenic.
altercating
altercating
verb
present participle of altercate
alteregoistic
alteregoistic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to alteregoism.
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
anemometrographic
anemometrographically
angioneurotic
angioneurotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting blood vessels and nerves
angiosclerotic
antarctogaea
antarctogaean
antergic
anthropogenetic
anthropogenetic
adj
Relating to anthropogenetics
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
anthropogeographic
anthropogeographic
adj
(anthropology) Relating to anthropogeography
anthropogeographical
anthropogeographical
adj
(anthropology) Of or relating to anthropogeography.
anthropoteleoclogy
anthropoteleological
antiblennorrhagic
antiblennorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
anticholinergic
anticholinergic
adj
That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
noun
(medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
anticigarette
anticigarette
adj
In opposition to the smoking of cigarettes.
anticlergy
anticlergy
adj
Opposing the clergy.
anticreeping
antienergistic
antiferromagnetic
antiferromagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting antiferromagnetism.
antigonorrheic
antigonorrheic
adj
Alternative form of antigonorrhoeic
antigrammaticalness
antihemorrhagic
antihemorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug etc. that stops or reduces hemorrhage.
antilethargic
antilethargic
adj
Preventing lethargy.
antineuralgic
antineuralgic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting neuralgia.
noun
(pharmacology) Any agent that counteracts neuralgia.
antipellagric
antipellagric
adj
Preventing or countering pellagra.
antiracketeering
antiracketeering
adj
Countering racketeering.
antireacting
antirecruiting
antirecruiting
adj
Opposing recruiting campaigns, for example by the military.
antireducing
apogeotropic
apogeotropic
adj
(botany) Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.
(medicine) Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.
apogeotropically
apogeotropically
adv
(botany) In an apogeotropic manner; of leaves and other botanical structures, in a manner that bends away from the ground.
appreciating
appreciating
adj
Appreciative: having or showing appreciation.
noun
appreciation
verb
present participle of appreciate
appreciatingly
appreciatingly
adv
Appreciatively, with appreciation: in an appreciating manner.
apprenticing
apprenticing
verb
present participle of apprentice
archaeologist
archaeologist
noun
Someone who studies or practises archaeology.
archaeologists
archaeologists
noun
plural of archaeologist
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
archaeopterygiformes
archegetes
archegoniata
archegoniatae
archegoniate
archegoniate
adj
(botany) Relating to or possessing archegonia.
noun
Any organism having archegonia.
archeologist
archeologist
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of archaeologist
archgenethliac
archicleistogamous
archicleistogamy
archigaster
archigonocyte
archipterygial
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
architypographer
archmystagogue
archostegnosis
archregent
arclength
arclength
noun
(geometry) The length of an arc.
arctangent
arctangent
noun
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan⁻¹
arctangents
arctangents
noun
plural of arctangent
arctogaea
arctogaeal
arctogaeal
adj
(biogeography) Of or relating to the Arctogea, a biogeographical division comprising the Holarctic and Paleotropical regions.
arctogaean
arctogaeic
arctogea
arctogean
arctogeic
areopagitic
areopagitic
Adjective
Relating to the Areopagus.
areopagitica
argentic
argentic
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a lower proportion than in argentous compounds.
Of, pertaining to or containing silver.
argenticyanide
argentometric
argentometric
adj
Relating to argentometry.
argentometrically
argentometrically
adv
By means of argentometry.
argillocalcite
aristogenetic
aristogenetic
adj
Of or relating to aristogenesis.
aristogenic
aristogenic
adj
(biology, historical) Relating to an aristogene.
Relating or adapting to producing the very best offspring; eugenic with an aim towards an optimal state.
aristogenics
aristogenics
noun
A form of eugenics that aims to produce the very best offspring.
arsenicating
arsenicating
verb
present participle of arsenicate
arsenotungstic
arteriococcygeal
arteriographic
arteriographic
adj
(medicine) Relating to arteriography.
aryepiglottic
aryepiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Referring to a group of tissues between the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage, or the use of these folds during vocalization.
arytenoepiglottic
ascertaining
ascertaining
verb
present participle of ascertain
astragalectomy
astragalectomy
noun
The surgical removal of the astragalus, or talus, in order to stabilize the ankle.
astragalocalcaneal
astragalocalcaneal
adj
(anatomy) Describing the fusion of the astragalus and calcaneum.
astragalocentral
astringence
astringence
noun
Alternative form of astringency
astringencies
astringencies
noun
plural of astringency
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
astrometeorological
astrometeorological
adj
Of or pertaining to astrometeorology.
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
athrogenic
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
azygobranchiate
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.