(organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from acenaphthene
acenaphthylene
acenaphthylene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing an unsaturated five-membered ring ortho- and peri-fused to the 1- and 9- positions of naphthalene.
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
acetaldehydase
acetaldehydase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid
acetaldehyde
acetaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound, (CH₃CHO). Sometimes called ethanal or acetic aldehyde. See aldehyde.
acetaldehydrase
acetmethylanilide
acetoxyphthalide
acetylcholine
acetylcholine
noun
(biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acetylcholinic
acetylcholinic
adj
(biochemistry) Of or relating to acetylcholine.
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
acetylphenol
acetylphenylhydrazine
acetylthymol
acheilary
achievability
achievability
noun
The state or condition of being achievable.
achlamydate
achlamydate
adj
(zoology) Not possessing a mantle.
achlamydeae
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
acolythate
acolythate
noun
The office of an acolyte
acraldehyde
acraldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of acrolein
acrocephaly
acrocephaly
noun
The condition of suffering from a pointed skull.
acrylaldehyde
acrylaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated aldehyde acrolein
acyloxymethane
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeschylean
aeschylean
Adjective
Of or relating to Aeschylus, an ancient Greek dramatic poet.
aeschylus
aesthetically
aesthetically
adv
In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
alchemically
alchemically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, alchemy.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alchemy
alchemy
noun
(computing, slang, countable) Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm.
(countable) The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.
(uncountable) The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
alcoholometry
alcoholometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood
aldehydic
aldehydic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
alectoromachy
alectoromachy
noun
(rare) cockfighting
alectryomachy
alectryomachy
noun
Cockfighting
allopathetically
allothigenetically
alphabetically
alphabetically
adv
(manner) In an alphabetical manner.
(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
alphamerically
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amblycephalidae
amblycephalus
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amyelencephalia
amyelencephalic
amyelencephalous
anaesthetically
anaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of anesthetically
anaglyphoscope
anaphylactogen
anaphylactogen
noun
(medicine) A substance likely to or capable of producing an adverse reaction (anaphylaxis) in a person.
anaphylactogenic
anaphylactogenic
adj
That tends to cause anaphylaxis.
anathematically
anathematically
adv
In an anathematic manner.
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
anencephaly
anencephaly
noun
A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
anerythroplastic
anesthetically
anesthetically
adv
In an anesthetic manner
Regarding anesthetics
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angiocholecystitis
anhaemolytic
anhemolytic
anhydroglocose
ankylocheilia
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthoecology
anthropocentrically
anthropocentrically
adv
In an anthropocentric manner.
anthropodeoxycholic
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropoteleoclogy
antianaphylactogen
antiatheistically
antienthusiastically
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antihierarchically
antihygienically
antimechanistically
antimethodically
antipathetically
antipathetically
adv
In an antipathetic fashion.
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
antiphysicalness
antitechnology
antitechnology
adj
Opposed to technology
antitheistically
antitheistically
adv
In an antitheistic manner.
antithetically
antithetically
adv
In an antithetic manner.
Using antithesis.
apathetically
apathetically
adv
In an apathetic manner.
apheliotropically
apheliotropically
adv
In an apheliotropic way; away from the sun.
aphetically
aphetically
adv
(astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta.
(linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
apocryphalness
apocryphalness
noun
The state or condition of being apocryphal.
apothegmatically
apothegmatically
adv
In an apothegmatic way.
archaeogeology
archaeolatry
archaeolatry
noun
Worship of an antiquity; excessive veneration of antiquity.
archaeologically
archaeologically
adv
In an archaeological manner.
Regarding archaeology.
archaeology
archaeology
noun
The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains:
the academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.
the actual excavation, examination, analysis and interpretation.
the actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.
archelogy
archelogy
noun
The science of first principles.
archeologically
archeologically
adv
In an archeological manner or fashion.
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
archetypal
archetypal
adj
Of or pertaining to an archetype.
archetypally
archetypally
adv
In an archetypal way.
archetypical
archetypical
adj
In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized model or most representative.
archetypically
archetypically
adv
In an archetypical fashion.
archichlamydeae
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicleistogamy
archiepiscopality
archiepiscopality
noun
(ecclesiastical) The rank or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.
archiepiscopally
archipterygial
architectonically
architectonically
adv
In terms of architectonics.
architecturally
architecturally
adv
In an architectural manner.
Regarding architecture.
archplayer
areographically
areographically
adv
In terms of areography.
argyrocephalous
arithmetically
arithmetically
adv
In an arithmetical manner; in terms of arithmetic.
arsenophenylglycin
arsenophenylglycin
noun
(chemistry) An arsenic compound used to treat trypanosomiasis in animals.
atheistically
atheistically
adv
in an atheistic manner
atheologically
atheologically
adv
In an atheological manner.
atherosclerotically
atherosclerotically
adv
In an atherosclerotic manner
athletically
athletically
adv
In an athletic manner.
athletocracy
athletocracy
noun
(derogatory, education) The situation where students involved in sports are treated better than those who are not.
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
attachedly
attachedly
adv
Having a (physical or emotional) attachment.
authentically
authentically
adv
In an authentic manner; with the requisite or genuine authority.
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autocholecystectomy
autohemolytic
autoschediastically
autoschediastically
adv
In an autoschediastic manner.
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
bachelry
bachelry
noun
(obsolete) The body of young aspirants for knighthood.
backhandedly
bacteriochlorophyll
bacteriochlorophyll
noun
(biology) A photosynthetic pigment occurring in various phototrophic bacteria, related to the chlorophylls.
bacteriohemolysin
bacteriopathology
bathetically
bathetically
adv
In a bathetic manner.
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
bathymetrically
bathymetrically
adv
In a bathymetric way
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
bellyache
bellyache
noun
Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.
verb
To unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.
bellyached
bellyached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bellyache
bellyacher
bellyacher
noun
One who bellyaches; a complainer.
bellyachers
bellyachers
noun
plural of bellyacher
bellyaches
bellyaches
noun
plural of bellyache
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bellyache
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.