A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
acatalepsy
acatalepsy
noun
Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
acceptability
acceptability
noun
(military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
acceptably
acceptably
adv
In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
To an acceptable degree.
acceptancy
acceptancy
noun
(dated) acceptance
acceptedly
acceptedly
adv
In an accepted manner; admittedly.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
acenaphthenyl
acenaphthenyl
noun
(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.
acetopyrin
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
acetoxyphthalide
acetylperoxide
acetylphenol
acetylphenylhydrazine
acetyltropeine
acidoproteolytic
acidoproteolytic
adj
Relating to acidoproteolytes
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
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
actinostereoscopy
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
actipylea
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
adenohypersthenia
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenopharyngitis
adenotyphoid
adenotyphus
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adeptly
adeptly
adv
With great skill or knowledge.
adipocyte
adipocyte
noun
(cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
adoptedly
adoptedly
adv
In a manner of something adopted.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
aegyptilla
aegyptus
aeipathy
aeolotropy
aeolotropy
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aepyornithidae
aepyornithiformes
aepytus
aerocartography
aerocartography
noun
The making of maps based on an aerial survey of the terrain.
aerohydropathy
aerohydrotherapy
aeropathy
aeropathy
noun
illness caused by a change in atmospheric pressure
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerophotography
aerophotography
noun
aerial photography
aerophysicist
aerophyte
aerophyte
noun
(biology) epiphyte
aeroporotomy
aerotherapy
aerotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapy that uses some form of air
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
aetiophyllin
aetiotropically
afterplay
afterplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the erotic acts done after finishing sex.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agriotypidae
agrotype
agrotype
noun
A type of soil used for agriculture
alberttype
albertype
albertype
noun
(historical) A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.
albitophyre
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
alimentotherapy
allelopathy
allelopathy
noun
The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants.
allelotropy
allopathetically
allotype
allotype
noun
(biochemistry) A genetically determined variant of the amino acid sequence of a protein.
(immunology) An immunoglobulin allotype; the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual.
(zoology, taxonomy) A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex of the holotype.
allotypes
allotypes
noun
plural of allotype
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
alloxyproteic
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
alphabetically
alphabetically
adv
(manner) In an alphabetical manner.
(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
alphabetology
alphatype
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alymphopotent
ambrotype
ambrotype
noun
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
ammotherapy
amorphophyte
amorphophyte
noun
Any plant with flowers of an irregular or anomalous shape
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
ampherotoky
amphibiety
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
ampholyte
ampholyte
noun
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylophosphate
anaemotropy
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
anaeroplasty
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
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.
anaphyte
anapterygota
anapterygote
anapterygotism
anapterygotous
anaptyxes
anaptyxes
noun
plural of anaptyxis
anemometrographically
anemopathy
anepithymia
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
angiohypertonia
ankylopoietic
anomalopteryx
anophyte
anophyte
noun
(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
anorthophyre
antehypophysis
antehypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
antepyretic
antepyretic
Adjective
Preceding a fever
anteroposteriorly
anteroposteriorly
adv
(biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
anteropygal
antetype
antetype
noun
An archetype or prototype; something serving as a model for what comes later.
antetypes
antetypes
noun
plural of antetype
anthophyllite
anthophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
anthophyte
anthophyte
noun
(botany) Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.
anthrapyridine
anthropocentrically
anthropocentrically
adv
In an anthropocentric manner.
anthropocentricity
anthropocentricity
noun
The quality of being anthropocentric.
anthropodeoxycholic
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropogeography
anthropogeography
noun
(anthropology) The study of the geographical distribution of humankind and the relationship between human beings and their environment
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropometry
anthropometry
noun
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.
anthropophysite
anthropoteleoclogy
anthypophoretic
antianaphylactogen
anticipatively
anticipatively
adv
In an anticipative manner; expectantly.
anticomplementary
anticomplementary
adj
(geometry) antimedial
(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complement
antiempirically
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antierysipelas
antierysipelas
adj
Preventing erysipelas.
antiexpressively
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension