(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
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.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
acetopyrin
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
acetoxyphthalide
acetylperoxide
acetylphenylhydrazine
acetyltropeine
acidoproteolytic
acidoproteolytic
adj
Relating to acidoproteolytes
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
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
adenopharyngitis
adenotyphoid
adipocyte
adipocyte
noun
(cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
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
aeipathy
aepyornithidae
aepyornithiformes
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerophysicist
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
aetiophyllin
aetiotropically
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agriotypidae
albitophyre
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
alimentotherapy
allopathetically
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
alloxyproteic
alphabetically
alphabetically
adv
(manner) In an alphabetical manner.
(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
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.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anaphylactogenic
anaphylactogenic
adj
That tends to cause anaphylaxis.
anapterygotism
anemometrographically
anepithymia
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
angiohypertonia
ankylopoietic
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
anthophyllite
anthophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
anthrapyridine
anthropocentrically
anthropocentrically
adv
In an anthropocentric manner.
anthropocentricity
anthropocentricity
noun
The quality of being anthropocentric.
anthropodeoxycholic
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropophysite
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
antihypertensives
antihypertensives
noun
plural of antihypertensive
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiparliamentary
antiparliamentary
adj
(politics) Opposing parliament.
antipathetically
antipathetically
adv
In an antipathetic fashion.
antiperistatically
antipestilently
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
antiphysicalness
antipoetically
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
antiproductively
antiprojectivity
antiproteolysis
antipyresis
antipyresis
noun
(medicine) The reduction of fever.
antipyretic
antipyretic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antipyrine
antipyrine
noun
(pharmacology) The drug phenazone.
antipyrines
antipyrines
noun
plural of antipyrine
antiseptically
antiseptically
adv
In an antiseptic manner.
Regarding antisepsis.
antitype
antitype
noun
A type that represents the opposite or antagonist of another type.
Something that is symbolized or represented by a type, such as Christ by the Paschal Lamb; the fulfillment of a type.
antitypes
antitypes
noun
plural of antitype
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
apaestically
apathetically
apathetically
adv
In an apathetic manner.
aperiodicity
aperiodicity
noun
The condition of being aperiodic
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.
apicoectomy
apicoectomy
noun
(surgery) An endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth's root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material
apocentricity
apocentricity
noun
The property of being apocentric.
apodeictically
apodeictically
adv
In an apodeictic manner.
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apogeotropically
apogeotropically
adv
(botany) In an apogeotropic manner; of leaves and other botanical structures, in a manner that bends away from the ground.
apologetically
apologetically
adv
In an apologetic manner; by way of defense, apology or excuse.
apophyllite
apophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium.
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
apoplectically
apoplectically
adv
In an apoplectic manner.
aporhyolite
aposematically
aposematically
adv
(ecology) In an aposematic manner.
apothecaryship
apothecaryship
noun
The state or period of working as an apothecary.
apothegmatically
apothegmatically
adv
In an apothegmatic way.
appealability
appealability
noun
(law) The quality of being entitled to review in an appellate court.
appellability
appellability
noun
Alternative form of appealability
appellatively
appellatively
adv
(grammar) After the manner of appellative nouns; so as to express whole classes or species.
appendicectomy
appendicectomy
noun
(surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix
appendicocaecostomy
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
apperceptively
apperceptively
adv
In an apperceptive manner.
appetibility
appetibility
Noun
The quality of being desirable.
appetizingly
appetizingly
adv
In an appetizing manner.
applicatively
applicatively
adv
In an applicative manner.
appointively
appositely
appositely
adv
In an apposite manner.
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
appreciatingly
appreciatingly
adv
Appreciatively, with appreciation: in an appreciating manner.
appreciatively
appreciatively
adv
In an appreciative manner.
appreciatorily
appreciatorily
adv
(obsolete, rare) With appreciation; appreciatively.
appreciatory
appreciatory
adj
Showing appreciation; appreciative.
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
appropriately
appropriately
adv
In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximatively
approximatively
adv
In an approximative manner.
apterygial
apterygial
adj
(zoology) That lacks limbs, fins or wings.
apterygidae
apterygiformes
apyretic
apyretic
adj
(medicine) Without fever, free from fever.
archaeopterygiformes
archetypic
archetypic
adj
archetypical
archetypical
archetypical
adj
In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized model or most representative.