Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
abditory
abditory
noun
(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
abdominocystic
abdominocystic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abiogenetically
abiogenetically
adv
(biology) In an abiogenetic manner; to have created life without life.
abiotically
abiotically
adv
In an abiotic manner; in the absence of life.
abiotrophy
abiotrophy
noun
(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
ablutionary
ablutionary
adj
Pertaining to ablution.
abmodality
abnormality
abnormality
noun
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
abnormity
abnormity
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abnormality
A monstrosity
abolitionary
abolitionary
adj
Relating to or favoring abolition.
abominability
aboriginality
aboriginality
noun
The distinctive culture of aboriginal peoples
The quality of being aboriginal.
The spiritual bonds between the aboriginal people and their place of heritage.
abortively
abortively
adv
In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
absolutistically
absolutistically
adv
In an absolutist manner.
absolvitory
absolvitory
adj
Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
absorbability
absorbability
noun
The state or quality of being absorbable.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abyssobenthonic
abyssolith
abyssolith
noun
(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
accountability
accountability
noun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
acerbityacerose
acetylaminobenzene
acetylbenzoic
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
acrobatically
acrobatically
adv
In an acrobatic manner.
acrobystitis
actionability
actionability
noun
The characteristic of being actionable.
actionably
actionably
adv
In an actionable manner.
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
adorability
adorability
noun
The quality of being adorable; adorableness.
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
aerobacteriologically
aerobacteriology
aerobiotically
aerobiotically
adv
By means of aerobiosis.
albitophyre
albuminometry
alloantibody
alloantibody
noun
An antibody involved in alloimmunity.
allocability
allocability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is able to be allocated.
(uncountable) The condition of being allocable.
ambagiosity
ambagiosity
noun
The quality of being ambagious.
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amblychromatic
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambystomidae
amovability
amovability
noun
Liability to be removed or dismissed from office.
amphibolostylous
anaerobiotically
anaerobiotically
adv
In an anaerobiotic manner.
anoxybiotic
anoxybiotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anoxybiosis.
anthobiology
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
antiantibody
antiantibody
noun
(immunology) An antibody that binds to other antibodies.
antibacteriolytic
antibacteriolytic
adj
Counteracting bacteriolysis.
antibaryon
antibaryon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a baryon.
antibibliolatry
antibigotry
antibigotry
adj
Opposing bigotry.
antibiotically
antibiotically
adv
By means of antibiotics.
In terms of antibiotic effect.
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
antiboycott
antiboycott
adj
Opposing or countering a boycott or boycotts.
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
antiobesity
antiobesity
adj
(pharmacology, nutrition, of a drug, etc.) Serving to counter obesity.
antirobbery
antirobbery
adj
Opposing or preventing robbery.
antivibratory
antivibratory
adj
preventing or reducing vibrations
apposability
apposability
noun
The property of being apposable.
approachability
approachability
noun
The characteristic of being approachable; the ability to be approached.
approvability
arteriophlebotomy
associability
associability
noun
The condition of being associable
astrobiologically
astrobiologically
adv
By means of, or in reference to astrobiology
astrobiology
astrobiology
noun
(sciences) The study of life anywhere in the universe, including the Earth.
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autobiology
autohybridization
automobility
automobility
noun
The utilization of automobiles as the major means of transportation and mobility.
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autostability
autostability
noun
(engineering) Ability to keep a stable poise, either by virtue of shape and proportions, or by some mechanism.
autosuggestibility
autosuggestibility
noun
The quality of being autosuggestible.
autosymbiontic
autosymbolic
autosymbolical
autosymbolically
autoxidizability
autoxidizability
noun
Alternative form of autoxidisability
azoisobutyronitrile
azygobranchiata
azygobranchiate
babylonite
bacillariophyta
bacteriochlorophyll
bacteriochlorophyll
noun
(biology) A photosynthetic pigment occurring in various phototrophic bacteria, related to the chlorophylls.
bacteriocyte
bacteriocyte
noun
(biology) A modified adipocyte, in some insects, containing symbiotic bacteria
bacteriohemolysin
bacteriologically
bacteriologically
adv
In a bacteriological manner; with respect to bacteriology.
bacteriology
bacteriology
noun
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
bacteriolysis
bacteriolysis
noun
The destruction of bacteria by lysis
bacteriolytic
bacteriolytic
adj
antibiotic
of, relating to, or causing bacteriolysis
bacteriolyze
bacteriolyze
verb
Alternative form of bacteriolyse
bacteriopathology
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterioscopically
bacterioscopically
adv
By means of bacterioscopy.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
bacteriostatically
bacteriostatically
adv
With regard to bacteriostasis; by means of a bacteriostat.
bacteriotherapy
bacteriotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapeutic use of bacteria
bacteriotrypsin
baileyton
baitylos
baitylos
noun
Alternative form of baetylus
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
baroclinicity
baroclinicity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic; barocliny
baroclinity
baroclinity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic.
barometrically
barometrically
adv
By means of a barometer
barytocalcite
barytocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic barium calcium carbonate mineral.
barytocelestine
barytocelestite
barytophyllite
barytostrontianite
basicytoparaplastin
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
basidiomycetes
basidiomycetes
noun
plural of basidiomycete
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
basiotripsy
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bastionary
bastionary
adj
Having the form of a bastion (fortification).
bathycolpian
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
bathyorographical
bathyorographical
adj
Of, embodying, or pertaining to elevation heights and pelagic depths.
bathysophic
bathysophical
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
bayonetting
bayonetting
noun
Overlap of fracture fragments in a longbone fracture resulting in shortening of the extremity.
verb
(Britain) present participle of bayonet
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
behypocrite
bellicosity
bellicosity
noun
The characteristic of being bellicose.
benedictionary
benedictionary
noun
A collected series of benedictions.
benedictory
benedictory
adj
Giving thanks
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
benzoxyacetic
benzoylating
benzoylation
benzoylation
noun
(organic chemistry) A reaction that introduces a benzoyl group into a molecule
beryllonite
beryllonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare mineral, sodium beryllium phosphate, with the chemical formula NaBePO₄; found especially in Maine.