(anatomy) A term sometimes used for diarthrosis, and also for synarthrosis. Also called dearticulation.
(anatomy) An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint.
The act of dislocating a joint.
acalycinous
acalycinous
adj
Acalycine.
acauline
acauline
Adjective
acaulescent
accentuality
accentuality
noun
The quality of being accentual.
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
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.
acculturating
acculturating
verb
present participle of acculturate
acculturation
acculturation
noun
A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.
A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
acculturational
acculturational
adj
Of or pertaining to acculturation
acculturationist
acculturationist
noun
A specialist in the study of acculturation.
acculturizing
acculturizing
verb
present participle of acculturize
accumulating
accumulating
verb
present participle of accumulate
accumulation
accumulation
noun
(UK, education, historical, uncountable) The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.
(accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
(finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
(law) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
A mass of something piled up or collected.
The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
accumulativeness
accumulativeness
noun
The state or qualities of being accumulative.
accusingly
accusingly
adv
In an accusing manner.
acervuline
acervuline
adj
Resembling little heaps.
acetotoluidine
acetylenediurein
acheulian
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulating
acidulating
verb
present participle of acidulate
acidulation
acidulation
noun
The act of acidulating.
acidulations
acidulations
noun
plural of acidulation
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acinacifolious
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acroclinium
acroclinium
noun
Any Australian plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now named Rhodanthe)
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
actinologous
actinologous
adj
Relating to actinologues
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
actinula
actinula
noun
(zoology) A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (Tubularia), having a stellate form.
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
actualization
actualization
noun
making actual or really existent
actualizations
actualizations
noun
plural of actualization
actualizing
actualizing
verb
present participle of actualize
acuminulate
acuminulate
adj
(rare) Somewhat or slightly acuminate.
acutilinguae
acutilingual
acutilingual
adj
(zoology) Having a sharply pointed tongue or oral region.
acutiplantar
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.
adminiculation
adminiculation
noun
(law) proof; corroboration
adminiculum
adminiculum
noun
(medicine) That which gives support to a part.
(medicine) The expansion of fibers extending from the superior pubic ligament to the posterior surface of the linea alba.
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aesculapian
aesculetin
aesculetin
noun
A derivative of coumarin found in chicory and many other plants.
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
afunctional
afunctional
adj
Not functional.
agammaglobulinemic
agammaglobulinemic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting agammaglobulinemia.
noun
An individual with agammaglobulinemia.
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
adj
Relating to an agglutinogen
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agglutogenic
agglutogenic
adj
Synonym of agglutinogenic
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
aguascalientes
aguascalientes
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
Its capital city.
albocinereous
albuginaceae
albuminocholia
albuminoscope
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alchuine
alcicornium
alcinous
alcuin
alcuinian
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
alivincular
alivincular
adj
(biology, of bivalves) Having the longer axis transverse to the hinge line
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allanturic
allocution
allocution
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A pronouncement by a pope to an assembly of church officials concerning a matter of church policy.
(chiefly US, law) The legal right of a victim, in some jurisdictions, to make a statement to a court prior to sentencing of a defendant convicted of a crime causing injury to that victim; the actual statement made to a court by a victim.
(chiefly US, law) The question put to a convicted defendant by a judge after the rendering of the verdict in a trial, in which the defendant is asked whether he or she wishes to make a statement to the court before sentencing; the statement made by a defendant in response to such a question; the legal right of a defendant to make such a statement.
(communication, media) The mode of information dissemination in which media broadcasts are transmitted to multiple receivers with no or very limited capability of a two-way exchange of information.
A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alsinaceous
altiloquence
altiloquence
noun
Pompous language; lofty speech.
altingiaceous
aluconidae
aluconinae
aluminic
aluminic
adj
(chemistry) Of, relating to or containing aluminium.
aluminoferric
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
amicronucleate
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
aminosulphonic
amphicondylous
amphinucleus
amplexicauline
anacleticum
anacoluthia
anacoluthia
noun
(grammar) A syntactic construction in which an element is followed by another that does not agree properly
anacoluthic
anacoluthic
adj
Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anarchoindividualist
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
ancistrocladaceous
ancistrocladus
androclinium
aneurilemmic
angioleucitis
anglicanum
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
anicular
anilinctus
anilinctus
noun
Rare form of anilingus.
anilinctuses
animacule
animalcula
animalcula
noun
plural of animalculum
animalculae
animalcular
animalcular
adj
Of, relating to, or resembling animalcules.
animalcule
animalcule
noun
(obsolete) A small animal.
(physiology, historical) A sperm cell or spermatozoon; also, the embryo that was formerly thought to be contained inside a spermatozoon in a fully developed state.
(zoology, archaic) A microscopic aquatic animal, including protozoa and rotifers.
animalcules
animalcules
noun
plural of animalcule
animalculine
animalculine
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of, relating to, or resembling animalcules.
animalculism
animalculism
noun
(biology, archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
(biology, archaic) The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism.
animalculist
animalculist
adj
(historical) Pertaining to animalculism.
noun
(historical) A believer in the theory that the embryo exists preformed within the spermatozoon; a proponent of animalculism.
(obsolete) Someone who studies animalcules.
animalculous
animalculous
adj
(archaic) Relating to animalcules.
animalculum
animalculum
noun
Synonym of animalcule
anisocotyledonous
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
anisoleucocytosis
annunciable
annunciable
adj
(archaic, rare) That may be announced or declared.
antecubital
antecubital
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior or inner part of the elbow (cubitus)
anteroclusion
anthoclinium
anticalculous
anticalculous
adj
(dentistry) Countering dental calculi.
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
anticoagulan
anticoagulant
anticoagulant
adj
Acting as an anticoagulant.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting.