(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.
accountably
accountably
adv
In an accountable manner.
accountancy
accountancy
noun
(countable, accounting) A company or organisation that performs such a function.
(uncountable, Britain, New Zealand, often Philippines, accounting) The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.
acesodynous
achronychous
acondylous
acondylous
adj
(anatomy) Without joints; jointless.
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
acronychous
acronyctous
acronyctous
adj
(astronomy) acronycal
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinopterygious
adenocystomatous
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aeschynomenous
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
alcyoneus
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
amphicondylous
amyelencephalous
amygdaloncus
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
ancylocladus
ancylostomum
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
anisocotyledonous
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
anisoleucocytosis
annunciatory
annunciatory
adj
In the nature of an announcement
anonymuncule
anonymuncule
noun
(obsolete) an insignificant anonymous writer.
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
anticommunistically
anticonstitutionally
anticonstitutionally
adv
(law) In an anticonstitutional manner.
anticontagiously
antieducationally
antiinsurrectionally
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antiproductively
antiproductivity
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apocynum
araucarioxylon
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archsynagogue
astronautically
astronautically
adv
In an astronautic way.
asynchronous
asynchronous
adj
(computing, communication) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
(computing, of a request or a message) Allowing the client to continue during processing.
Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
asynchronously
asynchronously
adv
In an asynchronous manner.
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
autoanalytic
autoanalytic
adj
Relating to autoanalysis.
autochthonously
autochthonously
adv
In an autochthonous manner.
autochthony
autochthony
noun
An aboriginal condition or state.
autocolony
autocolony
noun
(botany) A daughter colony formed inside a cell of a parent colony.
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autogenetically
autogenetically
adv
In an autogenetic manner.
autohypnotic
autohypnotic
adj
Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
autohypnotically
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopic
autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
autonephrectomy
autonomically
autonomically
adv
In an autonomic manner
With reference to the autonomic nervous system
autopsychoanalysis
autopsychoanalysis
noun
psychoanalysis of oneself
autosymbiontic
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bombycinous
bombycinous
adj
(obsolete) Of the colour of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.
(obsolete) silken; made of silk
(of paper) made of cotton in imitation of parchment.
bouffancy
bouffancy
noun
The quality of being bouffant.
bounceably
bouncily
bouncily
adv
In a bouncy manner.
bouncingly
bouncingly
adv
With a bouncing motion.
bouncy
bouncy
adj
Easily bounced.
Lively, exuberant, energetic.
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
bronchiloquy
bronchomucormycosis
bronchopleurisy
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
bronchotyphus
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
buckeystown
buoyance
buoyance
noun
The state or quality of being buoyant
buoyances
buoyances
noun
plural of buoyance
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
buoyancy
buoyancy
noun
(by extension) Resilience or cheerfulness.
(physics) The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.
busycon
butyrolactone
butyrolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid
cacophonously
cacophonously
adv
In a cacophonous manner.
caliginously
caliginously
adv
In a caliginous manner.
callionymus
callorhynchus
calumniatory
calumniatory
adj
Containing calumny; slanderous.
calumniously
calumniously
adv
In the manner of a falsification intended to discredit another.
calycanthaceous
calycanthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Calycanthaceae.
calycanthemous
calyptorhynchus
campyloneuron
cancerously
cancerously
adv
In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
With cancer.
canorously
canorously
adv
In a canorous manner.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
carcinopolypus
cardiodysneuria
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
caulophylline
cautionary
cautionary
adj
(obsolete) Held as security or hostage
Serving to caution or warn; admonitory
Serving to ward off; preventive
cautionry
cautionry
noun
(Scotland, law) suretyship
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
censoriously
censoriously
adv
In a censorious manner.
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
centrosoyus
ceraunomancy
ceraunomancy
noun
(uncommon) Divination by thunder; the use of thunder or lightning to supernaturally gain information.
(uncommon) The magical power of conjuring or controlling thunder or lightning.
ceraunoscopy
ceraunoscopy
noun
Divination by interpreting thunder and lightning.
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
chanoyu
chanoyu
noun
A traditional Japanese tea ceremony in which matcha is prepared and presented.
chiastoneury
chiastoneury
noun
streptoneury
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chlorohydroquinone
chlorophylligenous
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
cholecystoduodenostomy
cholecystoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the duodenum
cholecystojejunostomy
cholecystojejunostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the jejunum
choledochoduodenostomy
choledochoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the common bile duct to part of the duodenum
