Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
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.
accessaryship
accessaryship
noun
(law) The condition of being an accessary.
acenaphthenyl
acenaphthenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from acenaphthene
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
aerogeography
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerophysicist
alloxyproteic
alphabetology
alymphopotent
amblycephalus
aminodiphenyl
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphicyonidae
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
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.
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
ankylopoietic
anomalopteryx
anthophyllite
anthophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
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.
apathetically
apathetically
adv
In an apathetic manner.
aperiodically
aperiodically
adv
In an aperiodic way.
apocentricity
apocentricity
noun
The property of being apocentric.
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.
applicatively
applicatively
adv
In an applicative manner.
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
appropriately
appropriately
adv
In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
apterygogenea
aranyaprathet
archaeography
archaeography
noun
Discipline for publishing treatises of any antiquity or antiquities.
archaeopteryx
archhypocrite
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
archprototype
argyropelecus
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arsenotherapy
arsenotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of a disease with a compound of arsenic
arteriography
arteriography
noun
(medicine, dated) description of the arteries
radiography of an artery
arterioplasty
arterioplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction or repair of an artery
arthrempyesis
arthroempyema
artilleryship
aryepiglottic
aryepiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Referring to a group of tissues between the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage, or the use of these folds during vocalization.
astrophyllite
astrophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral, visually identical to kupletskite.
attemperately
attemperately
adv
In an attemperate manner.
auriphrygiate
auriphrygiate
adj
Embroidered or decorated with gold
autocatalepsy
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blepharophyma
blepharydatis
botryotherapy
brachycephali
brachycephaly
brachycephaly
noun
(pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.
brachygrapher
brachygrapher
noun
(obsolete) A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer.
brachypleural
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
caesaropapacy
caesaropapacy
noun
Synonym of caesaropapism
calyptranthes
campyloneuron
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
carpetbaggery
carpetbaggery
noun
(derogatory) The practice of a person coming to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection, with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
caryophyllene
caryophyllene
noun
(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper
caulophylline
centripetally
centripetally
adv
Towards a centre or axis.
Using centripetal force.
cephalomyitis
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
ceratophyllum
chamaecyparis
chlamydophore
chlamydophore
noun
Any of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos.
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chlorophyceae
choledography
chromotherapy
chromotherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of colour and light.
chrysographer
chrysographer
noun
One who uses gold lettering in manuscripts.
chrysotherapy
chrysotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of gold (metallic or compounds).
clypeastridea
clypeastroida
cnemapophysis
colodyspepsia
commonplacely
commonplacely
adv
In a commonplace manner.
comparatively
comparatively
adv
In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities.
complementary
complementary
adj
(genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
(physics) Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
noun
(obsolete) One skilled in compliments.
A complementary colour.
An angle which adds with another to equal 90 degrees.
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
complicatedly
complicatedly
adv
In a complicated manner.
complimentary
complimentary
adj
Free; provided at no charge.
In the nature of a compliment.
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
computatively
conceptuality
conceptuality
noun
the state or quality of being conceptual
cooperatingly
cooperatively
cooperatively
adv
In a cooperative manner; working with others on a task as part of a team.
copperytailed
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
corporatively
coryphaenidae
cotemporarily
counterplayer
counterplayer
noun
One who makes a counterplay.
crounotherapy
crounotherapy
noun
(medicine) The drinking of mineral water to treat a condition.
cryotherapies
cryotherapies
noun
plural of cryotherapy
cryptanalyzed
cryptanalyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cryptanalyze
cryptesthesia
cryptocephala
cryptoclimate
cryptographer
cryptographer
noun
A person who is an expert on creating codes and cyphers. Someone who studies cryptology.
cryptophyceae
cryptostomate
cryptovalence
cryptovalency
cyanophyceous
cyclopteridae
cyclosporales
cyclosporinae
cymbocephalic
cynocephalous
cynoscephalae
cytopharynges
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
dactylopodite
dactylopodite
noun
The distal segment of the ambulatory limbs of some arthropods
dactylopterus
daguerreotype
daguerreotype
noun
An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make a photograph using this process, to make a daguerreotype (of).
daguerreotypy
daguerreotypy
noun
The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes.
dasyproctidae
decryptograph
dependability
dependability
noun
The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.
dephlegmatory
dephlegmatory
adj
Pertaining to, or producing, dephlegmation.
dephysicalize
dephysicalize
verb
(transitive) To strip of physical form.
deplasmolysis
deplorability
deplorability
noun
The quality of being deplorable.
deportability
deprecatingly
deprecatingly
adv
In a deprecating manner.
deprecatively
deprecatively
adv
In an deprecating manner; in a manner that deprecates
deprecatorily
deprecatorily
adv
In a deprecatory manner.
depressionary
depressionary
adj
(economics) Characteristic of a depression
dermanaplasty
dermatography
dermatography
noun
The anatomical description of the skin.
dermatophytic
dermatophytic
adj
Being or relating to a dermatophyte.
dermatoplasty
dermatoplasty
noun
(surgery) Plastic surgery of the skin, especially the use of skin grafts.