Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
accretionary
accretionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion
acetylations
acetylations
noun
plural of acetylation
acetyliodide
actinomycese
actinomycete
actinomycete
noun
Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics.
adenomycosis
adenotyphoid
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
aerodynamics
aerodynamics
noun
The aerodynamic properties of a particular object (typically a car)
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aetiophyllin
agriotypidae
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
alcyoniaceae
allosyndesis
allosyndesis
noun
(genetics) The meiotic pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes from an allopolyploid individual
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblyopsidae
ambystomidae
amelioratory
amelioratory
adj
Serving to ameliorate or improve.
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
ampelosicyos
amygdophenin
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
amyloleucite
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
androgyneity
anhaemolytic
anisodactyle
ankylomerism
annotatively
annotatively
adv
In an annotative manner.
annoyingness
annoyingness
noun
The quality of being annoying.
antechinomys
anthomyiidae
anticyclones
anticyclones
noun
plural of anticyclone
antimodernly
antioxygenic
antioxygenic
adj
antioxidant
antitheology
antitheology
noun
A belief system that runs counter to theology.
aperiodicity
aperiodicity
noun
The condition of being aperiodic
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
appointively
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
appreciatory
appreciatory
adj
Showing appreciation; appreciative.
arsenopyrite
arsenopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
arteriectomy
arteriectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of part of an artery
arteriopathy
arteriopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the arteries.
assessionary
assyriologue
astigmometry
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
asynchronies
asynchronies
noun
plural of asynchrony
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
autoeciously
autoeciously
adv
In an autoecious manner.
autosyndesis
ayuntamiento
ayuntamiento
noun
A corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns in Spain, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.
azoxyanisole
azoxybenzoic
bacteriocyte
bacteriocyte
noun
(biology) A modified adipocyte, in some insects, containing symbiotic bacteria
bacteriology
bacteriology
noun
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
bacteriolyze
bacteriolyze
verb
Alternative form of bacteriolyse
behaviorally
behaviorally
adv
With respect to behavior.
benzoylating
benzoylation
benzoylation
noun
(organic chemistry) A reaction that introduces a benzoyl group into a molecule
berycomorphi
bibliopolery
bibliopolery
noun
(archaic) bookselling
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
biodiversity
biodiversity
noun
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biosyntheses
biosyntheses
noun
plural of biosynthesis
biosynthesis
biosynthesis
noun
(biochemistry) The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.
biosynthetic
biosynthetic
adj
(biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis
biosystematy
biosystematy
noun
(dated) biosystematics
biotelemetry
biotelemetry
noun
(biology, electronics) The use of telemetry to monitor, measure and record physiological data of an organism
blennoptysis
blithesomely
blithesomely
adv
In a blithesome manner.
bodybuilders
bodybuilders
noun
plural of bodybuilder
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
boisterously
boisterously
adv
In a boisterous manner.
borborygmies
borohydrides
borohydrides
noun
plural of borohydride
borophenylic
bostrychidae
botryopterid
botryopteris
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
boyishnesses
boyishnesses
noun
plural of boyishness
brachylogies
brachypodine
bradypodidae
bromargyrite
bromargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A natural mineral form of silver bromide.
bromocyanide
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
byelorussian
caespitosely
calyciferous
calyciferous
adj
Bearing the calyx.
calycoideous
carbohydride
carbohydride
noun
(chemistry) A hydrocarbon.
cardiomegaly
cardiomegaly
noun
megalocardia
celidography
celiomyalgia
celiorrhaphy
cellulolytic
cellulolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That causes the hydrolysis of cellulose
censoriously
censoriously
adv
In a censorious manner.
cephalodymia
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
ceratocystis
ceremonially
ceremonially
adv
In a ceremonial manner.
cervicectomy
cervicectomy
noun
(medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
cervicodynia
cervicodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in the neck
chalcopyrite
chalcopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS₂.
chatoyancies
chatoyancies
noun
plural of chatoyancy
cheiloplasty
cheiloplasty
noun
(surgery) The creation from tissue of an artificial lip or part of a lip.
cheirography
cheiromegaly
cheiromegaly
noun
Alternative form of chiromegaly
chiastoneury
chiastoneury
noun
streptoneury
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
cholecyanine
cholerically
cholerically
adv
In a choleric manner.
cholocyanine
chrysomelids
chrysomelids
noun
plural of chrysomelid
chrysophenin
chrysopoetic
chrysothemis
chylopoiesis
chylopoiesis
noun
The production of chyle
chylopoietic
chylopoietic
adj
Relating to chylopoiesis
chymosinogen
chymosinogen
noun
Synonym of prochymosin
cingulectomy
clairvoyance
clairvoyance
noun
(parapsychology) The power to see the future.
claytonville
cleidotripsy
clinocephaly
clinocephaly
noun
A congenital concavity of the top of the head
clitorectomy
clitorectomy
noun
(surgery) the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision
clorargyrite
clypeastroid
clypeastroid
adj
(zoology) Like or related to the genus Clypeaster (order Clypeasteroida) of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side.
noun
(zoology) A sea urchin of this kind.
cockeysville
cockneyfying
cockneyfying
verb
present participle of cockneyfy
cockneyishly
cockneyishly
adv
In a Cockneyish manner.
coercibility
coercibility
noun
(databases) The ability of a string to override the collation of another string.
The ability to be coerced.
cogitatively
cogitatively
adv
In a cogitative manner
cohesibility
cohesibility
noun
The state of being cohesible.
coincidently
coincidently
adv
Simultaneously; at the same time
colipyelitis
collectively
collectively
adv
In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.
collectivity
collectivity
noun
(countable) A body of people considered as a whole.
(uncountable) The condition of being collective.
collegiality
collegiality
noun
collegial atmosphere; working with colleagues in an effective and cooperative manner
power and authority that is shared among peers, especially the sharing of collegiate power among Roman Catholic bishops.
collegiately
collegiately
adv
In the manner of a community or of a group of colleagues.
In the manner of an undergraduate institution of higher education.
collinearity
collinearity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is collinear.
(countable, genetics) The relationship between the linear sequence of codons in DNA and that of amino acids in the protein so coded
(uncountable) The condition of being collinear.
collodiotype
collodiotype
noun
(dated) A picture obtained by the collodion process; a melanotype or ambrotype.
comburimetry
comburimetry
noun
(obsolete) The measurement of how comburivorous a substance is.