(organic compond) The macrolide lactone 1-oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
amelioration
amelioration
noun
(linguistics) The process by which a term gains a more positive connotation over time.
(philosophy) An ameliorative change of a concept or a repertoire of concepts.
An improvement.
The act of making better.
ameliorative
ameliorative
adj
(linguistics) Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation.
(philosophy) Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation is most conducive to solve the problems the concept is a priori taken to solve.
Able to repair or ameliorate.
noun
(linguistics, rare) A linguistic unit (such as a word, morpheme) that implies a positive or approving evaluation.
That which betters or improves.
ameliorators
ameliorators
noun
plural of ameliorator
amelioratory
amelioratory
adj
Serving to ameliorate or improve.
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
amenorrhoeal
amenorrhoeal
adj
Affected by amenorrhoea
Relating to amenorrhoea.
aminovaleric
ammoreslinol
amnioclepsis
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
ampelopsidin
ampelosicyos
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphimorulae
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
amygdalotome
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
anaeroplasty
anaplasmoses
anaplasmoses
noun
plural of anaplasmosis
anatomisable
anatomizable
anchoretical
anchoretical
adj
anchoretic
anchorpeople
andouillette
andouillette
noun
A small andouille (type of sausage).
andropetalar
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anecdotalist
anecdotalist
noun
One who recounts anecdotes, or uses them instead of experimental evidence in a field of study.
anemoclastic
anemological
anemological
adj
Relating to anemology.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angelologies
angelologies
noun
plural of angelology
angelologist
angelologist
noun
A person involved in angelology.
angelophanic
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
anguliferous
anhaemolytic
anhalonidine
anhalonidine
noun
(organic chemistry) A bioactive isolate of Lophophora williamsii.
anhalouidine
anilinophile
anisaldoxime
anisodactyle
anisopleural
ankylenteron
ankylomerism
annexational
annexational
adj
Of or pertaining to annexation
annotatively
annotatively
adv
In an annotative manner.
announceable
announceable
adj
Able to be announced.
noun
(informal) A positive-sounding news item suitable for public announcement; a sound bite.
anococcygeal
anococcygeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and coccyx.
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anomaluridae
anonymuncule
anonymuncule
noun
(obsolete) an insignificant anonymous writer.
anorthoclase
anorthoclase
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of feldspars being mixed sodium and potassium aluminosilicates.
antelocation
antepectoral
antepectoral
adj
(anatomy) Of the feet of insects: fixed in the forepart of the prosternum or prothorax.
anterodorsal
anterodorsal
adj
(anatomy) in front (at the head end) and toward the back (side nearest the spine)
anteromedial
anteromedial
adj
(anatomy) Located in the front and towards a middle line.
anterospinal
anthoecology
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
anthologizer
anthologizer
noun
Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology.
anthologizes
anthologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize
anthratetrol
anthraxolite
anthraxolite
noun
A carbonaceous substance resembling anthracite.
anthropolite
anthropolite
noun
(paleontology, dated) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
antialbumose
antialdoxime
antichlorine
antichlorine
noun
Synonym of antichlor (“substance used to remove chlorine”)
anticyclones
anticyclones
noun
plural of anticyclone
antielectron
antielectron
noun
(physics) Synonym of positron
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antilacrosse
antilegomena
antimetabole
antimetabole
noun
(rhetoric) The technique of reversal, where accentuated by reversal of words, actions or grammatical structure.
antimodernly
antinovelist
antinovelist
noun
(literature) A writer of antinovels.
antinucleons
antinucleons
noun
plural of antinucleon
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antipoetical
antipoetical
Adjective
Opposed to poetry.
antipolemist
antiportable
antireligion
antireligion
adj
Opposed to or acting against religion
antisalooner
antisalooner
noun
One who opposes saloons (as places where alcohol is sold and drunk).
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antitheology
antitheology
noun
A belief system that runs counter to theology.
antiviolence
antiviolence
adj
(law enforcement, sociology) Acting against or opposing violence.
aorticorenal
aorticorenal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the aorta and the kidney.
aouellimiden
aplanobacter
aplanogamete
aplanogamete
noun
A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.
apodeictical
apodeictical
adj
(logic) apodeictic
apogalacteum
apologetical
apologetical
adj
apologetic
apometabolic
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
apoplectical
apoplectical
adj
Alternative form of apoplectic
apostleships
apostleships
noun
plural of apostleship
appellations
appellations
noun
plural of appellation
appetitional
appetitional
adj
Of or relating to appetition.
appleblossom
appleblossom
noun
Alternative form of apple blossom
appointively
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
appressorial
appressorial
adj
(mycology) Of or pertaining to appressoria
approachable
approachable
adj
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
approachless
approachless
adj
Impossible to approach.
appropriable
appropriable
adj
(law) Able to be appropriated.
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
aqueoglacial
aqueoglacial
adj
(geology) Deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
araeosystyle
araeosystyle
noun
(architecture) An arrangement of columns that alternates between araeostyle and systyle.
araneologist
araneologist
noun
One who studies spiders.
arboricoline
arboricoline
adj
Synonym of arboricolous
archaeolater
archaeolatry
archaeolatry
noun
Worship of an antiquity; excessive veneration of antiquity.
archaeologer
archaeologic
archaeologic
adj
Pertaining to archaeology.
antiquated
archconsoler
archeolithic
archeologian
archeologies
archeologies
noun
plural of archeology
archeologist
archeologist
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of archaeologist
archesporial
archesporial
adj
Relating to the archesporia, cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archipelagos
areometrical
areometrical
adj
Synonym of areometric
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
aristotelean
aristotelian
aristotelian
Noun
A disciple of Aristotle (for ancient Greek disciples, see peripatetic; for medieval Christian ones, see scholastic)
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Aristotle, his philosophy, logic, or followers.
aristotelism
arnoldsville
arsenobenzol
arsenophenol
arteriorenal
arthropleura
arthropleure
ascolichenes
asperifoliae
asperuloside
asperuloside
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular glycoside with similar properties to aucubin.