(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
acetophenetide
acetophenetide
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of a phenetidine
acetylcholinic
acetylcholinic
adj
(biochemistry) Of or relating to acetylcholine.
achromatiaceae
achromatically
achromatically
adv
In an achromatic manner.
achromatizable
achromatolysis
achromatolysis
noun
(cytology) dissolution of achromatin
achromatophile
achromatophile
adj
Being or relating to an achromatophil.
achromotrichia
achromotrichia
noun
The absence (or loss) of pigmentation in the hair.
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
acoenaesthesia
acritochromacy
acritochromacy
noun
(archaic, medicine) Color blindness, achromatopsia.
acroanesthesia
acroanesthesia
noun
Alternative form of acroanaesthesia
actiniohematin
actiniohematin
noun
A pigment (mixture of cytochromes) present in the sea anemone Actinia equina
actinobranchia
actinobranchia
noun
Alternative form of actinobranch
actinochemical
actinochemical
adj
Relating to actinochemistry.
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinotrichium
actinotrichium
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of hairlike fibres in the finfolds of fish larvae that develop into fin rays
adenophthalmia
adiathermanous
aegithognathae
aepyornithidae
aerobranchiate
aerophilatelic
aerophilatelic
adj
Of or relating to aerophilately.
africanthropus
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
agrostographic
aischrolatreia
alcoholisation
alcoholisation
noun
Alternative form of alcoholization
alcoholization
alcoholization
noun
(obsolete) Reduction to powder.
Saturation with alcohol.
Subjection to the influence of alcoholic spirits.
alcoholometric
alcoholometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of the alcohol content of beers, wines and spirits
alethiological
alethiological
adj
Of or pertaining to alethiology.
allantochorion
allantochorion
noun
A form of the chorion that is fused to the allantois
allopathically
allopathically
adv
By allopathic methods.
allothigenetic
allothimorphic
allotriognathi
allotriophagia
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
amblychromatic
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphiarthroses
amphiarthroses
noun
plural of amphiarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) The type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage.
amphichromatic
amphichromatic
adj
amphichroic
amphiprostylar
amphiprostylar
adj
amphiprostyle
amylosynthesis
anchoritically
anchoritically
adv
In the manner of an anchorite; reclusively.
anesthesiology
anesthesiology
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.
angiohydrotomy
angiohypotonia
angiolymphitis
anisochromatic
anopisthograph
anopisthograph
adj
(palaeography) written on one side only
anoplotherioid
anorthographic
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
antehypophysis
antehypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
anthecological
anthecological
adj
Relating to anthecology
antherozooidal
anthoecologist
anthologically
anthologically
adv
In the manner of an anthology.
anthophyllitic
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracolithic
anthracometric
anthraquinonyl
anthropocosmic
anthropocosmic
adj
Relating to humankind and the cosmos.
anthropogenist
anthropolatric
anthropolithic
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropologist
anthropologist
noun
An expert in anthropology.
anthropomantic
anthropometric
anthropometric
adj
of, or relating to anthropometry
anthroponomics
anthroponomics
noun
anthroponomy
anthroponomist
anthropopathia
anthropopathic
anthropopathic
adj
Of or relating to anthropopathy.
anthropophagic
anthropophagic
adj
Cannibalistic; man-eating.
anthropophagit
anthropophobia
anthropophobia
noun
A profound fear of human beings, or of human society.
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anthroposophic
anthroposophic
adj
Of, or pertaining to anthroposophy.
anthropotheism
anthropotheism
noun
The ascription of human form and nature to the gods, or the belief that gods are deified human beings.
anthropotheist
anthropotomist
anthropotomist
noun
One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.
anthroropolith
antialcoholism
antialcoholism
noun
Opposition to alcoholism.
antialcoholist
antialcoholist
noun
One who opposes the drinking of alcohol.
antianopheline
antianopheline
adj
That counters anopheles mosquitos
anticensorship
anticensorship
adj
Acting against or opposed to censorship.
antichloristic
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
antichoromanic
antigonorrheal
antigonorrheic
antigonorrheic
adj
Alternative form of antigonorrhoeic
antihemoglobin
antihemophilic
antihemophilic
adj
(medicine) That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs
antihistorical
antihistorical
adj
Opposing or contrary to history.
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antilogarithms
antilogarithms
noun
plural of antilogarithm
antimethodical
antimonarchial
antimonarchial
adj
Alternative form of antimonarchical
antimonarchism
antimonarchism
noun
Alternative form of anti-monarchism
antimonarchist
antimonarchist
adj
(politics) Opposed to monarchy.
noun
(politics) One who is opposed to monarchy.
antiophthalmic
antiorthodoxly
antipathogenic
antipathogenic
adj
(medicine) That acts against pathogens
antiphagocytic
antiphagocytic
adj
(immunology) impeding or preventing the action of phagocytes or the occurrence of phagocytosis
antiphilosophy
antiphilosophy
noun
(philosophy) An antitheoretical metaphilosophy critical of a priori justification aiming to dissolve misconceptions that traditional philosophy makes.
antiphlogistic
antiphlogistic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting inflammation.
Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.
noun
(pharmacology) A plant or remedy that reduces inflammation.
antiphlogistin
antiphonically
antiphonically
adv
With antiphony.
antipriesthood
antischolastic
antischolastic
adj
(philosophy) Opposing scholasticism.
antistadholder
antitechnology
antitechnology
adj
Opposed to technology
antitheologian
antitrochanter
antitrochanter
noun
(anatomy) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
apheliotropism
apheliotropism
noun
The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do.
aphoristically
aphoristically
adv
In an aphoristic manner.
Using or regarding aphorisms.
aphydrotropism
apophlegmatism
apophlegmatism
noun
(obsolete) An apophlegmatic medicine.
(obsolete) The action of apophlegmatics.
apophthegmatic
apophthegmatic
adj
Alternative form of apothegmatic
apostrophation
apostrophation
noun
(rare) Personal address via apostrophe (an exclamatory speech).
(rare) The omission of parts of a word by means of an apostrophe (punctuation mark), contraction.
apostrophising
apostrophising
verb
present participle of apostrophise
apostrophizing
apostrophizing
verb
present participle of apostrophize
apothecaryship
apothecaryship
noun
The state or period of working as an apothecary.
apothegmatical
apothegmatical
adj
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
apprenticehood
apprenticehood
noun
(obsolete) apprenticeship
arbitratorship
arbitratorship
noun
The role or status of an arbitrator.
archaeocyathid
archaeocyathid
noun
Any marine organism (probably sponges) of the taxon Archaeocyatha
archaeologists
archaeologists
noun
plural of archaeologist
archaeornithes
archaeotherium
archantagonist
archantagonist
noun
A chief antagonist.
archanthropine
archicontinent
archicontinent
noun
(geology, rare) A continental land mass that was present in geologic time