(biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
additionally
additionally
adv
By way of addition; in addition to; also.
adenotyphoid
adjectivally
adjectivally
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adjective.
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
admirability
admirability
noun
That quality which produces admiration or wonder
admiratively
admiratively
adv
In an admirative manner.
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
admonitorily
admonitorily
adv
In an admonitory manner.
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adverbiality
adverbiality
noun
The condition of having characteristics of an adverb.
advisability
advisability
noun
(countable) An instance of advisability; a consideration in determining overall advisability.
(uncountable) The quality of being advisable or prudent.
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
agriotypidae
alloantibody
alloantibody
noun
An antibody involved in alloimmunity.
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
ambystomidae
amygdalolith
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
amyloplastid
androgyneity
anisodactyla
anisodactyle
anisodactyli
ankylodontia
anthomyiidae
antiantibody
antiantibody
noun
(immunology) An antibody that binds to other antibodies.
antidynastic
antidynastic
adj
(politics) Opposing a dynasty.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
antimodernly
aperiodicity
aperiodicity
noun
The condition of being aperiodic
artiodactyla
artiodactyls
artiodactyls
noun
plural of artiodactyl
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
astrodynamic
astrodynamic
adj
Pertaining to astrodynamics.
auditorially
auditorially
adv
In an auditory manner.
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autosyndesis
bigheartedly
bigheartedly
adv
In a bighearted manner
biodiversity
biodiversity
noun
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
bloodthirsty
bloodthirsty
adj
(humorous) Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood.
Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent.
Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
bostrychidae
botryoidally
botryoidally
adv
In a botryoidal manner.
botryopterid
bradyauxetic
bradykinetic
bradykinetic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting bradykinesia
bradystalsis
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
cardioplasty
cardioplasty
noun
(surgery) Repair of the cardia of the stomach
cathodically
cathodically
adv
At, near, or while acting as a cathode
chytridiales
chytridiosis
chytridiosis
noun
(pathology) A disease associated with the presence of chytrids
cleidotripsy
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.
cogitabundly
coincidently
coincidently
adv
Simultaneously; at the same time
collodiotype
collodiotype
noun
(dated) A picture obtained by the collodion process; a melanotype or ambrotype.
colloidality
colloidality
noun
The state or quality of being colloidal.
conchyliated
conchyliated
adj
(historical) Of a purple colour, distinguished by Pliny from Tyrian purple and amethystine.
condimentary
condimentary
adj
Synonym of condimental
conductility
conductively
conductively
adv
By means of conduction
In a conductive manner
conductivity
conductivity
noun
(physics) The reciprocal of resistivity
The ability of a material to conduct electricity, heat, fluid or sound
contendingly
contendingly
adv
So as to contend or compete.
coordinately
coordinately
adv
In a coordinate or coordinated fashion
coordinatory
cotyledonoid
countrysides
countrysides
noun
plural of countryside
creditworthy
creditworthy
adj
(finance) Deemed likely to repay debts.
(finance) Having an acceptable credit rating.
cricothyroid
cricothyroid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining both to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages.
noun
(anatomy) Clipping of cricothyroid muscle.
cryptodirous
cryptorchids
cryptorchids
noun
plural of cryptorchid
crystallised
crystallised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crystallise
crystallized
crystallized
adj
being crystalline, in the form of crystals.
having definitive and fixed form, solidified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crystallize
crystalloids
crystalloids
noun
plural of crystalloid
cyanoplastid
cyclodextrin
cyclodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.
cyclopaedist
cyclopteroid
cylindricity
cylindricity
noun
(countable, geometry) A three-dimensional geometric tolerance that controls how much a feature can deviate from a perfect cylinder.
(uncountable, geometry) The quality of being cylindrical.
cylindromata
cysticercoid
cysticercoid
noun
The larval stage of certain tapeworms, similar in appearance to a cysticercus, but having the scolex filling completely the enclosing cyst.
cytodendrite
cytodendrite
noun
(cytology) Synonym of dendrite
cytodieresis
cytodieresis
noun
Synonym of cytokinesis
cytodieretic
dactylically
dactylically
adv
(prosody) In, or in terms of, dactyls.
dactyliology
dactyliology
noun
The branch of archaeology dealing with finger rings.
The branch of archaeology dealing with gem engraving.
dactylorhiza
dactylozooid
dactylozooid
noun
(biology) A kind of zooid of Siphonophorae with an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth.
danceability
danceability
noun
(countable) The extent to which a tune, record etc. is danceable.
(uncountable) The characteristic of being danceable.
daredeviltry
daredeviltry
noun
Reckless mischief; the acts of a daredevil.
dasyproctine
daylightings
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
dearworthily
deceptiously
deceptiously
adj
(obsolete) deceptively
decertifying
decertifying
verb
present participle of decertify
decidability
decidability
noun
(logic, computer science) The state or condition of being decidable.
decorability
decorability
noun
The quality of being decorable; ability to be decorated.
decoratively
decoratively
adv
In a decorative manner.
dedicatorily
dedicatorily
adv
In a dedicatory manner; by way of dedication.
dediticiancy
deducibility
deducibility
noun
The condition of being deducible
definability
definability
noun
The quality of being definable.
definitively
definitively
adv
In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.
deflationary
deflationary
adj
(philosophy, logic) Belonging or relating to a family of theories claiming that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.
Associated with or tending to cause deflation.
dehydrations
dehydrations
noun
plural of dehydration
dehypnotized
dehypnotized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehypnotize
deliberately
deliberately
adv
Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.
Taking one's time, slowly and carefully.
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
delightingly
delightingly
adv
So as to cause delight; delightfully.
delinquently
delinquently
adv
In a delinquent manner.
delitescency
delitescency
noun
concealment; seclusion
demisability
demisability
noun
(law) The state of being demisable.
demystifying
demystifying
verb
present participle of demystify
denitrifying
denitrifying
verb
present participle of denitrify
denotatively
denotatively
adv
In a way that denotes.
densitometry
densitometry
noun
The measurement of body density.
The measurement of optical density by use of a densitometer.
denunciatory
denunciatory
adj
Tending to denounce.
depreciatory
depreciatory
adj
pertaining to depreciation
deputatively
derivability
derivability
noun
The condition of being derivable
derivatively
derivatively
adv
In a derivative fashion
dermatodynia
dermatolysis
dermatolysis
noun
chalazoderma
derogatively
derogatively
adv
In a derogative way or manner: derogatorily.
derogatorily
derogatorily
adv
In a derogatory manner.
desertifying
desertifying
verb
present participle of desertify
desirability
desirability
noun
The state of being desirable.
desmodactyli
desolatingly
desolatingly
adv
So as to cause desolation.
despitefully
despitefully
adv
(archaic) In a despiteful manner; spitefully.
despiteously
despiteously
adv
In a despiteous manner.
despotically
despotically
adv
In a despotic manner.
destroyingly
destroyingly
adv
In a way that destroys.
determinably
determinably
adv
in a determinable way
determinedly
determinedly
adv
In a determined manner.
dethyroidism
detonability
detonability
noun
A measure of the readiness with which an explosive will detonate under specified conditions.
detractingly
detractingly
adv
So as to detract.
detractively
detractively
adv
In a detractive manner.
devisability
devitrifying
devitrifying
verb
present participle of devitrify
devotionally
devotionally
adv
In a devotional manner.
dialectology
dialectology
noun
The study of dialects.
dialypetalae
dialytically
dialytically
adv
Done in a dialytic manner or way.
diaphanotype
diaphanotype
noun
(dated) A colour photograph produced by superimposing a translucent coloured positive over a strong uncoloured one.