Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
acceptably
acceptably
adv
In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
To an acceptable degree.
acceptedly
acceptedly
adv
In an accepted manner; admittedly.
accidently
accidently
adv
(now nonstandard) Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally.
accurately
accurately
adv
In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.
acervately
acervately
adv
In an acervate manner.
acetolysis
acetolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acetolytic
acetolytic
adj
Relating to acetolysis.
acetylated
acetylated
adj
That has been reacted with acetic acid (or one of its derivatives), or has been modified by the attachment of acetyl groups.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetylate
acetylator
acetylator
noun
(biochemistry) A human being or other organism that can metabolize certain drugs by acetylating them (to a greater or lesser extent).
acetylenes
acetylenes
noun
plural of acetylene
acetylenic
acetylenic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond
acetylenyl
acetylenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any radical derived from an acetylene, but especially ethynyl
acetylized
acetylized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetylize
acetylizer
acetylizer
noun
Synonym of acetylator
acetylurea
acolyctine
acolyctine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
acolythate
acolythate
noun
The office of an acolyte
acotyledon
acotyledon
noun
(botany) A plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
additively
additively
adv
In an additive manner.
adequately
adequately
adv
Barely satisfactory or sufficient.
In an adequate manner.
Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily.
adherently
adherently
adv
In an adherent manner.
adjacently
adjacently
adv
In such a way as to be adjacent.
admittedly
admittedly
adv
As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
aegyptilla
aeolotropy
aeolotropy
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
affectedly
affectedly
adv
(obsolete) Lovingly; with tender care.
(obsolete) With intention, intentionally, deliberately.
In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.
afferently
afferently
adv
Inwardly, toward the center.
affluently
affluently
adv
In an affluent manner.
agitatedly
agitatedly
adv
In an agitated manner.
alberttype
alimentary
alimentary
adj
Nourishing; nutritious.
Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
alkatively
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
allutterly
amityville
amygdalate
amygdalate
adj
Of or pertaining to almonds.
noun
(obsolete, uncountable) almond milk
(organic chemistry, countable) Any salt or ester of amygdalic acid.
amylometer
amylometer
noun
An instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.
(anatomy) In terms of or by means of the arteries.
asexuality
asexuality
noun
The quality (of a species or organism) of reproducing asexually.
The state of not experiencing sexual attraction.
The state of not having a sex or sexual organs.
assertedly
assertedly
adv
According to an assertion.
asymmetral
asymmetral
adj
(obsolete) incommensurable
(obsolete) not symmetrical
athenianly
attachedly
attachedly
adv
Having a (physical or emotional) attachment.
autecology
autecology
noun
one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species.
autolysate
autolysate
noun
(chemistry) Any product of autolysis
autolyzate
autolyzate
noun
Alternative form of autolysate
autryville
babylonite
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
barthelemy
bartholemy
barysilite
barysilite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing lead, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bdellatomy
bdellatomy
noun
(archaic) The snipping off the tail of a leech engaged in sucking human blood, in order to let the blood run out of it and so increase its powers of drawing blood.
bdellotomy
bdellotomy
noun
Alternative form of bdellatomy
benzoylate
benzoylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To react with a benzoyl radical
besottedly
besottedly
adv
In a besotted manner.
bestiality
bestiality
noun
(archaic) A mark, trait, or emblem of a beast.
(archaic) A status of lower animal.
(archaic) An animal-like instinct or behaviour.
(dated) Any abstract entity similar to a beast.
Bestial nature, savagery, inhumanity, like (or akin to) an animal's.
Sexual activity between a human and another animal species.
bethylidae
bipedality
bipedality
noun
The condition of being bipedal; bipedalism.
blastocyte
blastocyte
noun
An undifferentiated cell in the blastula stage of an embryo.
blastogeny
bleatingly
bleatingly
adv
With bleating sounds.
blythedale
blythewood
bootlessly
bootlessly
adv
In a bootless manner.
botryolite
botryolite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of datolite, usually having a botryoidal structure.
bountyless
bountyless
adj
Without bounty.
bradytelic
bradytelic
adj
Of or relating to bradytely.
butylamine
butylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric aliphatic amines derived from butane
cacodylate
cacodylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of cacodylic acid
verb
To react or to treat with cacodylic acid
caenostyly
callityped
calyculate
calyculate
adj
calycular
calypterae
calyptraea
calyptrate
calyptrate
adj
Having a calyptra
noun
Any insect of the taxon Calyptratae
calystegia
castellany
castellany
noun
(historical) The jurisdiction of a castellan, the district controled by a castle.
(historical) The office of a castellan, the lordship of a castle.
catalyzers
catalyzers
noun
plural of catalyzer
cateringly
celibatory
celiectomy
celtically
centeredly
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
centrality
centrality
noun
(mathematics) Any of various measures of the relative importance of a vertex in a graph.
A tendency to remain at, or move towards the centre.
The state of being central.
ceratohyal
ceratohyal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which, in humans, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
chalybeate
chalybeate
adj
Containing dissolved salts of iron.
Tasting of iron, said of mineral water.
noun
A mineral water containing iron, a voguish general remedy during the 17th-19th century.
chatellany
chatellany
noun
Alternative form of castellany
cheatingly
cheatingly
adv
in a cheating manner
cheilotomy
cheilotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the lip
chemolytic
chemolytic
adj
Of or relating to chemolysis.
chessylite
chlamydate
chlamydate
adj
(zoology, of some molluscs) Having a mantle or fringe
chocolatey
chocolatey
adj
Alternative spelling of chocolaty
chrysolite
chrysolite
noun
(mineralogy) Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
A piece of such stone.
chrysotile
chrysotile
noun
(mineralogy) A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄; a form of serpentine asbestos.
ciliectomy
cineplasty
clearstory
clearstory
noun
Alternative form of clerestory
cleidotomy
cleidotomy
noun
(obstetrics) Intentional fracturing of the clavicle of a fetus for the management of shoulder dystocia during vaginal delivery .
clerestory
clerestory
noun
(architecture) The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.
climactery
clinometry
clinometry
noun
(geology) The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.
cloisterly
cloisterly
adj
Characteristic of, or suitable for, a cloister.
clypeaster
clypeolate
clysterize
coactively
coactively
adv
In a coactive manner.
coeliotomy
coeliotomy
noun
(surgery) A surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.
coequality
coequality
noun
The condition of being coequal
coherently
coherently
adv
In a coherent manner.
coldturkey
collencyte
collencyte
noun
(cytology) A type of branched cell present in collenchyma
collotyped
colourtype
colourtype
noun
Alternative form of colortype
comatosely
comatosely
adv
In, or as if in, a coma; in a manner that is sluggish, oblivious, etc.
cometology
cometology
noun
The branch of astronomy that deals with comets.
completely
completely
adv
(degree) To the fullest extent or degree; totally.
(manner) In a complete manner
completory
completory
adj
Serving to fulfil.
noun
A compline.
complexity
complexity
noun
(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
concretely
concretely
adv
In a concrete manner, physically, definitely
contritely
contritely
adv
In a contrite manner.
coreplasty
correality
costlessly
costlessly
adv
without cost
cotyledons
cotyledons
noun
plural of cotyledon
coulometry
coulometry
noun
(physics, chemistry) A technique in analytical chemistry in which the amount of substance released during electrolysis, and the amount of electricity used, are measured.