(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
abstractionism
abstractionism
noun
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art.
The presentation of ideas in an abstract manner.
abstractionist
abstractionist
adj
Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art.
noun
(art) Someone who supports or creates abstract art.
An idealist.
abstractitious
abstractitious
adj
(obsolete) Obtained from plants by distillation.
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
accountability
accountability
noun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
acetylbenzoate
achromatizable
actinobaccilli
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
actinobranchia
actinobranchia
noun
Alternative form of actinobranch
aeroballistics
aeroballistics
noun
The part of ballistics that deals with the interaction of high-speed projectiles with the atmosphere
aerobiological
aerobiological
adj
Pertaining to aerobiology.
aerobiotically
aerobiotically
adv
By means of aerobiosis.
aerobranchiate
agrobiological
agrobiological
adj
of or pertaining to agrobiology
albuminocholia
ambicoloration
amblychromatic
ammonocarbonic
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
antibiotically
antibiotically
adv
By means of antibiotics.
In terms of antibiotic effect.
antitobacconal
aporobranchian
aquintocubital
aquintocubital
adj
Alternative form of aquincubital
arboricultural
arboricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
archbishoprics
archbishoprics
noun
plural of archbishopric
arthrobranchia
aspidobranchia
associableness
associableness
noun
The state or quality of being associable.
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriologies
bacteriologies
noun
plural of bacteriology
bacteriologist
bacteriologist
noun
A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagia
bacteriophagic
bacteriophagic
adj
Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage.
bacteriophobia
bacteriophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of bacteria
bacteriopsonic
bacteriopsonin
bacterioscopic
bacterioscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bacterioscopy.
bacteriostasis
bacteriostasis
noun
(biology) A phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without being actually killed.
bacteriostatic
bacteriostatic
adj
Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
bacteriotropic
bacteriotropic
adj
Attracted towards, or targeting, bacteria.
bacteriotropin
bacteriotropin
noun
An antibody that makes a specific bacterium more susceptible to phagocytosis
balneotechnics
baloskionaceae
balsaminaceous
balsaminaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balsaminaceae.
baromacrometer
barometrically
barometrically
adv
By means of a barometer
basidiogenetic
basidiomycetes
basidiomycetes
noun
plural of basidiomycete
bathochromatic
bathochromatic
adj
Alternative form of bathochromic
batrachoididae
batrachophidia
batrachophobia
batrachophobia
noun
Fear of frogs.
batrachoplasty
beatifications
beatifications
noun
plural of beatification
beautification
beautification
noun
Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
beggiatoaceous
bellerophontic
benedictionale
benedictionary
benedictionary
noun
A collected series of benedictions.
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benzhydroxamic
benzoxycamphor
benzoylglycine
berberidaceous
berberidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Berberidaceae of barberries.
bibliomaniacal
bibliomaniacal
adj
Having, or pertaining to, a passion for books.
bibliopegistic
bibliopegistic
adj
Relating to bookbinding.
bibliopolistic
bibliopolistic
adj
Of or pertaining to bibliopolism.
bibliothecaire
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
bielectrolysis
binomenclature
biochemistries
biochemistries
noun
plural of biochemistry
bioclimatician
bioclimatology
bioclimatology
noun
The interdisciplinary field of science that studies the interactions between the biosphere and the Earth's atmosphere on time scales of the order of seasons or longer (in opposition to biometeorology).
bioelectricity
bioelectricity
noun
(biology, physics) Any form of electricity generated within an organism, especially by a muscle or nerve
bioelectronics
bioelectronics
noun
(biology, electronics) The application of electronics in the field of biology
(biology, electronics) The proposed construction of electronic-like circuits from proteins or other biological macromolecules
biogenetically
biogenetically
adv
In a biogenetic manner.
biogeochemical
biogeochemical
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeochemistry
noun
A geochemical of biological origin
biographically
biographically
adv
In the form of a biography.
biolinguistics
biolinguistics
noun
(linguistics) Study of the biology and evolution of language