(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
abiogenetically
abiogenetically
adv
(biology) In an abiogenetic manner; to have created life without life.
acanthocephalan
acanthocephalan
adj
In a manner similar to Acanthocephala.
noun
Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala.
acclimatisation
acclimatisation
noun
Alternative spelling of acclimatization
acclimatization
acclimatization
noun
(biology) The climatic adaptation of an organism that has been moved to a new environment.
The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
accommodatingly
accommodatingly
adv
In an accommodating manner.
accommodational
accommodational
adj
Of or relating to accommodation.
accommodatively
accommodatively
adv
In a accommodative manner; accommodatingly.
accompanimental
accompanimental
adj
Relating to or serving as an accompaniment
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
accountableness
accountableness
noun
The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
acculturational
acculturational
adj
Of or pertaining to acculturation
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetometrically
acetonylacetone
acetonylacetone
noun
(organic chemistry) The aliphatic diketone 2,5-hexanedione
acetylcarbazole
acetylcellulose
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
achlorophyllous
achlorophyllous
adj
(botany) not having chlorophyll and, hence, unable to engage in photosynthesis
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
achromatophilia
achromatophilia
noun
(cytology) The condition of being an achromatophil
achromatophilic
acknowledgeable
acknowledgeable
adj
Able to be acknowledged.
Worthy of acknowledgement.
acknowledgement
acknowledgement
noun
(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
acoustoelectric
acoustoelectric
adj
Of or pertaining to electroacoustics
acrobatholithic
acrobatholithic
adj
Relating to the upward-projecting dome of a batholith
acromioscapular
acromioscapular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the scapula
acroscleroderma
acroscleroderma
noun
Synonym of sclerodactyly
actinomycetales
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
adrenalcortical
adrenalectomies
adrenalectomies
noun
plural of adrenalectomy
adrenalectomize
adrenalectomize
verb
(transitive) To subject to an adrenalectomy.
aecioteliospore
aerodynamically
aerodynamically
adv
From the perspective of aerodynamics.
In an aerodynamic manner, in a manner which reduces drag.
aetiotropically
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
alectoromorphae
algorithmically
algorithmically
adv
Using an algorithm.
allegoricalness
allegoricalness
noun
The state or quality of being allegorical.
allelocatalytic
allelocatalytic
adj
Relating to allelocatalysis
allochlorophyll
allotriomorphic
allotriomorphic
adj
(chemistry) allotropic
(geology) xenomorphic
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amphibiological
amphibiological
adj
Pertaining to amphibiology.
amylohydrolytic
amylophosphoric
anacephalaeosis
anachronistical
anachronistical
adj
anachronistic
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
anacreontically
anacreontically
adv
In an anacreontic manner.
ancylostomiasis
ancylostomiasis
noun
Infection by the hookworm Ancylostoma.
anemometrically
anemometrically
adv
By means of anemometry.
angiotelectasia
anisotropically
anisotropically
adv
in an anisotropic manner; in such a way as to depend upon direction
anomalistically
anomalistically
adv
In an anomalistic manner; with irregularity.
anomalocephalus
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
anteconsonantal
anteconsonantal
adj
(linguistics) Placed before a consonant
anthoecological
anthrasilicosis
anthropological
anthropological
adj
Relating to anthropology.
anthroponomical
anthroponomical
adj
Relating to anthroponomy.
anthropotomical
anthropotomical
adj
Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.
anticholinergic
anticholinergic
adj
That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
noun
(medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
antichronically
anticoagulating
anticoagulating
adj
Preventing coagulation.
anticoagulation
anticoagulation
noun
(medicine) Treatment to prevent coagulation of blood.
anticoagulative
anticoagulative
adj
That counters coagulation
anticorrosively
antieducational
antieducational
adj
Opposing education.
antiegotistical
antiejaculation
antilogarithmic
antilogarithmic
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to an antilogarithm.
antimelancholic
antimelancholic
adj
(medicine) Countering melancholy.
noun
(medicine) A drug that counters melancholy.
antimonarchally
antimonarchical
antimonarchical
adj
(politics) Opposing a particular monarchy.
(politics) Opposing the concept of monarchy, rule by a single person.
antiphilosophic
antiphilosophic
adj
Synonym of antiphilosophical
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
antipolitically
antipolitically
adv
In an antipolitical manner.
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antisocialistic
antisocialistic
adj
(politics) Opposing socialism.
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antitheological
antitheological
adj
Opposing theology.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
apocalyptically
apocalyptically
adv
In a manner portending future disaster, devastation and doom.
In an apocalyptic manner.
apostolicalness
apostolicalness
noun
(Christianity, obsolete) The state or quality of being apostolical.
apotelesmatical
apotelesmatical
adj
apotelesmatic
approachability
approachability
noun
The characteristic of being approachable; the ability to be approached.
aprioristically
aprioristically
adv
A priori; in an aprioristic manner.
arboriculturist
arboriculturist
noun
A person who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon.
archdiplomatist
archeologically
archeologically
adv
In an archeological manner or fashion.
archididascalos
archididascalos
noun
(formal, rare) A school principal.
archisymbolical
archphilosopher
areographically
areographically
adv
In terms of areography.
argyrocephalous
aristolochiales
arthrosclerosis
arthrosclerosis
noun
(pathology) A stiffening of a joint
articulationist
asclepiadaceous
asclepiadaceous
adj
(botany) Relating to the milkweeds.
asterospondylic
astrobiological
astrobiological
adj
Of or pertaining to astrobiology
astronautically
astronautically
adv
In an astronautic way.
atheroscleroses
atheroscleroses
noun
plural of atherosclerosis
atherosclerosis
atherosclerosis
noun
(pathology) The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol).
atherosclerotic
atherosclerotic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
auriculocranial
autecologically
autecologically
adv
In terms of autecology.
autochthonously
autochthonously
adv
In an autochthonous manner.
autocollimation
autocollimation
noun
(physics, astronomy) The collimation of a telescope by means of a plane mirror
autocollimators
autocollimators
noun
plural of autocollimator
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autocorrelation
autocorrelation
noun
(statistics, signal processing) The cross-correlation of a signal with itself: the correlation between values of a signal in successive time periods.
autocystoplasty
autogenetically
autogenetically
adv
In an autogenetic manner.
autographically
autographically
adv
By means of autography.
autoinoculation
autoinoculation
noun
(pathology) The spread of a disease to another part of the body via inoculation
inoculation into oneself (as of modified cells)
autoluminescent
autoluminescent
adj
Relating to autoluminescence.
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
autoplastically
autoplastically
adv
In an autoplastic manner.
autotrophically
autotrophically
adv
In an autotrophic manner.
With regard to autotrophy.
azodicarboxylic
bacillariaceous
bacillariaceous
adj
Belonging to the Bacillariaceae; rod-shaped.
bacillariophyta
bacteriological
bacteriological
adj
Of or pertaining to bacteriology.
bacteriologists
bacteriologists
noun
plural of bacteriologist
bacteriosolvent
balanophoraceae
balanopsidaceae
barytocelestine
barytocelestite
basibracteolate
basidiolichenes
biblicoliterary
bibliographical
bibliographical
adj
bibliographic
bibliopegically
bibliophilistic
bibliopolically
bibliopolically
adv
In terms of bookselling.
bibliothecarial
bibliothecarial
adj
Relating to libraries.
bibliothecarian
bibliothecarian
noun
(archaic) A librarian.
bicollaterality
bicollaterality
noun
The property of being bicollateral.
bidirectionally
bidirectionally
adv
In opposite directions.
bioaccumulation
bioaccumulation
noun
(biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.
bioecologically
bioecologically
adv
In terms of bioecology.
biogeographical
biogeographical
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography.
bioluminescence
bioluminescence
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).