(medicine) A trepan having a conical shape so that injurious penetration of the brain is impossible.
abbotships
abbotships
noun
plural of abbotship
abiotrophy
abiotrophy
noun
(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
absorption
absorption
noun
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
acataposis
acetopyrin
achitophel
actinocarp
actinopoda
adaptation
adaptation
noun
(countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
(countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
(countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
(sociology) The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments.
(uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
(uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
adaptional
adaptional
adj
(biology) Applied to the process by which an organism is fitted or adapted to its environment
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the action of adapting.
adaptorial
adaptorial
adj
Tending to adapt or fit; adaptive.
adipolytic
adipolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes
adipometer
adipometer
noun
A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
adoptative
adoptative
adj
(rare) adoptive
adoptional
adoptional
adj
Of or relating to adoption.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adposition
adposition
noun
(grammar) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.
adsorption
adsorption
noun
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
aerotropic
aerotropic
adj
(biology) growing towards higher concentrations of oxygen
(biology) Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed.
allotropic
allotropic
adj
(chemistry) Describing a form of an element that exhibits allotropy.
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
amidoplast
aminoplast
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphistoma
amphistome
amphistome
noun
Any trematode of the genus Paramphistomum (previously Amphistoma)
amphitokal
amphitryon
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
ampliation
ampliation
noun
(law, civil law) A postponement of the decision of a cause for further consideration or reargument.
enlargement; amplification
amputation
amputation
noun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
anisoptera
anisotrope
anisotrope
adj
(dated) anisotropic
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
anorthopia
anorthopia
noun
(medicine) A defect of vision in which straight lines appear to be curved
antelopian
antelopine
anthophila
anthophile
anthophile
noun
(zoology) An organism that visits flowers.
A person who loves flowers.
anthropoid
anthropoid
adj
(anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance
having characteristics of an ape
noun
An anthropoid animal.
antibishop
antibishop
noun
(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]
antilepton
antilepton
noun
(physics) The antiparticle of a lepton.
antilipoid
antilipoid
noun
(biochemistry) A substance that destroys or degrades lipoids.
antilopine
antilopine
adj
Relating to, or resembling, antelopes in the bovid subfamily Antelopinae.
Relating to, or resembling, antelopes in the tribe Antelopini within that subfamily
Relating to, or resembling, antelopes.
noun
An antilopine kangaroo
Any antelope in the subfamily Antelopinae
Any antelope in the tribe Antilopini
antipastos
antiphonal
antiphonal
adj
(music) Characterized by antiphones or antiphony; incorporating alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts.
noun
A book of antiphons or anthems sung or chanted at a liturgy; an antiphonary or antiphoner.
An antiphon; a piece sung or chanted in an antiphonal manner.
antiphoner
antiphoner
noun
An antiphonal.
antiphonic
antiphonic
adj
Having the presence of an antiphon between two choirs with a call and a response in song or in chant, usually in the form of a hymn or a psalm.
antiphonon
antipleion
antipleion
noun
A region of negative departure from a norm.
antipodean
antipodean
adj
(informal) of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand
diametrically opposed
relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth
noun
An inhabitant of the antipodes.
antipodism
antipodism
noun
(topology) The relation between points on a sphere which are directly opposite each other; or the function which maps a point to its opposite point.
A form of foot juggling where the juggler lies on his or her back, usually on a sort of chair.
antipodist
antipodist
noun
One who practices antipodism; one who juggles using his or her feet lying down.
antipoenus
antipoetic
antipoetic
adj
Opposed to poetry.
antipoints
antipoints
noun
plural of antipoint
antipolice
antipolice
adj
Opposed to or prejudiced against the police
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
antiproton
antiproton
noun
(physics) The antiparticle of the proton, having a negative electric charge.
antipsoric
antipsoric
adj
(pharmacology) Effective against the itch.
noun
(medicine) Any remedy for the itch.
antiptosis
antiptosis
noun
(grammar, rhetoric) Substitution of one grammatical case for another.
antipyonin
antipyonin
noun
(dated, medicine) borax
antisiphon
antisiphon
adj
Preventing the siphoning of fluid.
antitropal
antitropal
adj
(botany) antitropous
antitropic
antitropic
adj
(anatomy) On the opposite side of a bilaterally symmetric relationship (as the left and right hands)
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
aphoristic
aphoristic
adj
Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic.
aphroditic
aphroditic
adj
(Greek mythology) Of or pertaining to Aphrodite
venereal
aphronitre
aphthongia
aphthongia
noun
(medicine, archaic) An inability to speak caused by muscular spasms.
aphthonite
apiologist
apiologist
noun
A person who studies apiology, the science of bees and honey-making.
aplodontia
apocentric
apocentric
adj
(astrophysics) Of or pertaining to the apocenter, the point in an orbit which is furthest from the orbited body
apocrustic
apodeictic
apodeictic
adj
(logic) Of the characteristic feature of a proposition that is necessary (or impossible): perfectly certain (or inconceivable) or incontrovertibly true (or false); self-evident.
Affording proof; demonstrative.
Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.
apodictive
apodictive
adj
apodictic
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
apolaustic
apolaustic
adj
(formal) Dedicated to enjoyment.
apolitical
apolitical
adj
Having no interest or involvement in politics; Disinterest in such matters.
Having no political relevance or function.
Politically neutral, unbiased, non-aligned, free from party politics
noun
A person with no involvement or no interest in politics.
An unbiased candidate or voter, free of a party platform.
apologetic
apologetic
adj
(dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.
Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
apologists
apologists
noun
plural of apologist
apopemptic
apopemptic
adj
Pertaining to departing; farewell, valedictory.
noun
(obsolete) A farewell or parting address.
apopenptic
apophantic
apophantic
adj
Involving a declaration, statement, or proposition.
apoplectic
apoplectic
adj
(archaic) Effused with blood.
(medicine) Of or relating to apoplexy.
Marked by extreme anger or fury.
noun
A person suffering from apoplexy.
aporetical
aporetical
Adjective
Tending to doubt.
aposematic
aposematic
adj
(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely.
apostacies
apostacies
noun
plural of apostacy
apostacize
apostasies
apostasies
noun
plural of apostasy
apostatise
apostatise
verb
Alternative spelling of apostatize
apostatism
apostatize
apostatize
verb
To give up or renounce one's position or belief.
apostolian
apostolici
apostolize
apostolize
verb
(archaic) To convert; to proselytize.
To make sacred or apostolic.
apostrophi
apotactici
apotactite
apotactite
Noun
One of an ancient sect of Christians who, in supposed imitation of the first believers, renounced all their possessions.
apothecial
apothecial
adj
(lichenology) Relating to the apothecium.
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
apotheosis
apotheosis
noun
(loosely) Release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death.
(psychology) The latent entity that mediates between a person's psyche and their thoughts. The id, ego and superego in Freudian Psychology are examples of this.
A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).
Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.
The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).
The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
apothesine
apotihecal
apotropaic
apotropaic
adj
(religion, mysticism) Intended to ward off evil.
noun
An agent intended to ward off evil.
apparation
apparation
noun
(obsolete) A preparation.
apparition
apparition
noun
(astronomy) A period of consecutive days or nights when a particular celestial body may be observed, beginning with the heliacal rising of the body and ending with its heliacal setting.
(astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; opposed to occultation.
An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom.
The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
appetition
appetition
noun
A desire, longing for, or seeking after of something.
appetitost
applicator
applicator
noun
A tool or device used to apply a fluid or semi-fluid substance to a surface.
A tubular device to insert a tampon into the vagina.
appointees
appointees
noun
plural of appointee
appointers
appointers
noun
plural of appointer
appointing
appointing
verb
present participle of appoint
appointive
appointive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment.
apportions
apportions
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apportion
appositely
appositely
adv
In an apposite manner.
apposition
apposition
noun
(UK) A (now purely ceremonial) speech day at St Paul's School, London.
(biology) The growth of successive layers of a cell wall.
(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
(grammar) The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases.
(rhetoric) Appositio, the addition of an element not syntactically required.
A placing of two things side by side, or the fitting together of two things.
A public disputation by scholars.
The quality of being side-by-side, apposed instead of being opposed, not being front-to-front but next to each other.
appositive
appositive
adj
of or being in apposition
noun
(grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
aprication
aprication
noun
(rare) The act of apricating, or basking in the sun.
apsinthion
araphostic
araphostic
adj
Alternative form of araphorostic
areopagist
areopagite
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
armipotent
armipotent
adj
(obsolete) Powerful in battle.
noun
(poetic, archaic) A powerful combatant.
artophoria
artophoria
noun
plural of artophorion
ascription
ascription
noun
(sociology) The stratification of people according to inborn characteristics (such as race or sex) outside of their control.
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.
asiphonate
asiphonate
adj
(zoology) Lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
noun
(zoology) Any mollusk lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
asperation
asperation
noun
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
aspidiotus
aspiration
aspiration
noun
(phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
The action of aspirating.
aspirators
aspirators
noun
plural of aspirator
aspiratory
aspiratory
adj
pertaining to aspiration
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
asthenopia
asthenopia
noun
An ophthalmological condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eye strain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision.
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
asymptotic
asymptotic
adj
(mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity.
(mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.