(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
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.
acanthomeridae
accreditations
accreditations
noun
plural of accreditation
accrementition
accrementition
noun
(physiology) The process of generation by development of blastema, or fission of cells, in which the new formation is in all respect like the individual from which it proceeds.
acetyltropeine
achondroplasia
achondroplasia
noun
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
acipenseroidei
acroanesthesia
acroanesthesia
noun
Alternative form of acroanaesthesia
acromiosternal
acrophonically
acrophonically
adv
In an acrophonic way.
actinobranchia
actinobranchia
noun
Alternative form of actinobranch
actinocrinidae
actinoelectric
actinoelectric
adj
(physics) Synonym of photoconductive
actinometrical
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinoneuritis
actinopterygii
actinotrichium
actinotrichium
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of hairlike fibres in the finfolds of fish larvae that develop into fin rays
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
adenocarcinoma
adenocarcinoma
noun
(oncology) Any of several forms of carcinoma that originate in glandular tissue.
adenographical
adenosclerosis
adenosclerosis
noun
(medicine) The hardening of a gland.
adiathermanous
administration
administration
noun
(countable) A body that administers; a body of administrators.
(countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
(government, politics) The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
(uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
(uncountable, business) Management.
(uncountable, law, UK) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
administrators
administrators
noun
plural of administrator
adminstrations
adrenocortical
adrenocortical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the adrenal cortex.
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
aepyornithidae
aerobranchiate
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aeromechanical
aeromechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromechanics.
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aeroperitoneum
aerosolization
aerosolization
noun
The creation of an aerosol; the creation of a fine mist or many small droplets.
aerotonometric
aerotonometric
adj
Relating to aerotonometry.
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
affrontiveness
affrontiveness
noun
The state or quality of being affrontive.
aforementioned
aforementioned
adj
Previously mentioned.
noun
(uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.
africanization
africanization
Noun
The act or process of Africanizing.
africanthropus
afterpotential
afterpotential
noun
A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.
afterreckoning
aftersensation
aftersensation
noun
A delayed sensation; one arising significantly later than the stimulus that caused it.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
airconditioned
airconditioned
adj
Alternative spelling of air-conditioned
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminofibrin
alexandropolis
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
allantochorion
allantochorion
noun
A form of the chorion that is fused to the allantois
allegorisation
allegorization
allegorization
noun
The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense.
alliterational
alliterational
adj
Involving alliteration; alliterative.
allomerization
allomerization
noun
The interconversion of allomeric forms
allotriodontia
allotriognathi
alternationist
alternifoliate
alternifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves that alternate on each side of a stem
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
ambicoloration
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
amicronucleate
aminopropionic
aminopropionic
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a propionic group
amminochloride
ammonionitrate
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
ammonocarbonic
anacardiaceous
anacardiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs.
anachronically
anachronically
adv
In an anachronic manner.
anakinetomeric
anapterygotism
anchoritically
anchoritically
adv
In the manner of an anchorite; reclusively.
ancistrocladus
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
andromedotoxin
andromedotoxin
noun
One of the grayanotoxins; grayanotoxin I.
andromonoecism
anelectrotonic
anelectrotonic
adj
Relating to anelectrotonus.
angiocavernous
angiochondroma
angiohydrotomy
angioparalysis
angioparalysis
noun
(pathology) paralysis of blood vessels
angioparalytic
angiosclerosis
angiosclerosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atherosclerosis
angiosclerotic
angularization
angularization
noun
The process of making something angular.
animadversions
animadversions
noun
plural of animadversion
anisochromatic
anomaliflorous
anopisthograph
anopisthograph
adj
(palaeography) written on one side only
anoplotherioid
anorthographic
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
anterofixation
anteroinferior
anteroinferior
adj
(anatomy) Located in front and below.
anterointerior
anterointernal
anterointernal
adj
Synonym of antero-internal
anteroparietal
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
antherozooidal
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracolithic
anthracometric
anthraquinonyl
anthropocosmic
anthropocosmic
adj
Relating to humankind and the cosmos.
anthropogenist
anthropolatric
anthropolithic
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropologist
anthropologist
noun
An expert in anthropology.
anthropomantic
anthropometric
anthropometric
adj
of, or relating to anthropometry
anthroponomics
anthroponomics
noun
anthroponomy
anthroponomist
anthropopathia
anthropopathic
anthropopathic
adj
Of or relating to anthropopathy.
anthropophagic
anthropophagic
adj
Cannibalistic; man-eating.
anthropophagit
anthropophobia
anthropophobia
noun
A profound fear of human beings, or of human society.
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anthroposophic
anthroposophic
adj
Of, or pertaining to anthroposophy.
anthropotheism
anthropotheism
noun
The ascription of human form and nature to the gods, or the belief that gods are deified human beings.
anthropotheist
anthropotomist
anthropotomist
noun
One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.
anthroropolith
antiaggression
antiaggression
noun
The lack or absence of aggression.
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
antiaristocrat
antiaristocrat
noun
One who opposes the aristocracy.
anticensorious
anticensorship
anticensorship
adj
Acting against or opposed to censorship.
anticeremonial
anticeremonial
adj
Opposing ceremonial in religion.
antichloristic
antichoromanic
anticipatorily
anticipatorily
adv
In an anticipatory manner.
anticoagulator
anticommercial
anticommercial
adj
Opposed to commercialism
anticonformist
anticonformist
noun
An advocate of anticonformity
anticonformity
anticonformity
noun
A form of individualism that is an active rejection of conformity
anticorrosives
anticorrosives
noun
plural of anticorrosive
anticorruption
anticorruption
adj
Opposed to or combating corruption
noun
Movement or actions opposing corruption.
anticovenanter
anticreational
antidemocratic
antidemocratic
adj
Opposed to the tenets of democracy.
antidicomarian
antidictionary
antidictionary
noun
(computational linguistics) The set of all words of minimal length that never appear in a particular string.