Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
actinomycosis
actinomycosis
noun
(pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to man, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
aerophysicist
agonistically
agonistically
adv
In an agonistic manner
agrostography
agrostography
noun
The scientific description of grasses.
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
anisodactylic
anthroposcopy
anthroposcopy
noun
A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
anthroposophy
anthroposophy
noun
(archaic, as used before Rudolf Steiner) Knowledge or understanding of human nature.
A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.
antiautolysin
antiautolysin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that counters the effects of an autolysin
anticytolysin
antihemolysin
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antisociality
antisociality
noun
(sociology, psychology) The quality of being antisocial.
antisophistry
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
apostatically
apostatically
adv
In an apostatic manner.
apostolically
apostolically
adv
In an apostolic way.
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
arsenotherapy
arsenotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of a disease with a compound of arsenic
arterioplasty
arterioplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction or repair of an artery
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
assentatorily
assentatorily
adv
In an assentatory manner.
assertorially
assertorially
adv
In an assertorial manner.
associability
associability
noun
The condition of being associable
associatively
associatively
adv
In an associative way.
associativity
associativity
noun
(algebra) The condition of being associative.
(programming) The property of an operator which determines how it is grouped with operators of the same precedence in the absence of parentheses.
assortatively
assortatively
adv
In an assortative way.
assyriologist
astonishingly
astonishingly
adv
In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.
Very; remarkably used as an intensifier.
astrocytomata
astrodynamics
astrodynamics
noun
The study of the motion of rockets and other spacecraft usually from Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation.
astrophyllite
astrophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral, visually identical to kupletskite.
astrophysical
astrophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
astrotheology
astrotheology
noun
Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial bodies.
astylospongia
astylosternus
asymtotically
atomistically
atomistically
adv
In an atomistic manner
With regard to atomism
autocatalepsy
autocatalyses
autocatalyses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocatalyse
autocatalysis
autocatalysis
noun
(chemistry) catalysis of a reaction by one of its products
autocytolysis
autocytolysis
noun
cytolysis by a lysin produced by the same cell
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
autopsychosis
autostability
autostability
noun
(engineering) Ability to keep a stable poise, either by virtue of shape and proportions, or by some mechanism.
ayuntamientos
ayuntamientos
noun
plural of ayuntamiento
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
bacteriolysis
bacteriolysis
noun
The destruction of bacteria by lysis
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bathysophical
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
biosynthesize
biosynthesize
verb
(transitive) To form through biosynthesis
biosystematic
biosystematic
adj
Of or pertaining to biosystematics
bisectionally
bisectionally
adv
By means of, or in terms of, bisection.
blastomycetes
blastomycetic
blastomycetic
adj
Related to, or caused by fungi of the genus Blastomyces, now Zymonema.
blastomycosis
blastomycosis
noun
(pathology) A fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis, endemic to parts of North America, whose clinical symptoms resemble those of histoplasmosis
blastomycotic
blastomycotic
adj
Relating to blastomycosis.
blastophyllum
bombastically
bombastically
adv
In a bombastic manner.
bostrychoidal
botryomycosis
botryomycosis
noun
(pathology) bacterial pseudomycosis; a rare chronic granulomatous bacterial infection that affects the skin and sometimes the viscera
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachydontism
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystomata
brachystomous
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchotyphus
calamostachys
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
catawampously
celiomyositis
cephalomyitis
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
chiropodistry
chiropodistry
noun
(archaic) chiropody
cholecystitis
cholecystitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the gall bladder.
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chromatolysis
chromatolysis
noun
The dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron.
chromatoscopy
chrysophilist
chrysophilist
noun
Synonym of chrysophilite
chrysophilite
chrysophilite
noun
A lover of gold.
chrysopoetics
chrysothamnus
chrysotherapy
chrysotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of gold (metallic or compounds).
circuituously
clasmatocytic
classicolatry
clethrionomys
closefistedly
clypeastroida
coessentially
coessentially
adv
In a coessential manner.
coextensively
coextensively
adv
To the same extent.
cognisability
comfortlessly
comfortlessly
adv
In a comfortless manner
complaisantly
complaisantly
adv
In a complaisant manner; obligingly.
compositively
compositively
adv
In a compositive manner.
condylomatous
condylomatous
adj
Relating to condyloma.
confusability
confusability
noun
The condition of being confusable.
consanguinity
consanguinity
noun
A consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent. A blood relationship.
consecutively
consecutively
adv
In a consecutive manner; without interruption.
consentaneity
consentaneity
noun
consentaneousness
consentiently
consentiently
adv
In a consentient manner.
considerately
considerately
adv
In a considerate manner.
consimilarity
consolatorily
consolatorily
adv
In a consolatory manner.
consolitorily
consonantally
consonantally
adv
as a consonant, in a manner of a consonant
constellatory
constellatory
adj
Having the nature of a constellation or grouping.
constituently
constituently
adv
In terms of the constituents of a mixture.
constrainedly
constrainedly
adv
in a constrained manner; subject to constraint
constringency
constringency
noun
Alternative form of constringence
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
contentiously
contentiously
adv
In a contentious manner.
continuousity
contrariously
contrariously
adv
(obsolete) Contrarily; oppositely.
contrastingly
contrastingly
adv
In a contrasting manner; by way of contrast.
contrastively
contrastively
adv
In a contrastive manner.
corrosibility
corrosibility
noun
corrodibility; quality or degree of being subject to corrosion
cosovereignty
cosovereignty
noun
joint sovereignty; a situation where there is more than one sovereign over a territory
coterminously
coterminously
adv
In a coterminous manner; ending together.
cotylophorous
cotylosaurian
cotylosaurian
adj
(paleontology) Of or pertaining to cotylosaurs.
Having characteristics of a cotylosaur.
counterspying
counterspying
noun
Spying on spies.
verb
present participle of counterspy
counterstyles
counterstyles
noun
plural of counterstyle
crustaceology
crustaceology
noun
The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
cryobiologist
cryobiologist
noun
a biologist who specializes in cryobiology
cryotherapies
cryotherapies
noun
plural of cryotherapy
cryptoanalyst
cryptoanalyst
noun
Alternative form of cryptanalyst
cryptocarpous
cryptoclastic
cryptocleidus
cryptoneurous
cryptorrhesis
cryptostomata
cryptostomate
crystalliform
crystalliform
adj
In the form of a crystal.
crystallogeny
crystallogeny
noun
A branch of science relating to the production of crystals.
crystallogram
crystallogram
noun
A photograph of an X-ray diffraction pattern
crystalloidal
crystalloidal
adj
Relating to a crystalloid.
crystallology
cyclarthrosis
cyclarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) A joint that can pivot, moving with a circular or rotating articulation.