(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.
accumulatively
accumulatively
adv
In an accumulative manner
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
acetylfluoride
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
agriculturally
agriculturally
adv
In a manner pertaining to agriculture.
altruistically
altruistically
adv
In an altruistic manner; in a manner having regard of others
amphicondylous
anacatadidymus
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
araucarioxylon
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
articulatorily
articulatorily
adv
In terms of, or by means of, articulation.
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
auricyanhydric
auriscopically
autocratically
autocratically
adv
In an autocratic manner.
autoerotically
autoerotically
adv
In an autoerotic manner.
autophytically
autosymbiontic
autosymbolical
autotropically
autotropically
adv
In an autotropic manner
borofluohydric
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
capsulociliary
carcinopolypus
cecidomyiidous
cellulifugally
cellulipetally
cellulipetally
adv
In a cellulifugal manner.
chemicocautery
chiropterygium
chrysosplenium
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
cinenchymatous
cinenchymatous
adj
Of or relating to cinenchyma.
circumambiency
circumambiency
Noun
The act of surrounding or encompassing.
circumaxillary
circumgyration
circumgyration
noun
circling, wheeling (around)
rotation, revolution
circumgyratory
circumgyratory
adj
Moving in a circle; turning round.
circumlocutory
circumlocutory
adj
Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic; verbose.
circumnutatory
circumnutatory
adj
circumnutating; performing or relating to circumnutation
circumrotatory
circumrotatory
adj
Turning, rolling, or whirling round.
circumscriptly
circumscriptly
adv
In a circumscript manner.
circumvolutory
circumvolutory
adj
Exhibiting or relating to circumvolution.
clairaudiently
clairaudiently
adv
In a clairaudient way; by means of clairaudience.
clavicytherium
clavicytherium
noun
(music) A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.
coevolutionary
coevolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution.
coharmoniously
combustibility
combustibility
noun
The quality or state of being combustible
commissurotomy
commissurotomy
noun
(medicine) The surgical division of a commissure or similar structure.
compulsatively
compulsatively
Adverb
By compulsion.
compulsatorily
compulsatorily
adv
In a compulsatory manner.
compunctionary
compunctiously
compunctiously
adv
With compunction.
conchyliferous
conclusionally
conclusionally
adv
As a conclusion.
conduceability
conductibility
conductibility
noun
The ability to conduct electricity.
confluxibility
conjecturality
conjecturality
noun
The property of being conjectural.
constitutively
constitutively
adv
(biochemistry, of a metabolic process) at a constant rate regardless of physiological demand
in a constitutive manner
construability
construability
noun
The quality of being construable; ability to be construed.
constructively
constructively
adv
In a constructive manner
consubsistency
consuetudinary
consuetudinary
adj
(law) Customary; considered law by virtue of the fact that it is generally observed.
noun
A ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order.
An unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.
consultatively
consultatively
adv
In a consultative manner.
consummatively
conterminously
conterminously
adv
In a conterminous manner
continuatively
continuatively
adv
in continuative manner
contributively
contributively
adv
In a contributive fashion.
contributorily
contributorily
adv
In a contributory manner.
contumaciously
contumaciously
adv
In a contumacious manner.
contumeliously
contumeliously
adv
In a contumelious, insolent manner.
convolutionary
convulsibility
corpuscularity
corpuscularity
noun
The quality of being corpuscular.
corruptibility
corruptibility
noun
The state of being corruptible
corticifugally
corticifugally
adv
In a corticifugal manner.
cryptoporticus
cryptoporticus
noun
(Roman architecture) A vaulted corridor or arcade at, or just below ground level; normally lit by openings in the upper part of the vault. Also a roofed promenade that is enclosed with side walls that have windows or openings instead of columns.
curiologically
curvilinearity
curvilinearity
noun
The state or condition of being curvilinear.
cyanoguanidine
cyanoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyano derivative of guanidine NH₂-C(=NH)-NH-CN
cyanoplatinous
cylindromatous
cylindromatous
adj
Of or relating to a cylindroma.
cynomoriaceous
cystoneuralgia
daguerreotypic
denunciatively
denunciatively
adv
In a denunciative manner.
dextrocularity
dicotyledonous
dicotyledonous
adj
Having two cotyledons.
Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons.
discodactylous
discouragingly
discouragingly
adv
In a discouraging manner.
discourteously
discourteously
adv
In a discourteous manner.
dolichostylous
dysfunctioning
dysfunctioning
verb
present participle of dysfunction
echinorhynchus
eigenfrequency
eigenfrequency
noun
Natural frequency: the frequency at which a system tends to oscillate in the absence of any driving or damping force.
empyreumatical
empyreumatical
adj
Alternative form of empyreumatic
equiexcellency
equiponderancy
equiponderancy
noun
Archaic form of equiponderance.
equivocatingly
equivocatingly
adv
With equivocation.
ethylsulphuric
eucryphiaceous
eucryphiaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Eucryphiaceae.
eugeosynclinal
eugeosynclinal
adj
Relating to eugeosynclines.
eulogistically
eulogistically
adv
In the form or manner of a eulogy; with praise.
euphuistically
euphuistically
adv
In a euphuistic manner.
excruciatingly
excruciatingly
adv
In a very intense or extreme manner.
In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner causing great anguish or pain.
extracommunity
fluidglycerate
fluidglycerate
noun
A plant extract produced by extracting with a mixture of glycerine and water
fructiferously
futuristically
futuristically
adv
In a futuristic manner
glucosidically
glucosidically
adv
By means of or in terms of a glucoside.
gynomonoecious
gynomonoecious
adj
(botany) Having bisexual flowers and female flowers on the same plant.
hematochyluria
hemoleucocytic
heteroeciously
heteroeciously
adv
In a heteroecious manner.
humanistically
humanistically
adv
In a humanistic way.
hydrocerussite
hydrocerussite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of lead carbondate, a trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
hydrofluoboric
hydromicaceous
hydrophylacium
hydropneumatic
hydropneumatic
adj
Being, or pertaining to, a type of automotive suspension system based on a nitrogen springing medium.
Operated by both fluid and air power
hydrosulphuric
hydrosulphuric
adj
Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric
hypautomorphic
hyperacoustics
hypercalciuria
hypercalciuria
noun
Alternative form of hypercalcinuria
hyperconscious
hyperconscious
adj
Extremely conscious or aware
hyperdelicious
hyperdicrotous
hyperdicrotous
adj
hyperdicrotic
hypereutectoid
hypereutectoid
adj
containing the minor component in excess of that contained in the eutectoid
noun
A hypereutectic alloy
hyperexcursive
hypermasculine
hypermasculine
adj
Extremely masculine
hypotrachelium
hypotrachelium
noun
(architecture) A gorgerin
hypsicephalous
ichneumonology
ichneumonology
noun
The study of the ichneumon wasp.
ichthyocentaur
ichthyocentaur
noun
(Greek mythology) A centaurian sea being with the upper body of a human, the lower anterior half and forelegs of a horse, and the tailed half of a fish.
ichthyolatrous
ichthyolatrous
adj
fish-worshipping
ichthyophagous
ichthyophagous
adj
(biology) feeding on fish
ichthyosaurian
ichthyosaurian
adj
(paleontology) Of or relating to the Ichthyosauria.
noun
(paleontology) Any of the Ichthyosauria; an ichthyosaur.
ichthyosauroid
immunogenicity
immunogenicity
noun
(immunology) The ability of a particular substance to provoke an immune response.
inarticulately
inarticulately
adv
In an inarticulate manner.
inauspiciously
inauspiciously
adv
In an inauspicious manner.
inauthenticity
inauthenticity
noun
The state of being inauthentic
incommodiously
incommodiously
adv
In an incommodious manner.
incommunicably
incommunicably
adv
In an incommunicable manner or fashion.
inconclusively
inconclusively
adv
In an inconclusive manner.
inconsequently
inconsequently
adv
In an inconsequential way, or a way that suggests a lack of consequence