(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.
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.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
amphicondylous
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
anthraquinonyl
antisensuously
araucarioxylon
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
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
atlantodidymus
auriscopically
autoalkylation
autocratically
autocratically
adv
In an autocratic manner.
autoerotically
autoerotically
adv
In an autoerotic manner.
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autophytically
autopolyploidy
autopolyploidy
noun
The property of being autopolyploid.
autosymbiontic
autosymbolical
autotropically
autotropically
adv
In an autotropic manner
azoxytoluidine
borofluohydric
capsulociliary
carcinopolypus
cecidomyiidous
chemicocautery
chiropterygium
chrysosplenium
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
cinenchymatous
cinenchymatous
adj
Of or relating to cinenchyma.
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.
circumvolutory
circumvolutory
adj
Exhibiting or relating to circumvolution.
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
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
demountability
dextrocularity
dialystaminous
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.
disillusionary
disillusionary
adj
Causing disillusion.
disingenuously
disingenuously
adv
In a manner that adopts a pose of naïveté, possibly to make a point or to deceive.
In a manner that is not frank or open; deceptively.
In an unnoble manner; in a manner unbecoming of true honor or dignity; unworthily.
disputatiously
disputatiously
adv
In a disputatious manner.
dolichostylous
dysfunctioning
dysfunctioning
verb
present participle of dysfunction
echinorhynchus
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
embryoniferous
embryoniferous
adj
(biology) Having an embryo.
equiponderancy
equiponderancy
noun
Archaic form of equiponderance.
equivocatingly
equivocatingly
adv
With equivocation.
erythrophilous
erythrophilous
adj
(cytology) That readily stains red
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.
evolutionarily
evolutionarily
adv
(domain, evolutionary theory) From the perspective of evolution.
In a manner relating to evolution or slow development.
extracommunity
fibromyomatous
fidejussionary
foundationally
foundationally
adv
In a foundational manner.
fructiferously
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.
gynosporangium
hematochyluria
hemoleucocytic
heteroeciously
heteroeciously
adv
In a heteroecious manner.
humanitymonger
hydrobilirubin
hydrobilirubin
noun
(biochemistry) A body formed from bilirubin, identical with urobilin.
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
hydroquinoline
hydrosulphuric
hydrosulphuric
adj
Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric
hypautomorphic
hyperacoustics
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
hyperglobulism
hyperhilarious
hypernutrition
hypernutrition
noun
Excessive eating as a cause of obesity
hyperobtrusive
hyperobtrusive
adj
Extremely obtrusive.
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.
inauspiciously
inauspiciously
adv
In an inauspicious manner.
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
infelicitously
infelicitously
adv
In a way that is infelicitous or unfortunate
inharmoniously
inharmoniously
adv
In an inharmonious way.
insalubriously
insalubriously
adv
In an insalubrious manner.
institutionary
institutionary
adj
Containing the first principles or doctrines; rudimentary.