(organic chemistry) The hydrazide of acetic acid CH₃-CO-NH-NH₂
acetylcholine
acetylcholine
noun
(biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.
achievability
achievability
noun
The state or condition of being achievable.
achromaticity
achromaticity
noun
(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic.
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
aerophysicist
aesthetically
aesthetically
adv
In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
alcoholically
alcoholically
adv
In an alcoholic manner.
In the manner of an alcoholic.
allorrhythmic
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amphictyonian
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphicyonidae
amphikaryotic
anaphorically
anaphorically
adv
In an anaphoric manner.
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
ankylocheilia
anthocyanidin
anthocyanidin
noun
(organic chemistry) An aglycone of an anthocyanin.
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antihierarchy
antihierarchy
adj
Opposing a hierarchy or hierarchies in general.
antimachinery
antimachinery
adj
Opposing the use of machinery.
antiphysician
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
apathetically
apathetically
adv
In an apathetic manner.
aphydrotropic
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
archantiquary
archhypocrisy
archhypocrite
archigonocyte
arhythmically
arhythmically
adv
Alternative spelling of arrhythmically
arrythmically
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arthritically
arthritically
adv
In an arthritic fashion: in a way that is characteristic of a person with arthritis
asthmatically
asthmatically
adv
In an asthmatic manner.
astrophysical
astrophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
asynchronisms
asynchronisms
noun
plural of asynchronism
atheistically
atheistically
adv
in an atheistic manner
autarchically
authentically
authentically
adv
In an authentic manner; with the requisite or genuine authority.
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autohemolytic
autopsychosis
azygobranchia
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bathycentesis
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
bathysophical
bibliothecary
bibliothecary
noun
(now rare) A librarian.
biochemically
biochemically
adv
With reference to biochemistry.
biophysically
biophysically
adv
With regard to biophysics.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
biopsychology
biopsychology
noun
biological psychology
biotechnology
biotechnology
noun
The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
bleachability
bleachability
noun
The condition of being bleachable
bostrychoidal
brachycephali
brachychronic
brachychronic
adj
Misspelling of brachycranic.
brachycranial
brachycranial
adj
brachycephalic
brachydomatic
brachydontism
brachygnathia
brachygnathia
noun
Synonym of micrognathism
brachygraphic
brachygraphic
adj
Relating to brachygraphy.
brachypyramid
brachyrrhinia
cacopharyngia
calciphylaxis
calciphylaxis
noun
A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.
cardiorrhaphy
cardiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture to the wall of the heart
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
cathartically
cathartically
adv
In a cathartic way.
caulophylline
cephalomyitis
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
challengingly
challengingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that challenges
chamaecyparis
chamberlainry
changeability
changeability
noun
The quality of being changeable; changeableness.
chargeability
chelerythrine
chelerythrine
noun
A benzophenanthridine alkaloid extracted from the greater celandine (Chelidonium majus)
chemurgically
chemurgically
adv
In terms of or by means of chemurgy.
chirographary
chiropodistry
chiropodistry
noun
(archaic) chiropody
chlorargyrite
chlorargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral form of silver chloride.
chlormethylic
chloromycetin
chloromycetin
noun
(medicine) The antibiotic chloramphenicol
chlorophyllin
chlorophyllin
noun
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble derivative of chlorophyll in which the central magnesium atom is replaced (often with copper), and a number of side-chains are converted into sodium salts.
chlorotically
cholecystitis
cholecystitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the gall bladder.
choriphyllous
chromatically
chromatically
adv
In a chromatic manner.
chromatolysis
chromatolysis
noun
The dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron.
chromatolytic
chromatolytic
adj
Relating to chromatolysis.
chromidiogamy
chronobiology
chronobiology
noun
(biology) The study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity
chrysanthemin
chrysanthemin
noun
(organic chemistry) An anthocyanin, the 3-glucoside of cyanidin, found in various plants and fruits including peaches and lychees.
chrysochloris
chrysomelidae
chrysophenine
chrysophenine
noun
(organic chemistry) The azo dye disodium;5-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-[(E)-2-[4-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-sulfonatophenyl]ethenyl]benzenesulfonate
chrysophilist
chrysophilist
noun
Synonym of chrysophilite
chrysophilite
chrysophilite
noun
A lover of gold.
chrysopoetics
chylification
chylification
Noun
The production of chyle
chylificatory
chymification
chymification
noun
The conversion of food into chyme
chytridiaceae
clavicytheria
clethrionomys
climatography
climatography
noun
A scientific description of climates
cnemapophysis
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
coryphaenidae
cricothyreoid
cryanesthesia
cryotherapies
cryotherapies
noun
plural of cryotherapy
cryptesthesia
cryptesthetic
cryptographic
cryptographic
adj
Relating to cryptography.
cryptoheretic
cryptorrhesis
cryptorrhetic
cryptoxanthin
cryptoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature.
cyanohermidin
cyanotrichite
cyanotrichite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare, blue, orthorhombic copper aluminium sulfate mineral.
cyclarthrosis
cyclarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) A joint that can pivot, moving with a circular or rotating articulation.
cycloheximide
cycloheximide
noun
(organic chemistry) An agricultural fungicide produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, widely used in biomedical research.
cyclostrophic
cyclostrophic
adj
(meteorology) Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the opposing effects of the horizontal pressure gradient and the centrifugal force on a rotating air mass.
cylindrograph
cymbocephalic
cynopithecoid
cystathionine
cystathionine
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate, 2-amino-4-(2-amino-2-carboxy-ethyl) thio-butanoic acid, in the biosynthesis of cysteine.
cystignathine
cystophthisis
cytherellidae
cytochemistry
cytochemistry
noun
(biochemistry) The biochemistry of cells, especially that of the macromolecules responsible for cell structure and function.
cytomorphosis
cytomorphosis
noun
(biology) The changes in form of a cell as it develops.
dactylioglyph
dactyliotheca
dephysicalize
dephysicalize
verb
(transitive) To strip of physical form.
dermatophytic
dermatophytic
adj
Being or relating to a dermatophyte.
desynchronize
desynchronize
verb
to cause, or to experience desynchronization
detachability
detachability
noun
The quality or degree of being detachable.
diaphanoscopy
diaphanoscopy
noun
Examination by means of a diaphanoscope.
dichlamydeous
dichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Having two coverings, a calyx and a corolla.
dichlorhydrin
dichlorhydrin
noun
A colourless, odourless fluid prepared by heating anhydrous glycerine with sulphur monochloride; a solvent of resins.
dichotomously
dichotomously
adv
In a dichotomous manner
diethylacetal
digraphically
digraphically
adv
In terms of digraphs.
dihydrocuprin
dikaryophasic
dikaryophytic
dryopithecine
dryopithecine
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, the primate genus Dryopithecus, considered to be relatives of both humans and apes.