(medicine) A condition in which gammaglobulins such as immunoglobulins are absent from the blood, or present only in low concentrations
agammaglobulinemic
agammaglobulinemic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting agammaglobulinemia.
noun
An individual with agammaglobulinemia.
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agglutinogen
agglutinogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
adj
Relating to an agglutinogen
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agglutogenic
agglutogenic
adj
Synonym of agglutinogenic
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
agriochoerus
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
aigialosauridae
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
aligerous
aligerous
adj
winged
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
allothigenous
altingiaceous
alveololingual
alveololingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the alveolus and the tongue
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
amphicarpogenous
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
androgametangium
anepigraphous
angiocavernous
angioleucitis
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioneurotic
angioneurotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting blood vessels and nerves
angiopressure
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anguliferous
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
angustirostrate
anisogenous
anitrogenous
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
anticoagulate
anticoagulate
verb
To administer anticoagulation
anticoagulative
anticoagulative
adj
That counters coagulation
anticontagiousness
antidecalogue
antigalactagogue
antigalactagogue
noun
Any antigalactic substance
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antireligiously
antisialagogue
antisialagogue
noun
Any substance that decreases the production of saliva.
appoggiature
aqueoglacial
aqueoglacial
adj
(geology) Deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
aqueoigneous
aqueoigneous
adj
(archaic) Synonym of igneoaqueous
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archicleistogamous
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argentoproteinum
argentoproteinum
noun
(archaic) silver proteinate
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
argilliferous
argilliferous
adj
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
argilloarenaceous
argilloarenaceous
adj
(soil science) Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand.
argillocalcareous
argillocalcareous
adj
(soil science) Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
argumentation
argumentation
noun
An exchange of arguments
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
arsenotungstic
arthroneuralgia
ascigerous
ascigerous
adj
(botany) Having asci.
assyriologue
atrosanguineous
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
audiologies
audiologies
noun
plural of audiology
augitophyre
augmentation
augmentation
noun
(Scotland, law) An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
(heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
(medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
(medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
(music) A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
The act or process of augmenting.
augmentationer
augmentationer
noun
(historical) An officer of the Court of Augmentations.
augmentations
augmentations
noun
plural of augmentation
aureoling
aurigerous
aurigerous
adj
Bearing or yielding gold; auriferous.
autecologic
autecological
autecological
adj
Relating to autecology.
autecologically
autecologically
adv
In terms of autecology.
autecologies
autecologies
noun
plural of autecology
autecologist
autecologist
noun
One who studies autecology.
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autodigestion
autodigestion
noun
(biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
autodigestive
autodigestive
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodigestion.
autodrainage
autoepigraph
autogamies
autogamies
noun
plural of autogamy
autogenesis
autogenesis
noun
(biology) The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter.
autogenetic
autogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to autogenesis.
Self-generated.
autogenetically
autogenetically
adv
In an autogenetic manner.
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
autogenies
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autoindexing
autoindexing
noun
(computing) The programmed retrieval of words from a document for use in building an index
automatic indexing
autojigger
autolithographer
automatictacessing
autonegation
autonegation
noun
The negation of oneself or itself.
autopelagic
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
autoprogressive
autoregressive
autoregressive
adj
(statistics) Employing autoregression, using a weighted sample of past data to predict future results
autoregulation
autoregulation
noun
(biology) Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change.
The process that maintains a constant flow of blood to an organ despite changes in arterial pressure.
autoregulative
autoregulative
adj
autoregulatory
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
autosuggestibility
autosuggestibility
noun
The quality of being autosuggestible.
autosuggestible
autosuggestible
adj
Prone to autosuggestion.
autosuggestion
autosuggestion
noun
(computing, uncountable) An autosuggest feature.
The practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself, as in autohypnosis.
autosuggestionist
autosuggestionist
noun
A practitioner of autosuggestion.
autosuggestions
autosuggestions
noun
plural of autosuggestion
autosuggestive
autosuggestive
adj
Employing autosuggestion.
bacillogenous
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.