(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
acetylphenylhydrazine
acherontical
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
achromatically
achromatically
adv
In an achromatic manner.
achromatizable
achromatolysis
achromatolysis
noun
(cytology) dissolution of achromatin
achromatophil
achromatophil
noun
(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
achromatophile
achromatophile
adj
Being or relating to an achromatophil.
achromatophilia
achromatophilia
noun
(cytology) The condition of being an achromatophil
achromatophilic
achtehalber
achtelthaler
achterveld
acrobatholithic
acrobatholithic
adj
Relating to the upward-projecting dome of a batholith
acrolith
acrolith
noun
(historical) An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
acrolithan
acrolithan
Adjective
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acrolithic
acrolithic
adj
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acroliths
acroliths
noun
plural of acrolith
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
acrostichal
acrostichal
adj
(entomology, of bristles) Situated on the mesothorax of some dipteran flies
aerophilatelic
aerophilatelic
adj
Of or relating to aerophilately.
aerotechnical
aerotechnical
adj
Relating to the technical aspects of flight.
afterschool
afterschool
adj
Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
Taking place immediately after school classes.
agrostographical
ahistorical
ahistorical
adj
Lacking historical perspective or context.
aischrolatreia
albrecht
alchemister
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alchitran
alcoholature
alcoholature
noun
(medicine, dated) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.
alcoholimeter
alcoholmeter
alcoholmeter
noun
Alternative form of alcoholometer
alcoholmetric
alcoholometer
alcoholometer
noun
A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer).
alcoholometric
alcoholometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of the alcohol content of beers, wines and spirits
alcoholometrical
alcoholometrical
adj
Alternative form of alcoholometric
alcoholometry
alcoholometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood
alectoromachy
alectoromachy
noun
(rare) cockfighting
alectoromorphae
alectoromorphous
alectryomachy
alectryomachy
noun
Cockfighting
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
algorithmically
algorithmically
adv
Using an algorithm.
allantochorion
allantochorion
noun
A form of the chorion that is fused to the allantois
allochroite
allochroite
noun
(mineralogy) Garnet.
allochromatic
allochromatic
adj
(chemistry, physics, by extension) Having properties that are due to the presence of impurities, or to radiation damage
(mineralogy, especially of a gemstone) Having a colour that is due to the presence of impurities
allorrhythmic
allothimorphic
allotriomorphic
allotriomorphic
adj
(chemistry) allotropic
(geology) xenomorphic
allotrophic
allotrophic
adj
Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion.
Of or pertaining to an allotroph.
altrincham
altrincham
Proper noun
a town in Greater Manchester, England
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
alytarch
alytarch
noun
An official responsible for maintaining order at the ancient Olympic Games.
amblychromatic
amphitheatrical
amphitheatrical
adj
Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amylohydrolytic
anachronismatical
anachronismatical
adj
(archaic) anachronistic
anachronistical
anachronistical
adj
anachronistic
anachronistically
anachronistically
adv
In an anachronistic manner; in the manner of an anachronism.
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anarchoindividualist
anarchosocialist
anarchosyndicalist
anarchosyndicalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anarcho-syndicalist
anatomicochirurgical
anchoretical
anchoretical
adj
anchoretic
anchoritical
anchoritically
anchoritically
adv
In the manner of an anchorite; reclusively.
anderlecht
anemometrographically
anencephalotrophia
anerythroplastic
anopisthographically
anorthoclase
anorthoclase
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of feldspars being mixed sodium and potassium aluminosilicates.
anorthographical
anorthographically
antarchistical
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
antepatriarchal
anthocerotales
anthochlor
anthochlor
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of yellow plant pigments that have a chalcone or aurone structure
anthochlorine
anthracolithic
anthracosilicosis
anthracosilicosis
noun
Advanced pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of coal dust.
anthracyl
anthraflavic
anthranilic
anthranilic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to anthranilic acid or its derivatives
anthrasilicosis
anthrohopobiological
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
anthropocentrically
anthropocentrically
adv
In an anthropocentric manner.
anthropoclimatologist
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropodeoxycholic
anthropogeographical
anthropogeographical
adj
(anthropology) Of or relating to anthropogeography.
anthropolatric
anthropolithic
anthropolitic
anthropologic
anthropologic
adj
anthropological; pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.
anthropological
anthropological
adj
Relating to anthropology.
anthropologically
anthropologically
adv
In a manner which pertains to anthropology.
anthropometrical
anthropometrical
adj
Pertaining to anthropometry.
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropomorphical
anthropomorphical
adj
Alternative form of anthropomorphic
anthropomorphically
anthropomorphically
adv
In an anthropomorphic manner.
anthropomorphitical
anthropomorphitical
adj
Alternative form of anthropomorphitic
anthropomorphological
anthropomorphological
adj
(biology) Relating to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthroponomical
anthroponomical
adj
Relating to anthroponomy.
anthropopathically
anthropopathically
adv
In an anthropopathic manner.
anthropophagical
anthropophagical
adj
Alternative form of anthropophagic
anthroposociologist
anthroposociologist
noun
One who studies anthroposociology.
anthroposociology
anthroposociology
noun
(dated, historical) The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.
anthroposophical
anthroposophical
adj
anthroposophic
anthropoteleoclogy
anthropoteleological
anthropotomical
anthropotomical
adj
Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.
antiblennorrhagic
antiblennorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
antibrachial
antibrachial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.
anticalligraphic
anticalligraphic
adj
Rejecting the calligraphic style in writing.
anticatarrhal
anticatarrhal
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-catarrhal
antichlor
antichlor
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfate.
antichlorine
antichlorine
noun
Synonym of antichlor (“substance used to remove chlorine”)
antichloristic
antichlorotic
antichlorotic
adj
Countering chlorosis.
anticholinergic
anticholinergic
adj
That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
noun
(medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
anticholinesterase
anticholinesterase
noun
(pharmacology) Any agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
antichristianly
antichristianly
adv
In an antichristian manner.
antichronical
antichronical
adj
Deviating from the proper order of time.
antichronically
antihierarchal
antihierarchical
antihierarchical
Adjective
Opposing a hierarchy or hierarchies in general.
antihierarchically
antihistorical
antihistorical
adj
Opposing or contrary to history.
antilethargic
antilethargic
adj
Preventing lethargy.
antilogarithmic
antilogarithmic
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to an antilogarithm.
antimonarchal
antimonarchally
antimonarchial
antimonarchial
adj
Alternative form of antimonarchical
antimonarchical
antimonarchical
adj
(politics) Opposing a particular monarchy.
(politics) Opposing the concept of monarchy, rule by a single person.
antimonarchically
antimonarchically
adv
In opposition to the monarchy.
antimonarchicalness
antimonarchicalness
noun
(politics) The state or quality of being antimonarchical.
antipatriarchal
antipatriarchal
Adjective
Opposing the patriarchy.
antipatriarchally
antipatriarchally
adv
In an antipatriarchal way.
antiphrastical
antiphrastical
adj
(rhetoric) Antiphrastic.
antiphrastically
antiphrastically
adv
(rhetoric) By means of, or in terms of, antiphrasis.