Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
abditory
abditory
noun
(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abiotrophy
abiotrophy
noun
(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
ablutionary
ablutionary
adj
Pertaining to ablution.
abnormality
abnormality
noun
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
abnormity
abnormity
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abnormality
A monstrosity
abolitionary
abolitionary
adj
Relating to or favoring abolition.
aboriginality
aboriginality
noun
The distinctive culture of aboriginal peoples
The quality of being aboriginal.
The spiritual bonds between the aboriginal people and their place of heritage.
aboriginally
aboriginally
adv
(Canada) By indigenous Canadians (often capitalized in this sense).
From or in the earliest known times.
In the period before contact with Europeans (especially with reference to peoples subjected to colonization).
To the utmost degree (modifying an adjective).
aboriginary
aboriginary
adj
Obsolete form of aboriginal.
abortively
abortively
adv
In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
absolvitory
absolvitory
adj
Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
absorbability
absorbability
noun
The state or quality of being absorbable.
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
acerbityacerose
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
acrobatically
acrobatically
adv
In an acrobatic manner.
acrobystitis
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
adorability
adorability
noun
The quality of being adorable; adorableness.
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
aerobacteriologically
aerobacteriology
aerobically
aerobically
adv
In an aerobic manner.
aerobiologically
aerobiologically
adv
In an aerobiological way.
aerobiology
aerobiology
noun
The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.
aerobiotically
aerobiotically
adv
By means of aerobiosis.
agrobiologically
agrobiologically
adv
in an agrobiological sense.
agrobiology
agrobiology
noun
The science of plant life and nutrition.
agyrophobia
agyrophobia
noun
fear of crossing the street
albitophyre
albuminometry
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
ambassadorially
ambassadorially
adv
In an ambassadorial way.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
amblychromatic
ambrosially
ambrosially
adv
In an ambrosial manner.
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
amphibryous
anaerobically
anaerobically
adv
In an anaerobic manner; in a way that does not require oxygen. Generally used of metabolic processes.
anaerobiotically
anaerobiotically
adv
In an anaerobiotic manner.
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
antibacteriolytic
antibacteriolytic
adj
Counteracting bacteriolysis.
antibaryon
antibaryon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a baryon.
antibibliolatry
antibigotry
antibigotry
adj
Opposing bigotry.
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
antirobbery
antirobbery
adj
Opposing or preventing robbery.
antivibratory
antivibratory
adj
preventing or reducing vibrations
approachability
approachability
noun
The characteristic of being approachable; the ability to be approached.
approvability
archbishopry
archisymbolical
arteriophlebotomy
aryballoi
aryballoi
noun
plural of aryballos
aryballoid
astrobiologically
astrobiologically
adv
By means of, or in reference to astrobiology
astrobiology
astrobiology
noun
(sciences) The study of life anywhere in the universe, including the Earth.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autohybridization
azodicarboxylic
azoisobutyronitrile
azygobranchia
azygobranchiata
azygobranchiate
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
bacillariophyta
bacteriochlorophyll
bacteriochlorophyll
noun
(biology) A photosynthetic pigment occurring in various phototrophic bacteria, related to the chlorophylls.
bacteriocyte
bacteriocyte
noun
(biology) A modified adipocyte, in some insects, containing symbiotic bacteria
bacteriohemolysin
bacteriologically
bacteriologically
adv
In a bacteriological manner; with respect to bacteriology.
bacteriology
bacteriology
noun
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
bacteriolysis
bacteriolysis
noun
The destruction of bacteria by lysis
bacteriolytic
bacteriolytic
adj
antibiotic
of, relating to, or causing bacteriolysis
bacteriolyze
bacteriolyze
verb
Alternative form of bacteriolyse
bacteriopathology
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterioscopically
bacterioscopically
adv
By means of bacterioscopy.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
bacteriostatically
bacteriostatically
adv
With regard to bacteriostasis; by means of a bacteriostat.
bacteriotherapy
bacteriotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapeutic use of bacteria
bacteriotrypsin
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
baroclinicity
baroclinicity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic; barocliny
baroclinity
baroclinity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic.
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barodynamics
barodynamics
noun
The science of the support and mechanics of bridges.
barometrically
barometrically
adv
By means of a barometer
baryecoia
baryglossia
baryonic
baryonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of baryons.
baryphonia
baryphonic
barytocalcite
barytocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic barium calcium carbonate mineral.
barytocelestine
barytocelestite
barytophyllite
barytostrontianite
basicytoparaplastin
basiotripsy
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bastionary
bastionary
adj
Having the form of a bastion (fortification).
bathyorographical
bathyorographical
adj
Of, embodying, or pertaining to elevation heights and pelagic depths.
behaviorally
behaviorally
adv
With respect to behavior.
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
benedictionary
benedictionary
noun
A collected series of benedictions.
benzhydroxamic
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
berycoidea
berycoidean
bialystoker
biblicoliterary
bibliographically
bibliographically
adv
Concerning bibliography.
bibliography
bibliography
noun
A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
bibliolatry
bibliolatry
noun
Excessive admiration for a book.
Specifically, excessive reverence for, or worship of, the Bible or Koran, especially as taken literally.
bibliothecary
bibliothecary
noun
(now rare) A librarian.
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
bicollaterality
bicollaterality
noun
The property of being bicollateral.
bicondylar
bicondylar
adj
Involving two condyles.
bidirectionally
bidirectionally
adv
In opposite directions.
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
biobibliography
biobibliography
noun
A bibliography that also contains a short biography of the author
biodegradability
biodegradability
noun
The capacity of a material to decompose over time as a result of biological activity, especially to be broken down by microorganisms.
bioelectrogenetically
bioenvironmentaly
biogeographically
biogeographically
adv
In a biogeographic manner
With regard to biogeography
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biographically
biographically
adv
In the form of a biography.
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
biometrically
biometrically
adv
In a biometric way; through use of biometrics.
biophysiography
biophysiography
noun
The branch of biology that deals with the natural history of living organisms; descriptive biology.
biostratigraphy
biostratigraphy
noun
(biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.