(biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
adaptational
adaptational
adj
(biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished from morphological or structural changes.
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive
adaptationally
adaptationally
adv
In terms of, or by means of, adaptation.
adaptional
adaptional
adj
(biology) Applied to the process by which an organism is fitted or adapted to its environment
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the action of adapting.
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
adaptorial
adaptorial
adj
Tending to adapt or fit; adaptive.
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
adaxial
adaxial
adj
(botany) On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.
(developmental biology) adjacent to the axis, or in vertebrates the notochord.
addability
addability
noun
Alternative spelling of addibility
addibility
addibility
noun
Capability of addition; capability of being added to or added together.
addible
addible
adj
Capable of being added on (introduced to the context).
Capable of being added up (counted/summed).
addictively
addictively
adv
In an addictive manner.
addiel
addieville
additional
additional
adj
Supplemental or added to something.
noun
Something added.
additionally
additionally
adv
By way of addition; in addition to; also.
additively
additively
adv
In an additive manner.
addlebrain
addlebrain
noun
An addlebrained person.
addlebrained
addlebrained
adj
stupid and confused or muddled
addling
addling
noun
Alternative form of addlings (earnings).
The act of causing fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell or other outer layer.
verb
present participle of addle.
addlings
addlings
noun
(obsolete, provincial) Earnings.
addlins
addlins
noun
(UK, Yorkshire, dialect, archaic) earnings
addressability
addressability
noun
(computer graphics) The capability of a display surface or storage device to accommodate a specified number of uniquely identifiable points.
(computing) The capability of a microprocessor etc. to deal with values of a certain size using a single instruction.
(micrographics) The capability of a specified field frame to contain a specific number of uniquely identifiable points.
adducible
adducible
adj
Capable of being adduced.
adelaida
adelaide
adeleidae
adelheid
adelia
adelice
adelina
adelind
adeline
adeling
adeling
noun
Alternative form of atheling.
adelite
adelite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare mineral, a calcium-magnesium arsenate, forming blue, green, yellow or grey orthorhombic crystals.
adeliza
adelocodonic
adelocodonic
adj
(zoology) Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; opposed to phanerocodonic.
adelomorphic
adelphi
adelphia
adelphia
noun
Any plant of the genus Adelphia, of Latin America.
adelphian
adelphic
adelphic
adj
Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
fraternal
adelphoi
adelpholite
adelric
adenalgia
adenalgia
noun
(pathology) Pain in a gland.
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenographical
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenoidal
adenoidal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the adenoids.
(of a voice) Sounding as if the speaker has swollen adenoids.
adenoliomyofibroma
adenolipoma
adenolipoma
noun
(oncology) A benign lipoma of a gland containing both glandular and fat tissue.
adenolipomatosis
adenolipomatosis
noun
(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
adenologaditis
adenological
adenological
adj
Pertaining to adenology.
adenomalacia
adenomeningeal
adenophthalmia
adenosclerosis
adenosclerosis
noun
(medicine) The hardening of a gland.
adenoviral
adenoviral
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or caused by an adenovirus
adenylic
adenylic
adj
Of or pertaining to adenylic acid or its derivatives
adfiliate
adfluxion
adfluxion
noun
Alternative form of affluxion
adglutinate
adhesional
adhesional
adj
Relating to adhesion.
adhesively
adhesively
adv
In an adhesive manner; by adhesion.
adiabatically
adiabatically
adv
(sciences) In an adiabatic way.
adiabolist
adiabolist
noun
(obsolete) one who does not believe in the Devil.
adiaphoral
adiaphoral
adj
Being or relating to an adiaphoron.
adiathermal
adiathermal
adj
(thermodynamics) adiabatic; not involving transmission of heat
adiel
adiell
adila
adinole
adipocele
adipocellulose
adipolysis
adipolysis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) The process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.
adipolytic
adipolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
adipyl
adipyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical obtained by removing the only one hydroxyl group from adipic acid
adipoyl
adital
adjectional
adjectional
adj
Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.
adjectival
adjectival
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.
(law) Of or relating to procedure, especially to technicalities thereof.
noun
An adjectival phrase or clause.
adjectivally
adjectivally
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adjective.
adjectively
adjectively
adv
As an adjective; adjectivally.
adjoinedly
adjoinedly
adv
In an adjoined manner; connectedly.
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adjustability
adjustability
noun
The state or condition of being adjustable.
adlai
adlai
Proper noun
The father of one of King David's officials (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 27:29).
name of biblical origin.
adlegation
adlegation
noun
A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
adlegiare
adlei
adlerian
adlerian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1870–1937), Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology.
adlumia
adlumidin
adlumidine
adlumin
adlumine
adlumine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of genus Adlumia.
(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.
adminiculation
adminiculation
noun
(law) proof; corroboration
adminiculum
adminiculum
noun
(medicine) That which gives support to a part.
(medicine) The expansion of fibers extending from the superior pubic ligament to the posterior surface of the linea alba.
administerial
administerial
adj
Of or pertaining to administering or administration.
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
administrational
administrational
adj
(nonstandard) Relating to administration.
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
admirability
admirability
noun
That quality which produces admiration or wonder
admirable
admirable
adj
Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
admirably
admirably
adv
In a way worthy of admiration.
To an admirable degree.
admiral
admiral
noun
(obsolete) A prince or Saracen leader under the Sultan.
A flag officer in the United States Navy or Coast Guard of a grade superior to vice admiral and junior to admiral of the fleet (when that grade is used). An admiral is equal in grade or rank to a four-star general.
A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska, Limenitis and Vanessa, especially a red admiral or white admiral.
The ship which carries the admiral, the flagship; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
admirals
admirals
noun
plural of admiral
admiralship
admiralship
noun
The state, property, or office of being an admiral.
admiralships
admiralships
noun
plural of admiralship
admiralties
admiralties
noun
plural of admiralty
admiralty
admiralty
noun
(law) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
(law) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
(military) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
(military) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
(military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
admiratively
admiratively
adv
In an admirative manner.
admiredly
admiredly
adv
(archaic) So as to be admired.
admiringly
admiringly
adv
In an admiring manner.
admissability
admissability
noun
The state or quality of being admissable or allowable.
admissable
admissable
adj
Alternative spelling of admissible
admissibilities
admissibilities
noun
plural of admissibility
admissibility
admissibility
noun
The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.
admissible
admissible
adj
(artificial intelligence) Describing a heuristic that never overestimates the cost of reaching a goal.
Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.
admissibleness
admissibleness
noun
The state or quality of being admissible.
admissibly
admissibly
adv
in a manner that is admissible; acceptably
admissively
admissively
adv
In an admissive manner; so as to admit.
admittable
admittable
adj
Able to be admitted.
admittedly
admittedly
adv
As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
admittible
admittible
adj
Archaic spelling of admittable.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
admonitorial
admonitorial
adj
(rare) admonitory
admonitorily
admonitorily
adv
In an admonitory manner.
adnominal
adnominal
adj
(grammar) Involving or relating to words that modify a noun.
(grammar, dated) Of or pertaining to an adnoun (sensu stricto).
noun
(grammar) The adnominal case: A word or phrase qualifying a noun, such as an adjective or a relative clause.
adnominally
adnominally
adv
(grammar) In an adnominal way; used like an adnoun, adjectivally.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
adonitol
adonitol
noun
Ribitol.
adoptabilities
adoptabilities
noun
plural of adoptability
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
adoptional
adoptional
adj
Of or relating to adoption.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adorability
adorability
noun
The quality of being adorable; adorableness.
adoringly
adoringly
adv
In an adoring manner.
adorningly
adorningly
adv
decoratively; using adornments.
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission