The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphiarthrodial
amphiarthrodial
adj
Characterized by amphiarthrosis.
amphiblestritis
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphicribral
amphicribral
adj
(botany) In which the phloem surrounds the xylem
amphigastrula
amphimorula
amphimorulae
amphipleura
amphiprostylar
amphiprostylar
adj
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphirhinal
amphistylar
amphitheatral
amphitheatral
adj
Alternative form of amphitheatrical
amphitheatrical
amphitheatrical
adj
Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amphitropal
amphitropal
adj
(botany) Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amplificator
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
amplifier
amplifier
noun
(electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
(linguistics) An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
(music) A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.
A lens that enlarges the field of vision.
Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
amplifiers
amplifiers
noun
plural of amplifier
ampullaria
ampullariidae
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
amygdalothripsis
amylophosphoric
anaeroplastic
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaphorical
anaphorical
adj
Synonym of anaphoric
anaphorically
anaphorically
adv
In an anaphoric manner.
anaplerosis
anaplerosis
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound.
The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part.
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
noun
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
andrographolide
andrographolide
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers
androlepsia
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
anencephalotrophia
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
angioparalysis
angioparalysis
noun
(pathology) paralysis of blood vessels
angioparalytic
angioplerosis
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
anilopyrin
anilopyrine
anisopleural
anisopleurous
anisotropal
anisotropical
anisotropical
adj
Alternative form of anisotropic
anisotropically
anisotropically
adv
in an anisotropic manner; in such a way as to depend upon direction
ankyloproctia
anoperineal
anoperineal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and perineum.
anopisthographically
anoplonemertini
anoplotheriidae
anoplotherioid
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anoplotheroid
anopluriform
anorthographical
anorthographically
antepatriarchal
anteprandial
anteprandial
adj
Before a meal, especially before dinner.
antepredicamental
anteroparietal
anteroposteriorly
anteroposteriorly
adv
(biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
anterospinal
anthrohopobiological
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
anthropobiologist
anthropobiologist
noun
bioanthropologist
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
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.
anthropoidal
anthropoidal
adj
anthropoid
anthropolatric
anthropolite
anthropolite
noun
(paleontology, dated) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
anthropolith
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.
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropologist
anthropologist
noun
An expert in anthropology.
anthropologists
anthropologists
noun
plural of anthropologist
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
anthropophilous
anthropophilous
adj
Synonym of anthropophilic
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
anthropoteleological
anthropotomical
anthropotomical
adj
Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.
anthroropolith
anticalligraphic
anticalligraphic
adj
Rejecting the calligraphic style in writing.
anticipatorily
anticipatorily
adv
In an anticipatory manner.
anticomplementary
anticomplementary
adj
(geometry) antimedial
(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complement
anticrepuscular
anticrepuscule
anticryptically
antidisciplinarian
antidisciplinarian
adj
Opposing discipline.
noun
One who opposes discipline.
antiempirical
antiempirical
adj
Going against what is empirically true.
antiempirically
antierysipelas
antierysipelas
adj
Preventing erysipelas.
antiexpressively
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antilapsarian
antilapsarian
noun
(theology) One who does not believe that mankind has fallen from a better state.
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antilocapra
antilocapridae
antiparallel
antiparallel
adj
(biochemistry) Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA.
(biochemistry) Describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but where the vectors describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.
noun
(geometry) A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.
antiparallelogram
antiparallelogram
noun
A quadrilateral in which the pairs of nonadjacent sides are congruent, but in which two opposite sides intersect and are therefore not parallel.
antiparalytic
antiparalytic
adj
(medicine) Acting against paralysis.
noun
A medicine to treat paralysis.
antiparalytical
antiparasitical
antiparasitical
adj
Alternative form of antiparasitic
antiparasitically
antiparliament
antiparliament
adj
Opposing a parliament.
antiparliamental
antiparliamentarian
antiparliamentarian
adj
Opposing parliament or rule by parliament.
noun
One who opposes parliament or rule by parliament.
antiparliamentarians
antiparliamentarians
noun
plural of antiparliamentarian
antiparliamentarist
antiparliamentarist
noun
Synonym of antiparliamentarian
antiparliamentary
antiparliamentary
adj
(politics) Opposing parliament.
antiparliamenteer
antiparticle
antiparticle
noun
(physics) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.
antiparticles
antiparticles
noun
plural of antiparticle
antipatriarchal
antipatriarchal
Adjective
Opposing the patriarchy.
antipatriarchally
antipatriarchally
adv
In an antipatriarchal way.
antipatriotically
antipeduncular
antipellagric
antipellagric
adj
Preventing or countering pellagra.
antiperistalsis
antiperistalsis
noun
(physiology) peristalsis occurring in the opposite direction of the way it typically occurs