Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
accompanier
accompanier
noun
Someone or something that accompanies.
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
acetomorphin
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
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
achromatopia
achromatopia
noun
defective ability to see colours
achromatopsia
achromatopsia
noun
achromatopia
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
acromioscapular
acromioscapular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the scapula
acropodium
acropodium
noun
(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot
(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
actiniomorpha
actinomorphic
actinomorphic
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion.
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinosphaerium
adelomorphic
adenemphractic
adiamorphic
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alexipharmic
alexipharmic
adj
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”)
noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
alexipharmical
alexipharmical
adj
Alternative form of alexipharmic
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
allomorphic
allomorphic
adj
Pertaining to allomorphism or to allomorphs.
allothimorphic
allotriomorphic
allotriomorphic
adj
(chemistry) allotropic
(geology) xenomorphic
alphameric
alphameric
adj
Alternative form of alphanumeric
alphamerical
alphamerical
adj
alphanumeric / alphanumerical
alphamerically
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
ametropic
ametropic
adj
(ophthalmology) Relating to or suffering from ametropia
amidocapric
amidophosphoric
aminocaproic
aminocaproic
adj
Of or pertaining to aminocaproic acids and their derivatives
aminopropionic
aminopropionic
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a propionic group
amorphic
amorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) Causing a complete loss of gene function.
Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
amperometric
amperometric
adj
(chemistry, physics) That involves measurement of an electric current during a process such as titration
amphibrach
amphibrach
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
(prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
amphibrachic
amphibrachic
adj
Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphicarpa
amphicarpaea
amphicarpia
amphicarpic
amphicarpic
adj
(botany) Producing fruit of two kinds, either in shape or in time of ripening.
amphicarpium
amphicarpogenous
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicarpus
amphicentric
amphichroic
amphichroic
adj
(chemistry) Exhibiting or producing two colours, as substances which may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.
amphichrom
amphichromatic
amphichromatic
adj
amphichroic
amphichrome
amphichromy
amphicrania
amphicrania
noun
(pathology) A headache affecting both sides of the head.
amphicreatinine
amphicribral
amphicribral
adj
(botany) In which the phloem surrounds the xylem
amphicyrtic
amphicyrtous
amphidiscophora
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
amphierotic
amphigoric
amphigoric
adj
Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
amphikaryotic
amphimacer
amphimacer
noun
A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable between two accented syllables; a cretic
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
amphiprotic
amphiprotic
adj
(chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.
amphisarca
amphitheatric
amphitheatric
adj
Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
amphitheatrical
amphitheatrical
adj
Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amphitricha
amphitrichate
amphitrichate
adj
Synonym of amphitrichous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amphoric
amphoric
adj
(chiefly historical) Of or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure.
(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amplificator
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
amylophosphoric
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anamorphic
anamorphic
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the anamorph, an asexual stage in the development of certain fungi.
Producing various optically distorted images.
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographic
anemometrographically
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
antepredicament
antepredicament
noun
(logic) A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms.
antepredicamental
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropoclimatologist
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropocosmic
anthropocosmic
adj
Relating to humankind and the cosmos.
anthropomantic
anthropometric
anthropometric
adj
of, or relating to anthropometry
anthropometrical
anthropometrical
adj
Pertaining to anthropometry.
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropomorphic
anthropomorphic
adj
(of animals, inanimate objects, and non-human entities) Having attributes or characteristics of a human being.
Having the form of a human.
anthropomorphical
anthropomorphical
adj
Alternative form of anthropomorphic
anthropomorphically
anthropomorphically
adv
In an anthropomorphic manner.
anthropomorphitic
anthropomorphitic
adj
Relating to anthropomorphism.
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.
anthroponomics
anthroponomics
noun
anthroponomy
anthropopsychism
anthropotomical
anthropotomical
adj
Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
anticomplementary
anticomplementary
adj
(geometry) antimedial
(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complement
antiempiric
antiempirical
antiempirical
adj
Going against what is empirically true.
antiempirically
antiempiricism
antiempiricism
noun
Opposition to empiricism.
antiempiricist
antiempiricist
noun
(philosophy) One who opposes empiricism.
antimetropic
antimetropic
adj
Relating to antimetropia
antipharmic
antipharmic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Serving as an antidote.
antipragmatic
antipragmatic
adj
(philosophy) Opposing or rejecting pragmatism.
antipragmatical
antipragmatically
antipragmaticism
antirepublicanism
antiscripturism
antitemperance
antitemperance
adj
Opposing the temperance movement against alcohol.
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
antrotympanic
aperispermic
aperispermic
adj
(botany) having no albumen around the embryo of the seed
aphorismatic
aphorismatic
adj
aphorismic
aphorismic
aphorismic
adj
Relating to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.
aphorismical
aphrodisiomaniac
aphrodisiomaniacal
aphthartodocetism
apocamphoric
apochromatic
apochromatic
adj
(optics) Corrected for both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.