(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.
accessaryship
accessaryship
noun
(law) The condition of being an accessary.
acroasphyxia
acroasphyxia
noun
(pathology) Impaired circulation to the fingers
acroparalysis
acroparalysis
noun
Paralysis of the extremities.
actinophrys
actinopterygious
actinostereoscopy
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
adenohypersthenia
adenopharyngitis
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
aepyornis
aepyornises
aepyornithiformes
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aerophysicist
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
aeroscopically
agriotypus
agrypnias
airplays
airplays
noun
plural of airplay
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amphibryous
amphicyrtous
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.
amphistylar
amphithyrons
amphrysian
amygdalothripsis
amylophosphoric
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
anapterygotism
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
angioparalysis
angioparalysis
noun
(pathology) paralysis of blood vessels
angiostrophy
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anisotropically
anisotropically
adv
in an anisotropic manner; in such a way as to depend upon direction
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
anopisthographically
anteroposteriorly
anteroposteriorly
adv
(biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
anthropophysiography
anthropophysite
anthropopsychic
anthropopsychism
anthroposociology
anthroposociology
noun
(dated, historical) The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.
antierysipelas
antierysipelas
adj
Preventing erysipelas.
antiexpressively
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
antihypertensives
antihypertensives
noun
plural of antihypertensive
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiparasitically
antiperistatically
antiphrastically
antiphrastically
adv
(rhetoric) By means of, or in terms of, antiphrasis.
antiproteolysis
antipsychiatry
antipsychiatry
adj
Opposed to psychiatry
noun
A form of psychoanalysis based on existentialist and sociological concepts
antipyresis
antipyresis
noun
(medicine) The reduction of fever.
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antipyrines
antipyrines
noun
plural of antipyrine
antisophistry
antispiritually
antistrophically
antistrophically
adv
With the use of antistrophe.
antitrypsin
antitrypsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of serum proteins that inhibit trypsin and similar proteolytic enzymes
antrotympanitis
aphoristically
aphoristically
adv
In an aphoristic manner.
Using or regarding aphorisms.
aphydrotropism
apocrisiary
apocrisiary
noun
An apocrisiarius.
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
apothecaryship
apothecaryship
noun
The state or period of working as an apothecary.
appraisingly
appraisingly
adv
In an appraising way.
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
apprehensively
apprehensively
adv
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
aprioristically
aprioristically
adv
A priori; in an aprioristic manner.
apterygiformes
archaeopterygiformes
archbishopry
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
archhypocrisy
archiepiscopacy
archiepiscopacy
noun
(ecclesiastical) The form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.
(ecclesiastical) The position or dignity of an archbishop.
archiepiscopality
archiepiscopality
noun
(ecclesiastical) The rank or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.
archiepiscopally
archipresbyter
argyraspides
argyraspides
noun
plural of argyraspide
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arsenophenylglycin
arsenophenylglycin
noun
(chemistry) An arsenic compound used to treat trypanosomiasis in animals.
arsenopyrite
arsenopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
arterioplasty
arterioplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction or repair of an artery
arteriosympathectomy
arthrempyesis
arthroempyesis
arthrogryposis
arthrogryposis
noun
(countable, teratology) The permanent fixation of a joint in a contracted position.
(uncountable, teratology) A congenital disorder in which the joints are so fixed because of lack of muscle development.
arthropyosis
artilleryship
artiphyllous
aruspicy
aruspicy
noun
Alternative form of haruspicy
asperity
asperity
noun
(countable) An area that protrudes from a surface.
(countable) Something that is harsh and difficult to endure.
(countable, geology) A section of a fault line with high friction, such that there is no movement along this part of the fault except during an earthquake.
The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience.
The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one speaks or behaves toward people.
The quality of having a rough or uneven surface.
aspersively
aspersively
adv
In an aspersive manner.
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
aspiratory
aspiratory
adj
pertaining to aspiration
aspiringly
aspiringly
adv
In an aspiring manner.
asterophyllite
asterophyllite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil plant from the coal formations of Europe and America, now regarded as the branchlets and foliage of calamites.
asterophyllites
asterophyllites
noun
plural of asterophyllite
asterospondyli
asterospondylic
astrophyllite
astrophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral, visually identical to kupletskite.
astrophysical
astrophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
astrophysicist
astrophysicist
noun
One who studies astrophysics.
astrophysicists
astrophysicists
noun
plural of astrophysicist
astrophysics
astrophysics
noun
The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
auriscopically
auriscopy
auriscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
autolaryngoscopic
autoproteolysis
autoproteolysis
noun
(biochemistry) Spontaneous proteolysis
autopsychorhythmia
avoyership
bacterioscopically
bacterioscopically
adv
By means of bacterioscopy.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
bacteriotrypsin
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
bapistery
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
baptistry
baptistry
noun
(Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.
An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion.
basicytoparaplastin
basiotripsy
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bathyhyperesthesia
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
biomicroscopy
biomicroscopy
noun
The examination of the eye using a slit lamp biomicroscope
The microscopic examination of biological tissue
biophysiography
biophysiography
noun
The branch of biology that deals with the natural history of living organisms; descriptive biology.
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
biostratigraphy
biostratigraphy
noun
(biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.