A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
alimentotherapy
alphamerically
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alycompaine
alymphia
alymphopotent
alypum
amblyaphia
amblycephalidae
amblycephalus
amblyocarpous
amblyope
amblyope
noun
A person afflicted with amblyopia.
amblyopia
amblyopia
noun
A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.
dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
amblyopic
amblyopic
adj
of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia
amblyopsidae
amblyopsis
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amblypod
amblypoda
amblypodous
aminodiphenyl
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
ampalaya
ampalaya
noun
(Philippines) bitter melon
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
ampelosicyos
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphibolostylous
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphicondyla
amphicondylous
amphicytula
amphidiploidy
amphidiploidy
noun
The property of being amphidiploid.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphimictically
amphimictically
adv
By means of amphimixis.
amphiplatyan
amphiplatyan
adj
(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends
amphiploidy
amphiploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being amphiploid
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
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphistyly
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
ampholyte
ampholyte
noun
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
amplify
amplify
verb
(transitive) To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.
(transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
(transitive, rhetorical) To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
(translation studies) To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
amply
amply
adv
In an ample manner; extensively; thoroughly.
ampollosity
ampullary
ampullary
adj
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla chyli.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla of Vater.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampullae osseae.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the rectal ampulla.
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amyelencephalia
amyelencephalic
amyelencephalous
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
amygdalopathy
amygdalothripsis
amylodyspepsia
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
amylophosphate
amylophosphoric
amyloplast
amyloplast
noun
(biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
amyloplastic
amyloplastic
adj
starch-forming; amylogenic
amyloplastid
amyloplasts
amyloplasts
noun
plural of amyloplast
amylopsase
amylopsin
amylopsin
noun
(biochemistry) A pancreatic form of amylase.
anacamptically
anacamptically
adv
In an anacamptic manner; by reflection of sound.
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
angiolymphitis
angiolymphoma
anolympiad
anomalopteryx
anomalotrophy
anomophyllous
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropomorphically
anthropomorphically
adv
In an anthropomorphic manner.
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropomorphology
anthropomorphology
noun
(biology) Human morphology.
(biology) The study of human morphology.
(religion) The attribution of human characteristics to God.
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthroposomatology
anthroposomatology
noun
(dated, rare) The sum of knowledge regarding the human body, comprehending anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc.
anticomplementary
anticomplementary
adj
(geometry) antimedial
(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complement
antiempirically
antimonopoly
antimonopoly
adj
(law) Usually with respect to laws or policies: in opposition to the creation or continuance of a monopoly.
antioptimistically
antiparliamentary
antiparliamentary
adj
(politics) Opposing parliament.
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
antipragmatically
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
aplotomy
apocalypticism
apocalypticism
noun
(religion) A belief or doctrine based on apocalypse, especially which believes in an imminent end to the current world order.
apocalyptism
apocalyptism
noun
Apocalypticism.
apogamically
apogamically
adv
By means of apogamy.
apogamously
apometaboly
apomictically
apomictically
adv
(botany) By means of apomixis
aposematically
aposematically
adv
(ecology) In an aposematic manner.
apothegmatically
apothegmatically
adv
In an apothegmatic way.
applyment
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximatively
approximatively
adv
In an approximative manner.
aptyalism
aptyalism
noun
(medicine) Complete lack of salivation.
araliaephyllum
araliophyllum
arteriophlebotomy
ascophyllum
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
asymptomatically
asymptomatically
adv
Without exhibiting any symptom of disease.
asymptotical
asymptotical
adj
asymptotic
asymptotically
asymptotically
adv
(mathematical analysis) In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote.
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
attemperately
attemperately
adv
In an attemperate manner.
attemptability
attemptability
noun
The property of being attemptable.
autodepolymerization
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
autoplasmotherapy
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
biophysicochemical
biophysicochemical
adj
(biology, chemistry) biophysical and biochemical
bipyramidal
bipyramidal
adj
Having the shape of a bipyramid
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blasphemy
blasphemy
noun
(by extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
blastophyllum
blepharemphysema
blepharophyma
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosymphysis
blepharosyndesmitis
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination