(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
apocryphalness
apocryphalness
noun
The state or condition of being apocryphal.
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.
arabesquely
arabesquely
adv
In the style of arabesque art or architecture.
araeostyle
araeostyle
noun
(architecture) intercolumniation
araeosystyle
araeosystyle
noun
(architecture) An arrangement of columns that alternates between araeostyle and systyle.
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archicleistogamy
archiepiscopality
archiepiscopality
noun
(ecclesiastical) The rank or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.
archiepiscopally
archisymbolical
arctostaphylos
ardsley
arduously
arduously
adv
in an arduous manner
areostyle
areostyle
noun
Alternative form of araeostyle
areosystyle
argyles
argyles
noun
plural of argyle
argylls
argylls
noun
plural of argyll
argyllshire
argyrocephalous
argyropelecus
aristocratically
aristocratically
adv
in an aristocratic manner
regarding aristocracy
aristology
aristology
noun
The art or science of dining.
armlessly
armlessly
adv
In an armless way; without arms.
arrayals
arrayals
noun
plural of arrayal
arrestingly
arrestingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly.
arsenophenylglycin
arsenophenylglycin
noun
(chemistry) An arsenic compound used to treat trypanosomiasis in animals.
arsenostyracol
arsenyl
arsyl
arsylene
arteriodialysis
arterioplasty
arterioplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction or repair of an artery
arthroplasty
arthroplasty
noun
(surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement.
artilleryship
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
artiodactyls
artiodactyls
noun
plural of artiodactyl
artiphyllous
artistically
artistically
adv
In an artistic manner.
artlessly
artlessly
adv
In an artless manner.
aryballos
aryballos
noun
A small Ancient Greek flask used to hold perfume or oil.
An Incan ceramic vessel with long neck, bulbous body, two handles, and pointed bottom.
aryballus
aryls
aryls
noun
plural of aryl
ascertainability
ascertainability
noun
The quality of being ascertainable.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
asparagyl
aspartyl
aspartyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of aspartic acid
asperly
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
aspersively
aspersively
adv
In an aspersive manner.
aspiringly
aspiringly
adv
In an aspiring manner.
assentatorily
assentatorily
adv
In an assentatory manner.
assertedly
assertedly
adv
According to an assertion.
assertingly
assertively
assertively
adv
In an assertive manner.
assertorially
assertorially
adv
In an assertorial manner.
assertorically
assertorically
adv
In an assertoric fashion.
assertorily
assertorily
adv
In an assertory manner
asseveratingly
asseveratingly
adv
in an asseverating manner
asseveratively
asseveratively
adv
In an asseverative manner.
assimilatory
assimilatory
adj
That tends to assimilate
That tends to produce assimilation
assortatively
assortatively
adv
In an assortative way.
assuredly
assuredly
adv
In an assured manner; certainly.
assuringly
assuringly
adv
In an assuring manner.
assyriological
assyriological
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Assyriology.
assyriologist
assyriologue
assyriology
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
asterospondylous
asteroxylaceae
asteroxylon
astragalectomy
astragalectomy
noun
The surgical removal of the astragalus, or talus, in order to stabilize the ankle.
astragalomancy
astragalomancy
noun
Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.
Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.
Simply divination by dice.
astrally
astrally
adv
In an astral manner or context.
astrictively
astringently
astringently
adv
In the manner of an astringent.
astrobiologically
astrobiologically
adv
By means of, or in reference to astrobiology
astrobiology
astrobiology
noun
(sciences) The study of life anywhere in the universe, including the Earth.
astrogeology
astrogeology
noun
(astronomy, geology) The science dealing with the structure and composition of planets and other bodies in the solar system.
astrolatry
astrolatry
noun
The worship of the stars.
astrolithology
astrolithology
noun
The science of aerolites.
astrologically
astrologically
adv
In an astrological manner.
With regard to astrology.
astrology
astrology
noun
1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 274:
2012, The Guardian, (headline), 7 Feb 2012:
2018-01-18, Julie Beck, “The New Age of Astrology”, in The Atlantic:
Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
In some ways, astrology is perfectly suited for the internet age. There’s a low barrier to entry, and nearly endless depths to plumb if you feel like falling down a Google research hole.
astrometeorology
astrometeorology
noun
(astrology) The practice of using astrology for weather forecasting.
astronautically
astronautically
adv
In an astronautic way.
astronomically
astronomically
adv
(comparable, degree) In the extreme, very (typically very large).
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.
astrotheology
astrotheology
noun
Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial bodies.
astylar
astylar
adj
(architecture) Lacking columns or pilasters
astylosternus
asymmetral
asymmetral
adj
(obsolete) incommensurable
(obsolete) not symmetrical
asymmetrical
asymmetrical
adj
(of a question) Presenting a false dilemma, or a choice between two things which are not opposites.
Not symmetrical.
asymmetrically
asymmetrically
adv
In an asymmetric manner.
asynchronously
asynchronously
adv
In an asynchronous manner.
atherosclerotically
atherosclerotically
adv
In an atherosclerotic manner
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
aureously
auriscopically
auscultatory
auscultatory
adj
Of or pertaining to auscultation
austerely
austerely
adv
In an austere manner.
autoelectrolysis
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopic
autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
autoplasmotherapy
autoproteolysis
autoproteolysis
noun
(biochemistry) Spontaneous proteolysis
avariciously
avariciously
adv
In a greedy or self-serving manner.
avascularity
avascularity
noun
(anatomy) The condition of being avascular.
aversely
aversely
adv
Backward; in a backward direction
With repugnance or aversion; unwillingly.
axisymmetrical
axisymmetrical
adj
axisymmetric
axisymmetrically
axisymmetrically
adv
In axisymmetric fashion.
aylesbury
aylesbury
Proper noun
a town in Buckinghamshire, England
aylsworth
azoisobutyronitrile
bacteriohemolysin
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
bacteriolysis
bacteriolysis
noun
The destruction of bacteria by lysis
bacterioscopically
bacterioscopically
adv
By means of bacterioscopy.
bacteriostatically
bacteriostatically
adv
With regard to bacteriostasis; by means of a bacteriostat.
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
ballplayers
ballplayers
noun
plural of ballplayer
ballyrags
ballyrags
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballyrag
barbarously
barbarously
adv
In a barbarous manner.
barleycorns
barleycorns
noun
plural of barleycorn
barleys
barleys
noun
plural of barley (varieties)
barleysick
barnsley
barnsley
Proper noun
A town in the county of South Yorkshire in the north of England.
barratrously
barratrously
adv
In a barratrous manner.
barreleyes
barreleyes
noun
plural of barreleye
baryglossia
barysilite
barysilite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing lead, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.