The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
acantholysis
acantholysis
noun
(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
acenaphthenyl
acenaphthenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from acenaphthene
acenaphthylene
acenaphthylene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing an unsaturated five-membered ring ortho- and peri-fused to the 1- and 9- positions of naphthalene.
acetmethylanilide
acetylcholine
acetylcholine
noun
(biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acetylcholinic
acetylcholinic
adj
(biochemistry) Of or relating to acetylcholine.
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
acetylphenol
acetylphenylhydrazine
achillodynia
achillodynia
noun
(pathology) pain due to achillobursitis
achingly
achingly
adv
In an aching manner; sorely.
acronichally
acronychal
acronychal
adj
Alternative form of acronical
acronychally
acrophonically
acrophonically
adv
In an acrophonic way.
acyloxymethane
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
aeschylean
aeschylean
Adjective
Of or relating to Aeschylus, an ancient Greek dramatic poet.
allophonically
allophonically
adv
In an allophonic manner.
allothigenetically
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.
amblyrhynchus
amphicondyla
amphicondylous
amyelencephalia
amyelencephalic
amyelencephalous
anachronically
anachronically
adv
In an anachronic manner.
anachronistically
anachronistically
adv
In an anachronistic manner; in the manner of an anachronism.
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
anaesthetically
anaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of anesthetically
anaglyphic
anaglyphic
adj
Relating to anaglyphs.
noun
Work with chased or embossed relief.
anaglyphical
anaglyphical
adj
Alternative form of anaglyphic
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyphoscope
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaphorically
anaphorically
adv
In an anaphoric manner.
anaphylactic
anaphylactic
adj
Pertaining to anaphylaxis.
anaphylactically
anaphylactically
adv
In an anaphylactic manner
anaphylactin
anaphylactogen
anaphylactogen
noun
(medicine) A substance likely to or capable of producing an adverse reaction (anaphylaxis) in a person.
anaphylactogenic
anaphylactogenic
adj
That tends to cause anaphylaxis.
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anarchically
anarchically
adv
In an anarchic manner; in the manner of anarchy.
anarchosyndicalism
anarchosyndicalism
noun
Alternative form of anarcho-syndicalism
anarchosyndicalist
anarchosyndicalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anarcho-syndicalist
anathematically
anathematically
adv
In an anathematic manner.
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anchoritically
anchoritically
adv
In the manner of an anchorite; reclusively.
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
anchylosis
anchylosis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis
anchylotic
anchylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anchylosis.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
anencephaly
anencephaly
noun
A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
anerythroplastic
anesthetically
anesthetically
adv
In an anesthetic manner
Regarding anesthetics
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angiocholecystitis
anhaemolytic
anhemolytic
anhydroglocose
ankylocheilia
anopisthographically
anorthographically
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthoecology
anthologically
anthologically
adv
In the manner of an anthology.
anthophyllitic
anthracyl
anthropocentrically
anthropocentrically
adv
In an anthropocentric manner.
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropodeoxycholic
anthropologically
anthropologically
adv
In a manner which pertains to anthropology.
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).
anthropopathically
anthropopathically
adv
In an anthropopathic manner.
anthroposociology
anthroposociology
noun
(dated, historical) The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.
anthropoteleoclogy
antianaphylactogen
antiatheistically
antichristianly
antichristianly
adv
In an antichristian manner.
antichronically
antienthusiastically
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antihierarchically
antihygienically
antihypnotically
antilynching
antilynching
adj
(law) Prohibiting the practice of lynching
Opposed to the practice of lynching
antimechanistically
antimethodically
antimonarchally
antimonarchically
antimonarchically
adv
In opposition to the monarchy.
antimythical
antipathetically
antipathetically
adv
In an antipathetic fashion.
antipatriarchally
antipatriarchally
adv
In an antipatriarchal way.
antiphilosophically
antiphonically
antiphonically
adv
With antiphony.
antiphrastically
antiphrastically
adv
(rhetoric) By means of, or in terms of, antiphrasis.
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
antiphysical
antiphysical
adj
contrary to nature; unnatural
antiphysically
antiphysicalness
antirachitically
antirachitically
adv
So as to prevent rickets.
antischolastically
antistaphylococcic
antistaphylococcic
adj
(medicine) Countering staphylococcic infection.
antistrophically
antistrophically
adv
With the use of antistrophe.
antisyphilitic
antisyphilitic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering syphilis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters syphilis.
antitechnology
antitechnology
adj
Opposed to technology
antitheistically
antitheistically
adv
In an antitheistic manner.
antithetically
antithetically
adv
In an antithetic manner.
Using antithesis.
apocryphalness
apocryphalness
noun
The state or condition of being apocryphal.
arachnology
arachnology
noun
The study of the Arachnida.
architectonically
architectonically
adv
In terms of architectonics.
archvillainy
archvillainy
noun
Supreme villainy.
arsenophenylglycin
arsenophenylglycin
noun
(chemistry) An arsenic compound used to treat trypanosomiasis in animals.
asynchronously
asynchronously
adv
In an asynchronous manner.
authentically
authentically
adv
In an authentic manner; with the requisite or genuine authority.
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
autochthonously
autochthonously
adv
In an autochthonous manner.
autohypnotically
autopsychoanalysis
autopsychoanalysis
noun
psychoanalysis of oneself
bacchanalianly
bacchanalianly
adv
In a Bacchanalian manner.
backhandedly
bacteriohemolysin
bathycolpian
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
bellypinch
benchley
benzalcyanhydrin
beseechingly
beseechingly
adv
In a beseeching manner.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
biosynthetically
biosynthetically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, biosynthesis.
biotechnologically
biotechnologically
adv
With reference to, or by means of biotechnology
biotechnologicaly
biotechnology
biotechnology
noun
The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
blanchingly
blanchingly
adv
In a blanching way.
blenchingly
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosynechia
borophenylic
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
brachycranial
brachycranial
adj
brachycephalic
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
brachyphalangia
brachyphalangia
noun
Unusual shortness of the phalanx of a finger or toe