In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
acalypterae
acalyptrata
acalyptratae
acalyptrate
acalyptrate
adj
Of or pertaining to the Acalyptratae group.
noun
A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
acatalepsy
acatalepsy
noun
Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
acceptability
acceptability
noun
(military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
acceptably
acceptably
adv
In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
To an acceptable degree.
acceptedly
acceptedly
adv
In an accepted manner; admittedly.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accomplicity
accomplicity
noun
(rare) The act or state of being an accomplice.
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.
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
acetoxyphthalide
acetylperoxide
acetylphenol
acetylphenylhydrazine
acetyltropeine
acidoproteolytic
acidoproteolytic
adj
Relating to acidoproteolytes
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
actipylea
adaptability
adaptability
noun
(biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
adaptably
adaptably
adv
In an adaptable manner.
adaptationally
adaptationally
adv
In terms of, or by means of, adaptation.
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adeptly
adeptly
adv
With great skill or knowledge.
adipolytic
adipolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
adoptedly
adoptedly
adv
In a manner of something adopted.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
aegyptilla
aeolotropy
aeolotropy
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
aetiophyllin
aetiotropically
afterplay
afterplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the erotic acts done after finishing sex.
aglyphodont
aglyphodonta
aglyphodontia
alberttype
albertype
albertype
noun
(historical) A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.
albitophyre
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
alimentotherapy
allelopathy
allelopathy
noun
The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants.
allelotropy
allocryptic
allopathetically
allopathically
allopathically
adv
By allopathic methods.
allopathy
allopathy
noun
(countable) A conventional Western medical method or treatment.
(uncountable, originally) A system of alternative medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
allopatrically
allopatrically
adv
In an allopatric manner
With regard to allopatry
allopatry
allopatry
noun
(biology) The condition of being allopatric.
allophytoid
alloplasty
alloplasty
noun
(surgery) The grafting of an alloplast
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
allotropically
allotropically
adv
With regard to allotropy
allotropicity
allotropicity
noun
The property of being allotropic.
allotropy
allotropy
noun
(chemistry) A property, exhibited by some elements, of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.
allotype
allotype
noun
(biochemistry) A genetically determined variant of the amino acid sequence of a protein.
(immunology) An immunoglobulin allotype; the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual.
(zoology, taxonomy) A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex of the holotype.
allotypes
allotypes
noun
plural of allotype
allotypic
allotypic
adj
Of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
allotypical
allotypical
adj
(immunology, rare) Allotypic: of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
allotypically
allotypically
adv
In an allotypical manner
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
allotypy
allotypy
noun
The occurrence of multiple allotypes within a single individual.
alloxyproteic
alogotrophy
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
alphabetically
alphabetically
adv
(manner) In an alphabetical manner.
(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
alphabetology
alphatype
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.
altropathy
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alymphopotent
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
amphibolostylous
amphicytula
amphimictically
amphimictically
adv
By means of amphimixis.
amphiplatyan
amphiplatyan
adj
(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends
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
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
ampollosity
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
amygdalopathy
amygdalothripsis
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylophosphate
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
anabaptistically
anacamptically
anacamptically
adv
In an anacamptic manner; by reflection of sound.
anaeroplasty
anaglypta
anaglypta
noun
A thick, embossed wallpaper.
anaglyptic
anaglyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph
anaglyptical
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
anaglyptograph
anaglyptograph
noun
An instrument for making accurate engravings of any embossed object, such as a medal.
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaglyptography
anaglyptography
noun
The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; used in representing coins, bas reliefs, etc.
anaglypton
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic 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
anaphylatoxin
anaphylatoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
anaplasty
anaplasty
noun
(surgery) The restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue.
anaptyctical
anaptyctical
adj
Relating to anaptyxis.
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
anemometrographically
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
angiolymphitis
angioparalytic
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
anisotropically
anisotropically
adv
in an anisotropic manner; in such a way as to depend upon direction
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
anomalopteryx
anomalotrophy
anopisthographically
anorthographically
antapology
anteroposteriorly
anteroposteriorly
adv
(biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
anteropygal
anthophyllite
anthophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.