(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
acetoamidophenol
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
albuminoscope
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
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.
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
alycompaine
aminoplastic
aminoplastic
noun
melamine/formaldehyde resin
aminosulphonic
amnioclepsis
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicondyla
amphicondylous
amplication
amplication
noun
Misspelling of amplification.
amplification
amplification
noun
(electronics) Gain.
(genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
(physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
(translation studies) A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
amplifications
amplifications
noun
plural of amplification
amyelencephalous
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anatomicopathologic
anatomicopathological
anatomicopathological
adj
Relating to anatomy and pathology.
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anatomopathologic
anatomopathologic
adj
Alternative form of anatomopathological
anatomopathological
anatomopathological
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Relating to both anatomy and pathology
androcephalum
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
anomalocephalus
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anteoperculum
anthropoclimatologist
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropometrical
anthropometrical
adj
Pertaining to anthropometry.
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropomorphical
anthropomorphical
adj
Alternative form of anthropomorphic
anthropomorphically
anthropomorphically
adv
In an anthropomorphic manner.
anthropomorphitical
anthropomorphitical
adj
Alternative form of anthropomorphitic
anthropomorphological
anthropomorphological
adj
(biology) Relating to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthroponomical
anthroponomical
adj
Relating to anthroponomy.
anthropotomical
anthropotomical
adj
Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.
anticomplement
anticomplement
noun
(biochemistry) Synonym of complement
anticomplementary
anticomplementary
adj
(geometry) antimedial
(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complement
anticomplex
antihemophilic
antihemophilic
adj
(medicine) That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs
antimonopolistic
antimonopolistic
adj
(economics) Opposing monopolies.
antiophthalmic
antioptimistical
antioptimistically
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
aphrodisiomaniacal
apulmonic
apulmonic
adj
Not pulmonic; lacking, or not using, the lungs.
aquopentamminecobaltic
aristorepublicanism
autoanticomplement
becompliment
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
blepharocarcinoma
blepharosphincterectomy
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
bromochlorophenol
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
campagnol
campagnol
noun
(archaic) A vole (US, Canada: field mouse), Microtus agrestis that often does great damage in fields and gardens by feeding on roots and seeds.
campagnols
campagnols
noun
plural of campagnol
campaniliform
campaniliform
adj
Alternative form of campaniform
campanologer
campanological
campanological
adj
Relating to campanology.
campanologically
campanologically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, campanology.
campanologist
campanologist
noun
A person who studies campanology.
campanologists
campanologists
noun
plural of campanologist
campanology
campanology
noun
The study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing.
campanulaceous
campanulaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Campanulaceae, a family of plants including the harebell.
campanulous
campanulous
adj
Resembling a bell in shape or sound.
campbellton
campbelltown
campbeltown
camptonville
campyloneuron
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
carminophilous
celiosalpingectomy
celiosalpingotomy
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalomant
cephalomenia
cephalomeningitis
cephalomeningitis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of meningitis
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
chamaesiphonales
championless
championless
adj
Without a champion.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
champollion
chloramphenicol
chloramphenicol
noun
(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₁₁H₁₂Cl₂N₂O₅ isolated from cultures of a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces venezuelae) or prepared synthetically and used against serious infections such as typhoid fever.
chlorpheniramine
chlorpheniramine
noun
chlorphenamine
chlorpromazine
chlorpromazine
noun
A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.
chlorprophenpyridamine
cholecystnephrostomy
cholecystonephrostomy
chondrolipoma
chorionepithelioma
chromeplating
chrysosplenium
cinematographical
cinematographical
adj
Alternative form of cinematographic
cinematographically
cinematographically
adv
By means of cinematography.
circumplication
circumpolygon
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
cleptomania
cleptomania
noun
Dated form of kleptomania.
cleptomaniac
cleptomaniac
noun
Alternative spelling of kleptomaniac
clinocephalism
clinopodium
clinoprism
clinopyramid
clomiphene
clomiphene
noun
(pharmacology) UK and US spelling of clomifene.
clomiphenes
clomiphenes
noun
plural of clomiphene
clomping
clomping
adj
That clomps.
verb
present participle of clomp
coemploying
coemployment
coemptional
coemptional
adj
Relating to coemption.
coimplicant
colleaguesmanship
colophonium
colpenchyma
commonplace
commonplace
adj
Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
noun
A commonplace book.
A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.
A platitude or cliché.
Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring.
verb
(obsolete) To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.
To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.
To make a commonplace book.
commonplaceism
commonplaceism
noun
(countable) Something that is commonplace; a trite remark.
(uncountable) The quality of being commonplace; banality.
commonplacely
commonplacely
adv
In a commonplace manner.
commonplaceness
commonplaceness
noun
The state or quality of being commonplace.
commonplacer
commonplacer
noun
One who writes a commonplace book.
commonplaces
commonplaces
noun
plural of commonplace
companable
companable
Adjective
companionable; sociable
companiable
companiable
adj
(obsolete) companionable; sociable
companionability
companionability
noun
The state of being companionable, suitability for companionship.
companionable
companionable
adj
Having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable.
companionableness
companionableness
noun
The state or quality of being companionable.
companionably
companionably
adv
In a companionable manner; agreeably, sociably.
companionless
companionless
adj
Without a companion; friendless, alone.
companyless
comparableness
comparableness
noun
The state or quality of being comparable; comparability.
compartmental
compartmental
adj
Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments
compartmentalization
compartmentalization
noun
(counter-espionage) The act of dividing tasks involving confidential information so that no one person is capable of leaking enough to be incriminating. Alternatively, it can involve distributing information in such a way that no individual knows the full extent or purpose of the task they have been given, hence, if they are captured or monitored, the enemy would not be able to obtain useful information from any given person.
(software) The act of dividing complex code into libraries with common functionality to help make the process of programming more manageable and reusable.
The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.
compartmentalize
compartmentalize
verb
(transitive) To separate something into different categories or compartments.
compartmentalized
compartmentalized
adj
divided into compartments
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalize
compartmentalizes
compartmentalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compartmentalize
compartmentalizing
compartmentalizing
verb
present participle of compartmentalize
compartmentally
compartmentally
adv
one compartment at a time
compassionable
compassionable
adj
(archaic) Deserving compassion or pity.
(obsolete) Having, feeling, or showing compassion.