Incapable of being comprehended; incomprehensible; inconceivable.
noun
An adherent of acatalepsy
acceptabilities
acceptabilities
noun
plural of acceptability
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.
acceptilate
acceptilate
verb
(transitive) To discharge a (claim) by acceptilation
acceptilated
acceptilated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acceptilate
acceptilating
acceptilating
verb
present participle of acceptilate
acceptilation
acceptilation
noun
(civil law) Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.
(theology) The doctrine, laid down by Duns Scotus and maintained by the Arminians, that the satisfaction rendered by Christ was not in itself really a true or full equivalent, but was merely accepted by God, through his gracious goodwill, as sufficient.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accompanimental
accompanimental
adj
Relating to or serving as an accompaniment
accompletive
accompletive
adj
(rare) Tending to accomplish.
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(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
acephalist
acephalist
noun
(obsolete) One who acknowledges no head or superior
acephalite
acephalite
Noun
A Paulician, a member of an early gnostic Christian heresy.
acetnaphthalide
acetoamidophenol
acetoxyphthalide
acetylperoxide
acetylphenylhydrazine
acetyltropeine
achitophel
achromatophile
achromatophile
adj
Being or relating to an achromatophil.
acidoproteolytic
acidoproteolytic
adj
Relating to acidoproteolytes
actipylea
adaptabilities
adaptabilities
noun
plural of adaptability
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
adelpholite
adenolipomatosis
adenolipomatosis
noun
(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
adenophthalmia
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
adoptabilities
adoptabilities
noun
plural of adoptability
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adstipulate
adstipulated
aecioteliospore
aegyptilla
aeolotropic
aeolotropic
adj
(physics) Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aeolotropism
aeolotropism
noun
aeolotropy
aerophilatelic
aerophilatelic
adj
Of or relating to aerophilately.
aerophilatelist
aerophilatelist
noun
One who practices aerophilately; a collector of airmail stamps.
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
aetiophyllin
aetiotropically
afterplanting
afterpotential
afterpotential
noun
A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
ahithophel
albitophyre
aleiptes
aleiptic
alepidote
alepidote
adj
(of a fish) not having scales
noun
A fish that has no scales
alethopteis
alethopteroid
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
algesireceptor
alimentotherapy
aliptae
alipteria
alipterion
aliptes
aliptteria
aliseptal
aliseptal
adj
(anatomy, obsolete) Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.
allelopathic
allelopathic
adj
relating to an allelopathy
allelotropic
allelotropism
allodelphite
allomorphite
allopathetic
allopathetic
adj
Involving or based on allopathy; allopathic.
allopathetically
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
allopatries
allophite
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
allotropize
allotropize
verb
To change in physical properties but not in substance.
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
alloxyproteic
alopecist
alopecist
noun
One who undertakes to cure or prevent baldness.
alpestrian
alpestrine
alpestrine
adj
Synonym of subalpine
alpetragius
alphabetarian
alphabetarian
noun
A novice or ignoramus.
One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
alphabetic
alphabetic
adj
Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the characters A to Z, both uppercase and lowercase.
alphabetical
alphabetical
adj
(obsolete) literal
According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
alphabetically
alphabetically
adv
(manner) In an alphabetical manner.
(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
alphabetisation
alphabetisation
noun
The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphabetization
alphabetization
noun
Alternative form of alphabetisation
alphabetize
alphabetize
verb
(US, Canada) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
alphabetized
alphabetized
adj
(Canada, US) Arranged in alphabetical order.
Alternative spelling of alphabetised
verb
(Canada, US) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetize
alphabetizer
alphabetizer
noun
One who, or that which, alphabetizes.
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alpiste
altarpiece
altarpiece
noun
a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church
altarpieces
altarpieces
noun
plural of altarpiece
alternipetalous
alternipinnate
alternisepalous
altiplanicie
altiscope
altiscope
noun
An arrangement of lenses and mirrors making it possible to see around obstructing objects.
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
ampelite
ampelite
noun
(mineralogy) A carbonaceous alum schist.
(mineralogy) An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the ancients to kill insects, etc., on vines.
ampelitic
ampelitic
adj
Relating to the mineral ampelite.
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphiblestritis
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
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.
amphitheatral
amphitheatral
adj
Alternative form of amphitheatrical
amphitheatrical
amphitheatrical
adj
Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
amphithecial
amphodelite
amplexation
amplexation
Noun
An embrace.
amplexicaudate
amplexifoliate
ampliate
ampliate
adj
(zoology) Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of insects.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To enlarge.
ampliative
ampliative
adj
That broadens conceptual knowledge by adding new information.
amplicative
amplificate
amplificate
verb
(obsolete or nonstandard) To amplify.
amplificative
amplificative
adj
amplificatory
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anaeroplastic
analeptic
analeptic
adj
Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).
That restores or stimulates health.
noun
A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.
analeptical
analeptical
adj
Alternative form of analeptic (“restoring or stimulating health”)
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.