(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
abdominocystic
abdominocystic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abmodality
absentmindedly
absentmindedly
adv
Alternative form of absent-mindedly
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
accidentality
accidentality
noun
The quality of being accidental; accidentalness.
accidentally
accidentally
adv
In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
Unintentionally.
accidentarily
accidentary
accidentary
adj
(obsolete) accidental; occurring by chance; occasional
(obsolete) logically accidental; non-essential
accidentiality
accidently
accidently
adv
(now nonstandard) Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally.
accommodatingly
accommodatingly
adv
In an accommodating manner.
accommodatively
accommodatively
adv
In a accommodative manner; accommodatingly.
acethydrazide
acethydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydrazide of acetic acid CH₃-CO-NH-NH₂
acetmethylanilide
acetonylidene
acetonylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH₃-CO-CH= formally derived from acetone
acetoxyphthalide
acetylcyanide
acetylenediurein
acetylfluoride
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylid
acetylide
acetylide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
acetyliodide
acetylized
acetylized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetylize
acetylperoxide
acetylphenylhydrazine
acidimetrically
acidimetrically
adv
(chemistry) By means of, or in terms of, acidimetry.
acidimetry
acidimetry
noun
(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.
acidity
acidity
noun
(figurative) A caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality.
(pathology) Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
The quality or state of being acid.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acidoproteolytic
acidoproteolytic
adj
Relating to acidoproteolytes
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
acridity
acridity
noun
(figurative) Bitterness in speech or behaviour; causticness.
An acrid taste or smell.
Bitterness or acerbity.
actinomyxidia
actinomyxidiida
adactylia
adactylia
noun
Alternative form of adactyly
adactylism
adactylism
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.
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.
adaptationally
adaptationally
adv
In terms of, or by means of, adaptation.
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
adaptivity
adaptivity
Noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
addability
addability
noun
Alternative spelling of addibility
addibility
addibility
noun
Capability of addition; capability of being added to or added together.
addictively
addictively
adv
In an addictive manner.
additamentary
additionally
additionally
adv
By way of addition; in addition to; also.
additionary
additionary
adj
Synonym of additional
additively
additively
adv
In an additive manner.
additivity
additivity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is additive
(uncountable) The property of being additive
additory
additory
adj
(rare) Tending to add; making some addition.
addressability
addressability
noun
(computer graphics) The capability of a display surface or storage device to accommodate a specified number of uniquely identifiable points.
(computing) The capability of a microprocessor etc. to deal with values of a certain size using a single instruction.
(micrographics) The capability of a specified field frame to contain a specific number of uniquely identifiable points.
adenohypersthenia
adenoidectomy
adenoidectomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.
adenopharyngitis
adenotyphoid
adiabatically
adiabatically
adv
(sciences) In an adiabatic way.
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
adicity
adicity
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Valence.
adipocyte
adipocyte
noun
(cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
adipolytic
adipolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes
adiposity
adiposity
noun
Obesity; the state of being fat.
The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.
aditya
aditya
Noun
Any of a group of solar deities, the sons of Aditi and Kashyapa.
Proper noun
name used in India.
adjectivally
adjectivally
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adjective.
adjectively
adjectively
adv
As an adjective; adjectivally.
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adjustability
adjustability
noun
The state or condition of being adjustable.
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
admirability
admirability
noun
That quality which produces admiration or wonder
admiralty
admiralty
noun
(law) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
(law) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
(military) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
(military) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
(military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
admiratively
admiratively
adv
In an admirative manner.
admissability
admissability
noun
The state or quality of being admissable or allowable.
admissibility
admissibility
noun
The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.
admittedly
admittedly
adv
As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
admitty
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
admonitorily
admonitorily
adv
In an admonitory manner.
admonitory
admonitory
adj
Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adorability
adorability
noun
The quality of being adorable; adorableness.
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
adroitly
adroitly
adv
Deftly; in an adroit manner.
In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
aduncity
aduncity
noun
Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventively
adverbiality
adverbiality
noun
The condition of having characteristics of an adverb.
adversatively
adversatively
adv
In an adversative manner
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
advisability
advisability
noun
(countable) An instance of advisability; a consideration in determining overall advisability.
(uncountable) The quality of being advisable or prudent.
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
aecidiomycetes
aedility
aedility
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) The office of an elected official responsible for festivals and the maintenance of public buildings.
aepyornithidae
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerothermodynamic
aerothermodynamic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
agitatedly
agitatedly
adv
In an agitated manner.
aglyphodontia
agriotypidae
alamodality
alamodality
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being fashionable.
aldermanity
aldermanity
noun
The condition of being an alderman.
algidity
algidity
noun
(medicine) The state of being algid.
alloantibody
alloantibody
noun
An antibody involved in alloimmunity.
allodiality
allophytoid
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
alodiality
alodiality
noun
Alternative form of allodiality
alodialty
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
ambidexterity
ambidexterity
noun
Superior cleverness or adaptability.
The property of being equally skillful with each hand.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
ambystomidae
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
ammodytidae
ammodytoid
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
amygdalolith
amygdalothripsis
amygdonitrile
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
amylohydrolytic
amyloplastid
amyraldist
anacatadidymus
anacidity
anacidity
noun
Lack of acidity, as of the stomach.
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anarchosyndicalist
anarchosyndicalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anarcho-syndicalist
androgyneity
anecdotically
anecdotically
adv
Synonym of anecdotally
angiohydrotomy
anhydrating
anhydration
anhydration
noun
(chemistry) The formation of an anhydrate
anhydridization
anhydrite
anhydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.
anhydrization
anhydrotic
animatedly
animatedly
adv
In an animated manner; with animation.
anisocotyledonous
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
anisodactyla
anisodactyle
anisodactyli
anisodactylic
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.