(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
albuminolysis
albuminometry
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminosity
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
amphicondylous
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anguishously
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anisocotyledonous
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
anisoleucocytosis
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anterevolutionary
anthraquinonyl
antiautolysin
antiautolysin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that counters the effects of an autolysin
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
anticommunistically
anticonstitutionally
anticonstitutionally
adv
(law) In an anticonstitutional manner.
anticontagiously
antieducationally
antievolutionally
antievolutionary
antievolutionary
adj
antievolution
antiinsurrectionally
antiloquy
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antiproductively
antireligiously
antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
adj
Opposing a sociopolitical revolution.
noun
One who opposes a sociopolitical revolution.
antisensuously
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
anxiously
anxiously
adv
In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
araucarioxylon
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
astronautically
astronautically
adv
In an astronautic way.
atlantodidymus
autoalkylation
autoanalysis
autoanalysis
noun
(chemistry) automated analysis
(psychology) analysis of oneself
autoanalytic
autoanalytic
adj
Relating to autoanalysis.
autodepolymerization
autogenetically
autogenetically
adv
In an autogenetic manner.
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohypnotically
autolaryngoscopic
autolysin
autolysin
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the cell (or tissue) in which it is produced
autolyzing
autolyzing
verb
present participle of autolyze
autonomically
autonomically
adv
In an autonomic manner
With reference to the autonomic nervous system
autopsychoanalysis
autopsychoanalysis
noun
psychoanalysis of oneself
azoisobutyronitrile
azoxytoluidine
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bodybuilding
bodybuilding
noun
(dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
bouncily
bouncily
adv
In a bouncy manner.
bouncingly
bouncingly
adv
With a bouncing motion.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
bountifully
bountifully
adv
In a bountiful manner.
bronchiloquy
bronchopleurisy
butylation
butylation
noun
(organic chemistry) A reaction in which a butyl group is added to a molecule
butylations
butylations
noun
plural of butylation
byelorussian
byelorussians
caliginously
caliginously
adv
In a caliginous manner.
callionymus
calumniatory
calumniatory
adj
Containing calumny; slanderous.
calumniously
calumniously
adv
In the manner of a falsification intended to discredit another.
carcinopolypus
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
caulophylline
censoriously
censoriously
adv
In a censorious manner.
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chlorohydroquinone
chlorophylligenous
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chrysosplenium
cindylou
cingulectomy
circumlocutionary
circumlocutionary
adj
(of speech) Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points.
Articulated in a roundabout manner; tautological or with repetitive language.
circumpolygon
coadunatively
coadunatively
adv
In a coadunative manner
coconsciously
codelinquency
coeducationally
coeducationally
adv
In a coeducational manner.
coevolutionary
coevolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution.
cogitabundly
coharmoniously
coinstantaneously
coinstantaneously
adv
At the same instant in time.
colourationally
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
communality
communality
noun
(mathematics) A measure of variance in factor analysis.
The condition of being communal.
The extent to which something is communal.
communicability
communicability
noun
The quality of being communicable.
communicably
communicably
adv
In a communicable manner.
communicatively
communicatively
adv
In a communicative manner.
communistically
communistically
adv
In a communistic manner.
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
compunctiously
compunctiously
adv
With compunction.
computationally
computationally
adv
In a computational manner
Using computation
conceptualistically
conceptualistically
adv
In a conceptualistic sense.
conceptuality
conceptuality
noun
the state or quality of being conceptual
conchyliferous
conchylium
concinnously
concludingly
concludingly
adv
In a concluding manner; finally; conclusively.
conclusionally
conclusionally
adv
As a conclusion.
conclusively
conclusively
adv
In a conclusive manner; with finality.
concurringly
concurringly
adv
In a concurring manner; concurrently
concussively
concussively
adv
In a concussive manner.
conduceability
conducibly
conducibly
adv
In a conducible manner; so as to promote.
conducingly
conductibility
conductibility
noun
The ability to conduct electricity.
conductility
conductively
conductively
adv
By means of conduction
In a conductive manner
configurationally
configurationally
adv
With regard to a configuration
confluxibility
confoundingly
confoundingly
adv
In a confounding way.
confusability
confusability
noun
The condition of being confusable.
confusingly
confusingly
adv
In a confusing manner
confutability
confutability
noun
The state of being confutable or disprovable.
conjecturality
conjecturality
noun
The property of being conjectural.
conjugality
conjugality
noun
The condition of being conjugal.
The conjugal state; marriage; sexual intercourse.
conjugationally
conjugationally
adv
In terms of conjugation.
conjunctionally
conjunctionally
adv
In a conjunctional manner; with regard to conjunction
conjunctively
conjunctively
adv
In a conjunctive way.
connaturality
connaturality
noun
The condition of being connatural.
connubiality
connubiality
noun
Something characteristic of the conjugal state; an expression of connubial tenderness.
The quality of being connubial.
connubially
connubially
adv
as in marriage
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
consanguineously
consanguineously
adv
In a consanguineous fashion; by blood relationship.
conscientiously
conscientiously
adv
In a conscientious manner; attentively.
consciously
consciously
adv
In a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally.
consecutively
consecutively
adv
In a consecutive manner; without interruption.
consequentiality
consequentiality
noun
The property of being consequential.
consequentially
consequentially
adv
In a consequential manner; with consequence or significance.