(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
albitophyre
alphabetology
ambrotype
ambrotype
noun
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
amphibolostylous
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
apometaboly
apposability
apposability
noun
The property of being apposable.
approachability
approachability
noun
The characteristic of being approachable; the ability to be approached.
approbatory
approbatory
adj
Tending to approve or confirm
approvability
arteriophlebotomy
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autophoby
autophoby
noun
Archaic form of autophobia.
bacillariophyta
bacteriochlorophyll
bacteriochlorophyll
noun
(biology) A photosynthetic pigment occurring in various phototrophic bacteria, related to the chlorophylls.
bacteriopathology
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterioscopically
bacterioscopically
adv
By means of bacterioscopy.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
bacteriotherapy
bacteriotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapeutic use of bacteria
bacteriotrypsin
balanoplasty
balanoplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction of the glans penis
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
barometrography
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
barotropy
barotropy
noun
(physics) The state of a fluid in which density is directly proportional to pressure
barytophyllite
barytosulphate
basicytoparaplastin
basiotripsy
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bathycolpian
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
bathyorographical
bathyorographical
adj
Of, embodying, or pertaining to elevation heights and pelagic depths.
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
bathysophic
bathysophical
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
batrachoplasty
batyphone
bayport
behypocrite
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
benzoxyphenanthrene
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
biophysicist
biophysicist
noun
A biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
biophysiologist
biophysiologist
noun
One who studies biophysiology.
biophyte
biophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms)
biopsychologist
biopsychologist
noun
A specialist in biopsychology.
biostratigraphy
biostratigraphy
noun
(biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
biotype
biotype
noun
(genetics) A group of organisms having the same specific genotype
verb
To sort, arrange of classify into such groups
biotypes
biotypes
noun
plural of biotype
biotypic
biotypic
adj
Relating to a biotype.
biotypology
biotypology
noun
(biology) The study of biotypes
bipolarity
bipolarity
noun
The state of being bipolar.
bipotentiality
bipotentiality
noun
The capacity to develop in either of two different ways, especially to become either male or female
The presence of both male and female reproductive organs in an individual; hermaphroditism
blastophyllum
blastoporphyritic
blennoptysis
blepharophryplasty
blepharoplasty
blepharoplasty
noun
(surgery) Plastic surgery on the eyelid to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosyndesmitis
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
bodyplate
botryopteriaceae
botryopterid
botryopteris
botryotherapy
brachistocephaly
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
brachymetropia
brachymetropia
noun
(pathology) myopia
brachymetropic
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
bronchopathy
bronchopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the bronchi.
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchotyphoid
bronchotyphus
brontoscopy
brontoscopy
noun
divination by thunder
bryophyta
bryophyte
bryophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants.
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
bumptiously
bumptiously
adv
In a bumptious manner.
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
calyptoblastea
calyptoblastic
carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
cartobibliography
cartobibliography
noun
A bibliography of maps
cerebropathy
cerebropathy
noun
A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
collapsability
collapsibility
collapsibility
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is collapsible.
(uncountable) The condition of being collapsible.
compactability
compactability
noun
The condition of being compactable
companionability
companionability
noun
The state of being companionable, suitability for companionship.
comparability
comparability
noun
The quality of being comparable.
compassability
compatability
compatability
noun
Misspelling of compatibility.
compatibility
compatibility
noun
(computing) the ability to execute a given program on different types of computers without modification of the program or the computers. See backward compatibility and forward compatibility.
(computing) the capability that allows the substitution of one subsystem (storage facility), or of one functional unit (e.g., hardware, software), for the originally designated system or functional unit in a relatively transparent manner, without loss of information and without the introduction of errors.
(structural analysis) the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.
(telecommunications) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.
The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or work together in combination without problems or conflict.
compatibly
compatibly
adv
In a compatible manner
compellability
compensability
compensability
noun
The characteristic of being compensable; the ability to be compensated.
compossibility
compossibility
noun
The quality of being compossible.
comprehensibility
comprehensibility
noun
The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.
compresbyter
compresbyterial
compressibility
compressibility
noun
(thermodynamics) The product of pressure and molar volume divided by the product of the gas constant and the absolute temperature.
The degree to which something is compressible.
computability
computability
noun
(computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
computably
computably
adv
In a computable manner
With regard to computability
contemptibility
contemptibility
noun
The quality of being contemptible.
contemptibly
contemptibly
adv
In a contemptible manner.
cooruptibly
copiability
copiability
noun
The quality of being copiable; ability to be copied.
copresbyter
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
corruptibility
corruptibility
noun
The state of being corruptible
corruptibly
corruptibly
adv
(obsolete) With corruption, in a way that corrupts.
In a corruptible way.
cotylopubic
cryptobatholithic
cryptobranch
cryptobranch
noun
Any limpet of the genus Cryptobranchia
cryptobranchia
cryptobranchiata
cryptobranchiate
cryptobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having concealed or rudimentary gills.
cryptobranchidae
cryptobranchus
cryptodouble
crystallophobia
cytotrophoblast
cytotrophoblast
noun
(cytology) The inner layer of the trophoblast.
cytotrophoblastic
cytotrophoblastic
adj
Relating to, or containing, cytotrophoblasts
decomposability
decomposability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is decomposable
(uncountable) The condition of being decomposable
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
deplorability
deplorability
noun
The quality of being deplorable.
deportability
desoxyribonucleoprotein
developability
developability
noun
The quality of being developable.
diphyllobothrium
disapprobatory
disapprobatory
adj
Containing disapprobation; serving to disapprove.
disposability
disposability
noun
(rare) The property of being disposable.
disproportionably
disproportionably
adv
in a disproportionable manner.
electrobioscopy
electrobioscopy
noun
The detection of life in an animal by studying muscular contractions following the passage of an electric current