(pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.
abstractional
abstractional
adj
Pertaining to abstraction.
abstractively
abstractively
adv
(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
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.
accessability
accessability
noun
Misspelling of accessibility.
accessibility
accessibility
noun
(computing, web design) Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.
The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
accombination
accombination
noun
(rare) A combining together.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetbromamide
acetylbenzene
acetylbenzene
noun
acetophenone
acetylbenzoic
achievability
achievability
noun
The state or condition of being achievable.
achromobacter
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acrobatically
acrobatically
adv
In an acrobatic manner.
actinobacilli
actinobacilli
noun
plural of actinobacillus
actionability
actionability
noun
The characteristic of being actionable.
adiabatically
adiabatically
adv
(sciences) In an adiabatic way.
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
affectability
affectability
noun
The condition of being affectable.
affectibility
affectibility
noun
The quality or state of being affectible.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
amicabilities
amicabilities
noun
plural of amicability
amphibichnite
antambulacral
antambulacral
adj
(zoology) Away from the ambulacral region.
antibacterial
antibacterial
adj
(archaic) Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria.
(pharmacology) Killing or inhibiting bacteria.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.
antiballistic
antiballistic
adj
(military, of a missile, or system) designed to detect, intercept, and destroy a ballistic missile in flight
antibasilican
anticipatable
anticipatable
adj
Capable of being anticipated.
antimicrobial
antimicrobial
adj
(pharmacology) inhibiting the growth of microbes
(pharmacology) preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes
(pharmacology) tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
noun
an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
antisubstance
antisubstance
noun
Synonym of antibody
Synonym of antimatter
applicability
applicability
noun
The degree to which a thing is applicable; relevancy.
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
archdisturber
archiblastoma
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
ascertainable
ascertainable
adj
Able to be ascertained.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
associability
associability
noun
The condition of being associable
asthenobiotic
autocoenobium
auxosubstance
baccalaureate
baccalaureate
noun
(US) A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
A bachelor's degree.
A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.
The International Baccalaureate.
backscattered
backscattered
verb
past participle of backscatter
backscratcher
backscratcher
noun
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
backstretches
backstretches
noun
plural of backstretch.
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
bacteriaceous
bactericholia
bacterioblast
bacteriocidal
bacteriocidal
adj
Alternative form of bactericidal
bacteriogenic
bacteriogenic
adj
Caused by bacteria
bacteriologic
bacteriologic
adj
bacteriological
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
bacteriolysis
bacteriolysis
noun
The destruction of bacteria by lysis
bacteriolytic
bacteriolytic
adj
antibiotic
of, relating to, or causing bacteriolysis
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
bacteriotoxic
bacteriotoxic
adj
toxic to bacteria
bacteriotoxin
bacteriotoxin
noun
Any material that is toxic to bacteria
Any toxin produced by a bacterium
bacterization
bacterization
noun
The act or process of bacterizing.
bactetiophage
ballistically
ballistically
adv
In a ballistic manner
With regard to ballistics
ballisticians
ballisticians
noun
plural of ballistician
baluchitheria
baroclinicity
baroclinicity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic; barocliny
bartramiaceae
barytocalcite
barytocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic barium calcium carbonate mineral.
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basichromatic
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
basioccipital
basioccipital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basiocciput
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of basiocciput
bathycentesis
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
bathysophical
batrachotoxin
batrachotoxin
noun
(neurotoxicology, uncountable) An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
(toxicology, countable) Any one of a group of extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloids found in poison dart frogs, Melyridae beetles, and certain birds.
beatification
beatification
noun
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.
bechtelsville
beggiatoaceae
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
bellicosities
bellicosities
noun
plural of bellicosity
benedictinism
benedictional
benedictional
noun
a book of benedictions.
benedictively
benedictively
adv
In a benedictive manner.
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrixes
beneficential
beneficential
adj
Relating to beneficence.
beneficiating
beneficiating
verb
present participle of beneficiate
beneficiation
beneficiation
noun
The reduction in size of particles of ore (or similar physical processing) before further processing to recover the metal
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzalacetone
benzalacetone
noun
Synonym of benzylideneacetone
benzoxyacetic
berchtesgaden
bespecklement
betulinamaric
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
biarticulated
biarticulated
adj
doubly articulated
bibliognostic
bibliothecary
bibliothecary
noun
(now rare) A librarian.
bibracteolate
bibracteolate
adj
(botany) Having two bracteoles.
bicarburetted
bicarburetted
adj
Alternative form of bicarbureted
bicentenaries
bicentenaries
noun
plural of bicentenary
bicentennials
bicentennials
noun
plural of bicentennial
bicentrically
biconcavities
biconcavities
noun
plural of biconcavity
biconditional
biconditional
adj
Having two conditions
noun
(logic) An "if and only if" conditional wherein the truth of each term depends on the truth of the other
biconsonantal
biconsonantal
adj
Composed of two consonants
noun
A word or root (in particular in an Afroasiatic language) which consists of two consonants.
biconvexities
biconvexities
noun
plural of biconvexity
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bidenticulate
bidenticulate
adj
Having two denticles.
bidirectional
bidirectional
adj
Moving in two directions (usually opposite)
Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)
noun
Such an antenna or microphone
bikhaconitine
bikhaconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in bikh (Aconitum spicatum).
bimetallistic
bimetallistic
adj
Relating to, or supporting, bimetallism.
bioactivities
bioactivities
noun
plural of bioactivity
bioelectrical
bioelectrical
adj
Pertaining to bioelectricity.
bioenergetics
bioenergetics
noun
(biology, physics) The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
A form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress.
biometrically
biometrically
adv
In a biometric way; through use of biometrics.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
bioscientific
bioscientific
adj
Relating to bioscience.
biostatistics
biostatistics
noun
(biology, mathematics) The application of statistics to the study and analysis of biological and medical data
plural of biostatistic
biosystematic
biosystematic
adj
Of or pertaining to biosystematics
biotechnology
biotechnology
noun
The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
biotelemetric
biotelemetric
adj
Relating to biotelemetry.
bipinnatisect
bipinnatisect
adj
(botany) pinnatisect, with deeply dissected segments
birectangular
birectangular
adj
Containing two right angles.
biscuitmaking
bisectionally
bisectionally
adv
By means of, or in terms of, bisection.
bisymmetrical
bisymmetrical
adj
Alternative form of bisymmetric
bitentaculate
bitentaculate
adj
Having two tentacles or tentacle-like organs.
bituberculate
bituberculate
adj
Having two tubercles.
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blastocarpous
blastogenetic
blastogenetic
adj
Relating to blastogenesis.
blastomycetes
blastomycetic
blastomycetic
adj
Related to, or caused by fungi of the genus Blastomyces, now Zymonema.
blastomycosis
blastomycosis
noun
(pathology) A fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis, endemic to parts of North America, whose clinical symptoms resemble those of histoplasmosis
blastomycotic
blastomycotic
adj
Relating to blastomycosis.
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
bleachability
bleachability
noun
The condition of being bleachable
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bombastically
bombastically
adv
In a bombastic manner.
bombasticness
borborygmatic
boroglycerate
bostrychoidal
botryomycosis
botryomycosis
noun
(pathology) bacterial pseudomycosis; a rare chronic granulomatous bacterial infection that affects the skin and sometimes the viscera