The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
acculturational
acculturational
adj
Of or pertaining to acculturation
acquisitiveness
acquisitiveness
noun
(phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
acrimoniousness
acrimoniousness
noun
The quality of being acrimonious.
acrocontracture
acrocontracture
noun
(pathology) contracture of the joints of the hands or feet
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinosphaerium
acupuncturation
acupuncturation
noun
(medicine, archaic) Acupuncture
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
amidosuccinamic
aminobarbituric
aminosuccinamic
ammonocarbonous
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
anomalocephalus
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
anthracotherium
anticarnivorous
anticarnivorous
adj
Opposing the eating of meat.
anticeremonious
anticoagulating
anticoagulating
adj
Preventing coagulation.
anticoagulation
anticoagulation
noun
(medicine) Treatment to prevent coagulation of blood.
anticoagulative
anticoagulative
adj
That counters coagulation
anticommunistic
anticommunistic
adj
Opposing communism.
anticommutative
anticommutative
adj
(algebra) Of an operator * for which a * b = - (b * a)
anticrepuscular
antieducational
antieducational
adj
Opposing education.
antiejaculation
antifeudalistic
antimusicalness
antiritualistic
antiritualistic
adj
Opposed to ritualism.
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antiscripturism
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
appendicularian
appendicularian
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates.
noun
(zoology) A member of this class.
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
articulationist
astronautically
astronautically
adv
In an astronautic way.
atrociousnesses
auriculocranial
authenticalness
authenticalness
noun
The quality of being authentic; authenticity.
authenticatable
authenticatable
adj
Capable of being authenticated.
authentications
authentications
noun
plural of authentication
autochronograph
autochronograph
noun
(rare, archaic) An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or printing of time.
autochthonously
autochthonously
adv
In an autochthonous manner.
autocollimation
autocollimation
noun
(physics, astronomy) The collimation of a telescope by means of a plane mirror
autocorrelation
autocorrelation
noun
(statistics, signal processing) The cross-correlation of a signal with itself: the correlation between values of a signal in successive time periods.
autodecremented
autodecremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autodecrement
autodestruction
autodestruction
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself.
autofecundation
autofecundation
noun
Self-impregnation.
autogenetically
autogenetically
adv
In an autogenetic manner.
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
autoinoculation
autoinoculation
noun
(pathology) The spread of a disease to another part of the body via inoculation
inoculation into oneself (as of modified cells)
autoluminescent
autoluminescent
adj
Relating to autoluminescence.
autonephrectomy
autovaccination
autovaccination
noun
vaccination by means of an autovaccine
autovivisection
autovivisection
noun
The vivisection of one's own body.
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
bennettitaceous
bioaccumulation
bioaccumulation
noun
(biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.
bioastronautics
bioastronautics
noun
The study of the biological, behavioural and medical aspects of astronautics
bioluminescence
bioluminescence
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).
blockaderunning
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
branchiosaurian
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
branchiostomous
bronchopleurisy
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bulbocavernosus
bulbocavernosus
noun
The bulbospongiosus muscle
bureaucratizing
bureaucratizing
verb
present participle of bureaucratize
calcaneofibular
calcaneofibular
adj
Relating to the calcaneus and fibula.
calycanthaceous
calycanthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Calycanthaceae.
calyptorhynchus
canterburianism
cantharophilous
cantharophilous
adj
Synonym of cantharophilic
carcinoscorpius
cardiodysneuria
cardiopneumatic
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
carnivorousness
carnivorousness
noun
The quality of being a carnivore.
carposporangium
carposporangium
noun
(biology) A sporangium (that contains carpospores) in red algae, a cluster of which forms the cystocarp
catelectrotonus
catelectrotonus
noun
The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode when a current is passed through it.
cellulomonadeae
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
ceremoniousness
ceremoniousness
noun
The state of being ceremonious.
chenopodiaceous
chenopodiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae).
chloranthaceous
chloranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Chloranthaceae of fragrant trees and shrubs, the sole family in order Chloranthales.
chloroplatinous
chlorosulphonic
chlorosulphonic
adj
Alternative spelling of chlorosulfonic
cholesterinuria
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
cicrumspections
circularisation
circularisation
noun
Alternative spelling of circularization
circularization
circularization
noun
The act or process of making something circular in form.
The distribution of publicity circulars.
circumagitation
circumambiently
circumambiently
adv
In a circumambient manner.
circumantarctic
circumcrescence
circumcrescence
noun
Synonym of epiboly
The condition of being circumcrescent
circumferential
circumferential
adj
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a circumference.
Circuitous, indirect or roundabout.
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
circumgestation
circumgestation
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of carrying about.
circumincession
circumincession
noun
(theology) The reciprocal existence in each other of the three persons of the Trinity.
circuminsession
circuminsession
noun
Alternative spelling of circumincession
circumjacencies
circumjacencies
noun
plural of circumjacency
circumlocutions
circumlocutions
noun
plural of circumlocution
circummigration
circumnavigable
circumnavigable
adj
able to be circumnavigated
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumnavigator
circumnavigator
noun
A person who circumnavigates, that is, sails around the world.
circumplanetary
circumplanetary
adj
(astronomy) Surrounding a planet
circumplication
circumsaturnian
circumsaturnian
adj
That circles the planet Saturn
noun
Any of the moons of Saturn
circumscription
circumscription
noun
(taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.
Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.
The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.
circumspections
circumspections
noun
plural of circumspection
circumspectness
circumspectness
noun
the state or quality of being circumspect
circumstantiate
circumstantiate
verb
To describe, verify or prove by setting out circumstantial evidence
To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts.
circumtonsillar
circumtonsillar
adj
Surrounding the tonsil.
circumvallating
circumvallating
verb
present participle of circumvallate
circumvallation
circumvallation
noun
A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended.
cloudcuckooland
cloudcuckooland
noun
Alternative spelling of cloud-cuckoo-land
coccothraustine
coccothraustine
adj
Relating to finches of the genus Coccothraustes
coconsciousness
coconsciousness
noun
An awareness of things on the edge of one's consciousness that are only brought into focus under certain circumstances.
coeducationally
coeducationally
adv
In a coeducational manner.
coenenchymatous
coenenchymatous
adj
Composed of coenenchyme
coinstantaneous
coinstantaneous
adj
Happening at the same instant.
collenchymatous
collenchymatous
adj
Relating to collenchyma.
colliquefaction
colliquefaction
noun
(obsolete) A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.
colourationally
columbotitanate
combustibleness
combustibleness
noun
The state or quality of being combustible.
commensurations
commensurations
noun
plural of commensuration
communalisation
communalization
communalization
noun
The act or process of communalizing (any sense).
communicability
communicability
noun
The quality of being communicable.
communicational
communicational
adj
Relating to communications
That communicates
communicatively
communicatively
adv
In a communicative manner.
communistically
communistically
adv
In a communistic manner.
compendiousness
compendiousness
noun
The state or quality of being compendious.
compunctionless
compunctionless
adj
Without compunction.
computationally
computationally
adv
In a computational manner
Using computation
computativeness
computativeness
noun
The quality of being computative.
computerization
computerization
noun
The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.