(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.
accumulatively
accumulatively
adv
In an accumulative manner
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
acetylfluoride
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aeschynomenous
agriculturally
agriculturally
adv
In a manner pertaining to agriculture.
altruistically
altruistically
adv
In an altruistic manner; in a manner having regard of others
amphicondylous
amylocellulose
amylocoagulase
anacatadidymus
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
araucarioxylon
archaeocyathus
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archmystagogue
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
articulatorily
articulatorily
adv
In terms of, or by means of, articulation.
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
asynchronously
asynchronously
adv
In an asynchronous manner.
auricyanhydric
auriscopically
autocratically
autocratically
adv
In an autocratic manner.
autoerotically
autoerotically
adv
In an autoerotic manner.
autophytically
autopsychology
autosymbiontic
autosymbolical
autotropically
autotropically
adv
In an autotropic manner
blastomycetous
borofluohydric
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
calycanthemous
campylotropous
campylotropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
capsulociliary
capsulorrhaphy
capsulorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) repair of a torn capsule, especially in a joint
carcinopolypus
caryocaraceous
caryocaraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Caryocaraceae of trees and shrubs of Central and South America.
caryophylleous
cecidomyiidous
cellulifugally
cellulipetally
cellulipetally
adv
In a cellulifugal manner.
chemicocautery
chiropterygium
chlamydosaurus
chlorophyceous
chlorophyllous
chlorophyllous
adj
(botany) having chlorophyll and, hence, able to engage in photosynthesis
chrysanthemums
chrysanthemums
noun
plural of chrysanthemum
chrysochlorous
chrysochlorous
adj
Of a golden yellow / green colour
chrysosplenium
chylocaulously
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
cinenchymatous
cinenchymatous
adj
Of or relating to cinenchyma.
circumambiency
circumambiency
Noun
The act of surrounding or encompassing.
circumaxillary
circumgyration
circumgyration
noun
circling, wheeling (around)
rotation, revolution
circumgyratory
circumgyratory
adj
Moving in a circle; turning round.
circumlocutory
circumlocutory
adj
Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic; verbose.
circumnutatory
circumnutatory
adj
circumnutating; performing or relating to circumnutation
circumrotatory
circumrotatory
adj
Turning, rolling, or whirling round.
circumscriptly
circumscriptly
adv
In a circumscript manner.
circumvolutory
circumvolutory
adj
Exhibiting or relating to circumvolution.
clairaudiently
clairaudiently
adv
In a clairaudient way; by means of clairaudience.
clavicytherium
clavicytherium
noun
(music) A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.
coevolutionary
coevolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution.
coharmoniously
combustibility
combustibility
noun
The quality or state of being combustible
commensurately
commensurately
adv
In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or proportionate.
With equal measure or extent.
commissurotomy
commissurotomy
noun
(medicine) The surgical division of a commissure or similar structure.
compulsatively
compulsatively
Adverb
By compulsion.
compulsatorily
compulsatorily
adv
In a compulsatory manner.
compunctionary
compunctiously
compunctiously
adv
With compunction.
conchyliferous
conclusionally
conclusionally
adv
As a conclusion.
conduceability
conductibility
conductibility
noun
The ability to conduct electricity.
condylarthrous
confluxibility
congratulatory
congratulatory
adj
Serving to congratulate.
conjecturality
conjecturality
noun
The property of being conjectural.
constitutively
constitutively
adv
(biochemistry, of a metabolic process) at a constant rate regardless of physiological demand
in a constitutive manner
construability
construability
noun
The quality of being construable; ability to be construed.
constructively
constructively
adv
In a constructive manner
consubsistency
consuetudinary
consuetudinary
adj
(law) Customary; considered law by virtue of the fact that it is generally observed.
noun
A ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order.
An unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.
consultatively
consultatively
adv
In a consultative manner.
consummatively
contemptuously
contemptuously
adv
In a disrespectful or discourteous manner; condescendingly.
conterminously
conterminously
adv
In a conterminous manner
continuatively
continuatively
adv
in continuative manner
contrapuntally
contrapuntally
adv
In a contrapuntal manner
contributively
contributively
adv
In a contributive fashion.
contributorily
contributorily
adv
In a contributory manner.
contumaciously
contumaciously
adv
In a contumacious manner.
contumeliously
contumeliously
adv
In a contumelious, insolent manner.
convolutionary
convulsibility
corpuscularity
corpuscularity
noun
The quality of being corpuscular.
corruptibility
corruptibility
noun
The state of being corruptible
corticifugally
corticifugally
adv
In a corticifugal manner.
costopulmonary
costopulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the lungs.
counterbattery
counterbattery
adj
(military) Directed against opposing artillery.
counterboycott
counterboycott
noun
An opposing boycott set up in response to another boycott.
countercompany
countercompony
countercompony
noun
(heraldry) A checkerboard of two rows of squares in alternating tinctures
counterfallacy
counterfallacy
noun
A fallacy that opposes another fallacy.
counterpenalty
counterpotency
cryptobranchus
cryptoporticus
cryptoporticus
noun
(Roman architecture) A vaulted corridor or arcade at, or just below ground level; normally lit by openings in the upper part of the vault. Also a roofed promenade that is enclosed with side walls that have windows or openings instead of columns.
cryptorhynchus
curiologically
curvilinearity
curvilinearity
noun
The state or condition of being curvilinear.
cyanoguanidine
cyanoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyano derivative of guanidine NH₂-C(=NH)-NH-CN
cyanoplatinous
cyclanthaceous
cyclanthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae.
cyclorrhaphous
cyclorrhaphous
adj
Of or pertaining to the insect taxon Cyclorrhapha
cyclostomatous
cyclostomatous
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Cyclostomata, a group of agnathans that comprises the living jawless fishes: the lampreys and hagfishes.
cylindromatous
cylindromatous
adj
Of or relating to a cylindroma.
cymbocephalous
cynomoriaceous
cystoneuralgia
cytoblastemous
daguerreotypic
dasycladaceous
dasycladaceous
adj
Belonging to the Dasycladaceae.
denunciatively
denunciatively
adv
In a denunciative manner.
dermorhynchous
desmachymatous
deuteromycetes
deuteromycetes
noun
plural of deuteromycete
dextrocularity
dicotyledonous
dicotyledonous
adj
Having two cotyledons.
Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons.
discodactylous
discouragingly
discouragingly
adv
In a discouraging manner.
discourteously
discourteously
adv
In a discourteous manner.
dolichostylous
dysfunctioning
dysfunctioning
verb
present participle of dysfunction
echinorhynchus
ectrodactylous
ectrodactylous
adj
Exhibiting ectrodactyly.
eigenfrequency
eigenfrequency
noun
Natural frequency: the frequency at which a system tends to oscillate in the absence of any driving or damping force.
electrocautery
electrocautery
noun
cauterization by the use of an instrument heated by electricity; electrocauterization
such an instrument
electrosurgery
electrosurgery
noun
(surgery) the application of high-frequency electric current to tissue as a means to cut, coagulate, desiccate, or fulgurate it