Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
ableptically
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abstractedly
abstractedly
adv
In an abstracted manner; separately; in the abstract.
With absence of mind .
academically
academically
adv
In an academic style or way; from an academic perspective.
acalyptratae
acceleratory
acceleratory
adj
accelerative
accentuality
accentuality
noun
The quality of being accentual.
accidentally
accidentally
adv
In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
Unintentionally.
accretionary
accretionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion
accusatively
accusatively
adv
(not comparable) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
In an accusative manner.
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
acetaldehyde
acetaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound, (CH₃CHO). Sometimes called ethanal or acetic aldehyde. See aldehyde.
acetylations
acetylations
noun
plural of acetylation
acetylbiuret
acetylenogen
acetylglycin
acetyliodide
acetylizable
acetylizable
adj
Able to be acetylized.
acetylphenol
acetyltannin
acetyltannin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of acetyltannic acid
acetylthymol
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
acquiescency
acquiescency
noun
The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
actinenchyma
actinomycese
actinomycete
actinomycete
noun
Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics.
adelphophagy
adelphophagy
noun
The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adenocystoma
adenocystoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma in which the neoplastic glandular epithelium forms cysts
adenomycosis
adenotyphoid
adjectivally
adjectivally
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adjective.
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
admiratively
admiratively
adv
In an admirative manner.
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
adolescently
adolescently
adv
In a adolescent manner; like a teenager.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adulterately
adulterately
adv
In an adulterate manner.
adulterously
adulterously
adv
In an adulterous manner.
adverbiality
adverbiality
noun
The condition of having characteristics of an adverb.
aerodynamics
aerodynamics
noun
The aerodynamic properties of a particular object (typically a car)
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeroporotomy
aeschynomene
aetiophyllin
afflictively
afflictively
adv
In an afflictive manner
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
aggressively
aggressively
adv
In an aggressive manner.
aggressivity
aggressivity
noun
(geology) The acidic ability of water (when it contains dissolved carbon dioxide) to dissolve calcium carbonate from rocks.
The quality of being aggressive.
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agreeability
agreeability
noun
(uncountable) The property of being agreeable; pleasantness.
agriotypidae
agroforestry
agroforestry
noun
An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
alchemically
alchemically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, alchemy.
alcyoniaceae
alekseyevska
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
alienability
alienability
noun
(countable) An alienable transfer or sale
(uncountable) The quality of being alienable
alkalescency
alkalescency
noun
Alternative form of alkalescence
allosyndesis
allosyndesis
noun
(genetics) The meiotic pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes from an allopolyploid individual
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
alterability
alterability
noun
The property of being alterable.
alteratively
alveolectomy
alveolectomy
noun
the surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge to facilitate dental prosthesis
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
ambivalently
ambivalently
adv
In an ambivalent manner.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblyopsidae
amblystegite
ambystomidae
amelioratory
amelioratory
adj
Serving to ameliorate or improve.
amethystlike
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amorphophyte
amorphophyte
noun
Any plant with flowers of an irregular or anomalous shape
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
ampelosicyos
amphipyrenin
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
amygdalaceae
amygdalotome
amygdophenin
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
amyloleucite
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anaeroplasty
anapterygota
anapterygote
androgyneity
anelasticity
anelasticity
noun
The property of being anelastic.
aneurismally
aneurysmally
aneurysmally
adv
In an aneurysmal way.
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
anhaemolytic
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
anisaldehyde
anisaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic aldehyde 4-methoxybenzaldehyde that has a strong aroma or anise or licorice; it is used in flavourings and in organic synthesis
anisodactyle
ankylenteron
ankylomerism
annotatively
annotatively
adv
In an annotative manner.
annoyingness
annoyingness
noun
The quality of being annoying.
anococcygeal
anococcygeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and coccyx.
anonymuncule
anonymuncule
noun
(obsolete) an insignificant anonymous writer.
anorthophyre
answerlessly
answerlessly
adv
Without an answer; without answering.
antecedently
antecedently
Adverb
In the manner of an antecedent; previously
antechinomys
anteluminary
anthoecology
anthomyiidae
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anticyclones
anticyclones
noun
plural of anticyclone
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antigenicity
antigenicity
noun
(immunology) The ability, or degree of ability, to react with the products of an immune response.
antihygienic
antihygienic
adj
That is conducive to unhygienic conditions
antihysteric
antihysteric
adj
(pharmacology) Countering hysterics.
noun
(pharmacology) Any substance that counters hysterics.
antimodernly
antioxygenic
antioxygenic
adj
antioxidant
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antisymmetry
antisymmetry
noun
(linguistics) A theory of syntactic linearization, proposing that hierarchical structure in natural language maps universally onto a particular surface linearization, namely specifier-head-complement branching order.
(mathematics) The condition of being antisymmetric.
antitheology
antitheology
noun
A belief system that runs counter to theology.
anywhereness
anywhereness
noun
The state or quality of being anywhere.
apaestically
aparaphysate
aparaphysate
adj
(botany) Lacking paraphyses.
aperiodicity
aperiodicity
noun
The condition of being aperiodic
aphanapteryx
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
apomecometry
apomecometry
noun
The art of measuring the distance of far-off objects.
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
appetibility
appetibility
Noun
The quality of being desirable.
appetizingly
appetizingly
adv
In an appetizing manner.
applausively
applausively
adv
In an applausive manner.
appointively
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
appreciatory
appreciatory
adj
Showing appreciation; appreciative.
apterygotous
araeosystyle
araeosystyle
noun
(architecture) An arrangement of columns that alternates between araeostyle and systyle.
archaeolatry
archaeolatry
noun
Worship of an antiquity; excessive veneration of antiquity.
archdeaconry
archdeaconry
noun
The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
archeopteryx
archeopteryx
noun
A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
archetypally
archetypally
adv
In an archetypal way.
archetypical
archetypical
adj
In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized model or most representative.
archimycetes
argentometry
argentometry
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A method of analytical chemistry involving titration with silver nitrate, especially for the quantitative analysis of chloride