(organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from acenaphthene
acethydrazide
acethydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydrazide of acetic acid CH₃-CO-NH-NH₂
acetylcholine
acetylcholine
noun
(biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.
achievability
achievability
noun
The state or condition of being achievable.
achromaticity
achromaticity
noun
(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic.
achromatocyte
achromatocyte
noun
achromacyte
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
acrylaldehyde
acrylaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated aldehyde acrolein
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
addleheadedly
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
aerogeography
aerolithology
aerolithology
noun
The study of meteorites
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerophysicist
aeschynanthus
aesthetically
aesthetically
adv
In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
affrightfully
affrightfully
adv
(obsolete) frightfully
affrightingly
affrightingly
adv
(archaic) So as to frighten or terrify.
aglyphodontia
agrostography
agrostography
noun
The scientific description of grasses.
alcoholically
alcoholically
adv
In an alcoholic manner.
In the manner of an alcoholic.
alcoholometry
alcoholometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood
alectoromachy
alectoromachy
noun
(rare) cockfighting
alectryomachy
alectryomachy
noun
Cockfighting
aliyahaliyahs
allorrhythmic
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
alphabetology
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
alymphopotent
amblycephalus
amblyrhynchus
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amidoaldehyde
aminodiphenyl
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
amphictyonian
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphicyonidae
amphidiploidy
amphidiploidy
noun
The property of being amphidiploid.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphikaryotic
amphiphithyra
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amygdalopathy
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anaphorically
anaphorically
adv
In an anaphoric manner.
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anaphylatoxin
anaphylatoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
angiolymphoma
anhydrization
anhydromyelia
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
ankylocheilia
ankylorrhinia
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
anomalotrophy
anomophyllous
anorthography
anthocyanidin
anthocyanidin
noun
(organic chemistry) An aglycone of an anthocyanin.
anthophyllite
anthophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
anthracomancy
anthracomancy
noun
Divination by studying burning coals
anthropolatry
anthropolatry
noun
The worship of a human or humans.
anthropomancy
anthropomancy
noun
divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
anthropometry
anthropometry
noun
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.
anthropopathy
anthropopathy
noun
The attribution of human emotions to a god.
anthropophagy
anthropophagy
noun
The eating of human flesh; cannibalism.
anthroposcopy
anthroposcopy
noun
A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
anthroposophy
anthroposophy
noun
(archaic, as used before Rudolf Steiner) Knowledge or understanding of human nature.
A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.
antihemolysin
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antihierarchy
antihierarchy
adj
Opposing a hierarchy or hierarchies in general.
antihypophora
antimachinery
antimachinery
adj
Opposing the use of machinery.
antiorthodoxy
antiphysician
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antisophistry
antisyphillis
anythingarian
anythingarian
noun
(derogatory, religion) A person who does not profess any particular creed; an indifferentist.
apathetically
apathetically
adv
In an apathetic manner.
aphilanthropy
aphilanthropy
noun
Lack of love for humankind.
aphydrotropic
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
araliophyllum
aranyaprathet
archaeography
archaeography
noun
Discipline for publishing treatises of any antiquity or antiquities.
archaeopteryx
archantiquary
archhypocrisy
archhypocrite
archigonocyte
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
archprototype
archsynagogue
archvestryman
arhythmically
arhythmically
adv
Alternative spelling of arrhythmically
arithmography
arithmography
noun
(linguistics) The encoding of words as numbers
A formal presentation of the properties of numbers.
arrythmically
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arsenotherapy
arsenotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of a disease with a compound of arsenic
arteriography
arteriography
noun
(medicine, dated) description of the arteries
radiography of an artery
arthrempyesis
arthritically
arthritically
adv
In an arthritic fashion: in a way that is characteristic of a person with arthritis
arthroempyema
arthrotyphoid
artilleryship
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
asthmatically
asthmatically
adv
In an asthmatic manner.
astonishingly
astonishingly
adv
In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.
Very; remarkably used as an intensifier.
astrophyllite
astrophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral, visually identical to kupletskite.
astrophysical
astrophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
astrotheology
astrotheology
noun
Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial bodies.
asynchronisms
asynchronisms
noun
plural of asynchronism
atheistically
atheistically
adv
in an atheistic manner
auriphrygiate
auriphrygiate
adj
Embroidered or decorated with gold
autarchically
authentically
authentically
adv
In an authentic manner; with the requisite or genuine authority.
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.
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohemolytic
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
autopsychosis
azygobranchia
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
bathycentesis
bathyesthesia
bathyesthesia
noun
(physiology) Any sensation that arises from below the skin
bathylimnetic
bathylimnetic
adj
Living in the depths of a lake or marsh.
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
bathysophical
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
bibliothecary
bibliothecary
noun
(now rare) A librarian.
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
biochemically
biochemically
adv
With reference to biochemistry.
biophysically
biophysically
adv
With regard to biophysics.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
biophysiology
biophysiology
noun
(biology, physiology) biological physiology
biopsychology
biopsychology
noun
biological psychology
biosynthesize
biosynthesize
verb
(transitive) To form through biosynthesis
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.