A membership in a national academy of arts or sciences
acanthopterygii
accompanimental
accompanimental
adj
Relating to or serving as an accompaniment
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
acetnaphthalide
acetophenetidin
acetophenetidin
noun
phenacetin
actinopterygian
actinopterygian
adj
Of the nature of fish of the class Actinopterygii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the ray-finned fish of the taxonomic class Actinopterygii.
actinosphaerium
adenohypophysis
adenohypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones that regulate many physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction.
adiaphanousness
afterimpression
afterimpression
noun
Alternative spelling of after-impression
alexandroupolis
alimentotherapy
alphabetisation
alphabetisation
noun
The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
alphabetization
alphabetization
noun
Alternative form of alphabetisation
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
ambisporangiate
amphicreatinine
amyelencephalia
amyelencephalic
anacephalaeosis
anaptomorphidae
andrographolide
andrographolide
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers
anerythroplasia
angiohemophilia
angiohypertonia
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
anhematopoiesis
anoplonemertini
anoplotheriidae
antepatriarchal
antepenultimate
antepenultimate
adj
Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
noun
The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)
antepredicament
antepredicament
noun
(logic) A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms.
anteprohibition
anteprohibition
adj
Before Prohibition (period of alcohol ban).
anteroposterior
anteroposterior
adj
(anatomy) Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior.
antheridiophore
antheridiophore
noun
(biology) A gametophore that bears antheridia (typically in a moss or liverwort)
anthrathiophene
anthropocentric
anthropocentric
adj
Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans above all other considerations.
anthropogenesis
anthropogenesis
noun
The origin of man.
anthropogenetic
anthropogenetic
adj
Relating to anthropogenetics
anthropometrist
anthropometrist
noun
A practitioner of anthropometry
anthropopathite
anthropopathite
noun
(rare) One who ascribes human feelings to a deity.
anthropophagite
anthropophagite
noun
A cannibal.
anthropophagize
anthropophysite
anthypophoretic
anticephalalgic
anticephalalgic
adj
Counteracting headaches.
noun
A remedy for headaches.
anticompetitive
anticompetitive
adj
(economics, business) Acting to hinder or obstruct competition.
anticrepuscular
antidepressants
antidepressants
noun
plural of antidepressant
antiempirically
antipedobaptism
antipedobaptism
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptism
antipedobaptist
antipedobaptist
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptist
antiperistalsis
antiperistalsis
noun
(physiology) peristalsis occurring in the opposite direction of the way it typically occurs
(physiology) reversed peristalsis
antiperistaltic
antiperistaltic
adj
(pharmacology) That blocks or stops peristalsis.
(physiology) Of or relating to antiperistalsis.
noun
A drug that blocks peristalsis.
antiperspirants
antiperspirants
noun
plural of antiperspirant
antipestilently
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
antipriestcraft
antipriestcraft
noun
Opposition to priestcraft.
antiprogressive
antiprogressive
noun
One who opposes progress.
antiproteolysis
antisepticising
antisepticising
verb
present participle of antisepticise
antisepticizing
antisepticizing
verb
present participle of antisepticize
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antispermotoxin
antispirochetic
antispirochetic
adj
Destroying or countering the activity of spirochetes.
antiturnpikeism
antiwiretapping
apostolicalness
apostolicalness
noun
(Christianity, obsolete) The state or quality of being apostolical.
appellativeness
appellativeness
noun
The state or quality of being appellative.
appendicectasis
appendicularian
appendicularian
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates.
noun
(zoology) A member of this class.
apperceptionism
apperceptionist
apprenticeships
apprenticeships
noun
plural of apprenticeship
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
appropriateness
appropriateness
noun
the quality or condition of being appropriate
archegoniophore
archegoniophore
noun
(botany) The stalk of a prothallium that carries the archegonia
assumptiousness
assumptiousness
noun
The quality of being assumptious.
asterospondylic
astropectinidae
autonephrotoxin
autosuppression
autotrepanation
bacterioprotein
bacteriotrypsin
balaenopteridae
balanopreputial
balanopreputial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the glans penis and the foreskin
balanopsidaceae
belonosphaerite
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
benzalphthalide
bipinnatiparted
bipinnatisected
blennophlogisma
blennophthalmia
blepharadenitis
blepharadenitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the meibomian glands
caesalpiniaceae
capernaitically
cardiopneumatic
carpentersville
cephalocentesis
cephalocentesis
noun
(surgery) puncture of the skull in order to drain excess fluid
cerebellospinal
cerebellospinal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the cerebellum and the spinal cord
chamberlainship
chamberlainship
noun
The office or post of chamberlain.
chancellorships
chancellorships
noun
plural of chancellorship
chenopodiaceous
chenopodiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae).
chloramphenicol
chloramphenicol
noun
(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₁₁H₁₂Cl₂N₂O₅ isolated from cultures of a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces venezuelae) or prepared synthetically and used against serious infections such as typhoid fever.
chloroplatinate
chloroplatinate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of chloroplatinic acid
chloroplatinite
christadelphian
christadelphian
Noun
A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.
Adjective
Pertaining to the Christadelphians.
cineangiography
cineangiography
noun
cinematographic angiography
cinematographer
cinematographer
noun
(cinematography) A photographer who oversees the operations of the cameras and lighting when making a film. The cinematographer may also double as the camera operator of the movie camera, though this is usually done by a cameraman. The film director may also double as the cinematographer, though this is usually a different person.
(dated) One who exhibits motion pictures; a projectionist.
cinematographic
cinematographic
adj
of or pertaining to cinematography
cineradiography
cineradiography
noun
(medicine) cinematography of working internal organs, normally using X-rays
circumplanetary
circumplanetary
adj
(astronomy) Surrounding a planet
commentatorship
commentatorship
noun
The office or occupation of a commentator.
comparativeness
comparativeness
noun
The state or quality of being comparative.
compassionately
compassionately
adv
In a compassionate manner.
complacentially
complacentially
adv
In a complacential manner.
complainingness
complainingness
noun
The quality of being complaining.
complaisantness
complaisantness
noun
The state or quality of being complaisant.
complementaries
complementaries
noun
plural of complementary
complementarily
complementarily
adv
In a complementary manner.
complementarism
complementarity
complementarity
noun
(linguistics, philosophy, semantics) A semantic relationship between two words wherein negative use of one entails the affirmative of the other with no gradability; the relation of binary antonyms.
The state or characteristic of being complementary.
complementation
complementation
noun
(genetics) The interaction between two genetic units such that an organism can function normally if either one is defective
(grammar) The relationship of a phrase to its predicate
(mathematics) The replacement of a set by its complement
complementative
complicatedness
complicatedness
noun
The state or quality of being complicated.
complimentarily
complimentarily
adv
in a complimentary manner
complimentarity
complimentarity
noun
Misspelling of complementarity.
complimentation
complimentative
complimentative
adj
(archaic) complimentary
computativeness
computativeness
noun
The quality of being computative.
computerization
computerization
noun
The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.
conceptualising
conceptualising
verb
present participle of conceptualise
conceptualistic
conceptualistic
adj
Of or pertaining to conceptualism.
conceptualizing
conceptualizing
verb
present participle of conceptualize
coniopterygidae
conservatorship
conservatorship
noun
(law) The legal status of a conservator, similar to guardianship or trusteeship.
(law) The state of being under the control of a conservator.
contemplatingly
contemplatively
contemplatively
adv
In a contemplative manner.
contemporaneity
contemporaneity
Noun
The state or characteristic of being contemporaneous.
contortuplicate
contortuplicate
adj
(botany) Plaited lengthwise and also twisted.
contrapositives
contrapositives
noun
plural of contrapositive
cooperativeness
cooperativeness
noun
The state of being cooperative
coprecipitating
coprecipitating
verb
present participle of coprecipitate
coprecipitation
coprecipitation
noun
(chemistry) The precipitation of an otherwise soluble substance through the precipitation of another substance.