(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
accentuality
accentuality
noun
The quality of being accentual.
accidentally
accidentally
adv
In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
Unintentionally.
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
accretionary
accretionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion
acetylations
acetylations
noun
plural of acetylation
acetylglycin
acetyltannin
acetyltannin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of acetyltannic acid
acquaintancy
acquaintancy
noun
acquaintanceship
acromyotonia
acromyotonia
noun
(pathology) myotonia of the limbs
actinenchyma
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
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.
actinomycins
actinomycins
noun
plural of actinomycin
actinomycoma
actinomycoma
noun
The granulomatous lesion characteristic of actinomycosis
actinophryan
additionally
additionally
adv
By way of addition; in addition to; also.
adenotyphoid
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
admonitorily
admonitorily
adv
In an admonitory manner.
aetiophyllin
afflictingly
afflictingly
adv
In a way that causes affliction.
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
agnostically
agnostically
adv
In an agnostic manner; not having or expressing a firm opinion on something.
Toward, or from the perspective of, agnosticism.
alienability
alienability
noun
(countable) An alienable transfer or sale
(uncountable) The quality of being alienable
alloantibody
alloantibody
noun
An antibody involved in alloimmunity.
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
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
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphiplatyan
amphiplatyan
adj
(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends
amphithyrons
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
anaglyptical
analkalinity
analytically
analytically
adv
In an analytical manner.
analyzations
analyzations
noun
plural of analyzation
anaphylactic
anaphylactic
adj
Pertaining to anaphylaxis.
anaphylactin
anaptyctical
anaptyctical
adj
Relating to anaptyxis.
anatomically
anatomically
adv
Pertaining to the anatomy.
androgyneity
anelasticity
anelasticity
noun
The property of being anelastic.
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angiostrophy
anhaemolytic
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
anisocytosis
anisocytosis
noun
(medicine) Significant size variation of blood cells
anisodactyla
anisodactyle
anisodactyli
ankylodontia
annihilatory
annihilatory
adj
Causing annihilation.
annotatively
annotatively
adv
In an annotative manner.
annunciatory
annunciatory
adj
In the nature of an announcement
antasphyctic
antechinomys
anteluminary
anthobiology
anthocyanins
anthocyanins
noun
plural of anthocyanin
anthomyiidae
antiantibody
antiantibody
noun
(immunology) An antibody that binds to other antibodies.
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
anticatalyst
anticatalyst
noun
Any substance that inhibits the activity of a catalyst.
antichymosin
anticipatory
anticipatory
adj
Characterized by anticipation.
anticyclical
anticyclical
adj
contracyclical
anticyclones
anticyclones
noun
plural of anticyclone
anticyclonic
anticyclonic
adj
(meteorology) of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone
anticynicism
antidynastic
antidynastic
adj
(politics) Opposing a dynasty.
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antigenicity
antigenicity
noun
(immunology) The ability, or degree of ability, to react with the products of an immune response.
antihumanity
antihumanity
noun
The quality of being hostile towards humanity.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
antihygienic
antihygienic
adj
That is conducive to unhygienic conditions
antihypnotic
antihypnotic
adj
(medicine) Tending to prevent sleep.
noun
Any agent that prevents sleep.
antihysteric
antihysteric
adj
(pharmacology) Countering hysterics.
noun
(pharmacology) Any substance that counters hysterics.
antilynching
antilynching
adj
(law) Prohibiting the practice of lynching
Opposed to the practice of lynching
antimilitary
antimilitary
adj
Opposed to the military or to military activities
antimodernly
antimonarchy
antimonarchy
adj
(politics) Opposing a specific monarchical system or monarchy in general.
noun
(politics) An antimonarchic movement.
(politics) Stance against monarchy.
antimonopoly
antimonopoly
adj
(law) Usually with respect to laws or policies: in opposition to the creation or continuance of a monopoly.
antimorality
antimorality
noun
Opposition to morality.
antimystical
antimythical
antioxygenic
antioxygenic
adj
antioxidant
antiphonally
antiphonally
adv
In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
antiphysical
antiphysical
adj
contrary to nature; unnatural
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antiracially
antiroyalism
antiroyalism
noun
Opposition to royals or royalism.
antiroyalist
antiroyalist
noun
One who opposes royals or royalism.
antisocially
antisocially
adv
In an antisocial manner.
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.
apocynthions
appetizingly
appetizingly
adv
In an appetizing manner.
appointively
arithmomancy
arithmomancy
noun
Alternative form of arithmancy
arrogatingly
arsenopyrite
arsenopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
arthrosyrinx
artilleryman
artilleryman
noun
(military) A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery.
artillerymen
artillerymen
noun
plural of artilleryman
aryanization
aryanization
Noun
The process or result of making Aryan.
asphyxiating
asphyxiating
verb
present participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiation
asphyxiation
noun
An acute lack of oxygen.
Death due to lack of oxygen.
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
astringently
astringently
adv
In the manner of an astringent.
astrodynamic
astrodynamic
adj
Pertaining to astrodynamics.
atmolyzation
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
attractingly
attractingly
adv
In such a way as to attract.
authenticity
authenticity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being authentic (of established authority).
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.
autoanalysis
autoanalysis
noun
(chemistry) automated analysis
(psychology) analysis of oneself
autoanalytic
autoanalytic
adj
Relating to autoanalysis.
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autohypnosis
autohypnosis
noun
Hypnosis of oneself.
autohypnotic
autohypnotic
adj
Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
autoimmunity
autoimmunity
noun
(pathology, immunology) The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder.
autosyndesis
avuncularity
avuncularity
noun
The condition of being an uncle.
The condition of being avuncular.
ayuntamiento
ayuntamiento
noun
A corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns in Spain, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.
azimethylene
backbitingly
backbitingly
adv
In a backbiting manner.
bathycolpian
beneficently
beneficently
adv
In a beneficent manner
bentleyville
benzoylating
benzoylation
benzoylation
noun
(organic chemistry) A reaction that introduces a benzoyl group into a molecule
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bicentricity
bilinguality
bilinguality
noun
(rare) bilingualism
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
biosyntheses
biosyntheses
noun
plural of biosynthesis
biosynthesis
biosynthesis
noun
(biochemistry) The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.