(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic.
achromatocyte
achromatocyte
noun
achromacyte
actinometricy
actinomycetal
actinomycetal
adj
Of or relating to the Actinomycetales, an order of Actinobacteria.
actinomycosis
actinomycosis
noun
(pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to man, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.
actinomycotic
actinomycotic
adj
Of or pertaining to actinomycosis.
actinomyxidia
adenoidectomy
adenoidectomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.
adrenalectomy
adrenalectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.
aerotonometry
aerotonometry
noun
The measurement of the partial pressure of gases in the blood.
albuminometry
alcoholometry
alcoholometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood
alectoromachy
alectoromachy
noun
(rare) cockfighting
alectoromancy
alectoromancy
noun
Alternative form of alectryomancy
alectryomachy
alectryomachy
noun
Cockfighting
alectryomancy
alectryomancy
noun
A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably the white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.
allorrhythmic
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
alymphopotent
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
amphictyonian
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphikaryotic
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.
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
amygdalectomy
amygdalectomy
Noun
Surgical removal of the amygdala.
amygdalopathy
amygdonitrile
anomalopteryx
anomalotrophy
anthracomancy
anthracomancy
noun
Divination by studying burning coals
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.
antidemocracy
antidemocracy
adj
Opposed to democracy.
noun
Opposition to democracy.
antihemolysin
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antinormality
antrotympanic
apomictically
apomictically
adv
(botany) By means of apomixis
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
argumentatory
argumentatory
adj
Synonym of argumentatious
arithmography
arithmography
noun
(linguistics) The encoding of words as numbers
A formal presentation of the properties of numbers.
arthroempyema
astrocytomata
astrodynamics
astrodynamics
noun
The study of the motion of rockets and other spacecraft usually from Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation.
asymtotically
atomistically
atomistically
adv
In an atomistic manner
With regard to atomism
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
automatically
automatically
adv
In an automatic manner.
autonomically
autonomically
adv
In an autonomic manner
With reference to the autonomic nervous system
axiomatically
axiomatically
adv
By the use of axioms; in the form of an axiom.
ayuntamientos
ayuntamientos
noun
plural of ayuntamiento
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
biometrically
biometrically
adv
In a biometric way; through use of biometrics.
biosystematic
biosystematic
adj
Of or pertaining to biosystematics
blastomycetes
blastomycetic
blastomycetic
adj
Related to, or caused by fungi of the genus Blastomyces, now Zymonema.
blastomycosis
blastomycosis
noun
(pathology) A fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis, endemic to parts of North America, whose clinical symptoms resemble those of histoplasmosis
blastomycotic
blastomycotic
adj
Relating to blastomycosis.
blastophyllum
bombastically
bombastically
adv
In a bombastic manner.
borborygmatic
botryomycosis
botryomycosis
noun
(pathology) bacterial pseudomycosis; a rare chronic granulomatous bacterial infection that affects the skin and sometimes the viscera
botryomycotic
botryomycotic
adj
Relating to, or caused by botryomycosis
brachydomatic
brachydontism
brachystomata
brachystomous
bromoethylene
calamostachys
campylotropal
campylotropal
adj
Synonym of campylotropous
carbodynamite
carbodynamite
noun
A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
catawampously
catoptromancy
catoptromancy
noun
Divination by use of mirrors, or other reflective surfaces.
celiomyositis
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
cephalomyitis
ceratophyllum
chemotaxonomy
chemotaxonomy
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) The classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities in biochemistry, especially on differences in amino acid sequence in proteins that the organisms have in common.
chlormethylic
chloromycetin
chloromycetin
noun
(medicine) The antibiotic chloramphenicol
chromatically
chromatically
adv
In a chromatic manner.
chromatolysis
chromatolysis
noun
The dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron.
chromatolytic
chromatolytic
adj
Relating to chromatolysis.
chromatopathy
chromatoscopy
chromotherapy
chromotherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of colour and light.
chrysothamnus
chymification
chymification
noun
The conversion of food into chyme
clasmatocytic
clethrionomys
climatography
climatography
noun
A scientific description of climates
clitoridotomy
clitoridotomy
noun
(surgery) A surgical procedure which reduces the size of the clitoral hood.
coenenchymata
coenenchymata
noun
plural of coenenchyma
combinability
combinability
Noun
The quality or state of being combinable.
comfortlessly
comfortlessly
adv
In a comfortless manner
comicotragedy
commemoratory
commemoratory
adj
pertaining to commemoration
commerciality
commerciality
noun
(business) Ability to produce a profit.
communicatory
communicatory
adj
Whose function is to communicate
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
commutability
commutability
noun
The quality of being commutable.
commutatively
commutatively
adv
In a commutative manner.
commutativity
commutativity
noun
(mathematics, physics) The state of being commutative.
comparability
comparability
noun
The quality of being comparable.
comparatively
comparatively
adv
In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities.
compatability
compatability
noun
Misspelling of compatibility.
compatibility
compatibility
noun
(computing) the ability to execute a given program on different types of computers without modification of the program or the computers. See backward compatibility and forward compatibility.
(computing) the capability that allows the substitution of one subsystem (storage facility), or of one functional unit (e.g., hardware, software), for the originally designated system or functional unit in a relatively transparent manner, without loss of information and without the introduction of errors.
(structural analysis) the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.
(telecommunications) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.
The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or work together in combination without problems or conflict.
competitively
competitively
adv
In a competitive manner.
complaisantly
complaisantly
adv
In a complaisant manner; obligingly.
complementary
complementary
adj
(genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
(physics) Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
noun
(obsolete) One skilled in compliments.
A complementary colour.
An angle which adds with another to equal 90 degrees.
complexometry
complexometry
noun
(chemistry) A form of titration in which the titrant forms a complex (usually coloured) with the analyte.
complicatedly
complicatedly
adv
In a complicated manner.
complimentary
complimentary
adj
Free; provided at no charge.
In the nature of a compliment.
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
compositively
compositively
adv
In a compositive manner.
computability
computability
noun
(computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
computatively
concomitantly
concomitantly
adv
At the same time as something else.
Incidentally to something else.
condylomatous
condylomatous
adj
Relating to condyloma.
consimilarity
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
cotemporarily
coterminously
coterminously
adv
In a coterminous manner; ending together.
countermutiny
countermutiny
noun
Mutiny in response to another mutiny.
cribriformity
cribriformity
noun
The condition of being cribriform
cricoidectomy
cricoidectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of the cricoid cartilage
cryptoclimate
cryptodynamic
cryptogamical
cryptogamical
adj
Alternative form of cryptogamic
cryptogrammic
cryptogrammic
adj
Being or relating to a cryptogram.
cryptostomata
cryptostomate
crystalliform
crystalliform
adj
In the form of a crystal.
crystallogram
crystallogram
noun
A photograph of an X-ray diffraction pattern
cyathophyllum
cyclometrical
cyclometrical
adj
Alternative form of cyclometric
cyclostomidae
cynarctomachy
cynarctomachy
noun
(obsolete) bearbaiting with a dog
cystomorphous
cytoblastemal
cytoblastemic
cytochemistry
cytochemistry
noun
(biochemistry) The biochemistry of cells, especially that of the macromolecules responsible for cell structure and function.
cytomicrosome
cytomorphosis
cytomorphosis
noun
(biology) The changes in form of a cell as it develops.