Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
acclamatory
acclamatory
adj
Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation.
acetylamine
achlamydate
achlamydate
adj
(zoology) Not possessing a mantle.
achlamydeae
achromacyte
achromacyte
noun
(cytology) Any cell that lacks its normal pigmentation (especially an erythrocyte that has ruptured and lost its haemoglobin)
acromyodian
acromyodian
noun
Any passerine songbird of the former taxon Acromyodi
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acronymized
acronymized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acronymize
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
actinometry
actinometry
noun
the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation
actinomyces
actinomyces
noun
A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.
actinomycin
actinomycin
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria of genus Streptomyces.
actomyosins
actomyosins
noun
plural of actomyosin
adelphogamy
adelphogamy
noun
A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenomyxoma
admaxillary
admaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Near to the maxilla or jawbone.
admerveylle
admissively
admissively
adv
In an admissive manner; so as to admit.
adnominally
adnominally
adv
(grammar) In an adnominal way; used like an adnoun, adjectivally.
aerenchymas
aerodynamic
aerodynamic
adj
having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air
of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics
affirmatory
affirmatory
adj
Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.
affirmingly
affirmingly
adv
in an affirming manner
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agromyzidae
alamodality
alamodality
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being fashionable.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alcyoniform
aldermanity
aldermanity
noun
The condition of being an alderman.
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
alimentally
alimentally
adv
(obsolete) In such a way that serves for nourishment or food.
alkalimetry
alkalimetry
noun
The process of determining the strength of an alkali.
alkalometry
alloiometry
aluminosity
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alveolotomy
alveolotomy
noun
(surgery, dentistry) incision into the alveolus, especially in order to drain pus from an abscess
alycompaine
amaryllises
amaryllises
noun
plural of amaryllis
amatorially
amatorially
adv
In an amatory manner, romantically.
ambagiosity
ambagiosity
noun
The quality of being ambagious.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
ambivalency
amblygeusia
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amblypodous
ambrosially
ambrosially
adv
In an ambrosial manner.
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
amenability
amenability
noun
The state or quality of being amenable.
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
amicability
amicability
noun
The state or quality of being amicable or friendly.
amidomyelin
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
aminomyelin
aminopyrine
aminopyrine
noun
aminophenazone
amminolysis
amminolytic
ammodytidae
ammonifying
ammonifying
verb
present participle of ammonify
ammonolyses
ammonolyses
noun
plural of ammonolysis
ammonolysis
ammonolysis
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction with ammonia, analogous to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken and an NH₂ group is appended to one fragment
ammonolytic
ammonolyzed
ammotherapy
amoebocytes
amoebocytes
noun
plural of amoebocyte
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amovability
amovability
noun
Liability to be removed or dismissed from office.
amoxycillin
amoxycillin
noun
(pharmacology) UK spelling of amoxicillin.
ampherotoky
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphibryous
amphichromy
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amphicyrtic
amphicytula
amphikaryon
amphiploidy
amphiploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being amphiploid
amphistylar
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphithyron
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
ampollosity
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amygdalinic
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
amygdaloids
amygdaloids
noun
plural of amygdaloid
amyliferous
amyloidoses
amyloidoses
noun
plural of amyloidosis
amyloidosis
amyloidosis
noun
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders in which the fibrous protein amyloid is deposited in an organ of the body.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
amyloplasts
amyloplasts
noun
plural of amyloplast
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
amyotrophia
amyotrophia
noun
Alternative form of amyotrophy
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
amyridaceae
amyxorrhoea
anaemotropy
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
andranatomy
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
anepithymia
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angiomegaly
anhemolytic
anhydraemia
anhydraemic
anhydroxime
animability
animatingly
animatingly
adv
in an animating manner
ankylostoma
anomalonomy
anomalously
anomalously
adv
In an anomalous manner.
anomoeomery
anonymities
anonymities
noun
plural of anonymity
anonymously
anonymously
adv
In an anonymous manner; without a name.
In an anonymous manner; without individuality.
anthroponym
anthroponym
noun
The name of a person, especially a surname.
antiamylase
antidynamic
antienzymic
antimasonry
antimasonry
noun
Opposition to Freemasonry.
antimycotic
antimycotic
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi; antifungal
noun
An antimycotic agent.
antizymotic
antizymotic
adj
(medicine) Preventing fermentation or decomposition.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents fermentation or decomposition.
aphanomyces
apicoectomy
apicoectomy
noun
(surgery) An endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth's root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoembryony
apogamously
apometaboly
apoxyomenos
apoxyomenos
noun
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
archemastry
archmockery
argyrosomus
arhythmical
arhythmical
adj
Arrhythmic, having no rhythm.
armamentary
armamentary
noun
An armory; a magazine or arsenal.
aromaticity
aromaticity
noun
(organic chemistry) The property of being aromatic, i.e. having at least one conjugated ring.
The property of having an aroma.
arrhythmias
arrhythmias
noun
plural of arrhythmia, which can refer to types of arrhythmia, cases of arrhythmia, or episodes of arrhythmia.
arrhythmous
arrythmical
arteriotomy
arteriotomy
noun
(medicine) The opening of an artery, especially for bloodletting.
arthrectomy
arthrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of a joint
arthrodymic
arthrometry
arthrometry
noun
(medicine) measurement of the mobility of joints
arthrophyma
arthrostomy
arthrostomy
noun
(surgery) Construction of an opening into the cavity of a joint