(anatomy) A term sometimes used for diarthrosis, and also for synarthrosis. Also called dearticulation.
(anatomy) An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint.
The act of dislocating a joint.
abolitionising
abolitionising
verb
present participle of abolitionise
abolitionizing
abolitionizing
verb
present participle of abolitionize
abominableness
abominableness
noun
The characteristic of being abominable; odiousness.
absentmindedly
absentmindedly
adv
Alternative form of absent-mindedly
absolutization
absolutization
noun
An act, process or result of absolutizing.
absquatulation
absquatulation
noun
The act of absquatulating; hasty departure.
acanthocephala
acanthocephali
acanthocladous
acanthocladous
adj
(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acanthological
acanthological
adj
of or pertaining to acanthology
acceleratingly
acceleratingly
adv
In an accelerating manner.
acceptableness
acceptableness
noun
The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.
accessibleness
accessibleness
noun
The property that someone or something can be accessed.
accidentalness
accidentalness
noun
The quality of being accidental; casualness.
accidentiality
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accountability
accountability
noun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
accrementitial
accrementitial
adj
(physiology) Pertaining to accrementition.
acenaphthylene
acenaphthylene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing an unsaturated five-membered ring ortho- and peri-fused to the 1- and 9- positions of naphthalene.
acetotoluidine
acetylbenzoate
acetylcholinic
acetylcholinic
adj
(biochemistry) Of or relating to acetylcholine.
acetyltropeine
achondroplasia
achondroplasia
noun
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
acinacifoliate
acinacifolious
acknowledgedly
acknowledgedly
adv
Confessedly, admittedly.
acknowledgment
acknowledgment
noun
(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
acromiosternal
acrophonically
acrophonically
adv
In an acrophonic way.
actinobaccilli
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
actinochemical
actinochemical
adj
Relating to actinochemistry.
actinoelectric
actinoelectric
adj
(physics) Synonym of photoconductive
actinometrical
actinomycestal
actualizations
actualizations
noun
plural of actualization
acyloxymethane
adaptationally
adaptationally
adv
In terms of, or by means of, adaptation.
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
addlepatedness
addlepatedness
noun
The quality of being addlepated.
adenographical
adenologaditis
adenomeningeal
adenophthalmia
adenosclerosis
adenosclerosis
noun
(medicine) The hardening of a gland.
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
adminiculation
adminiculation
noun
(law) proof; corroboration
admissibleness
admissibleness
noun
The state or quality of being admissible.
adrenocortical
adrenocortical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the adrenal cortex.
adulterateness
adulterateness
noun
The state or quality of being adulterate.
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
aeolomelodicon
aeolomelodicon
noun
(music, historical) An obsolete musical instrument derived from the aeolodicon but having brass tubes affixed to the reeds, making it more like an organ.
aerohydroplane
aeromechanical
aeromechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromechanics.
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aerosolization
aerosolization
noun
The creation of an aerosol; the creation of a fine mist or many small droplets.
affectionately
affectionately
adv
In an affectionate manner.
affectlessness
affectlessness
noun
Emotional detachment; a lack of feeling.
affinitatively
affinitatively
adv
(perhaps dated) In a manner than pertains to an affinity; familiarly; understandingly; similarly.
afflictionless
afflictionless
adj
Free from affliction.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterpotential
afterpotential
noun
A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
agglutinations
agglutinations
noun
plural of agglutination
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
adj
Relating to an agglutinogen
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
aguascalientes
aguascalientes
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
Its capital city.
albigensianism
albumenisation
albumenization
albumenization
noun
Alternative form of albuminization
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminization
albuminization
noun
A coating with albumen.
A conversion into albumin.
A saturation with albumen.
albuminocholia
albuminofibrin
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
albuminousness
albuminousness
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being albuminous.
alcoholisation
alcoholisation
noun
Alternative form of alcoholization
alcoholization
alcoholization
noun
(obsolete) Reduction to powder.
Saturation with alcohol.
Subjection to the influence of alcoholic spirits.
alexandrianism
alexandrianism
Noun
The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandrian Wicca.
alexandropolis
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
alienabilities
alienabilities
noun
plural of alienability
alimentariness
alimentariness
noun
The state or quality of being alimentary.
alimentatively
alimentiveness
alimentiveness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete) The instinct or faculty of appetite for food.
The state or quality of being alimentive.
alkalinisation
alkalinisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalinization
alkalinization
alkalinization
noun
The conversion of something to an alkali.
The process of becoming more alkaline.
allantochorion
allantochorion
noun
A form of the chorion that is fused to the allantois
allegorisation
allegorization
allegorization
noun
The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense.
alliterational
alliterational
adj
Involving alliteration; alliterative.
allodification
allodification
noun
Conversion to the allodial system.
allomerization
allomerization
noun
The interconversion of allomeric forms
allophonically
allophonically
adv
In an allophonic manner.
allothigenetic
allotransplant
allotransplant
noun
An instance of allotransplantation.
The graft (tissue or organ) transplanted in such an instance: Synonym of allograft.
verb
To perform an allograft.
allotriodontia
allotriognathi
allusivenesses
allusivenesses
noun
plural of allusiveness
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alternationist
alternifoliate
alternifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves that alternate on each side of a stem
alternipinnate
altitudinarian
altitudinarian
adj
Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
noun
One who is lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
altogetherness
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
alveololingual
alveololingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the alveolus and the tongue
amalgamization
amalgamization
noun
The process or result of amalgamizing.
ambicoloration
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
amicronucleate
amidoazobenzol
amidosulphonal
aminoquinoline
aminoquinoline
noun
Any of various quinoline derivatives notable as antimalarial drugs.
aminosulphonic
amminochloride
amnioallantoic
amnioallantoic
adj
(physiology) amniotic and allantoic
amphicondylous
amplexicauline
amplifications
amplifications
noun
plural of amplification
amylosynthesis
anabaptistical
anacamptically
anacamptically
adv
In an anacamptic manner; by reflection of sound.
anachronically
anachronically
adv
In an anachronic manner.
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anaetiological
anaglyphoscope
anaglyptograph
anaglyptograph
noun
An instrument for making accurate engravings of any embossed object, such as a medal.
anagrammatical
anagrammatical
adj
Alternative form of anagrammatic
anallantoidean
analogicalness
analogicalness
noun
The state or quality of being analogical.
analphabetical
analphabetical
adj
Alternative form of analphabetic
anamnestically
anamnestically
adv
By means of anamnesis
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anaphylactogen
anaphylactogen
noun
(medicine) A substance likely to or capable of producing an adverse reaction (anaphylaxis) in a person.
anchoritically
anchoritically
adv
In the manner of an anchorite; reclusively.
ancistrocladus
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
anelectrotonic
anelectrotonic
adj
Relating to anelectrotonus.
anelectrotonus
anelectrotonus
noun
The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
anesthesiology
anesthesiology
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.