(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.
acetylbenzoate
acetylcholinic
acetylcholinic
adj
(biochemistry) Of or relating to acetylcholine.
acetyltropeine
actinomycestal
acyloxymethane
adaptationally
adaptationally
adv
In terms of, or by means of, adaptation.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
affectionately
affectionately
adv
In an affectionate manner.
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
amylosynthesis
anaglyptograph
anaglyptograph
noun
An instrument for making accurate engravings of any embossed object, such as a medal.
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.
anesthesiology
anesthesiology
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.
angiolymphitis
angioparalytic
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
ankylodactylia
anthologically
anthologically
adv
In the manner of an anthology.
anthophyllitic
anthraquinonyl
antibiotically
antibiotically
adv
By means of antibiotics.
In terms of antibiotic effect.
anticipatorily
anticipatorily
adv
In an anticipatory manner.
anticyclolysis
anticyclolysis
noun
(meteorology) The weakening or termination of anticyclonic circulation in the atmosphere.
antidromically
antidromically
adv
(neurology) In an antidromic manner.
antiglyoxalase
antinationally
antiorthodoxly
antiphilosophy
antiphilosophy
noun
(philosophy) An antitheoretical metaphilosophy critical of a priori justification aiming to dissolve misconceptions that traditional philosophy makes.
antiphonically
antiphonically
adv
With antiphony.
antipoetically
antirationally
antisensuously
antitechnology
antitechnology
adj
Opposed to technology
appositionally
appositionally
adv
In an appositional manner.
arsenostyracol
asterospondyli
astragalomancy
astragalomancy
noun
Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.
Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.
Simply divination by dice.
astronomically
astronomically
adv
(comparable, degree) In the extreme, very (typically very large).
atlantodidymus
attentionality
attractionally
attractionally
adv
In an attractional manner.
autoalkylation
autophyllogeny
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
azoxyphenetole
azoxytoluidine
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
biogenetically
biogenetically
adv
In a biogenetic manner.
bipotentiality
bipotentiality
noun
The capacity to develop in either of two different ways, especially to become either male or female
The presence of both male and female reproductive organs in an individual; hermaphroditism
blennocystitis
calycanthemous
cantankerously
cantankerously
adv
In a cantankerous manner.
centrodorsally
centrodorsally
adv
In a centrodorsal manner.
chloroethylene
chloroethylene
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbon vinyl chloride or any similar compound
cobaltocyanide
coessentiality
coessentiality
noun
Participation in the same essence.
The quality or condition of being coessential (mutually essential for something else).
coevolutionary
coevolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution.
cognoscibility
cognoscibility
noun
The quality of being cognoscible.
cognoscitively
cognoscitively
adv
In a cognoscitive manner.
coincidentally
coincidentally
adv
In a coincidental manner.
collenchymatic
colonisability
colonizability
colonizability
noun
Ability to be colonized.
colorationally
colorationally
adv
In terms of coloration.
commendatorily
commendatorily
adv
In a commendatory manner; in such a way as to commend or compliment.
commensurately
commensurately
adv
In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or proportionate.
With equal measure or extent.
compensability
compensability
noun
The characteristic of being compensable; the ability to be compensated.
compensatingly
compensatingly
adv
So as to compensate.
compensatively
compensatively
adv
In a compensative manner; compensatorily
complementally
complementally
adv
In a complemental manner
complimentally
complimentally
adv
In a complimental fashion.
compunctiously
compunctiously
adv
With compunction.
conceivability
conceivability
noun
Something that is conceivable.
The characteristic of being conceivable; the ability to be conceived, believed, or understood.
concentrically
concentrically
adv
In a concentric manner
conciliatingly
conciliatingly
adv
So as to conciliate.
conciliatorily
conciliatorily
adv
In a conciliatory manner
With regard to conciliation
concommitantly
condensability
condensability
noun
The condition of being condensable.
conditionality
conditionality
noun
(countable, economics, finance) A condition applied to the access of a government to credit facilities and other international financial assistance, especially from the IMF and the World Bank.
(uncountable) A state of being subject to conditions.
conduceability
conductibility
conductibility
noun
The ability to conduct electricity.
condylarthrous
confidentially
confidentially
adv
In a confidential manner.
Spoken of in a private manner.
confirmability
confirmability
noun
The state or property of being capable of being confirmed.
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
confirmatorily
confirmatorily
adv
So as to confirm something.
confluxibility
conformability
conformability
noun
conformableness
congealability
congealability
noun
The condition of being congealable
congratulatory
congratulatory
adj
Serving to congratulate.
conjecturality
conjecturality
noun
The property of being conjectural.
connectibility
conservatively
conservatively
adv
In a conservative manner
constitutively
constitutively
adv
(biochemistry, of a metabolic process) at a constant rate regardless of physiological demand
in a constitutive manner
constrainingly
constrainingly
adv
So as to constrain.
construability
construability
noun
The quality of being construable; ability to be construed.
constructively
constructively
adv
In a constructive manner
consultatively
consultatively
adv
In a consultative manner.
consummatively
contemplatedly
contemporarily
contemporarily
adv
At the time being discussed; then.
In the present time.
contemptuously
contemptuously
adv
In a disrespectful or discourteous manner; condescendingly.
conterminously
conterminously
adv
In a conterminous manner
contestability
contestability
noun
The property of being contestable or debatable.
continentality
continentality
noun
(countable) The degree to which the climate of a place is affected by a large land mass
(uncountable) The condition of being a continent
continuatively
continuatively
adv
in continuative manner
contracyclical
contracyclical
adj
(economics) Tending to counteract the effects of the business cycle.
contrapuntally
contrapuntally
adv
In a contrapuntal manner
contributively
contributively
adv
In a contributive fashion.
contributorily
contributorily
adv
In a contributory manner.
controvertibly
controvertibly
adv
In a controvertible manner.
contumaciously
contumaciously
adv
In a contumacious manner.
contumeliously
contumeliously
adv
In a contumelious, insolent manner.
convalescently
convalescently
adv
In the manner of a convalescent; with increasing strength or vigour.
conventionally
conventionally
adv
Ordinarily, by convention.
conversibility
convertibility
convertibility
noun
The quality of a currency of being exchangeable for gold or other currencies
The quality of being convertible
convincibility
convincibility
noun
Ability to be convinced or persuaded.
convolutionary
convulsibility
cosmopolitanly
cosmopolitanly
adv
In a cosmopolitan manner.
costopulmonary
costopulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the lungs.
counterfallacy
counterfallacy
noun
A fallacy that opposes another fallacy.
counterpenalty
coxankylometer
crotonaldehyde
crotonaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH=CH-CHO that is used in organic synthesis
cryptoanalysis
cryptoanalysis
noun
Alternative form of cryptanalysis
cryptoanalytic
cryptoanalytic
adj
Alternative form of cryptanalytic
cryptonemiales
cryptovolcanic
crystallogenic
crystallogenic
adj
Producing crystals
Relating to the crystallogens
Relating to the production of crystals
crystallomancy
crystallomancy
noun
The use of a crystal ball or other transparent solid for the purpose of divination.
cyanoplatinite
cyanoplatinous
cyathophylline
cyclanthaceous
cyclanthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae.
cycloacetylene
cycloheptanone
cycloheptanone
noun
(organic chemistry) The ketone derived from cycloheptane, or any derivative of this compound.
cyclopentanone
cyclopentanone
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic ketone derived from cyclopentane by formal replacement of two hydrogen atoms by an oxygen atom; any derivative of this compound
cylindromatous
cylindromatous
adj
Of or relating to a cylindroma.
cylindrometric
cystoneuralgia
cytotechnology
cytotechnology
noun
The microscopic interpretation of cells to detect cancer and other abnormalities.
dactylosternal
decarbonylated
decarbonylated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decarbonylate
dehydroretinol
dehydroretinol
noun
(organic chemistry) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2.
