(medicine) Of a substance, both acrid and narcotic; irritant in local effect and narcotic in action upon the nerve centers.
acroneurosis
acronichally
acronychally
acronymizing
acronymizing
verb
present participle of acronymize
acrophonetic
acrophonetic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrophony.
acrostically
acrostically
adv
In the manner of an acrostic.
acrosticheae
acrostichoid
acrostichoid
adj
(botany, of a fern) Whose sori densely cover the underside of the frond like a felt, without visible gaps between them.
acroteleutic
acroteleutic
noun
(obsolete, Christianity) The end of a verse or psalm, or something added to it, to be sung by the people by way of a response.
acroterteria
acrotretidae
actification
actification
noun
Alternative form of activation
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinobranch
actinobranch
noun
(biology) An organ, in some anthozoans, that functions as a gill
actinocarpic
actinocrinid
actinocrinus
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinologous
actinologous
adj
Relating to actinologues
actinometers
actinometers
noun
plural of actinometer
actinometric
actinometric
adj
Measured using an actinometer
Of or pertaining to actinometry
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
actinophonic
actinophonic
adj
Relating to the production of sound by means of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.
actinophryan
actinopraxis
actinopteran
actinostomal
actinotrocha
actinotrocha
noun
The larva of a phoronid.
acutifoliate
acutifoliate
adj
(botany) Having sharp-pointed leaves.
acyrological
adamantinoma
adamantinoma
noun
(medicine) A rare bone cancer usually occurring in the bones of the lower leg and involving both epithelial and osteofibrous tissue.
(medicine, obsolete) A benign tumor of the jaw occurring occasionally in young people. These tumors originate in the enamel organ, developing from the remains of its epithelium, and may reach the size of an apple.
adaptational
adaptational
adj
(biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished from morphological or structural changes.
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive
additionally
additionally
adv
By way of addition; in addition to; also.
adelocodonic
adelocodonic
adj
(zoology) Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; opposed to phanerocodonic.
adelomorphic
adelphophagy
adelphophagy
noun
The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adenectomies
adenectomies
noun
plural of adenectomy
adenocystoma
adenocystoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma in which the neoplastic glandular epithelium forms cysts
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenogenesis
adenogenesis
noun
The development of uterine glands (in mammals)
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenological
adenological
adj
Pertaining to adenology.
adenomalacia
adenomycosis
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenosarcoma
adenosarcoma
noun
An uncommon form of cancer that arises from mesenchymal tissue and has a benign glandular component.
adenotyphoid
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adiamorphism
adiaphoresis
adiaphoresis
noun
(medicine) Lack of sweating; anhidrosis.
adiaphoretic
adipofibroma
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adjectitious
adjectitious
adj
(formal) Added; additional.
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adjudication
adjudication
noun
(emergency response) The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action.
(law) The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt.
(law, Scotland) A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt.
A judgment or sentence.
The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
adjudicators
adjudicators
noun
plural of adjudicator
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
admonishment
admonishment
noun
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
admonitioner
admonitioner
noun
(obsolete) An admonisher; one who admonishes.
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
admonitorial
admonitorial
adj
(rare) admonitory
admonitorily
admonitorily
adv
In an admonitory manner.
adnomination
adnomination
noun
A form of wordplay in which phonetically similar words are juxtaposed.
adolescences
adolescences
noun
plural of adolescence
adolescently
adolescently
adv
In a adolescent manner; like a teenager.
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
adoptianisms
adoptionisms
adoptionists
adoptionists
noun
plural of adoptionist
adorableness
adorableness
noun
The state or quality of being adorable.
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
adpromission
adrenochrome
adrenochrome
noun
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug to reduce bleeding.
(fiction) A fictional drug obtained from human adrenal glands.
adrenotropic
adrenotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal glands or adrenal cortex
adrianopolis
adroitnesses
adroitnesses
noun
plural of adroitness
adscititious
adscititious
adj
Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adstipulator
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adulterators
adulterators
noun
plural of adulterator
adulterously
adulterously
adv
In an adulterous manner.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adverbiation
adversarious
adversarious
adj
(archaic) hostile; adversarial
advertorials
advertorials
noun
plural of advertorial
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aechmophorus
aecidiospore
aecidiostage
aegagropilae
aegagropiles
aegirinolite
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
aeluropodous
aeolotropism
aeolotropism
noun
aeolotropy
aeolsklavier
aeolsklavier
noun
(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
aerification
aerification
noun
Aeration, especially of the soil.
Transformation into air or gas.
aeroacoustic
aeroacoustic
adj
Relating to aeroacoustics.
aerobicizing
aerobicizing
verb
present participle of aerobicize
aerobiologic
aerobiologic
adj
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, aerobiology.
aerobioscope
aerobioscope
noun
An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
aerobranchia
aerocharidae
aerodonetics
aerodonetics
noun
the study of the stability of aircraft in flight, especially the study of gliders
aerodynamics
aerodynamics
noun
The aerodynamic properties of a particular object (typically a car)
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere
aeroelastics
aeroelastics
noun
aeroelasticity
aeroembolism
aeroembolism
noun
An embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood.
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
aeromagnetic
aeromagnetic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromagnetics
aeromechanic
aeromechanic
noun
A mechanic in the aircraft industry
aeromedicine
aeromedicine
noun
Aviation or aerospace medicine.
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
aeroneurosis
aeroneurosis
noun
(aviation, medicine, pathology) A disorder afflicting pilots and members of aviation crews, characterized by exhaustion, fearfulness, and other symptoms of physical and emotional distress, associated with prolonged flying times and stressful flight conditions.
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aeroporotomy
aerosiderite
aerosiderite
noun
A mass of meteoric iron.
aerosolizing
aerosolizing
verb
present participle of aerosolize
aerostatical
aerostatical
adj
Of or relating to aerostatics; pneumatic.
aeronautic
aerotechnics
aerotechnics
noun
aeronautics (aeronautic technology)
aeschynomene
aesculaceous
aestivations
aestivations
noun
plural of aestivation
aetheogamous
aetheogamous
adj
(botany) Of the nature of an aetheogam.
aethrioscope
aethrioscope
noun
(meteorology) A device for measuring temperature variations due to different atmospheric conditions, such as cloud or clear skies.