(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
accomplicity
accomplicity
noun
(rare) The act or state of being an accomplice.
accretionary
accretionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion
acetylations
acetylations
noun
plural of acetylation
acetyliodide
acoustically
acoustically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of acoustics.
(manner) In an acoustic manner, or using an acoustic musical instrument.
acrobystitis
acromyotonia
acromyotonia
noun
(pathology) myotonia of the limbs
acrostically
acrostically
adv
In the manner of an acrostic.
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
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
actinophryan
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
agnostically
agnostically
adv
In an agnostic manner; not having or expressing a firm opinion on something.
Toward, or from the perspective of, agnosticism.
alcoholicity
alcoholicity
noun
A measure of the alcoholic content of something
allocability
allocability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is able to be allocated.
(uncountable) The condition of being allocable.
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
amitotically
amitotically
adv
By means of amitosis.
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphicyrtous
amyloclastic
amyloleucite
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amyloplastic
amyloplastic
adj
starch-forming; amylogenic
anatomically
anatomically
adv
Pertaining to the anatomy.
anhaemolytic
anisocytosis
anisocytosis
noun
(medicine) Significant size variation of blood cells
anisodactyla
anisodactyle
anisodactyli
annunciatory
annunciatory
adj
In the nature of an announcement
antechinomys
anthocyanins
anthocyanins
noun
plural of anthocyanin
antichymosin
anticipatory
anticipatory
adj
Characterized by anticipation.
anticyclones
anticyclones
noun
plural of anticyclone
anticyclonic
anticyclonic
adj
(meteorology) of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihypnotic
antihypnotic
adj
(medicine) Tending to prevent sleep.
noun
Any agent that prevents sleep.
antimonarchy
antimonarchy
adj
(politics) Opposing a specific monarchical system or monarchy in general.
noun
(politics) An antimonarchic movement.
(politics) Stance against monarchy.
antioxygenic
antioxygenic
adj
antioxidant
antisocially
antisocially
adv
In an antisocial manner.
aoristically
aoristically
adv
(grammar) In the aorist aspect.
aperiodicity
aperiodicity
noun
The condition of being aperiodic
apocalyptism
apocalyptism
noun
Apocalypticism.
apocalyptist
apocalyptist
noun
One who predicts an apocalypse.
apocynthions
apolitically
apolitically
adv
Done without political affiliation.
apophylactic
apostolicity
apostolicity
noun
(Christianity) The quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate.
appreciatory
appreciatory
adj
Showing appreciation; appreciative.
arithmocracy
arithmocracy
noun
A form of government where decisions are made based purely on the numerical majority of supporters.
arithmomancy
arithmomancy
noun
Alternative form of arithmancy
aromatically
aromatically
adv
In an aromatic manner.
arteriectomy
arteriectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of part of an artery
articulatory
articulatory
adj
(medicine) Related to the specific articulation function of a joint.
(phonology) Of or pertaining to articulation; phonetic.
artiodactyla
artiodactyls
artiodactyls
noun
plural of artiodactyl
astrodynamic
astrodynamic
adj
Pertaining to astrodynamics.
astrophysics
astrophysics
noun
The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.
asymptomatic
asymptomatic
adj
(pathology) Not exhibiting any symptoms of disease, as for example in subclinical cases.
noun
A patient who exhibits no symptoms of disease.
asymptotical
asymptotical
adj
asymptotic
athrocytosis
athrocytosis
noun
The absorption of foreign material in the cytoplasm of some cells
autoanalytic
autoanalytic
adj
Relating to autoanalysis.
autoeciously
autoeciously
adv
In an autoecious manner.
autohypnotic
autohypnotic
adj
Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
automaticity
automaticity
noun
(medicine) The ability of the heart muscles to contract independently of each other when separated or in unison when reattached in whole or in groups.
The ability to do things without occupying the mind with the low level details required.
The process of one thing automatically following another.
autoptically
autoptically
adv
By means of ocular view, or one's own observation.
autorhythmic
autorhythmic
adj
That generates its own rhythm
autosymbolic
autotoxicity
autotoxicity
noun
Self-destruction of a species through the production of chemicals that escape into the environment and directly inhibit the growth of that species.
bacteriocyte
bacteriocyte
noun
(biology) A modified adipocyte, in some insects, containing symbiotic bacteria
bacteriology
bacteriology
noun
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
bacteriolyze
bacteriolyze
verb
Alternative form of bacteriolyse
bathycolpian
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
biocatalytic
biocatalytic
adj
Relating to, or employing biocatalysis
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
biophysicist
biophysicist
noun
A biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics.
biosynthetic
biosynthetic
adj
(biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis
bostrychidae
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
cachinnatory
cachinnatory
adj
Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
cacorhythmic
caespitosely
calamitously
calamitously
adv
In a calamitous manner.
caliginosity
caliginosity
noun
darkness; obscurity.
calumniatory
calumniatory
adj
Containing calumny; slanderous.
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
capitulatory
capitulatory
adj
Serving to capitulate or surrender.
carcinolytic
carcinolytic
adj
destructive to cancer cells
cardioplasty
cardioplasty
noun
(surgery) Repair of the cardia of the stomach
cartoonishly
cartoonishly
adv
In a cartoonish manner; thus, in a comical or exaggerated way
cathodically
cathodically
adv
At, near, or while acting as a cathode
catholically
catholically
adv
In a catholic manner.
cationically
cationically
adv
(chemistry, physics) By means of cations
(chemistry, physics) In a cationic manner
cellulolytic
cellulolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That causes the hydrolysis of cellulose
ceratocystis
cervicectomy
cervicectomy
noun
(medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
chalcopyrite
chalcopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS₂.
chatoyancies
chatoyancies
noun
plural of chatoyancy
cheiloplasty
cheiloplasty
noun
(surgery) The creation from tissue of an artificial lip or part of a lip.
chiastoneury
chiastoneury
noun
streptoneury
chirogymnast
chirotonsory
cholinolytic
cholinolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That counters the action of acetylcholine.
noun
(biochemistry) Any agent that counters the action of acetylcholine.
christolatry
christolatry
Noun
the worship of Christ
christophany
christophany
Noun
An appearance of Christ, as for example to his disciples after the crucifixion.
chromaticity
chromaticity
noun
An objective specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance.
chrysatropic
chrysopoetic
chrysostomic
chrysostomic
adj
Of or pertaining to John Chrysostom, early Archbishop of Constantinople
golden-tongued (used as an epithet)
chrysothemis
chylifaction
chylifaction
noun
(biology) The formation of chyle.
chylifactory
chylifactory
adj
Alternative form of chylifactive
chylopoietic
chylopoietic
adj
Relating to chylopoiesis
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
chymotryptic
chymotryptic
adj
Of or pertaining to chymotrypsin
chytridiosis
chytridiosis
noun
(pathology) A disease associated with the presence of chytrids
cingulectomy
circuitously
circuitously
adv
In a circuitous manner; following a circuitous route.
civilisatory
civilizatory
civilizatory
adj
That tends to civilize
clairvoyants
clairvoyants
noun
plural of clairvoyant
claytonville
cleidotripsy
clitorectomy
clitorectomy
noun
(surgery) the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision
clorargyrite
clypeastroid
clypeastroid
adj
(zoology) Like or related to the genus Clypeaster (order Clypeasteroida) of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side.
noun
(zoology) A sea urchin of this kind.
coachability
coachability
noun
The state or condition of being coachable.
coercibility
coercibility
noun
(databases) The ability of a string to override the collation of another string.
The ability to be coerced.
cogitability
cogitability
noun
The quality of being cogitable.
cogitabundly
cogitatingly
cogitatingly
adv
With cogitation.
cogitatively
cogitatively
adv
In a cogitative manner
cogitativity
cogitativity
noun
cogitativeness
cohesibility
cohesibility
noun
The state of being cohesible.
coincidently
coincidently
adv
Simultaneously; at the same time
colicystitis
colipyelitis
collectively
collectively
adv
In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.
collectivity
collectivity
noun
(countable) A body of people considered as a whole.
(uncountable) The condition of being collective.
collegiality
collegiality
noun
collegial atmosphere; working with colleagues in an effective and cooperative manner
power and authority that is shared among peers, especially the sharing of collegiate power among Roman Catholic bishops.
collegiately
collegiately
adv
In the manner of a community or of a group of colleagues.
In the manner of an undergraduate institution of higher education.
collinearity
collinearity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is collinear.
(countable, genetics) The relationship between the linear sequence of codons in DNA and that of amino acids in the protein so coded
(uncountable) The condition of being collinear.
collodiotype
collodiotype
noun
(dated) A picture obtained by the collodion process; a melanotype or ambrotype.
colloidality
colloidality
noun
The state or quality of being colloidal.
colorability
colorability
noun
(chemistry) The ability of a colorless photochromic material to develop color.