The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
acculturational
acculturational
adj
Of or pertaining to acculturation
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetylcellulose
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
achlorophyllous
achlorophyllous
adj
(botany) not having chlorophyll and, hence, unable to engage in photosynthesis
acousticophobia
acousticophobia
noun
Fear of noise.
acoustoelectric
acoustoelectric
adj
Of or pertaining to electroacoustics
acrimoniousness
acrimoniousness
noun
The quality of being acrimonious.
acrocontracture
acrocontracture
noun
(pathology) contracture of the joints of the hands or feet
acromioscapular
acromioscapular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the scapula
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinosphaerium
acupuncturation
acupuncturation
noun
(medicine, archaic) Acupuncture
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adiaphanousness
adrenomedullary
adrenomedullary
adj
Of or relating to the adrenal medulla.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventurousness
adventurousness
noun
The quality of being adventurous.
aegithognathous
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
aigialosauridae
alexandroupolis
allagostemonous
alphitomorphous
alphitomorphous
Adjective
Resembling barleymeal.
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
alveolosubnasal
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amidosuccinamic
aminobarbituric
aminosuccinamic
ammonocarbonous
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angulatogibbous
angulatosinuous
angustirostrate
anomalocephalus
anomalogonatous
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
anthracotherium
anthradiquinone
anthropophagous
anthropophagous
adj
Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal.
anthropophilous
anthropophilous
adj
Synonym of anthropophilic
anticarnivorous
anticarnivorous
adj
Opposing the eating of meat.
anticeremonious
anticoagulating
anticoagulating
adj
Preventing coagulation.
anticoagulation
anticoagulation
noun
(medicine) Treatment to prevent coagulation of blood.
anticoagulative
anticoagulative
adj
That counters coagulation
anticommunistic
anticommunistic
adj
Opposing communism.
anticommutative
anticommutative
adj
(algebra) Of an operator * for which a * b = - (b * a)
antieducational
antieducational
adj
Opposing education.
antiejaculation
antievolutional
antimoniuretted
antimoniuretted
adj
(chemistry) Combined with or containing antimony.
antireligiously
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antistimulation
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
aponeurorrhaphy
apoplastogamous
appropinquation
appropinquation
noun
The act of drawing near; an approach.
arboriculturist
arboriculturist
noun
A person who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon.
archaeopithecus
argyrocephalous
arthrobacterium
arthroneuralgia
articulationist
asclepiadaceous
asclepiadaceous
adj
(botany) Relating to the milkweeds.
assiduousnesses
assumptiousness
assumptiousness
noun
The quality of being assumptious.
astronautically
astronautically
adv
In an astronautic way.
asymmetranthous
atrabiliousness
atrabiliousness
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The state or quality of having an excess of black bile.
Grumpiness, irritability, melancholy, moroseness.
atrociousnesses
atrosanguineous
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
auriculocranial
autecologically
autecologically
adv
In terms of autecology.
authentications
authentications
noun
plural of authentication
authoritatively
authoritatively
adv
In an authoritative manner, being worthy of trust.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
autocatheterism
autocatheterism
noun
(medicine) The operation of introducing a catheter into one's own body.
autochronograph
autochronograph
noun
(rare, archaic) An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or printing of time.
autochthonously
autochthonously
adv
In an autochthonous manner.
autocollimation
autocollimation
noun
(physics, astronomy) The collimation of a telescope by means of a plane mirror
autocollimators
autocollimators
noun
plural of autocollimator
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autocorrelation
autocorrelation
noun
(statistics, signal processing) The cross-correlation of a signal with itself: the correlation between values of a signal in successive time periods.
autocystoplasty
autodecremented
autodecremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autodecrement
autodestruction
autodestruction
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself.
autofecundation
autofecundation
noun
Self-impregnation.
autogenetically
autogenetically
adv
In an autogenetic manner.
autographically
autographically
adv
By means of autography.
autographometer
autographometer
noun
(obsolete) An instrument on wheels for recording the topography and height changes of any route over which it is drawn or propelled.
autohemotherapy
autohemotherapy
noun
(medicine) The intramuscular or subcutaneous, immediate hypodermic reinjection of blood previously removed from the patient.
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
autoinoculation
autoinoculation
noun
(pathology) The spread of a disease to another part of the body via inoculation
inoculation into oneself (as of modified cells)
autolithography
autolithography
noun
autography (form of lithography)
autoluminescent
autoluminescent
adj
Relating to autoluminescence.
automonstration
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
autonephrectomy
autonephrotoxin
autonitridation
autopathography
autopathography
noun
A piece of writing about one's own illness.
autophytography
autoplastically
autoplastically
adv
In an autoplastic manner.
autoportraiture
autoportraiture
noun
The creation of a self-portrait.
autoprogressive
autoproteolysis
autoproteolysis
noun
(biochemistry) Spontaneous proteolysis
autoradiography
autoradiography
noun
The process of making autoradiographs.
autoregenerator
autoretardation
autoretardation
noun
(chemistry) The retardation of a chemical reaction as a result of the reaction itself.
autoschediastic
autoschediastic
adj
(dated) impromptu, improvised, ex tempore or offhand
autoserotherapy
autoserotherapy
noun
serotherapy using an autoserum
autostethoscope
autosuggestible
autosuggestible
adj
Prone to autosuggestion.
autosuggestions
autosuggestions
noun
plural of autosuggestion
autosuppression
autotetraploidy
autotetraploidy
noun
The property of being autotetraploid.
autotherapeutic
autotherapeutic
adj
therapeutic to the self; of or relating to autotherapy
autotransformer
autotransformer
noun
(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
autotransfusion
autotransfusion
noun
(medicine) A blood transfusion in which a person receives their own blood, extracted previously.
autotrepanation
autotrophically
autotrophically
adv
In an autotrophic manner.
With regard to autotrophy.
autotyphization
autovaccination
autovaccination
noun
vaccination by means of an autovaccine
autovivisection
autovivisection
noun
The vivisection of one's own body.
bacillariaceous
bacillariaceous
adj
Belonging to the Bacillariaceae; rod-shaped.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
balanopreputial
balanopreputial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the glans penis and the foreskin
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
basiophthalmous
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
batrachospermum
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
bennettitaceous
benzosulphimide
bioaccumulation
bioaccumulation
noun
(biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.
bioastronautics
bioastronautics
noun
The study of the biological, behavioural and medical aspects of astronautics
bioluminescence
bioluminescence
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).