The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
acetyltropeine
achondroplasia
achondroplasia
noun
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
acipenseroidei
acrophonically
acrophonically
adv
In an acrophonic way.
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinopterygii
adenographical
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
aepyornithidae
aeroperitoneum
africanthropus
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.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
alexandropolis
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aminopropionic
aminopropionic
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a propionic group
anapterygotism
angioparalysis
angioparalysis
noun
(pathology) paralysis of blood vessels
angioparalytic
anopisthograph
anopisthograph
adj
(palaeography) written on one side only
anoplotherioid
anorthographic
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
anteroparietal
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
anthropocosmic
anthropocosmic
adj
Relating to humankind and the cosmos.
anthropogenist
anthropolatric
anthropolithic
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropologist
anthropologist
noun
An expert in anthropology.
anthropomantic
anthropometric
anthropometric
adj
of, or relating to anthropometry
anthroponomics
anthroponomics
noun
anthroponomy
anthroponomist
anthropopathia
anthropopathic
anthropopathic
adj
Of or relating to anthropopathy.
anthropophagic
anthropophagic
adj
Cannibalistic; man-eating.
anthropophagit
anthropophobia
anthropophobia
noun
A profound fear of human beings, or of human society.
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anthroposophic
anthroposophic
adj
Of, or pertaining to anthroposophy.
anthropotheism
anthropotheism
noun
The ascription of human form and nature to the gods, or the belief that gods are deified human beings.
anthropotheist
anthropotomist
anthropotomist
noun
One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.
anthroropolith
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
anticensorship
anticensorship
adj
Acting against or opposed to censorship.
anticipatorily
anticipatorily
adv
In an anticipatory manner.
anticorruption
anticorruption
adj
Opposed to or combating corruption
noun
Movement or actions opposing corruption.
antilocapridae
antipatriotism
antipatriotism
noun
opposition to patriotism
antipriesthood
antiproductive
antrustionship
antrustionship
noun
The role or status of an antrustion.
aporobranchian
apostrophation
apostrophation
noun
(rare) Personal address via apostrophe (an exclamatory speech).
(rare) The omission of parts of a word by means of an apostrophe (punctuation mark), contraction.
apostrophising
apostrophising
verb
present participle of apostrophise
apostrophizing
apostrophizing
verb
present participle of apostrophize
apportionments
apportionments
noun
plural of apportionment
appreciational
appreciational
adj
Of or relating to appreciation.
apprenticehood
apprenticehood
noun
(obsolete) apprenticeship
appropriations
appropriations
noun
plural of appropriation
approximations
approximations
noun
plural of approximation
archanthropine
archdeaconship
archdeaconship
noun
The rank or office of an archdeacon.
archpolitician
aspidobranchia
aspidospermine
aspidospermine
noun
(medicine) An alkaloid, obtained from quebracho bark, that was once used as a respiratory stimulant and antispasmodic, and as an antipyretic in typhoid fever
asterospondyli
atropinization
atropinization
noun
(medicine) Physical effects caused by atropine, including flushing, mydriasis, tachycardia, and dryness of the mouth and nose.
austroriparian
autoaspiration
bacteriopsonic
bacteriopsonin
bacteriotropin
bacteriotropin
noun
An antibody that makes a specific bacterium more susceptible to phagocytosis
balneotherapia
balneotherapia
noun
Obsolete form of balneotherapy.
bellerophontic
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
bipolarization
bipolarization
noun
(politics) polarization into two opposing factions
blepharoncosis
brachypinacoid
brachypinacoid
noun
(crystallography) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.
branchiopodous
branchipodidae
bronchographic
bronchographic
adj
Relating to bronchography.
bronchoscopist
bronchoscopist
noun
One who carries out bronchoscopy.
bronchotyphoid
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
capriciousness
capriciousness
noun
The quality of being capricious.
carcinomorphic
carcinomorphic
adj
Having the form of a crab
carcinophagous
carcinopolypus
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
carminophilous
carposporangia
carposporangia
noun
plural of carposporangium
catoptromantic
catoptromantic
adj
Relating to catoptromancy.
ceratospongiae
ceratospongian
cerebropontile
cerebrospinant
chancellorship
chancellorship
noun
The status of being a chancellor.
chemoreception
chemoreception
noun
the physiological sensory response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus
chiropterygian
chlorophyllian
chloroplatinic
chloroplatinic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to chloroplatinic acid or its derivatives.
chlorpromazine
chlorpromazine
noun
A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.
chondriosphere
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chondroprotein
chondroprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoprotein found in cartilage
chondroxiphoid
chondroxiphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cartilage of the xiphoid process
choreographing
choreographing
verb
present participle of choreograph
christophanies
chrysosplenium
cinematography
cinematography
noun
Motion picture photography.
The art, process, or job of filming movies.
circumpentagon
circumposition
circumposition
noun
(chiefly technical) The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned
(linguistics) A pair of adpositions that occur on either side of the complement
The act of circumposing.
circumspection
circumspection
noun
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.
cochairmanship
coconspirators
coconspirators
noun
plural of coconspirator
compartmentize
compartmentize
verb
Synonym of compartmentalize
compenetration
complementizer
complementizer
noun
(linguistics) A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
comprehensible
comprehensible
adj
Able to be comprehended.
comprehensibly
comprehensibly
adv
In a comprehensible manner.
comprehensions
comprehensions
noun
plural of comprehension
comprehensives
comprehensives
noun
plural of comprehensive
compromisingly
compromisingly
adv
In a compromising manner.
compulsoriness
compulsoriness
noun
The state or quality of being compulsory.
compunctionary
conceptualizer
conceptualizer
noun
One who conceptualizes.
concorporating
concorporating
verb
present participle of concorporate
concorporation
concorporation
noun
union of things in one mass or body
conidiophorous
conscriptional
conscriptional
adj
Relating to conscription.
conspirational
conspirational
adj
Of, or relating to, or involving conspiration; conspiratorial.
conspiratorial
conspiratorial
adj
Believing in conspiracy theories.
Pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators.
containerships
containerships
noun
plural of containership
contemporaries
contemporaries
noun
plural of contemporary
contemporarily
contemporarily
adv
At the time being discussed; then.
In the present time.
contemporising
contemporising
verb
present participle of contemporise
contemporizing
contemporizing
verb
present participle of contemporize
contraceptions
contraceptions
noun
plural of contraception
contraceptives
contraceptives
noun
plural of contraceptive
contraposition
contraposition
noun
(countable, logic) The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".
Opposition; contrast.
contrapositive
contrapositive
noun
(logic) The inverse of the converse of a given proposition.