(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
acalyptratae
achromatopsy
achromatopsy
noun
color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
acroasphyxia
acroasphyxia
noun
(pathology) Impaired circulation to the fingers
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinophryan
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeroporotomy
agriotypidae
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amorphophyte
amorphophyte
noun
Any plant with flowers of an irregular or anomalous shape
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
amphicyrtous
amphipyrenin
amphithyrons
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amphorophony
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
anaeroplasty
anapterygota
anapterygote
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiostrophy
anorthophyre
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropogony
anthropogony
noun
Synonym of anthropogenesis
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
anthroponomy
anthroponomy
noun
(anthropology) The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and the environment.
anthropotomy
anthropotomy
noun
The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy.
anthypophora
anthypophora
noun
(rhetoric) A device in which the author poses an opposing argument, then immediately refutes it.
anticipatory
anticipatory
adj
Characterized by anticipation.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
aortorrhaphy
aortorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of the aorta
aparaphysate
aparaphysate
adj
(botany) Lacking paraphyses.
aperiodicity
aperiodicity
noun
The condition of being aperiodic
aphanapteryx
apocryphally
apocryphally
adv
In an apocryphal manner.
Regarding apocrypha.
apomecometry
apomecometry
noun
The art of measuring the distance of far-off objects.
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
aposporogony
appraisingly
appraisingly
adv
In an appraising way.
appreciatory
appreciatory
adj
Showing appreciation; appreciative.
apterygotous
archbishopry
archeopteryx
archeopteryx
noun
A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
archetypally
archetypally
adv
In an archetypal way.
archetypical
archetypical
adj
In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized model or most representative.
archphylarch
archplagiary
argyraspides
argyraspides
noun
plural of argyraspide
aromatherapy
aromatherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
arsenopyrite
arsenopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
arteriopathy
arteriopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the arteries.
arthrography
arthrography
noun
(dated, uncountable, medicine) The scientific description of joints
(medicine) An arthrogram
arthroplasty
arthroplasty
noun
(surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement.
arthropyosis
artiphyllous
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.
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bathygraphic
bathygraphic
adj
Relating to bathygraphy.
bathyspheres
bathyspheres
noun
plural of bathysphere
benzoapyrene
benzoapyrene
noun
A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, the result of incomplete combustion of organic matter at high temperatures, found in grilled meats, tobacco smoke, etc.
benzopyranyl
berrypicking
berycomorphi
bibliography
bibliography
noun
A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
bibliopolery
bibliopolery
noun
(archaic) bookselling
bicarpellary
bicarpellary
adj
Having two carpels
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biparentally
biparentally
adv
In a biparental manner
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
borghalpenny
borophenylic
botryopterid
botryopteris
brachycephal
brachygraphy
brachygraphy
noun
(obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
brachypodine
brachypodous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
bradyphrasia
bradyphrasia
noun
(medicine) A form of aphasia characterized by abnormally slow speech
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
bradypodidae
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
bronchopathy
bronchopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the bronchi.
bronchophony
bronchophony
noun
(pathology) A modification of the voice sounds observed in auscultation of the chest; used as a diagnostic test
bronchoscopy
bronchoscopy
noun
(medicine) A technique for viewing the bronchi using a flexible instrument called a bronchoscope.
bryophyllums
bryophyllums
noun
plural of bryophyllum
burghalpenny
calycocarpum
calycophorae
calycophoran
calycophoran
noun
(zoology) Any siphonophore of the suborder Calycophorae
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
calyptrogyne
campylodrome
campylometer
capitulatory
capitulatory
adj
Serving to capitulate or surrender.
capriciously
capriciously
adv
In a capricious manner; without caution or concern.
cardiagraphy
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
cardioplasty
cardioplasty
noun
(surgery) Repair of the cardia of the stomach
caricography
caryophyllin
caryophyllin
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of caryophyllene
caryophyllus
cataphrygian
cataphyllary
cataphyllary
noun
(botany) A simple leaf in the form of a scale
catchpollery
celidography
celiorrhaphy
cephalometry
cephalometry
noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
ceramography
ceraunoscopy
ceraunoscopy
noun
Divination by interpreting thunder and lightning.
cerebropathy
cerebropathy
noun
A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
cerebroscopy
cerebroscopy
noun
(medicine, dated) examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease, especially by examining the interior of the eye, as with an ophthalmoscope
chalcography
chalcography
noun
engraving on copper or brass
chalcopyrite
chalcopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS₂.
chalkography
chartography
chartophylax
chartophylax
noun
(historical) An ecclesiastical officer in charge of official documents and records in the Greek Orthodox Church in Byzantine times.
cheirography
chemotherapy
chemotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
(oncology, most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
chessplayers
chessplayers
noun
plural of chessplayer
chlamyphorus
chlorophylls
chlorophylls
noun
plural of chlorophyll
choletherapy
chondrophyte
chondrophyte
noun
An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone
choreography
choreography
noun
(by extension) The art of creating and arranging sequences of movement for performances of any kind, such as in fight choreography.
(uncountable) The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
(uncountable) The dance steps, sequences or styles peculiar to a work, group, performance or institution.
The notation used to construct this record.
The representation of these movements by a series of symbols.
christophany
christophany
Noun
An appearance of Christ, as for example to his disciples after the crucifixion.
chronography
chronography
noun
A description or record of past time; history.
Measurement with a chronograph.
chrysamphora
chrysatropic
chrysography
chrysography
noun
The use of gold lettering in manuscripts
chrysolophus
chrysophanic
chrysophanic
adj
Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling chrysophane.
chrysophanus
chrysophenin
chrysophytes
chrysophytes
noun
plural of chrysophyte
chrysopoetic
chrysoprases
chrysoprases
noun
plural of chrysoprase
chrysoprasus
chrysoprasus
noun
Obsolete form of chrysoprase.
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.