Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
abolitionary
abolitionary
adj
Relating to or favoring abolition.
aboriginally
aboriginally
adv
(Canada) By indigenous Canadians (often capitalized in this sense).
From or in the earliest known times.
In the period before contact with Europeans (especially with reference to peoples subjected to colonization).
To the utmost degree (modifying an adjective).
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(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.
abstractedly
abstractedly
adv
In an abstracted manner; separately; in the abstract.
With absence of mind .
acalyptratae
acceleratory
acceleratory
adj
accelerative
accretionary
accretionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion
acetylbiuret
achlorhydria
achlorhydria
noun
(medicine) The absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
achlorhydric
achlorhydric
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to achlorhydria
achromatopsy
achromatopsy
noun
color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
achronychous
acroasphyxia
acroasphyxia
noun
(pathology) Impaired circulation to the fingers
acrobystitis
acrocyanosis
acrocyanosis
noun
(pathology) A persistent blue or cyanotic discoloration of the digits, most commonly occurring in the hands although also occurring in the face and feet as well.
acrodactylum
acrodactylum
noun
The upper surface of a toe
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acromiohyoid
acromyotonia
acromyotonia
noun
(pathology) myotonia of the limbs
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
acronichally
acronychally
acronymizing
acronymizing
verb
present participle of acronymize
acrostically
acrostically
adv
In the manner of an acrostic.
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinophryan
acyrological
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
admirability
admirability
noun
That quality which produces admiration or wonder
admiratively
admiratively
adv
In an admirative manner.
admonitorily
admonitorily
adv
In an admonitory manner.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adulterately
adulterately
adv
In an adulterate manner.
adulterously
adulterously
adv
In an adulterous manner.
adverbiality
adverbiality
noun
The condition of having characteristics of an adverb.
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
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeroporotomy
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
aggressively
aggressively
adv
In an aggressive manner.
aggressivity
aggressivity
noun
(geology) The acidic ability of water (when it contains dissolved carbon dioxide) to dissolve calcium carbonate from rocks.
The quality of being aggressive.
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agreeability
agreeability
noun
(uncountable) The property of being agreeable; pleasantness.
agriotypidae
agroforestry
agroforestry
noun
An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
alcyonarians
alcyonarians
noun
plural of alcyonarian
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
allochirally
allorhythmia
allorhythmia
noun
(pathology) An irregular pattern of the heartbeat
allorrhyhmia
alterability
alterability
noun
The property of being alterable.
alteratively
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
amelioratory
amelioratory
adj
Serving to ameliorate or improve.
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.
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
anaeroplasty
anapterygota
anapterygote
anarchically
anarchically
adv
In an anarchic manner; in the manner of anarchy.
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
androgyneity
aneurismally
aneurysmally
aneurysmally
adv
In an aneurysmal way.
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiostrophy
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
anisomyarian
anisomyarian
adj
(biology, of bivalves) Having different forms of abductor muscles
ankylenteron
ankylomerism
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
annihilatory
annihilatory
adj
Causing annihilation.
annunciatory
annunciatory
adj
In the nature of an announcement
anorganology
anorganology
noun
(archaic) The scientific study of inorganic entities: geology, mineralogy, etc.
anorthophyre
answerlessly
answerlessly
adv
Without an answer; without answering.
anteluminary
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.
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
anticipatory
anticipatory
adj
Characterized by anticipation.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
antihysteric
antihysteric
adj
(pharmacology) Countering hysterics.
noun
(pharmacology) Any substance that counters hysterics.
antimilitary
antimilitary
adj
Opposed to the military or to military activities
antimodernly
antimonarchy
antimonarchy
adj
(politics) Opposing a specific monarchical system or monarchy in general.
noun
(politics) An antimonarchic movement.
(politics) Stance against monarchy.
antimorality
antimorality
noun
Opposition to morality.
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antiracially
antiroyalism
antiroyalism
noun
Opposition to royals or royalism.
antiroyalist
antiroyalist
noun
One who opposes royals or royalism.
antisymmetry
antisymmetry
noun
(linguistics) A theory of syntactic linearization, proposing that hierarchical structure in natural language maps universally onto a particular surface linearization, namely specifier-head-complement branching order.
(mathematics) The condition of being antisymmetric.
anywhereness
anywhereness
noun
The state or quality of being anywhere.
aoristically
aoristically
adv
(grammar) In the aorist aspect.
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
araeosystyle
araeosystyle
noun
(architecture) An arrangement of columns that alternates between araeostyle and systyle.
archaeolatry
archaeolatry
noun
Worship of an antiquity; excessive veneration of antiquity.
archbishopry
archdeaconry
archdeaconry
noun
The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
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.
archimycetes
archmonarchy
archphylarch
archplagiary
archvillainy
archvillainy
noun
Supreme villainy.
argentometry
argentometry
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A method of analytical chemistry involving titration with silver nitrate, especially for the quantitative analysis of chloride
argyranthous
argyraspides
argyraspides
noun
plural of argyraspide
argyrythrose
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
aromatherapy
aromatherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
aromatically
aromatically
adv
In an aromatic manner.
arrhythmical
arrhythmical
adj
Alternative form of arrhythmic
arrogatingly
arsenopyrite
arsenopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.