(biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
adenotyphoid
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
agriotypidae
amyloplastid
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
aperiodicity
aperiodicity
noun
The condition of being aperiodic
botryopterid
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
cardioplasty
cardioplasty
noun
(surgery) Repair of the cardia of the stomach
cleidotripsy
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.
collodiotype
collodiotype
noun
(dated) A picture obtained by the collodion process; a melanotype or ambrotype.
cryptodirous
cryptorchids
cryptorchids
noun
plural of cryptorchid
cyanoplastid
cyclopaedist
cyclopteroid
dasyproctine
deceptiously
deceptiously
adj
(obsolete) deceptively
dehypnotized
dehypnotized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehypnotize
depreciatory
depreciatory
adj
pertaining to depreciation
deputatively
despitefully
despitefully
adv
(archaic) In a despiteful manner; spitefully.
despiteously
despiteously
adv
In a despiteous manner.
despotically
despotically
adv
In a despotic manner.
dialypetalae
diaphanotype
diaphanotype
noun
(dated) A colour photograph produced by superimposing a translucent coloured positive over a strong uncoloured one.
dicaryophyte
dictyopteran
dictyopteran
noun
Any of the polyneopterous insects of the order Dictyoptera: the termites, cockroaches and mantids
dictyopteris
dictyosiphon
dietotherapy
dietotherapy
noun
Medical treatment by following a certain diet.
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dioptrically
dioptrically
adv
In a dioptric manner.
dioptrometry
dioptrometry
noun
(medicine) The measurement of the accommodative and refractive states of the eye.
dioptroscopy
diplopteryga
diplostemony
diplostemony
noun
(botany) The condition of being diplostemonous.
discrepantly
discrepantly
adv
In a conflicting or discordant manner.
disculpatory
disculpatory
adj
Tending to exculpate; exculpatory.
dispensatory
dispensatory
adj
Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.
noun
(pharmacy, pharmacology) A book containing a systematic description of drugs and of preparations made from them.
dispiritedly
dispiritedly
adv
In a dispirited manner.
dispiteously
dispiteously
adv
In a dispiteous manner.
disreputably
disreputably
adv
In a disreputable manner
disruptively
disruptively
adv
In a disruptive manner
dissipatedly
dissipatedly
adv
In a dissipated manner.
ditriglyphic
ditriglyphic
adj
(architecture) Relating to ditriglyphs.
divinityship
divinityship
noun
The skill or knowledge of divinity.
The status of being divine.
drapeability
drapeability
noun
Alternative form of drapability
dryopithecid
dryopithecid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct hominid in the family Dryopithecidae, now considered to be the tribe Dryopitheciini or the subfamily Dryopithecinae.
dryopithecus
dyophysitism
dysphemistic
dysphemistic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism.
egyptianised
egyptianized
eidoptometry
epididymitis
epididymitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the epididymis
epipedometry
epipterygoid
epipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Situated upon or above the pterygoid bone.
noun
An epipterygoid bone or cartilage; the columella in the skulls of many lizards.
foretypified
foretypified
adj
Typified beforehand.
glycopeptide
glycopeptide
noun
(biochemistry) any compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide
glycoproteid
glycoproteid
noun
(archaic) glycoprotein
heteroploidy
heteroploidy
noun
(genetics) The state of being heteroploid.
hippolytidae
holoptychiid
holoptychiid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct fish in the family Holoptychiidae.
hydriotaphia
hydropathies
hydropathies
noun
plural of hydropathy
hydropathist
hydropathist
noun
An expert in hydropathy
hydrophilite
hydrophilite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft white mineral formed from anhydrous calcium chloride.
hydrophobist
hydrophytism
hydrophytism
noun
(botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is abundant.
hydroscopist
hydroscopist
noun
(dated) dowser, water diviner
hydrotropism
hydrotropism
noun
(biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water.
hyperacidity
hyperacidity
noun
The condition of being excessively acidic
hyperexcited
hyperexcited
adj
Very highly excited.
hyperthyroid
hyperthyroid
adj
of or pertaining to hyperthyroidism
hypodermatic
hypodermatic
adj
Alternative form of hypodermic
hypodiapente
hypodiastole
hypodiastole
noun
A mark ⟨⸒⟩ in late Classical and Byzantine Greek used as a form of interpunct to show two words should be read separately in situations where they might otherwise be confused with an identically spelled single word.
hypodicrotic
hypodicrotic
adj
(biology) Exhibiting retarded dicrotism.
hypostasised
hypostasised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypostasise
hypostasized
hypostasized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypostasize
hypostatised
hypostatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypostatise
hypostatized
hypostatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypostatize
hypostomides
hypothesised
hypothesised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypothesise
hypothesized
hypothesized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypothesize
hypothyroids
hypotrichida
hypotrochoid
hypotrochoid
noun
(geometry) A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on the radius line outside one circle which rotates inside the perimeter of another circle.
hypsodontism
ichthyopsida
impedibility
indisputably
indisputably
adv
In a manner that is incapable of being disputed or argued against.
inexpectedly
inexpectedly
adv
Obsolete form of unexpectedly.
lepidophytic
lymphomatoid
lymphomatoid
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of lymphomata
mycetophilid
mycetophilid
noun
(zoology) Any fungus gnat in the family Mycetophilidae.
nondepravity
nondepravity
noun
Lack of depravity.
nondisparity
nonduplicity
nondyspeptic
nondyspeptic
adj
Not dyspeptic.
nontyphoidal
nontyphoidal
adj
Not typhoidal.
ophichthyoid
orthopyramid
parathyroids
parathyroids
noun
plural of parathyroid
paratyphoids
paratyphoids
noun
plural of paratyphoid
pedantically
pedantically
adv
In a pedantic manner.
pedestrially
pedestrially
adv
on foot, as a pedestrian
pentadecylic
pentadecylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to the pentadecyl radical
peptidically
peptidolytic
peptidolytic
adj
Relating to peptidolysis.
perfervidity
phagocytized
phagocytized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phagocytize
phosphatidyl
phosphatidyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A radical derived from a phosphatide
photodynamic
photodynamic
adj
of, or relating to photodynamics
of, relating to, or caused by the energy or momentum of light or other electromagnetic radiations
phylacteried
physeteridae
phytonadione
phytonadione
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) Alternative form of phytomenadione.
phytotomidae
pinnatifidly
platysomidae
polyadenitis
polyadenitis
noun
(medicine) A condition in which many of the lymph nodes are inflamed
polyctenidae
polydemonist
polydemonist
noun
A worshipper of many demons; a believer in polydemonism.
polyodontoid
polyodontoid
noun
Any paddlefish of the family Polyodontidae
polypeptides
polypeptides
noun
plural of polypeptide
polypeptidic
polypeptidic
adj
Of or pertaining to a polypeptide
polypteridae
polystichoid
polystomidae
polysyndetic
polysyndetic
adj
Characterized by polysyndeton, or the multiplication of conjunctions.
postauditory
postauditory
adj
posterior to the auditory region of the brain
postdelivery
postdelivery
adj
After a delivery of e.g. mail or goods.
After the delivery of a newborn child.
predictively
predictively
adv
In the manner of something that attempts or succeeds in predicting, anticipating or expecting.
preevidently
prehydration
prehydration
noun
hydration prior to some other process
preindemnity
pretendingly
pretendingly
adv
As if by right or title; arrogantly; presumptuously.
So as to pretend.
primordality
proctotrypid
prodigiosity
prodigiosity
noun
prodigiousness
productively
productively
adv
In a productive manner.
productivity
productivity
noun
(linguistics) The ability to form new words using established patterns and discrete linguistic elements, as derivational affixes -ness and -ity.
The rate at which crops are grown on a standard area of land.
The rate at which goods or services are produced by a standard population of workers.
The state of being productive, fertile or efficient.
proindemnity
proselytised
proselytised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of proselytise
proselytized
proselytized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of proselytize
protopyramid
prudentially
prudentially
adv
In a prudential manner.
pseudonymity
pseudonymity
noun
The state of being pseudonymous, of hiding one's true identity behind a pseudonym.
pteridophyta
pteridophyte
pteridophyte
noun
Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than seeds and that alternate generations of diploid (sporophyte) and haploid (gametophyte or prothallus) forms, the diploid generally being larger and more conspicuous.