(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.
aglyphodonta
agriotypidae
amyloplastid
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
aperiodicity
aperiodicity
noun
The condition of being aperiodic
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
botryopterid
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
cardioplasty
cardioplasty
noun
(surgery) Repair of the cardia of the stomach
chondrophyte
chondrophyte
noun
An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone
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
cryptodouble
cryptorchids
cryptorchids
noun
plural of cryptorchid
cyanoplastid
cycadophytes
cycadophytes
noun
plural of cycadophyte
cyclopaedist
cyclopteroid
dactylograph
dactylograph
noun
(archaic) A typewriter.
(archaic) A typist.
dactyloscopy
dactyloscopy
noun
The forensic analysis and comparison of fingerprints as a means of identification of individuals
dasyproctine
dasystephana
deceptiously
deceptiously
adj
(obsolete) deceptively
dehypnotized
dehypnotized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehypnotize
depreciatory
depreciatory
adj
pertaining to depreciation
deputatively
dermatophony
dermatophyte
dermatophyte
noun
Arthroderma species
Epidermophyton species
Microsporum species
Trichophyton species
dermatoscopy
dermatoscopy
noun
(medicine) The examination of skin lesions with a dermatoscope—a magnifier (typically x10) with a light and a liquid medium between the instrument and the skin, thus illuminating the lesion without reflected light.
despitefully
despitefully
adv
(archaic) In a despiteful manner; spitefully.
despiteously
despiteously
adv
In a despiteous manner.
despondently
despondently
adv
In a despondent manner.
despotically
despotically
adv
In a despotic manner.
deuteropathy
deuteropathy
noun
(medicine, dated) A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, such as headache from an overloaded stomach.
deuteroscopy
deuteroscopy
noun
(obsolete) That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense, ulterior signification.
Second sight.
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
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
electrotyped
electrotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of electrotype
emptyhearted
enrapturedly
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
heptahydrate
heptahydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains seven molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell
heptahydroxy
heptahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) seven hydroxy groups. (OH)₇
heteroploidy
heteroploidy
noun
(genetics) The state of being heteroploid.
hippolytidae
holoptychiid
holoptychiid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct fish in the family Holoptychiidae.
hydnocarpate
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.
hydrophytous
hydrophytous
adj
Relating to hydrophytes
Relating to hydrophytons
hydroscopist
hydroscopist
noun
(dated) dowser, water diviner
hydroterpene
hydrotherapy
hydrotherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) Any of various techniques that use water, either externally or internally, for the treatment of disease and for the soothing of pain.
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
hyperdactyly
hyperdactyly
noun
(pathology) polydactyly
hyperexcited
hyperexcited
adj
Very highly excited.
hyperextends
hyperextends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyperextend
hyperothodox
hyperthyroid
hyperthyroid
adj
of or pertaining to hyperthyroidism
hypodactylum
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
hypothecated
hypothecated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypothecate
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.
hypovanadate
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
monophyodont
monophyodont
adj
(biology) Having only one set of teeth.
noun
(biology) Any organism with only one set of teeth.
mycetophilid
mycetophilid
noun
(zoology) Any fungus gnat in the family Mycetophilidae.