(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
ablatively
ablatively
adv
In an ablative manner.
abmodality
abortively
abortively
adv
In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstrusity
abstrusity
noun
(archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.
abyssolith
abyssolith
noun
(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
accidently
accidently
adv
(now nonstandard) Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally.
acetifying
acetifying
verb
present participle of acetify
acetimetry
acetimetry
noun
(obsolete) The ascertaining of the strength of vinegar by measurement of the proportion of acetic acid in it
acetolysis
acetolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acetolytic
acetolytic
adj
Relating to acetolysis.
acetopyrin
acetylenic
acetylenic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond
acetylized
acetylized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetylize
acetylizer
acetylizer
noun
Synonym of acetylator
acidimetry
acidimetry
noun
(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acolyctine
acolyctine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
actability
actability
noun
The condition of being actable
actinology
actinology
noun
(sciences) The study of the effect of light on chemicals.
actionably
actionably
adv
In an actionable manner.
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
adactylism
adactylism
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
adaptivity
adaptivity
Noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
addability
addability
noun
Alternative spelling of addibility
addibility
addibility
noun
Capability of addition; capability of being added to or added together.
additively
additively
adv
In an additive manner.
additivity
additivity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is additive
(uncountable) The property of being additive
adipolytic
adipolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes
admittedly
admittedly
adv
As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
admonitory
admonitory
adj
Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
aegyptilla
aeschynite
aeschynite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several basic oxide minerals of mostly titanium and niobium with either cerium, neodymium or yttrium.
affability
affability
noun
The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.
(chemistry) The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.
alkatively
alkylating
alkylating
verb
present participle of alkylate
alkylation
alkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.
allotrylic
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
allylation
allylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces an allyl group.
almightily
almightily
adv
In a way or manner that is almighty.
alodiality
alodiality
noun
Alternative form of allodiality
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
amiability
amiability
noun
Friendliness, especially easy approachability owing to a cheerful and pleasant disposition.
aminolytic
aminolytic
adj
Relating to aminolysis
amityville
ammodytoid
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amphibiety
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphistyly
amphithyra
amphitryon
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amurcosity
amylolytic
amylolytic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to amylolysis
noun
Such a microbe or enzyme
amyraldist
anaglyptic
anaglyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph
analytical
analytical
adj
Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts
Using analytic reasoning as opposed to synthetic.
analytique
anaptyctic
anaptyctic
adj
(phonology) Of or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word.
anchylotic
anchylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anchylosis.
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anhydrotic
animatedly
animatedly
adv
In an animated manner; with animation.
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
annularity
annularity
noun
The property of being annular.
anormality
anormality
noun
(obsolete) abnormality
anteriorly
anteriorly
adv
before (in time)
in front (in position)
towards the anterior
antholysis
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
antibaryon
antibaryon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a baryon.
anticlergy
anticlergy
adj
Opposing the clergy.
anticyclic
anticyclic
adj
(of an antibody) That is associated with a cyclic peptide
Varying in the opposite manner to an underlying (typically economic) cycle
antidactyl
antidotary
antidotary
adj
(pharmacology) Relating to or being an antidote, antidotal.
noun
(historical) A book of antidotes or pharmacological preparations.
(obsolete) An antidote.
antienzyme
antienzyme
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody or another enzyme, that counteracts the effects of a specific enzyme
antifelony
antigraphy
antigyrous
antihylist
antilyssic
antilyssic
adj
antihydrophobic
antimartyr
antimystic
antimythic
antioxygen
antioxygen
noun
The antimatter counterpart of oxygen. Made up of positron and antiprotons instead of electrons and protons.
antipapacy
antipapacy
noun
antipapism; the office or reign of an antipope
antiphysic
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
antipyonin
antipyonin
noun
(dated, medicine) borax
antipyrine
antipyrine
noun
(pharmacology) The drug phenazone.
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antonymies
antonymies
noun
plural of antonymy
anxiolytic
anxiolytic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing
noun
(pharmacology) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety.
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
appositely
appositely
adv
In an apposite manner.
apterygial
apterygial
adj
(zoology) That lacks limbs, fins or wings.
aquilinity
aquilinity
noun
The quality of being aquiline (resembling an eagle).
aramayoite
aramayoite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, bismuth, silver, and sulfur.
archetypic
archetypic
adj
archetypical
arctically
arctically
adv
In an Arctic manner.
argyrodite
argyrodite
noun
(mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre.
aristarchy
aristarchy
noun
A body of such rulers.
Government by the best rulers.
aristology
aristology
noun
The art or science of dining.
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
arithmancy
arithmancy
noun
Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
arrhythmia
arrhythmia
noun
A disease entity involving such beats, such as atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, or others.
An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse
arrhythmic
arrhythmic
adj
(music) Without rhythm.
(pathology) Suffering from cardiac arrhythmia.
arterially
arterially
adv
(anatomy) In terms of or by means of the arteries.
articulacy
articulacy
noun
The condition of being articulate.
articulary
articulary
adj
articular; relating to the joints
noun
(anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
artotyrite
artotyrite
Noun
One of a sect in the primitive church who celebrated the Lord's Supper with bread and cheese, alleging that the first oblations of men were not only of the fruit of the earth, but of their flocks.
arythmical
asexuality
asexuality
noun
The quality (of a species or organism) of reproducing asexually.
The state of not experiencing sexual attraction.
The state of not having a sex or sexual organs.
asphyxiant
asphyxiant
adj
That can cause asphyxiation
noun
Any substance that can cause asphyxia
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
verb
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
aspiratory
aspiratory
adj
pertaining to aspiration
assistency
astrocytic
astrocytic
adj
Of or pertaining to the astrocytes.
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
asymmetric
asymmetric
adj
(cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
Not symmetric.
asymptotic
asymptotic
adj
(mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity.
(mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.
asyntactic
asyntactic
adj
Not syntactic
asystolism
asystolism
noun
The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole.
asyzygetic
asyzygetic
adj
(mathematics) Not syzygetic
athenianly
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
atomically
atomically
adv
With regard to atoms or atomic energy.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
attainably
attainably
adv
Such that it can be attained.
attingency
attingency
noun
Alternative form of attingence
atypically
atypically
adv
In a manner which is not typical.
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
audibility
audibility
noun
The quality of being heard or understood; the degree to which a thing is audible.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditorily
auditorily
adv
With regard to hearing.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autolyzing
autolyzing
verb
present participle of autolyze
autophytic
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autostylic
autostylic
adj
(anatomy) Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.