(geomorphology) A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.
acetoxyls
acetoxyls
noun
plural of acetoxyl
acetylate
acetylate
verb
(chemistry) To react with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more acetyl groups into a substance
acetylene
acetylene
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odorless, extremely flammable, explosive gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding and metallurgy.
A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.
acetylide
acetylide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
acetylize
acetylize
verb
Synonym of acetylate
acrylates
acrylates
noun
plural of acrylate
actinally
actinally
adv
In an actinal manner.
actipylea
actuality
actuality
noun
(historical, film) A short early motion picture.
(television) Live reporting on current affairs.
An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact.
The state of existing; existence.
acylating
acylating
verb
present participle of acylate
acylation
acylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The process of adding an acyl group to a compound.
adactylia
adactylia
noun
Alternative form of adactyly
adamantly
adamantly
adv
In an immovable or inflexible manner.
adaptably
adaptably
adv
In an adaptable manner.
adjunctly
adjunctly
adv
In an adjunct manner.
admiralty
admiralty
noun
(law) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
(law) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
(military) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
(military) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
(military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
adoptedly
adoptedly
adv
In a manner of something adopted.
adulatory
adulatory
adj
Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.
aeriality
aeriality
noun
The state of being aerial or airy; insubstantiality.
aetiology
aetiology
noun
(medicine, countable) A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).
(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
The study of causes or causation.
afterplay
afterplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the erotic acts done after finishing sex.
ailantery
aitiology
aitiology
noun
Alternative form of aetiology
albertype
albertype
noun
(historical) A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.
alectryon
alertedly
aletocyte
algometry
algometry
noun
(medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli.
alibility
alibility
noun
The quality of being alible; nourishingness.
alkylated
alkylated
adj
That has been modified by alkylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkylate
alkylates
alkylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkylate
allayment
allayment
noun
Something that allays; mitigation
allectory
allometry
allometry
noun
(biology) Disproportionate growth of a part of a living organism in relation to the whole.
(biology) The science studying the differential growth rates of the parts of a living organism.
allopathy
allopathy
noun
(countable) A conventional Western medical method or treatment.
(uncountable, originally) A system of alternative medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect.
allopatry
allopatry
noun
(biology) The condition of being allopatric.
allotropy
allotropy
noun
(chemistry) A property, exhibited by some elements, of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.
allottery
allottery
noun
(obsolete) Allotment. portion, allocation.
allotypes
allotypes
noun
plural of allotype
allotypic
allotypic
adj
Of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
allworthy
alodialty
alphatype
alterably
alterably
adv
In an alterable manner.
alternacy
alternacy
noun
alternateness; alternation
alternity
alternity
noun
(archaic) alternation
The concept that there exist alternate worlds or universes to the one in which we live.
altimetry
altimetry
noun
The science of measuring altitude.
amability
amability
noun
(obsolete) lovableness
amatively
amatively
adv
In an amative manner.
ametaboly
amorality
amorality
noun
Lack or absence of morality.
The metaethical belief that nothing is morally right or morally wrong, that morality does not exist.
ampholyte
ampholyte
noun
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
anaesthyl
anaglypta
anaglypta
noun
A thick, embossed wallpaper.
analytics
analytics
noun
Discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data.
The principles governing any of various forms of analysis.
anaplasty
anaplasty
noun
(surgery) The restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue.
anciently
anciently
adv
Done long ago.
In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.
animality
animality
noun
Any characteristic of animality.
The animal kingdom.
The nature of an animal.
animately
animately
adv
In an animate manner.
ankylotia
ankylotic
ankylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
anthology
anthology
noun
(attributive) A work or series containing various stories with no direct relation to one another.
(by extension) An assortment of things.
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
The study of flowers.
antholyza
anthracyl
anthranyl
anthyllis
antically
antically
adv
In an antic manner
antiloquy
antilysin
antilysin
noun
Any substance that protects cells from the action of a lysin
antilysis
antilysis
noun
The inhibition of lysis
antilytic
antilytic
adj
Of or pertaining to antilysis
That inhibits lysis
antimonyl
antimonyl
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Either the radical SbO- or the cation SbO⁺ containing antimony and oxygen
antipyryl
antiquely
antiquely
adv
In an antique manner.
antiroyal
antiroyal
adj
Opposed to royals or royalism.
antitypal
antitypal
adj
antitypical
apocalypt
apolarity
apolarity
noun
The condition of being apolar
applyment
aptyalism
aptyalism
noun
(medicine) Complete lack of salivation.
arability
arability
noun
(agriculture) The capacity for land to produce or support vegetation.
arcuately
arcuately
adv
In an arcuate way.
areostyle
areostyle
noun
Alternative form of araeostyle
aretalogy
aretalogy
noun
A form of sacred biography in which a deity's attributes are listed, in the form of poem or text, in the first person.
artillery
artillery
noun
(archaic) Weapons.
An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.
Gunnery.
Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
artlessly
artlessly
adv
In an artless manner.
artolatry
artolatry
noun
(historical, Christianity) Bread-worship (the worship of the bread at Eucharist).
arylating
arylating
adj
(organic chemistry) That inserts aryl groups into molecules.
verb
present participle of arylate
arylation
arylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that involves the addition of one or more aryl groups
astrology
astrology
noun
1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 274:
2012, The Guardian, (headline), 7 Feb 2012:
2018-01-18, Julie Beck, “The New Age of Astrology”, in The Atlantic:
Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
In some ways, astrology is perfectly suited for the internet age. There’s a low barrier to entry, and nearly endless depths to plumb if you feel like falling down a Google research hole.
asystolic
asystolic
adj
Not having a heartbeat.
Not systolic.
Pertaining to asystole.
atheology
atheology
noun
Antagonism to theology; the study or profession of atheism.
atmolyses
atmolyses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atmolyse
atmolysis
atmolysis
noun
(chemistry, historical) The separation of mingled gases of unequal diffusibility by transmission through porous substances.
atmolyzer
atmolyzer
noun
(chemistry) An apparatus for carrying out atmolysis.
atomology
atomology
noun
(dated) The doctrine of atoms.
atonality
atonality
noun
(countable, music) A passage written without a key.
(uncountable, music) A style of music that is written without a key.
atoningly
atoningly
adv
in an atoning manner
aulophyte
aureately
austerely
austerely
adv
In an austere manner.
autocycle
autocycle
noun
(US) A three-wheeled vehicle with an enclosed cabin, where passengers ride in seats instead of astride the body.
A hybrid between motorcycle and automobile, with a drive system like a motorcycle and rider amenities like a car.
A vehicle somewhat like a moped, having a small motor where the pedals would be, and a petrol tank located within the frame.
autolatry
autolatry
noun
The worship of oneself.
autolycus
autolycus
Proper noun
In Ancient Greek mythology, a son of Hermes and Chione.
autolysin
autolysin
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the cell (or tissue) in which it is produced
autolysis
autolysis
noun
(baking) A two-stage mixing process where water and flour are combined first before adding leavening and salt.
(pathology) The autocytolysis of blood cells.
(pathology) The autodigestion of the tissues of an organism.
(pathology, cytology) The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
(wine) The decomposition of dead yeast cells in wine after fermentation.
autolytic
autolytic
adj
(pathology) Relating to autolysis
autolytus
autolyzed
autolyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autolyze
autolyzes
autolyzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autolyze
autostyly
autostyly
noun
The condition of being autostylic
auxilytic
aventayle
avertedly
avertedly
adv
In an averted manner; turned away.
ayatollah
ayatollah
noun
(colloquial) An authority on any subject.
A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.
aydelotte
aylsworth
baileyton
barklyite
barklyite
noun
A magenta-coloured turbid variety of ruby from Victoria, Australia.
barrulety
bastardly
bastardly
adj
Having been born out of marriage.
Of no use or purpose; useless; worthless.
adv
In a bastardly manner.
bathylite
bathylith
bathysmal
battology
battology
noun
Continual unnecessary reiteration of the same words, phrases, or ideas.
baysmelts
beastlily
beastlily
adv
In a beastly manner.
belatedly
belatedly
adv
In a belated manner; tardily.
beryllate
beryllate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion BeO₂²⁻ or any salt containing this anion
bestially
bestially
adv
In a bestial manner.
betrayals
betrayals
noun
plural of betrayal
biacetyls
bialystok
bicyclist
bicyclist
noun
Rare form of cyclist.
bidactyle
bigotedly
bigotedly
adv
In a bigoted manner.
bimethyls
bimonthly
bimonthly
adj
Occurring once every two months; bimestrial
Twice every month; semimonthly.
adv
once every two months; bimestrially
noun
A publication that is published on a bimonthly basis.
binapthyl
biplicity
biplicity
noun
Doubleness, the state of being double.
The state of being twice folded; reduplication.
bismethyl
bismuthyl
bismuthyl
noun
(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
blanketry
blatantly
blatantly
adv
In a blatant manner; so as to be highly visible or obvious.
blavatsky
blotchily
blotchily
adv
In a blotchy manner.
bodyplate
bootyless
bootyless
adj
Not having any booty.
botchedly
botchedly
adv
In a clumsy manner.
botcherly
botcherly
adj
bungling; awkward
botryllus
bradytely
bradytely
noun
(biology) Unusually slow evolution.
breathily
breathily
adv
In a breathy manner.
britishly
britishly
Adverb
In a British manner; in a way characteristic of the British.