(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
acanthomas
acclamator
acclimated
acclimated
adj
accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment
verb
(chiefly US) simple past tense and past participle of acclimate
acclimates
acclimates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclimate
accomodate
accomodate
verb
(Scotland) accommodated
Misspelling of accommodate.
accruement
accruement
noun
The act of accruing.
accumulate
accumulate
adj
(poetic, rare) Collected; accumulated.
verb
(education, dated) To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual.
(intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number.
(transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)
accustomed
accustomed
adj
(obsolete) Frequented by customers.
(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
acetabulum
acetabulum
noun
(anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.
(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 2½ Roman ounces of wine and equivalent to about 66 mL although differing slightly over time.
(zootomy) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
(zootomy) One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
(zootomy) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
(zootomy) The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
A vinegar saucer, especially (historical) in ancient Roman contexts.
acetamidin
acetaminol
acetimeter
acetimeter
noun
An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar
acetimetry
acetimetry
noun
(obsolete) The ascertaining of the strength of vinegar by measurement of the proportion of acetic acid in it
acetometer
acetometer
noun
Alternative form of acetimeter
acetometry
acetometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar
acetonemia
acetonemia
noun
(veterinary medicine) Presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood, sometimes occurring in cows during the first weeks after giving birth to a calf.
acetonemic
acetonemic
adj
Of or pertaining to acetonemia
achromatic
achromatic
adj
(biology) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of tissue
(music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
(optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
Being achromatic in subject
Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
achromatin
achromatin
noun
(biology) Tissue that is not stained by fluid dyes.
acidimeter
acidimeter
noun
(chemistry) An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids.
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.
acidometer
acidometer
noun
A hydrometer, especially one that is used to measure the strength of an acid.
Any of various other devices used to measure acidity, either chemical or electronic.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acoelomata
acoelomate
acoelomate
adj
(zoology) Having no coelom.
noun
(zoology) Any animal without a coelom.
acosmistic
acosmistic
adj
Relating to acosmism or to acosmists
acouometer
acousmatic
acousmatic
adj
(music) Referring to pre-recorded music that is presented in concert using loudspeakers, e.g. some types of computer music.
Referring to Pythagorean disciples who for years listened to his lectures from behind a curtain, unable to see him.
Referring to a sound that has no visually identifiable cause.
acquisitum
acquitment
acquitment
noun
(law) Acquittal.
acroamatic
acroamatic
adj
(rare) Of or related to esoteric knowledge transmitted orally, particularly (historical) the teachings of Aristotle intended only for his disciples as opposed to the exoteric doctrines declaimed in public.
Of or related to lectures.
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
acroterium
acroterium
noun
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
acrotomous
acrotomous
adj
(mineralogy) Having a cleavage parallel with the base.
actiniform
actiniform
adj
Having a radiated form
actinogram
actinogram
noun
The record produced by an actinograph
actinomere
actinomere
noun
(zoology) One of the radial segments making up the body of one of the Coelenterata or similar organism
actinonema
actinosoma
actinosome
actinosome
noun
(zoology) The entire body of a coelenterate.
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
acuminated
acuminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acuminate
adactylism
adactylism
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.
adamitical
adenectomy
adenectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
adenotomic
adenotomic
adj
Pertaining to adenotomy (the dissection of or incision into a gland).
admittance
admittance
noun
(Britain, law) The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.
(physics) The reciprocal of impedance
Actual entrance, reception.
Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance.
The act of admitting.
aeromantic
aeromantic
adj
Pertaining to or of the nature of aeromancy.
aerometric
aerometric
adj
Describing any measurement of a physical property of air (or other gases), but especially of temperature, pressure and velocity.
aftercomer
aftercomer
noun
One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity.
alchemists
alchemists
noun
plural of alchemist
alembicate
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
allometric
allometric
adj
(mathematics, of a population) That grows at a rate proportional to a power of another population
Of or pertaining to allometry
almacantar
almacantar
noun
Alternative form of almucantar
almucantar
almucantar
noun
(astronomy, archaic or historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body.
(astronomy, archaic or historical) An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.
altrincham
altrincham
Proper noun
a town in Greater Manchester, England
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
amboceptor
amboceptor
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin
amercement
amercement
noun
(law) A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture, usually applied at the discretion of a court.
ametabolic
ametabolic
adj
(entomology) Not undergoing metamorphosis
aminolytic
aminolytic
adj
Relating to aminolysis
ammochaeta
ammocoetes
ammocoetes
noun
plural of ammocoete
ammocoetid
amoebocyte
amoebocyte
noun
A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture.
Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba.
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.
amphidetic
amphidetic
adj
(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
amphithect
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
amplectant
amplectant
adj
(botany) That clasps a support, especially by twining around it
clasping or embracing
amurcosity
amylolytic
amylolytic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to amylolysis
noun
Such a microbe or enzyme
anacamptic
anacamptic
adj
Reflecting or reflected.
anacrotism
anacrotism
noun
(biology) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
analcimite
anamnestic
anamnestic
adj
Of or pertaining to anamnesis
That aids memory; mnemonic
anamniotic
anamniotic
adj
(anatomy) Without, or not developing, an amnion.
anatomical
anatomical
adj
Of or relating to anatomy or dissection.
ancientism
ancientism
noun
The belief that people in ancient times were wiser than those of today.
anomatheca
antarchism
antarchism
noun
(archaic) anarchism
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
antibromic
antibromic
adj
(archaic) Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
noun
(archaic) Any substance capable of eliminating offensive smells.
anticamera
antichrome
anticivism
anticivism
noun
(obsolete) opposition to the body politic of citizens
anticlimax
anticlimax
noun
(narratology) An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.
(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.
antidromic
antidromic
adj
(neurology, of a nerve impulse) flowing in the opposite direction from normal
antiedemic
antiedemic
noun
An agent or substance that counters edema.
antiemetic
antiemetic
adj
That combats nausea and vomiting
noun
(medicine) A drug that combats nausea and vomiting
antiloemic
antiloimic
antiloimic
adj
remedial against the plague
noun
(medicine) A remedy against the plague.
antimachus
antimaniac
antimystic
antimythic
antiracism
antiracism
adj
Acting to combat or prevent racism
noun
(sociology) Opposition to racism.
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apochromat
apochromat
noun
(optics) A kind of lens corrected for chromatic and spherical aberration.
apopemptic
apopemptic
adj
Pertaining to departing; farewell, valedictory.
noun
(obsolete) A farewell or parting address.
aposematic
aposematic
adj
(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely.
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
appomattoc
aquascutum
archistome
archoptoma
areometric
areometric
adj
Relating to, or measured by, an areometer.
arithmancy
arithmancy
noun
Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
arithmetic
arithmetic
adj
(arithmetic) Of a progression, mean, etc, computed solely using addition.
(mathematics) Of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical.
noun
The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
armistices
armistices
noun
plural of armistice
aromatical
aromatical
adj
(rare) aromatic.
arrhythmic
arrhythmic
adj
(music) Without rhythm.
(pathology) Suffering from cardiac arrhythmia.
arythmical
asceticism
asceticism
noun
The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.
ascomycete
ascomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.
aseismatic
aseismatic
adj
Synonym of aseismic
That mitigates the effects of seismic shocks
asepticism
asepticism
noun
(dated) freedom from sepsis; asepsis
asiaticism
asiaticism
Noun
Something peculiar to Asia or the Asiatics.
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
astaticism
astaticism
noun
The state of being astatic.
asthamatic
asthmatics
asthmatics
noun
plural of asthmatic
astigmatic
astigmatic
adj
(medicine) Suffering from astigmatism.
noun
(medicine) One who has astigmatism.
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
astronomic
astronomic
adj
(figurative) of very large or immense proportions; colossal
pertaining or relating to astronomy
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.
atacamenan
atactiform
atactiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling ataxia.
ataxinomic
ataxonomic
atelomitic
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
atmiatrics
atmocausis
atmometric
atmometric
adj
Relating to atmometry.
atomically
atomically
adv
With regard to atoms or atomic energy.
atomistics
atomistics
noun
(physics) The study of atoms and their motion.
atraumatic
atraumatic
adj
That minimises trauma
attachment
attachment
noun
(computing) A file sent along with a message, usually an email.
(law) Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
(meteorology) The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.
A dependence, especially a strong one.
A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
The means by which something is physically attached.
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autodermic
automatics
automatics
noun
plural of automatic
autometric
autometric
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an autometry
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
bacteremia
bacteremic
bacteremic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to or having bacteremia (having bacteria in the blood)