The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
acculturational
acculturational
adj
Of or pertaining to acculturation
acquisitiveness
acquisitiveness
noun
(phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
acrocontracture
acrocontracture
noun
(pathology) contracture of the joints of the hands or feet
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinosphaerium
acupuncturation
acupuncturation
noun
(medicine, archaic) Acupuncture
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventurousness
adventurousness
noun
The quality of being adventurous.
aegithognathous
agglutinability
agglutinability
noun
The quality or degree of being agglutinable.
agglutinatively
agglutinatively
adv
In an agglutinative fashion; via agglutination.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
allagostemonous
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
aminobarbituric
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angulatogibbous
angulatosinuous
angustirostrate
anomalogonatous
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
antepenultimate
antepenultimate
adj
Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
noun
The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)
anthracotherium
anthradiquinone
anthropophagous
anthropophagous
adj
Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal.
anthropophilous
anthropophilous
adj
Synonym of anthropophilic
antiagglutinant
anticarnivorous
anticarnivorous
adj
Opposing the eating of meat.
anticeremonious
anticoagulating
anticoagulating
adj
Preventing coagulation.
anticoagulation
anticoagulation
noun
(medicine) Treatment to prevent coagulation of blood.
anticoagulative
anticoagulative
adj
That counters coagulation
anticommunistic
anticommunistic
adj
Opposing communism.
anticommutative
anticommutative
adj
(algebra) Of an operator * for which a * b = - (b * a)
anticrepuscular
antieducational
antieducational
adj
Opposing education.
antiejaculation
antievolutional
antifeudalistic
antimoniuretted
antimoniuretted
adj
(chemistry) Combined with or containing antimony.
antimusicalness
antinaturalness
antireligiously
antiritualistic
antiritualistic
adj
Opposed to ritualism.
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antiscripturism
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antispiritually
antistimulation
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
antiturnpikeism
antiutilitarian
antiutilitarian
adj
(philosophy) Opposing utilitarianism.
noun
One who opposes utilitarianism.
appropinquation
appropinquation
noun
The act of drawing near; an approach.
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
arthroneuralgia
articulationist
assumptiousness
assumptiousness
noun
The quality of being assumptious.
astronautically
astronautically
adv
In an astronautic way.
asymmetranthous
atrabiliousness
atrabiliousness
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The state or quality of having an excess of black bile.
Grumpiness, irritability, melancholy, moroseness.
atrociousnesses
atrosanguineous
attributiveness
attributiveness
noun
The state or quality of being attributive.
auldfarrantlike
authenticalness
authenticalness
noun
The quality of being authentic; authenticity.
authenticatable
authenticatable
adj
Capable of being authenticated.
authentications
authentications
noun
plural of authentication
autochronograph
autochronograph
noun
(rare, archaic) An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or printing of time.
autochthonously
autochthonously
adv
In an autochthonous manner.
autocollimation
autocollimation
noun
(physics, astronomy) The collimation of a telescope by means of a plane mirror
autocorrelation
autocorrelation
noun
(statistics, signal processing) The cross-correlation of a signal with itself: the correlation between values of a signal in successive time periods.
autodecremented
autodecremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autodecrement
autodestruction
autodestruction
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself.
autofecundation
autofecundation
noun
Self-impregnation.
autogenetically
autogenetically
adv
In an autogenetic manner.
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
autoinoculation
autoinoculation
noun
(pathology) The spread of a disease to another part of the body via inoculation
inoculation into oneself (as of modified cells)
autoluminescent
autoluminescent
adj
Relating to autoluminescence.
automonstration
autonephrectomy
autonephrotoxin
autonitridation
autoregenerator
autoretardation
autoretardation
noun
(chemistry) The retardation of a chemical reaction as a result of the reaction itself.
autosuggestions
autosuggestions
noun
plural of autosuggestion
autosuppression
autotransformer
autotransformer
noun
(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
autotransfusion
autotransfusion
noun
(medicine) A blood transfusion in which a person receives their own blood, extracted previously.
autotrepanation
autotyphization
autovaccination
autovaccination
noun
vaccination by means of an autovaccine
autovivisection
autovivisection
noun
The vivisection of one's own body.
balanopreputial
balanopreputial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the glans penis and the foreskin
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
bennettitaceous
bioaccumulation
bioaccumulation
noun
(biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.
bioastronautics
bioastronautics
noun
The study of the biological, behavioural and medical aspects of astronautics
blastoneuropore
bloodguiltiness
bloodguiltiness
noun
Guilt of having shed blood or killed someone.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
boltuprightness
boussingaultite
boussingaultite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
branchiostomous
bureaucratizing
bureaucratizing
verb
present participle of bureaucratize
butteryfingered
calycanthaceous
calycanthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Calycanthaceae.
calyptorhynchus
canterburianism
cantharophilous
cantharophilous
adj
Synonym of cantharophilic
cardiopneumatic
catelectrotonus
catelectrotonus
noun
The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode when a current is passed through it.
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
chloranthaceous
chloranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Chloranthaceae of fragrant trees and shrubs, the sole family in order Chloranthales.
chloroplatinous
cholesterinuria
cicrumspections
circularisation
circularisation
noun
Alternative spelling of circularization
circularization
circularization
noun
The act or process of making something circular in form.
The distribution of publicity circulars.
circumagitation
circumambiently
circumambiently
adv
In a circumambient manner.
circumantarctic
circumferential
circumferential
adj
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a circumference.
Circuitous, indirect or roundabout.
circumgestation
circumgestation
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of carrying about.
circumlocutions
circumlocutions
noun
plural of circumlocution
circummigration
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumnavigator
circumnavigator
noun
A person who circumnavigates, that is, sails around the world.
circumplanetary
circumplanetary
adj
(astronomy) Surrounding a planet
circumplication
circumsaturnian
circumsaturnian
adj
That circles the planet Saturn
noun
Any of the moons of Saturn
circumscription
circumscription
noun
(taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.
Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.
The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.
circumspections
circumspections
noun
plural of circumspection
circumspectness
circumspectness
noun
the state or quality of being circumspect
circumstantiate
circumstantiate
verb
To describe, verify or prove by setting out circumstantial evidence
To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts.
circumtonsillar
circumtonsillar
adj
Surrounding the tonsil.
circumvallating
circumvallating
verb
present participle of circumvallate
circumvallation
circumvallation
noun
A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended.