(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
accountability
accountability
noun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
acetosalicylic
acetylbenzoate
acetylcholinic
acetylcholinic
adj
(biochemistry) Of or relating to acetylcholine.
acetylfluoride
acetylperoxide
acetyltropeine
achromatically
achromatically
adv
In an achromatic manner.
achromatolysis
achromatolysis
noun
(cytology) dissolution of achromatin
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
acritochromacy
acritochromacy
noun
(archaic, medicine) Color blindness, achromatopsia.
actinomycesous
actinomycestal
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinopterygii
acyloxymethane
adaptationally
adaptationally
adv
In terms of, or by means of, adaptation.
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
aecidiomycetes
aepyornithidae
aerobiotically
aerobiotically
adv
By means of aerobiosis.
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aeroelasticity
aeroelasticity
noun
(physics, countable) The effect of aerodynamic load on a given structure.
(physics, uncountable) The scientific study of the effect of aerodynamic loads on structures.
aerohydropathy
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aetiologically
aetiologically
adv
In aetiological terms.
affectionately
affectionately
adv
In an affectionate manner.
algometrically
algometrically
adv
In terms of or by means of algometry.
allopathically
allopathically
adv
By allopathic methods.
allopatrically
allopatrically
adv
In an allopatric manner
With regard to allopatry
allosterically
allosterically
adv
In an allosteric manner
With regard to allostery
allotropically
allotropically
adv
With regard to allotropy
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
amblychromatic
amelioratively
amphiprostylar
amphiprostylar
adj
amphiprostyle
amylophosphate
amylosynthesis
anaglyptograph
anaglyptograph
noun
An instrument for making accurate engravings of any embossed object, such as a medal.
anaphylactogen
anaphylactogen
noun
(medicine) A substance likely to or capable of producing an adverse reaction (anaphylaxis) in a person.
anapterygotism
anapterygotous
anchoritically
anchoritically
adv
In the manner of an anchorite; reclusively.
anesthesiology
anesthesiology
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.
angiohydrotomy
angiohypotonia
angiolymphitis
angioparalytic
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
ankylodactylia
antehypophysis
antehypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
anthologically
anthologically
adv
In the manner of an anthology.
anthophyllitic
anthrachrysone
anthraquinonyl
anthropography
anthropography
noun
The branch of anthropology that deals with the geographical distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography, which deals historically with the origin and filiation of races and nations.
antibiotically
antibiotically
adv
By means of antibiotics.
In terms of antibiotic effect.
anticipatorily
anticipatorily
adv
In an anticipatory manner.
anticonformity
anticonformity
noun
A form of individualism that is an active rejection of conformity
anticyclolysis
anticyclolysis
noun
(meteorology) The weakening or termination of anticyclonic circulation in the atmosphere.
antidictionary
antidictionary
noun
(computational linguistics) The set of all words of minimal length that never appear in a particular string.
antidromically
antidromically
adv
(neurology) In an antidromic manner.
antiglyoxalase
antimissionary
antimissionary
adj
(religion) Opposing religious missionaries.
noun
One who opposes religious missionaries.
antinationally
antiorthodoxly
antioxygenator
antiphagocytic
antiphagocytic
adj
(immunology) impeding or preventing the action of phagocytes or the occurrence of phagocytosis
antiphilosophy
antiphilosophy
noun
(philosophy) An antitheoretical metaphilosophy critical of a priori justification aiming to dissolve misconceptions that traditional philosophy makes.
antiphonically
antiphonically
adv
With antiphony.
antipoetically
antirationally
antisensuously
antitechnology
antitechnology
adj
Opposed to technology
antityrosinase
antityrosinase
adj
(biochemistry, immunology) That counters the action of tyrosinase
aphoristically
aphoristically
adv
In an aphoristic manner.
Using or regarding aphorisms.
aphydrotropism
apocalypticism
apocalypticism
noun
(religion) A belief or doctrine based on apocalypse, especially which believes in an imminent end to the current world order.
apodeictically
apodeictically
adv
In an apodeictic manner.
apologetically
apologetically
adv
In an apologetic manner; by way of defense, apology or excuse.
apoplectically
apoplectically
adv
In an apoplectic manner.
aposematically
aposematically
adv
(ecology) In an aposematic manner.
apothecaryship
apothecaryship
noun
The state or period of working as an apothecary.
apotropaically
apotropaically
adv
In an apotropaic manner.
appendicectomy
appendicectomy
noun
(surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
appositionally
appositionally
adv
In an appositional manner.
appreciatorily
appreciatorily
adv
(obsolete, rare) With appreciation; appreciatively.
apterygiformes
archaeocyathid
archaeocyathid
noun
Any marine organism (probably sponges) of the taxon Archaeocyatha
archaeocyathus
archmediocrity
archmystagogue
arctostaphylos
argyranthemous
aristomonarchy
aristomonarchy
noun
Rule by the best class of people as monarchs.
arsenostyracol
arteriorrhaphy
arteriorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) The suturing of an artery
arthroempyesis
arthrogryposis
arthrogryposis
noun
(countable, teratology) The permanent fixation of a joint in a contracted position.
(uncountable, teratology) A congenital disorder in which the joints are so fixed because of lack of muscle development.
articulatorily
articulatorily
adv
In terms of, or by means of, articulation.
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
assertorically
assertorically
adv
In an assertoric fashion.
asterophyllite
asterophyllite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil plant from the coal formations of Europe and America, now regarded as the branchlets and foliage of calamites.
asterospondyli
asteroxylaceae
astigmatometry
astigmatoscopy
astragalectomy
astragalectomy
noun
The surgical removal of the astragalus, or talus, in order to stabilize the ankle.
astragalomancy
astragalomancy
noun
Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.
Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.
Simply divination by dice.
astrochemistry
astrochemistry
noun
(chemistry, astronomy) The study of the chemical composition of stars and outer space
astrolithology
astrolithology
noun
The science of aerolites.
astrologically
astrologically
adv
In an astrological manner.
With regard to astrology.
astronomically
astronomically
adv
(comparable, degree) In the extreme, very (typically very large).
astrophysicist
astrophysicist
noun
One who studies astrophysics.
asymptotically
asymptotically
adv
(mathematical analysis) In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote.
atheologically
atheologically
adv
In an atheological manner.
atlantodidymus
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
attentionality
attractionally
attractionally
adv
In an attractional manner.
autoalkylation
autocratically
autocratically
adv
In an autocratic manner.
autoerotically
autoerotically
adv
In an autoerotic manner.
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autophotometry
autophyllogeny
autophytically
autophytograph
autopolyploidy
autopolyploidy
noun
The property of being autopolyploid.
autopsychology
autopyotherapy
autoregulatory
autoregulatory
adj
Of or pertaining to autoregulation
autosymbiontic
autosymbolical
autotropically
autotropically
adv
In an autotropic manner
autotypography
autotypography
noun
(archaic) A process by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate, from which further prints can be made.
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
azoxyphenetole
azoxytoluidine
barometrically
barometrically
adv
By means of a barometer
barytophyllite
barytosulphate
basidiomycetes
basidiomycetes
noun
plural of basidiomycete
batrachoplasty
benedictionary
benedictionary
noun
A collected series of benedictions.
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
bicycloheptane
bicycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any bicyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon that has seven carbon atoms
(organic chemistry) The compound cycloheptylcycloheptane
bielectrolysis
bioclimatology
bioclimatology
noun
The interdisciplinary field of science that studies the interactions between the biosphere and the Earth's atmosphere on time scales of the order of seasons or longer (in opposition to biometeorology).