(As seen or measured) from the end opposite the mouth in a radiate animal (to the other end).
abdominocystic
abdominocystic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abiogenetically
abiogenetically
adv
(biology) In an abiogenetic manner; to have created life without life.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abyssobenthonic
acantholysis
acantholysis
noun
(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
acceleratingly
acceleratingly
adv
In an accelerating manner.
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
accentuality
accentuality
noun
The quality of being accentual.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accidentality
accidentality
noun
The quality of being accidental; accidentalness.
accidentally
accidentally
adv
In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
Unintentionally.
accidentarily
accidentary
accidentary
adj
(obsolete) accidental; occurring by chance; occasional
(obsolete) logically accidental; non-essential
accidentiality
accidently
accidently
adv
(now nonstandard) Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally.
accommodatingly
accommodatingly
adv
In an accommodating manner.
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
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.
accretionary
accretionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion
acetifying
acetifying
verb
present participle of acetify
acetmethylanilide
acetonylidene
acetonylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH₃-CO-CH= formally derived from acetone
acetopyrin
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
acetylamine
acetylaminobenzene
acetylaniline
acetylating
acetylating
verb
present participle of acetylate
acetylation
acetylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance.
acetylations
acetylations
noun
plural of acetylation
acetylbenzoic
acetylcholine
acetylcholine
noun
(biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acetylcholinic
acetylcholinic
adj
(biochemistry) Of or relating to acetylcholine.
acetylcyanide
acetylenation
acetylenation
noun
(organic chemistry) Conversion into, or reaction with an acetylene
acetylenediurein
acetylenic
acetylenic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond
acetylglycin
acetylglycine
acetylglycine
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of glycine
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylization
acetylization
noun
Synonym of acetylation
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
acetylphenylhydrazine
acetylrosaniline
acetyltannin
acetyltannin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of acetyltannic acid
acetyltropeine
acinacity
acolyctine
acolyctine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
acquaintancy
acquaintancy
noun
acquaintanceship
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acromyotonia
acromyotonia
noun
(pathology) myotonia of the limbs
acrylonitrile
acrylonitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) A toxic colourless liquid organic compound, CH₂=CH.CN, synthesized from propylene and ammonia; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and synthetic rubber.
actinally
actinally
adv
In an actinal manner.
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinenchyma
actinically
actinically
adv
In an actinic manner.
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinoelectrically
actinoelectricity
actinoelectricity
noun
photoconductivity
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinology
actinology
noun
(sciences) The study of the effect of light on chemicals.
actinometricy
actinometry
actinometry
noun
the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinomyces
actinomyces
noun
A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.
actinomycese
actinomycesous
actinomycestal
actinomycetaceae
actinomycetal
actinomycetal
adj
Of or relating to the Actinomycetales, an order of Actinobacteria.
actinomycetales
actinomycete
actinomycete
noun
Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics.
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinomycin
actinomycin
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria of genus Streptomyces.
actinomycins
actinomycins
noun
plural of actinomycin
actinomycoma
actinomycoma
noun
The granulomatous lesion characteristic of actinomycosis
actinomycosis
actinomycosis
noun
(pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to man, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.
actinomycosistic
actinomycotic
actinomycotic
adj
Of or pertaining to actinomycosis.
actinomyxidia
actinomyxidiida
actinophryan
actinophrys
actinopterygian
actinopterygian
adj
Of the nature of fish of the class Actinopterygii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the ray-finned fish of the taxonomic class Actinopterygii.
actinopterygii
actinopterygious
actinoscopy
actinoscopy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
actinostereoscopy
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
actionability
actionability
noun
The characteristic of being actionable.
actionably
actionably
adv
In an actionable manner.
actionary
actionary
noun
(business, obsolete) A shareholder in a joint-stock company.
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
actomyosins
actomyosins
noun
plural of actomyosin
acylating
acylating
verb
present participle of acylate
acylation
acylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The process of adding an acyl group to a compound.
adenoidectomy
adenoidectomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
aduncity
aduncity
noun
Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aerothermodynamic
aerothermodynamic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
aeschynite
aeschynite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several basic oxide minerals of mostly titanium and niobium with either cerium, neodymium or yttrium.
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affectionally
affectionally
adv
In an affectional manner.
affectionately
affectionately
adv
In an affectionate manner.
afflictingly
afflictingly
adv
In a way that causes affliction.
agamogenetically
agamogenetically
adv
By means of agamogenesis.
agnatically
agnatically
adv
In an agnatic manner; by means of agnation.
agnostically
agnostically
adv
In an agnostic manner; not having or expressing a firm opinion on something.
Toward, or from the perspective of, agnosticism.
agonistically
agonistically
adv
In an agonistic manner
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
aminolytic
aminolytic
adj
Relating to aminolysis
amminolytic
ammonolytic
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.
amphictyonian
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amyatonic
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anabaptistically
anacamptically
anacamptically
adv
In an anacamptic manner; by reflection of sound.
anacatadidymus
anachronistically
anachronistically
adv
In an anachronistic manner; in the manner of an anachronism.
anacidity
anacidity
noun
Lack of acidity, as of the stomach.
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
anacreontically
anacreontically
adv
In an anacreontic manner.
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anaerobiotically
anaerobiotically
adv
In an anaerobiotic manner.
anaesthetically
anaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of anesthetically
anaglyptic
anaglyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph
anaglyptical
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anagrammatically
anagrammatically
adv
In an anagrammatic manner.
analytic
analytic
adj
(linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the arrangement of uninflected words within sentences to indicate meaning. Compare synthetic.
(logic, of a proposition) that follows necessarily; tautologous.
(mathematical analysis) Being defined in terms of objects of differential calculus such as derivatives.
(mathematics) Of, or relating to algebra or a similar method of analysis.
(mathematics, of a function) Being able to be locally represented by convergent power series around every point of the domain.
Having the ability to analyse.
Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
Of, or relating to division into elements or principles.