(anatomy) A term sometimes used for diarthrosis, and also for synarthrosis. Also called dearticulation.
(anatomy) An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint.
The act of dislocating a joint.
aboulic
aboulic
adj
Alternative form of abulic
absolutistic
absolutistic
adj
Alternative form of absolutist
absolutistically
absolutistically
adv
In an absolutist manner.
abulic
abulic
adj
(psychiatry) Relating to, characterized by, or affected with abulia.
noun
Person afflicted with abulia.
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
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.
acetabularia
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetylbiuret
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
achluophobia
achluophobia
noun
The fear of darkness.
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acquirable
acquirable
adj
Capable of being acquired.
acquisible
acquisible
adj
Synonym of acquirable (“capable of being acquired”)
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
acutilobate
adducible
adducible
adj
Capable of being adduced.
agammaglobulinemic
agammaglobulinemic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting agammaglobulinemia.
noun
An individual with agammaglobulinemia.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
albiculi
albocinereous
albuginaceae
albuminocholia
albuminoscope
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
amblyacousia
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
annunciable
annunciable
adj
(archaic, rare) That may be announced or declared.
antecubital
antecubital
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior or inner part of the elbow (cubitus)
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirepublicanism
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antitubercular
antitubercular
adj
(pharmacology) That is used to treat tuberculosis
antituberculin
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculotic
antituberculotic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering tuberculosis.
noun
A drug used to counter tuberculosis.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
aquincubital
aquincubital
adj
(ornithology) Lacking a fifth cubital remex.
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
aquintocubital
aquintocubital
adj
Alternative form of aquincubital
aquintocubitalism
aquopentamminecobaltic
arboricolous
arboricolous
adj
(ecology) That grows on, or lives in, trees.
arboricultural
arboricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
arboriculturist
arboriculturist
noun
A person who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon.
archbuilder
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
archpublican
arcubalist
arcubalist
Noun
A crossbow.
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
aristorepublicanism
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
articulable
articulable
adj
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.
(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
authenticatable
authenticatable
adj
Capable of being authenticated.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autoinoculable
autoinoculable
adj
Capable of autoinoculation
automobilistic
automobilistic
adj
(dated) Relating to automobiles.
autosymbolic
autosymbolical
autosymbolically
autotuberculin
bacchuslike
baccillum
bacillariaceous
bacillariaceous
adj
Belonging to the Bacillariaceae; rod-shaped.
bacilliculture
bacilliparous
bacillogenous
bacilluria
bacilluria
noun
(pathology) The discharge of urine containing bacilli.
bacillus
bacillus
noun
(figurative, by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.
Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
bacteriofluorescin
baculi
baculiferous
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
baculine
baculine
adj
Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod.
baculite
baculite
noun
(paleontology) Any of the extinct genus Baculites of cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
baculitic
baculiticone
baculoid
balaneutics
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
balsaminaceous
balsaminaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balsaminaceae.
baluchi
baluchis
baluchistan
baluchithere
baluchitheria
baluchitherium
basculation
basculation
noun
(geology) The tilting of a geological layer.
(medicine, archaic) The replacement of a retroverted uterus by swinging it into its place.
basiliscus
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becquerelite
becquerelite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
becudgeling
becudgeling
verb
present participle of becudgel
becudgelling
beluchi
belucki
benzophloroglucinol
bertolucci
betulinamaric
betulinic
betulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to betulinic acid or its derivatives
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
biarticular
biarticular
adj
(anatomy) Affecting, or connecting two joints
biarticulate
biarticulate
adj
(zoology) Having, or consisting of, two joints.
biarticulated
biarticulated
adj
doubly articulated
biauricular
biauricular
adj
Having or relating to two auricles.
biauriculate
biauriculate
adj
Having two auricles
Having two ear-like projections at the base.
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bicalvous
bicapsular
bicapsular
adj
Having two capsules; having a double capsule.
bicaudal
bicaudal
adj
(zoology) Having two tails
bicellular
bicellular
adj
(biology) Composed of two cells; having two cells.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bicircular
bicircular
adj
(geometry) Having nodes at the two circular points at infinity.
Having the form of two circles.
biclinium
bicolorous
bicolorous
adj
(biology, mycology) Having two different colors.
bicolour
bicolour
adj
(British spelling) Having two colours
noun
(British spelling) A flag with such colours, consisting of two stripes that are either vertical or horizontal.
(British spelling) A flower, cat etc., that has two colours.
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bicolourous
bicolourous
adj
Misspelling of bicolorous.
bicolours
bicolours
noun
plural of bicolour
bicrural
bicrural
adj
having two legs
bicuculline
bicuculline
noun
(biochemistry) A light-sensitive competitive antagonist of GABA receptors; it is used in the study of epilepsy
bicultural
bicultural
adj
Adapted to two separate cultures.
noun
A person belonging to two cultures.
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bicursal
bicursal
adj
(mathematics) Used to describe a curve composed of two moving points; e.g. a hyperbola.
Being composed of two continuous paths or lines.
bicuspidal
bicuspidal
adj
(geometry) Having two cusps.
bicycular
bicycular
adj
(archaic) Relating to bicycling.
bidactylous
biddulphiaceae
bidenticulate
bidenticulate
adj
Having two denticles.
bifollicular
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcal
bifurcal
adj
Synonym of bifurcate
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bilifuscin
bilifuscin
noun
(biochemistry) A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.
bilirubinic
bilocular
bilocular
adj
Having two chambers, cells or compartments
biloculate
biloculate
adj
Having two loculi.
biloculina
biloculine
biloculine
adj
(biology) Characteristic of species of foraminifers in the genus Biloculina, now principally in Pyrgo.
Having two chambers or compartments.
bimaculate
bimaculate
adj
Having two spots or similar marks
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules