Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acalypha
acalypha
noun
Any of the genus Acalypha of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae.
acalypterae
acalyptrata
acalyptratae
acalyptrate
acalyptrate
adj
Of or pertaining to the Acalyptratae group.
noun
A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
acatalepsy
acatalepsy
noun
Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
acceptability
acceptability
noun
(military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
acceptably
acceptably
adv
In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
To an acceptable degree.
acceptedly
acceptedly
adv
In an accepted manner; admittedly.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accomplicity
accomplicity
noun
(rare) The act or state of being an accomplice.
acenaphthenyl
acenaphthenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from acenaphthene
acenaphthylene
acenaphthylene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing an unsaturated five-membered ring ortho- and peri-fused to the 1- and 9- positions of naphthalene.
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
acetoxyphthalide
acetylperoxide
acetylphenol
acetylphenylhydrazine
acetyltropeine
achlorophyllous
achlorophyllous
adj
(botany) not having chlorophyll and, hence, unable to engage in photosynthesis
acidoproteolytic
acidoproteolytic
adj
Relating to acidoproteolytes
acrocephaly
acrocephaly
noun
The condition of suffering from a pointed skull.
acroparalysis
acroparalysis
noun
Paralysis of the extremities.
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
acrophonically
acrophonically
adv
In an acrophonic way.
actipylea
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
adipolytic
adipolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeroscopically
aetiotropically
agapeically
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
allochlorophyll
allocryptic
allopathetically
allopathically
allopathically
adv
By allopathic methods.
allopatrically
allopatrically
adv
In an allopatric manner
With regard to allopatry
allophonically
allophonically
adv
In an allophonic manner.
allophylic
allophylic
adj
Belonging or relating to another tribe
allopsychic
allopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the relationship between the mind and the outside world
allotropically
allotropically
adv
With regard to allotropy
allotropicity
allotropicity
noun
The property of being allotropic.
allotypic
allotypic
adj
Of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
allotypical
allotypical
adj
(immunology, rare) Allotypic: of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
allotypically
allotypically
adv
In an allotypical manner
alloxyproteic
alphabetically
alphabetically
adv
(manner) In an alphabetical manner.
(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
alphamerically
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
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.
alycompaine
amblycephalidae
amblycephalus
amblyocarpous
amblyopic
amblyopic
adj
of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
ampelosicyos
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphicondyla
amphicondylous
amphicytula
amphimictically
amphimictically
adv
By means of amphimixis.
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
amyelencephalia
amyelencephalic
amyelencephalous
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylophosphoric
amyloplastic
amyloplastic
adj
starch-forming; amylogenic
anabaptistically
anacalypsis
anacamptically
anacamptically
adv
In an anacamptic manner; by reflection of sound.
anaglyphic
anaglyphic
adj
Relating to anaglyphs.
noun
Work with chased or embossed relief.
anaglyphical
anaglyphical
adj
Alternative form of anaglyphic
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyphoscope
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.
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anaphorically
anaphorically
adv
In an anaphoric manner.
anaphylactic
anaphylactic
adj
Pertaining to anaphylaxis.
anaphylactically
anaphylactically
adv
In an anaphylactic manner
anaphylactin
anaphylactogen
anaphylactogen
noun
(medicine) A substance likely to or capable of producing an adverse reaction (anaphylaxis) in a person.
anaphylactogenic
anaphylactogenic
adj
That tends to cause anaphylaxis.
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anaptyctical
anaptyctical
adj
Relating to anaptyxis.
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
ancylopod
ancylopoda
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
anencephaly
anencephaly
noun
A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
anerythroplastic
angioparalytic
anisotropically
anisotropically
adv
in an anisotropic manner; in such a way as to depend upon direction
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
anopisthographically
anorthographically
anthophyllitic
anthropocentrically
anthropocentrically
adv
In an anthropocentric manner.
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropodeoxycholic
anthropologically
anthropologically
adv
In a manner which pertains to anthropology.
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropomorphically
anthropomorphically
adv
In an anthropomorphic manner.
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropopathically
anthropopathically
adv
In an anthropopathic manner.
anthroposociology
anthroposociology
noun
(dated, historical) The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.
anthropoteleoclogy
antianaphylactogen
anticapitalistically
anticipatingly
anticipatingly
adv
In an anticipating manner; looking forward; expectantly.
anticipatively
anticipatively
adv
In an anticipative manner; expectantly.
anticipatorily
anticipatorily
adv
In an anticipatory manner.
anticomplementary
anticomplementary
adj
(geometry) antimedial
(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complement
anticryptically
antiempirically
antihypnotically
antioptimistically
antiparalytic
antiparalytic
adj
(medicine) Acting against paralysis.
noun
A medicine to treat paralysis.
antiparalytical
antiparasitically
antipathetically
antipathetically
adv
In an antipathetic fashion.
antipatriarchally
antipatriarchally
adv
In an antipatriarchal way.
antipatriotically
antiperistatically
antiphilosophically
antiphonically
antiphonically
adv
With antiphony.
antiphrastically
antiphrastically
adv
(rhetoric) By means of, or in terms of, antiphrasis.