An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
abruptedly
abruptedly
adv
Abruptly; by a sudden interruption or transition.
academicianship
academicianship
noun
A membership in a national academy of arts or sciences
acalephoid
acalephoid
adj
Belonging to or resembling the Acalephae, or jellyfishes.
acanthopod
acanthopod
adj
Spiny-footed.
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
accepted
accepted
adj
Generally approved, believed, or recognized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accept
acceptedly
acceptedly
adv
In an accepted manner; admittedly.
acceptilated
acceptilated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acceptilate
accompanied
accompanied
adj
Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accompany
accomplished
accomplished
adj
Completed; effected; established.
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
acetnaphthalide
acetoamidophenol
acetophenetide
acetophenetide
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of a phenetidine
acetophenetidin
acetophenetidin
noun
phenacetin
acetophenetidine
acetoxyphthalide
acetphenetid
acetphenetidin
acetylperoxide
acetylphenylhydrazine
achondroplasia
achondroplasia
noun
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
acidaspis
acidophil
acidophil
noun
(immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.
acidophile
acidophile
noun
A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acidophilic
acidophilic
adj
Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin.
Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile.
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acidoproteolytic
acidoproteolytic
adj
Relating to acidoproteolytes
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
acidproof
acidproof
adj
Resistant to the corrosive effects of acid.
acipenserid
acipenserid
noun
(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acipenseridae
acipenseroid
acipenseroid
noun
Synonym of chondrostean
acipenseroidei
acraspeda
acraspeda
noun
(zoology) A group of acalephs that includes most of the larger jellyfish
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acropodia
acropodia
noun
plural of acropodium
acropodium
acropodium
noun
(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot
(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
acrospired
acrospired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acrospire
actinopod
actinopod
noun
(zoology) Any member of the variously ranked group Actinopoda of protozoa.
actinopoda
acupunctured
acupunctured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
adapa
adapid
adapid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct primate of the family Adapidae
adapis
adapt
adapt
adj
Adapted; fit; suited; suitable.
verb
(intransitive) To make oneself comfortable to a new thing.
(transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust
(transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character
(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit
adaptabilities
adaptabilities
noun
plural of adaptability
adaptability
adaptability
noun
(biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
adaptable
adaptable
adj
Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
adaptableness
adaptableness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
adaptably
adaptably
adv
In an adaptable manner.
adaptation
adaptation
noun
(countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
(countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
(countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
(sociology) The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments.
(uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
(uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
adaptational
adaptational
adj
(biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished from morphological or structural changes.
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive
adaptationally
adaptationally
adv
In terms of, or by means of, adaptation.
adaptations
adaptations
noun
plural of adaptation
adaptative
adaptative
adj
Of or pertaining to adaptation; adaptive.
adapted
adapted
adj
Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adapt
adaptedness
adaptedness
noun
(countable) The result of being adapted.
(uncountable) The state of being adapted; suitableness; fitness.
adapter
adapter
noun
A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.
Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.
Specifically, a device that permits two, three, or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.
Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.
adapters
adapters
noun
plural of adapter
adapting
adapting
verb
present participle of adapt
adaption
adaption
noun
Alternative form of adaptation
adaptional
adaptional
adj
(biology) Applied to the process by which an organism is fitted or adapted to its environment
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the action of adapting.
adaptionism
adaptionism
noun
Alternative form of adaptationism
adaptions
adaptions
noun
plural of adaption
adaptitude
adaptitude
noun
Adaptedness; special aptitude.
adaptive
adaptive
adj
(psychology) Of a trait: that helps an individual to function well in society.
Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.
Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adaptivities
adaptivities
noun
plural of adaptivity
adaptivity
adaptivity
Noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adaptometer
adaptometer
noun
An optometric instrument that measures the minimum threshold of brightness that can be detected or how well the human eye can adapt to a recently darkened environment.
adaptor
adaptor
noun
Alternative form of adapter
adaptorial
adaptorial
adj
Tending to adapt or fit; adaptive.
adaptors
adaptors
noun
plural of adaptor
adapts
adapts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adapt
adccp
addcp
adderspit
addlepate
addlepate
noun
Alternative form of addle pate
addlepated
addlepated
adj
Addled; confused; stupid; flustered.
addlepatedness
addlepatedness
noun
The quality of being addlepated.
addleplot
addressograph
addressograph
noun
(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adeep
adelomorphic
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adelopod
adelopod
noun
(zoology) An animal having feet that are not apparent.
adelops
adelphe
adelphi
adelphia
adelphia
noun
Any plant of the genus Adelphia, of Latin America.
adelphian
adelphic
adelphic
adj
Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
fraternal
adelpho
adelphogamy
adelphogamy
noun
A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adelphoi
adelpholite
adelphophagy
adelphophagy
noun
The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adempt
adempt
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To take away.
adempted
adempted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adempt
ademption
ademption
noun
(law) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.
adenectopia
adenectopic
adenemphractic
adenemphraxis
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenographical
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenohypersthenia
adenohypophyseal
adenohypophyseal
adj
Alternative form of adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenohypophysis
adenohypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones that regulate many physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction.
adenolipoma
adenolipoma
noun
(oncology) A benign lipoma of a gland containing both glandular and fat tissue.
adenolipomatosis
adenolipomatosis
noun
(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenopharyngeal
adenopharyngitis
adenophlegmon
adenophlegmon
noun
(obsolete, pathology) inflammation of a lymph gland
adenophora
adenophore
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenophthalmia
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenophyma
adenopodous
adenotyphoid
adenotyphus
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adephaga
adephagan
adephagan
noun
Any of many beetles of the suborder Adephaga.
adephagia
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adeps
adeps
noun
(physiology) Soft or liquid animal fat.
adept
adept
adj
Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient
noun
One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient
adepter
adepter
adj
(archaic) comparative form of adept: more adept
adeptest
adeptest
adj
(archaic) superlative form of adept: most adept
adeption
adeption
noun
(obsolete) An obtaining; attainment.
adeptly
adeptly
adv
With great skill or knowledge.
adeptness
adeptness
noun
The quality of being adept.
adeptnesses
adeptnesses
noun
plural of adeptness
adepts
adepts
noun
plural of adept
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
adespota
adespota
noun
(bibliography) Literary works not attributed to (or claimed by) an author. (Originally used as a title of collections of anonymous Greek poetry.)