(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
acantholysis
acantholysis
noun
(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
acetoxyphthalide
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.
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
achillodynia
achillodynia
noun
(pathology) pain due to achillobursitis
achlorhydria
achlorhydria
noun
(medicine) The absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
achlorhydric
achlorhydric
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to achlorhydria
achromatically
achromatically
adv
In an achromatic manner.
achromatolysis
achromatolysis
noun
(cytology) dissolution of achromatin
acronichally
acrophonically
acrophonically
adv
In an acrophonic way.
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
aerolithology
aerolithology
noun
The study of meteorites
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aesthiology
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
aetiophyllin
aglyphodontia
albitophyre
alcoholically
alcoholically
adv
In an alcoholic manner.
In the manner of an alcoholic.
alcoholicity
alcoholicity
noun
A measure of the alcoholic content of something
alcoholysis
alcoholysis
noun
(organic chemistry) Solvolysis using an alcohol.
alcoholytic
alcoholytic
adj
Relating to alcoholysis
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
algorithmically
algorithmically
adv
Using an algorithm.
alimentotherapy
aliyoth
allicholly
allochirally
allopathetically
allopathically
allopathically
adv
By allopathic methods.
allophonically
allophonically
adv
In an allophonic manner.
allophylian
allophylian
Adjective
Allophylic
allophylic
allophylic
adj
Belonging or relating to another tribe
allophytoid
allopsychic
allopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the relationship between the mind and the outside world
allorhythmia
allorhythmia
noun
(pathology) An irregular pattern of the heartbeat
allorrhyhmia
allorrhythmic
allothigenetically
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
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.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amblychromatic
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amidoaldehyde
aminobenzaldehyde
aminodiphenyl
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphibolostylous
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphicondyla
amphicondylous
amphidiploidy
amphidiploidy
noun
The property of being amphidiploid.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphiploidy
amphiploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being amphiploid
amphiprostylar
amphiprostylar
adj
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amygdalolith
amygdalothripsis
amylohydrolysis
amylohydrolytic
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
amylophosphoric
amylosynthesis
anachronically
anachronically
adv
In an anachronic manner.
anachronistically
anachronistically
adv
In an anachronistic manner; in the manner of an anachronism.
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
anaesthesiology
anaesthesiology
noun
(British spelling, medicine) Alternative spelling of anesthesiology
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaphorically
anaphorically
adv
In an anaphoric manner.
anaphylactogenic
anaphylactogenic
adj
That tends to cause anaphylaxis.
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anaphylatoxin
anaphylatoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
anapophysial
anarchosyndicalism
anarchosyndicalism
noun
Alternative form of anarcho-syndicalism
anarchosyndicalist
anarchosyndicalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anarcho-syndicalist
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anchoritically
anchoritically
adv
In the manner of an anchorite; reclusively.
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
anchylosis
anchylosis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis
anchylotic
anchylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anchylosis.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
anesthesiology
anesthesiology
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.
angiocholecystitis
angiohyalinosis
angiolymphitis
angiolymphoma
anglophily
anguishously
anhaemolytic
anhemolytic
anhydromyelia
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anisophylly
anisophylly
noun
(botany) The growing by a plant of leaves in pairs with a significant difference in size between the two.
ankylocheilia
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
ankylorrhinia
annihilatory
annihilatory
adj
Causing annihilation.
anopisthographically
anorthographically
anthobiology
anthologically
anthologically
adv
In the manner of an anthology.
antholysis
anthophyllite
anthophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
anthophyllitic
anthraquinonyl
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
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.
antianaphylactogen
antichronically
antihemolysin
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antiheterolysin
antiholiday
antiholiday
adj
Opposing or taking a negative view of the holiday season
noun
A holiday celebrated as a form of opposition to normal holidays
antihypnotically
antimethodically
antimonarchally
antimonarchically
antimonarchically
adv
In opposition to the monarchy.
antiorthodoxly
antiphilosophically
antiphilosophy
antiphilosophy
noun
(philosophy) An antitheoretical metaphilosophy critical of a priori justification aiming to dissolve misconceptions that traditional philosophy makes.
antiphonally
antiphonally
adv
In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.