(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.
absolutistic
absolutistic
adj
Alternative form of absolutist
absolutistically
absolutistically
adv
In an absolutist manner.
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
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
acutilobate
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
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.
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
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
bacilliculture
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
bacteriofluorescin
baculite
baculite
noun
(paleontology) Any of the extinct genus Baculites of cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
baculitic
baculiticone
balaneutics
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
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.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
betulinamaric
biarticular
biarticular
adj
(anatomy) Affecting, or connecting two joints
biarticulate
biarticulate
adj
(zoology) Having, or consisting of, two joints.
biarticulated
biarticulated
adj
doubly articulated
biauriculate
biauriculate
adj
Having two auricles
Having two ear-like projections at the base.
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
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
bidactylous
bidenticulate
bidenticulate
adj
Having two denticles.
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.
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
biloculate
biloculate
adj
Having two loculi.
bimaculate
bimaculate
adj
Having two spots or similar marks
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
binomenclature
binucleate
binucleate
adj
(biology) having two nuclei
noun
A cell that has two nuclei
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
binucleolate
binucleolate
adj
(biology) Having two nucleoli.
bioaccumulation
bioaccumulation
noun
(biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.
bioastronautical
bioastronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to bioastronautics.
biologicohumanistic
bipunctal
bipunctual
bipunctual
adj
Having two points.
birectangular
birectangular
adj
Containing two right angles.
bisulcate
bisulcate
adj
cloven (cleft in two); cloven-hoofed
bisulcated
bitentaculate
bitentaculate
adj
Having two tentacles or tentacle-like organs.
bitubercular
bituberculate
bituberculate
adj
Having two tubercles.
bituberculated
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
bothriocephalus
boucicault
brachiocubital
brachiocubital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and to the elbow or forearm
brachistocephalous
bradyauxetically
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
bucculatrix
bucklandite
bucktail
bucktail
noun
The tail of a deer, traditionally used as a fishing lure.
bucktails
bucktails
noun
plural of bucktail
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
bucoliast
buddhistical
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
bureaucratical
bureaucratical
adj
Synonym of bureaucratic
bureaucratically
bureaucratically
adv
In a bureaucratic manner.
bursiculate
bursiculate
adj
(botany) bursiform
butyrically
calcareobituminous
calcareobituminous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
calculabilities
calculabilities
noun
plural of calculability
calculability
calculability
noun
The condition of being calculable
carbunculation
carbunculation
noun
(rare) The blasting of something, by excessive heat or cold.
caricaturable
caricaturable
adj
Suitable for being caricatured.
caudotibial
caudotibialis
causability
causability
noun
The condition of being causable
censurability
censurability
Noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.
ceratomandibular
chlamydobacteriaceous
churnability
churnability
noun
The condition of being churnable
circuitable
circulatable
circulatable
adj
Capable of being circulated.
circumambiently
circumambiently
adv
In a circumambient manner.
circumambulate
circumambulate
verb
(transitive) To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumambulated
circumambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate
circumambulates
circumambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumambulate
circumambulating
circumambulating
verb
present participle of circumambulate
circumambulation
circumambulation
noun
The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumambulations
circumambulations
noun
plural of circumambulation
circumambulator
circumambulator
noun
Someone who walks around something.
circumambulatory
circumambulatory
adj
Designed especially for ritualistic circumambulation.
That is circumambulating.
circumorbital
circumorbital
adj
(anatomy) Around the eye.
noun
Any of the scales around a reptile's eye.
circumstantiability
circumstantiable
circumstantiable
adj
That can be circumstantiated
circumtabular
circumtabular
adj
Arranged or taking place around a table
Surrounding a tabula
circumventable
circumventable
adj
Capable of being circumvented.
claustrophobia
claustrophobia
noun
The fear of closed, tight places.
claustrophobiac
claustrophobiac
noun
(uncommon) Alternative form of claustrophobic
claustrophobias
claustrophobias
noun
plural of claustrophobia
claustrophobic
claustrophobic
adj
(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.
Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia.
noun
Someone with claustrophobia
clubability
clubability
noun
Alternative form of clubbability
clubbability
clubbability
noun
The quality of being clubbable.
coagulability
coagulability
noun
The ability to coagulate, of being coagulable
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
cogitabundly
colourability
colourability
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of colorability