Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
abnormally
abnormally
adv
In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average.
abominability
abominably
abominably
adv
In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.
absentmindedly
absentmindedly
adv
Alternative form of absent-mindedly
accommodatingly
accommodatingly
adv
In an accommodating manner.
acetmethylanilide
acetylamine
acetylaminobenzene
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acronymically
acronymically
adv
In an acronymic way; in such a way as to form an acronym.
actinomycestal
actinomycetal
actinomycetal
adj
Of or relating to the Actinomycetales, an order of Actinobacteria.
actinomycetales
acylamidobenzene
acylamino
acylamino
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any acyl derivative of an amino group
acyloxymethane
adamantly
adamantly
adv
In an immovable or inflexible manner.
adenoliomyofibroma
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.
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
admiringly
admiringly
adv
In an admiring manner.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
admonitorily
admonitorily
adv
In an admonitory manner.
adnominally
adnominally
adv
(grammar) In an adnominal way; used like an adnoun, adjectivally.
adrenalectomy
adrenalectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.
adrenomedullary
adrenomedullary
adj
Of or relating to the adrenal medulla.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
aerodynamical
aerodynamical
adj
Synonym of aerodynamic
aerodynamically
aerodynamically
adv
From the perspective of aerodynamics.
In an aerodynamic manner, in a manner which reduces drag.
affirmingly
affirmingly
adv
in an affirming manner
agamogenetically
agamogenetically
adv
By means of agamogenesis.
agronomically
agronomically
adv
With reference to agronomics
alarmingly
alarmingly
adv
Causing fear or concern.
In an alarming way, frighteningly.
To an extent that causes alarm.
albamycin
albamycin
Noun
novobiocin
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminolysis
albuminometry
alcyoniform
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
aldermancy
aldermancy
noun
The office or position of an alderman.
aldermanity
aldermanity
noun
The condition of being an alderman.
aldermanly
aldermanly
adj
Relating to, or like, an alderman.
adv
In the manner of an alderman.
aldermanry
aldermanry
noun
(countable) the district in which an alderman serves
(uncountable) the rank or status of an alderman
alectoromancy
alectoromancy
noun
Alternative form of alectryomancy
alectryomancy
alectryomancy
noun
A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably the white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
alimentally
alimentally
adv
(obsolete) In such a way that serves for nourishment or food.
alimentary
alimentary
adj
Nourishing; nutritious.
Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
alimentatively
alimentotherapy
alimony
alimony
noun
(law) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
The means to support life.
alkylamine
alkylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aliphatic amine
alkylamino
alkylamino
noun
(chemistry) A group or radical containing both an alkyl and an amino group
allayment
allayment
noun
Something that allays; mitigation
allonym
allonym
noun
(uncommon) An allonymous work: a book published under the name of a person other than its true author.
A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
allonymous
allonymous
adj
Misattributed: appearing or (especially) knowingly published under the name of a different person from the true author.
allonymously
allonyms
allonyms
noun
plural of allonym
allylamine
allylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated primary amine CH₂=CH-CH₂-NH₂ or any of its derivatives
almondy
almondy
adj
Redolent of almonds.
almonry
almonry
noun
(historical) A building in which alms were distributed.
almsmoney
alomancy
alomancy
noun
Alternative form of halomancy
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.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminosity
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
aluminyl
aluminyl
noun
(inorganic chemistry, especially in combination) Aluminium in the +1 oxidation state.
alycompaine
alymphopotent
amazingly
amazingly
adv
Difficult to believe; strange but true.
In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully.
To a wonder-inspiring extent.
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
ambivalency
ambivalently
ambivalently
adv
In an ambivalent manner.
amblingly
amblingly
adv
With an ambling walk.
amblygon
amblygon
noun
(geometry, obsolete, rare) An obtuse-angled figure, especially a triangle.
amblygonal
amblygonal
adj
(obsolete) obtuse-angled
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblyrhynchus
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
amenability
amenability
noun
The state or quality of being amenable.
amenably
amenably
adv
In an amenable manner.
americanly
americanly
Adverb
In an American manner; in a way characteristic of Americans.
amidomyelin
aminobenzaldehyde
aminodiphenyl
aminolysis
aminolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) decomposition of a molecule by reaction with ammonia or an amine
aminolytic
aminolytic
adj
Relating to aminolysis
aminomyelin
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
aminoxylol
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
amminolysis
amminolytic
ammonolyses
ammonolyses
noun
plural of ammonolysis
ammonolysis
ammonolysis
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction with ammonia, analogous to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken and an NH₂ group is appended to one fragment
ammonolytic
ammonolyze
ammonolyzed
ammonolyzing
amoxycillin
amoxycillin
noun
(pharmacology) UK spelling of amoxicillin.
amoxycillins
amoxycillins
noun
plural of amoxycillin
ampelograpny
amphicondyla
amphicondylous
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphiplatyan
amphiplatyan
adj
(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amyclaean
amyelencephalia
amyelencephalic
amyelencephalous
amyelinic
amyelinic
adj
That lacks a myelin sheath
amyelonic
amygdalin
amygdalin
noun
(biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
amygdaline
amygdaline
adj
Resembling or characteristic of almonds.
noun
Alternative form of amygdalin
amygdalinic
amygdaloncus
amygdonitrile
amylamine
amylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of pentylamine
amylan
amylene
amylene
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) pentene.
A colorless, volatile, mobile liquid consisting of a mixture of different isomers of this hydrocarbon.
amylenes
amylenes
noun
plural of amylene
amylenol
amylidene
amylin
amylin
noun
(biochemistry) A pancreatic polypeptide hormone that is secreted with insulin by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans, that is a major component of the amyloid deposits found outside beta cells in those affected with type 2 diabetes, and that inhibits the glucose synthesis stimulated by insulin in skeletal muscles.
(biochemistry) The dextrin of starch.
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
amylogen
amylogen
noun
The water-soluble part of granulose.
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
amylogenic
amylogenic
adj
Forming starch; applied specifically to leucoplasts.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.
amylogens
amylon
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)