(geology) An instrument used to record the acceleration of the ground during an earthquake.
(military) An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc.
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
acetylperoxide
acetyltropeine
achromatophile
achromatophile
adj
Being or relating to an achromatophil.
acidoproteolytic
acidoproteolytic
adj
Relating to acidoproteolytes
acrocephalia
acrocephalia
noun
(medicine) A deformity of the head in which the top is more or less pointed.
acrocephalic
acrocephalic
adj
Possessing a pointed skull.
noun
A person suffering from a pointed skull.
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acrocephaly
acrocephaly
noun
The condition of suffering from a pointed skull.
acropetal
acropetal
adj
(botany) That develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence.
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
acropoleis
acropoleis
noun
plural of acropolis
acropolises
acrosphacelus
adelomorphic
adenographical
aecioteliospore
aeolotropic
aeolotropic
adj
(physics) Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerocolpos
aerocolpos
noun
(rare, medicine) Vaginal gas; air or gas trapped in the vagina.
aerographical
aerographical
adj
Synonym of aerographic
aerophilatelic
aerophilatelic
adj
Of or relating to aerophilately.
aerophilic
aerophilic
adj
(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aeroscopically
aetiotropically
alectoromorphae
alectoromorphous
alectoropodes
alectoropodous
aleuroscope
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
algesireceptor
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
allelotropic
alloxyproteic
alopecurus
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
ambleocarpus
anaeroplastic
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
noun
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
anchorpeople
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcephalum
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
anencephalotrophia
anerythroplastic
anteopercle
anteoperculum
antepectoral
antepectoral
adj
(anatomy) Of the feet of insects: fixed in the forepart of the prosternum or prothorax.
anthropocentrically
anthropocentrically
adv
In an anthropocentric manner.
anthropodeoxycholic
anthropogeographical
anthropogeographical
adj
(anthropology) Of or relating to anthropogeography.
anthropometrical
anthropometrical
adj
Pertaining to anthropometry.
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropoteleoclogy
anthropoteleological
anticomplementary
anticomplementary
adj
(geometry) antimedial
(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complement
antilocapridae
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
antiplethoric
antiplethoric
adj
(medicine) Countering plethora of the blood.
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antiproductively
antistreptococcal
antistreptococcal
adj
(immunology) Countering bacteria of the genus Streptococcus.
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
aperiodically
aperiodically
adv
In an aperiodic way.
apheliotropic
apheliotropic
adj
Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc.
apheliotropically
apheliotropically
adv
In an apheliotropic way; away from the sun.
aplanobacter
apocryphalness
apocryphalness
noun
The state or condition of being apocryphal.
apogeotropically
apogeotropically
adv
(botany) In an apogeotropic manner; of leaves and other botanical structures, in a manner that bends away from the ground.
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
aporetical
aporetical
Adjective
Tending to doubt.
apotracheal
apotracheal
adj
Not associated with vascular tracheids
appreciational
appreciational
adj
Of or relating to appreciation.
appreciatorily
appreciatorily
adv
(obsolete, rare) With appreciation; appreciatively.
approachable
approachable
adj
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
approachableness
approachableness
noun
The state or quality of being approachable.
approachless
approachless
adj
Impossible to approach.
archaeographical
archapostle
archeptolemus
archesporial
archesporial
adj
Relating to the archesporia, cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archiepiscopal
archiepiscopal
adj
Of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric.
archiepiscopality
archiepiscopality
noun
(ecclesiastical) The rank or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.
archiepiscopally
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
archipelagoes
archipelagoes
noun
plural of archipelago
archipelagos
archlexicographer
archphilosopher
archplotter
arctocephalus
areographical
areographical
adj
Synonym of areographic
areographically
areographically
adv
In terms of areography.
argyrocephalous
argyropelecus
aristorepublicanism
arsenophenylglycin
arsenophenylglycin
noun
(chemistry) An arsenic compound used to treat trypanosomiasis in animals.
arteriocapillary
arteriocapillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and the capillaries.
aryepiglottic
aryepiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Referring to a group of tissues between the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage, or the use of these folds during vocalization.
arytenoepiglottic
asterospondylic
astrophotometrical
astrophotometrical
adj
Relating to astrophotometry.
astrospectral
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
atmospherically
atmospherically
adv
In an atmospheric manner.
With regard to the atmosphere.
auriculoparietal
auriculotemporal
auriculotemporal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the external ear and the temporal region.
australopithecinae
australopithecine
australopithecine
adj
(anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to these hominids.
noun
(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.
australopithecus
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autophotoelectric
avicularimorphae
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bacteriochlorophyll
bacteriochlorophyll
noun
(biology) A photosynthetic pigment occurring in various phototrophic bacteria, related to the chlorophylls.
bacteriopathology
bacterioscopical
bacterioscopical
adj
bacterioscopic
bacterioscopically
bacterioscopically
adv
By means of bacterioscopy.
balanophoraceae
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bicorporeal
bicorporeal
adj
(astrology) Synonym of mutable (“being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy”)
(medicine) Synonym of bicornuate
biogeographical
biogeographical
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography.
biogeographically
biogeographically
adv
In a biogeographic manner
With regard to biogeography
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
blepharanthracosis
blepharelcosis
blepharocarcinoma
blepharocera
blepharoceridae
blepharochalasis
blepharochalasis
noun
An inflammation of the eyelid, characterized by exacerbations and remissions of eyelid edema, which results in a stretching and subsequent atrophy of the eyelid tissue resulting in redundant folds over the lid margins.
blepharochromidrosis
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharocoloboma
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharodyschroia
blepharoncosis
blepharoncus
blepharoplastic
blepharoplastic
adj
relating to blepharoplasty
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosynechia
bothriocephalus
brachiocephalic
brachiocephalic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the arm and the head.