(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones that regulate many physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction.
adenopharyngitis
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenotyphus
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
aepyornis
aepyornises
aepyornithiformes
albespyne
albespyne
noun
Alternative form of albespine
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amyelencephalous
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anaeroplasty
anaglyphoscope
analepsy
analepsy
noun
(medicine) analepsis
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anapophyses
anapophyses
noun
plural of anapophysis
anapterygotism
anapterygotous
anaptyxes
anaptyxes
noun
plural of anaptyxis
androlepsy
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
anoxyscope
antehypophysis
antehypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
anteroposteriorly
anteroposteriorly
adv
(biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
antetypes
antetypes
noun
plural of antetype
anthropophysite
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antierysipelas
antierysipelas
adj
Preventing erysipelas.
antiexpressively
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
antihypertensives
antihypertensives
noun
plural of antihypertensive
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiperistatically
antipestilently
antiphysicalness
antiproteolysis
antipyresis
antipyresis
noun
(medicine) The reduction of fever.
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antipyrines
antipyrines
noun
plural of antipyrine
antiseptically
antiseptically
adv
In an antiseptic manner.
Regarding antisepsis.
antitypes
antitypes
noun
plural of antitype
apemosyne
aphanomyces
apocryphalness
apocryphalness
noun
The state or condition of being apocryphal.
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apoxyomenos
apoxyomenos
noun
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
appeasingly
appeasingly
adv
in an appeasing manner
appendicocaecostomy
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
apprehensively
apprehensively
adv
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
aptenodytes
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
arsenophenylglycin
arsenophenylglycin
noun
(chemistry) An arsenic compound used to treat trypanosomiasis in animals.
arsenopyrite
arsenopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
arsenotherapy
arsenotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of a disease with a compound of arsenic
arthroendoscopy
asterospondyli
asterospondylic
asterospondylous
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
bacteriotrypsin
balneophysiology
baypines
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
blennoptysis
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosyndesmitis
blepharosynechia
bronchoesophagoscopy
bronchoesophagoscopy
noun
Visual exam of bronchi and esophagus with scope.
bronchopleurisy
calyptranthes
celiosalpingectomy
celiosalpingotomy
cenospecifically
ceraunoscopy
ceraunoscopy
noun
Divination by interpreting thunder and lightning.
chlorophylligenous
cholecystenterorrhaphy
cholecystnephrostomy
cholecystonephrostomy
chondroepiphysis
chondroepiphysis
noun
epiphyseal cartilage
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygious
chryselephantine
chryselephantine
adj
Made of gold and ivory.
chrysophane
chrysophane
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
chrysophenin
chrysophenine
chrysophenine
noun
(organic chemistry) The azo dye disodium;5-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-[(E)-2-[4-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-sulfonatophenyl]ethenyl]benzenesulfonate
chrysosplenium
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cineplasty
clypeastrina
cnemapophysis
cockneyship
coenospecifically
colpoperineoplasty
companyless
compassionately
compassionately
adv
In a compassionate manner.
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
compensability
compensability
noun
The characteristic of being compensable; the ability to be compensated.
compensatingly
compensatingly
adv
So as to compensate.
compensatively
compensatively
adv
In a compensative manner; compensatorily
compensatory
compensatory
adj
(genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation
(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
comprehensibility
comprehensibility
noun
The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.
comprehensibly
comprehensibly
adv
In a comprehensible manner.
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
compressingly
compressingly
adv
So as to compress.
conceptualistically
conceptualistically
adv
In a conceptualistic sense.
conspectuity
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
contemporaneously
contemporaneously
adv
In the same period of time.
contemptuously
contemptuously
adv
In a disrespectful or discourteous manner; condescendingly.
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
corespondency
correspondency
correspondency
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of correspondence
correspondentially
correspondently
correspondently
adv
In a corresponding manner.
correspondingly
correspondingly
adv
In a corresponding manner; conformably.
corresponsively
corresponsively
adv
In a corresponsive manner.
corynocarpaceous
costopneumopexy
cotemporaneously
cotemporaneously
adv
During the same time period.
counterhypothesis
counterhypothesis
noun
A contrasting hypothesis put forward as a response to another hypothesis.
counterplays
counterplays
noun
plural of counterplay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterplay
counterploys
counterploys
noun
plural of counterploy
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
counterspying
counterspying
noun
Spying on spies.
verb
present participle of counterspy
countersympathy
crossopterygian
crossopterygian
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii, an infraclass of bony fish.
noun
(zoology) One of the Crossopterygii.
cryptamnesia
cryptamnesia
noun
Alternative form of cryptomnesia
cryptamnesic
cryptamnesic
adj
Alternative form of cryptomnesic
crypticness
crypticness
noun
The quality of being cryptic.
cryptocrystalline
cryptocrystalline
adj
(petrology) Whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification.
noun
(petrology) A rock of this kind.
cryptogenous
cryptogenous
adj
cryptogenic
cryptomnesia
cryptomnesia
noun
(psychology) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience