(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
acatalepsy
acatalepsy
noun
Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
achromatopsy
achromatopsy
noun
color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
actinophrys
actinopterygious
actinoscopy
actinoscopy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
actinostereoscopy
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
adenohypersthenia
adenopharyngitis
adenotyphus
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adiposity
adiposity
noun
Obesity; the state of being fat.
The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
aegyptus
aepyornithiformes
aepytus
aerophysicist
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
agriotypus
agrostography
agrostography
noun
The scientific description of grasses.
alloplasty
alloplasty
noun
(surgery) The grafting of an alloplast
allotypes
allotypes
noun
plural of allotype
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
amphibolostylous
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphicyrtous
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.
amphistylar
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphistyly
amphithyrons
ampollosity
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amygdalothripsis
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylophosphate
amyloplast
amyloplast
noun
(biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
amyloplastic
amyloplastic
adj
starch-forming; amylogenic
amyloplastid
amyloplasts
amyloplasts
noun
plural of amyloplast
anabaptistically
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
anaeroplasty
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anaplasty
anaplasty
noun
(surgery) The restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue.
anapterygotism
anapterygotous
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anaptyxes
anaptyxes
noun
plural of anaptyxis
anaptyxis
anaptyxis
noun
(phonetics) The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.
anastrophy
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
angiolymphitis
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
angiostrophy
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anisotropically
anisotropically
adv
in an anisotropic manner; in such a way as to depend upon direction
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
anopisthographically
antasphyctic
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
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophysiography
anthropophysite
anthropopsychic
anthropopsychism
anthroposcopy
anthroposcopy
noun
A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
anthroposociology
anthroposociology
noun
(dated, historical) The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.
anthroposomatology
anthroposomatology
noun
(dated, rare) The sum of knowledge regarding the human body, comprehending anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc.
anthroposophy
anthroposophy
noun
(archaic, as used before Rudolf Steiner) Knowledge or understanding of human nature.
A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.
antianaphylaxis
antianaphylaxis
noun
(immunology) desensitization to antigens
anticapitalistically
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.
antioptimistically
antiparasitically
antiperistatically
antipestilently
antiphilosophically
antiphilosophy
antiphilosophy
noun
(philosophy) An antitheoretical metaphilosophy critical of a priori justification aiming to dissolve misconceptions that traditional philosophy makes.
antiphrastically
antiphrastically
adv
(rhetoric) By means of, or in terms of, antiphrasis.
antiphysic
antiphysical
antiphysical
adj
contrary to nature; unnatural
antiphysically
antiphysicalness
antiphysician
antiproteolysis
antipsychiatry
antipsychiatry
adj
Opposed to psychiatry
noun
A form of psychoanalysis based on existentialist and sociological concepts
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antipyics
antipyics
noun
plural of antipyic
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.
antisophistry
antispiritually
antistaphylococcic
antistaphylococcic
adj
(medicine) Countering staphylococcic infection.
antistrophically
antistrophically
adv
With the use of antistrophe.
antisyphilitic
antisyphilitic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering syphilis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters syphilis.
antisyphillis
antitrypsin
antitrypsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of serum proteins that inhibit trypsin and similar proteolytic enzymes
antitypes
antitypes
noun
plural of antitype
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antroscopy
antroscopy
noun
An antroscopic examination
antrotympanitis
apaestically
aparaphysate
aparaphysate
adj
(botany) Lacking paraphyses.
aphoristically
aphoristically
adv
In an aphoristic manner.
Using or regarding aphorisms.
aphydrotropism
apocalypst
apocalypticism
apocalypticism
noun
(religion) A belief or doctrine based on apocalypse, especially which believes in an imminent end to the current world order.
apocalyptism
apocalyptism
noun
Apocalypticism.
apocalyptist
apocalyptist
noun
One who predicts an apocalypse.
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
apocynthions
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
apophysate
apophysate
adj
(anatomy) Possessing an apophysis
apophysitis
apophysitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of an apophysis, a bony tubercle.
aposematically
aposematically
adv
(ecology) In an aposematic manner.
apostacy
apostacy
noun
Archaic form of apostasy.
apostasy
apostasy
noun
Specifically, the renunciation of one's religion or faith.
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
apostatically
apostatically
adv
In an apostatic manner.
apostolically
apostolically
adv
In an apostolic way.
apostolicity
apostolicity
noun
(Christianity) The quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate.
apothecaryship
apothecaryship
noun
The state or period of working as an apothecary.
appendicocaecostomy
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel