Unit of electrical current in electromagnetic and Gaussian cgs systems of units, equal to 10 amperes in SI units.
abamperes
abamperes
noun
plural of abampere
abdominoposterior
aberroscope
aberroscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to observe aberration of the eye
ablepharia
ablepharia
noun
(medicine) A congenital absence or reduction in size of eyelids.
ablepharon
ablepharon
noun
(medicine) ablepharia
ablepharous
ablepharous
adj
(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
ablepharus
aboveproof
abreption
abreption
noun
(obsolete) A snatching away.
abruptedly
abruptedly
adv
Abruptly; by a sudden interruption or transition.
abrupter
abrupter
adj
comparative form of abrupt: more abrupt
abruptest
abruptest
adj
superlative form of abrupt: most abrupt
abruptiones
abruptness
abruptness
noun
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
The state of being abrupt or broken
abruptnesses
abruptnesses
noun
plural of abruptness
absampere
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptiometer
absorptiometer
noun
A instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids.
An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed.
absorptiometric
absorptiometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
acalypterae
acalyptratae
acalyptrate
acalyptrate
adj
Of or pertaining to the Acalyptratae group.
noun
A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
acanthopore
acanthopore
noun
(paleontology) A tubular spine in some bryozoans.
acanthopteran
acanthopteran
noun
Alternative form of acanthopterygian
acanthopteri
acanthopteri
noun
(zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
accelerograph
accelerograph
noun
(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.
accepter
accepter
noun
(law) An acceptor; one who accepts an order or a bill of exchange.
(obsolete) A respecter; one who views others with partiality.
A person who accepts; a taker.
accepters
accepters
noun
plural of accepter
acceptor
acceptor
noun
(biochemistry) A transfer RNA molecule that can accept a specific amino acid
(chemistry) An atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond.
(computing theory) A kind of finite-state machine whose binary output indicates whether or not a received input was accepted.
(law, commerce) One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
(physics) A chemical acceptor atom forming a positive hole in a semiconductor
(physiology) A cluster of skin cells that respond to pain
One who accepts.
acceptors
acceptors
noun
plural of acceptor
acceptress
acceptress
noun
(rare) A female acceptor.
accessaryship
accessaryship
noun
(law) The condition of being an accessary.
accipenser
accipenser
noun
Any sturgeon of the genus Acipenser.
accipiter
accipiter
noun
(medicine, surgery) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.
(ornithology) Any hawk of the genus Accipiter.
accipitres
accipitrine
accipitrine
adj
(ornithology) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.
noun
A hawk or a hawk-like bird.
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
accipter
accompanier
accompanier
noun
Someone or something that accompanies.
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
accorporate
acerbophobia
acetomorphin
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
acetopiperone
acetopyrin
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
acetylperoxide
acetylphenylhydrazine
acetyltropeine
achaenocarp
achaenocarp
noun
Any dry indehiscent fruit.
achenocarp
achromatope
achromatope
noun
A person who has achromatopia.
achromatophile
achromatophile
adj
Being or relating to an achromatophil.
acidoproteolytic
acidoproteolytic
adj
Relating to acidoproteolytes
acipenser
acipenseres
acipenserid
acipenserid
noun
(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acipenseridae
acipenserine
acipenserine
adj
Pertaining to sturgeons
acipenseroid
acipenseroid
noun
Synonym of chondrostean
acipenseroidei
acopyrine
acraspeda
acraspeda
noun
(zoology) A group of acalephs that includes most of the larger jellyfish
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
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.
acroparesthesia
acroparesthesia
noun
(medicine) severe pain in the extremities
acropetal
acropetal
adj
(botany) That develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence.
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
acrophonetic
acrophonetic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrophony.
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acropoleis
acropoleis
noun
plural of acropolis
acropolises
acropore
acropore
noun
Any coral of the genus Acropora
acrosphacelus
acrospire
acrospire
noun
(botany) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate.
verb
To put forth the first sprout.
acrospired
acrospired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acrospire
acrospore
acrospore
noun
A spore borne at the extremity of the cells of fructification in fungi.
acrotrophoneurosis
actinophore
actinophore
noun
(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
actinopteran
actinopteri
actinopterous
actinopterygian
actinopterygian
adj
Of the nature of fish of the class Actinopterygii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the ray-finned fish of the taxonomic class Actinopterygii.
actinopterygii
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinostereoscopy
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
acupress
acupress
verb
(transitive) To apply acupressure to.
acupressure
acupressure
noun
(countable) An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
(dated) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
acupressures
acupressures
noun
plural of acupressure
acupuncture
acupuncture
noun
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.
verb
(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
acupunctured
acupunctured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adapter
adapter
noun
A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.
Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.
Specifically, a device that permits two, three, or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.
Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.
adapters
adapters
noun
plural of adapter
adaptometer
adaptometer
noun
An optometric instrument that measures the minimum threshold of brightness that can be detected or how well the human eye can adapt to a recently darkened environment.
adderspit
addressograph
addressograph
noun
(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adelomorphic
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenemphractic
adenemphraxis
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenographical
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenohypersthenia
adenopharyngeal
adenopharyngitis
adenophora
adenophore
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adepter
adepter
adj
(archaic) comparative form of adept: more adept
adiaphoresis
adiaphoresis
noun
(medicine) Lack of sweating; anhidrosis.
adiaphoretic
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
adipocere
adipocere
noun
A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
adipocerite
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipometer
adipometer
noun
A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adnephrine
adoperate
adoperation
adopter
adopter
noun
one who adopts
adopters
adopters
noun
plural of adopter
adpress
adpress
verb
Alternative form of appress
adrenocorticotrophic
adrenocorticotrophic
adj
Alternative form of adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotrophin
adrenocorticotrophin
noun
(biochemistry) adrenocorticotropic hormone
adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal cortex.
adrenotrophin
adrenotropic
adrenotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal glands or adrenal cortex
adrianople
adscripted
adscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adscript
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.