(As seen or measured) from the end opposite the mouth in a radiate animal (to the other end).
abbreviately
abbreviately
adv
In an abbreviate way.
abbreviatory
abbreviatory
adj
Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
abditory
abditory
noun
(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
abdominocystic
abdominocystic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abepithymia
ability
ability
noun
(archaic) Financial ability.
(countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.
(now limited to Scotland dialects) Physical power.
(obsolete) Suitableness.
(uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
The legal wherewithal to act.
abiogenetically
abiogenetically
adv
(biology) In an abiogenetic manner; to have created life without life.
abiotically
abiotically
adv
In an abiotic manner; in the absence of life.
abiotrophy
abiotrophy
noun
(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
ablatively
ablatively
adv
In an ablative manner.
ableptically
ablutionary
ablutionary
adj
Pertaining to ablution.
abmodality
abnormality
abnormality
noun
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
abnormity
abnormity
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abnormality
A monstrosity
abolitionary
abolitionary
adj
Relating to or favoring abolition.
abominability
aboriginality
aboriginality
noun
The distinctive culture of aboriginal peoples
The quality of being aboriginal.
The spiritual bonds between the aboriginal people and their place of heritage.
abortively
abortively
adv
In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
absentmindedly
absentmindedly
adv
Alternative form of absent-mindedly
absolutistically
absolutistically
adv
In an absolutist manner.
absolvitory
absolvitory
adj
Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
absorbability
absorbability
noun
The state or quality of being absorbable.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(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.
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstinently
abstinently
adv
With abstinence.
abstractively
abstractively
adv
(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
abstrusity
abstrusity
noun
(archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
abthainry
abulyeit
abyssobenthonic
abyssolith
abyssolith
noun
(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
acantholysis
acantholysis
noun
(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
acceleratingly
acceleratingly
adv
In an accelerating manner.
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
accentuality
accentuality
noun
The quality of being accentual.
acceptability
acceptability
noun
(military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accessability
accessability
noun
Misspelling of accessibility.
accessibility
accessibility
noun
(computing, web design) Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.
The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
accidentality
accidentality
noun
The quality of being accidental; accidentalness.
accidentally
accidentally
adv
In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
Unintentionally.
accidentarily
accidentary
accidentary
adj
(obsolete) accidental; occurring by chance; occasional
(obsolete) logically accidental; non-essential
accidentiality
accidently
accidently
adv
(now nonstandard) Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally.
accipitrary
accipitrary
noun
(archaic) A falconer.
acclivity
acclivity
noun
(geomorphology) A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.
accommodatingly
accommodatingly
adv
In an accommodating manner.
accommodatively
accommodatively
adv
In a accommodative manner; accommodatingly.
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
accomplicity
accomplicity
noun
(rare) The act or state of being an accomplice.
accountability
accountability
noun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
accretionary
accretionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion
accumulatively
accumulatively
adv
In an accumulative manner
accusatively
accusatively
adv
(not comparable) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
In an accusative manner.
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
acerbity
acerbity
noun
(countable) Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience).
Harshness, bitterness, or severity
Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
acerbityacerose
acethydrazide
acethydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydrazide of acetic acid CH₃-CO-NH-NH₂
acetify
acetify
verb
(intransitive) To turn acid
(transitive) To convert into acid or vinegar.
acetifying
acetifying
verb
present participle of acetify
acetimetry
acetimetry
noun
(obsolete) The ascertaining of the strength of vinegar by measurement of the proportion of acetic acid in it
acetmethylanilide
acetolysis
acetolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acetolytic
acetolytic
adj
Relating to acetolysis.
acetometrically
acetonylidene
acetonylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH₃-CO-CH= formally derived from acetone
acetopyrin
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
acetosalicylic
acetosity
acetosity
noun
The quality of being acetous; sourness.
acetoxyphthalide
acetylamine
acetylaminobenzene
acetylaniline
acetylasalicylic
acetylating
acetylating
verb
present participle of acetylate
acetylation
acetylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance.
acetylations
acetylations
noun
plural of acetylation
acetylative
acetylative
adj
Causing or relating to acetylation.
acetylbenzoic
acetylbiuret
acetylcholine
acetylcholine
noun
(biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acetylcholinic
acetylcholinic
adj
(biochemistry) Of or relating to acetylcholine.
acetylcyanide
acetylenation
acetylenation
noun
(organic chemistry) Conversion into, or reaction with an acetylene
acetylenediurein
acetylenic
acetylenic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond
acetylfluoride
acetylglycin
acetylglycine
acetylglycine
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of glycine
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylic
acetylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetyl.
acetylid
acetylide
acetylide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
acetyliodide
acetylizable
acetylizable
adj
Able to be acetylized.
acetylization
acetylization
noun
Synonym of acetylation
acetylize
acetylize
verb
Synonym of acetylate
acetylized
acetylized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetylize
acetylizer
acetylizer
noun
Synonym of acetylator
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
acetylperoxide
acetylphenylhydrazine
acetylrosaniline
acetylsalicylate
acetylsalicylate
noun
(organic chemistry) the acetyl derivative of salicylate; any salt or ester of acetylsalicylic acid
acetylsalicylic
acetylsalicylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any derivative of salicylic acid in which the phenolic hydroxyl has been acetylated.
acetyltannin
acetyltannin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of acetyltannic acid
acetyltropeine
achievability
achievability
noun
The state or condition of being achievable.
achroiocythaemia
achroiocythemia
achromatically
achromatically
adv
In an achromatic manner.
achromaticity
achromaticity
noun
(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic.
achromatolysis
achromatolysis
noun
(cytology) dissolution of achromatin
acicularity
acicularity
noun
Quality or degree of being acicular.
acidimetrically
acidimetrically
adv
(chemistry) By means of, or in terms of, acidimetry.
acidimetry
acidimetry
noun
(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.
acidity
acidity
noun
(figurative) A caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality.
(pathology) Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
The quality or state of being acid.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acidoproteolytic
acidoproteolytic
adj
Relating to acidoproteolytes
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
acinacity
acolyctine
acolyctine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
acoustically
acoustically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of acoustics.
(manner) In an acoustic manner, or using an acoustic musical instrument.
acquaintancy
acquaintancy
noun
acquaintanceship
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
acridity
acridity
noun
(figurative) Bitterness in speech or behaviour; causticness.
An acrid taste or smell.
Bitterness or acerbity.
acritochromacy
acritochromacy
noun
(archaic, medicine) Color blindness, achromatopsia.
acrity
acrity
noun
(obsolete) sharpness; keenness
acrobatically
acrobatically
adv
In an acrobatic manner.
acrobystitis
acromyotonia
acromyotonia
noun
(pathology) myotonia of the limbs
acrostically
acrostically
adv
In the manner of an acrostic.
acrylonitrile
acrylonitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) A toxic colourless liquid organic compound, CH₂=CH.CN, synthesized from propylene and ammonia; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and synthetic rubber.
actability
actability
noun
The condition of being actable
actify
actify
verb
Synonym of activate
actinally
actinally
adv
In an actinal manner.
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image