A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
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.
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.
acceptably
acceptably
adv
In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
To an acceptable degree.
acceptedly
acceptedly
adv
In an accepted manner; admittedly.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
acenaphthenyl
acenaphthenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from acenaphthene
acenaphthylene
acenaphthylene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing an unsaturated five-membered ring ortho- and peri-fused to the 1- and 9- positions of naphthalene.
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.
acetoxyphthalide
acetylperoxide
acetylphenol
acetylphenylhydrazine
acetyltropeine
acidoproteolytic
acidoproteolytic
adj
Relating to acidoproteolytes
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
actipylea
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adeptly
adeptly
adv
With great skill or knowledge.
adoptedly
adoptedly
adv
In a manner of something adopted.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
aegyptilla
aeolotropy
aeolotropy
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
aetiophyllin
aetiotropically
afterplay
afterplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the erotic acts done after finishing sex.
alberttype
albertype
albertype
noun
(historical) A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.
albitophyre
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
alimentotherapy
allelopathy
allelopathy
noun
The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants.
allelotropy
allopathetically
allotype
allotype
noun
(biochemistry) A genetically determined variant of the amino acid sequence of a protein.
(immunology) An immunoglobulin allotype; the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual.
(zoology, taxonomy) A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex of the holotype.
allotypes
allotypes
noun
plural of allotype
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
alloxyproteic
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
alphabetically
alphabetically
adv
(manner) In an alphabetical manner.
(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.
alphabetology
alphatype
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alymphopotent
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
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.
amphitheatrically
amphitheatrically
adv
With some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.
ampholyte
ampholyte
noun
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylophosphate
anaeroplasty
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anaphylactogen
anaphylactogen
noun
(medicine) A substance likely to or capable of producing an adverse reaction (anaphylaxis) in a person.
anaphylactogenic
anaphylactogenic
adj
That tends to cause anaphylaxis.
anemometrographically
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
ankylopoietic
anomalopteryx
anteroposteriorly
anteroposteriorly
adv
(biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
anteropygal
anthophyllite
anthophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
anthropocentrically
anthropocentrically
adv
In an anthropocentric manner.
anthropodeoxycholic
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anthropoteleoclogy
antianaphylactogen
anticipatively
anticipatively
adv
In an anticipative manner; expectantly.
anticomplementary
anticomplementary
adj
(geometry) antimedial
(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complement
antiempirically
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antierysipelas
antierysipelas
adj
Preventing erysipelas.
antiexpressively
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiparliamentary
antiparliamentary
adj
(politics) Opposing parliament.
antipathetically
antipathetically
adv
In an antipathetic fashion.
antiperistatically
antipestilently
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
antiphysicalness
antipoetically
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antiproductively
antiproteolysis
antiseptically
antiseptically
adv
In an antiseptic manner.
Regarding antisepsis.
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
apaestically
apathetically
apathetically
adv
In an apathetic manner.
apertly
apertly
adv
(archaic) Clearly, plainly.
(obsolete) Openly, publicly, without secrecy.
apetaly
apetaly
noun
(botany) The condition of having no petals
apheliotropically
apheliotropically
adv
In an apheliotropic way; away from the sun.
aphetically
aphetically
adv
(astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta.
(linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
aplenty
aplenty
adj
(postpositive) In a generous or overlarge quantity.
adv
Enough or more than enough.
apodeictically
apodeictically
adv
In an apodeictic manner.
apogeotropically
apogeotropically
adv
(botany) In an apogeotropic manner; of leaves and other botanical structures, in a manner that bends away from the ground.
apologetically
apologetically
adv
In an apologetic manner; by way of defense, apology or excuse.
apometaboly
apophyllite
apophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium.