(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
accelerations
accelerations
noun
plural of acceleration
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
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.
acceptilating
acceptilating
verb
present participle of acceptilate
acceptilation
acceptilation
noun
(civil law) Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.
(theology) The doctrine, laid down by Duns Scotus and maintained by the Arminians, that the satisfaction rendered by Christ was not in itself really a true or full equivalent, but was merely accepted by God, through his gracious goodwill, as sufficient.
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.
accidentalism
accidentalism
noun
A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors.
Accidental character or effect.
The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose.
The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).
accidentalist
accidentalist
noun
An expert in accidents, especially those involving motor vehicles.
Someone who believes in accidentalism.
accidentality
accidentality
noun
The quality of being accidental; accidentalness.
accidentarily
acclimatation
acclimatation
noun
(rare) Acclimatization.
acclimatement
acclimatement
noun
(rare) acclimation
acclimatising
acclimatising
verb
present participle of acclimatise
acclimatizing
acclimatizing
verb
present participle of acclimatize
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
acculturating
acculturating
verb
present participle of acculturate
acculturation
acculturation
noun
A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.
A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
acculturative
acculturative
adj
That which produces acculturation.
acculturizing
acculturizing
verb
present participle of acculturize
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetalization
acetalization
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that yields an acetal.
acetazolamide
acetazolamide
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness).
acetometrical
acetonylidene
acetonylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH₃-CO-CH= formally derived from acetone
acetylaniline
acetylbenzoic
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.
acetylcyanide
acetylenation
acetylenation
noun
(organic chemistry) Conversion into, or reaction with an acetylene
acetylglycine
acetylglycine
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of glycine
acetylization
acetylization
noun
Synonym of acetylation
achievability
achievability
noun
The state or condition of being achievable.
achromatophil
achromatophil
noun
(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
acidimetrical
acidimetrical
adj
Alternative form of acidimetric
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
ackermanville
acknowledging
acknowledging
adj
(obsolete, specifically) Expressing esteem or gratitude.
That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
noun
(archaic) The act of acknowledging something.
verb
present participle of acknowledg
present participle of acknowledge
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrobatically
acrobatically
adv
In an acrobatic manner.
acrologically
acrologically
adv
In an acrologic manner
acronymically
acronymically
adv
In an acronymic way; in such a way as to form an acronym.
acroparalysis
acroparalysis
noun
Paralysis of the extremities.
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.
actinobacilli
actinobacilli
noun
plural of actinobacillus
actinomycetal
actinomycetal
adj
Of or relating to the Actinomycetales, an order of Actinobacteria.
actionability
actionability
noun
The characteristic of being actionable.
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
actualization
actualization
noun
making actual or really existent
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adiabatically
adiabatically
adv
(sciences) In an adiabatic way.
aeolharmonica
aeolharmonica
noun
(music, obsolete) A form of harmonium.
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
aerodynamical
aerodynamical
adj
Synonym of aerodynamic
aerogenically
aerogenically
adv
By means of aerogenesis.
aerographical
aerographical
adj
Synonym of aerographic
aerotechnical
aerotechnical
adj
Relating to the technical aspects of flight.
aesthetically
aesthetically
adv
In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
affectability
affectability
noun
The condition of being affectable.
affectibility
affectibility
noun
The quality or state of being affectible.
affectionally
affectionally
adv
In an affectional manner.
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
afflictedness
afflictedness
noun
The state or quality of being afflicted.
agelacrinites
agonistically
agonistically
adv
In an agonistic manner
agriculturist
agriculturist
adj
Of or pertaining to agriculture or agriculturists.
noun
An expert in agriculture who advises farmers.
One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener.
agrologically
agrologically
adv
In terms of agrology.
agronomically
agronomically
adv
With reference to agronomics
alacreatinine
albocinereous
albuminoscope
alchemistical
alchemistical
adj
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
alcoholically
alcoholically
adv
In an alcoholic manner.
In the manner of an alcoholic.
alcoholimeter
alcoholizable
alcoholizable
adj
Able to be alcoholized.
alcoholmetric
alcoholomania
alcoholomania
noun
(dated) alcohol addiction
alcovinometer
alectrionidae
algaeological
algaeological
adj
Relating to algaeology.
algebraically
algebraically
adv
Using algebra.
algiomuscular
algologically
algologically
adv
In terms of algology, the study of algae.
allegorically
allegorically
adv
In an allegorical manner.
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
allergenicity
allergenicity
noun
The property or degree of being allergenic.
allochromatic
allochromatic
adj
(chemistry, physics, by extension) Having properties that are due to the presence of impurities, or to radiation damage
(mineralogy, especially of a gemstone) Having a colour that is due to the presence of impurities
allogenically
allogenically
adv
In an allogenic manner.
alloplasmatic
alloplasmatic
adj
Relating to alloplasm
allorrhythmic
allotropicity
allotropicity
noun
The property of being allotropic.
allotypically
allotypically
adv
In an allotypical manner
alloxyproteic
alodification
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alteregoistic
alteregoistic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to alteregoism.
alterocentric
alterocentric
adj
centred on other people
altingiaceous
aluminoferric
alveoloclasia
alveoloclasia
noun
The destruction of an alveolus
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
amelification
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amicabilities
amicabilities
noun
plural of amicability
amidoguaiacol
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphimictical
amplification
amplification
noun
(electronics) Gain.
(genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
(physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
(translation studies) A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
amplificative
amplificative
adj
amplificatory
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
anaerobically
anaerobically
adv
In an anaerobic manner; in a way that does not require oxygen. Generally used of metabolic processes.
anaeroplastic
analyticities
analyticities
noun
plural of analyticity
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anaphorically
anaphorically
adv
In an anaphoric manner.
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anathematical
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
androclclinia
anecdotically
anecdotically
adv
Synonym of anecdotally
anemometrical
anemometrical
adj
Alternative form of anemometric
anetiological
angelicalness
angelicalness
noun
The state or quality of being angelical.
angelological
angelological
adj
Relating to angelology.
angiocholitis
angiocholitis
noun
Synonym of cholangitis
angioleucitis
anglicisation
anglicisation
noun
The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.
anglicization
anglicization
noun
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of anglicisation.
anglification
anglomaniacal
anidiomatical
anidiomatical
adj
(archaic) Not idiomatic.
anisodactylic
anisotropical
anisotropical
adj
Alternative form of anisotropic
ankylocheilia
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
anomalistical
anomalistical
adj
Alternative form of anomalistic
antapoplectic
antapoplectic
adj
Alternative form of antiapoplectic
antarctically
antarctically
adv
In an Antarctic manner or direction.
in a way similar to Antarctica; bitterly (cold)
anteclassical
anteclassical
adj
Pertaining to something from before the classical era.