(cytology) That can be stained with either an acidic or a basic dye.
amplication
amplication
noun
Misspelling of amplification.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
anacoluthia
anacoluthia
noun
(grammar) A syntactic construction in which an element is followed by another that does not agree properly
anacoluthic
anacoluthic
adj
Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
anacoluthon
anacoluthon
noun
(grammar) A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause.
(rhetoric) Intentional use of such a structure.
anacoluttha
anallantoic
anallantoic
adj
(anatomy) Without an allantois.
analogistic
anaphorical
anaphorical
adj
Synonym of anaphoric
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
noun
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
anatomicals
ancestorial
ancestorial
adj
Ancestral.
anchorville
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
ancyloceras
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
androclinia
anecdotally
anecdotally
adv
In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
anecdotical
anecdotical
adj
Dated form of anecdotal.
anelectrode
anelectrode
noun
(obsolete) Anode; the positive pole of a galvanic battery.
angelocracy
angelocracy
noun
government or rule by angels
angelologic
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
anglomaniac
anglomaniac
Noun
One affected with Anglomania; one who loves England or English people or things.
anglophilic
anglophilic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilic
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
anhemolytic
anionically
anionically
adv
By means of anions
In a anionic manner
anisalcohol
anisocercal
anisocotyly
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
anomalistic
anomalistic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to an anomaly (angle of a body from its perihelion)
(linguistics) Pertaining to anomalism
anomalous
irregular
anteopercle
antevocalic
antevocalic
adj
Synonym of prevocalic
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
antialcohol
antialcohol
Adjective
Opposed to the drinking of alcohol.
anticlnoria
anticomplex
anticouncil
anticouncil
noun
A council set up in opposition to another council.
anticyclone
anticyclone
noun
(meteorology) a system of winds that spiral out from a centre of high pressure
antidotical
antidotical
adj
Serving as an antidote.
antilocapra
antilogical
antilogical
adj
Going against logic.
antinomical
antinomical
adj
Alternative form of antinomic
antinucleon
antinucleon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle of a nucleon
anxiolytics
anxiolytics
noun
plural of anxiolytic
aortoclasia
aortoclasis
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
apiculation
aplacophora
apocalypses
apocalypses
noun
plural of apocalypse
apocalyptic
apocalyptic
adj
(nonstandard) Eggcorn of apoplectic.
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a disaster).
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a revelation), revelatory; prophetic.
Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
noun
One who predicts apocalypse.
apodictical
apodictical
adj
(archaic) Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain.
apollonicon
apollonicon
noun
(music) A particular type of barrel organ that also had a keyboard.
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
apomictical
apoplectoid
apostatical
apostatical
adj
Apostate.
apostolical
apostolical
adj
(Christianity) apostolic
apotracheal
apotracheal
adj
Not associated with vascular tracheids
application
application
noun
(bureaucracy, law) A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
(obsolete) Compliance.
A kind of needlework; appliqué.
A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
Diligence; close thought or attention.
The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.
The substance applied.
applicators
applicators
noun
plural of applicator
applicatory
applicatory
adj
able to be applied or used, practical
approachabl
aquashicola
arachnoidal
arachnoidal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the arachnoid mater; arachnoid.
arachnology
arachnology
noun
The study of the Arachnida.
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
archaeolith
archaeology
archaeology
noun
The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains:
the academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.
the actual excavation, examination, analysis and interpretation.
the actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.
archapostle
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archelochus
archeologic
archeologic
adj
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of archaeologic
archgomeral
archilochus
archimorula
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
archoplasma
archplotter
arcticology
arecolidine
arenicolite
arenicolite
noun
(paleontology) An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
areological
areological
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to the planet Mars.
aristotelic
aristotelic
Adjective
Aristotelian
articulator
articulator
noun
(dentistry) A mechanical device to which casts of the teeth are fixed, reproducing recorded positions of the mandible in relation to the maxilla.
(phonetics) Any organ in the vocal tract used to articulate, produce speech.
One who articulates bones and mounts skeletons.
One who, or that which, articulates or expresses.
artiodactyl
artiodactyl
noun
(zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. In contrast, horses have an odd number of toes and as such are not Artiodactyla, but Perissodactyla.
arvicolinae
ascensional
ascensional
adj
(astronomy) Relating to ascension.
asclepidoid
asclepieion
ascomycetal
ascomycetal
adj
Relating to ascomycetes
ascophyllum
astuciously
astuciously
adv
astutely
asymbolical
asymbolical
adj
Synonym of asymbolic
atelocardia
atelocardia
noun
(medicine, rare) A congenital anomaly with incomplete development of the heart.
atmoclastic
atmological
atmological
adj
Relating to atmology.
atomistical
atonalistic
atonalistic
adj
Of or relating to atonalism.
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
auchincloss
audaciously
audaciously
adv
In a audacious manner; bravely, daringly, but not foolheartedly.
In a brazen, forthright manner.
aulacomnium
auscultator
auscultator
noun
(historical) In Germany, one who had passed his first public examination in law, and who was merely retained, not yet employed or paid by government.
An instrument for auscultation.
One who practices auscultation.
auteciously
autecologic
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autoclastic
autoclastic
adj
(geology) Broken in place; said of rocks having a broken or brecciated structure due to crushing, in contrast to those of brecciated materials brought from a distance.
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autological
autological
adj
(grammar, of a word, phrase, or especially an adjective) Possessing the property it describes.
automatical
automatical
adj
Archaic form of automatic.
autonomical
autonomical
adj
Alternative form of autonomic
autopelagic
autoplastic
autoplastic
adj
(psychology) Involving a subject changing him/herself rather than the environment or situation.
Of or pertaining to autoplasty (type of lesion repair with healthy tissue).
avocational
avocational
adj
Of, relating to, or being an avocation.
axiological
axiological
adj
Of or relating to value theory, the philosophical field of axiology.
Of or relating to values themselves.
axiomatical
axiomatical
adj
Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom; characterized by axioms.
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
bachelorize
bachelorize
verb
To confer a bachelor's degree on.
To live the life of a bachelor; to socialize without a wife.
To live without neither spouse nor children; to live alone or with other single people.
To make into a bachelor; to deprive of a spouse.
To make or become typical of a bachelor.
bacilliform
bacilliform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
noun
Such a bacillus
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogging
backlogging
verb
present participle of backlog
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
baldacchino
baldachinos
baldachinos
noun
plural of baldachino
balladromic
balmarcodes
balneologic
balneologic
adj
Alternative form of balneological
bandboxical
bandboxical
adj
(archaic) Small and flimsy; poky.
barcarolles
barcarolles
noun
plural of barcarolle
barceloneta
barleycorns
barleycorns
noun
plural of barleycorn
baroclinity
baroclinity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic.
baronetical
baronetical
adj
Of or relating to a baronet.
basculation
basculation
noun
(geology) The tilting of a geological layer.
(medicine, archaic) The replacement of a retroverted uterus by swinging it into its place.
bathofloric
batholithic
batholithic
adj
Containing or relating to batholith.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
beneplacito
benzalcohol
betulaceous
betulaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Betulaceae.
biblioclasm
biblioclasm
noun
(rare) Destruction of books, especially of the Bible.
biblioclast
biblioclast
noun
One who destroys books, especially the Bible.
bibliomancy
bibliomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, especially from the Bible.