(biology) Pertaining to inanimate things; not produced by organisms.
abiotically
abiotically
adv
In an abiotic manner; in the absence of life.
ablactation
ablactation
noun
(obsolete, horticulture) Inarching.
The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam.
acalycinous
acalycinous
adj
Acalycine.
acarologies
acarologist
acarologist
noun
A specialist in acarology - the study of ticks and mites.
accessional
accessional
adj
(rare) Pertaining to accession; additional.
accessorial
accessorial
adj
(logistics) Assessorial.
Of or pertaining to an accessory, e.g. to a crime.
Of or relating to an accession.
noun
(logistics) An assessorial charge.
accessorily
accessorily
adv
In the manner of an accessory; auxiliarily.
acclamation
acclamation
noun
(art) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy.
(politics) An oral vote taken without formal ballot and with much fanfare; typically an overwhelmingly affirmative vote.
A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.
The act of winning an election to a post because there were no other candidates.
acclimation
acclimation
noun
(biology) The adaptation of an organism to its natural climatic environment.
The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.
acclivitous
acclivitous
adj
Acclivous
accomplices
accomplices
noun
plural of accomplice
accomplisht
accomplisht
adj
Obsolete form of accomplished.
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accordingly
accordingly
adv
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
acetotoluid
acettoluide
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.
achloropsia
achloropsia
noun
Inability to distinguish the colour green.
achroglobin
acichloride
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acidophilic
acidophilic
adj
Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin.
Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile.
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acidulation
acidulation
noun
The act of acidulating.
acidulously
acidulously
adv
In an acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
acrindoline
acrobatical
acrobatical
adj
Alternative form of acrobatic
acroclinium
acroclinium
noun
Any Australian plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now named Rhodanthe)
acromegalia
acromegalia
noun
(pathology) Alternative form of acromegaly.
acromegalic
acromegalic
adj
(pathology) Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly.
noun
(pathology) A person affected by acromegaly.
acronically
acropolises
acropolitan
acropolitan
adj
Of or befitting an acropolis, especially in lofty glory and in the capacity to inspire awe; compare Acropolitan.
acrostichal
acrostichal
adj
(entomology, of bristles) Situated on the mesothorax of some dipteran flies
acrostolion
acrostolium
acrotarsial
acrotarsial
adj
Relating to the acrotarsium
actinoblast
actinolites
actinolites
noun
plural of actinolite
actinolitic
actinolitic
adj
(mineralogy) Of the nature of, or containing, actinolite.
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
acutilobate
adjectional
adjectional
adj
Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
aeciotelium
aeneolithic
aeneolithic
adj
Alternative form of Eneolithic
aeolotropic
aeolotropic
adj
(physics) Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerobically
aerobically
adv
In an aerobic manner.
aeroelastic
aeroelastic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeroelasticity
aerological
aerological
adj
Relating to aerology.
aeromedical
aeromedical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromedicine.
aeronomical
aeronomical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeronomy
affectional
affectional
adj
Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion
afflictions
afflictions
noun
plural of affliction
afunctional
afunctional
adj
Not functional.
aganglionic
aganglionic
adj
(physiology) Without ganglia.
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
agonistical
agonistical
adj
(archaic) agonistic (of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks).
agrological
agrological
adj
Relating to agrology.
agronomical
agronomical
adj
agronomic
ahistorical
ahistorical
adj
Lacking historical perspective or context.
alacriously
alacriously
adv
With alacrity; briskly.
alcicornium
alcoholemia
alcoholemia
noun
Alternative spelling of alcoholaemia
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
alcoholisms
alcoholisms
noun
plural of alcoholism
alcoholized
alcoholized
adj
(chemistry) rectified
(obsolete) reduced to a fine powder
saturated, infused or under the influence of alcohol
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholize
alcoholuria
alcoholysis
alcoholysis
noun
(organic chemistry) Solvolysis using an alcohol.
alcoholytic
alcoholytic
adj
Relating to alcoholysis
alcyonarian
alcyonarian
noun
(zoology) Any of the Alcyonaria, a subclass of the Anthozoa.
alcyoniform
alectorides
alectorioid
alectorioid
adj
Relating to lichen of the genus Alectoria
algolagniac
algolagniac
noun
Someone who indulges in algolagnia; a sadomasochist.
algological
algological
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to algology (the study of algae).
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
alienicolae
alismaceous
alismaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Alismaceae (syn. Alismataceae) of water plantains and close relatives.
allegorical
allegorical
adj
of, relating to, or containing allegory
allocations
allocations
noun
plural of allocation
allocheiria
allochetite
allochroite
allochroite
noun
(mineralogy) Garnet.
alloclasite
alloclasite
noun
(mineralogy) A brittle monoclinic sulfosalt mineral of the arsenopyrite group.
allocochick
allocochick
noun
(archaic, historical) shell money used by Native American peoples of California
allocryptic
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
allocyanine
allocyanine
noun
Alternative form of allocyanin
allographic
allographic
adj
Relating to allographs or allography.
allokinetic
allomorphic
allomorphic
adj
Pertaining to allomorphism or to allomorphs.
allopelagic
allopelagic
adj
(biology, of a marine organism) That lives at a variety of depths
alloplasmic
alloplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of alloplasm
alloplastic
alloplastic
adj
(psychology) Involving a subject changing the environment or situation rather than him/herself.
(surgery) Related to an alloplast or to alloplasty
noun
(surgery) Any artificial material substituted for tissue grafts
allopsychic
allopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the relationship between the mind and the outside world
allosematic
allotrophic
allotrophic
adj
Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion.
Of or pertaining to an allotroph.
allotypical
allotypical
adj
(immunology, rare) Allotypic: of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
allowancing
allowancing
verb
present participle of allowance
alphatoluic
alsinaceous
altercation
altercation
noun
Heated or angry dispute
alycompaine
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amidoacetal
aminoacetal
amminolytic
ammonolitic
ammonolytic
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
amoxicillin
amoxicillin
noun
(pharmacology) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.
amoxycillin
amoxycillin
noun
(pharmacology) UK spelling of amoxicillin.
amphilochus
amphiphloic
amphiphloic
adj
(botany) Of stems in which the phloem is both external and internal to the xylem.
amphophilic
amphophilic
adj
(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.
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
androclinia
anecdotical
anecdotical
adj
Dated form of anecdotal.
angelologic
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
antevocalic
antevocalic
adj
Synonym of prevocalic
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