(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.
accompanying
accompanying
adj
Present together.
noun
That which accompanies; accompaniment.
verb
present participle of accompany
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
accomplicity
accomplicity
noun
(rare) The act or state of being an accomplice.
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.
acetylphenol
achromatopsy
achromatopsy
noun
color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
acroasphyxia
acroasphyxia
noun
(pathology) Impaired circulation to the fingers
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinophryan
adelphophagy
adelphophagy
noun
The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adenotyphoid
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeroporotomy
aetiophyllin
aglyphodonta
agriotypidae
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
amblyopsidae
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amorphophyte
amorphophyte
noun
Any plant with flowers of an irregular or anomalous shape
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
ampelosicyos
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphicondyla
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphicyrtous
amphithyrons
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
amphorophony
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
amygdophenin
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amyloplastic
amyloplastic
adj
starch-forming; amylogenic
amyloplastid
anaeroplasty
anapophysial
anapterygota
anapterygote
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiostrophy
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
anorthophyre
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropogony
anthropogony
noun
Synonym of anthropogenesis
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
anthroponomy
anthroponomy
noun
(anthropology) The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and the environment.
anthropotomy
anthropotomy
noun
The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy.
anthypophora
anthypophora
noun
(rhetoric) A device in which the author poses an opposing argument, then immediately refutes it.
anticipatory
anticipatory
adj
Characterized by anticipation.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
antihypnotic
antihypnotic
adj
(medicine) Tending to prevent sleep.
noun
Any agent that prevents sleep.
antimonopoly
antimonopoly
adj
(law) Usually with respect to laws or policies: in opposition to the creation or continuance of a monopoly.
antiphonally
antiphonally
adv
In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
aortorrhaphy
aortorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of the aorta
apagogically
apagogically
adv
In an apagogic manner.
aperiodicity
aperiodicity
noun
The condition of being aperiodic
aphanozygous
apocalyptism
apocalyptism
noun
Apocalypticism.
apocalyptist
apocalyptist
noun
One who predicts an apocalypse.
apocryphally
apocryphally
adv
In an apocryphal manner.
Regarding apocrypha.
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
apocynthions
apogamically
apogamically
adv
By means of apogamy.
apolitically
apolitically
adv
Done without political affiliation.
apomecometry
apomecometry
noun
The art of measuring the distance of far-off objects.
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
apophylactic
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
aposporogony
apostolicity
apostolicity
noun
(Christianity) The quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate.
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
appointively
apposability
apposability
noun
The property of being apposable.
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
appreciatory
appreciatory
adj
Showing appreciation; appreciative.
apterygotous
archbishopry
archeopteryx
archeopteryx
noun
A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
aromatherapy
aromatherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
arsenopyrite
arsenopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
arteriopathy
arteriopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the arteries.
arthrography
arthrography
noun
(dated, uncountable, medicine) The scientific description of joints
(medicine) An arthrogram
arthroplasty
arthroplasty
noun
(surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement.
arthropyosis
artiphyllous
asomatophyte
asphyxiation
asphyxiation
noun
An acute lack of oxygen.
Death due to lack of oxygen.
astrophysics
astrophysics
noun
The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.
asymptomatic
asymptomatic
adj
(pathology) Not exhibiting any symptoms of disease, as for example in subclinical cases.
noun
A patient who exhibits no symptoms of disease.
asymptotical
asymptotical
adj
asymptotic
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
auspiciously
auspiciously
adv
In an auspicious way.
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autohypnosis
autohypnosis
noun
Hypnosis of oneself.
autohypnotic
autohypnotic
adj
Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
autoptically
autoptically
adv
By means of ocular view, or one's own observation.
azophenylene
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
balanoplasty
balanoplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction of the glans penis
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
bathycolpian
benzoapyrene
benzoapyrene
noun
A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, the result of incomplete combustion of organic matter at high temperatures, found in grilled meats, tobacco smoke, etc.
benzopyranyl
bibliography
bibliography
noun
A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biopsychical
biopsychical
adj
Alternative form of biopsychic
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
borghalpenny
brachypodine
brachypodous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
bradypodidae
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
bronchopathy
bronchopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the bronchi.
caespitosely
calycocarpum
calycophorae
calycophoran
calycophoran
noun
(zoology) Any siphonophore of the suborder Calycophorae
calypsonians
calypsonians
noun
plural of calypsonian
calyptriform
calyptriform
adj
Having the form of a calyptra.
calyptrogyne
campylodrome
campylometer
canthoplasty
canthoplasty
noun
(surgery) The operation of forming a new canthus.
capitulatory
capitulatory
adj
Serving to capitulate or surrender.
capriciously
capriciously
adv
In a capricious manner; without caution or concern.
capsulectomy
capsulectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
cardioplasty
cardioplasty
noun
(surgery) Repair of the cardia of the stomach
caricography
caryophyllin
caryophyllin
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of caryophyllene
caryophyllus
catchpollery
caulophyllum
celidography
celiorrhaphy
cephalodymia
cephalodymus
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalometry
cephalometry
noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
cephalopathy
cephalopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the head
cephalophyma
cephalostyle
cephalostyle
noun
(anatomy) The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania.