(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.
acceptingness
acceptingness
noun
The ability or desire to accept.
accompaniment
accompaniment
noun
(music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.
That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
accorporation
acenaphthenyl
acenaphthenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from acenaphthene
acetaminophen
acetaminophen
noun
(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
acetopiperone
achromatophil
achromatophil
noun
(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
achromatopsia
achromatopsia
noun
achromatopia
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
actiniomorpha
actinocarpous
actinographic
actinomorphic
actinomorphic
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
acupuncturing
acupuncturing
verb
present participle of acupuncture
acupuncturist
acupuncturist
noun
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
adaptableness
adaptableness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
adrenotrophin
adscriptitius
adstipulating
adstipulation
adventureship
aeolopantalon
aeolopantalon
noun
(music) An obsolete musical instrument combining the aeolomelodicon with a piano, allowing them to be played separately or together.
aeroperitonia
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerophysicist
afterplanting
afterpressure
afterripening
aglyphodontia
agrostography
agrostography
noun
The scientific description of grasses.
alectoropodes
alethopteroid
allelotropism
alloeostropha
alloplasmatic
alloplasmatic
adj
Relating to alloplasm
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
allotropicity
allotropicity
noun
The property of being allotropic.
allotypically
allotypically
adv
In an allotypical manner
alloxyproteic
alphabetarian
alphabetarian
noun
A novice or ignoramus.
One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alphabetology
alymphopotent
aminothiophen
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
ampherotokous
amphibichnite
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphictyonian
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphikaryotic
amphimictical
amphiphithyra
amphipneustic
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.
amphistomatic
amphistomatic
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having stomata on both sides
amphithalamus
amphitheaters
amphitheaters
noun
plural of amphitheater
amphitheatral
amphitheatral
adj
Alternative form of amphitheatrical
amphitheatric
amphitheatric
adj
Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
amphitrichate
amphitrichate
adj
Synonym of amphitrichous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
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.
amplitudinous
amygdalopathy
anaeroplastic
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anaphroditous
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anaphylatoxin
anaphylatoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
anaptomorphus
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
andropetalous
angiothlipsis
angustiseptal
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisotropical
anisotropical
adj
Alternative form of anisotropic
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
anomalopteryx
anomalotrophy
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anoplotheroid
anorthography
antaphroditic
antaphroditic
adj
(obsolete, medicine) antaphrodisiac
(obsolete, medicine) antisyphilitic
antapoplectic
antapoplectic
adj
Alternative form of antiapoplectic
antebaptismal
anteoperculum
antepenultima
antepenultima
noun
(poetry) The last syllable of a word except two
anteporticoes
anteprostatic
anthophoridae
anthophyllite
anthophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
anthraphenone
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
anthropoidean
anthropolater
anthropolater
noun
A worshipper of a human or humans.
anthropolatry
anthropolatry
noun
The worship of a human or humans.
anthropolitic
anthropologic
anthropologic
adj
anthropological; pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.
anthropomancy
anthropomancy
noun
divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
anthropometer
anthropometer
noun
A device used in anthropometry to measure parts of the body.
anthropometry
anthropometry
noun
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.
anthropomorph
anthropomorph
noun
A figure in ancient art resembling a human being.
An anthropomorphic character.
anthropopathy
anthropopathy
noun
The attribution of human emotions to a god.
anthropophagi
anthropophagi
noun
plural of anthropophagus
anthropophagy
anthropophagy
noun
The eating of human flesh; cannibalism.
anthroposcopy
anthroposcopy
noun
A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
anthroposophy
anthroposophy
noun
(archaic, as used before Rudolf Steiner) Knowledge or understanding of human nature.
A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.
anthropotoxin
antiapartheid
antiapartheid
adj
Acting against or opposing apartheid.
anticipatable
anticipatable
adj
Capable of being anticipated.
anticipations
anticipations
noun
plural of anticipation
antiempirical
antiempirical
adj
Going against what is empirically true.
antiepicenter
antiepicenter
noun
Alternative spelling of antiepicentre
antiepileptic
antiepileptic
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to prevent epileptic seizures
noun
(medicine) A drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures
antiepiscopal
antiepiscopal
adj
(Christianity) Opposing the bishops, or episcopacy.
antiexpansion
antiexpansion
adj
Acting to prevent the expansion of a physical substance.
Opposing expansion (as of a state or corporation).
antiexporting
antiexporting
adj
Synonym of antiexport (“opposing exports”)
antihypophora
antilapsarian
antilapsarian
noun
(theology) One who does not believe that mankind has fallen from a better state.
antinephritic
antinephritic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys.
noun
An antinephritic remedy.
antioptionist
antioptionist
noun
(finance) One who opposes options.
antipacifists
antipacifists
noun
plural of antipacifist
antiparalytic
antiparalytic
adj
(medicine) Acting against paralysis.
noun
A medicine to treat paralysis.
antiparasitic
antiparasitic
adj
(medicine) That counters infection by parasites
noun
(medicine) A pesticide that counters infection by parasites