(medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ or cells not due to an injury.
abruptiones
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
absorptions
absorptions
noun
plural of absorption
acalypterae
acalyptrata
acalyptrate
acalyptrate
adj
Of or pertaining to the Acalyptratae group.
noun
A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
acanthopore
acanthopore
noun
(paleontology) A tubular spine in some bryozoans.
accipitrary
accipitrary
noun
(archaic) A falconer.
accipitrine
accipitrine
adj
(ornithology) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.
noun
A hawk or a hawk-like bird.
accorporate
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
achromatope
achromatope
noun
A person who has achromatopia.
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
acropolitan
acropolitan
adj
Of or befitting an acropolis, especially in lofty glory and in the capacity to inspire awe; compare Acropolitan.
acrotrophic
acrotrophic
adj
(biology, of an insect) Having nutritive cells at the top of the follicular tube
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
actinophore
actinophore
noun
(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
actinophrys
actinopteri
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acupuncture
acupuncture
noun
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.
verb
(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
adaptometer
adaptometer
noun
An optometric instrument that measures the minimum threshold of brightness that can be detected or how well the human eye can adapt to a recently darkened environment.
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
adipocerite
adoperation
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adsorptions
adsorptions
noun
plural of adsorption
adspiration
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.
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aerotherapy
aerotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapy that uses some form of air
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
aetiotropic
aetomorphae
afterpieces
afterpieces
noun
plural of afterpiece
afterspeech
afterspring
aftersupper
agastrophus
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agitpropist
aitiotropic
albitophyre
allelotropy
allocryptic
allopatries
allotrophic
allotrophic
adj
Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion.
Of or pertaining to an allotroph.
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
allotropism
allotropism
noun
(chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state.
allotropize
allotropize
verb
To change in physical properties but not in substance.
allotropous
allotropous
adj
(biology) Pertaining to an insect which is attracted to flowers of a large range of different species of plant, or an insect which does not feed exclusively on one type of flower.
(botany) Pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.
alogotrophy
alpetragius
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
altarpieces
altarpieces
noun
plural of altarpiece
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
aminopterin
aminopterin
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-amino analog of folic acid used as a chemotherapy drug.
ammotherapy
amperemeter
amperemeter
noun
Synonym of ammeter.
amperometer
amperometer
noun
(rare) Synonym of ammeter.
ampherotoky
amphicyrtic
amphierotic
amphiprotic
amphiprotic
adj
(chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.
amphistylar
amphithuron
amphithyron
amphitricha
amphitropal
amphitropal
adj
(botany) Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
ampitheater
ampitheater
noun
Misspelling of amphitheater.
amyotrophia
amyotrophia
noun
Alternative form of amyotrophy
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
anaemotropy
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
anamorphote
anapeiratic
anapeiratic
adj
Caused by prolonged exercise of a muscle.
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.
anapnometer
anarthropod
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
anastrophia
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anisotropal
anisotropic
anisotropic
adj
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
anoplothere
antatrophic
anteopercle
anteportico
anteportico
noun
An outer porch or vestibule.
antepyretic
antepyretic
Adjective
Preceding a fever
anteropygal
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
anthotropic
anthrophore
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
anthropidae
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
anthroponym
anthroponym
noun
The name of a person, especially a surname.
anticipator
anticipator
noun
A device in a thermostat that determines when to turn on or shut off the heating or cooling mechanism.
One who anticipates.
anticreeper
anticryptic
anticryptic
adj
Of or pertaining to camouflage used by a predator to provide stealth, as opposed to camouflage used by prey to hide.
antiemperor
antiemperor
noun
(politics) One who declares himself emperor in opposition to a reigning emperor.
antiempiric
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antilocapra
antiparties
antiparties
noun
plural of antiparty
antipatriot
antipatriot
noun
One who shuns or opposes patriotism; an unpatriotic person.
antipharmic
antipharmic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Serving as an antidote.
antiphonary
antiphonary
adj
Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony.
antiphrases
antiphrases
noun
plural of antiphrase
plural of antiphrasis
antiphrasis
antiphrasis
noun
(rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
antiprelate
antipriming
antiprophet
antiprotons
antiprotons
noun
plural of antiproton
antipuritan
antipuritan
noun
One who opposes puritanism.
antipyresis
antipyresis
noun
(medicine) The reduction of fever.
antipyretic
antipyretic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.
antipyrines
antipyrines
noun
plural of antipyrine
antipyrotic
antipyrotic
adj
(medicine) Effective against burns or pyrosis.
antisnapper
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
antitorpedo
antitorpedo
adj
(military) Acting against torpedos.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
antitrypsin
antitrypsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of serum proteins that inhibit trypsin and similar proteolytic enzymes
antitryptic
antitryptic
adj
That inhibits the action of trypsin
aortography
aortography
noun
(medicine) an arteriography of the aorta
aortoptosia
aortoptosis
apanthropia
apanthropia
noun
Alternative form of apanthropy
aparthrosis
apartmental
apartmental
adj
Of or relating to apartment buildings.
apartnesses
apartnesses
noun
plural of apartness
apatosaurus
apatosaurus
noun
A large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus of the late Jurassic Period. Apatosaurs had a long neck and tail and a relatively small head.
apertometer
apertometer
noun
(optics, microscopy) An instrument designed to measure the numerical aperture of a lens or objective of a microscope.
aphaniptera
aphrodistic
aphroditeum
aphroditous
apicultural
apicultural
adj
(agriculture) relating to beekeeping
apicultures
apiocrinite
aplodiorite
apoatropine
apoatropine
noun
(organic chemistry) The alkaloid (8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl) 2-phenylprop-2-enoate
apocryphate
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.