(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
acanthophis
acceptances
acceptances
noun
plural of acceptance
accompanies
accompanies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accompany
accompanist
accompanist
noun
(music) The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
acipenseres
acipenserid
acipenserid
noun
(ichthyology) Any member of the Acipenseridae (the true sturgeons)
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acrospiring
acrospiring
verb
present participle of acrospire
actinophrys
actinoscopy
actinoscopy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
adaptations
adaptations
noun
plural of adaptation
adaptedness
adaptedness
noun
(countable) The result of being adapted.
(uncountable) The state of being adapted; suitableness; fitness.
adaptionism
adaptionism
noun
Alternative form of adaptationism
adenopodous
adenotyphus
adeptnesses
adeptnesses
noun
plural of adeptness
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adiposeness
adiposeness
noun
The state or quality of being adipose.
adoptianism
adoptianism
noun
Alternative form of adoptionism
adoptianist
adoptianist
noun
(Christianity) Alternative form of adoptionist
adoptionism
adoptionism
noun
(Christianity) A form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God the Father adopted him, either at Jesus' birth, or at his death, as opposed to the orthodox understanding of the nature of the Trinity.
adoptionist
adoptionist
adj
Of or pertaining to adoptionism.
noun
(Christianity) One who believes in or supports adoptionism.
(uncommon) One who supports adoption.
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
adsorptions
adsorptions
noun
plural of adsorption
adspiration
aepyornises
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aesculapian
affenspalte
afterspring
agapemonist
airmanships
aldopentose
aldopentose
noun
(biochemistry) A pentose that is also an aldose.
alisphenoid
alisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
amanitopsis
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphinesian
amphipneust
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amphiscians
amphiscians
noun
plural of amphiscian
amphogenous
ampicillins
ampicillins
noun
plural of ampicillin
amplenesses
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
anabaptisms
anabaptists
anabaptists
noun
plural of anabaptist
anacalypsis
anacamptics
anacamptics
noun
The science of reflected light; catoptrics.
The science of reflected sounds.
anadiploses
anadiploses
noun
plural of anadiplosis
anadiplosis
anadiplosis
noun
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which a word or phrase used at the end of a clause or expression is repeated near the beginning of the next clause or expression.
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anamorphism
anamorphism
noun
(computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
noun
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
anapleroses
anapleroses
noun
plural of anaplerosis
anaplerosis
anaplerosis
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound.
The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part.
anapophyses
anapophyses
noun
plural of anapophysis
anapophysis
anapophysis
noun
(anatomy) An accessory process in many lumbar vertebrae.
anaspidacea
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
anastrophia
androlepsia
androphonos
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anisocarpic
anisophylly
anisophylly
noun
(botany) The growing by a plant of leaves in pairs with a significant difference in size between the two.
anisopodous
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.
anomphalous
anophelines
anophelines
noun
plural of anopheline
anoplanthus
anosphrasia
anosphresia
antapodosis
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
antiapostle
anticipants
anticipants
noun
plural of anticipant
anticipates
anticipates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anticipate
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiparties
antiparties
noun
plural of antiparty
antipathies
antipathies
noun
plural of antipathy
antipathist
antipathist
noun
An enemy or opponent.
antiphonals
antiphonals
noun
plural of antiphonal
antiphonies
antiphonies
noun
plural of 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
antiplastic
antiplastic
adj
(medicine) Preventing or checking the process of healing, or granulation.
Diminishing plasticity.
Opposing the use of plastics, typically for environmental reasons.
noun
(medicine) Any substance that prevents the process of healing, or granulation.
A substance added to clay to make it less malleable.
antiplenist
antipodeans
antipodeans
noun
plural of antipodean
antiprotons
antiprotons
noun
plural of antiproton
antipyresis
antipyresis
noun
(medicine) The reduction of fever.
antipyrines
antipyrines
noun
plural of antipyrine
antisceptic
antisceptic
noun
Misspelling of antiseptic.
Someone who is opposed to scepticism.
antiseptics
antiseptics
noun
plural of antiseptic
antiseption
antiseption
noun
(archaic) antisepsis
antiseptize
antiseptize
verb
Archaic form of antisepticize.
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antisnapper
antisophism
antisophist
antispastic
antispastic
adj
(pharmacology) That prevents or diminishes spasms; antispasmodic.
(poetry) Of, pertaining to antispasts
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that prevents or diminishes spasms.
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.
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
apartnesses
apartnesses
noun
plural of apartness
aphanomyces
aphelenchus
aphelilions
aphenoscope
aphidolysin
aphrodisian
aphrodisian
Adjective
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus.
aphrodision
apishnesses
aplanospore
aplanospore
noun
An immobile spore that may nevertheless potentially grow flagella.
apneumonous
apneumonous
adj
(zoology) Without lungs.
apollinaris
apollinaris
noun
(archaic) A type of sparkling mineral water.
apologising
apologising
verb
present participle of apologise
aponeuroses
aponeuroses
noun
plural of aponeurosis
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
apoxyomenos
apoxyomenos
noun
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
apparencies
apparencies
noun
plural of apparency
apparitions
apparitions
noun
plural of apparition
appearances
appearances
noun
plural of appearance
appeasement
appeasement
noun
The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.
appeasingly
appeasingly
adv
in an appeasing manner
appetencies
appetencies
noun
plural of appetency
appositions
appositions
noun
plural of apposition
apprentices
apprentices
noun
plural of apprentice
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprentice