(As seen or measured) from the end opposite the mouth in a radiate animal (to the other end).
acanthology
acanthology
noun
The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
accentually
accentually
adv
In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accidentary
accidentary
adj
(obsolete) accidental; occurring by chance; occasional
(obsolete) logically accidental; non-essential
accordantly
accordantly
adv
In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably.
accountably
accountably
adv
In an accountable manner.
accountancy
accountancy
noun
(countable, accounting) A company or organisation that performs such a function.
(uncountable, Britain, New Zealand, often Philippines, accounting) The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
acetylamine
acetylating
acetylating
verb
present participle of acetylate
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.
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
achyranthes
achyranthes
noun
plural of achyranthe
acronyctous
acronyctous
adj
(astronomy) acronycal
actinically
actinically
adv
In an actinic manner.
actinometry
actinometry
noun
the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation
actinomyces
actinomyces
noun
A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.
actinomycin
actinomycin
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria of genus Streptomyces.
actinophrys
actinoscopy
actinoscopy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
actomyosins
actomyosins
noun
plural of actomyosin
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
agnatically
agnatically
adv
In an agnatic manner; by means of agnation.
ahantchuyuk
amminolytic
ammonolytic
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
analyticity
analyticity
noun
The property of being analytic, especially of being an analytic function.
ancestrally
ancestrally
adv
Pertaining to ancestry.
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
anecdotally
anecdotally
adv
In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
anhemolytic
anisocotyly
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
anoxybiotic
anoxybiotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anoxybiosis.
antecedency
antecedency
noun
Antecedence (various senses).
antepyretic
antepyretic
Adjective
Preceding a fever
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthocyanin
anthocyanin
noun
(botany, organic chemistry) Any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids (more noticeable in autumn after the chlorophyll decomposes)
anthypnotic
anthypnotic
adj
Alternative form of antihypnotic
antiboycott
antiboycott
adj
Opposing or countering a boycott or boycotts.
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
anticryptic
anticryptic
adj
Of or pertaining to camouflage used by a predator to provide stealth, as opposed to camouflage used by prey to hide.
anticyclone
anticyclone
noun
(meteorology) a system of winds that spiral out from a centre of high pressure
anticynical
antidynamic
antidysuric
antienzymic
antimycotic
antimycotic
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi; antifungal
noun
An antimycotic agent.
antipyretic
antipyretic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.
antipyrotic
antipyrotic
adj
(medicine) Effective against burns or pyrosis.
antisecrecy
antisecrecy
adj
Opposing or countering secrecy.
antitryptic
antitryptic
adj
That inhibits the action of trypsin
antitypical
antitypical
adj
Of or pertaining to an antitype.
antizymotic
antizymotic
adj
(medicine) Preventing fermentation or decomposition.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents fermentation or decomposition.
anxiolytics
anxiolytics
noun
plural of anxiolytic
apocynthion
apocynthion
noun
(astronomy) The point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body.
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
ascendantly
ascendantly
adv
In an ascendant manner.
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
asynartetic
asynartetic
adj
(prosody) Having or containing two different types of metre
attackingly
attractancy
attractancy
noun
A measure of the ability of something (especially a pheromone) to attract; attractive power.
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
autochthony
autochthony
noun
An aboriginal condition or state.
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
baroclinity
baroclinity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic.
barycentric
barycentric
adj
Of or pertaining to a centre of gravity.
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
beneplacity
biacetylene
bicentenary
bicentenary
noun
A 200th anniversary.
biconcavity
biconcavity
noun
The quality of being biconcave.
blastomycin
blastomycin
noun
A sterile material, produced from cultures of the fungus Blastomyces, once used for intradermal testing
botanically
botanically
adv
in a botanical manner
regarding botany
botanomancy
botanomancy
noun
Divination by plants. A form of pyromancy in which tree branches and/or leaves are burnt.
Tea-leaf reading, or tasseomancy.
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
caenostylic
calcinatory
calcinatory
noun
A vessel used in calcination.
callityping
callynteria
calonyction
calycanthin
calycanthus
calycanthus
noun
Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
cannibality
cannibality
noun
cannibalism
canthectomy
canthectomy
noun
The surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.
cantholysis
cantholysis
noun
The surgical division of the canthus.
carbonylate
carbonylate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To introduce a carbonyl group, or the elements of carbon monoxide, into a molecule.
cardinality
cardinality
noun
(data modeling, databases) The property of a relationship between a database table and another one, specifying whether it is one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many.
(religion) The status of being cardinalitial
(set theory, of a set) The number of elements a given set contains.
(type theory) The number of terms that can inhabit a type; the possible values of a type.
carnivority
carnivority
noun
The condition of being carnivorous
caryatidean
catonically
cattycorner
cattycorner
adv
(US, Canada) Alternative form of catty-corner
caustifying
cementatory
cementatory
adj
Having the quality of cementing, or uniting firmly.
centrically
centrically
adv
In a centric manner or direction; centrally
charactonym
charactonym
noun
(literature) A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.
charlatanry
charlatanry
noun
(countable) The act of a charlatan.
(uncountable) The state of being a charlatan.
chatelainry
chatoyances
chatoyances
noun
plural of chatoyance
chieftaincy
chieftaincy
noun
The area or population ruled by a chief.
The position or period of rule of a chief.
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
chinchayote
chinchayote
noun
Alternative form of chayote
choanocytal
choanocytal
adj
Relating to choanocytes
choanocytes
choanocytes
noun
plural of choanocyte
christianly
christianly
Adjective
befitting a Christian.
Adverb
In a Christian fashion.
churchanity
churchanity
noun
Synonym of Churchianity
cinevariety
cinevariety
noun
(historical) A kind of variety show incorporating bioscope film.
circinately
circinately
adv
In a circinate fashion.
clairvoyant
clairvoyant
adj
(computing) Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.
Able to foresee the future.
Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
Of or relating to clairvoyance.
noun
A person able to foresee the future
A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
coenzymatic
coenzymatic
adj
Relating to, or using coenzymes
coeternally
coeternally
adv
In a coeternal manner
coevalneity
cohabitancy
cohabitancy
noun
Cohabitation.
colinearity
colinearity
noun
Alternative form of collinearity
collencytal
colonopathy
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
combinatory
combinatory
adj
Having the ability to combine; combinable, combinational or combining.
Of, relating to, or derived from a combination or combinations; combinative or combinatorial.
comminatory
comminatory
adj
Of or pertaining to commination.
commonality
commonality
noun
(telecommunications) A quality that applies to materiel or systems: (a) possessing like and interchangeable parts or characteristics enabling each to be utilized, or operated and maintained in common; (b) having interchangeable repair parts and/or components; (c) applying to consumable items interchangeably equivalent without adjustment.
Such a shared attribute or characteristic
The common people; the commonalty
The joint possession of a set of attributes or characteristics.
communality
communality
noun
(mathematics) A measure of variance in factor analysis.
The condition of being communal.
The extent to which something is communal.
communitary
compliantly
compliantly
adv
in a compliant manner
concatenary
condolatory
condolatory
adj
Offering condolence.
condylomata
conjugality
conjugality
noun
The condition of being conjugal.
The conjugal state; marriage; sexual intercourse.
conjugately
conjugately
adv
In a conjugate manner.
connivantly
consolatory
consolatory
adj
Which consoles.
noun
That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.
consonantly
consonantly
adv
In a consonant or consistent manner.
constablery
constablery
noun
Obsolete form of constabulary.
consularity
consularity
noun
The office or tenure of a consul; consulship.
consultancy
consultancy
noun
A consultant or consulting firm.
The services offered by a consultant.
containedly
contestably
contestably
adv
Such that it can be contested or challenged.
continually
continually
adv
In a continual manner; non-stop.
In regular or repeated succession; very often.
continuancy
continuancy
noun
Alternative form of continuance
contrariety
contrariety
noun
Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.
contrayerva
contrayerva
noun
Dorstenia contrajerva, a South American plant whose aromatic root is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.
contrivancy
contrivancy
noun
Alternative form of contrivance
contumacity
contumacity
noun
Alternative form of contumacy
conycatcher
coplanarity
coplanarity
noun
(astronomy, of multiple planets or other orbiting bodies) The state or characteristic of orbiting a central celestial object within the same orbital plane.
(geometry, of at least two things, usually lines) The state or characteristic of being within the same plane.