(As seen or measured) from the end opposite the mouth in a radiate animal (to the other end).
ablutionary
ablutionary
adj
Pertaining to ablution.
abnormality
abnormality
noun
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
abstinently
abstinently
adv
With abstinence.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accidentary
accidentary
adj
(obsolete) accidental; occurring by chance; occasional
(obsolete) logically accidental; non-essential
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
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
additionary
additionary
adj
Synonym of additional
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
adventively
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
agnatically
agnatically
adv
In an agnatic manner; by means of agnation.
aldermanity
aldermanity
noun
The condition of being an alderman.
alimentally
alimentally
adv
(obsolete) In such a way that serves for nourishment or food.
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
allegiantly
allegiantly
adv
In an allegiant manner
allogeneity
allogeneity
noun
(genetics) The condition of being allogeneic
aluminosity
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
amenability
amenability
noun
The state or quality of being amenable.
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
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.
amphithyron
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
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
analysation
analysation
noun
Alternative form of analyzation
analyticity
analyticity
noun
The property of being analytic, especially of being an analytic function.
analyzation
analyzation
noun
(rare) analysis
anepithymia
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anhemolytic
anhydrating
anhydration
anhydration
noun
(chemistry) The formation of an anhydrate
animability
animatingly
animatingly
adv
in an animating manner
anisocotyly
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
anonymities
anonymities
noun
plural of anonymity
anoxybiotic
anoxybiotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anoxybiosis.
antepyretic
antepyretic
Adjective
Preceding a fever
anteriority
anteriority
noun
The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority.
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
antiamylase
antianxiety
antianxiety
adj
(psychology, pharmacology) Acting to combat or reduce anxiety.
noun
(pharmacology) A medication that combats or reduces anxiety.
antibigotry
antibigotry
adj
Opposing bigotry.
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
antidotally
antidotally
adv
As an antidote.
antidynamic
antidynasty
antidysuric
antienzymic
antigravity
antigravity
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-gravity
antiholiday
antiholiday
adj
Opposing or taking a negative view of the holiday season
noun
A holiday celebrated as a form of opposition to normal holidays
antikythera
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiliturgy
antilottery
antilottery
adj
Opposing lotteries.
antimasonry
antimasonry
noun
Opposition to Freemasonry.
antimycotic
antimycotic
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi; antifungal
noun
An antimycotic agent.
antiobesity
antiobesity
adj
(pharmacology, nutrition, of a drug, etc.) Serving to counter obesity.
antiphonary
antiphonary
adj
Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony.
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
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.
antireality
antireality
noun
The quality of being antireal.
antirobbery
antirobbery
adj
Opposing or preventing robbery.
antisecrecy
antisecrecy
adj
Opposing or countering secrecy.
antislavery
antislavery
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the practice of slavery.
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
antithyroid
antithyroid
adj
(biochemistry) Reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones.
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
antityphoid
antityphoid
adj
(immunology) Countering typhoid fever.
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.
apolytikion
apolytikion
noun
A troparion chanted at Orthodox Christian worship services, summarizing the feast being celebrated that day.
arrestingly
arrestingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly.
arthrodynia
arthrodynia
noun
(medicine) An affliction characterized by pain in or around a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
arytenoidal
arytenoidal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arytenoids
assentingly
assentingly
adv
in an assenting manner
assertingly
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
attendingly
attendingly
adv
Giving one's attention; attentively.
attentively
attentively
adv
In an attentive manner.
attorneyism
attorneyism
noun
The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.
autantitypy
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autosymnoia
azoerythrin
babysitting
babysitting
noun
, Hypernym: childminding
The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.
verb
present participle of babysit
bankability
bankability
noun
The state or condition of being bankable.
banteringly
banteringly
adv
In a bantering manner.
baroclinity
baroclinity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic.
barycentric
barycentric
adj
Of or pertaining to a centre of gravity.
bayonetting
bayonetting
noun
Overlap of fracture fragments in a longbone fracture resulting in shortening of the extremity.
verb
(Britain) present participle of bayonet
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
bendability
bendability
noun
The quality or degree of being bendable.
beneplacity
benignantly
benignantly
adv
In a benignant manner.
biacetylene
bicentenary
bicentenary
noun
A 200th anniversary.
biconcavity
biconcavity
noun
The quality of being biconcave.
bipinnately
bipinnately
adv
In a bipinnate manner.
biternately
biternately
adj
(botany) In a biternate arrangement.
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
breathingly
brilliantly
brilliantly
adv
In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.
bryantville
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
butylations
butylations
noun
plural of butylation
byzantinism
byzantinize
caenostylic
calcinatory
calcinatory
noun
A vessel used in calcination.
callityping
callynteria
calonyction
calycanthin
cannibality
cannibality
noun
cannibalism
cantholysis
cantholysis
noun
The surgical division of the canthus.
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.