(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
absorptiometer
absorptiometer
noun
A instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids.
An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
absquatulation
absquatulation
noun
The act of absquatulating; hasty departure.
abstemiousness
abstemiousness
noun
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
abstractionism
abstractionism
noun
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art.
The presentation of ideas in an abstract manner.
abstractionist
abstractionist
adj
Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art.
noun
(art) Someone who supports or creates abstract art.
An idealist.
abstractitious
abstractitious
adj
(obsolete) Obtained from plants by distillation.
accomplishable
accomplishable
adj
Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
accountability
accountability
noun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
acetylbenzoate
achromatizable
actinobaccilli
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
actinobranchia
actinobranchia
noun
Alternative form of actinobranch
adoptabilities
adoptabilities
noun
plural of adoptability
aeroballistics
aeroballistics
noun
The part of ballistics that deals with the interaction of high-speed projectiles with the atmosphere
aerobiological
aerobiological
adj
Pertaining to aerobiology.
aerobiotically
aerobiotically
adv
By means of aerobiosis.
aerobranchiate
agrobiological
agrobiological
adj
of or pertaining to agrobiology
albumenisation
albumenization
albumenization
noun
Alternative form of albuminization
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminization
albuminization
noun
A coating with albumen.
A conversion into albumin.
A saturation with albumen.
albuminocholia
albuminofibrin
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
albuminousness
albuminousness
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being albuminous.
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
ambassadorship
ambassadorship
noun
The post or office of ambassador.
ambicoloration
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
amblychromatic
amidoazobenzol
aminobenzamide
aminobenzamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of benzamide
ammonocarbonic
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
anteambulation
anthropophobia
anthropophobia
noun
A profound fear of human beings, or of human society.
antiabsolutist
antiabsolutist
noun
One who opposes absolutism.
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
antibiotically
antibiotically
adv
By means of antibiotics.
In terms of antibiotic effect.
antihemoglobin
antimetabolite
antimetabolite
noun
(medicine) Any substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antitobacconal
aporobranchian
approvableness
approvableness
noun
The state or quality of being approvable.
aquintocubital
aquintocubital
adj
Alternative form of aquincubital
arbitrationist
arbitrationist
noun
A proponent of arbitrationism.
arbitratorship
arbitratorship
noun
The role or status of an arbitrator.
arboricultural
arboricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
archbishoprics
archbishoprics
noun
plural of archbishopric
arthrobranchia
aspidobranchia
associableness
associableness
noun
The state or quality of being associable.
astrobiologies
astrobiologist
astrobiologist
noun
A biologist whose speciality is astrobiology
atrabiliarious
atrabiliarious
adj
atrabilious
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriologies
bacteriologies
noun
plural of bacteriology
bacteriologist
bacteriologist
noun
A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagia
bacteriophagic
bacteriophagic
adj
Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage.
bacteriophobia
bacteriophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of bacteria
bacteriopsonic
bacteriopsonin
bacterioscopic
bacterioscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bacterioscopy.
bacteriostasis
bacteriostasis
noun
(biology) A phase in which microbial organisms are prevented from undergoing further cell growth, without being actually killed.
bacteriostatic
bacteriostatic
adj
Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.
bacteriotropic
bacteriotropic
adj
Attracted towards, or targeting, bacteria.
bacteriotropin
bacteriotropin
noun
An antibody that makes a specific bacterium more susceptible to phagocytosis
balanoglossida
balanopsidales
ballistophobia
balneotechnics
balneotherapia
balneotherapia
noun
Obsolete form of balneotherapy.
baloskionaceae
balsaminaceous
balsaminaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balsaminaceae.
balsamodendron
barbariousness
barbariousness
noun
(nonstandard) The state or quality of being barbarious.
baromacrometer
barometrically
barometrically
adv
By means of a barometer
barometrograph
barometrograph
noun
A form of barometer capable of recording the variations of atmospheric pressure onto paper.
barothermogram
barytophyllite
barytosulphate
basidiogenetic
basidiomycetes
basidiomycetes
noun
plural of basidiomycete
basidiosporous
basilosauridae
basimesostasis
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
basommatophora
bastardisation
bastardisation
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardization.
bastardization
bastardization
noun
(by extension) The combining of separate races in marriage or breeding; miscegenation.
(more generally) The creation of an inferior copy or version; corruption, degradation, or debasement.
Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.
Any change or neologism in language that is viewed as a degradation.
The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.
The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.
bathochromatic
bathochromatic
adj
Alternative form of bathochromic
batrachoididae
batrachophidia
batrachophobia
batrachophobia
noun
Fear of frogs.
batrachoplasty
bdellostomidae
beatifications
beatifications
noun
plural of beatification
beautification
beautification
noun
Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
beggiatoaceous
behoovefulness
bellerophontes
bellerophontic
belostomatidae
benedictionale
benedictionary
benedictionary
noun
A collected series of benedictions.
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
benevolentness
benevolentness
noun
The state or quality of being benevolent.
benzbitriazole
benzhydroxamic
benzophenazine
benzoquinoline
benzoquinoline
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric compounds (5,6-benzoquinoline and 7,8-benzoquinoline) in which a benzene ring is fused to that of a quinoline molecule; their derivatives are used in the preparation of pharmaceuticals and dyes atc
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
benzotetrazine
benzotetrazole
benzothiofuran
benzothiophene
benzothiophene
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle in which a benzene ring is fused to that of a thiophene molecule; it occurs in some coal tars and is used in the synthesis of other compounds.
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
benzoxycamphor
benzoylglycine
benztrioxazine
berberidaceous
berberidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Berberidaceae of barberries.