(As seen or measured) from the end opposite the mouth in a radiate animal (to the other end).
abiotically
abiotically
adv
In an abiotic manner; in the absence of life.
abscondedly
acalycinous
acalycinous
adj
Acalycine.
acalyculate
acalyculate
adj
Lacking a calyx of calycle
acalypterae
acalyptrata
acalyptrate
acalyptrate
adj
Of or pertaining to the Acalyptratae group.
noun
A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
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.
accessarily
accessarily
adv
In the manner of an accessary.
accessively
accessively
adv
(obsolete) Forcibly, aggressively.
In a manner relating to access.
Misspelling of excessively.
accessorily
accessorily
adv
In the manner of an accessory; auxiliarily.
accidentary
accidentary
adj
(obsolete) accidental; occurring by chance; occasional
(obsolete) logically accidental; non-essential
accipitrary
accipitrary
noun
(archaic) A falconer.
acclamatory
acclamatory
adj
Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation.
accordantly
accordantly
adv
In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably.
accordingly
accordingly
adv
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
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.
acerbically
acerbically
adv
In a sarcastic or cynical manner.
sourly; bitterly
acesodynous
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.
acetylative
acetylative
adj
Causing or relating to acetylation.
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
acetylsalol
achlamydate
achlamydate
adj
(zoology) Not possessing a mantle.
achlamydeae
achromacyte
achromacyte
noun
(cytology) Any cell that lacks its normal pigmentation (especially an erythrocyte that has ruptured and lost its haemoglobin)
achyranthes
achyranthes
noun
plural of achyranthe
acicularity
acicularity
noun
Quality or degree of being acicular.
acidulously
acidulously
adv
In an acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
acraldehyde
acraldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of acrolein
acrocephaly
acrocephaly
noun
The condition of suffering from a pointed skull.
acrodactyla
acromyodian
acromyodian
noun
Any passerine songbird of the former taxon Acromyodi
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acronically
acronycally
acronycally
adv
In an acronycal manner; rising when the sun sets, and vice versa.
acronychous
acronyctous
acronyctous
adj
(astronomy) acronycal
acronymized
acronymized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acronymize
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
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
actuarially
actuarially
adv
By actuarial principles.
From an actuarial perspective.
In a manner performed by an actuary.
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
acyclically
acyclically
adv
In an acyclic manner; without cycles.
addictively
addictively
adv
In an addictive manner.
adjectively
adjectively
adv
As an adjective; adjectivally.
adolescency
adolescency
noun
adolescence
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
advancingly
advancingly
adv
In an advancing manner.
aerenchymas
aerobically
aerobically
adv
In an aerobic manner.
aerodynamic
aerodynamic
adj
having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air
of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affectively
affectively
adv
In an affective way; emotionally.
affectivity
affectivity
noun
Ability to experience affects: feelings, emotions, judgement, motivations, etc.
agapeically
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
agnatically
agnatically
adv
In an agnatic manner; by means of agnation.
ahantchuyuk
alacriously
alacriously
adv
With alacrity; briskly.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alcoholysis
alcoholysis
noun
(organic chemistry) Solvolysis using an alcohol.
alcoholytic
alcoholytic
adj
Relating to alcoholysis
alcyonacean
alcyonacean
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Alcyonacea; a soft coral.
alcyonarian
alcyonarian
noun
(zoology) Any of the Alcyonaria, a subclass of the Anthozoa.
alcyoniform
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
allocryptic
allocyanine
allocyanine
noun
Alternative form of allocyanin
allopsychic
allopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the relationship between the mind and the outside world
allotypical
allotypical
adj
(immunology, rare) Allotypic: of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
alycompaine
ambivalency
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
amicability
amicability
noun
The state or quality of being amicable or friendly.
amminolytic
ammonolytic
amoebocytes
amoebocytes
noun
plural of amoebocyte
amoxycillin
amoxycillin
noun
(pharmacology) UK spelling of amoxicillin.
amphichromy
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.
amphicyrtic
amphicytula
amphistylic
amphistylic
adj
(anatomy, of a skull) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks.
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amygdalinic
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.
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
amyridaceae
anacalypsis
anacrogynae
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
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.
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
ancyloceras
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.
anencephaly
anencephaly
noun
A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
angelically
angelically
adv
In an angelic manner.
angelocracy
angelocracy
noun
government or rule by angels
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
anhemolytic
anhydraemic
anionically
anionically
adv
By means of anions
In a anionic manner
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
aphanomyces
aphetically
aphetically
adv
(astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta.
(linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
apicoectomy
apicoectomy
noun
(surgery) An endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth's root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material
apocalypses
apocalypses
noun
plural of apocalypse
apocalyptic
apocalyptic
adj
(nonstandard) Eggcorn of apoplectic.
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a disaster).
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a revelation), revelatory; prophetic.
Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).