(civil law) Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.
(theology) The doctrine, laid down by Duns Scotus and maintained by the Arminians, that the satisfaction rendered by Christ was not in itself really a true or full equivalent, but was merely accepted by God, through his gracious goodwill, as sufficient.
accompaniment
accompaniment
noun
(music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.
That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
accorporation
acetaminophen
acetaminophen
noun
(Canada, US) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
acetopiperone
achromatophil
achromatophil
noun
(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
achromatopsia
achromatopsia
noun
achromatopia
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
actiniomorpha
actinocarpous
actinographic
actinomorphic
actinomorphic
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
aerophysicist
alectoropodes
alloplasmatic
alloplasmatic
adj
Relating to alloplasm
allotropicity
allotropicity
noun
The property of being allotropic.
allotypically
allotypically
adv
In an allotypical manner
alloxyproteic
amphictyonian
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphikaryotic
amphistomatic
amphistomatic
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having stomata on both sides
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amplification
amplification
noun
(electronics) Gain.
(genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
(physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
(translation studies) A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
anaeroplastic
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anisotropical
anisotropical
adj
Alternative form of anisotropic
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
antaphroditic
antaphroditic
adj
(obsolete, medicine) antaphrodisiac
(obsolete, medicine) antisyphilitic
antapoplectic
antapoplectic
adj
Alternative form of antiapoplectic
anteoperculum
anteporticoes
anteprostatic
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
anthropolitic
anthropologic
anthropologic
adj
anthropological; pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.
anthropomancy
anthropomancy
noun
divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
anthroposcopy
anthroposcopy
noun
A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
anticipations
anticipations
noun
plural of anticipation
antiepiscopal
antiepiscopal
adj
(Christianity) Opposing the bishops, or episcopacy.
antipatriotic
antipatriotic
adj
Opposing patriotism.
antiplethoric
antiplethoric
adj
(medicine) Countering plethora of the blood.
antipolitical
antipolitical
adj
Opposing politics.
antiprostatic
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antisophistic
antisoporific
antispasmodic
antispasmodic
adj
(pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms.
antrotympanic
apheliotropic
apheliotropic
adj
Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc.
aphydrotropic
apocalyptical
apocalyptical
adj
apocalyptic
apocatastasis
apocatastasis
noun
(astronomy) Return to the same apparent position, as after a revolution.
(especially religion, rare) An apocalypse leading to the remaking of the world rather than a Final Judgment, (Christianity) an Origenist doctrine condemned by the 543 C.E. Synod of Constantinople.
(medicine, rare) Return to an earlier condition.
(religion) The doctrine that all souls will enter heaven or paradise, (Christianity) an Origenist doctrine condemned by the 543 C.E. Synod of Constantinople.
apocatastatic
apocatastatic
adj
(Christianity) Relating to apocatastasis.
apocentricity
apocentricity
noun
The property of being apocentric.
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
apodictically
apodictically
adv
(logic) In an apodictical manner.
apokatastatic
apokatastatic
adj
Alternative form of apocatastatic
apomictically
apomictically
adv
(botany) By means of apomixis
apophlegmatic
apophlegmatic
adj
(medicine) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.
noun
(medicine) Any apophlegmatic medicine.
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
apostatically
apostatically
adv
In an apostatic manner.
apostolically
apostolically
adv
In an apostolic way.
apotelesmatic
apotelesmatic
adj
(obsolete, astrology) Relating to the casting of horoscopes.
Relating to an issue of fulfilment.
applicatorily
applicatorily
adv
In an applicatory manner.
apposiopestic
appreciations
appreciations
noun
plural of appreciation
appunctuation
archaeopteris
archaeopteryx
archcorrupter
archeptolemus
archhypocrite
archplutocrat
archprotopope
archprototype
arctocephalus
arteriectopia
arthroplastic
arthroplastic
adj
Relating to arthroplasty
artocarpaceae
aryepiglottic
aryepiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Referring to a group of tissues between the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage, or the use of these folds during vocalization.
ascriptitious
ascriptitious
adj
(obsolete) additional
(obsolete) ascribed
aspidochirota
associateship
associateship
noun
The rank or period of being an associate.
astrophysical
astrophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
astrospectral
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
auscultascope
auscultoscope
auscultoscope
noun
(medicine) A stethoscopic instrument, especially one that amplifies the auscultatory sounds.
autocatalepsy
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocephalous
autocephalous
adj
(Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church.
(Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
(comparable) Independent; self-directed.
autocomplexes
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
autopsychosis
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
bactetiophage
basioccipital
basioccipital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basiocciput
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of basiocciput
bathysophical
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
blastocarpous
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
brachiopodist
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchotyphus
cacophthalmia
caesaropapist
caesaropapist
noun
A supporter of caesaropapism.
cambridgeport
campanologist
campanologist
noun
A person who studies campanology.
campulitropal
campylotropal
campylotropal
adj
Synonym of campylotropous
canthorrhaphy
canthorrhaphy
noun
The suturing of the outer canthus to shorten the palpebral fissure.
capacitations
capacitations
noun
plural of capacitation
capitelliform
capitulations
capitulations
noun
plural of capitulation
caprification
caprification
noun
A process for ripening, or pollinating, figs by means of their being punctured artificially, in a manner designed to replicate the way they are pierced by certain insects, which was once thought to aid in their reproduction.
cardiatrophia
cardiohepatic
cardiohepatic
adj
Relating to the heart and the kidneys
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
cardiotrophia
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
cartographers
cartographers
noun
plural of cartographer
cartographies
cartographies
noun
plural of cartography
catadioptrics
catadioptrics
noun
(optics) The construction and use of catadioptric lenses and systems
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
catastrophism
catastrophism
noun
(biology) The doctrine that, in addition to the more gradual effects of evolution, huge catastrophic events shape the earth's flora and fauna by causing major die-offs which make way for the emergence of new organisms.
(geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
The practice or tendency of catastrophizing, regarding bad things as catastrophic.
catastrophist
catastrophist
adj
Of, having, or being a theory that explains a situation by positing one or more catastrophic events, as opposed to gradual changes.
noun
A catastrophist person: a person who subscribes to a catastrophist theory.
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catchpoleship
cathodography
catoptrically
catoptrically
adv
In a catoptric manner.
catoptromancy
catoptromancy
noun
Divination by use of mirrors, or other reflective surfaces.
centropomidae
centrospermae
cephalanthous
cephalization
cephalization
noun
(biology) An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.
(medicine) The redistribution of blood flow from the base of the lung towards the upper lobe vessels as a consequence of pulmonary venous hypertension, usually described on a chest radiograph.