(ophthalmology) An instrument used to observe aberration of the eye
abiotrophic
abiotrophic
adj
(medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ or cells not due to an injury.
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
acanthophis
acanthopore
acanthopore
noun
(paleontology) A tubular spine in some bryozoans.
acarophobia
acarophobia
noun
(medicine) The fear of itching or of small crawling insects that cause itching, such as mites or lice.
acarpellous
acarpellous
adj
(botany) Having no carpels.
acceptation
acceptation
noun
(obsolete) Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.
Ready belief.
The meaning (sense) in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
accompanied
accompanied
adj
Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accompany
accompanier
accompanier
noun
Someone or something that accompanies.
accompanies
accompanies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accompany
accompanist
accompanist
noun
(music) The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
accomplices
accomplices
noun
plural of accomplice
accomplisht
accomplisht
adj
Obsolete form of accomplished.
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accorporate
acetophenin
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
achaenocarp
achaenocarp
noun
Any dry indehiscent fruit.
achloropsia
achloropsia
noun
Inability to distinguish the colour green.
achromatope
achromatope
noun
A person who has achromatopia.
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acidophilic
acidophilic
adj
Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin.
Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile.
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acouophonia
acquophonia
acraspedote
acraspedote
adj
Relating to jellyfish of the class Acraspeda
acrocarpous
acrocarpous
adj
(botany) Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses.
acrocephaly
acrocephaly
noun
The condition of suffering from a pointed skull.
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
acrophobias
acrophobias
noun
plural of acrophobia
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acropolises
acropolitan
acropolitan
adj
Of or befitting an acropolis, especially in lofty glory and in the capacity to inspire awe; compare Acropolitan.
acrospiring
acrospiring
verb
present participle of acrospire
acrosporous
acrosporous
adj
having acrospores
acrotrophic
acrotrophic
adj
(biology, of an insect) Having nutritive cells at the top of the follicular tube
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
actinophone
actinophone
noun
An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.
actinophore
actinophore
noun
(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
actinophrys
actinopteri
actinoscopy
actinoscopy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
adenectopia
adenectopic
adiamorphic
adipocerite
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipopectic
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
aeciospores
aeciospores
noun
plural of aeciospore
aeolotropic
aeolotropic
adj
(physics) Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerographic
aerographic
adj
Relating to aerography.
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
aeroscepsis
aetiotropic
agoraphobic
agoraphobic
adj
Of, pertaining to or suffering from agoraphobia.
noun
One who suffers from agoraphobia.
aitiotropic
albumoscope
alethoscope
alethoscope
noun
An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
aleuroscope
allocryptic
allographic
allographic
adj
Relating to allographs or allography.
allomorphic
allomorphic
adj
Pertaining to allomorphism or to allomorphs.
allopelagic
allopelagic
adj
(biology, of a marine organism) That lives at a variety of depths
alloplasmic
alloplasmic
adj
Relating to, or composed of alloplasm
alloplastic
alloplastic
adj
(psychology) Involving a subject changing the environment or situation rather than him/herself.
(surgery) Related to an alloplast or to alloplasty
noun
(surgery) Any artificial material substituted for tissue grafts
allopsychic
allopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the relationship between the mind and the outside world
allotrophic
allotrophic
adj
Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion.
Of or pertaining to an allotroph.
allotypical
allotypical
adj
(immunology, rare) Allotypic: of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
alphatoluic
alycompaine
amblyoscope
amblyoscope
noun
A reflecting stereoscope used to evaluate binocular vision
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
amidocapric
amphibiotic
amphibiotic
adj
Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphichroic
amphichroic
adj
(chemistry) Exhibiting or producing two colours, as substances which may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.
amphichrome
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.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
amphierotic
amphilochus
amphiphloic
amphiphloic
adj
(botany) Of stems in which the phloem is both external and internal to the xylem.
amphiprotic
amphiprotic
adj
(chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.
amphophilic
amphophilic
adj
(cytology) That can be stained with either an acidic or a basic dye.
amphoricity
amphoricity
noun
(rare) The quality of being amphoric.
amplication
amplication
noun
Misspelling of amplification.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amyotrophic
amyotrophic
adj
(medicine) Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles)
ananepionic
anaphorical
anaphorical
adj
Synonym of anaphoric
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
noun
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
anemotropic
anemotropic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anemotropism.
angiectopia
angiocarpic
anglophilic
anglophilic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilic
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
anisocarpic
anisotropic
anisotropic
adj
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
antatrophic
anteopercle
anteportico
anteportico
noun
An outer porch or vestibule.
anthotropic
anthropical
anthropical
adj
Alternative form of anthropic
anthypnotic
anthypnotic
adj
Alternative form of antihypnotic
anticipator
anticipator
noun
A device in a thermostat that determines when to turn on or shut off the heating or cooling mechanism.
One who anticipates.
anticomplex
antilocapra
antinepotic
antipyrotic
antipyrotic
adj
(medicine) Effective against burns or pyrosis.
apathogenic
apathogenic
adj
(pathology) Not pathogenic.
aphanomyces
aphenoscope
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
aphrodesiac
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac
adj
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
aphrodistic
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
apiculation
apioceridae
apiocrinite
aplacophora
apocaffeine
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).
noun
One who predicts apocalypse.
apocopating
apocopating
verb
present participle of apocopate
apocopation
apocopation
noun
(linguistics) A word formed by removing the end of a longer word
apocrisiary
apocrisiary
noun
An apocrisiarius.
apocryphate
apocynaceae
apocynthion
apocynthion
noun
(astronomy) The point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body.
apodictical
apodictical
adj
(archaic) Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain.
apofenchene
apofenchene
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An unsaturated monocyclic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₉H₁₆.
apollonicon
apollonicon
noun
(music) A particular type of barrel organ that also had a keyboard.
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
apomictical
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
apoplectoid
aporocactus
aposiopetic
aposiopetic
adj
(rhetoric) Of or pertaining to aposiopesis.
apostatical
apostatical
adj
Apostate.
apostematic
apostolical
apostolical
adj
(Christianity) apostolic
apostrophic
apostrophic
adj
(orthography) Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ').
(rhetoric) Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue).
apotracheal
apotracheal
adj
Not associated with vascular tracheids
apoturmeric
application
application
noun
(bureaucracy, law) A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
(obsolete) Compliance.
A kind of needlework; appliqué.
A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
Diligence; close thought or attention.
The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.
The substance applied.
applicators
applicators
noun
plural of applicator
applicatory
applicatory
adj
able to be applied or used, practical
appreciator
appreciator
noun
Someone who assesses or appraises the value of something.