The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
acculturational
acculturational
adj
Of or pertaining to acculturation
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetylcellulose
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
acousticophobia
acousticophobia
noun
Fear of noise.
acoustoelectric
acoustoelectric
adj
Of or pertaining to electroacoustics
acquisitiveness
acquisitiveness
noun
(phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
acrocontracture
acrocontracture
noun
(pathology) contracture of the joints of the hands or feet
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinosphaerium
acupuncturation
acupuncturation
noun
(medicine, archaic) Acupuncture
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
agriculturalist
agriculturalist
noun
A farmer; one involved with agrarian business.
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
aminobarbituric
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
anthracotherium
anticarnivorous
anticarnivorous
adj
Opposing the eating of meat.
anticeremonious
anticoagulating
anticoagulating
adj
Preventing coagulation.
anticoagulation
anticoagulation
noun
(medicine) Treatment to prevent coagulation of blood.
anticoagulative
anticoagulative
adj
That counters coagulation
anticommunistic
anticommunistic
adj
Opposing communism.
anticommutative
anticommutative
adj
(algebra) Of an operator * for which a * b = - (b * a)
anticrepuscular
antieducational
antieducational
adj
Opposing education.
antiejaculation
antifeudalistic
antimusicalness
antiritualistic
antiritualistic
adj
Opposed to ritualism.
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antiscripturism
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
arboriculturist
arboriculturist
noun
A person who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon.
archaeopithecus
architecturally
architecturally
adv
In an architectural manner.
Regarding architecture.
arthrobacterium
articulationist
astronautically
astronautically
adv
In an astronautic way.
atrociousnesses
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
autecologically
autecologically
adv
In terms of autecology.
authenticalness
authenticalness
noun
The quality of being authentic; authenticity.
authenticatable
authenticatable
adj
Capable of being authenticated.
authentications
authentications
noun
plural of authentication
autocatheterism
autocatheterism
noun
(medicine) The operation of introducing a catheter into one's own body.
autochronograph
autochronograph
noun
(rare, archaic) An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or printing of time.
autochthonously
autochthonously
adv
In an autochthonous manner.
autocollimation
autocollimation
noun
(physics, astronomy) The collimation of a telescope by means of a plane mirror
autocollimators
autocollimators
noun
plural of autocollimator
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autocorrelation
autocorrelation
noun
(statistics, signal processing) The cross-correlation of a signal with itself: the correlation between values of a signal in successive time periods.
autocystoplasty
autodecremented
autodecremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autodecrement
autodestruction
autodestruction
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself.
autofecundation
autofecundation
noun
Self-impregnation.
autogenetically
autogenetically
adv
In an autogenetic manner.
autographically
autographically
adv
By means of autography.
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
autoinoculation
autoinoculation
noun
(pathology) The spread of a disease to another part of the body via inoculation
inoculation into oneself (as of modified cells)
autoluminescent
autoluminescent
adj
Relating to autoluminescence.
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
autonephrectomy
autoplastically
autoplastically
adv
In an autoplastic manner.
autoschediastic
autoschediastic
adj
(dated) impromptu, improvised, ex tempore or offhand
autostethoscope
autotherapeutic
autotherapeutic
adj
therapeutic to the self; of or relating to autotherapy
autotrophically
autotrophically
adv
In an autotrophic manner.
With regard to autotrophy.
autovaccination
autovaccination
noun
vaccination by means of an autovaccine
autovivisection
autovivisection
noun
The vivisection of one's own body.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
batrachospermum
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
bennettitaceous
bioaccumulation
bioaccumulation
noun
(biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.
bioastronautics
bioastronautics
noun
The study of the biological, behavioural and medical aspects of astronautics
bothriocephalus
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachystomatous
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
branchiostomous
bureaucratizing
bureaucratizing
verb
present participle of bureaucratize
calcitestaceous
calculabilities
calculabilities
noun
plural of calculability
calycanthaceous
calycanthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Calycanthaceae.
calyptorhynchus
canterburianism
cantharophilous
cantharophilous
adj
Synonym of cantharophilic
carbohydraturia
carbohydraturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
cardiopneumatic
carpometacarpus
carpometacarpus
noun
(anatomy) The fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds.
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
catelectrotonus
catelectrotonus
noun
The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode when a current is passed through it.
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
chartophylacium
cheilostomatous
cheilostomatous
adj
Relating to the cheilostomates
chemoautotrophy
chemoautotrophy
noun
(biology) A mode of growth in which CO₂ is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is derived from chemical processes rather than light.
chloranthaceous
chloranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Chloranthaceae of fragrant trees and shrubs, the sole family in order Chloranthales.
chloroplatinous
cholesterinuria
cholesteroluria
chromatophilous
chromatophorous
chromobacterium
circularisation
circularisation
noun
Alternative spelling of circularization
circularization
circularization
noun
The act or process of making something circular in form.
The distribution of publicity circulars.
circumagitation
circumambiently
circumambiently
adv
In a circumambient manner.
circumambulated
circumambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate
circumambulates
circumambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumambulate
circumambulator
circumambulator
noun
Someone who walks around something.
circumantarctic
circumarticular
circumferential
circumferential
adj
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a circumference.
Circuitous, indirect or roundabout.
circumgestation
circumgestation
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of carrying about.
circummigration
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumnavigator
circumnavigator
noun
A person who circumnavigates, that is, sails around the world.
circumplanetary
circumplanetary
adj
(astronomy) Surrounding a planet
circumplication
circumsaturnian
circumsaturnian
adj
That circles the planet Saturn
noun
Any of the moons of Saturn
circumstantiate
circumstantiate
verb
To describe, verify or prove by setting out circumstantial evidence
To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts.
circumtonsillar
circumtonsillar
adj
Surrounding the tonsil.
circumvallating
circumvallating
verb
present participle of circumvallate
circumvallation
circumvallation
noun
A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended.
cirrocumulative
claustrophobiac
claustrophobiac
noun
(uncommon) Alternative form of claustrophobic
claustrophobias
claustrophobias
noun
plural of claustrophobia
clavodeltoideus
cleistogamously
cleistogamously
adv
In a cleistogamous fashion.
coagriculturist
coccothraustine
coccothraustine
adj
Relating to finches of the genus Coccothraustes
coeducationally
coeducationally
adv
In a coeducational manner.
coenenchymatous
coenenchymatous
adj
Composed of coenenchyme
coeruleolactite
coinstantaneous
coinstantaneous
adj
Happening at the same instant.
collenchymatous
collenchymatous
adj
Relating to collenchyma.
colliquefaction
colliquefaction
noun
(obsolete) A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.