(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acetolytic
acetolytic
adj
Relating to acetolysis.
acetylator
acetylator
noun
(biochemistry) A human being or other organism that can metabolize certain drugs by acetylating them (to a greater or lesser extent).
acolyctine
acolyctine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
acolythate
acolythate
noun
The office of an acolyte
acondylose
acondylose
adj
Alternative form of acondylous
acotyledon
acotyledon
noun
(botany) A plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
adjoinedly
adjoinedly
adv
In an adjoined manner; connectedly.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
aedoeology
aeolotropy
aeolotropy
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
agonizedly
agonizedly
adv
In an agonized manner
alcyonacea
aldehydrol
algaeology
algaeology
noun
The study of algae.
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
alveolarly
alveolarly
adv
In an alveolar manner.
ammonolyze
amylaceous
amylaceous
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
amylogenic
amylogenic
adj
Forming starch; applied specifically to leucoplasts.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.
amylometer
amylometer
noun
An instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.
amylopsase
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
androlepsy
anelytrous
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
angelology
angelology
noun
The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.
anisocycle
ankylomele
ankylotome
anteriorly
anteriorly
adv
before (in time)
in front (in position)
towards the anterior
antifelony
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
apocalypse
apocalypse
noun
(Christianity) The Book of Revelation.
(Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction.
A disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin.
A revelation, especially of supernatural events.
apophyeeal
apophyseal
apophyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to an apophysis.
appositely
appositely
adv
In an apposite manner.
approvedly
approvedly
adv
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
araeostyle
araeostyle
noun
(architecture) intercolumniation
araneology
araneology
noun
(zoology) The study of the spider, a branch of arachnology.
arboreally
arboreally
adv
In an arboreal manner
With regard to trees
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
autecology
autecology
noun
one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species.
autolysate
autolysate
noun
(chemistry) Any product of autolysis
autolyzate
autolyzate
noun
Alternative form of autolysate
babylonite
babylonize
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
baldmoneys
balloonery
ballyhooed
ballyhooed
adj
Sensationalized; presented with grand claims.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ballyhoo
ballyhooer
ballyhooer
noun
One who engages in noisy shouting, uproar, or publicity.
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
balneology
balneology
noun
The study of baths and bathing, especially therapeutic bathing.
barleycorn
barleycorn
noun
(architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two mouldings.
(obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
A grain of barley.
barleyhood
bartholemy
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bdellatomy
bdellatomy
noun
(archaic) The snipping off the tail of a leech engaged in sucking human blood, in order to let the blood run out of it and so increase its powers of drawing blood.
benzoylate
benzoylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To react with a benzoyl radical
blastocyte
blastocyte
noun
An undifferentiated cell in the blastula stage of an embryo.
blastogeny
blocklayer
blocklayer
noun
A person employed to lay down blocks of material, for example as a road surface.
bloodalley
bounceably
cacodylate
cacodylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of cacodylic acid
verb
To react or to treat with cacodylic acid
caenostyly
capreolary
caseolysis
celibatory
celiodynia
ceratohyal
ceratohyal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which, in humans, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
chalcedony
chalcedony
noun
A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
chocolatey
chocolatey
adj
Alternative spelling of chocolaty
chrysocale
chylaceous
chylaceous
adj
(physiology) Resembling or consisting of chyle.
claybourne
clearstory
clearstory
noun
Alternative form of clerestory
cleromancy
cleromancy
noun
Divination by casting lots (sortilege).
Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone.
clypeolate
coactively
coactively
adv
In a coactive manner.
coequality
coequality
noun
The condition of being coequal
colymbidae
comatosely
comatosely
adv
In, or as if in, a coma; in a manner that is sluggish, oblivious, etc.
convenably
convenably
adv
In a convenable manner.
conveyable
conveyable
adj
Able to be conveyed, especially from one owner to another.
coralberry
coralberry
noun
A species of bromeliad, Aechmea fulgens, of Brazil, and which is often used as an ornamental plant.
American winterberry, Ilex verticillata.
Ardisia crenata of east Asia.
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, of eastern North America.
coreplasty
correality
corydaline
corydaline
noun
(biochemistry) A bioactive isoquinoline alkaloid.
corylaceae
covalently
covalently
adv
Using covalent bonds.
cyanophile
cyanophile
noun
Alternative form of cyanophil
cycloidean
cyclopedia
cyclopedia
noun
Alternative spelling of cyclopaedia
cyclotella
dacryocele
dacryocele
noun
(embryology, ophthalmology) Synonym of dacryocystocele
dacryolite
dayflowers
dayflowers
noun
plural of dayflower
debonairly
debonairly
adv
In a debonair manner.
decastylos
delegatory
delegatory
adj
Holding a delegated position.
Of or pertaining to delegation
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
deplorably
deplorably
adv
in a deplorable manner
deployable
deployable
adj
(of an aircraft flight recorder) Ejectable, separable from the aircraft.
Able to be deployed.
noun
Something, such as a software package or a military resource, that may be deployed.
derogately
derogately
adv
(archaic) In a derogatory manner.
desolately
desolately
adv
In a desolate manner.
diabolepsy
dicaeology
donatively
donatively
adv
As a donation.
By means of donations.
downplayed
downplayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downplay
edaciously
edaciously
adv
In an edacious manner.
edaphology
edaphology
noun
The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
emblazonry
emblazonry
noun
Something emblazoned; a heraldic pattern.
employable
employable
adj
(especially of a person) Able to be employed.
noun
A person who is fit for employment.
endomysial
endomysial
adj
Relating to the endomysium
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
endostylar
endostylar
adj
Of or relating to the endostyle
entophytal
episomally
episomally
adv
In an episomal manner.
With regard to an episome.
epistolary
epistolary
adj
Carried on by written correspondence.
In the manner of written correspondence.
Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
noun
(Christianity) A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.
erotically
erotically
adv
in an erotic manner
erotylidae
escalatory
escalatory
adj
Involving or relating to escalation.
escapology
escapology
noun
(figurative) Escape from a difficult situation.
The study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry.
ethylation
ethylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces an ethyl group into a molecule
eucalyptol
eucalyptol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from eucalyptus oil, used in perfumery and in the production of pharmaceuticals etc.
eupolyzoan
europeanly
europeanly
Adverb
In a manner which is European or in a way that is characteristic of the Europeans.
exhalatory
exhalatory
adj
Of or pertaining to exhalation
exocyclica
exotically
exotically
adv
In an exotic manner.
fallectomy
farinosely
fauntleroy
favouredly
favouredly
adv
(obsolete) In a favoured or favourable manner; favourably.
fearsomely
fearsomely
adv
In a fearsome manner, or to a fearsome extent
ferroalloy
ferroalloy
noun
Any alloy of iron and another metal, especially one of silicon, manganese, chromium, vanadium, tungsten, titanium and molybdenum; used in the production of specialist steels as they have a lower melting point than the pure metal.
forelaying
forelaying
verb
present participle of forelay
formylated
formylated
adj
(organic chemistry) That has had one or more formyl groups added
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
galleyworm
galleyworm
noun
A centipede or millipede.
gamesomely
gamesomely
adv
In a gamesome manner.
geniolatry
geniolatry
noun
The worship of spirits.
geratology
geratology
noun
The study of the elderly and diseases and other matters associated with senility; gerontology and geriatrics
gladsomely
gladsomely
adv
(archaic) gladly
glycohemia
glycollate
glycollate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of glycolic acid.