A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.
alectoropodous
alexandropolis
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alexipharmical
alexipharmical
adj
Alternative form of alexipharmic
algesireceptor
allelomorphism
allelomorphism
noun
(genetics) A phenotype associated with a specific allele
alphamerically
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alternipinnate
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
anoplotherioid
anteroparietal
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anticrepuscule
antierysipelas
antierysipelas
adj
Preventing erysipelas.
antilocapridae
antiparliament
antiparliament
adj
Opposing a parliament.
antipeduncular
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
apheliotropism
apheliotropism
noun
The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do.
apocryphalness
apocryphalness
noun
The state or condition of being apocryphal.
appendicularia
apperceptively
apperceptively
adv
In an apperceptive manner.
appreciatingly
appreciatingly
adv
Appreciatively, with appreciation: in an appreciating manner.
appreciational
appreciational
adj
Of or relating to appreciation.
appreciatively
appreciatively
adv
In an appreciative manner.
appreciatorily
appreciatorily
adv
(obsolete, rare) With appreciation; appreciatively.
apprehendingly
apprehendingly
adv
With apprehension or understanding.
apprehensively
apprehensively
adv
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
approvableness
approvableness
noun
The state or quality of being approvable.
araliaephyllum
archencephalic
archetypically
archetypically
adv
In an archetypical fashion.
archiepiscopal
archiepiscopal
adj
Of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric.
archipterygial
archprelatical
aspergillaceae
aspergilliform
aspergilliform
adj
(botany) Resembling the aspergillum in form
asterophyllite
asterophyllite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil plant from the coal formations of Europe and America, now regarded as the branchlets and foliage of calamites.
asterospondyli
atmosphereless
atmosphereless
adj
Lacking an atmosphere.
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
autotetraploid
autotetraploid
adj
(genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
balneotherapia
balneotherapia
noun
Obsolete form of balneotherapy.
barytophyllite
barytosulphate
bellerophontes
bellerophontic
bibliographers
bibliographers
noun
plural of bibliographer
bibliographies
bibliographies
noun
plural of bibliography
bibliographize
bibliographize
verb
(transitive) To compile a bibliography of.
blepharelcosis
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoncosis
blepharoplasty
blepharoplasty
noun
(surgery) Plastic surgery on the eyelid to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.
blepharoplegia
blepharoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of an eyelid
blepharoptosis
blepharoptosis
noun
The drooping of the upper eyelid.
brachycephales
brachycephalic
brachycephalic
adj
(of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).
noun
A brachycephalic person or creature.
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
burglarproofed
camelopardalis
camelopardidae
campanularidae
capillarimeter
capilliculture
capilliculture
noun
(rare) The medical treatment of the hair or of baldness.
caprifoliaceae
caryophylleous
centripetalism
centripetalism
noun
The advocacy of a centripetal state.
cephalochordal
cephalohumeral
cephalophorous
cephalosporium
cephalotractor
cerebellipetal
cerebellipetal
adj
(anatomy) Directed away from the cerebellum.
cerebropontile
chaetophorales
chancellorship
chancellorship
noun
The status of being a chancellor.
chartophylaxes
chartophylaxes
noun
plural of chartophylax
cheilodipterus
chlorophyceous
chlorophyllase
chlorophyllase
noun
(biochemistry) The main enzyme in chlorophyll metabolism; the catalyst for the hydrolysis of chlorophyll to produce chlorophyllide and phytol.
chlorophyllide
chlorophyllide
noun
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble breakdown product of chlorophyll formed by hydrolysis or enzyme action
chlorophyllite
chlorophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A green form of cordierite
chlorophyllose
chlorophyllose
adj
Relating to, or containing chlorophyll
chlorpromazine
chlorpromazine
noun
A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.
chlorpropamide
chlorpropamide
noun
(medicine) A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug
chrysosplenium
cladophoraceae
clapperdudgeon
clapperdudgeon
noun
A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms
clarenceuxship
cleidoscapular
cleistocarpous
cleistocarpous
adj
(botany) Relating to, or bearing a cleistocarp
climatotherapy
climatotherapy
noun
The relocation of a patient to a different climate so as to aid recovery from or management of a condition.
clothespresses
clothespresses
noun
plural of clothespress
clypeastroidea
coleopterology
coleopterology
noun
(entomology) The scientific study of beetles.
comparableness
comparableness
noun
The state or quality of being comparable; comparability.
complementizer
complementizer
noun
(linguistics) A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
complexometric
complexometric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a form of titration in which the titrant forms a complex (usually coloured) with the analyte.
(chemistry) Describing any indicator that is used in such titrations.
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
comprehensible
comprehensible
adj
Able to be comprehended.
comprehensibly
comprehensibly
adv
In a comprehensible manner.
compulsoriness
compulsoriness
noun
The state or quality of being compulsory.
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
conceptualizer
conceptualizer
noun
One who conceptualizes.
contemporarily
contemporarily
adv
At the time being discussed; then.
In the present time.
controllership
controllership
noun
The position or office of a controller.
copolymerizing
copolymerizing
verb
present participle of copolymerize
coracopectoral
coracopectoral
adj
(anatomy) coracoid and pectoral (especially describing muscles which extend from the coracoid to the thorax)
coroparelcysis
corpselikeness
corticipetally
corticipetally
adv
In a corticipetal manner.
corundophilite
counsellorship
counsellorship
noun
Alternative form of counselorship
counterexample
counterexample
noun
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.
counterimpulse
counterimpulse
noun
An impulse that runs counter to another impulse.
counterpenalty
counterplotted
counterplotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterplot
counterplotter
counterplotter
noun
One who counterplots.
counterreplied
counterreplies
counterreplies
noun
plural of counterreply
cryptonemiales
cuproscheelite
cuproscheelite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral (CuWO₄) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
cypselomorphae
cypselomorphic
dactylographer
delphinapterus
delphocurarine
demultiplexers
demultiplexers
noun
plural of demultiplexer
departmentally
departmentally
adv
In a departmental manner; affecting departments
depersonalised
depersonalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depersonalise
depersonalized
depersonalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depersonalize
depersonalizes
depersonalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depersonalize
deplorableness
deplorableness
noun
The state or quality of being deplorable.
depolarisation
depolarisation
noun
Alternative spelling of depolarization
depolarization
depolarization
noun
(biology, medicine) An intracellular shift in electrical charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared with outside; it is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the overall physiology of an organism.
(sociology) Reduction of political polarization.
depolymerizing
depolymerizing
adj
That depolymerizes
verb
present participle of depolymerize
depreciatingly
depreciatingly
adv
So as to disparage or belittle.
depreciatively
depreciatively
adv
In a depreciative manner.
depressibility
dermatoglyphic
dermatoglyphic
adj
Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics.