(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
achrodextrinase
acrimoniousness
acrimoniousness
noun
The quality of being acrimonious.
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinopterygian
actinopterygian
adj
Of the nature of fish of the class Actinopterygii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the ray-finned fish of the taxonomic class Actinopterygii.
actinosphaerium
adenocarcinomas
adenocarcinomas
noun
plural of adenocarcinoma
adenomyofibroma
administratress
administratress
Noun
A female administrator.
adrenalcortical
adrenalectomies
adrenalectomies
noun
plural of adrenalectomy
adrenalectomize
adrenalectomize
verb
(transitive) To subject to an adrenalectomy.
aerenterectasia
aerodynamically
aerodynamically
adv
From the perspective of aerodynamics.
In an aerodynamic manner, in a manner which reduces drag.
affirmativeness
affirmativeness
noun
The property of being affirmative.
afforestational
affranchisement
affranchisement
noun
The act of freeing; enfranchisement.
afibrinogenemia
afibrinogenemia
noun
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
afterimpression
afterimpression
noun
Alternative spelling of after-impression
agelacrinitidae
aggrandizements
aggrandizements
noun
plural of aggrandizement
alexandroupolis
alimentotherapy
allegoricalness
allegoricalness
noun
The state or quality of being allegorical.
alliterationist
alternativeness
alternativeness
noun
The state of being alternative or representing alternatives.
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
ambisporangiate
ameliorableness
americanisation
americanization
americanization
noun
Alternative form of Americanisation
ammoniojarosite
ammoniojarosite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
amphicreatinine
anacreontically
anacreontically
adv
In an anacreontic manner.
anaptomorphidae
andrographolide
andrographolide
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
anemometrically
anemometrically
adv
By means of anemometry.
anerythroplasia
anesthesiometer
anesthesiometer
noun
Alternative form of anesthesimeter
angiodermatitis
angiodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin
angiohypertonia
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angustirostrate
animadversional
animadversional
adj
Of or relating to animadversion.
anisobranchiate
anniversariness
anoplonemertini
anoplotheriidae
antepatriarchal
antepredicament
antepredicament
noun
(logic) A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms.
anteprohibition
anteprohibition
adj
Before Prohibition (period of alcohol ban).
antereformation
anteroposterior
anteroposterior
adj
(anatomy) Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior.
antheridiophore
antheridiophore
noun
(biology) A gametophore that bears antheridia (typically in a moss or liverwort)
anthracotherium
anthradiquinone
anthrathiophene
anthropocentric
anthropocentric
adj
Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans above all other considerations.
anthropogenesis
anthropogenesis
noun
The origin of man.
anthropogenetic
anthropogenetic
adj
Relating to anthropogenetics
anthropometrist
anthropometrist
noun
A practitioner of anthropometry
anthropopathite
anthropopathite
noun
(rare) One who ascribes human feelings to a deity.
anthropophagite
anthropophagite
noun
A cannibal.
anthropophagize
anthropophysite
anthypophoretic
anticeremonious
anticholinergic
anticholinergic
adj
That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
noun
(medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
anticlericalism
anticlericalism
noun
The opposition to political influence of clerics.
anticlericalist
anticlericalist
noun
An advocate of anticlericalism.
anticorrosively
anticreationism
anticreationism
noun
Opposition to creationism.
anticreationist
anticreationist
adj
Against creationism.
noun
Someone who is against creationism.
anticrepuscular
antidemocracies
antidepressants
antidepressants
noun
plural of antidepressant
antiempirically
antiferromagnet
antiferromagnet
noun
(physics) An antiferromagnetic material
antihemorrhagic
antihemorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug etc. that stops or reduces hemorrhage.
antiheterolysin
antihierarchies
antihierarchism
antihierarchist
antihierarchist
noun
One who opposes a hierarchy.
antiliberalness
antimaterialism
antimaterialism
noun
(philosophy) Any belief system that opposes philosophical materialism.
Opposition to economical materialism or consumerism.
antimaterialist
antimaterialist
noun
A person who subscribes to antimaterialism.
antiministerial
antiministerial
adj
(politics) Opposed to government ministers or ministries.
antimodernistic
antimoniuretted
antimoniuretted
adj
(chemistry) Combined with or containing antimony.
antinaturalness
antiperistalsis
antiperistalsis
noun
(physiology) peristalsis occurring in the opposite direction of the way it typically occurs
(physiology) reversed peristalsis
antiperistaltic
antiperistaltic
adj
(pharmacology) That blocks or stops peristalsis.
(physiology) Of or relating to antiperistalsis.
noun
A drug that blocks peristalsis.
antiperspirants
antiperspirants
noun
plural of antiperspirant
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
antipriestcraft
antipriestcraft
noun
Opposition to priestcraft.
antiprogressive
antiprogressive
noun
One who opposes progress.
antiproteolysis
antireactionary
antireligionist
antireligiosity
antireligiously
antiremonstrant
antirestoration
antirestoration
adj
(politics) Opposing restoration.
antirevisionist
antirevisionist
noun
(historiography) One who opposes revisionism.
antisegregation
antisegregation
adj
(sociology) Opposed to segregation, especially racial segregation
antispermotoxin
antispirochetic
antispirochetic
adj
Destroying or countering the activity of spirochetes.
antisymmetrical
antisymmetrical
adj
(mathematics) antisymmetric
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
antiturnpikeism
antiwiretapping
appendicularian
appendicularian
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates.
noun
(zoology) A member of this class.
apperceptionism
apperceptionist
apprenticeships
apprenticeships
noun
plural of apprenticeship
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
appropriateness
appropriateness
noun
the quality or condition of being appropriate
arbitrarinesses
arbitrarinesses
noun
plural of arbitrariness
archegoniophore
archegoniophore
noun
(botany) The stalk of a prothallium that carries the archegonia
archreactionary
argentojarosite
argentojarosite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, silver, and sulfur.
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
aristotelianism
aristotelianism
Proper noun
The philosophical system of Aristotle (384 – 322 and his followers.
arithmetization
arithmetization
noun
(mathematics) The treatment of mathematics by methods involving only the fundamental concepts and operations of arithmetic.
arraignableness
arrondissements
arrondissements
noun
plural of arrondissement
arseniosiderite
arseniosiderite
Noun
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
arterialisation
arterialisation
noun
Alternative form of arterialization
arterialization
arterialization
noun
(physiology) The conversion of venous blood into arterial blood (by absorption of oxygen in the lungs)
arterionecrosis
arteriostenosis
arteriostenosis
noun
(pathology) constriction of an artery
arthroneuralgia
assertivenesses
assertivenesses
noun
plural of assertiveness
asterospondylic
astropectinidae
atrabiliousness
atrabiliousness
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The state or quality of having an excess of black bile.
Grumpiness, irritability, melancholy, moroseness.
atrociousnesses
atrosanguineous
attributiveness
attributiveness
noun
The state or quality of being attributive.
auldfarrantlike
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.
autodestruction
autodestruction
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself.
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
autonephrotoxin
autoretardation
autoretardation
noun
(chemistry) The retardation of a chemical reaction as a result of the reaction itself.