(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
ampliation
ampliation
noun
(law, civil law) A postponement of the decision of a cause for further consideration or reargument.
enlargement; amplification
ampliative
ampliative
adj
That broadens conceptual knowledge by adding new information.
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampulating
ampullitis
ampullitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of an ampulla
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
amputation
amputation
noun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
amputative
amputative
adj
(surgery) That involves amputation
amurcosity
amylolytic
amylolytic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to amylolysis
noun
Such a microbe or enzyme
amyraldist
anabaptism
anabaptism
Noun
The doctrine of the Anabaptists.
anabathmoi
anacamptic
anacamptic
adj
Reflecting or reflected.
anacrotism
anacrotism
noun
(biology) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
analcimite
anamnestic
anamnestic
adj
Of or pertaining to anamnesis
That aids memory; mnemonic
anamniotic
anamniotic
adj
(anatomy) Without, or not developing, an amnion.
anarithmia
anarithmia
noun
A pathological inability to count
anartismos
anastigmat
anastigmat
noun
(photography) An anastigmatic lens.
anathemize
anathemize
verb
To declare to be anathema; to curse and reject.
anatomical
anatomical
adj
Of or relating to anatomy or dissection.
anatomised
anatomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anatomise
anatomiser
anatomiser
noun
Alternative form of anatomizer
anatomists
anatomists
noun
plural of anatomist
anatomized
anatomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anatomize
anatomizer
anatomizer
noun
One who carries out dissection.
anatomizes
anatomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize
ancientism
ancientism
noun
The belief that people in ancient times were wiser than those of today.
andabatism
anematized
anematosis
anemotaxis
anemotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism in response to air currents.
angiometer
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
anglesmith
animadvert
animadvert
verb
(intransitive) To criticise, to censure.
(intransitive, law, archaic) To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.
(intransitive, obsolete) To consider.
animatedly
animatedly
adv
In an animated manner; with animation.
animations
animations
noun
plural of animation
ankaramite
ankaramite
noun
(geology) A specific type of volcanic rock
annominate
anointment
anointment
noun
(figurative) An official nomination.
The act of anointing with oil or other liquids.
anormality
anormality
noun
(obsolete) abnormality
antadiform
antagonism
antagonism
noun
A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
antarchism
antarchism
noun
(archaic) anarchism
antelabium
antemedial
antemedial
adj
(entomology) Situated before (i.e. closer to the head than) the middle of the thorax or wing.
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthomania
anthomania
noun
An extravagant passion for flowers.
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
anthramine
antibromic
antibromic
adj
(archaic) Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
noun
(archaic) Any substance capable of eliminating offensive smells.
anticamera
antichrome
anticivism
anticivism
noun
(obsolete) opposition to the body politic of citizens
anticlimax
anticlimax
noun
(narratology) An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.
(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.
antidotism
antidotism
noun
The administration of an antidote
antidromal
antidromal
adj
(botany) antidromous
(neurology) antidromic
antidromic
antidromic
adj
(neurology, of a nerve impulse) flowing in the opposite direction from normal
antiedemic
antiedemic
noun
An agent or substance that counters edema.
antiegoism
antiemetic
antiemetic
adj
That combats nausea and vomiting
noun
(medicine) A drug that combats nausea and vomiting
antienzyme
antienzyme
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody or another enzyme, that counteracts the effects of a specific enzyme
antifemale
antifemale
adj
Averse to, or acting against, females.
noun
A genetic sequence that produces a non-feminine quality.
antiformin
antiformin
noun
sodium hypochlorite
antikamnia
antilobium
antiloemic
antilogism
antilogism
noun
(logic) A false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third
antiloimic
antiloimic
adj
remedial against the plague
noun
(medicine) A remedy against the plague.
antimachus
antimaniac
antimarian
antimartyr
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antimatter
antimatter
noun
(physics) A form of matter that has a key property, such as charge, opposite to that of ordinary matter.
(physics) Matter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute normal matter.
antimellin
antimensia
antimensia
noun
plural of antimensium
antimerger
antimerger
adj
(business) Opposing a corporate merger.
antimerina
antimerism
antimerism
noun
(biology) The division of the body into antimeres.
antimethod
antiminsia
antiminsia
noun
plural of antiminsion
antimixing
antimixing
adj
Preventing or opposing mixing.
antimodern
antimodern
adj
Opposed to modernity or modernization
noun
A person opposed to modernity or modernization
antimonate
antimonate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt or ester of antimonic acid; the anion SbO₄³⁻
antimonial
antimonial
adj
(dated, chemistry, pharmacology) Of or pertaining to antimony.
noun
Any drug or medical preparation containing antimony.
antimonide
antimonide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of antimony with more electropositive elements.
antimonies
antimonies
noun
Misspelling of antinomies.
plural of antimony
antimonite
antimonite
noun
(countable, inorganic chemistry) Any of several oxyanions of antimony such as H₂SbO₃⁻; any salt containing this ion
(mineralogy) A grey mineral, antimony sulfide (Sb₂S₃) that is the main source of antimony; stibnite
antimonium
antimonous
antimonous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of antimonious
antimystic
antimythic
antinomian
antinomian
adj
Of or pertaining to antinomianism.
Rejecting higher moral or legal authority.
noun
(Christianity, Judaism) One who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism.
antinomies
antinomies
noun
plural of antinomy
antinomist
antinomist
noun
An antinomian.
antinormal
antipapism
antipapism
noun
Opposition of the pope or his faction.
antipewism
antipodism
antipodism
noun
(topology) The relation between points on a sphere which are directly opposite each other; or the function which maps a point to its opposite point.
A form of foot juggling where the juggler lies on his or her back, usually on a sort of chair.
antiprimer
antiracism
antiracism
adj
Acting to combat or prevent racism
noun
(sociology) Opposition to racism.
antireform
antireform
adj
(politics) Opposing reform
antisemite
antisemite
noun
Alternative form of anti-Semite
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
antisquama
antitheism
antitheism
noun
The categorical opposition to the belief in any and all deities.
antonymies
antonymies
noun
plural of antonymy
anvilsmith
anvilsmith
noun
A person who makes blacksmiths' anvils.
aphanitism
aplanatism
aplanatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from spherical aberration.
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apopemptic
apopemptic
adj
Pertaining to departing; farewell, valedictory.
noun
(obsolete) A farewell or parting address.
aposematic
aposematic
adj
(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely.
apostatism
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
aramayoite
aramayoite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, bismuth, silver, and sulfur.
archistome
areometric
areometric
adj
Relating to, or measured by, an areometer.
argentamid
argentamin
argentamin
noun
Alternative form of argentamine
arimathaea
arimathean
arithmancy
arithmancy
noun
Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
arithmetic
arithmetic
adj
(arithmetic) Of a progression, mean, etc, computed solely using addition.
(mathematics) Of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical.
noun
The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
armaturing
armaturing
verb
present participle of armature
armillated
armipotent
armipotent
adj
(obsolete) Powerful in battle.
noun
(poetic, archaic) A powerful combatant.
armisonant
armisonant
adj
(obsolete, nonce word, poetic) Resounding with arms, or weapons.
armistices
armistices
noun
plural of armistice
aromatical
aromatical
adj
(rare) aromatic.
aromatised
aromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aromatise
aromatiser
aromatitae
aromatites
aromatized
aromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aromatize
aromatizer
aromatizer
noun
One who, or that which, aromatizes or renders aromatic.
arrhythmia
arrhythmia
noun
A disease entity involving such beats, such as atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, or others.
An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse
arrhythmic
arrhythmic
adj
(music) Without rhythm.
(pathology) Suffering from cardiac arrhythmia.
arrowsmith
arrowsmith
noun
A smith who made the iron tips for arrows
arsmetrike
artemision
artemisium
artemisium
Proper noun
A cape north of Euboea, Greece.
arthritism
arthritism
noun
(pathology) A predisposition to gout or to arthritis.
arythmical
asceticism
asceticism
noun
The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.