(anatomy) A term sometimes used for diarthrosis, and also for synarthrosis. Also called dearticulation.
(anatomy) An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint.
The act of dislocating a joint.
absolutization
absolutization
noun
An act, process or result of absolutizing.
absquatulation
absquatulation
noun
The act of absquatulating; hasty departure.
acanthocladous
acanthocladous
adj
(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
accountability
accountability
noun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
accumulatively
accumulatively
adv
In an accumulative manner
accusatorially
accusatorially
adv
By way of accusation; in an accusatorial manner.
acetotoluidine
acetylfluoride
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
acinacifolious
acromiohumeral
acromiohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the humerus
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
actualizations
actualizations
noun
plural of actualization
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
adipocellulose
adminiculation
adminiculation
noun
(law) proof; corroboration
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
adulterateness
adulterateness
noun
The state or quality of being adulterate.
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
agglutinations
agglutinations
noun
plural of agglutination
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
adj
Relating to an agglutinogen
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agriculturally
agriculturally
adv
In a manner pertaining to agriculture.
agriculturists
agriculturists
noun
plural of agriculturist
aguascalientes
aguascalientes
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
Its capital city.
albumenisation
albumenization
albumenization
noun
Alternative form of albuminization
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminization
albuminization
noun
A coating with albumen.
A conversion into albumin.
A saturation with albumen.
albuminocholia
albuminofibrin
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
albuminousness
albuminousness
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being albuminous.
alectoropodous
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
allagophyllous
allusivenesses
allusivenesses
noun
plural of allusiveness
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
altitudinarian
altitudinarian
adj
Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
noun
One who is lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
altruistically
altruistically
adv
In an altruistic manner; in a manner having regard of others
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
alveololingual
alveololingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the alveolus and the tongue
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
amicronucleate
amidosulphonal
aminoquinoline
aminoquinoline
noun
Any of various quinoline derivatives notable as antimalarial drugs.
aminosulphonic
amorphophallus
amphicondylous
amplexicaudate
amplexicauline
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amylocellulose
amylocoagulase
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
ancistrocladus
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
anelectrotonus
anelectrotonus
noun
The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
angularization
angularization
noun
The process of making something angular.
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
angustifolious
angustifolious
Adjective
Having narrow leaves.
angustisellate
anilinophilous
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
anomaliflorous
anomaloflorous
anteambulation
antediluvially
antediluvially
adv
In an antediluvial manner.
antejentacular
antejentacular
adj
(rare, formal) Occurring before breakfast.
anthocephalous
anthraquinonyl
antiabsolutist
antiabsolutist
noun
One who opposes absolutism.
antiagglutinin
antiagglutinin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that inhibits the action of an agglutinin
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
anticoagulants
anticoagulants
noun
plural of anticoagulant
anticoagulator
anticonvulsant
anticonvulsant
adj
(pharmacology) Acting as an anticonvulsant.
noun
(pharmacology) An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
anticonvulsive
anticonvulsive
adj
(pharmacology) Acting against or serving to prevent convulsions.
noun
(pharmacology) Any anticonvulsant drug.
anticrepuscule
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antiliturgical
antinaturalism
antinaturalism
noun
(sociology) The view that the natural world and the social world are different, related to antipositivism.
antinaturalist
antinaturalist
adj
(philosophy, sociology) Opposing or rejecting naturalism.
noun
(philosophy, sociology) One who opposes or rejects naturalism.
antineutralism
antineutrality
antineutrality
adj
Opposing a policy of neutrality.
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.
antirevolution
antirevolution
adj
Opposing a revolution.
antiscriptural
antiscriptural
adj
that contradicts scripture
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antisensuality
antisensuously
antisialagogue
antisialagogue
noun
Any substance that decreases the production of saliva.
antisurplician
antitubercular
antitubercular
adj
(pharmacology) That is used to treat tuberculosis
antituberculin
antivermicular
appendicularia
appendiculated
appendiculated
adj
Alternative form of appendiculate
aqueomercurial
aquifoliaceous
aquifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Aquifoliaceae.
aquintocubital
aquintocubital
adj
Alternative form of aquincubital
aquocapsulitis
aquocellolitis
araliaephyllum
araucarioxylon
arboricultural
arboricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
articulateness
articulateness
noun
The quality of being articulate.
articulationes
articulatorily
articulatorily
adv
In terms of, or by means of, articulation.
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
asexualisation
asexualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of asexualization
asexualization
asexualization
noun
The act or process of asexualizing.
asynchronously
asynchronously
adv
In an asynchronous manner.
atelocephalous
atlantodidymus
atrabiliarious
atrabiliarious
adj
atrabilious
augmentatively
augmentatively
adv
In an augmentative fashion.
aulacomniaceae
aulostomatidae
auriculariales
auriscopically
autarchoglossa
autoagglutinin
autoagglutinin
noun
(immunology) An antibody that agglutinates red blood cells
autoalkylation
autoallogamous
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autocollimator
autocollimator
noun
(physics) A device that uses a plane mirror to align or collimate optical devices
autocratically
autocratically
adv
In an autocratic manner.
autocratorical
autocratorical
adj
(obsolete) autocratic
autoelectronic
autoerotically
autoerotically
adv
In an autoerotic manner.
autoinoculable
autoinoculable
adj
Capable of autoinoculation
autolithograph
autolithograph
noun
A drawing produced by autolithography
verb
To print by means of autolithography
automechanical
automobilistic
automobilistic
adj
(dated) Relating to automobiles.
autophyllogeny
autophytically
autoplagiarism
autoplagiarism
noun
The republishing or resubmitting of one's own work as if it were original.
autopolyploidy
autopolyploidy
noun
The property of being autopolyploid.
autopsychology
autoreflection
autoregulation
autoregulation
noun
(biology) Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change.
The process that maintains a constant flow of blood to an organ despite changes in arterial pressure.