An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations.
acclimatation
acclimatation
noun
(rare) Acclimatization.
accommodately
accommodately
adv
(rare) suitably; fitly
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetazolamide
acetazolamide
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness).
acetometrical
achromatophil
achromatophil
noun
(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acronymically
acronymically
adv
In an acronymic way; in such a way as to form an acronym.
actinomycetal
actinomycetal
adj
Of or relating to the Actinomycetales, an order of Actinobacteria.
adamantoblast
adamantoblast
noun
(obsolete) ameloblast
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
adenophlegmon
adenophlegmon
noun
(obsolete, pathology) inflammation of a lymph gland
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
adrenalectomy
adrenalectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.
aeolharmonica
aeolharmonica
noun
(music, obsolete) A form of harmonium.
aerodynamical
aerodynamical
adj
Synonym of aerodynamic
agglomerating
agglomerating
verb
present participle of agglomerate
agglomeration
agglomeration
noun
(geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.
(geology) a mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.
State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.
The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
agglomerative
agglomerative
adj
Having a tendency to agglomerate
agronomically
agronomically
adv
With reference to agronomics
albuminolysis
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
albuminoscope
alcoholimeter
alcoholmetric
alcoholomania
alcoholomania
noun
(dated) alcohol addiction
alcoholometer
alcoholometer
noun
A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer).
alcoholometry
alcoholometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood
alcovinometer
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
alectoromachy
alectoromachy
noun
(rare) cockfighting
alectoromancy
alectoromancy
noun
Alternative form of alectryomancy
alectryomachy
alectryomachy
noun
Cockfighting
alectryomancy
alectryomancy
noun
A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably the white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.
algiomuscular
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
allelotropism
allochromatic
allochromatic
adj
(chemistry, physics, by extension) Having properties that are due to the presence of impurities, or to radiation damage
(mineralogy, especially of a gemstone) Having a colour that is due to the presence of impurities
alloisomerism
alloisomerism
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of geometric isomerism
allopalladium
allophanamide
allophanamide
noun
(organic chemistry) biuret
alloplasmatic
alloplasmatic
adj
Relating to alloplasm
allorrhythmic
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminoferric
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
alveolariform
alymphopotent
amalgamations
amalgamations
noun
plural of amalgamation
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambassadorial
ambassadorial
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambassador.
amblyocarpous
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulatoriums
amelification
ameliorations
ameliorations
noun
plural of amelioration
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amidoaldehyde
amidofluoride
amidoguaiacol
amidothiazole
aminodiphenyl
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
aminotriazole
aminotriazole
noun
The heterocyclic organic compound 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (3-AT), sometimes used as a herbicide (but not, because of its carcinogenic properties, on food crops).
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampelotherapy
ampelotherapy
noun
(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphidiploidy
amphidiploidy
noun
The property of being amphidiploid.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphodiplopia
amplification
amplification
noun
(electronics) Gain.
(genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
(physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
(translation studies) A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
amplitudinous
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
amygdalectomy
amygdalectomy
Noun
Surgical removal of the amygdala.
amygdalopathy
amygdonitrile
androcephalum
anemometrical
anemometrical
adj
Alternative form of anemometric
angelinformal
angiolymphoma
angioneoplasm
anglomaniacal
anhydromyelia
anidiomatical
anidiomatical
adj
(archaic) Not idiomatic.
animalisation
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
animalization
animalization
noun
Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation.
The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties.
anomalistical
anomalistical
adj
Alternative form of anomalistic
anomalopteryx
anomalotrophy
anomalousness
anomalousness
noun
The state or quality of being anomalous.
anomophyllous
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteoperculum
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
antihemolysin
antihemolytic
antihemolytic
adj
Inhibiting hemolysis
antilogarithm
antilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The number of which a given number is the logarithm (to a given base).
antimicrobial
antimicrobial
adj
(pharmacology) inhibiting the growth of microbes
(pharmacology) preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes
(pharmacology) tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
noun
an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action
antimonarchal
antinormality
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apometabolism
apometabolous
apomictically
apomictically
adv
(botany) By means of apomixis
apophlegmatic
apophlegmatic
adj
(medicine) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.
noun
(medicine) Any apophlegmatic medicine.
apoplasmodial
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
apotelesmatic
apotelesmatic
adj
(obsolete, astrology) Relating to the casting of horoscopes.
Relating to an issue of fulfilment.
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
araliophyllum
archeptolemus
archiblastoma
arteriopalmus
assemblywoman
assemblywoman
noun
A female member of an assembly.
assemblywomen
assemblywomen
noun
plural of assemblywoman
assimilations
assimilations
noun
plural of assimilation
astrometrical
astrometrical
Adjective
astrometric
asymtotically
atmosphereful
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
atomistically
atomistically
adv
In an atomistic manner
With regard to atomism
atriocoelomic
austrophilism
autocollimate
autocomplexes
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body