(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
albuminoscope
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
alloplasmatic
alloplasmatic
adj
Relating to alloplasm
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
amblycephalus
amblyocarpous
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphimictical
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.
amplificative
amplificative
adj
amplificatory
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
androcephalum
anteoperculum
antiempirical
antiempirical
adj
Going against what is empirically true.
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.
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.
archeptolemus
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
autocomplexes
bespecklement
brachyphyllum
cacophthalmia
calamospermae
callithumpian
callithumpian
adj
(US) Of, relating to, or resembling a callithump.
campaniliform
campaniliform
adj
Alternative form of campaniform
campanologist
campanologist
noun
A person who studies campanology.
campanulaceae
campanulariae
campanularian
campanularian
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the hydroid family Campanularidae.
campbellsburg
campimetrical
campimetrical
adj
Related to campimetry.
campulitropal
campyloneuron
campylotropal
campylotropal
adj
Synonym of campylotropous
capitelliform
caprimulgidae
cardipaludism
carpocephalum
carpocephalum
noun
An organelle, in some liverworts, that carries the spore cases
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
catawampously
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
cephalometric
cephalometric
adj
Relating to cephalometrics
cephalomyitis
ceratophyllum
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
chamecephalic
chamecephalus
champagneless
champagneless
adj
Without champagne.
chimopeelagic
chlamydophore
chlamydophore
noun
Any of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos.
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chondrolipoma
chromatophile
chromatoplasm
chromatoplasm
noun
(cytology) The part of cytoplasm that contains pigment
chromeplating
chromophilous
chromophilous
adj
Synonym of chromophilic (“readily stained with dyes”)
chromoplasmic
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
chrysophyllum
circumpallial
circumplicate
circumpolygon
circumspangle
circumspatial
circumspatial
adj
Of or pertaining to the surrounding space
circumspectly
circumspectly
adv
In a circumspect manner. With consideration for all that is pertinent.
circumspheral
cirrhopetalum
clappermaclaw
climatography
climatography
noun
A scientific description of climates
cochlospermum
coelospermous
coelospermous
adj
(botany) Hollow-seeded; having the ventral face of the seedlike carpels incurved at the ends, as in coriander seed.
commonplacely
commonplacely
adv
In a commonplace manner.
companionable
companionable
adj
Having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable.
companionably
companionably
adv
In a companionable manner; agreeably, sociably.
companionless
companionless
adj
Without a companion; friendless, alone.
comparability
comparability
noun
The quality of being comparable.
comparatively
comparatively
adv
In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities.
compartmental
compartmental
adj
Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments
compatability
compatability
noun
Misspelling of compatibility.
compatibility
compatibility
noun
(computing) the ability to execute a given program on different types of computers without modification of the program or the computers. See backward compatibility and forward compatibility.
(computing) the capability that allows the substitution of one subsystem (storage facility), or of one functional unit (e.g., hardware, software), for the originally designated system or functional unit in a relatively transparent manner, without loss of information and without the introduction of errors.
(structural analysis) the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.
(telecommunications) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.
The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or work together in combination without problems or conflict.
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
competitively
competitively
adv
In a competitive manner.
complacencies
complacencies
noun
plural of complacency
complacential
complacential
adj
(obsolete) Marked by, or causing, complacence.
complainingly
complainingly
adv
In a complaining manner; peevishly.
complaisantly
complaisantly
adv
In a complaisant manner; obligingly.
complementary
complementary
adj
(genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
(physics) Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
noun
(obsolete) One skilled in compliments.
A complementary colour.
An angle which adds with another to equal 90 degrees.
complementers
complementers
noun
plural of complementer
complementing
complementing
verb
present participle of complement
complementoid
complementoid
noun
(biochemistry, dated) An immunological complement that has lost its zymotoxic group, but which still has a receptor site for the hemolysin.
completedness
completedness
noun
The quality of being completed.
complexedness
complexedness
noun
The state or quality of being complexed.
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
complexionist
complexometry
complexometry
noun
(chemistry) A form of titration in which the titrant forms a complex (usually coloured) with the analyte.
complicatedly
complicatedly
adv
In a complicated manner.
complications
complications
noun
plural of complication
complimentary
complimentary
adj
Free; provided at no charge.
In the nature of a compliment.
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
complimenters
complimenters
noun
plural of complimenter
complimenting
complimenting
verb
present participle of compliment
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
compositional
compositional
adj
(linguistics) Being the sum of its parts.
Of or pertaining to composition.
compositively
compositively
adv
In a compositive manner.
compositorial
compositorial
adj
Relating to a compositor.
noun
(mathematics) The product of all composite numbers less than or equal to a particular number.
compressingly
compressingly
adv
So as to compress.
compressional
compressional
adj
The quality of compression
compressively
compressively
adv
In a compressive way.
compromisable
compromisable
adj
Capable of being compromised.
comprovincial
comprovincial
adj
Being part of the same province.
noun
One who comes from the same province.
computability
computability
noun
(computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
computational
computational
adj
Of or relating to computation.
computatively
comtemplating
conceptaculum
conceptaculum
noun
Obsolete form of conceptacle.
conceptualism
conceptualism
noun
(philosophy) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
The art movement towards conceptual art.
consumptional
consumptional
adj
Relating to consumption.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
contemplating
contemplating
verb
present participle of contemplate
contemplation
contemplation
noun
Holy meditation.
The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought
The act of looking forward to a future event
The state of being considered or planned.
contemplatist
contemplatist
noun
One who contemplates.
contemplative
contemplative
adj
(medicine, psychiatry) In a phase of mental activity in which one begins to recognize and acknowledge the maladaptiveness of someone's behavior (such as own's own, or that of a family member or friend); usually with reference to substance use.
Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties.
noun
Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious or philosophical contemplation.
contemplators
contemplators
noun
plural of contemplator
contemplature
copolymerized
copolymerized
adj
polymerized, along with another compound, to form a copolymer
cosmopolitans
cosmopolitans
noun
plural of cosmopolitan
cosmopolitics
cosmopolitics
noun
global politics
cosmopolitism
cosmopolitism
noun
The condition or character of a cosmopolite; disregard of national or local peculiarities and prejudices.
cotemporarily
cryptoclimate
cryptogamical
cryptogamical
adj
Alternative form of cryptogamic
cuproplumbite
cyathophyllum
cyclospermous
cymbocephalic
cypseliformes
demographical
demographical
adj
Of or relating to demography; demographic.
dipicrylamine
diplococcemia
dipsomaniacal
dipsomaniacal
adj
pertaining to or suffering from dipsomania.
discomplexion
discomplexion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To change the complexion or hue of.
discompliance
discompliance
noun
(obsolete) Failure or refusal to comply.
discomposedly
discomposedly
adv
In a discomposed manner.
displacements
displacements
noun
plural of displacement
dracocephalum
dracocephalum
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Dracocephalum, the dragonheads.
ectoplasmatic
ectoplasmatic
adj
Alternative form of ectoplasmic
embryoplastic
embryoplastic
adj
(biology) Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo.
empiricalness
empiricalness
noun
Quality of being empirical.
encephalogram
encephalogram
noun
(medicine) An image of the brain obtained by encephalography.