(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
acanthomeridae
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
accreditations
accreditations
noun
plural of accreditation
accrementition
accrementition
noun
(physiology) The process of generation by development of blastema, or fission of cells, in which the new formation is in all respect like the individual from which it proceeds.
acetonurometer
acetoveratrone
acetoveratrone
noun
(organic chemistry) The ketone 3,4-dimethoxy-acetophenone derived from veratrole
acetyltropeine
acroanesthesia
acroanesthesia
noun
Alternative form of acroanaesthesia
acromiosternal
actinocrinidae
actinoelectric
actinoelectric
adj
(physics) Synonym of photoconductive
actinometrical
actinoneuritis
actinopterygii
adenosarcomata
adenosarcomata
noun
plural of adenosarcoma
adiathermanous
adrenocortical
adrenocortical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the adrenal cortex.
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
adventuresomes
aepyornithidae
aerobranchiate
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aeroperitoneum
aerosolization
aerosolization
noun
The creation of an aerosol; the creation of a fine mist or many small droplets.
aerotonometric
aerotonometric
adj
Relating to aerotonometry.
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
affrontiveness
affrontiveness
noun
The state or quality of being affrontive.
aforementioned
aforementioned
adj
Previously mentioned.
noun
(uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterpotential
afterpotential
noun
A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.
afterreckoning
aftersensation
aftersensation
noun
A delayed sensation; one arising significantly later than the stimulus that caused it.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
airconditioned
airconditioned
adj
Alternative spelling of air-conditioned
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
allegorisation
allegorization
allegorization
noun
The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense.
alliterational
alliterational
adj
Involving alliteration; alliterative.
allomerization
allomerization
noun
The interconversion of allomeric forms
alternationist
alternifoliate
alternifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves that alternate on each side of a stem
altogetherness
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amicronucleate
ammonionitrate
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
anacamptometer
anakinetomeric
anametadromous
anapterygotism
anapterygotous
anarthrousness
anarthrousness
noun
The state or quality of being anarthrous.
andromedotoxin
andromedotoxin
noun
One of the grayanotoxins; grayanotoxin I.
anelectrotonic
anelectrotonic
adj
Relating to anelectrotonus.
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.
angiosclerotic
anoplotherioid
anteroexternal
anteroexternal
adj
(anatomy) anterior and external
anterofixation
anteroinferior
anteroinferior
adj
(anatomy) Located in front and below.
anterointerior
anterointernal
anterointernal
adj
Synonym of antero-internal
anteroparietal
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
antherozooidal
anthocerotales
anthrachrysone
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracometric
anthropogenist
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropometric
anthropometric
adj
of, or relating to anthropometry
anthropotheism
anthropotheism
noun
The ascription of human form and nature to the gods, or the belief that gods are deified human beings.
anthropotheist
antiaggression
antiaggression
noun
The lack or absence of aggression.
antiamboceptor
antiamboceptor
noun
Any substance that counters an amboceptor
anticensorious
anticensorship
anticensorship
adj
Acting against or opposed to censorship.
anticeremonial
anticeremonial
adj
Opposing ceremonial in religion.
anticommercial
anticommercial
adj
Opposed to commercialism
anticorrosives
anticorrosives
noun
plural of anticorrosive
anticovenanter
anticreational
antidemocratic
antidemocratic
adj
Opposed to the tenets of democracy.
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antigonorrheal
antigonorrheic
antigonorrheic
adj
Alternative form of antigonorrhoeic
antigovernment
antigovernment
adj
Opposed to a government currently in power.
Opposed to government in general.
antilocapridae
antimodernness
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antimoniureted
antineurotoxin
antineurotoxin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that counters the effect of a neurotoxin
antinormalness
antioxygenator
antipriesthood
antiproductive
antirevolution
antirevolution
adj
Opposing a revolution.
antisacerdotal
antisacerdotal
adj
Hostile to priests or the priesthood.
antistadholder
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antitrochanter
antitrochanter
noun
(anatomy) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays
antityrosinase
antityrosinase
adj
(biochemistry, immunology) That counters the action of tyrosinase
apportionments
apportionments
noun
plural of apportionment
appreciational
appreciational
adj
Of or relating to appreciation.
apprenticehood
apprenticehood
noun
(obsolete) apprenticeship
archaeornithes
archanthropine
archicontinent
archicontinent
noun
(geology, rare) A continental land mass that was present in geologic time
archidiaconate
archidiaconate
noun
archdeaconry
architectonica
architectonics
architectonics
noun
The science pertaining to architecture
archostegnosis
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
argyranthemous
arrondissement
arrondissement
noun
(Quebec) A borough, a submunicipal administrative division
An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries
arsenferratose
arsenoferratin
arsenostyracol
arsenotungstic
arsinoitherium
arteriogenesis
arteriogenesis
noun
(medicine) An increase in the diameter of existing arterial vessels
arterioversion
articulationes
asterospondyli
augmentationer
augmentationer
noun
(historical) An officer of the Court of Augmentations.
authenticators
authenticators
noun
plural of authenticator
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autoelectronic
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
autoincrements
autoincrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoincrement
autojuggernaut
autoneurotoxin
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.