(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
achromatically
achromatically
adv
In an achromatic manner.
achromatizable
achromatolysis
achromatolysis
noun
(cytology) dissolution of achromatin
achromatophile
achromatophile
adj
Being or relating to an achromatophil.
achromophilous
achromophilous
adj
Not chromophilous.
acknowledgment
acknowledgment
noun
(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
acromiodeltoid
acromiohumeral
acromiohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the humerus
acromiosternal
actinochemical
actinochemical
adj
Relating to actinochemistry.
actinometrical
actinomycestal
acyloxymethane
adminiculation
adminiculation
noun
(law) proof; corroboration
aeolomelodicon
aeolomelodicon
noun
(music, historical) An obsolete musical instrument derived from the aeolodicon but having brass tubes affixed to the reeds, making it more like an organ.
aeromechanical
aeromechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromechanics.
albuminocholia
alcoholometric
alcoholometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of the alcohol content of beers, wines and spirits
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
algometrically
algometrically
adv
In terms of or by means of algometry.
allothimorphic
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
ambicoloration
amblychromatic
amicronucleate
aminosulphonic
amminochloride
amnioallantoic
amnioallantoic
adj
(physiology) amniotic and allantoic
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
amphicondylous
amplifications
amplifications
noun
plural of amplification
amylocellulose
amylocoagulase
antialcoholism
antialcoholism
noun
Opposition to alcoholism.
anticeremonial
anticeremonial
adj
Opposing ceremonial in religion.
anticommercial
anticommercial
adj
Opposed to commercialism
anticomplement
anticomplement
noun
(biochemistry) Synonym of complement
antidogmatical
antidromically
antidromically
adv
(neurology) In an antidromic manner.
antihemophilic
antihemophilic
adj
(medicine) That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs
antimethodical
antimonarchial
antimonarchial
adj
Alternative form of antimonarchical
antimoralistic
antimoralistic
adj
Opposing moralism.
antiophthalmic
antisimoniacal
antisimoniacal
adj
antisimoniac
antonomastical
antonomastical
adj
Alternative form of antonomastic
apocalypticism
apocalypticism
noun
(religion) A belief or doctrine based on apocalypse, especially which believes in an imminent end to the current world order.
aposematically
aposematically
adv
(ecology) In an aposematic manner.
apothegmatical
apothegmatical
adj
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
aqueomercurial
arteriomalacia
astragalectomy
astragalectomy
noun
The surgical removal of the astragalus, or talus, in order to stabilize the ankle.
astragalomancy
astragalomancy
noun
Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.
Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.
Simply divination by dice.
astroalchemist
astronomically
astronomically
adv
(comparable, degree) In the extreme, very (typically very large).
asymptotically
asymptotically
adv
(mathematical analysis) In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote.
aulacomniaceae
autocollimator
autocollimator
noun
(physics) A device that uses a plane mirror to align or collimate optical devices
automechanical
automobilistic
automobilistic
adj
(dated) Relating to automobiles.
autosymbolical
balsaminaceous
balsaminaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balsaminaceae.
barometrically
barometrically
adv
By means of a barometer
bibliomaniacal
bibliomaniacal
adj
Having, or pertaining to, a passion for books.
binomenclature
bioclimatician
bioclimatology
bioclimatology
noun
The interdisciplinary field of science that studies the interactions between the biosphere and the Earth's atmosphere on time scales of the order of seasons or longer (in opposition to biometeorology).
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Campanulaceae, a family of plants including the harebell.
campulitropous
campylotropous
campylotropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.
caramelisation
caramelisation
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of caramelization
caramelization
caramelization
noun
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
cardiomotility
cardiomotility
noun
motility (movement) of the heart
carminophilous
catecholamines
catecholamines
noun
plural of catecholamine
celiocolpotomy
celiomyomotomy
cephalhematoma
cephalohumeral
cephalosporium
ceratostomella
cerebromalacia
cerebromalacia
noun
(medicine) Abnormal softening of cerebral parenchymal tissue, often secondary to an ischaemic event.
ceremonialists
ceremonialists
noun
plural of ceremonialist
ceremonialness
ceremonialness
noun
The state or quality of being ceremonial.
cervicohumeral
cervicohumeral
adj
Relating to the neck and the shoulder.
chalicotherium
chamecephalous
cheesemongerly
chemicobiology
chemosterilant
chemosterilant
noun
(chemistry, agriculture) A chemical that controls pests by preventing reproduction, thereby causing the population to collapse.
chilostomatous
chilostomatous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Chilostoma.
chiropompholyx
chlamydosaurus
chlamydosporic
chloromelanite
chloromelanite
noun
A dark green to black variety of the mineral jadeite.
chlorpromazine
chlorpromazine
noun
A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.
chlorpropamide
chlorpropamide
noun
(medicine) A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug
cholecystogram
cholecystogram
noun
A radiograph of the gallbladder
cholecystotomy
cholecystotomy
noun
(surgery) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as when removing a gallstone.
choledochotomy
choledochotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the common bile duct
cholelithotomy
cholelithotomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of a gallstone
chondromalacia
chondromalacia
noun
A painful condition caused by irritation of cartilage, often in the undersurface of the kneecap.
chrisomloosing
chromatologies
chromatophilia
chromatophilia
noun
(cytology) The property of a cell that readily stains with an appropriate dye
chromatophilic
chromatophilic
adj
(cytology) Being readily stained
chronometrical
chronometrical
adj
chronometric; measured by chronometer
chrysosplenium
cingulectomies
circumcallosal
circumcallosal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the corpus callosum
circumcolumnar
circumcolumnar
adj
Surrounding a column.
circumlittoral
circumlittoral
adj
Around, or bordering the shore.
Describing the part of the sea bottom immediately beyond the littoral.
circumlocution
circumlocution
noun
(countable) An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.
(uncountable) Necessary use of a phrase to circumvent either a vocabulary fault (of speaker or listener) or a lexical gap, either monolingually or in translation.
(uncountable) Unnecessary use of extra words to express an idea, such as a pleonastic phrase (sometimes driven by an attempt at emphatic clarity) or a wordy substitution (the latter driven by euphemistic intent, pedagogic intent, or sometimes loquaciousness alone).
circumlocutory
circumlocutory
adj
Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic; verbose.
circumtropical
circumtropical
adj
(distributed) throughout the tropics
circumvolution
circumvolution
noun
Anything winding or sinuous.
The act of revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis.
circumvolutory
circumvolutory
adj
Exhibiting or relating to circumvolution.
cirsophthalmia
cleistothecium
cleistothecium
noun
(botany) A closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which spores are released following decay or disintegration
climatological
climatological
adj
Of or pertaining to climatology.
climatologists
climatologists
noun
plural of climatologist
climatotherapy
climatotherapy
noun
The relocation of a patient to a different climate so as to aid recovery from or management of a condition.
clinocephalism
clitoridectomy
clitoridectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision