(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
accusatory
accusatory
adj
Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.
acetolysis
acetolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acetolytic
acetolytic
adj
Relating to acetolysis.
acetometry
acetometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar
acetopyrin
acetylator
acetylator
noun
(biochemistry) A human being or other organism that can metabolize certain drugs by acetylating them (to a greater or lesser extent).
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acolyctine
acolyctine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
acolythate
acolythate
noun
The office of an acolyte
acotyledon
acotyledon
noun
(botany) A plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.
actinology
actinology
noun
(sciences) The study of the effect of light on chemicals.
actionably
actionably
adv
In an actionable manner.
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
adactylous
adactylous
adj
Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).
Without fingers or without toes.
adenectomy
adenectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adipolytic
adipolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes
adjuratory
adjuratory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjuration.
admonitory
admonitory
adj
Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
advocatory
advocatory
adj
Characteristic of an advocate.
aeolotropy
aeolotropy
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
(organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.
alloplasty
alloplasty
noun
(surgery) The grafting of an alloplast
allotrylic
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
allylation
allylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces an allyl group.
alodiality
alodiality
noun
Alternative form of allodiality
altropathy
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
amblystoma
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
amendatory
amendatory
adj
For the purpose of amending or correction.
aminolytic
aminolytic
adj
Relating to aminolysis
ammodytoid
amoebocyte
amoebocyte
noun
A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture.
Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba.
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphitryon
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amurcosity
amylolytic
amylolytic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to amylolysis
noun
Such a microbe or enzyme
amylometer
amylometer
noun
An instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.
amyloplast
amyloplast
noun
(biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
amyotrophy
amyotrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of muscles
anaglypton
anastrophy
anchylotic
anchylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anchylosis.
anelytrous
anemometry
anemometry
noun
Measurement of the direction and velocity of the wind.
anemopathy
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anhydrotic
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
ankylotome
ankylotomy
annotatory
annotatory
adj
Containing annotations.
Pertaining to an annotator.
anormality
anormality
noun
(obsolete) abnormality
antapology
anteriorly
anteriorly
adv
before (in time)
in front (in position)
towards the anterior
antholysis
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
anthophagy
anthophagy
noun
(biology) feeding on flowers
anthophyta
anthophyte
anthophyte
noun
(botany) Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.
anthranoyl
anthranoyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from anthranilic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group
antibaryon
antibaryon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a baryon.
antidotary
antidotary
adj
(pharmacology) Relating to or being an antidote, antidotal.
noun
(historical) A book of antidotes or pharmacological preparations.
(obsolete) An antidote.
antifelony
antigyrous
antioxygen
antioxygen
noun
The antimatter counterpart of oxygen. Made up of positron and antiprotons instead of electrons and protons.
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
antipyonin
antipyonin
noun
(dated, medicine) borax
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antonomasy
antonomasy
noun
Alternative form of antonomasia
antonymies
antonymies
noun
plural of antonymy
antonymous
antonymous
adj
Having an opposite or diametrically opposite meaning.
Of, or being an antonym; antonymic.
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
antroscopy
antroscopy
noun
An antroscopic examination
anxiolytic
anxiolytic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing
noun
(pharmacology) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety.
aortopathy
aortopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the aorta
apanthropy
apanthropy
noun
An aversion to human company; love of solitude.
apocalypst
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
apophysate
apophysate
adj
(anatomy) Possessing an apophysis
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
appositely
appositely
adv
In an apposite manner.
apterygota
apterygote
apterygote
noun
Any insect of the order Apterygota.
araeostyle
araeostyle
noun
(architecture) intercolumniation
aramayoite
aramayoite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, bismuth, silver, and sulfur.
archeocyte
archeocyte
noun
Alternative form of archaeocyte
argyrodite
argyrodite
noun
(mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre.
argyroneta
aristology
aristology
noun
The art or science of dining.
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
arrogantly
arrogantly
adv
In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.
arthrology
arthrology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of anatomy dealing with the joints
arthropody
arthrotomy
arthrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical incision of a joint.
artotyrite
artotyrite
Noun
One of a sect in the primitive church who celebrated the Lord's Supper with bread and cheese, alleging that the first oblations of men were not only of the fruit of the earth, but of their flocks.
ascomycete
ascomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.
asecretory
asphyctous
aspiratory
aspiratory
adj
pertaining to aspiration
assonantly
assonantly
adv
In an assonant manner.
astrocytic
astrocytic
adj
Of or pertaining to the astrocytes.
astrognosy
astrognosy
noun
The science or knowledge of the stars, especially the fixed stars.
astrolatry
astrolatry
noun
The worship of the stars.
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
astrometry
astrometry
noun
(astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.
astroscopy
astroscopy
noun
(obsolete) observation of the stars
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
asymptotes
asymptotes
noun
plural of asymptote
asymptotic
asymptotic
adj
(mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity.
(mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.
asyndetons
asyndetons
noun
plural of asyndeton
asyntrophy
asystolism
asystolism
noun
The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole.
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
atomically
atomically
adv
With regard to atoms or atomic energy.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditorily
auditorily
adv
With regard to hearing.
autecology
autecology
noun
one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species.
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autocolony
autocolony
noun
(botany) A daughter colony formed inside a cell of a parent colony.
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autolysate
autolysate
noun
(chemistry) Any product of autolysis
autolyzate
autolyzate
noun
Alternative form of autolysate
autolyzing
autolyzing
verb
present participle of autolyze
autonomasy
autonomasy
noun
Archaic form of autonomasia.
autophytic
autoplasty
autoplasty
noun
(medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autostylic
autostylic
adj
(anatomy) Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.