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.
alexandropolis
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alexipharmical
alexipharmical
adj
Alternative form of alexipharmic
algesireceptor
allelomorphism
allelomorphism
noun
(genetics) A phenotype associated with a specific allele
alphamerically
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alternipinnate
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
anoplotherioid
anteroparietal
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anticrepuscule
antierysipelas
antierysipelas
adj
Preventing erysipelas.
antilocapridae
antiparliament
antiparliament
adj
Opposing a parliament.
antipeduncular
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
apheliotropism
apheliotropism
noun
The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do.
appendicularia
apperceptively
apperceptively
adv
In an apperceptive manner.
appreciatingly
appreciatingly
adv
Appreciatively, with appreciation: in an appreciating manner.
appreciational
appreciational
adj
Of or relating to appreciation.
appreciatively
appreciatively
adv
In an appreciative manner.
appreciatorily
appreciatorily
adv
(obsolete, rare) With appreciation; appreciatively.
apprehendingly
apprehendingly
adv
With apprehension or understanding.
apprehensively
apprehensively
adv
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
araliaephyllum
archencephalic
archetypically
archetypically
adv
In an archetypical fashion.
archiepiscopal
archiepiscopal
adj
Of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric.
archipterygial
archprelatical
aspergillaceae
aspergilliform
aspergilliform
adj
(botany) Resembling the aspergillum in form
asterophyllite
asterophyllite
noun
(paleontology) A fossil plant from the coal formations of Europe and America, now regarded as the branchlets and foliage of calamites.
asterospondyli
autotetraploid
autotetraploid
adj
(genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
balneotherapia
balneotherapia
noun
Obsolete form of balneotherapy.
barytophyllite
bellerophontic
bibliographers
bibliographers
noun
plural of bibliographer
bibliographies
bibliographies
noun
plural of bibliography
bibliographize
bibliographize
verb
(transitive) To compile a bibliography of.
blepharelcosis
blepharoncosis
blepharoplegia
blepharoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of an eyelid
blepharoptosis
blepharoptosis
noun
The drooping of the upper eyelid.
brachycephalic
brachycephalic
adj
(of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).
noun
A brachycephalic person or creature.
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
camelopardalis
camelopardidae
campanularidae
capillarimeter
capilliculture
capilliculture
noun
(rare) The medical treatment of the hair or of baldness.
caprifoliaceae
centripetalism
centripetalism
noun
The advocacy of a centripetal state.
cephalosporium
cerebellipetal
cerebellipetal
adj
(anatomy) Directed away from the cerebellum.
cerebropontile
chancellorship
chancellorship
noun
The status of being a chancellor.
cheilodipterus
chlorophyllide
chlorophyllide
noun
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble breakdown product of chlorophyll formed by hydrolysis or enzyme action
chlorophyllite
chlorophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A green form of cordierite
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
chrysosplenium
clarenceuxship
cleidoscapular
cleistocarpous
cleistocarpous
adj
(botany) Relating to, or bearing a cleistocarp
climatotherapy
climatotherapy
noun
The relocation of a patient to a different climate so as to aid recovery from or management of a condition.
clypeastroidea
complementizer
complementizer
noun
(linguistics) A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
complexometric
complexometric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a form of titration in which the titrant forms a complex (usually coloured) with the analyte.
(chemistry) Describing any indicator that is used in such titrations.
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
comprehensible
comprehensible
adj
Able to be comprehended.
comprehensibly
comprehensibly
adv
In a comprehensible manner.
compulsoriness
compulsoriness
noun
The state or quality of being compulsory.
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
conceptualizer
conceptualizer
noun
One who conceptualizes.
contemporarily
contemporarily
adv
At the time being discussed; then.
In the present time.
controllership
controllership
noun
The position or office of a controller.
copolymerizing
copolymerizing
verb
present participle of copolymerize
coroparelcysis
corpselikeness
corticipetally
corticipetally
adv
In a corticipetal manner.
corundophilite
counsellorship
counsellorship
noun
Alternative form of counselorship
counterimpulse
counterimpulse
noun
An impulse that runs counter to another impulse.
counterreplied
counterreplies
counterreplies
noun
plural of counterreply
cryptonemiales
cuproscheelite
cuproscheelite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral (CuWO₄) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
cypselomorphic
delphinapterus
delphocurarine
demultiplexers
demultiplexers
noun
plural of demultiplexer
depersonalised
depersonalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depersonalise
depersonalized
depersonalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depersonalize
depersonalizes
depersonalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depersonalize
depolarisation
depolarisation
noun
Alternative spelling of depolarization
depolarization
depolarization
noun
(biology, medicine) An intracellular shift in electrical charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared with outside; it is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the overall physiology of an organism.
(sociology) Reduction of political polarization.
depolymerizing
depolymerizing
adj
That depolymerizes
verb
present participle of depolymerize
depreciatingly
depreciatingly
adv
So as to disparage or belittle.
depreciatively
depreciatively
adv
In a depreciative manner.
depressibility
dermatoglyphic
dermatoglyphic
adj
Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics.
dermatoplastic
dermatoplastic
adj
Of or relating to dermoplasty
dermophlebitis
despairfulness
despairfulness
noun
The quality of being despairful.
despiritualize
despiritualize
verb
To remove the spiritual element from.
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphurising
desulphurising
verb
present participle of desulphurise
desulphurizing
desulphurizing
verb
present participle of desulphurize
diaheliotropic
diaheliotropic
adj
(botany) Relating or, or manifesting, diaheliotropism.
dibenzopyrrole
diplobacterium
diplobacterium
noun
A bacterium composed of two adherent bacteria
diplonephridia
dipterological
dipterological
adj
Of or relating to dipterology, the scientific study of flies.
discerpibility
discerpibility
noun
Alternative form of discerptibility
dispensatorily
dispensatorily
adv
By way of dispensation.
dispersibility
dispersibility
noun
(countable) A measure of the relative extent to which something is dispersible
(uncountable) The condition of being dispersible
dispersonalize
dispersonalize
verb
(transitive) Synonym of depersonalize
displeasurable
displeasurable
adj
Causing displeasure; displeasing; offensive.
displeasurably
displeasurably
adv
In a displeasurable manner.
disprobabilize
disrespectable
disrespectable
adj
Not respectable.
ecclesiography
ectepicondylar
ectepicondylar
adj
(anatomy) Adjacent to, and above the outer condyle of the humerus
(anatomy) Relating to the ectepicondyle
edriophthalmic
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
electrodeposit
electrodeposit
verb
To deposit by means of electrodeposition.
electrographic
electrographic
adj
Of or relating to a technology that translates pencil marks on paper into punched cards
Relating to electrically-powered signage that shows illuminated images
electroimpulse
electrooptical
electrooptical
adj
of or relating to both electricity and light.
of or relating to electrooptics.
electrophrenic
electrophrenic
adj
By means of electrical stimulation of the phrenic nerve.
electrophysics
electrophysics
noun
(physics) The study of the physics of electrical phenomena, such as the those relating to fusion, electromagnets, etc
electroplating
electroplating
noun
A process of coating the surfaces of a metal object with a layer of a different metal through electrochemical means, usually to exploit different properties of the materials.
verb
present participle of electroplate
electrotropism
electrotropism
noun
(biology, botany) Growth or motion in response to an electric field.
empiriological
empiriological
adj
Based on, characterized by, or pertaining to empirical study.
empyreumatical
empyreumatical
adj
Alternative form of empyreumatic
encephalomeric
englerophoenix
ensepulchering
ensepulchering
verb
present participle of ensepulcher
entepicondylar
entepicondylar
adj
(anatomy) Out of an epicondyle; related to an entepicondyle