(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the genitals.
abiogenetically
abiogenetically
adv
(biology) In an abiogenetic manner; to have created life without life.
abstractionists
abstractionists
noun
plural of abstractionist
abstractiveness
abstractiveness
noun
The property of being abstractive.
abyssobenthonic
acanthocephalan
acanthocephalan
adj
In a manner similar to Acanthocephala.
noun
Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala.
acanthopomatous
acanthopterygii
acclimatisation
acclimatisation
noun
Alternative spelling of acclimatization
acclimatization
acclimatization
noun
(biology) The climatic adaptation of an organism that has been moved to a new environment.
The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
accommodateness
accommodateness
noun
(rare) Fitness.
accommodatingly
accommodatingly
adv
In an accommodating manner.
accommodational
accommodational
adj
Of or relating to accommodation.
accompanimental
accompanimental
adj
Relating to or serving as an accompaniment
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
accountableness
accountableness
noun
The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
acculturational
acculturational
adj
Of or pertaining to acculturation
aceacenaphthene
acetnaphthalide
acetonylacetone
acetonylacetone
noun
(organic chemistry) The aliphatic diketone 2,5-hexanedione
acetophenetidin
acetophenetidin
noun
phenacetin
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
achrodextrinase
achromatisation
achromatization
achromatization
noun
The act or process of achromatizing.
acknowledgement
acknowledgement
noun
(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
acquisitiveness
acquisitiveness
noun
(phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
acrocontracture
acrocontracture
noun
(pathology) contracture of the joints of the hands or feet
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinogonidiate
actinomycetales
actinomyxidiida
actinopterygian
actinopterygian
adj
Of the nature of fish of the class Actinopterygii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the ray-finned fish of the taxonomic class Actinopterygii.
actinosphaerium
acupuncturation
acupuncturation
noun
(medicine, archaic) Acupuncture
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenoidectomies
adenoidectomies
noun
plural of adenoidectomy
administrations
administrations
noun
plural of administration
administratress
administratress
Noun
A female administrator.
adrenalcortical
adrenalectomies
adrenalectomies
noun
plural of adrenalectomy
adrenalectomize
adrenalectomize
verb
(transitive) To subject to an adrenalectomy.
adsignification
adsignification
noun
additional signification
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventurousness
adventurousness
noun
The quality of being adventurous.
aegithognathism
aegithognathous
aerenterectasia
affirmativeness
affirmativeness
noun
The property of being affirmative.
afforestational
affranchisement
affranchisement
noun
The act of freeing; enfranchisement.
afterimpression
afterimpression
noun
Alternative spelling of after-impression
agelacrinitidae
agglutinability
agglutinability
noun
The quality or degree of being agglutinable.
agglutinatively
agglutinatively
adv
In an agglutinative fashion; via agglutination.
aggrandizements
aggrandizements
noun
plural of aggrandizement
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
airconditioning
airconditioning
noun
Alternative spelling of air conditioning
alimentotherapy
allagostemonous
alliterationist
alphabetisation
alphabetisation
noun
The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
alphabetization
alphabetization
noun
Alternative form of alphabetisation
alternativeness
alternativeness
noun
The state of being alternative or representing alternatives.
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
amalgamationist
ambisporangiate
americanisation
americanization
americanization
noun
Alternative form of Americanisation
aminobarbituric
ammoniojarosite
ammoniojarosite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
amphicreatinine
anachronistical
anachronistical
adj
anachronistic
anacoluthically
anacoluthically
adv
In an anacoluthic manner.
anacreontically
anacreontically
adv
In an anacreontic manner.
anaesthesiology
anaesthesiology
noun
(British spelling, medicine) Alternative spelling of anesthesiology
anaesthetically
anaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of anesthetically
anaglyptography
anaglyptography
noun
The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; used in representing coins, bas reliefs, etc.
anagrammatising
anagrammatising
verb
present participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatizing
anagrammatizing
verb
present participle of anagrammatize
anaphalantiasis
anaphalantiasis
noun
Hair loss from the eyebrows
anaptomorphidae
anathematically
anathematically
adv
In an anathematic manner.
ancylostomiasis
ancylostomiasis
noun
Infection by the hookworm Ancylostoma.
anemometrically
anemometrically
adv
By means of anemometry.
anemometrograph
anemometrograph
noun
(archaic) An anemograph.
anerythroplasia
anesthesiometer
anesthesiometer
noun
Alternative form of anesthesimeter
anesthetization
anesthetization
noun
The administration of anesthesia.
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
angiodermatitis
angiodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin
angiohypertonia
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiotelectasia
angulatogibbous
angulatosinuous
angustirostrate
anhematopoiesis
anhydridization
anisobranchiate
anisotropically
anisotropically
adv
in an anisotropic manner; in such a way as to depend upon direction
ankylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis
noun
Alternative form of ancylostomiasis
annihilationism
annihilationism
noun
(politics) Advocacy of, or a policy of, annihilating a certain (racial, religious, etc) group; eliminationism.
(theology) The Christian doctrine that sinners are permanently destroyed rather than being confined to Hell.
annihilationist
annihilationist
adj
Advocating annihilationism; advocating the annihilation of a group of people.
noun
A person who advocates or practices annihilationism (the annihilation of a group): an eliminationist.
A person who believes in annihilationism: that eternal punishment is the annihilation of both the body and the soul.
anomalistically
anomalistically
adv
In an anomalistic manner; with irregularity.
anomalogonatous
anoplonemertean
anoplonemertini
anoplotheriidae
antanacathartic
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
anteconsonantal
anteconsonantal
adj
(linguistics) Placed before a consonant
antepatriarchal
antepenultimate
antepenultimate
adj
Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
noun
The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)
antepredicament
antepredicament
noun
(logic) A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms.
anteprohibition
anteprohibition
adj
Before Prohibition (period of alcohol ban).
antereformation
anterolaterally
anterolaterally
adv
In an anterolateral manner or direction
anteroposterior
anteroposterior
adj
(anatomy) Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior.
anteroventrally
anteroventrally
adv
In an anteroventral direction
antheridiophore
antheridiophore
noun
(biology) A gametophore that bears antheridia (typically in a moss or liverwort)
anthocerotaceae
anthoecological
anthracomartian
anthracotherium
anthradiquinone
anthrasilicosis
anthrathiophene
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
anthropocentric
anthropocentric
adj
Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans above all other considerations.
anthropogenesis
anthropogenesis
noun
The origin of man.
anthropogenetic
anthropogenetic
adj
Relating to anthropogenetics
anthropographic
anthropographic
adj
Relating to anthropography.
anthropological
anthropological
adj
Relating to anthropology.
anthropologists
anthropologists
noun
plural of anthropologist
anthropomantist
anthropometrist
anthropometrist
noun
A practitioner of anthropometry
anthropomorphic
anthropomorphic
adj
(of animals, inanimate objects, and non-human entities) Having attributes or characteristics of a human being.
Having the form of a human.
anthroponomical
anthroponomical
adj
Relating to anthroponomy.
anthropopathism
anthropopathism
noun
anthropopathy
anthropopathite
anthropopathite
noun
(rare) One who ascribes human feelings to a deity.
anthropophagism
anthropophagist
anthropophagist
noun
(Brazilian culture) A follower or representative of the Manifesto Antropófago of Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian poet; one who advocates a "cannibalistic" attitude towards the appropriation of European culture.