Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
ableptically
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abstractedly
abstractedly
adv
In an abstracted manner; separately; in the abstract.
With absence of mind .
acalyptratae
acceleratory
acceleratory
adj
accelerative
accentuality
accentuality
noun
The quality of being accentual.
accidentally
accidentally
adv
In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
Unintentionally.
accretionary
accretionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion
accusatively
accusatively
adv
(not comparable) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
In an accusative manner.
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
acetaldehyde
acetaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound, (CH₃CHO). Sometimes called ethanal or acetic aldehyde. See aldehyde.
acetylations
acetylations
noun
plural of acetylation
acetylbiuret
acetylenogen
acetylglycin
acetyliodide
acetylizable
acetylizable
adj
Able to be acetylized.
acetylphenol
acetyltannin
acetyltannin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of acetyltannic acid
acetylthymol
actinenchyma
actinomycese
actinomycete
actinomycete
noun
Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics.
adenocystoma
adenocystoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma in which the neoplastic glandular epithelium forms cysts
adenotyphoid
adjectivally
adjectivally
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adjective.
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
admiratively
admiratively
adv
In an admirative manner.
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
adolescently
adolescently
adv
In a adolescent manner; like a teenager.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adulterately
adulterately
adv
In an adulterate manner.
adulterously
adulterously
adv
In an adulterous manner.
adverbiality
adverbiality
noun
The condition of having characteristics of an adverb.
aeroporotomy
aetiophyllin
afflictively
afflictively
adv
In an afflictive manner
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
aggressivity
aggressivity
noun
(geology) The acidic ability of water (when it contains dissolved carbon dioxide) to dissolve calcium carbonate from rocks.
The quality of being aggressive.
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agreeability
agreeability
noun
(uncountable) The property of being agreeable; pleasantness.
agriotypidae
agroforestry
agroforestry
noun
An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
alienability
alienability
noun
(countable) An alienable transfer or sale
(uncountable) The quality of being alienable
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
alterability
alterability
noun
The property of being alterable.
alteratively
alveolectomy
alveolectomy
noun
the surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge to facilitate dental prosthesis
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
ambivalently
ambivalently
adv
In an ambivalent manner.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblystegite
ambystomidae
amelioratory
amelioratory
adj
Serving to ameliorate or improve.
amethystlike
amorphophyte
amorphophyte
noun
Any plant with flowers of an irregular or anomalous shape
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
amygdalotome
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
amyloleucite
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anaeroplasty
anapterygota
anapterygote
androgyneity
anelasticity
anelasticity
noun
The property of being anelastic.
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
anhaemolytic
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
anisodactyle
ankylenteron
annotatively
annotatively
adv
In an annotative manner.
anorthophyre
antecedently
antecedently
Adverb
In the manner of an antecedent; previously
antechinomys
anteluminary
anthoecology
anthomyiidae
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anticyclones
anticyclones
noun
plural of anticyclone
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antigenicity
antigenicity
noun
(immunology) The ability, or degree of ability, to react with the products of an immune response.
antihygienic
antihygienic
adj
That is conducive to unhygienic conditions
antihysteric
antihysteric
adj
(pharmacology) Countering hysterics.
noun
(pharmacology) Any substance that counters hysterics.
antimodernly
antioxygenic
antioxygenic
adj
antioxidant
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antisymmetry
antisymmetry
noun
(linguistics) A theory of syntactic linearization, proposing that hierarchical structure in natural language maps universally onto a particular surface linearization, namely specifier-head-complement branching order.
(mathematics) The condition of being antisymmetric.
antitheology
antitheology
noun
A belief system that runs counter to theology.
apaestically
aparaphysate
aparaphysate
adj
(botany) Lacking paraphyses.
aperiodicity
aperiodicity
noun
The condition of being aperiodic
aphanapteryx
apomecometry
apomecometry
noun
The art of measuring the distance of far-off objects.
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
appetibility
appetibility
Noun
The quality of being desirable.
appetizingly
appetizingly
adv
In an appetizing manner.
appointively
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
appreciatory
appreciatory
adj
Showing appreciation; appreciative.
apterygotous
araeosystyle
araeosystyle
noun
(architecture) An arrangement of columns that alternates between araeostyle and systyle.
archaeolatry
archaeolatry
noun
Worship of an antiquity; excessive veneration of antiquity.
archeopteryx
archeopteryx
noun
A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
archetypally
archetypally
adv
In an archetypal way.
archetypical
archetypical
adj
In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized model or most representative.
archimycetes
argentometry
argentometry
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A method of analytical chemistry involving titration with silver nitrate, especially for the quantitative analysis of chloride
argyrythrose
aromatherapy
aromatherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.
arsenopyrite
arsenopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
arteriectomy
arteriectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of part of an artery
arteriopathy
arteriopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the arteries.
articulately
articulately
adv
In an articulate manner.
artilleryman
artilleryman
noun
(military) A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery.
artillerymen
artillerymen
noun
plural of artilleryman
artzybasheff
ascomycetous
ascomycetous
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the ascomycetes.
asomatophyte
asphyxiative
assaultively
assaultively
adv
In an assaultive manner.
asseveratory
asseveratory
adj
asseverative
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
astigmometry
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
astrictively
astringently
astringently
adv
In the manner of an astringent.
astrogeology
astrogeology
noun
(astronomy, geology) The science dealing with the structure and composition of planets and other bodies in the solar system.
asymmetrical
asymmetrical
adj
(of a question) Presenting a false dilemma, or a choice between two things which are not opposites.
Not symmetrical.
athletically
athletically
adv
In an athletic manner.
athletocracy
athletocracy
noun
(derogatory, education) The situation where students involved in sports are treated better than those who are not.
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
attractively
attractively
adv
In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
attriutively
auriculately
authenticity
authenticity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being authentic (of established authority).
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.
autocatalyze
autocatalyze
verb
To cause, or to undergo autocatalysis
autoeciously
autoeciously
adv
In an autoecious manner.
autogenously
autogenously
adv
In an autogenous manner; spontaneously
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autosyndesis
axisymmetric
axisymmetric
adj
Exhibiting symmetry around an axis; exhibiting cylindrical symmetry.
ayuntamiento
ayuntamiento
noun
A corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns in Spain, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.
azimethylene
bacteriocyte
bacteriocyte
noun
(biology) A modified adipocyte, in some insects, containing symbiotic bacteria
bacteriology
bacteriology
noun
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.