(medicine) Any of a group of disorders in which the fibrous protein amyloid is deposited in an organ of the body.
amyloids
amyloids
noun
plural of amyloid
amylolysis
amylolysis
noun
The conversion of starch into sugar by the action of acids or enzymes such as amylase.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylophosphate
amylophosphoric
amyloplast
amyloplast
noun
(biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
amyloplastic
amyloplastic
adj
starch-forming; amylogenic
amyloplastid
amyloplasts
amyloplasts
noun
plural of amyloplast
amylopsase
amylopsin
amylopsin
noun
(biochemistry) A pancreatic form of amylase.
amylose
amylose
noun
(biochemistry) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.
amyloses
amyloses
noun
plural of amylose
amylosis
amylosynthesis
anabolism
anabolism
noun
The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
anachronismatical
anachronismatical
adj
(archaic) anachronistic
analogism
analogism
noun
(logic) An argument from cause to effect; an a priori argument.
The investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other.
anaplasmoses
anaplasmoses
noun
plural of anaplasmosis
anaplasmosis
anaplasmosis
noun
A disease of ruminants and sometimes humans caused by infection with Anaplasma bacteria, normally transmitted by hard ticks.
anarchosyndicalism
anarchosyndicalism
noun
Alternative form of anarcho-syndicalism
anatomicals
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
anatomiless
anatomiless
adj
Having no clear anatomy.
anatomisable
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
ancylostomiasis
ancylostomiasis
noun
Infection by the hookworm Ancylostoma.
ancylostomum
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anemoclastic
anemologies
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
angiolymphitis
angioneoplasm
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
anglocatholicism
anglophilism
animadversional
animadversional
adj
Of or relating to animadversion.
animalculous
animalculous
adj
(archaic) Relating to animalcules.
animalisation
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anisaldoxime
anisomeles
anisomelia
anisomelia
noun
(pathology) Inequality between paired limbs.
anisomelus
anitinstitutionalism
ankylomerism
ankylostoma
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.
anomalies
anomalies
noun
plural of anomaly
anomaliflorous
anomalism
anomalism
noun
(linguistics) the theory that language was arbitrary in its origin, or without any natural analogy between names and the things named.
an anomaly.
the state or quality of being anomalous.
anomalist
anomalist
noun
(linguistics) An advocate of anomalism
anomalistic
anomalistic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to an anomaly (angle of a body from its perihelion)
(linguistics) Pertaining to anomalism
anomalous
irregular
anomalistical
anomalistical
adj
Alternative form of anomalistic
anomalistically
anomalistically
adv
In an anomalistic manner; with irregularity.
anomalocephalus
anomaloflorous
anomalogonatous
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anomalous
anomalous
adj
Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
Having anomalies.
Of uncertain or unknown categorization; strange.
anomalously
anomalously
adv
In an anomalous manner.
anomalousness
anomalousness
noun
The state or quality of being anomalous.
anomalurus
anomophyllous
anomphalous
anonymously
anonymously
adv
In an anonymous manner; without a name.
In an anonymous manner; without individuality.
anophthalmos
anophthalmos
noun
anophthalmia
anophthalmus
anselmo
anthropoclimatologist
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthroposomatology
anthroposomatology
noun
(dated, rare) The sum of knowledge regarding the human body, comprehending anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc.
antialbumose
antialcoholism
antialcoholism
noun
Opposition to alcoholism.
antiastronomical
anticeremonialism
anticeremonialism
noun
Opposition to ceremonial in religion.
anticeremonialist
anticeremonialist
noun
One who opposes ceremonial in religion.
anticeremoniously
anticommercialism
anticommercialism
noun
(sociology) An ideology that opposes commercialism.
anticommercialist
anticommercialistic
anticommercialness
anticommunistical
anticommunistically
anticonstitutionalism
anticonventionalism
anticonventionalism
noun
The quality of being anticonventional; rejection of conventions or norms.
antidomestically
antienvironmentalism
antienvironmentalist
antienvironmentalists
antihemolysin
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antiinflammatories
antiinflammatories
noun
plural of antiinflammatory
antilogarithms
antilogarithms
noun
plural of antilogarithm
antilogism
antilogism
noun
(logic) A false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third
antimatrimonialist
antimatrimonialist
noun
One who opposes matrimony.
antimethodicalness
antimonarchicalness
antimonarchicalness
noun
(politics) The state or quality of being antimonarchical.
antimonials
antimonials
noun
plural of antimonial
antimonopolism
antimonopolism
noun
(economy) Opposition to monopolies.
antimonopolist
antimonopolist
noun
(economy) One who opposes monopolies.
antimonopolistic
antimonopolistic
adj
(economics) Opposing monopolies.
antimoralism
antimoralism
noun
Opposition to moralism.
antimoralist
antimoralist
noun
One who opposes moralism.
antimoralistic
antimoralistic
adj
Opposing moralism.
antinationalism
antinationalism
noun
(politics) opposition to nationalism
antinormalness
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antioptimistical
antioptimistically
antiphilosophism
antipolemist
antipopulism
antirationalism
antirationalism
noun
(philosophy) The philosophical position that opposes rationalism.
antiroyalism
antiroyalism
noun
Opposition to royals or royalism.
antischolasticism
antisimoniacal
antisimoniacal
adj
antisimoniac
antistimulation
antiteetotalism
antiteetotalism
noun
Opposition to teetotalism.
antonomastical
antonomastical
adj
Alternative form of antonomastic
antonomastically
antonomastically
adv
(rhetoric) In terms of, or by means of, antonomasia.
aortomalaxis
apheliotropism
apheliotropism
noun
The habit of bending away from sunlight, as some plants do.
aphorismical
aphrodisiomaniacal
aplombs
aplombs
noun
plural of aplomb
aploperistomatous
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apocalypticism
apocalypticism
noun
(religion) A belief or doctrine based on apocalypse, especially which believes in an imminent end to the current world order.
apocalyptism
apocalyptism
noun
Apocalypticism.
apogamously
apollinarianism
apollinarianism
Noun
Apollinarism
apometabolism
apometabolous
apophlegmatism
apophlegmatism
noun
(obsolete) An apophlegmatic medicine.
(obsolete) The action of apophlegmatics.
apoplasmodial
apoplastogamous
aposematically
aposematically
adv
(ecology) In an aposematic manner.
apostolicism
apostolicism
noun
(Christianity) The quality of being apostolical; apostolicity.
apotelesm
apotelesm
noun
(astrology, obsolete) The calculation and explanation of a horoscope.
apotelesmatic
apotelesmatic
adj
(obsolete, astrology) Relating to the casting of horoscopes.