In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
accupy
achlorophyllous
achlorophyllous
adj
(botany) not having chlorophyll and, hence, unable to engage in photosynthesis
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinopterygious
actuaryship
actuaryship
noun
The role or status of actuary.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenotyphus
aegyptus
aepytus
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agriotypus
allagophyllous
allophylus
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alypum
amblycephalus
amblyocarpous
amblypodous
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibolostylous
amphibryous
amphicondylous
amphicyrtous
amphicytula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphoriloquy
amphoriloquy
noun
(medicine) A condition where the voice is characterized by amphoric sound over the patient's lung cavity.
ampullary
ampullary
adj
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla chyli.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla of Vater.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampullae osseae.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the rectal ampulla.
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
ampycus
amyelencephalous
anapterygotous
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anomophyllous
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
antiplurality
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antiproductively
antiproductivity
antispiritually
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
aphanozygous
aphyllous
aphyllous
adj
(botany) Having no leaves; leafless.
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
apocynum
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apogamously
apomyius
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aponeurorrhaphy
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
apophyllous
applaudably
applaudably
adv
In a way that merits applause; admirably.
applaudingly
applaudingly
adv
in an applauding manner
applausively
applausively
adv
In an applausive manner.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
appulsively
appulsively
adv
By appulsion.
apsyrtus
apterygotous
aptitudinally
aptitudinally
adv
In an aptitudinal manner.
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
apyrous
apyrous
adj
Not combustible; capable of tolerating great heat without alteration of form or properties.
araliaephyllum
araliophyllum
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
argyrocephalous
argyropelecus
artiphyllous
aruspicy
aruspicy
noun
Alternative form of haruspicy
ascophyllum
ascyphous
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
asphyctous
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
asterospondylous
asymmetrocarpous
audiotypist
audiotypist
noun
Alternative form of audio typist
augitophyre
aulophyte
aurigraphy
aurigraphy
noun
The art of writing with or in gold.
auriphrygia
auriphrygia
Noun
Properly, gold embroidery; ecclesiastically, an ornamental band on various vestments; an orphrey: used especially of the orphrey of a miter, which is a richly adorned band around its lower edge.
auriphrygiate
auriphrygiate
adj
Embroidered or decorated with gold
auriscopically
auriscopy
auriscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
auspiciously
auspiciously
adv
In an auspicious way.
auspicy
autantitypy
authotype
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autocatalepsy
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autocystoplasty
autodepolymerization
autographically
autographically
adv
By means of autography.
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.
autohemotherapy
autohemotherapy
noun
(medicine) The intramuscular or subcutaneous, immediate hypodermic reinjection of blood previously removed from the patient.
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autohypnosis
autohypnosis
noun
Hypnosis of oneself.
autohypnotic
autohypnotic
adj
Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
autohypnotically
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
autohypnotization
autohypnotization
noun
Synonym of autohypnosis
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopic
autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
autolithography
autolithography
noun
autography (form of lithography)
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
automysophobia
automysophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of being dirty.
autonephrectomy
autopathography
autopathography
noun
A piece of writing about one's own illness.
autopathy
autopathy
noun
(biology) An interaction where a species affects its own subsequent growth, especially negatively.
(homeopathy) The philosophy that the cause of sickness in one individual is the same as the cause in another person.
autophagy
autophagy
noun
(cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
(rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
autophoby
autophoby
noun
Archaic form of autophobia.
autophony
autophony
noun
(medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.
The unusually loud hearing of a person's own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds.
autophotometry
autophyllogeny
autophyte
autophyte
noun
Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
autophytic
autophytically
autophytograph
autophytography
autoplasmotherapy
autoplastically
autoplastically
adv
In an autoplastic manner.
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.
autopolyploid
autopolyploid
adj
(genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling
noun
Any organism of this kind.
autopolyploidy
autopolyploidy
noun
The property of being autopolyploid.
autoproteolysis
autoproteolysis
noun
(biochemistry) Spontaneous proteolysis
autopsy
autopsy
noun
(rare) An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed.
A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure.
verb
(transitive) To perform an after-the-fact analysis of, especially of a failure.
(transitive) To perform an autopsy on.
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autopsychoanalysis
autopsychoanalysis
noun
psychoanalysis of oneself
autopsychology
autopsychorhythmia
autopsychosis
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autoptically
autoptically
adv
By means of ocular view, or one's own observation.
autopticity
autopticity
noun
The condition of being autoptic; an autoptic event
autopyotherapy
autoradiography
autoradiography
noun
The process of making autoradiographs.
autorrhaphy
autoscopy
autoscopy
noun
The experience of seeing one's body from the outside while awake, as if disembodied.
autoserotherapy
autoserotherapy
noun
serotherapy using an autoserum
autospray
autospray
noun
(medicine, countable, obsolete) A medicine provided in the form of a spray for topical application.
(uncountable) Automatic spraying.
autotetraploidy
autotetraploidy
noun
The property of being autotetraploid.
autotherapy
autotherapy
noun
(medicine) Self-treatment of a medical condition.
(medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.
(medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.