(chemistry, physics) That involves measurement of an electric current during a process such as titration
amphibiontic
amphibiotica
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
amphibrachic
amphibrachic
adj
Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.
amphicarpaea
amphicarpium
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicentric
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicondyla
amphicribral
amphicribral
adj
(botany) In which the phloem surrounds the xylem
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphicyrtous
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amphinucleus
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphitheccia
amphithecial
amphithecium
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amplificator
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
amygdalaceae
amygdaloncus
amyloclastic
amyloleucite
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amyloplastic
amyloplastic
adj
starch-forming; amylogenic
anachromasis
anachronisms
anachronisms
noun
plural of anachronism
anadicrotism
anagrammatic
anagrammatic
adj
Being or relating to an anagram.
anallagmatic
anallagmatic
adj
(mathematics) Not changed in form by inversion.
anastigmatic
anastigmatic
adj
(of the eye, or a lens system) Free from astigmatism
anatomically
anatomically
adv
Pertaining to the anatomy.
ancylostomum
androclinium
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anemoclastic
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemological
anemological
adj
Relating to anemology.
aneurilemmic
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angiomalacia
angiosarcoma
angiosarcoma
noun
(oncology) Any malignant tumour of vascular tissue
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
anglicanisms
anhaemolytic
animalculine
animalculine
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of, relating to, or resembling animalcules.
animalculism
animalculism
noun
(biology, archaic) A theory seeking to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena in terms of animalcules.
(biology, archaic) The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism.
animalculist
animalculist
adj
(historical) Pertaining to animalculism.
noun
(historical) A believer in the theory that the embryo exists preformed within the spermatozoon; a proponent of animalculism.
(obsolete) Someone who studies animalcules.
animalculous
animalculous
adj
(archaic) Relating to animalcules.
anisochromia
anisochromia
noun
anisochromasia
anisogametic
announcement
announcement
noun
An act of announcing, or giving notice.
That which conveys what is announced.
The content which is announced.
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anomocarpous
anomocarpous
adj
(botany) Having anomalous fruits
anonymuncule
anonymuncule
noun
(obsolete) an insignificant anonymous writer.
antasthmatic
antasthmatic
adj
(pharmacology) Relieving the symptoms of asthma.
noun
(pharmacology) Drug that relieves the symptoms of asthma.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antechinomys
antemetallic
antemetallic
adj
Before the discovery and use of metals.
anthelmintic
anthelmintic
adj
(pharmacology) Destructive to parasitic intestinal worms.
noun
(medicine) A drug for the treatment of intestinal worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.
anthoclinium
anthracaemia
anthracaemia
noun
Alternative form of anthracemia
anthracitism
anthracitism
noun
(geology, rare) The formation of anthracite.
antiacademic
antiacademic
adj
Opposing what is academic.
noun
One who opposes what is academic.
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
antichronism
antichronism
noun
Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism.
antichymosin
anticlimaxes
anticlimaxes
noun
plural of anticlimax
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
anticosmetic
anticosmetic
adj
destructive or opposed to beauty
anticynicism
antidemocrat
antidemocrat
noun
One who opposes democracy.
antidemoniac
antidemoniac
adj
Alternative form of antidemonic
antidogmatic
antidogmatic
adj
Opposed to dogma.
antidomestic
antidomestic
adj
Opposing what is domestic.
antieconomic
antieconomic
adj
(economics) Opposing or working against the economy.
antifascisms
antifascisms
noun
plural of antifascism
antifogmatic
antifogmatic
noun
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.
antigigmanic
antileukemic
antileukemic
adj
(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
antimacassar
antimacassar
noun
A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, originally to prevent them from being soiled by macassar oil.
antimagnetic
antimagnetic
adj
(physics) Unable to be magnetized; unaffected by a magnetic field.
antimaniacal
antimedicine
antimedicine
adj
Opposing medicine.
antimephitic
antimephitic
adj
Countering mephitic gases.
antimethodic
antimetrical
antimetrical
adj
antimetric
antimetropic
antimetropic
adj
Relating to antimetropia
antimicrobic
antimicrobic
adj
antimicrobial
noun
Any antimicrobial agent
antimitotics
antimitotics
noun
plural of antimitotic
antimnemonic
antimnemonic
adj
Hard to remember, often intentionally so.
antimonarchy
antimonarchy
adj
(politics) Opposing a specific monarchical system or monarchy in general.
noun
(politics) An antimonarchic movement.
(politics) Stance against monarchy.
antimystical
antimythical
antipacifism
antipacifism
noun
Opposition to pacifism.
antiracemate
antiromantic
antiromantic
adj
Opposing or rejecting the Romantic movement.
Opposing or unconducive to romance.
noun
One who opposes or rejects the Romantic movement.
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
antonomastic
antonomastic
adj
(rhetoric) Relating to, or characterized by, antonomasia.
aortomalacia
aperispermic
aperispermic
adj
(botany) having no albumen around the embryo of the seed
aphorismatic
aphorismatic
adj
aphorismic
aphorismical
apocalyptism
apocalyptism
noun
Apocalypticism.
apocamphoric
apochromatic
apochromatic
adj
(optics) Corrected for both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration
apogalacteum
apogamically
apogamically
adv
By means of apogamy.
apomecometer
apomecometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the heights of buildings etc.
apomecometry
apomecometry
noun
The art of measuring the distance of far-off objects.
apometabolic
apostolicism
apostolicism
noun
(Christianity) The quality of being apostolical; apostolicity.
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
approachment
approachment
noun
(archaic) approach
arceuthobium
archaeostoma
archchampion
archcriminal
archcriminal
noun
A highly prolific or skilled criminal; a criminal of the highest order.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archesporium
archesporium
noun
(botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.
archimorphic
archimperial
archimycetes
archinformer
archipallium
archipallium
noun
(anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
archiplasmic
archispermae
archisupreme
archmagician
archmagician
noun
A very powerful magician.
archmagirist
archminister
archmonarchy
archmurderer
archmurderer
noun
(rare) One who kills many people; a murderer who surpasses the profile of a normal serial killer.