(chemistry) The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.
alkylating
alkylating
verb
present participle of alkylate
alkylation
alkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.
allylation
allylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces an allyl group.
amendatory
amendatory
adj
For the purpose of amending or correction.
aminolytic
aminolytic
adj
Relating to aminolysis
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphitryon
anaglyptic
anaglyptic
adj
Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph
anaglypton
analytical
analytical
adj
Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts
Using analytic reasoning as opposed to synthetic.
analytique
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anaptyctic
anaptyctic
adj
(phonology) Of or pertaining to anaptyxis; of a vowel having been inserted into a word.
anastrophy
anchylotic
anchylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anchylosis.
anelytrous
anemometry
anemometry
noun
Measurement of the direction and velocity of the wind.
anemopathy
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
angulately
angulately
adv
In an angulate manner.
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anhydrated
anhydrotic
animatedly
animatedly
adv
In an animated manner; with animation.
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
ankylotome
ankylotomy
annotatory
annotatory
adj
Containing annotations.
Pertaining to an annotator.
annularity
annularity
noun
The property of being annular.
annulately
anormality
anormality
noun
(obsolete) abnormality
antapology
anteriorly
anteriorly
adv
before (in time)
in front (in position)
towards the anterior
antholysis
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
anthophagy
anthophagy
noun
(biology) feeding on flowers
anthophyta
anthophyte
anthophyte
noun
(botany) Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.
anthranoyl
anthranoyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from anthranilic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group
anthrylene
antibaryon
antibaryon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a baryon.
anticlergy
anticlergy
adj
Opposing the clergy.
anticyclic
anticyclic
adj
(of an antibody) That is associated with a cyclic peptide
Varying in the opposite manner to an underlying (typically economic) cycle
antidactyl
antidotary
antidotary
adj
(pharmacology) Relating to or being an antidote, antidotal.
noun
(historical) A book of antidotes or pharmacological preparations.
(obsolete) An antidote.
antienzyme
antienzyme
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody or another enzyme, that counteracts the effects of a specific enzyme
antifelony
antigraphy
antigyrous
antihylist
antilyssic
antilyssic
adj
antihydrophobic
antimartyr
antimystic
antimythic
antioxygen
antioxygen
noun
The antimatter counterpart of oxygen. Made up of positron and antiprotons instead of electrons and protons.
antipapacy
antipapacy
noun
antipapism; the office or reign of an antipope
antiphysic
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
antipyonin
antipyonin
noun
(dated, medicine) borax
antipyrine
antipyrine
noun
(pharmacology) The drug phenazone.
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antonomasy
antonomasy
noun
Alternative form of antonomasia
antonymies
antonymies
noun
plural of antonymy
antonymous
antonymous
adj
Having an opposite or diametrically opposite meaning.
Of, or being an antonym; antonymic.
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
antroscopy
antroscopy
noun
An antroscopic examination
anxiolytic
anxiolytic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing
noun
(pharmacology) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety.
The quality of being aquiline (resembling an eagle).
archtyrant
argyroneta
arithmancy
arithmancy
noun
Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
arrogantly
arrogantly
adv
In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.
asphyxiant
asphyxiant
adj
That can cause asphyxiation
noun
Any substance that can cause asphyxia
assistency
assonantly
assonantly
adv
In an assonant manner.
assythment
assythment
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) Compensation or reparation for a criminal offence.
astrognosy
astrognosy
noun
The science or knowledge of the stars, especially the fixed stars.
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
asynartete
asynartete
adj
Being or relating to a verse of two members, having different rhythms, as for example when the first consists of iambuses and the second of trochees.
disconnected; not fitted or adjusted.
asyndetons
asyndetons
noun
plural of asyndeton
asyntactic
asyntactic
adj
Not syntactic
asyntrophy
athenianly
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
attainably
attainably
adv
Such that it can be attained.
attendancy
attendancy
noun
(obsolete) A retinue.
(obsolete) Relative position.
attingency
attingency
noun
Alternative form of attingence
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
autocolony
autocolony
noun
(botany) A daughter colony formed inside a cell of a parent colony.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autolyzing
autolyzing
verb
present participle of autolyze
autonomasy
autonomasy
noun
Archaic form of autonomasia.
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autumnally
autumnally
adv
In an autumnal manner.
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
babylonite
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
bankruptcy
bankruptcy
noun
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
bankruptly
bankruptly
adv
In a bankrupt manner.
barycenter
barycenter
noun
(geometry) The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure
(physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
verb
To determine such a barycenter
barycentre
barycentre
noun
(mathematics, physics, astronomy) The point at the centre of a system; an average point, weighted according to mass or other attribute. The term is usually used in astronomy for the centre of mass about which a system rotates, for example, the moon and the earth rotate about a common point within the earth but not near the centre. Jupiter and the Sun rotate about a common point just outside the surface of the Sun.
bastionary
bastionary
adj
Having the form of a bastion (fortification).
batteryman
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bayminette
bayoneteer
bayoneteer
noun
A soldier armed with a bayonet.
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
bayonetted
bayonetted
adj
Fitted with a bayonet.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
beatifying
beatifying
verb
present participle of beatify
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
benzoylate
benzoylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To react with a benzoyl radical