The capacity of a material to decompose over time as a result of biological activity, especially to be broken down by microorganisms.
bisdimethylamino
brachypinacoidal
brachypinacoidal
adj
Of or relating to a brachypinacoid.
bromocyanidation
carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
cardiomyoliposis
cardiomyoliposis
noun
(pathology) fatty degeneration of the myocardium
cardiomyomalacia
cerebromedullary
cerebromedullary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.
chlamydoselachus
choledochoplasty
choledochoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of the common bile duct
chondrodystrophy
chondrodystrophy
noun
(medicine, osteology) A skeletal disorder caused by various genetic mutations, affecting the development of cartilage.
chondroepiphysis
chondroepiphysis
noun
epiphyseal cartilage
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
choroidocyclitis
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
cladogenetically
cladogenetically
adv
By means of cladogenesis.
contradictiously
contradictiously
adv
In a contradictious manner.
contradistinctly
contradistinctly
adv
In a contradistinct manner.
coryphaenoididae
cryptobranchidae
cuproiodargyrite
cycadofilicinean
cyclophosphamide
cyclophosphamide
noun
(pharmacology) An immunosuppressive, antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other forms of cancer.
cylindrarthrosis
cylindrocellular
cylindrocellular
adj
(biology) Relating to cylindrical cells.
cylindrocephalic
cylindroconoidal
cylindrodendrite
cystadenosarcoma
cystoradiography
dacryoblenorrhea
dactylioglyphist
dactylioglyphtic
dactylosymphysis
dactylosymphysis
noun
(medicine) the joining of two fingers or toes with a web, often as a hereditary disorder (normal in some birds)
dehydrosparteine
dendrochronology
dendrochronology
noun
(biology, archaeology) The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.
denominationally
denominationally
adv
In a denominational manner; by denomination or sect.
deoxyribonucleic
deoxyribonucleic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
depolymerization
depolymerization
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments
dermatoneurology
dermatoneurology
noun
dermatological neurology
dermatopathology
dermatopathology
noun
The study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic level.
desiodothyroxine
desoxycinchonine
desynonymization
desynonymization
noun
The act of desynonymizing.
deuteromyosinose
diacetylmorphine
diacetylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The INN name for the drug heroin.
diastematomyelia
diastematomyelia
noun
A congenital disorder in which a part of the spinal cord is split, usually at the level of the upper lumbar vertebra.
diathermotherapy
dihydroxyacetone
dihydroxyacetone
noun
(biochemistry) The only ketotriose
(organic chemistry) The compound CO(CH₂OH)₂ that has a number of industrial uses
dihydroxytoluene
dilatometrically
dilatometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, dilatometry.
dimethoxymethane
dimethoxymethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A clear colourless flammable liquid with a low boiling point, low viscosity, and excellent dissolving power, the dimethyl acetal of formaldehyde.
dimethylcarbinol
dimethyldiketone
diphenylthiourea
diphyllobothrium
diplochlamydeous
discographically
discographically
adv
In terms of discography.
discriminatorily
discriminatorily
adv
In a discriminatory manner.
dodecaphonically
dodecaphonically
adv
(music) In a dodecaphonic manner.
dolichopsyllidae
dolorimetrically
dubiocrystalline
dynamoelectrical
dynamoelectrical
adj
dynamoelectric
electrodentistry
electrodynamical
electrodynamical
adj
electrodynamic
electrohydraulic
electrohydraulic
adj
Both electric and hydraulic.
eleutherodactyli
encyclopedically
encyclopedically
adv
In an encyclopedic way; in the manner of an encyclopedia.
endocrinotherapy
endocrinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease by administration of hormones produced by the endocrine glands
endoerythrocytic
endoerythrocytic
adj
Inside an erythrocyte
endotheliomyxoma
enteradenography
epidermophytosis
epigonichthyidae
eudemonistically
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrohydrocyanic
gastrohydrorrhea
gastroperiodynia
gynandromorphism
gynandromorphism
noun
The condition of being a gynandromorph.
gynandromorphous
gynandromorphous
adj
Alternative form of gynandromorphic
haplochlamydeous
hemihyperidrosis
hemorrhoidectomy
hemorrhoidectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of hemorrhoids
heredosyphilitic
heredosyphilitic
adj
Having or relating to hereditary syphilis.
hexahydrobenzene
hodmezovasarhely
homoanisaldehyde
homoscedasticity
homoscedasticity
noun
(statistics) A property of a set of random variables such that each variable has the same finite variance.
hydroatmospheric
hydroborofluoric
hydrocarbostyril
hydrocarbostyril
noun
(organic chemistry) A nitrogenous hydrocarbon, C₉H₉NO, obtained from certain derivatives of cinnamic acid and closely related to quinoline and carbostyril.
hydrocephalocele
hydrocharidaceae
hydrocharitaceae
hydrocholecystis
hydrodynamically
hydrodynamically
adv
using hydrodynamics
hydrodynamometer
hydrodynamometer
noun
An instrument to measure the velocity of a liquid current by the force of its impact.
hydroelectricity
hydroelectricity
noun
electricity produced from the energy of moving water
hydroferricyanic
hydroferricyanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen.
hydroferrocyanic
hydroferrocyanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from hydrogen, ferrous iron, and cyanogen.
hydrofluosilicic
hydroformylation
hydroformylation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
hydrofranklinite
hydrographically
hydrographically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, hydrography.
hydromeningocele
hydrometeorology
hydrometeorology
noun
The branch of meteorology that studies the occurrence, movement and changes of state of water in the atmosphere.
hydropericardium
hydropericardium
noun
(medicine) The accumulation of serous fluid in the pericardium
hydroperitonitis
hydrophobophobia
hydrophobophobia
noun
The fear of hydrophobia, or rabies.
hydrophyllaceous
hydrophyllaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the family Hydrophyllaceae of waterleafs.
hydropneumatosis
hydrosulphurated
hydrosulphureted
hydrosulphureted
adj
Alternative form of hydrosulphuretted
hydrotherapeutic
hydrotherapeutic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrotherapy.
hyoepiglottidean
hyperchlorhydria
hyperchlorhydria
noun
(pathology) The presence of an excessive amount of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Often treatable with antacid.
hyperconfidently
hyperdeification
hyperdeliciously
hyperdiatessaron
hyperdimensional
hyperdimensional
adj
Of or pertaining to a system having more dimensions than naturally observed in our universe.
hyperendocrinism
hypertetrahedron
hypertetrahedron
noun
(geometry) An analog of a tetrahedron that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
hypertrophyphied
hypochondriacism
hypochondriacism
noun
(medicine) hypochondriasis
hypocotyledonary
hypocotyledonary
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the cotyledons
hypocotyledonous
hypodermatically
hypodermatically
adv
hypodermically
hypohydrochloria
hypsilophodontid
hypsilophodontid
noun
An informal grouping of small ornithopod dinosaurs, regarded as fast, herbivorous bipeds on the order of 1–2 meters long (3.3-6.6 feet).