(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstrusely
abstrusely
adv
In an abstruse manner.
abusefully
abusefully
adv
In an abuseful manner; in a manner that abuses.
acatalepsy
acatalepsy
noun
Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
acceptably
acceptably
adv
In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
To an acceptable degree.
acceptancy
acceptancy
noun
(dated) acceptance
acceptedly
acceptedly
adv
In an accepted manner; admittedly.
accessibly
accessibly
adv
In an accessible manner.
accidently
accidently
adv
(now nonstandard) Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally.
accumbency
accumbency
noun
(rare) The state of being accumbent or reclining.
accurately
accurately
adv
In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.
accursedly
accursedly
adv
(degree, somewhat dated) Damnably; extremely.
In an accursed manner.
acervately
acervately
adv
In an acervate manner.
acetifying
acetifying
verb
present participle of acetify
acetimetry
acetimetry
noun
(obsolete) The ascertaining of the strength of vinegar by measurement of the proportion of acetic acid in it
acetolysis
acetolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acetolytic
acetolytic
adj
Relating to acetolysis.
acetometry
acetometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar
acetopyrin
acetylated
acetylated
adj
That has been reacted with acetic acid (or one of its derivatives), or has been modified by the attachment of acetyl groups.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetylate
acetylator
acetylator
noun
(biochemistry) A human being or other organism that can metabolize certain drugs by acetylating them (to a greater or lesser extent).
acetylenes
acetylenes
noun
plural of acetylene
acetylenic
acetylenic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond
acetylenyl
acetylenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any radical derived from an acetylene, but especially ethynyl
acetylized
acetylized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetylize
acetylizer
acetylizer
noun
Synonym of acetylator
acetylurea
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
acidimetry
acidimetry
noun
(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acolyctine
acolyctine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
acolythate
acolythate
noun
The office of an acolyte
acondylose
acondylose
adj
Alternative form of acondylous
acotyledon
acotyledon
noun
(botany) A plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
additively
additively
adv
In an additive manner.
adenectomy
adenectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
adenodynia
adenodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in a gland; adenalgia
adenomyoma
adenomyoma
noun
A complex tumor including components derived from glands and muscle.
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenophyma
adequately
adequately
adv
Barely satisfactory or sufficient.
In an adequate manner.
Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily.
adherently
adherently
adv
In an adherent manner.
adhesively
adhesively
adv
In an adhesive manner; by adhesion.
adjacently
adjacently
adv
In such a way as to be adjacent.
adjoinedly
adjoinedly
adv
In an adjoined manner; connectedly.
admittedly
admittedly
adv
As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.
adnexopexy
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
advertency
advertency
noun
The quality of being advertent.
aedoeology
aegyptilla
aeolotropy
aeolotropy
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerenchyma
aerenchyma
noun
(botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
aeroscepsy
aeroscepsy
noun
(zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
aeschylean
aeschylean
Adjective
Of or relating to Aeschylus, an ancient Greek dramatic poet.
aeschynite
aeschynite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several basic oxide minerals of mostly titanium and niobium with either cerium, neodymium or yttrium.
affectedly
affectedly
adv
(obsolete) Lovingly; with tender care.
(obsolete) With intention, intentionally, deliberately.
In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.
afferently
afferently
adv
Inwardly, toward the center.
affluently
affluently
adv
In an affluent manner.
afterstudy
afteryears
afteryears
noun
subsequent years
agitatedly
agitatedly
adv
In an agitated manner.
agonizedly
agonizedly
adv
In an agonized manner
agreeingly
agreeingly
adv
In a manner that agrees or corresponds; in agreement.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
alberttype
alcyonacea
aldehydase
aldehydine
aldehydrol
aldermancy
aldermancy
noun
The office or position of an alderman.
aldermanly
aldermanly
adj
Relating to, or like, an alderman.
adv
In the manner of an alderman.
aldermanry
aldermanry
noun
(countable) the district in which an alderman serves
(uncountable) the rank or status of an alderman
algaeology
algaeology
noun
The study of algae.
alimentary
alimentary
adj
Nourishing; nutritious.
Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
alkatively
alkylamine
alkylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aliphatic amine
alkylidene
alkylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R₂C=
allegiancy
allegiancy
noun
Alternative form of allegiance
alliciency
alliciency
noun
(obsolete) attractive power; attractiveness
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
allusively
allusively
adv
In an allusive manner; in a manner characterized by allusion.
allutterly
allylamine
allylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated primary amine CH₂=CH-CH₂-NH₂ or any of its derivatives
alveolarly
alveolarly
adv
In an alveolar manner.
amarynceus
amendatory
amendatory
adj
For the purpose of amending or correction.
americanly
americanly
Adverb
In an American manner; in a way characteristic of Americans.
amityville
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
ammonolyze
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amoebocyte
amoebocyte
noun
A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture.
Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba.
amphibiety
amygdalase
amygdalase
noun
(biochemistry) Either of two enzymes: beta-glucosidase and amygdalin beta-glucosidase.
amygdalate
amygdalate
adj
Of or pertaining to almonds.
noun
(obsolete, uncountable) almond milk
(organic chemistry, countable) Any salt or ester of amygdalic acid.
amygdaline
amygdaline
adj
Resembling or characteristic of almonds.
noun
Alternative form of amygdalin
amylaceous
amylaceous
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
amylogenic
amylogenic
adj
Forming starch; applied specifically to leucoplasts.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.
amylometer
amylometer
noun
An instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.
amylopsase
amyxorrhea
amyxorrhea
noun
(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
anadyomene
analysable
analysable
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of analyzable
analytique
analyzable
analyzable
adj
Able to be analyzed.
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
andreyevka
androlepsy
anelytrous
anemically
anemically
adv
In an anemic manner.
anemometry
anemometry
noun
Measurement of the direction and velocity of the wind.
anemopathy
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
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.
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
angelology
angelology
noun
The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.
angleberry
angleberry
noun
A warty growth of the skin of cattle.
angulately
angulately
adv
In an angulate manner.
anhydrated
anhydremia
anhydremic
anhydrides
anhydrides
noun
plural of anhydride
animatedly
animatedly
adv
In an animated manner; with animation.
anisocycle
ankylomele
ankylotome
annoyancer
annoyances
annoyances
noun
plural of annoyance
annulately
anoxyscope
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
anteriorly
anteriorly
adv
before (in time)
in front (in position)
towards the anterior
anthophyte
anthophyte
noun
(botany) Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.
anthrylene
anticlergy
anticlergy
adj
Opposing the clergy.
antienzyme
antienzyme
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody or another enzyme, that counteracts the effects of a specific enzyme