In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average.
abominably
abominably
adv
In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.
acetometry
acetometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar
achromycin
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
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.
acromyodic
acromyodic
adj
Relating to the acromyodians
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
adenectomy
adenectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
adenomyoma
adenomyoma
noun
A complex tumor including components derived from glands and muscle.
adenophyma
admonitory
admonitory
adj
Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
agmatology
agyiomania
alkylamino
alkylamino
noun
(chemistry) A group or radical containing both an alkyl and an amino group
allonymous
allonymous
adj
Misattributed: appearing or (especially) knowingly published under the name of a different person from the true author.
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
amblygonal
amblygonal
adj
(obsolete) obtuse-angled
amblyopsis
amblystoma
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
amendatory
amendatory
adj
For the purpose of amending or correction.
aminolysis
aminolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) decomposition of a molecule by reaction with ammonia or an amine
aminolytic
aminolytic
adj
Relating to aminolysis
aminoxylol
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
ammodytoid
ammonolyze
amniomancy
amniomancy
noun
Divination based on the characteristics of the amniotic sac at childbirth.
amoebocyte
amoebocyte
noun
A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture.
Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba.
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
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amurcosity
amygdaloid
amygdaloid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amygdala
Shaped like an almond
noun
A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.
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.
amylolysis
amylolysis
noun
The conversion of starch into sugar by the action of acids or enzymes such as amylase.
amylolytic
amylolytic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to amylolysis
noun
Such a microbe or enzyme
amylometer
amylometer
noun
An instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.
amyloplast
amyloplast
noun
(biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
amylopsase
amyotrophy
amyotrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of muscles
amyxorrhea
amyxorrhea
noun
(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
anadyomene
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.
angiomyoma
angiomyoma
noun
(pathology) A benign, solitary tumor associated with blood vessels
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
anisomyodi
ankylomele
ankylotome
ankylotomy
anolympiad
anormality
anormality
noun
(obsolete) abnormality
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
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.
aramayoite
aramayoite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, bismuth, silver, and sulfur.
armorially
armorially
adv
(heraldry) In terms of or by means of armorial bearings.
arthrotomy
arthrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical incision of a joint.
ascomycete
ascomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
astrometry
astrometry
noun
(astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
asymptotes
asymptotes
noun
plural of asymptote
asymptotic
asymptotic
adj
(mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity.
(mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.
asystolism
asystolism
noun
The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole.
atomically
atomically
adv
With regard to atoms or atomic energy.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autonomasy
autonomasy
noun
Archaic form of autonomasia.
autothermy
axinomancy
axinomancy
noun
(rare) Divination by saws or axes.
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
azygosperm
babylonism
baldmoneys
bartholemy
bathometry
bdellatomy
bdellatomy
noun
(archaic) The snipping off the tail of a leech engaged in sucking human blood, in order to let the blood run out of it and so increase its powers of drawing blood.
bdellotomy
bdellotomy
noun
Alternative form of bdellatomy
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
noun
Any fish of the order Beryciformes
bigamously
bigamously
adv
In a bigamous manner.
bimodality
bimodality
noun
(statistics) A bimodal condition
binomially
binomially
adv
In a binomial manner
biodynamic
biodynamic
adj
(Anthroposophy, agriculture, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of organic agriculture with mystical and holistic elements, based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.
(New Age, psychoanalysis, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of psychotherapy, massage and energy healing developed by Gerda Boyesen in Norway in the 1950s.
Of, or relating to the effects of motion on living things.
biorythmic
bloomingly
bloomingly
adv
In a blooming manner.
bloomsbury
bloomsbury
Proper noun
An area of the London borough of Camden, known for its array of garden squares and its literary connections.
bodymaking
bombycidae
bombycilla
bombylious
bombylious
adj
(obsolete) Buzzing like a bumblebee.
borborygmi
borborygmi
noun
plural of borborygm.
plural of borborygmus.
boresomely
botrychium
boycottism
boycottism
noun
The methods or actions of boycotters.
brachycome
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brombenzyl
bromhydric
bromometry
bromthymol
bromthymol
noun
Alternative form of bromothymol
bunnymouth
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
byeworkman
byromville
cacochymia
cacochymia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A vitiated state of the humours, or bodily fluids.
cacochymic
cacochymic
adj
(archaic) Having the fluids of the body vitiated, especially the blood.
cacothymia
cacothymia
noun
An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland.
caecectomy
caecectomy
noun
Alternative form of cecectomy
caecostomy
caecostomy
noun
(surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
calyciform
calyciform
adj
(botany) Having the form or appearance of a calyx.
calyphyomy
camphoroyl
canthotomy
canthotomy
noun
The surgical division of the canthus, usually the outer canthus.
capnomancy
capnomancy
noun
Divination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire. A form of pyromancy.
carbomycin
carbomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A crystalline macrolide antibiotic with the molecular formula C₄₂H₆₇NO₁₆, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces halstedii.
cardiatomy
cardiotomy
cardiotomy
noun
(surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
cartomancy
cartomancy
noun
Fortune-telling using cards, as in tarot and Lenormand.
cathomycin
cathomycin
Noun
novobiocin
celiectomy
celiolymph
ceriomyces
chasmogamy
chasmogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers that open and expose the stamens and styles.
cheilotomy
cheilotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the lip
chemolysis
chemolysis
noun
(dated) The decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents alone.
chemolytic
chemolytic
adj
Of or relating to chemolysis.
cherimoyer
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chirimoyer
chirognomy
chirognomy
noun
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
chiromancy
chiromancy
noun
Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand.
chordotomy
chordotomy
noun
(surgery) Alternative spelling of cordotomy
chorometry
chorometry
noun
The art of surveying a region or district.
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromoctye
chromocyte
chromocyte
noun
Any cell, such as a red blood cell, that contains a pigment
chromophyl
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
chromotypy
chromotypy
noun
The production of chromotypes
chrononomy
chrononomy
noun
The measurement of time, and the naming of time intervals