The capacity of a material to decompose over time as a result of biological activity, especially to be broken down by microorganisms.
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.
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
contradictiously
contradictiously
adv
In a contradictious manner.
contradistinctly
contradistinctly
adv
In a contradistinct manner.
coryphaenoididae
cryptobranchidae
cuproiodargyrite
cylindrarthrosis
cylindrocellular
cylindrocellular
adj
(biology) Relating to cylindrical cells.
cylindrocephalic
cylindroconoidal
cylindrodendrite
cystadenosarcoma
cystoradiography
dacryoblenorrhea
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.
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
deuteromyosinose
diacetylmorphine
diacetylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The INN name for the drug heroin.
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.
dimethylcarbinol
diphenylthiourea
diphyllobothrium
discographically
discographically
adv
In terms of discography.
discriminatorily
discriminatorily
adv
In a discriminatory manner.
dolorimetrically
dubiocrystalline
dynamoelectrical
dynamoelectrical
adj
dynamoelectric
electrodentistry
electrodynamical
electrodynamical
adj
electrodynamic
electrohydraulic
electrohydraulic
adj
Both electric and hydraulic.
eleutherodactyli
endocrinotherapy
endocrinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease by administration of hormones produced by the endocrine glands
endoerythrocytic
endoerythrocytic
adj
Inside an erythrocyte
enteradenography
epidermophytosis
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrohydrocyanic
gastrohydrorrhea
gastroperiodynia
gynandromorphism
gynandromorphism
noun
The condition of being a gynandromorph.
gynandromorphous
gynandromorphous
adj
Alternative form of gynandromorphic
hemihyperidrosis
hemorrhoidectomy
hemorrhoidectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of hemorrhoids
heredosyphilitic
heredosyphilitic
adj
Having or relating to hereditary syphilis.
hexahydrobenzene
hodmezovasarhely
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.
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
hypodermatically
hypodermatically
adv
hypodermically
hypohydrochloria
ichthyornithidae
improvidentially
improvidentially
adv
improvidently
incorrespondency
incorrespondency
noun
Obsolete form of incorrespondence.
indiscriminatory
indiscriminatory
adj
That does not discriminate
indoxylsulphuric
isobutyraldehyde
isobutyraldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aldehyde 2-methylpropanal derived from isobutanol
jurisdictionally
jurisdictionally
adv
In a jurisdictional way.
labyrinthodontid
melodramatically
melodramatically
adv
In a melodramatic manner.
metaformaldehyde
metaformaldehyde
noun
(chemistry) 1,3,5-trioxane
micropterygoidea
microradiography
microradiography
noun
the production of enlarged images of the interior of thin specimens by penetration of low-energy X-rays
misadventurously
misadventurously
adv
In a misadventurous manner.
nonadventurously
noncontradictory
noncontradictory
adj
Not contradictory.
nondeclaratively
nondeferentially
nondeleteriously
nondeprecatingly
nondeprecatively
nondeprecatorily
nondescriptively
nondescriptively
adv
In a way that is not descriptive.
nondestructively
nondestructively
adv
In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
nondeterminately
nondetrimentally
nondictatorially
nondiffractively
nondiscretionary
nondiscretionary
adj
(business) Of or pertaining to non-discretionary spending