(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
abiotrophy
abiotrophy
noun
(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
abjuratory
abjuratory
adj
Involving abjuration.
abnormalcy
abnormalcy
noun
Synonym of abnormality
abnormally
abnormally
adv
In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average.
abortively
abortively
adv
In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
absolutory
absolutory
adj
Serving to absolve; absolving; giving absolution.
absorbancy
absorbancy
noun
(physics) Alternative form of absorbency
absorbedly
absorbedly
adv
In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged.
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(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.
accordancy
accordancy
noun
(obsolete, rare) accordance
accusatory
accusatory
adj
Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation.
acetometry
acetometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar
acetopyrin
acetylator
acetylator
noun
(biochemistry) A human being or other organism that can metabolize certain drugs by acetylating them (to a greater or lesser extent).
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
achromycin
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acrobryous
acrography
acrography
noun
A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
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
acronychal
acronychal
adj
Alternative form of acronical
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
adjuratory
adjuratory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjuration.
admonitory
admonitory
adj
Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
adorningly
adorningly
adv
decoratively; using adornments.
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
advisorily
advisorily
adv
By way of advice.
advocatory
advocatory
adj
Characteristic of an advocate.
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.
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.
(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.
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
amphitryon
amurcosity
amylometer
amylometer
noun
An instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.
amyotrophy
amyotrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of muscles
amyxorrhea
amyxorrhea
noun
(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
anastrophy
androcracy
androcracy
noun
(government, sociology) Government or rule by men.
androgynal
androgynal
adj
androgynous
androgynia
androgynic
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
androlepsy
androphyll
anelytrous
anemometry
anemometry
noun
Measurement of the direction and velocity of the wind.
angiocarpy
anhydrosis
anhydrosis
noun
Misspelling of anhidrosis.
anhydrotic
anilopyrin
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
annotatory
annotatory
adj
Containing annotations.
Pertaining to an annotator.
annoyancer
anormality
anormality
noun
(obsolete) abnormality
anteriorly
anteriorly
adv
before (in time)
in front (in position)
towards the anterior
anthranoyl
anthranoyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from anthranilic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group
antibaryon
antibaryon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a baryon.
antidotary
antidotary
adj
(pharmacology) Relating to or being an antidote, antidotal.
noun
(historical) A book of antidotes or pharmacological preparations.
(obsolete) An antidote.
antigyrous
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
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
aortopathy
aortopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the aorta
apanthropy
apanthropy
noun
An aversion to human company; love of solitude.
apocryphal
apocryphal
adj
(Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
(by extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.
(by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.
apocryphon
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
apophysary
apophysary
adj
Alternative form of apophyseal
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
approvably
approvably
adv
In an approvable manner; in a manner that is able to be approved.
approvedly
approvedly
adv
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
apterygota
apterygote
apterygote
noun
Any insect of the order Apterygota.
araeostyle
araeostyle
noun
(architecture) intercolumniation
aramayoite
aramayoite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, bismuth, silver, and sulfur.
araneology
araneology
noun
(zoology) The study of the spider, a branch of arachnology.
arboreally
arboreally
adv
In an arboreal manner
With regard to trees
archeocyte
archeocyte
noun
Alternative form of archaeocyte
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
archjockey
areography
areography
noun
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.
argyrodite
argyrodite
noun
(mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre.
argyroneta
aristology
aristology
noun
The art or science of dining.
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
armorially
armorially
adv
(heraldry) In terms of or by means of armorial bearings.
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
arrogantly
arrogantly
adv
In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.
arthrology
arthrology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of anatomy dealing with the joints
arthropody
arthrotomy
arthrotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical incision of a joint.
artotyrite
artotyrite
Noun
One of a sect in the primitive church who celebrated the Lord's Supper with bread and cheese, alleging that the first oblations of men were not only of the fruit of the earth, but of their flocks.
aryballoid
asecretory
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
aspiratory
aspiratory
adj
pertaining to aspiration
astrocytic
astrocytic
adj
Of or pertaining to the astrocytes.
astrognosy
astrognosy
noun
The science or knowledge of the stars, especially the fixed stars.
astrolatry
astrolatry
noun
The worship of the stars.
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.
astroscopy
astroscopy
noun
(obsolete) observation of the stars
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
asynchrony
asynchrony
noun
The state of being asynchronous, or out of synchronization
asyntrophy
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditorily
auditorily
adv
With regard to hearing.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
autothermy
autotrophy
autotrophy
noun
(biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy
auxotrophy
auxotrophy
noun
(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
avoyership
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
babyolatry
babyolatry
noun
An obsession with babies or infants
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
balloonery
ballyhooer
ballyhooer
noun
One who engages in noisy shouting, uproar, or publicity.
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
bardolatry
bardolatry
noun
(usually derogatory) excessive or religious worship of William Shakespeare
barleycorn
barleycorn
noun
(architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two mouldings.
(obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
A grain of barley.
barleyhood
bartholemy
baryphonia
baryphonic
bastionary
bastionary
adj
Having the form of a bastion (fortification).
bathometry
bayoneteer
bayoneteer
noun
A soldier armed with a bayonet.
beerocracy
beerocracy
noun
Those who control or profit from the brewing of beer.