(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
acetylenediurein
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acquirement
acquirement
noun
(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
acrimoniousness
acrimoniousness
noun
The quality of being acrimonious.
acroceraunian
acroceraunian
Adjective
Of or relating to the high mountain range of "thunder-smitten" peaks (now Kimara), between Albania and Macedonia.
acroneurosis
acrotrophoneurosis
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinoneuritis
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutic
actinotherapeutic
adj
Relating to actinotherapy.
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
acturience
acturience
noun
tendency or impulse to act
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adiathermanous
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
adventureship
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
aeronautically
aeronautically
adv
In a aeronautical manner; with respect to aeronautics or aviation.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aeroneurosis
aeroneurosis
noun
(aviation, medicine, pathology) A disorder afflicting pilots and members of aviation crews, characterized by exhaustion, fearfulness, and other symptoms of physical and emotional distress, associated with prolonged flying times and stressful flight conditions.
aeroperitoneum
aerosinusitis
aerosinusitis
noun
sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
agribusinesses
agribusinesses
noun
plural of agribusiness
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
albocinereous
albopruinose
albumeniizer
albumeniser
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminimeter
albuminimeter
noun
An instrument for determining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
alexandrinus
alexandroupolis
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
almuredin
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminoferric
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
aluniferous
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
americanum
americanumancestors
amicronucleate
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
ammoniuret
ammoniureted
amphicarpogenous
amphineura
amphineurous
anacardiaceous
anacardiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs.
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anaerobium
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anchtherium
ancistrocladaceous
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
androgametangium
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
anepigraphous
aneuria
aneuric
aneurilemmic
aneurin
aneurin
noun
Archaic form of aneurine.
aneurine
aneurine
Noun
thiamine
aneurins
aneurism
aneurism
noun
Alternative spelling of aneurysm
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
aneurismally
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angiocavernous
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioneurotic
angioneurotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting blood vessels and nerves
angiopressure
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
anguier
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
angularize
angularize
verb
(transitive) To make angular.
anguliferous
angulinerved
angustirostrate
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
anisopleural
anisopleurous
anisopterous
anitrogenous
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
anomaluridae
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.