(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones that regulate many physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction.
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenopharyngeal
adenopharyngitis
adenophlegmon
adenophlegmon
noun
(obsolete, pathology) inflammation of a lymph gland
adenophora
adenophore
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenophthalmia
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenophyma
adenotyphoid
adenotyphus
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adephaga
adephagan
adephagan
noun
Any of many beetles of the suborder Adephaga.
adephagia
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
adhafera
adhaka
adhaka
noun
An ancient Indian unit of weight, equivalent to around 2.5 kilograms.
adham
adhamant
adhamant
adj
(rare) Clinging, as by hooks.
adhamh
adhara
adharma
adharma
noun
That which is not in accord with dharma, i.e. wrong, immorality, and wickedness.
adherant
adhere
adhere
verb
(Scotland, law) To affirm a judgment.
(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
(intransitive, figurative) To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
(intransitive, figurative) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
adhered
adhered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adhere
adherence
adherence
noun
(Scotland, law) The fulfilment of the legal obligation of residing with wife or husband.
(medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.
A close physical union of two objects.
Faithful support for some cause.
adherences
adherences
noun
plural of adherence
adherency
adherency
noun
(obsolete) That which adheres.
(obsolete) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.
adherend
adherend
noun
That which adheres to something else by adhesion.
adherends
adherends
noun
plural of adherend
adherent
adherent
adj
(botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ.
Adhesive, sticking to something.
Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
noun
A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.
adherently
adherently
adv
In an adherent manner.
adherents
adherents
noun
plural of adherent
adherer
adherer
noun
An adherent, one who practices or follows a belief.
adherers
adherers
noun
plural of adherer
adheres
adheres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adhere
adherescence
adherescent
adhering
adhering
verb
present participle of adhere
adhern
adhesion
adhesion
noun
(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
adhesional
adhesional
adj
Relating to adhesion.
adhesions
adhesions
noun
plural of adhesion
adhesive
adhesive
adj
apt or tending to adhere; clinging
sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances
noun
a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion
adhesively
adhesively
adv
In an adhesive manner; by adhesion.
adhesivemeter
adhesivemeter
noun
An instrument for measuring the adhesive qualities of a substance.
adhesiveness
adhesiveness
noun
the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive
adhesives
adhesives
noun
plural of adhesive
adhibit
adhibit
verb
To affix.
To allow in; to admit.
To apply or administer (something, such as a remedy).
adhibited
adhibited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adhibit
adhibiting
adhibiting
verb
present participle of adhibit
adhibition
adhibition
noun
The act of adhibiting.
adhibits
adhibits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adhibit
adhocracy
adhocracy
noun
(business, organizational theory) An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic.
adhort
adhort
verb
(obsolete) To exhort; to advise.
adiadochokinesia
adiadochokinesia
noun
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
adiamorphic
adiamorphism
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adiaphanousness
adiaphon
adiaphonon
adiaphora
adiaphora
noun
(nonstandard, uncommon) in singular use
plural of adiaphoron
adiaphoral
adiaphoral
adj
Being or relating to an adiaphoron.
adiaphoresis
adiaphoresis
noun
(medicine) Lack of sweating; anhidrosis.
adiaphoretic
adiaphorism
adiaphorism
noun
The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
adiaphoron
adiaphoron
noun
(philosophy) A matter that is morally neutral.
(theology) Something neither forbidden nor commanded by scripture.
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adiaphory
adiaphory
noun
(obsolete) indifference
adiathermal
adiathermal
adj
(thermodynamics) adiabatic; not involving transmission of heat
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
adiathermanous
adiathermic
adiathermic
adj
impervious to heat
adiathetic
adiathetic
adj
Not diathetic.
adighe
adight
adight
Verb
To set in order; to array.
adigranth
adiphenine
adiphenine
Noun
An antispasmodic drug.
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
admah
administratorship
administratorship
noun
The position or role of an administrator.
admiralship
admiralship
noun
The state, property, or office of being an admiral.
admiralships
admiralships
noun
plural of admiralship
admonish
admonish
verb
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
admonished
admonished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admonish
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
admonishes
admonishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admonish
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
admonishment
admonishment
noun
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
adnah
adnephrine
adolph
adolphe
adolpho
adolphus
adonijah
adoxography
adoxography
noun
(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
adramelech
adrammelech
adrench
adrenochrome
adrenochrome
noun
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug to reduce bleeding.
(fiction) A fictional drug obtained from human adrenal glands.
adrenocorticotrophic
adrenocorticotrophic
adj
Alternative form of adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotrophin
adrenocorticotrophin
noun
(biochemistry) adrenocorticotropic hormone
adrenotrophin
adsheart
adsheart
intj
(obsolete) Synonym of zounds
adsmith
adsmith
noun
A writer of advertising copy.
adsmithing
adulthood
adulthood
noun
The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
adulthoods
adulthoods
noun
plural of adulthood
advehent
advehent
adj
(anatomy) Carrying towards an organ or structure.
adventureship
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
adwesch
adwesch
Verb
To quench; extinguish (fire, pain, malice, enemies, etc.)
adyghe
adyghe
Proper noun
A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in the Republic of Adygea, in the Russian Federation, also known as West Circassian.
adzharia
adzharistan
aedileship
aedileship
noun
(historical) The office of an aedile.
(historical) The period or duration of this office.
aepyornithidae
aerocharidae
aerohydrodynamic
aerohydrodynamic
adj
Acting by the force of air and water.
aerohydropathy
aerohydroplane
aerohydrotherapy
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
aerothermodynamic
aerothermodynamic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
aethalides
aethalioid
aethered
afdecho
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
affrighted
affrighted
adj
(archaic) Terrified.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affright
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
aforehand
aforehand
adj
Beforehand in condition; forehanded.
adv
(archaic or dialect) Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation.
afterdeath
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterhand
afterhand
adj
(Scotland, law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.