(pathology) Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly.
noun
(pathology) A person affected by acromegaly.
acromegalics
acromegalics
noun
plural of acromegalic
acromegalies
acromegalies
noun
plural of acromegaly
acromelalgia
acromelalgia
noun
(pathology) melalgia of the hands or feet
acromonogrammatic
acromonogrammatic
adj
(poetry) Having each verse begin with the same letter as that with which the preceding verse ends.
acronymizing
acronymizing
verb
present participle of acronymize
actinogram
actinogram
noun
The record produced by an actinograph
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomizing
verb
present participle of adrenalectomize
aeromagnetic
aeromagnetic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromagnetics
afibrinogenemia
afibrinogenemia
noun
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
agariciform
agariciform
adj
Having the form of an agaric
agatiform
agatiform
adj
Having the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance.
ageometrical
aggiornamenti
aggiornamento
aggiornamento
noun
A bringing up to date, especially of the Roman Catholic Church by the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65; modernization.
agglomeratic
agglomeratic
adj
(geology) Of or relating to an agglomerate.
agglomerating
agglomerating
verb
present participle of agglomerate
agglomeration
agglomeration
noun
(geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.
(geology) a mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.
State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.
The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
agglomerative
agglomerative
adj
Having a tendency to agglomerate
agoramania
agrammatologia
agrimonia
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agrimony
agrimony
noun
Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.
Any of several unrelated plants of a similar appearance.
agrimotor
agrimotor
noun
(dated) A tractor (farm vehicle).
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
agrochemical
agrochemical
adj
Relating to agrochemistry.
noun
(chemistry) A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
agromania
agromania
noun
An intense interest in agriculture.
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agromyzidae
agronomial
agronomial
adj
Synonym of agronomic
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
agronomical
agronomical
adj
agronomic
agronomically
agronomically
adv
With reference to agronomics
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agronomist
agronomist
noun
A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
aigremore
aigremore
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) charcoal prepared for making gunpowder
airmonger
algesiometer
algiomuscular
algoesthesiometer
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
algometrical
algometrical
adj
Relating to algometry.
algometrically
algometrically
adv
In terms of or by means of algometry.
algometries
algorism
algorism
noun
Obsolete spelling of algorithm (all senses)
algorismic
algorismic
adj
Obsolete form of algorithmic.
algorisms
algorisms
noun
plural of algorism
algorithm
algorithm
noun
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
(uncountable, obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
algorithmically
algorithmically
adv
Using an algorithm.
algorithms
algorithms
noun
plural of algorithm
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allomerizing
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
ambisporangiate
ambrogino
ambrogio
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
amerigo
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
amornings
amornings
adv
(obsolete) In the mornings.
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
amortizing
amortizing
verb
present participle of amortize
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphicarpogenous
amphigoric
amphigoric
adj
Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphigouri
amphigouris
amphisporangiate
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
amygdalothripsis
amygdonitrile
anagrammatization
anagrammatization
noun
Transformation of a word into its anagram.
anapterygotism
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
androgametangium
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androgonium
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anemobiagraph
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographic
anemometrographically
angelinformal
anginiform
anginiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling angina.
angiochondroma
angiodermatitis
angiodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
angiogram
angiogram
noun
(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.
angiohydrotomy
angiokeratoma
angiokeratoma
noun
(medicine) A benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue colour and characterized by hyperkeratosis.
angiometer
angiomyocardiac
angiomyosarcoma
angiosarcoma
angiosarcoma
noun
(oncology) Any malignant tumour of vascular tissue
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguimorpha
animatograph
anorganism
anthropoclimatologist
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropomorphising
anthropomorphising
verb
present participle of anthropomorphise
anthropomorphizing
anthropomorphizing
verb
present participle of anthropomorphize
anthropomorphological
anthropomorphological
adj
(biology) Relating to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropophagism
antiferromagnet
antiferromagnet
noun
(physics) An antiferromagnetic material
antiferromagnetic
antiferromagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting antiferromagnetism.
antiferromagnetism
antiferromagnetism
noun
(physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antigovernment
antigovernment
adj
Opposed to a government currently in power.
Opposed to government in general.
antigovernmental
antigovernmental
adj
Opposing a government.
antigovernmentally
antihemorrhagic
antihemorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug etc. that stops or reduces hemorrhage.
antilogarithm
antilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The number of which a given number is the logarithm (to a given base).
antilogarithmic
antilogarithmic
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to an antilogarithm.
antilogarithms
antilogarithms
noun
plural of antilogarithm
antinegroism
antinegroism
noun
A prejudice against black people.
antiparallelogram
antiparallelogram
noun
A quadrilateral in which the pairs of nonadjacent sides are congruent, but in which two opposite sides intersect and are therefore not parallel.
antireforming
antireforming
adj
Synonym of antireform
apogeotropism
apogeotropism
noun
(botany) An apogeotropic tendency.
aporrhiegma
approximating
approximating
verb
present participle of approximate
apterygiformes
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
archaeopterygiformes
archdogmatist
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.