The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
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.
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
albocinereous
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alcicornium
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
alivincular
alivincular
adj
(biology, of bivalves) Having the longer axis transverse to the hinge line
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allanturic
allurance
allurance
noun
(archaic) allurement
almucantar
almucantar
noun
(astronomy, archaic or historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body.
(astronomy, archaic or historical) An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.
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
aluminoferric
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
amblyrhynchus
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
amicronucleate
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anaculture
anarchoindividualist
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
ancistrocladaceous
ancistrocladus
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcephalum
androclinium
androclus
anelectrotonus
anelectrotonus
noun
The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
aneurilemmic
anicular
animalcular
animalcular
adj
Of, relating to, or resembling animalcules.
antambulacral
antambulacral
adj
(zoology) Away from the ambulacral region.
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
antejentacular
antejentacular
adj
(rare, formal) Occurring before breakfast.
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
anteoperculum
anteroclusion
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
anticoagulator
anticrepuscular
anticrepuscule
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
anticularia
anticultural
anticultural
adj
Opposing mainstream culture or culture in general.
antiinsurrectionally
antiliturgic
antiliturgical
antiliturgically
antinaturalistic
antinaturalistic
adj
(philosophy, sociology) Of or relating to antinaturalism; opposing naturalism.
antineuralgic
antineuralgic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting neuralgia.
noun
(pharmacology) Any agent that counteracts neuralgia.
antinuclear
antinuclear
adj
Against the nucleus of a biological cell.
Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.
Serving as protection from nuclear devices
antipeduncular
antipleuritic
antipleuritic
adj
Working against pleurisy.
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antiproductively
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirepublicanism
antireticular
antireticular
adj
That counters the functioning of the reticuloendothelial system
antiritualistic
antiritualistic
adj
Opposed to ritualism.
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antiscriptural
antiscriptural
adj
that contradicts scripture
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antispiritualistic
antisupernaturalistic
antisurplician
antitubercular
antitubercular
adj
(pharmacology) That is used to treat tuberculosis
antituberculin
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculotic
antituberculotic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering tuberculosis.
noun
A drug used to counter tuberculosis.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antivermicular
antocular
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appendicularia
appendicularian
appendicularian
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates.
noun
(zoology) A member of this class.
appendiculariidae
araucarioxylon
archplunderer
archpublican
archscoundrel
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
argilloarenaceous
argilloarenaceous
adj
(soil science) Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand.
aristorepublicanism
articulant
articulateness
articulateness
noun
The quality of being articulate.
articulatenesses
articulating
articulating
verb
present participle of articulate
articulation
articulation
noun
(accounting) The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity, especially between the income statement and balance sheet.
(countable or uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.
(countable) A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected.
(education) The induction of a pupil into a new school or college.
(linguistics) The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
(music, uncountable) The manner in which something is articulated (tongued, slurred or bowed).
(uncountable) The quality, clarity or sharpness of speech.
articulationes
articulationist
articulations
articulations
noun
plural of articulation
astragalonavicular
astronautical
astronautical
adj
referring to travel in outer space
astronautically
astronautically
adv
In an astronautic way.
asynchronously
asynchronously
adv
In an asynchronous manner.
atrioventricular
atrioventricular
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Of the spatial relationship between the ventricles and the atria of the heart.
auricularian
auriculocranial
auriculoventricular
auriculoventricular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the auricles and the ventricles (of the heart).
australopithecinae
australopithecine
australopithecine
adj
(anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to these hominids.
noun
(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.
autocorrelation
autocorrelation
noun
(statistics, signal processing) The cross-correlation of a signal with itself: the correlation between values of a signal in successive time periods.
autocraticalness
autoelectronic
autofluorescence
autofluorescence
noun
(biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence.
(biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest.
autolaryngoscope
autolaryngoscope
noun
A laryngoscope modified for autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopic
autolaryngoscopy
autolaryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
autoreflection
autotuberculin
avicularian
avicularian
noun
Any of the genus Avicularia of spiders.
avirulence
avirulence
noun
The state of being avirulent.
avuncular
avuncular
adj
(by extension) Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.
In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
avuncularity
avuncularity
noun
The condition of being an uncle.
The condition of being avuncular.
avuncularly
avuncularly
adv
In an avuncular way.
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.