(anatomy) A term sometimes used for diarthrosis, and also for synarthrosis. Also called dearticulation.
(anatomy) An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint.
The act of dislocating a joint.
ablutionary
ablutionary
adj
Pertaining to ablution.
acculturation
acculturation
noun
A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.
A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
acculturational
acculturational
adj
Of or pertaining to acculturation
acculturationist
acculturationist
noun
A specialist in the study of acculturation.
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acroclinium
acroclinium
noun
Any Australian plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now named Rhodanthe)
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
adenoneural
adjournal
adjournal
noun
adjournment; postponement
adrenomedullary
adrenomedullary
adj
Of or relating to the adrenal medulla.
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
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
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.
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
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
ailuromania
albocinereous
albopruinose
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiform
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminofibrin
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
alburnous
alburnous
adj
Of or pertaining to alburnum.
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alcicornium
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
alentours
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
aleuron
aleuron
noun
Alternative form of aleurone
aleuronat
aleuronat
noun
(archaic) flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics
aleurone
aleurone
noun
(biochemistry) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.
aleurones
aleurones
noun
plural of aleurone
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
alexandroupolis
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alkylarylsulfonate
allantoinuria
allantoinuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of allantoin in the urine
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
allopurinols
allopurinols
noun
plural of allopurinol
allround
alluminor
alluminor
noun
(obsolete) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluminoferric
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.
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
amicronucleate
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anarchoindividualist
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
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
andropetalous
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.
anelytrous
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
angularization
angularization
noun
The process of making something angular.
anguliferous
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anhydrously
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anisopleural
anisopleurous
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
ankylosaurs
ankylosaurs
noun
plural of ankylosaur
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
anomaliflorous
anomaloflorous
anomalure
anomalure
noun
A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel (Sciuridae), found in central Africa
anomaluridae
anomalurus
anomural
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anoplura
anopluriform
anovular
anovular
adj
Synonym of anovulatory
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
anteoperculum
anterevolutional
anterevolutionary
anteroclusion
anthraquinol
anthraquinonyl
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophilous
anthropophilous
adj
Synonym of anthropophilic
anticensoriously
anticeremoniously
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
anticoagulator
antievolutionary
antievolutionary
adj
antievolution
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antiinsurrectionally
antiliquor
antiliquor
adj
Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
antipolyneuritic
antipolyneuritic
adj
Countering polyneuritis.
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antipopularization
antiproductively
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antireligiously
antirevolution
antirevolution
adj
Opposing a revolution.
antirevolutionaries
antirevolutionaries
noun
plural of antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
adj
Opposing a sociopolitical revolution.
noun
One who opposes a sociopolitical revolution.
antirevolutionist
antirevolutionist
noun
Synonym of antirevolutionary
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antiscrofulous
antiscrofulous
adj
(pharmacology) Working against scrofula.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
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.
antitumoral
antitumoral
adj
(oncology) antitumor
antivariolous
antivariolous
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing the spread of smallpox.
antocular
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
apronful
apronful
noun
as much as an apron will hold
araucarioxylon
archscoundrel
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
arenulous
arenulous
adj
(obsolete) Full of fine sand.
(obsolete) Resembling sand.
argilloarenaceous
argilloarenaceous
adj
(soil science) Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
aristorepublicanism
arnoldsburg
arnulfo
arthroneuralgia
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.