(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic.
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
achromatizing
achromatizing
verb
present participle of achromatize
achromatophil
achromatophil
noun
(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
achromatopsia
achromatopsia
noun
achromatopia
acidimetrical
acidimetrical
adj
Alternative form of acidimetric
ackermanville
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acronymically
acronymically
adv
In an acronymic way; in such a way as to form an acronym.
actiniochrome
actiniochrome
noun
A red to violet pigment present in some Actinozoa
actiniomorpha
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinometricy
actinomorphic
actinomorphic
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion.
actinouranium
actinouranium
noun
Alternative spelling of actino-uranium
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
aeolharmonica
aeolharmonica
noun
(music, obsolete) A form of harmonium.
aerodynamical
aerodynamical
adj
Synonym of aerodynamic
aeromaechanic
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
africanderism
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
agronomically
agronomically
adv
With reference to agronomics
aircraftwoman
aircraftwoman
noun
A female aircraftman.
alcoholimeter
alcoholmetric
alcovinometer
algiomuscular
allelomorphic
allelomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allelomorph
allochromatic
allochromatic
adj
(chemistry, physics, by extension) Having properties that are due to the presence of impurities, or to radiation damage
(mineralogy, especially of a gemstone) Having a colour that is due to the presence of impurities
allorrhythmic
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
aluminoferric
ambrosiaceous
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
americanising
americanistic
americanistic
Adjective
Relating to the academic discipline of American studies
americanizing
aminoaciduria
aminoaciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of amino acids in the urine.
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
ammocoetiform
amphikaryotic
amphitheatric
amphitheatric
adj
Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling an amphitheatre.
amphitrichate
amphitrichate
adj
Synonym of amphitrichous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
anacromyodian
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
anemometrical
anemometrical
adj
Alternative form of anemometric
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anthracomarti
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
antidemocracy
antidemocracy
adj
Opposed to democracy.
noun
Opposition to democracy.
antiempirical
antiempirical
adj
Going against what is empirically true.
antimacassars
antimacassars
noun
plural of antimacassar
antimachinery
antimachinery
adj
Opposing the use of machinery.
antimicrobial
antimicrobial
adj
(pharmacology) inhibiting the growth of microbes
(pharmacology) preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes
(pharmacology) tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
noun
an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action
antimonarchal
antimonarchic
antimonarchic
adj
(politics) Opposing monarchy.
antipragmatic
antipragmatic
adj
(philosophy) Opposing or rejecting pragmatism.
antirheumatic
antirheumatic
adj
(pharmacology) Serving to prevent or counter rheumatism.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that prevents or counters rheumatism.
(of a matrix) Whose transpose equals its negative (i.e., Mᵀ = −M);
(of a tensor) That changes sign when any two indices are interchanged (e.g., Tᵢⱼₖ = -Tⱼᵢₖ);
(set theory, order theory, of a binary relation R on a set S) Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y.
antrotympanic
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
archdogmatist
archiblastoma
archicerebrum
archimandrite
archimandrite
noun
(ecclesiastical) An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.
(ecclesiastical) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
argentometric
argentometric
adj
Relating to argentometry.
arhythmically
arhythmically
adv
Alternative spelling of arrhythmically
aristocratism
aristocratism
noun
(politics) The principles of aristocrats.
Aristocrats collectively.
arithmetician
arithmetician
noun
(now rare) One with expertise in arithmetic; a mathematician.
arithmocratic
arithmocratic
adj
Relating to arithmocracy.
armouchiquois
arrythmically
arthrectomies
arthrectomies
noun
plural of arthrectomy
artificialism
artificialism
noun
(psychology) The belief that anything that exists must have been made by a conscious entity, such as God or a human being
ascertainment
ascertainment
noun
The act of ascertaining.
astrodynamics
astrodynamics
noun
The study of the motion of rockets and other spacecraft usually from Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation.
astrometrical
astrometrical
Adjective
astrometric
asynchronisms
asynchronisms
noun
plural of asynchronism
atmospherical
atmospherical
adj
atmospheric
atriocoelomic
aureocasidium
autocremation
autocremation
noun
self-immolation
autocriticism
autocriticism
noun
Self-criticism; criticism of what one has done, said or been.
autoeroticism
autoeroticism
noun
The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation
autoincrement
autoincrement
noun
(computing) An automatic increment.
verb
(computing) To increment automatically.
azurmalachite
bartramiaceae
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basichromatic
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basichromiole
bathymetrical
bathymetrical
adj
Alternative form of bathymetric
betulinamaric
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
biometrically
biometrically
adv
In a biometric way; through use of biometrics.
bisymmetrical
bisymmetrical
adj
Alternative form of bisymmetric
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
borborygmatic
borowolframic
brachydomatic
brachydontism
brachypyramid
branchiomeric
branchiomeric
adj
Of or pertaining to branchiomerism
Of, pertaining to, or derived from the branchiomere
branchiostoma
branchiostoma
noun
the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
bromeliaceous
bromeliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants
bromometrical
bronchiospasm
bureaucratism
bureaucratism
noun
bureaucratic policies or behaviour
burmanniaceae
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
cacomorphosis
caesaropapism
caesaropapism
noun
(government, religion) The combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters.
caesaropopism
calamagrostis
calamariaceae
calamiferious
cambridgeport
cameralistics
cameralistics
noun
The science of finance or public revenue.
campaniliform
campaniliform
adj
Alternative form of campaniform
campanulariae
campanularian
campanularian
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the hydroid family Campanularidae.
campimetrical
campimetrical
adj
Related to campimetry.
campulitropal
capitelliform
caprimulgidae
carbodynamite
carbodynamite
noun
A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
carcinomatoid
carcinomatoid
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling that of carcinomata, often histopathologically.
carcinomatous
carcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to a carcinoma.
cardiamorphia
cardiectomize
cardiomalacia
cardiomalacia
noun
(pathology) A softening of the muscular walls of the heart