(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
accentuality
accentuality
noun
The quality of being accentual.
accidentally
accidentally
adv
In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
Unintentionally.
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
accretionary
accretionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion
acetylations
acetylations
noun
plural of acetylation
acetylenogen
acetylglycin
acetylphenol
acetyltannin
acetyltannin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of acetyltannic acid
acquaintancy
acquaintancy
noun
acquaintanceship
acromyotonia
acromyotonia
noun
(pathology) myotonia of the limbs
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
actinenchyma
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinomycese
actinomycete
actinomycete
noun
Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics.
actinomycins
actinomycins
noun
plural of actinomycin
actinomycoma
actinomycoma
noun
The granulomatous lesion characteristic of actinomycosis
actinophryan
additionally
additionally
adv
By way of addition; in addition to; also.
adenocystoma
adenocystoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma in which the neoplastic glandular epithelium forms cysts
adenotyphoid
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
admonitorily
admonitorily
adv
In an admonitory manner.
adolescently
adolescently
adv
In a adolescent manner; like a teenager.
aetiophyllin
afflictingly
afflictingly
adv
In a way that causes affliction.
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
aglyphodonta
agnostically
agnostically
adv
In an agnostic manner; not having or expressing a firm opinion on something.
Toward, or from the perspective of, agnosticism.
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
alienability
alienability
noun
(countable) An alienable transfer or sale
(uncountable) The quality of being alienable
alloantibody
alloantibody
noun
An antibody involved in alloimmunity.
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
ambivalently
ambivalently
adv
In an ambivalent manner.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphiplatyan
amphiplatyan
adj
(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends
amphithyrons
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
anaeroplasty
anaglyptical
analkalinity
analytically
analytically
adv
In an analytical manner.
analyzations
analyzations
noun
plural of analyzation
anaphylactic
anaphylactic
adj
Pertaining to anaphylaxis.
anaphylactin
anapterygota
anapterygote
anaptyctical
anaptyctical
adj
Relating to anaptyxis.
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
anatomically
anatomically
adv
Pertaining to the anatomy.
ancylostomum
androgyneity
anelasticity
anelasticity
noun
The property of being anelastic.
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angiostrophy
anhaemolytic
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
anisocytosis
anisocytosis
noun
(medicine) Significant size variation of blood cells
anisodactyla
anisodactyle
anisodactyli
ankylenteron
ankylodontia
annihilatory
annihilatory
adj
Causing annihilation.
annotatively
annotatively
adv
In an annotative manner.
annunciatory
annunciatory
adj
In the nature of an announcement
anorthophyre
antasphyctic
antecedently
antecedently
Adverb
In the manner of an antecedent; previously
antechinomys
anteluminary
anthobiology
anthocyanins
anthocyanins
noun
plural of anthocyanin
anthoecology
anthomyiidae
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropogony
anthropogony
noun
Synonym of anthropogenesis
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
anthroponomy
anthroponomy
noun
(anthropology) The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and the environment.
anthropotomy
anthropotomy
noun
The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy.
anthypophora
anthypophora
noun
(rhetoric) A device in which the author poses an opposing argument, then immediately refutes it.
antiantibody
antiantibody
noun
(immunology) An antibody that binds to other antibodies.
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
anticatalyst
anticatalyst
noun
Any substance that inhibits the activity of a catalyst.
antichymosin
anticipatory
anticipatory
adj
Characterized by anticipation.
anticyclical
anticyclical
adj
contracyclical
anticyclones
anticyclones
noun
plural of anticyclone
anticyclonic
anticyclonic
adj
(meteorology) of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone
anticynicism
antidynastic
antidynastic
adj
(politics) Opposing a dynasty.
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antigenicity
antigenicity
noun
(immunology) The ability, or degree of ability, to react with the products of an immune response.
antihumanity
antihumanity
noun
The quality of being hostile towards humanity.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihydropin
antihygienic
antihygienic
adj
That is conducive to unhygienic conditions
antihypnotic
antihypnotic
adj
(medicine) Tending to prevent sleep.
noun
Any agent that prevents sleep.
antihysteric
antihysteric
adj
(pharmacology) Countering hysterics.
noun
(pharmacology) Any substance that counters hysterics.
antilynching
antilynching
adj
(law) Prohibiting the practice of lynching
Opposed to the practice of lynching
antimilitary
antimilitary
adj
Opposed to the military or to military activities
antimodernly
antimonarchy
antimonarchy
adj
(politics) Opposing a specific monarchical system or monarchy in general.
noun
(politics) An antimonarchic movement.
(politics) Stance against monarchy.
antimonopoly
antimonopoly
adj
(law) Usually with respect to laws or policies: in opposition to the creation or continuance of a monopoly.
antimorality
antimorality
noun
Opposition to morality.
antimystical
antimythical
antioxygenic
antioxygenic
adj
antioxidant
antiphonally
antiphonally
adv
In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
antiphysical
antiphysical
adj
contrary to nature; unnatural
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antiracially
antiroyalism
antiroyalism
noun
Opposition to royals or royalism.
antiroyalist
antiroyalist
noun
One who opposes royals or royalism.
antisocially
antisocially
adv
In an antisocial manner.
antisymmetry
antisymmetry
noun
(linguistics) A theory of syntactic linearization, proposing that hierarchical structure in natural language maps universally onto a particular surface linearization, namely specifier-head-complement branching order.
(mathematics) The condition of being antisymmetric.
antitheology
antitheology
noun
A belief system that runs counter to theology.
aphanapteryx
apocynthions
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
appetizingly
appetizingly
adv
In an appetizing manner.
appointively
argentometry
argentometry
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A method of analytical chemistry involving titration with silver nitrate, especially for the quantitative analysis of chloride
argyranthous
arithmomancy
arithmomancy
noun
Alternative form of arithmancy
arrogatingly
arsenopyrite
arsenopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
arthrosyrinx
artilleryman
artilleryman
noun
(military) A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery.
artillerymen
artillerymen
noun
plural of artilleryman
aryanization
aryanization
Noun
The process or result of making Aryan.
asphyxiating
asphyxiating
verb
present participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiation
asphyxiation
noun
An acute lack of oxygen.
Death due to lack of oxygen.
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
astringently
astringently
adv
In the manner of an astringent.
astrodynamic
astrodynamic
adj
Pertaining to astrodynamics.
atmolyzation
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
attractingly
attractingly
adv
In such a way as to attract.
authenticity
authenticity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being authentic (of established authority).
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.
autoanalysis
autoanalysis
noun
(chemistry) automated analysis
(psychology) analysis of oneself
autoanalytic
autoanalytic
adj
Relating to autoanalysis.
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself