(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
acarophilous
acarophilous
adj
(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
acategorical
acategorical
adj
Not categorical; not subject to being included in a category.
accelerandos
accelerandos
noun
plural of accelerando
acceleration
acceleration
noun
(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.
acceleratorh
accelerators
accelerators
noun
plural of accelerator
acceleratory
acceleratory
adj
accelerative
acclamations
acclamations
noun
plural of acclamation
acclimations
acclimations
noun
plural of acclimation
accommodable
accommodable
adj
That may be accommodated; suitable.
accompanable
accompanable
adj
(obsolete) sociable
accomplement
accompletive
accompletive
adj
(rare) Tending to accomplish.
accomplicity
accomplicity
noun
(rare) The act or state of being an accomplice.
accomplished
accomplished
adj
Completed; effected; established.
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishes
accomplishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accomplish
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
accumulation
accumulation
noun
(UK, education, historical, uncountable) The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.
(accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
(finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
(law) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
A mass of something piled up or collected.
The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
accumulators
accumulators
noun
plural of accumulator
accusatorial
accusatorial
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to the system of a public trial in which the facts are ascertained by the judge or jury from evidence presented by the prosecution and the defence.
Containing or implying accusation.
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
acetochloral
acetonitrile
acetonitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH₃CN, formally derived from acetic acid
acetosoluble
acetosoluble
adj
(chemistry) soluble in acetic acid
acetotoluide
acetotoluide
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of a toluidine
acetylations
acetylations
noun
plural of acetylation
acetylenogen
acetyliodide
acetylphenol
acetylthymol
acherontical
achillodynia
achillodynia
noun
(pathology) pain due to achillobursitis
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
achlorhydria
achlorhydria
noun
(medicine) The absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
achlorhydric
achlorhydric
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to achlorhydria
achluophobia
achluophobia
noun
The fear of darkness.
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acidulations
acidulations
noun
plural of acidulation
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acknowledged
acknowledged
adj
Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledg
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledge
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledges
acknowledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acoelomatous
acoustically
acoustically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of acoustics.
(manner) In an acoustic manner, or using an acoustic musical instrument.
acroamatical
acroamatical
adj
Synonym of acroamatic
acrocephalia
acrocephalia
noun
(medicine) A deformity of the head in which the top is more or less pointed.
acrocephalic
acrocephalic
adj
Possessing a pointed skull.
noun
A person suffering from a pointed skull.
acrodactylum
acrodactylum
noun
The upper surface of a toe
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acromegalics
acromegalics
noun
plural of acromegalic
acromegalies
acromegalies
noun
plural of acromegaly
acromelalgia
acromelalgia
noun
(pathology) melalgia of the hands or feet
acronichally
acronychally
acrostically
acrostically
adv
In the manner of an acrostic.
acroteleutic
acroteleutic
noun
(obsolete, Christianity) The end of a verse or psalm, or something added to it, to be sung by the people by way of a response.
actinologous
actinologous
adj
Relating to actinologues
actinostomal
acutifoliate
acutifoliate
adj
(botany) Having sharp-pointed leaves.
acyrological
adelocodonic
adelocodonic
adj
(zoology) Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; opposed to phanerocodonic.
adelomorphic
adenological
adenological
adj
Pertaining to adenology.
adenomalacia
adolescences
adolescences
noun
plural of adolescence
adolescently
adolescently
adv
In a adolescent manner; like a teenager.
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
aerobiologic
aerobiologic
adj
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, aerobiology.
aeroelastics
aeroelastics
noun
aeroelasticity
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aerostatical
aerostatical
adj
Of or relating to aerostatics; pneumatic.
aeronautic
aesculaceous
aetiological
aetiological
adj
Alternative spelling of etiological
ageometrical
agglomeratic
agglomeratic
adj
(geology) Of or relating to an agglomerate.
agglutogenic
agglutogenic
adj
Synonym of agglutinogenic
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.
agriological
agriological
adj
Relating to agriology.
agrobiologic
agrobiologic
adj
Of or pertaining to agrobiology.
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.
agrostologic
agrostologic
adj
Alternative form of agrostological
ailurophilic
ailurophilic
adj
Of or relating to ailurophilia or ailurophiles.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
alalcomeneus
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alcoholature
alcoholature
noun
(medicine, dated) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.
alcoholicity
alcoholicity
noun
A measure of the alcoholic content of something
alcoholising
alcoholising
verb
present participle of alcoholise
alcoholizing
alcoholizing
verb
present participle of alcoholize
alcoholmeter
alcoholmeter
noun
Alternative form of alcoholometer
alcoothionic
alcyonarians
alcyonarians
noun
plural of alcyonarian
alcyoniaceae
alectoridine
alethiologic
algodoncillo
algodoncillo
noun
Bauhinia picta, a fabaceous plant found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela.
algolagniacs
algolagniacs
noun
plural of algolagniac
algometrical
algometrical
adj
Relating to algometry.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allassotonic
allegoristic
allegoristic
adj
allegorical
allelopathic
allelopathic
adj
relating to an allelopathy
allelotropic
allioniaceae
allobrogical
allocability
allocability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is able to be allocated.
(uncountable) The condition of being allocable.
allocaffeine
allochirally
allocinnamic
allocrotonic
allocthonous
allocthonous
adj
Misspelling of allochthonous.
alloiometric
alloisomeric
alloisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Relating to an alloisomer or to alloisomerism
allopathetic
allopathetic
adj
Involving or based on allopathy; allopathic.
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
allotelluric
allotheistic
allotheistic
adj
Of or relating to allotheism.
allothigenic
allothogenic
allotropical
allotropical
adj
(chemistry, rare) Of or pertaining to an element that exhibits allotropy.
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
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.
altercations
altercations
noun
plural of altercation
altiloquence
altiloquence
noun
Pompous language; lofty speech.
alveolectomy
alveolectomy
noun
the surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge to facilitate dental prosthesis
ambicolorate
ambleocarpus
amblyacousia
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
aminomalonic
aminoplastic
aminoplastic
noun
melamine/formaldehyde resin
aminovaleric
amitotically
amitotically
adv
By means of amitosis.
amniochorial
amniochorial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amnion and the chorion
amnioclepsis
amoxicillins
amoxicillins
noun
plural of amoxicillin
amoxycillins
amoxycillins
noun
plural of amoxycillin
ampelosicyos
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.