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abalienation(law) The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement; transferring a legal title.abbacinationAlternative spelling of abacination.abbreviationThe result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.abdominalianOf or relating to the abdominalia.abevacuation(medicine) An abnormal evacuation.abhominationObsolete form of abomination.abirritation(medicine) A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation; debility; asthenia; atony.abjudication(law, rare) Rejection or confiscation by judicial sentence.ablaqueation(obsolete, rare) The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water.abligurition(chiefly archaic, rare) Prodigal expenditure on food.abscessationThe formation or development of an abscessabsimilation(obsolete) Assimilation.acarpomyxeanAny amoeba of the class Acarpomyxeaacceleration(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).accentuationA more distinct or prominent form.accomodationMisspelling of accommodation.accomplitionThe act of accomplishing, or state of being accomplished; accomplishment.accumulationThe act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.aceratheriinAny extinct rhinoceros of the subfamily †Aceratheriinae.acetyltannin(organic chemistry) Synonym of acetyltannic acid.achrodextrin(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodineacocantherinAlternative form of acokantherin.acokantherinA toxic glycoside obtained from a plant in the genus Acokanthera.acroposthionAlternative spelling of akroposthion.actificationAlternative form of activation.actinioideanAny sea anemone of the superfamily ActinioideaactinoleukinA toxic antibiotic produced by streptomycete bacteriaactinophryanOf or relating to the heliozoan genus Actinophrys.actinorhodin(medicine) A benzoisochromanequinone antibiotic produced by Streptomyces coelicoloractinosporinAny of a group of antibiotics present in marine sponges of the genus ActinokineosporaactivizationThe act of activizing.addressation(philosophy) The identification, by an addresse, of an address of an assertion intended by a speakeraddubitationA doubting; insinuated doubt.adelphotaxon(taxonomy, systematics) A sister taxon.adenofectionA form of transfection by means of adenovirusesadenophoreanAny nematode of the class Adenophoreaadenophostin(organic chemistry) A derivative of inositol triphosphate that is a receptor agonistadenoregulinAn antibiotic peptide present in the skin mucus of some frogsadiponectionMisspelling of adiponectin.adipophillinMisspelling of adipophilin.adjudicationThe act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.adnominationA form of wordplay in which phonetically similar words are juxtaposed.adosculation(biology, botany) impregnation by external contact, without intromissionadrenotropinAn adrenotropic hormoneadriablastinSynonym of doxorubicin.adulterationThe process of adulterating.adultizationThe act or process of adultizing.adynerigenin(organic chemistry) A glycoside with cardiac activity, found in oleander.aeolosaurianAny extinct titanosaur of the clade †AeolosauriniaerificationAeration, especially of the soil.aeroallergenAny airborne allergen (such as pollen)aerolizationSynonym of aerosolization.aeroplanktonThe tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.aerosolationAlternative form of aerosolization.aeruginascin(organic chemistry) An indoleamine derivative, the N-trimethyl analogue of psilocybin, found in the mushrooms Inocybe aeruginascens and Pholiotina cyanopus.aestheticianOne who studies aesthetics; a student of art or beauty.affabulation(obsolete) The moral of a fable.affinisationAlternative form of affinization.affinization(mathematics) conversion to affine formaforestationAlternative spelling of afforestation.aforewrittenWritten before; written previously.afterburthen(obsolete) Afterbirth.agathodaemonA benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).agathodaimonAlternative spelling of agathodaemon.agavasaponinA particular steroid glycoside, found in plants of genus Agave.aggeneration(rare) The act of producing in addition.agglutinogen(biochemistry) Any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutininagnomination(rhetoric) A paronomasia, or allusion of one word to anotheragricolation(obsolete) agricultureairconditionAlternative form of air-conditionaircraftsmanAn aircraftman.airohydrogenOf, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.akroposthion(anatomy, urology) The tip of the foreskin which extends beyond the glans.albification(obsolete) The act or process of making white.albitisationAlternative form of albitization.albitization(mineralogy) conversion into albitealboaggregin(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that are platelet agonistsalbocerulean(entomology) A small lycaenid butterfly, Udara albocaerulea, of Asia.aldolization(organic chemistry) The formation of an aldol, normally from a corresponding aldehyde or ketonealembicationThe act of making something more refined or pure; distillation.alienisationBritish standard spelling of alienization.alienizationThe process of alienizing something.aliquotation(chemistry) The preparation of an aliquotalitretinoin(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A particular antineoplastic drug.alitretionin(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A form of retinoic acid used as dermatological productalkalisationAlternative form of alkalization.alkalizationSynonym of alkalinization.alkenylation(organic chemistry) reaction with an alkene, especially an addition reactionalkoxylation(organic chemistry) A reaction with an alkoxy group, an alkoxide or an epoxide.alkynylation(organic chemistry) reaction with an alkyneallatostatin(biochemistry) Any of a class of neuropeptide hormones in insects and crustaceaallatotropinAny of a family of pleiotropic neuropeptides which play multiple neural, endocrine and myoactive roles in insectsalliterationThe recurrence of the same letters or sounds in accented parts of words, as in Anglo-Saxon alliterative meter.allopathogenAn allopathic pathogenalloreaction(immunology) An immune response to an alloantigenalminoprofen(pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.alterobactinAny of a group of peptidic siderophores produced by bacteria of the genus Alteromonasalvespimycin(pharmacology) A semisynthetic derivative of geldanamycin.alvinellacinAn antimicrobial peptide present in the polychaete worm Alvinella pompejanaamalgamationThe process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.amantocillin(pharmacology) A penicillin antibiotic.ambiposition(linguistics) An adposition that can occur either before or after its complement.ambulancemanA man who is a driver of an ambulance or a member of its crewameliorationThe act of making better.ameloblastin(biochemistry) A protein, formed in the ameloblasts, that is found in the enamel of teethamethopterin(pharmacology, dated) Synonym of methotrexate.ametoctradin(organic chemistry) A particular triazolopyrimidine fungicideaminodextranAn aminoglycan related to dextranaminophyllinAlternative form of aminophylline.ammoniaporin(physiology, biochemistry) A mitochondrial membrane channel permeable to ammonia.ammonisationSynonym of ammoniation.ammonizationSynonym of ammoniation.ammoxidation(organic chemistry) The reaction of ammonia and oxygen with any of several classes of organic compoundamniochorion(anatomy, zoology) The amnion and chorion considered as a single unit.amortisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of amortization.amortizationThe reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.amphicoelianamphicoelousamphiplatianAlternative form of amphiplatyan.amphiplatyan(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both endsamphiregulin(biochemistry) A particular autocrine growth factoramphisbenianAlternative form of amphisbaenian.amphotericin(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.amyelinationThe lack of, or the failure to form, a myelin sheathamylodextrin(biochemistry) A high-molecular-weight form of dextrin.anacolouthonAlternative spelling of anacoluthon.anaspidaceanAny crustacean of the order AnaspidaceaanchorpersonThe primary reporter on a television news broadcast.andabatarianOf or like an andabata, a gladiator who fought blindfolded.anecdotarianSynonym of anecdoter (“a person who tells anecdotes”).angelizationThe process of angelizing; conversion to an angelic form or nature.angiocarpiandescribing an angiocarpous plantangiomodulinA polypeptide hormone that is a marker of cancer vasculatureangiopoietin(biology) A protein growth factor that promotes angiogenesis.angioproteinMisspelling of angiopoietin.angiotensionMisspelling of angiotensin.angustibalin(organic chemistry) A cytotoxic sesquiterpene lactone found in Balduina angustifolia, related to helenalin.anhydramnionAlternative form of anhydramnios.anionization(physical chemistry) Conversion to, or reaction with an anionanisomyarian(biology, of bivalves) Having different forms of abductor musclesannihilationThe act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.annomination(obsolete) paronomasia; punningannomontacin(organic chemistry) The furanone derivative 2-methyl-4-[2,8,15-trihydroxy-15-[5-(1-hydroxytridecyl)oxolan-2-yl]pentadecyl]-2H-furan-5-one present in the seeds of Annona cherimoliaannumeration(obsolete) Further addition to a previous number or quantity.annunciationThe act of annunciating.antedeluvianObsolete spelling of antediluvian.antediluvian(by extension) Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.antemeridianOf or relating to morning; that happens in the morning.anteposition(rare) The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence.anteromedian(anatomy) In the front of the midlineanthomedusanAny hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)anthoxanthin(biochemistry) Any of a group of water-soluble flavonoid pigments found in plants.anthrachelinA bacterial anthrax siderophoreanthracyclinAlternative form of anthracycline.anthroparianA human or a creature having human characteristics or traits.anthrosylvanOf or pertaining to the relationship between humans and forest ecosystems.antiabortionOpposed to the practice or legalization of abortion.antiabrasionPreventing abrasion.antiacridianThat counters insects of the family AcrididaeantiadhesionPreventing adhesion.antiadoptionOpposing adoption.antiagrarian(politics) Opposed to the political interests of working farmers.antiallergenAny antiallergenic substance.antiandrogen(biochemistry, pharmacology) Any substance that inhibits the release or the biological effects of an androgen.antiarrestin(immunology) Any antibody that generates an immune response to arrestinanticampaignOpposing a campaign.antichildrenOpposing children.anticipationThe act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.anticoagulinAn anticoagulant material in the venom of a bloodsucking insect or a snakeanticollagenThat counters the spread of collagenantideuteron(particle physics) The antiparticle of the nucleus of deuterium, consisting of an antiproton and an antineutron.antidilution(finance) Preventing share dilution.antidivisionOpposing or countering geopolitical division.antielectionOpposing an election, or elections in general.antielectron(physics) Synonym of positron.antiestrogen(pharmacology) A substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects.antievictionOpposed to eviction.antifrictionReducing or intended to reduce friction.antiglobulin(immunology) antihuman globulinantiglucagonAn antibody that reacts with glucagonantigraviton(chiefly science fiction) The hypothetical antipartner of a graviton.antihalation(photography) Preventing halation.antihepcidin(medicine) That counters the effect of hepcidinantihooliganOpposing hooligans or hooliganism.antihydrogen(particle physics, uncountable) The antimatter equivalent of hydrogen, consisting of an antiproton and a positron (antielectron).antiinsectanAny compound produced by a plant or other organism that serves as a defensive protection against predation by insects.antijunctionA junction between four strands of DNA, switching between red and green conformations in reconfigurable nanostructures and information-relay arrays.antillatoxinA toxic cyanobacterial lipopeptide that modifies sodium channelsantimeridian(geography) The reference line at 180° longitude, on the opposite side of earth to the prime meridian.antimonatian(mineralogy) Containing antimonate anions.antimutationPreventing or opposing mutation.antinitrogen(particle physics) The theoretical antimatter form of nitrogen.antiophidianThat counters snakebiteantioxytocinCountering the hormone oxytocin.antipartisanopposing partisans or partisanshipantipathogen(medicine) Any drug that counters the effects of a pathogenantireligionOpposed to or acting against religionantirotationThat prevents rotationantisfermion(physics) The antiparticle of a sfermion.antiskyrmion(particle physics) The antiparticle of the skyrmion.antistrophon(obsolete, rhetoric) A counterargument as a retortantisynapsin(biochemistry) That disrupts the action of synapsinsantitaxationActing against or opposed to taxation.antithrombinA small molecule that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system.antivimentin(immunology, of an antibody) That binds to vimentinantivinculinThat counters the action of vinculinantivolitionThe desire not to do something.antroversionAlternative form of anteroversion.apatotherianAny extinct mammal of the suborder †Apatotheria (sole family: †Apatemyidae)apeirohedron(mathematics, geometry) A polyhedron with an infinite number of faces.apicomplexan(biology) Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.apigeninidin(organic chemistry) The deoxyanthocyanidin 3-desoxy- pelargonidin 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)benzopyriliumaplacophoranAny benthic mollusc of the class Aplacophora.apocytherionApoapsis around Venus.apoditrysianAny micromoth of the clade Apoditrysiaapomyoglobin(biochemistry) A form of myoglobin that lacks a heme unitapoposeidionApoapsis around Neptune.apostemation(obsolete, medicine) The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.apperception(uncountable) Psychological or mental perception; recognition.appification(computing) The conversion of traditional programs, websites, etc. into small, self-contained apps targeting mobile devices.appreciationThe act of appreciating.apprehension(law) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.aprinocarsenA specific antisense oligonucleotide inhibitor of protein kinase "C-alpha"aprocitentan(pharmacology) An endothelin receptor antagonist researched for its effect on resistant hypertension.aprosdoketonA figure of speech where an expected word in an idiom is replaced unexpectedly by an unusual one, as in Rome wasn't built in a teacup.arabinofuranAlternative form of arabinofuranose.arabinoxylan(cytology) A hemicellulose found in the primary and secondary cell walls of plants, consisting of copolymers of arabinose and xylose.arachnoidian(anatomy) arachnoidarachnolysinThe active hemolytic principle of the poison of the garden-spiderarachnotoxinAny of several neurotoxins found in the venom of spidersarborizationAny branching, treelike shape or formation.archaizationProcess of becoming or turning something more archaic.archchaplainA senior chaplain in a French royal courtarchdiocesan(ecclesiastical) Of or relating to an archdiocese.archmagicianA very powerful magician.arealizationThe development of areas (as in the brain) that have different functionarenobufagin(organic chemistry) A cardiotoxic bufanolide steroid secreted by the Argentine toad Bufo arenarum, having similar effects to digitalis.arenosclerin(organic chemistry) Any of a group of macrocyclic alkaloids present in sponges of the genus Arenoscleraarginylation(organic chemistry) The addition of an arginyl group to a compound.argufication(archaic, nonstandard) The act of argufying; argument.aristolochinSynonym of aristolochic acid.aromadendrinA flavanonol found in the wood of Pinus sibirica.arpeggiation(music) The act of arpeggiating, of spreading a chord out instead of playing the notes simultaneously.arsenication(chemistry) reaction with arsenicarthrobactin(organic chemistry) A particular dihydroxamate siderophore related to citric acidarthrofactin(biochemistry) A cyclic lipopeptide, that functions as a surfactant, produced by Arthrobacter bacteriaarthropodean(zoology) Of, resembling, or relating to the Arthropoda.arthropodianSynonym of arthropod.articulation(countable or uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.artillerymanA soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery.artillerymenplural of artillerymanasialofetuin(biochemistry) A glycoprotein that can be obtained from fetal calf serum.asialoglycan(organic chemistry) Any glycan that lacks sialic acid groupsasphyxiationDeath due to lack of oxygen.aspochalasin(organic chemistry) Any of a group of macrocyclic ketones present in AspergillusasporulationA lack of sporulationaspoxicillin(pharmacology) An acylaminopenicillin, synthesized from amoxicillin.assecuration(obsolete) Assurance; certainty.assetizationThe process of converting something into an asset.asseverationAn earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.assibilation(phonology) A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.assimilationThe act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.assimulationObsolete form of assimilation.assuefaction(obsolete) habituationastatination(chemistry) Reaction with astatineasteriotoxinAny of a group of toxic steroids produced by starfish (of the class Asteroidea)asterobactinAn antibiotic [3-[[1-[1-[[5-[carbamimidoyl(hydroxy)amino]-1-(hydroxyamino)-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-2-methyl-1-oxoundecan-3-yl]oxy-5-[formyl(hydroxy)amino]-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-2-hydroxy-3-oxopropyl] 2-hydroxybenzoate present in Nocardia asteroidesastipulation(obsolete) stipulation; agreementastraciceranA fungicidal isoflavan found in Astragalus cicer.athyridaceanAny brachiopod of the superfamily Athyridaceaatorvastatin(pharmacology) A statin used to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Trade names include Lipitor among others.atorvostatinMisspelling of atorvastatin.atrabilarianCharacterized by melancholy or glum; atrabilarious; atrabilious.atractylodin(organic chemistry) The diacetylenic furan 2-[(1E,7E)-nona-1,7-dien-3,5-diynyl]furanatrovastatinMisspelling of atorvastatin.attrectation(obsolete) Frequent handling or touching; fingering.augmentationThe act or process of augmenting.auralisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of auralization.auralizationThe simulation of acoustic phenomena that is used in configuring the soundscape of concert venues, public spaces, and other such environments.aureobasidinAny of a family of cyclic depsipeptide antifungal antibiotics isolated from the fungus Aureobasidium pullulansaurificationAny of several processes, especially in dentistry, that involve working with gold.auscultation(medicine) Diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope.autocitationThe citing of one's own work; self-citation.autocreation(computing) automatic creationautodeletion(computing) Automatic deletion; the process of autodeleting.autoexcision(genetics) The removal of a gene from a copy of its own RNA.autoignitionSpontaneous combustion.autoinfusionThe movement of blood from one part of the body to another by means of externally-applied pressure (to combat blood loss)autoligation(surgery) The act of ligating something to itselfautolocationSynonym of autolocate.autonegationThe negation of oneself or itself.autonomation(manufacturing) Automation design concept developed at Toyota using error-proofing and automatic process defect-detection to ease human participation in demanding just-in-time manufacturing.autoreaction(immunology) A reaction / immune response to one's own proteinsautorotation(aviation) The rotation of the blades of a helicopter driven solely by the action of ascending airautoskeleton(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.autoxidation(chemistry) A spontaneous oxidation reaction that results in the slow, flameless combustion of a material.avianizationThe process of avianizing.awfulizationThe process of awfulizing.axiomizationSynonym of axiomatization.azadirachtinAn insecticide of complex structure extracted from the seeds of the neem tree.azithromycin(pharmacology) A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₇₂N₂O₁₂ (trademarks Zithromax, Z-PAK) that is derived from erythromycin and is used especially as an antibacterial agent.azobilirubinA red-violet compound formed by the condensation of diazotized sulfanilic acid with bilirubin in the Van den Bergh reaction.azoxystrobinA fungicide commonly used in agriculture.azoxysyrobinMisspelling of azoxystrobin.