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abdominocutaneous(anatomy) abdominal and cutaneousabdominouterotomy(surgery) AbdominohysterotomyabsofreakinlutelyPronunciation spelling of absofreakinglutely.absofuckinglutely(slang, vulgar, augmentative) Absolutely.abstractificationThe process of abstractifying or achieving abstracticism.acanthopterygiansplural of acanthopterygianacanthopterygious(zoology) Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike; spiny-finned.acceleromyographymeasurement with the acceleromyographacclimatisationalNon-Oxford British English and New Zealand standard spelling of acclimatizational.acclimatizationalOf or pertaining to acclimatization.accommodativenessThe state or quality of being accommodative.acculturalisationUK and Australia spelling of acculturalization.acculturalizationacculturationacculturationallyIn terms of, or by means of, acculturation.acenaphthoquinone(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic quinone derived from acenaphthene, used as an intermediate for the manufacturing of dyes, pharmaceuticals and pesticides.acetabularizationModification of the acromion to an acetabular formacetamidoacrylate(organic chemistry) The acetamido derivative of an acrylate; methyl 2-acetamidoacrylate is used to make specialist polymersacetamidobenzoate(organic chemistry) The acetamido derivative of a benzoate; deanol acetamidobenzoate is a central nervous system stimulantacetobromoglucose(organic chemistry) The acetylated, brominated derivative of glucose 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl bromideacetoxycrenulatin(organic chemistry) A diterpene isolated from algae of species Dictyota crenulata.acetylaminophenol(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric acetylamino derivatives of phenolacetylcholinergic(biochemistry) Relating to the neurotransmissive action of acetylcholine in metabolismacetylglucomannan(biochemistry) A heteropolysaccharide, the acetyl derivative of glucomannan, present in most plantsacetylglucosamine(biochemistry) An amide derivative of glucose that forms part of the peptidoglycan of bacterial cell wallsacetyllactosamine(biochemistry) Any acetyl derivative of lactosamine, but especially N-acetyllactosamine, a component of many biologically active oligosaccharides.acetylmannosamine(biochemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of mannosamine; it is involved in the biosynthesis of sialic acidacetylneuraminate(organic chemistry) A salt or ester of acetylneuraminic acid.acetylthiocholine(organic chemistry) The acetyl derivative of thiocholine; it is used as a substrate in assays for cholinesterases.acetyltransferase(biochemistry) transacetylaseacidoglycoprotein(biochemistry) A glycoprotein that has a free, terminal carboxylic acid groupacidothermophilic(biology) Synonym of thermoacidophilic.acodontasterosideA particular steroid glycoside.acolongiflorosideA particular steroid glycoside.acoustoelasticityThe condition of being acoustoelastic.acoustoelectronicof or pertaining to acoustoelectronicsacoustomechanicalThat converts sound into mechanical movement / actionacquaintanceshipsplural of acquaintanceshipacrobrachycephaly(pathology) A form of craniosynostosisacrocapitofemoralRelating to the proximal femoral head.acrocoracohumeral(anatomy) That connects the acrocoracoid process to the humerus.acrohyperhidrosis(pathology) hyperhidrosis that affects the hands and feetacromioclavicular(anatomy) Pertaining to both the acromion and the clavicle.acromonogrammatic(poetry) Having each verse begin with the same letter as that with which the preceding verse ends.actinoelectricityphotoconductivityactinotherapeuticRelating to actinotherapy.actuopaleontologyactualistic paleontologyacylhydroxylamine(organic chemistry) Any acyl derivative of a hydroxylamineacyloxazolidinone(organic chemistry) Any acyl oxazolidinoneadelphoparasitism(biology) embryonic parasitismadenohypophysitis(pathology) An inflammation of the anterior pituitary glandadenolymphangitis(pathology) adenoidal lymphangitisadenosylcobalamin(biochemistry) cobamamideadenyltransferase(biochemistry) Any transferase that catalyzes the transfer of phosphate groups from or to adenyl groups in nucleic acidsadjectivalizationSynonym of adjectivization.administratorshipThe position or role of an administrator.adrenocholinergic(biochemistry, physiology) Describing cholinergic effects produced by the adrenal gland.adventurelessnessLack of adventure.adventuresomenessThe state or quality of being adventuresome.aeroallergenicityThe condition of being aeroallergenicaeropalynologicalRelating to aeropalynologyaerotechnologicalRelating to aerotechnology.aerothermodynamicOf or pertaining to aerothermodynamicsaerothermoelasticRelating to aerothermoelasticity.aerotriangulationThe assigning of coordinates to points on the ground by use of aerial photographs.aethiopatogenesisMisspelling of etiopathogenesis.aetiopathogenesis(medicine) The cause and subsequent development of an abnormal condition or of a disease.aetiopathogeneticAlternative spelling of etiopathogenetic.affectionlessnessThe quality, state, or condition of being affectionless.affricativization(linguistics) The process of making affricative.agapanthussaponinAny of several steroid glycosides isolated from plants of the genus Agapanthus.agathokakological(rare) Composed of both good and evil.agglutinativenessThe quality of being agglutinative.agribiotechnologyThe application of biotechnology to agricultureagribusinesswomanA businesswoman involved in agribusiness.agrihorticulturalAlternative form of agrohorticultural.agrisilviculturalAlternative form of agrosilvicultural.agritechnologicalAlternative form of agrotechnological.agrobiotechnologyThe application of biotechnology to agricultureagroclimatologistOne who studies agroclimatology.agrohorticulturalRelating to agrohorticulture.agroindustrialiseAlternative form of agroindustrialize.agroindustrializeTo industrialize the production of livestock, poultry, fish and cropsagrometeorologistOne who studies agrometeorology.agromorphologicalRelating to the morphology of agricultural plants and animalsagronanofungicideAn agricultural nanofungicideagrophotovoltaicsThe use of land for farming and photovoltaic energy production at the same timeagrosilviculturalRelating to agrosilviculture.agrosilvopastoralRelating to agriculture that features crops, forestry and the pasturage of animalsagrotechnologicalOf or relating to agrotechnology.ahaptoglobinaemia(pathology) The absence of haptoglobin in the bloodahaptoglobinaemic(pathology) Relating to ahaptoglobinaemiaalbuminocytologicAlternative form of albuminocytological.aldoketoreductase(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the reduction of the carbonyl group of aldehydes or ketonesalkenoylbenzamide(organic chemistry) Any alkenoyl derivative of benzamidealkenoylcarbamate(organic chemistry) Any alkenoyl carbamatealkoxycyclization(organic chemistry) A reaction in which the addition of an alkoxy group to one carbon atom of a double or triple bond is accompanied by cyclizationalkoxymethylidene(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any alkoxy derivative of a methylidene radicalalkylcarbodiimide(organic chemistry) Any alkyl carbodiimidealkylcyclohexanol(organic chemistry) Any alkyl derivative of cyclohexanolallatostatinergicProduced or activated by allatostatinsalloalantolactone(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpenoid lactone (3aR,8aR,9aR)-5,8a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-4,6,7,8,9,9a-hexahydro-3aH-benzo[f][1]benzofuran-2-onealloaromadendrene(organic chemistry) The tricyclic hydrocarbon (4aS,7R,7aR)-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylidene-2,3,4a,5,6,7,7a,7b-octahydro-1aH-cyclopropa[e]azulenealloarthroplastic(surgery) Relating to alloarthroplastyallomadagascosideA particular steroid glycoside.alloproliferation(genetics) allogeneic proliferationalloproliferative(genetics) Relating to, or causing alloproliferationallosensitisationAlternative form of allosensitization.allosensitizationsensitization to foreign tissueallostratigraphic(geology) relating to allostratigraphyallotransplantingpresent participle and gerund of allotransplantalphacypermethrinAn isomer of cypermethrin.alphaendornavirusAny endornavirus of the genus AlphaendornavirusalphafoetoproteinAlternative form of alphafetoprotein.alphapartitivirusAny partitivirus of the genus AlphapartitivirusalphaphotographicOf or pertaining to alphaphotographics.alphapolyomavirusAny polyomavirus of the genus Alphapolyomavirusaluminoceladonite(mineralogy) A bluish-green mineral that is a basic silicate of potassium, aluminium, magnesium and ferrous iron.aluminocoquimbite(mineralogy) A trigonal mineral that is a hydrated aluminium, iron sulphatealumohydrocalcite(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.ameloblastomatousRelating to ameloblastomaamidinopiperidine(organic chemistry) An amidino derivative of piperidineaminoacetaldehyde(organic chemistry) The aminoaldehyde derived from acetaldehyde NH₂-CH₂-CH=Oaminoacetonitrile(organic chemistry) A simple organic compound containing both nitrile and amino groups, somewhat resembling glycine.aminoacetophenone(organic chemistry) The compound formed by the substitution of an amine group for one of the hydrogens of acetophenone, having the molecular formula C₈H₉NO; or any specific isomer of this compound.aminoalkynylation(organic chemistry) The introduction of an aminoalkynyl group into a moleculeaminocyclohexitol(biochemistry) An amino derivative of a cyclohexitolaminocyclopropane(organic chemistry) cyclopropylamineaminodocosanediol(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a docosanediolaminoeicosanediol(organic chemistry, very rare) Any amino derivative of an eicosanediolaminoglutethimide(pharmacology) A drug C₁₃H₁₆N₂O₂ that inhibits the production of steroids by the adrenal cortex by blocking the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone and is used chiefly in the treatment of Cushing's disease. It is a derivative of glutethimide and has also been used as an aromatase inhibitor to treat cancers of the breast and prostate.aminohypoxanthineSynonym of guanine.aminonicotinamide(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric amino derivatives of nicotinamide, but especially 6-aminonicotinamide, a teratogen.aminophenanthrene(organic chemistry) Any of five isomeric amino derivatives of phenanthrene, some of which are used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals etc.aminophospholipid(organic chemistry) Any phospholipid in which the small organic molecule is an amineaminostratigraphyThe measurement of the extent of amino acid racemization in biological deposits in order to estimate their ageaminotransaminaseSynonym of aminotransferase.aminotransferanceSynonym of transamination.aminotransferasesplural of aminotransferaseaminotripeptidaseThe enzyme tripeptide aminopeptidase.amitriptylinoxideA tricyclic antidepressant that is an analogue and metabolite of amitriptyline.ammoniumhydroxideAlternative form of ammonium hydroxide.amphibolitizationConversion into amphibolite.amphiesmenopteran(entomology) Any insect of the taxon Amphiesmenoptera - including lepidopterans (butterflies and moths).amphignathodontid(zoology) Any frog in the family Amphignathodontidae.amphitheatricallyWith some apparent characteristics of an amphitheatre.anacampylotropous(botany) campylotropous and invertedanachronismatical(archaic) anachronisticanachronisticallyIn an anachronistic manner; in the manner of an anachronism.anaesthesiologist(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthesiologist.anagrammatisationNon-Oxford British spelling of anagrammatization.anagrammatization(American and Oxford British spelling) Transformation of a word into its anagram.anarchocapitalistAlternative spelling of anarcho-capitalist.anatomicosurgicalRelating to anatomy and surgery.anatomofunctionalRelating to both anatomy / form and functionanatomopathologicAlternative form of anatomopathological.anchimetamorphism(geology) The process in which initial diagenesis is overtaken by metamorphosisandroblastomatousOf or relating to an androblastoma.andromimetophilia(dated, nonstandard, rare, sexology) An attraction to "andromimetics" (trans men).anesthesiologicalOf or relating to anesthesiology.anesthesiologistsplural of anesthesiologistangioarchitecture(anatomy) The structure of blood vessels supporting an organangiocardiography(medicine) A technique for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic vessels wherein a liquid radiocontrast agent is injected into the bloodstream, then the tissues are examined using X-rays.angioembolisationAlternative form of angioembolization.angioembolization(surgery) Synonym of embolization.angioendotheliomaAny of several subtypes of hemangioendothelioma.angioinflammatoryRelating to, or causing inflammation of blood vesselsangioobliterationThe obliteration of blood vessels, typically by pulmonary arterial hypertensionangioobliterativeRelating to, or causing angioobliterationangiophakomatosis(medicine) Any of a group of disorders involving overlapping aspects of angiomatosis and phakomatosis in various organs.angioscintigraphyScintigraphy of the blood vessels.angiostrongylosisInfection (principally of dogs) by lungworms of the genus Angiostrongylus.anhaptoglobinemia(pathology) The absence of haptoglobin in the bloodstreamanhydroleucovorin(biochemistry) An intermediate, 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate, in the interconversion of glycine and serine that is catalysed by folic acidanhydronucleoside(organic chemistry) Any nucleoside derived from an anhydrosugaranhydroprotectantThat protects from the effects of dehydrationanhydrosaccharide(organic chemistry) Synonym of anhydrosugar.anilinopyrimidine(organic chemistry) Any of a class of fungicides whose structure is based on a pyrimidine ring with an aniline substituentanimadversivenessThe state or quality of being animadversive.animalivorousnessThe quality of being an animalivore.annuloventricular(anatomy) annular and ventricularantebrachiocarpalanterior to the brachial plexus and carpal tunnelantepenultimatelySecond from the last in serial order.anterevolutionarySynonym of prerevolutionary.anterodorsomedialanterior and dorsomedial; anterodorsal and medialanteroposteriorly(biology) Along the anteroposterior axisanthracosilicosisAdvanced pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of coal dust.anthracosilicoticRelating to anthracosilicosis.anthropobiologistbioanthropologistanthropogenicallyIn an anthropogenic way.anthropogeography(anthropology) The study of the geographical distribution of humankind and the relationship between human beings and their environmentanthropographicalRelating to anthropography.anthropologicallyIn a manner which pertains to anthropology.anthropomorphicalAlternative form of anthropomorphic.anthropomorphisesthird-person singular simple present indicative of anthropomorphiseanthropomorphistsplural of anthropomorphistanthropomorphiticArchaic spelling of anthropomorphic.anthropomorphizedsimple past and past participle of anthropomorphizeanthropomorphizesthird-person singular simple present indicative of anthropomorphizeanthropomorphosisTransformation into a human form.anthroponomasticsAnthroponymy.anthroponoticallyIn an anthroponotic manneranthropophaginian(rare, humorous) One who eats human flesh.anthropophagistic(rare) cannibalisticanthropophagouslyIn an anthropophagous manner.anthropornographyThe presentation of animals, especially those raised to be killed for food, in quasi-pornographic poses.anthroposemioticsThe study of human communication.anthroposociology(dated, historical) The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.anthropotechnicalRelating to anthropotechnics.anthropotomicallyIn terms of anthropotomy.antiabortifacientPreventing miscarriage.antiadaptationistOne who rejects adaptationism.antiagglutinatingPreventing agglutination.antiaggressionistOne who opposes aggression.antiamyloidogenicThat counters the generation of amyloid and suppresses amyloidosisantiandrogenicityThe condition of being antiandrogenicantiangiogenicityThe condition of being antiangiogenicantiannexationistOne who is opposed to annexationismantiapoptoticallySo as to prevent apoptosis.antiarchitecturalOpposing or defying the usual conventions of architecture.antiauthoritarianOpposed to authoritarianismantibacteriolyticCounteracting bacteriolysis.antibacteriophageThat counters bacteriophagesantibioresistanceresistance to the effects of an antibioticantiblennorrhagic(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.anticalcificationThat counters calcification.anticannibalisticSynonym of anticannibalism.anticariogenicityThe condition of being anticariogenicanticeremonialismOpposition to ceremonial in religion.anticeremonialistOne who opposes ceremonial in religion.anticholesteremicAlternative form of anticholesterolemic.anticholinergenicSynonym of anticholinergic.antichronologicalIn reversed chronological order; working backwards through time.anticircumvention(law) In opposition to circumvention of a prohibition, or of a means to carry out a prohibition.anticitrullinated(immunology) That targets citrullinated proteinsanticlimacticallyIn an anticlimactic manner.anticollaborationOpposing collaboration.anticommandeering(law, US) That prohibits the federal government from commandeering state governmentsanticommercialism(sociology) An ideology that opposes commercialism.anticommunicationA failure to communicate effectively or at all.anticommutativity(algebra, physics) The state of being anticommutative.anticompetitivelyIn an anticompetitive manner.anticomplementary(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complementanticonceptionistcontraceptionistanticonceptualismopposition to conceptualismanticonceptualistOne who opposes conceptualism.anticoncessionaryOpposing a concession.anticonfederationOpposing confederation.anticonsolidationOpposing consolidation (of commercial interests, political parties, etc.).anticontaminationPreventing contamination.anticontraceptionOpposing or forbidding contraception.anticontraceptiveOpposing or forbidding the use of contraceptives.anticooperativelyIn an anticooperative manneranticooperativityThe condition of being anticooperativeantideforestation(environmentalism) Opposing deforestation.antidegradabilityThe condition of being antidegradableantidescriptivismOpposition to descriptivism.antidesegregationOpposing desegregation.antidevolutionistAlternative form of anti-devolutionist.antidifferentiate(mathematics, calculus) To find the antiderivative of a function.antidyslipidaemicAlternative form of antidyslipidemic.antieavesdroppingAlternative form of anti-eavesdropping.antienvironmentalOpposed to or contrary to the positions of environmentalismantiepilepticallyActing to prevent epileptic seizures.antiepileptogenicInhibiting the development of epilepsy.antiestablishmentAlternative spelling of anti-establishment.antiestrogenicityThe condition of being antiestrogenicantiexpressionist(art) Opposing expressionism.antiferroelectric(physics) Describing a state in which dipoles are arranged antiparallel to adjacent ones, resulting in a net zero polarizationantiferromagnetic(physics) Exhibiting antiferromagnetism.antifragmentationOpposing fragmentation.antigelatinolyticThat inhibits gelatinolysisantiglobalisationAlternative spelling of anti-globalization.antiglobalizationAlternative spelling of anti-globalization.antiglutamatergicThat inhibits the physiological action of glutamate at a receptor siteantigonadotrophicInhibiting gonad function.antigonadotrophinAlternative form of antigonadotropin.antigravitational(physics) Acting against gravity.antihaemorrhoidalThat counters the effects of haemorrhoidsantihallucinatoryPreventing or countering hallucination.antihemagglutinin(immunology) That reacts with hemagglutininantihistaminergicThat counteracts the effects of histamineantihomosexualismAlternative spelling of anti-homosexualism.antihomosexualityOpposition to homosexuality.antihypercalcemicThat counters hypercalcemiaantihyperglycemiaSynonym of antihyperglycemic.antihyperglycemic(pharmacology, of a medication or treatment) Tending to reduce hyperglycemia (high blood sugar, characteristic of diabetes).antihypertensivesplural of antihypertensiveantihyperuricemichaving the property of countering hyperuricemia.antihypolipidemicCountering hypolipidemia.antileishmaniasis(medicine) That is active against leishmaniasisantileukoproteaseAny substance that inhibits the action of a leukoproteaseantilipoapoptoticThat counters lipoapoptosisantimagistratical(archaic) Opposing magistrates.antimanufacturingOpposing manufacturing.antimaterialisticOpposing materialism.antimechanizationOpposing mechanization.antimelanogenesisSynonym of antimelanogenic.antimeningococcalActive against meningococci.antimeningococcicantimeningococcalantimicrobiologicAlternative form of antimicrobiological.antimicrofilarialThat counters microfilariaeantimiscegenation(US, law) Against mixing or blending; especially, against the mixing or blending of races in marriage or breeding.antimitochondrial(immunology) That bind/react with antigens associated with mitochondriaantimitoribosomalThat disrupts the functioning of mitoribosomesantimodernizationOpposition to modernization.antimonotonicallyIn an antimonotonic manner.antimonyltartrate(organic chemistry) A tartrate of antimony and another metalantimorphogeneticThat counters morphogenesisantimulticultural(sociology) Opposing multiculturalism.antimycobacterial(medicine) That counteracts the effects of mycobacteriaantimycotoxigenicThat stops the action of mycotoxinsantinationalistic(politics) Opposing nationalism.antinecessitarianOpposing a necessitarian viewpoint.antineoplasticityThe quality or state of being antineoplastic.antineuraminidase(immunology) That generates an immune reaction to neuraminidaseantinucleoprotein(immunology) That makes an immune response to nucleoproteinsantiorthopoxvirusThat counters the effect of orthopoxvirusesantioxidizabilityThe condition of being antioxidizableantiparallelogramA quadrilateral in which the pairs of nonadjacent sides are congruent, but in which two opposite sides intersect and are therefore not parallel.antiparliamentary(politics) Opposing parliament.antiparticipationOpposing participation.antipaternalisticOpposing paternalism.antipatriarchallyIn an antipatriarchal way.antipatriarchicalAlternative form of antipatriarchal.antipharmacophoreThat inhibits the action of pharmacophoresantiphenoloxidase(biochemistry) That disrupts phenoloxidase activityantiphilosophicalOpposing philosophy.antiphosphoserine(immunology, of an antibody) That attacks phosphoserine groupsantipoliomyeliticActive against poliomyelitis.antipoliomyelitisActing against poliomyelitis.antipopulationistOpposing overpopulation.antiprivatizationOpposing privatization.antiprogesteronicAlternative form of antiprogesterone.antiprogressivismantiprogressive attitudes generallyantiprogressivistOpposing progress.antiproliferatingSynonym of antiproliferative.antiproliferationUsed attributively to describe the countering of proliferation (of nuclear weapons, cancer etc.)antiproliferativeTending to suppress cell growth, especially the growth of malignant cells into surrounding tissueantiprostaglandin(biochemistry) A prostaglandin inhibitor.antiprotectionism(economy) Opposition to protectionism.antiprotectionist(economics) Opposing or disliking protectionism.antipsychologicalContrary to human psychologyantipsychotherapyOpposing psychotherapy.antipsychoticallyIn an antipsychotic manner; with antipsychotic effect.antiquasiparticle(particle physics) The antiparticle of a quasiparticleantirationalistic(philosophy) Opposing rationalism.antirecombination(biochemistry) The prevention of the recombination of nucleic acid strandsantiredevelopmentOpposing redevelopment.antireligiousnessThe state or condition of being antireligious.antireunificationOpposing political reunification.antirevolutionaryOpposing a sociopolitical revolution.antirevolutionismOpposition to a revolutionary movement.antirevolutionistSynonym of antirevolutionary.antisacerdotalistOne who opposes priests or the priesthood.antischistomiasisThat counters schistomiasisantischizophreniaSynonym of antischizophrenic.antischizophrenic(psychiatry) Counteracting schizophrenia.antispermatogenic(medicine) That blocks spermatogenesis.antistaphylolysinAny substance that counters staphylolysinantisteroidogenicThat inhibits the production of steroid hormonesantistreptococcal(immunology) Countering bacteria of the genus Streptococcus.antistreptococcic(immunology) Countering bacteria of the genus Streptococcus.antistreptokinaseThat counters the action of streptokinaseantistructuralism(sociology) Opposition to structuralism.antistructuralist(sociology) One who opposes structuralism.antisubordination(law) Legal philosophy holding that the law must address and reform structures that maintain social inequality with respect to disadvantaged groups.antisymmetricallyIn an antisymmetric manner.antisynchronouslyIn an antisynchronous mannerantitechnologicalOpposed to technology.antiteratogenesisAlternative form of antiteratogenic.antitheatricalityThe quality or state of being antitheatricalantithrombokinaseAny agent that inhibits the thrombokinase activity.antithrombophilicPreventin thrombophilia.antithromboticityThe condition of being antithromboticantithyroglobulin(immunology) An antibody that targets thyroglobulin.antitopoisomeraseThat counters the action of topoisomeraseantitumorigenesisAlternative form of antitumorigenic.antixerophthalmic(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.apexcardiographicRelating to apexcardiography.apheliotropicallyIn an apheliotropic way; away from the sun.aphyllophoraceous(of fungi) That do not consume leavesapicopostalveolar(phonetics) Articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the back of the alveolar ridge.apometalloprotein(biochemistry) The form of a metalloprotein that lacks the coordinated metal atomappellativization(linguistics) The process of a proper name becoming a common noun.appropriativenessThe state or quality of being appropriative.approximatibilityMisspelling of approximability.approximativenessThe state or quality of being approximative.aptaprecipitationprecipitation of aptamersaptoprecipitationprecipitation by means of an aptameraquasilviculturalRelating to aquasilviculture.arabinofuranoside(organic chemistry) Any glycoside of arabinofuranosearabinonucleoside(biochemistry) Any nucleoside in which the sugar is arabinosearabinonucleotide(biochemistry) Any nucleotide in which the sugar is arabinosearabinopyranoside(organic chemistry) Any glycoside of arabinopyranosearabinosyladenine(biochemistry) A nucleoside that is an arabinosyl derivative of adeninearchaeoastronomerAn astronomer whose speciality is archaeoastronomy.archaeobatrachianAny primitive frog or toad of the suborder Archaeobatrachia.archaeobiologicalOf or relating to archaeobiology.archaeogeneticist(archaeology, genetics) A geneticist whose speciality is archaeogeneticsarchaeomalacology(paleontology) The study of the remains of molluscs from archaeological sitesarchaeometallurgy(archaeology, metallurgy) The study of the prehistory of metal extraction and workingarchaeomusicologyAn interdisciplinary study field that combines musicology and archaeology.archaeonycteridid(zoology) Any of the extinct bats in the family Archaeonycterididae.archaeopalynologyarchaeological palynologyarchaeorthopteranAny insect of the superorder ArchaeorthopteraarchaeoseismologyThe branch of archaeology that studies ancient earthquakesarchaeozoological(archaeology) Of or pertaining to archaeozoologyarchconfraternity(Roman Catholicism) A religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods.archeothanatology(archaeology) The study of ancient deathsarchiepiscopaciesplural of archiepiscopacyarchiepiscopality(ecclesiastical, archaic) The rank or dignity of an archbishop; archbishopric.architectonicallyIn terms of architectonics.archtreasurershipThe state or business of an archtreasurer.argentometricallyBy means of argentometry.argentotennantite(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, iron, silver, sulfur, and zinc.argilloarenaceous(soil science) Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand.argillocalcareous(soil science) Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.argininosuccinase(biochemistry) argininosuccinate lyaseargininosuccinate(organic chemistry) A salt or ester of argininosuccinic acid.argumentativenessthe state of being argumentativearistocratisationAlternative form of aristocratization.aristocratization(politics) The fact or process of becoming aristocratic.aristolochiaceous(botany) Of or relating to the family Aristolochiaceae of tropical vines.arrhythmogenicity(pathology) The condition of being arrhythmogenicarsenocrandallite(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and strontium.arsenopalladinite(mineralogy) A triclinic-pedial silver white mineral containing antimony, arsenic, and palladium.arteriolonecrosis(pathology) necrosis of the arteriolesarteriothrombosisThe formation of a thrombus within an artery.arteriothromboticRelating to arteriothrombosis.artherothromboticMisspelling of atherothrombotic.arthropodological(zoology) Relating to arthropodology.articulomaxillary(anatomy) articular and maxillaryartificializationProcess of artificializing.artrioventricularMisspelling of atrioventricular.arylcyclohexamineAlternative form of arylcyclohexylamine.arylhydroxylamine(organic chemistry) Any derivative of hydroxylamine having an aryl group directly attached to its nitrogen atomaryloxypyrimidine(organic chemistry) Any aryloxy derivative of a pyrimidinearylsulfonylation(organic chemistry) A sulfonylation reaction that uses an arylsulfonyl radicalarylthioacetamide(organic chemistry) Any aryl derivative of thioacetamideascertainablenessThe state or quality of being ascertainable.asialobiantennary(biochemistry) Describing a biantennary oligosaccharide that has no sialic acid componentasialoorosomucoid(biochemistry) A particular asialoglycoproteinasialotransferrinA transferrin with no sialic acid residues attachedaspartylglutamate(organic chemistry) The mono-aspartyl ester of glutamic acid; its N-acetyl derivative is a neurotransmitteraspergillomycosis(biology, medicine) A fungal infection by fungi of the genus Aspergillus, as:aspidorhynchiform(ichthyology) Any extinct fish of the order AspidorhynchiformesasteroseismologicAlternative form of asteroseismological.asterostromelloid(mycology) Describes tissue which is made of branched hyphae where many branches start at right angles along the main axis, giving the ends a star like appearance.asthenozoospermia(pathology) Condition in which a large proportion of spermatozoa produced in an ejaculate possess poor motility.asthenozoospermic(pathology) Of or pertaining to asthenozoospermia.astragaloscaphoid(anatomy) Relating to the knucklebone and scaphoid bone.astroagriculturalRelating to astroagricultureastroanthropologySynonym of xenoanthropology.astroarchitectureSynonym of xenoarchitecture.astrobacteriologySynonym of xenobacteriology.astrobiologicallyBy means of, or in reference to astrobiologyastrogeophysicistOne who studies astrogeophysics.astromathematicalRelating to astromathematics.astromicrobiologySynonym of xenomicrobiology.astronavigationalRelating to astronavigation.astrophotographer(astronomy, photography) A person, especially an astronomer, who takes photographs of the starsastrophotographicOf or pertaining to astrophotography.atheroprogressionThe development of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteriesatheroprogressiveRelating to, or promoting atheroprogressionatherosclerogenicOf or pertaining to atherosclerogenesisatherosuppressiveThat suppresses atherosclerosisatherosusceptiblesusceptible to atherosclerosis or similar diseasesatrabilariousnessThe state or quality of being atrabilarious.atroposelectivity(physical chemistry) The preferential formation of one atropoisomer over another; also, the degree of said preference.attitudinarianismpretentiousness, posture-making.attributelessnessAbsence of attributes.audioconferencingpresent participle and gerund of audioconferenceauriculopalpebralRelating to the auricle and the eyelidsauriculotherapistOne who practises auriculotherapy.australodelphiansMisspelling of australidelphians.australopithecine(anthropology, paleontology) Of or pertaining to these hominids.australosphenidanAny echidna or platypus of the infraclass AustralosphenidaautapomorphicallyAs an autapomorphy.authoritativenessThe quality of possessing authority.autoagglutinatingSubject to autoagglutinationautoagglutinationThe clumping together of an individual's red blood cells by his or her own serum due to the cells being coated on the surface with antibodiesautoallopolyploid(genetics) allopolyploid, and having one set of chromosomes (or one genome) in a more than diploid stateautoamplificationamplification without external meansautoamplificatoryRelating to, or causing autoamplificationautoanthropometerAn automatic anthropometerautobiografictionfiction containing autobiographical elementsautobiotinylation(biochemistry) enzymatic biotinylation of an enzyme itselfautocatalyticallyBy means of autocatalysis.autochemophoresischemophoresis with no external force appliedautochthonousnessThe quality of being autochthonous.autocitrullinated(biochemistry) Modified by autocitrullinationautocompatibility(botany) Compatibility of a flower with its own pollen - allowing self-pollination.autoconfiguration(computing) Automatic configuration.autocorrelationalOf or pertaining to autocorrelation.autodecomposition(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner.autodisseminationdissemination of an insecticide by introducing it into insects which are then released into the environmentautofragmentation(biology) fragmentation with no physical external causeautohaemorrhaging(zoology) The action of an animal (such as certain beetles and lizards) that deliberately ejects haemolymph or blood from its body as a defense mechanism.autoheterotrophic(biology) autotrophic and heterotrophicautohomeomorphism(mathematics) Synonym of self-homeomorphism.autohypnotizationSynonym of autohypnosis.autoimmunologicalRelating to autoimmunologyautoimmunostainer(immunology, cytology) An automated immunostainerautoinoculabilityThe quality of being autoinoculable.autolipophagosomeAn autophagosome that contains lipidautometallographyA technique, employing photographic emulsion, for visualisation of metal in biological tissue.automonosexualityThe quality of being automonosexual.automorphogenesismorphogenesis in the absence of external stimuliautonormalizationautomatic normalizationautophagolysosomeA lysosome involved in autophagyautophosphorylateTo phosphorylate by means of autophosphorylation.autoproliferation(immunology) autoimmune proliferationautoproliferative(immunology) Relating to, or causing autoproliferationautoproteolyticalAlternative form of autoproteolytic.autoprotonization(chemistry) Synonym of autoprotonation.autopsychological(psychology) Describing the psychology of the self.autoradiographingpresent participle and gerund of autoradiographautoreferentiallyIn an autoreferential fashion; with reference to itself.autorefractometer(ophthalmology) A device that uses infrared light to measure the refractive status of the eye.autorefractometry(ophthalmology) The use of an autorefractometerautorefrigerationrefrigeration by storing a liquid at its boiling point for the pressure at which it is stored, so that, as vapour boils off, heat for the phase change cools the remaining liquidautoresuscitationThe regaining of consciousness without medical intervention.autosensitization(biology, medicine, immunology) A hypersensitivity reaction to a self-antigen (any biomolecule of one's own body, usually a particular protein thereof). Often it does not occur until somehow triggered by an exogenous immune challenge (such as an infection), but once triggered it becomes its own ongoing molecular process that is independent of that stimulus.autosplenectomize(medicine, rare, often used in the past participle) To have a grossly shrunken and nonfunctional spleen as a result of repeated, disease-induced splenic infarctions.autostabilizationautomatic stabilizationautostereographicRelating to autostereograms.autosterilizationSterilization without the intervention of external agents.autosuggestionistA practitioner of autosuggestion.autothaumaturgistOne who pretends to be notable or mysterious.autotopographicalRelating to autotopography.auxoheterotrophic(biology) That requires exogenous stimulation in order to growazepinodiindolone(organic chemistry) Any azepino derivative of a diindoloneazidoblebbistatin(organic chemistry) A derivative of blebbistatin which binds to and inhibits myosin on exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
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