abactinal
|
(of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated |
- |
abaxial
|
facing away from the axis of an organ or organism |
dorsal |
abbatial
|
of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess |
- |
abdominal
|
of or relating to or near the abdomen |
- |
abdominovesical
|
of or relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder |
- |
abnormal
|
not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm |
unnatural |
abnormal
|
departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development |
- |
abnormal
|
much greater than the normal |
- |
abomasal
|
relating to the abomasum (the fourth compartment of the stomach of ruminants) |
- |
aboral
|
opposite to or away from the mouth |
- |
aboriginal
|
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning |
native |
aboriginal
|
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state |
primaeval,
primal,
primeval,
primordial |
abranchial
|
having no gills |
gill-less,
abranchiate,
abranchious |
abysmal
|
very great; limitless |
- |
abysmal
|
resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable |
unfathomable,
abyssal |
abyssal
|
resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable |
unfathomable,
abysmal |
abyssal
|
relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters |
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acapnial
|
relating to or demonstrating acapnia |
acapnic,
acapnotic |
acaudal
|
lacking a tail or taillike appendage |
acaudate |
accentual
|
of or pertaining to accent or stress |
- |
accentual
|
(of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity |
- |
accessional
|
of or constituting an accession |
- |
accessorial
|
nonessential but helpful |
- |
accidental
|
happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally |
inadvertent |
accidental
|
not of prime or central importance |
nonessential,
incidental |
accommodational
|
of or relating to the accommodation of the lens of the eye |
- |
acculturational
|
of or relating to acculturation |
acculturative |
accusatorial
|
specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor |
- |
achenial
|
pertaining to dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit |
- |
acoustical
|
of or relating to the science of acoustics |
acoustic |
acritical
|
without a crisis (as of some diseases) |
- |
acropetal
|
of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex |
- |
actinal
|
(of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on which the mouth is situated |
- |
actinometrical
|
of or related to actinometry |
actinometric |
actinomycetal
|
of or belonging to the actinomycetes |
actinomycetous |
actual
|
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible |
existent |
actual
|
taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated |
- |
actual
|
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something |
real,
genuine,
literal |
actual
|
existing in act or fact |
factual |
actual
|
being or existing at the present moment |
- |
actuarial
|
of or relating to the work of an actuary |
- |
adaptational
|
of or relating to adaptation |
- |
adaxial
|
nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism |
ventral |
additional
|
further or added |
extra |
adenoidal
|
sounding as if the nose were pinched |
nasal,
pinched |
adenoidal
|
of or pertaining to the adenoids |
- |
adjectival
|
of or relating to or functioning as an adjective |
adjective |
adnexal
|
of or pertaining to adnexa |
annexal |
adrenal
|
of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions |
- |
adrenal
|
near the kidneys |
- |
adrenocortical
|
of or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands |
- |
adventitial
|
of or pertaining to the adventitia |
- |
adverbial
|
of or relating to or functioning as an adverb |
- |
aecial
|
of or belonging to an aecium |
- |
aerial
|
existing or living or growing or operating in the air |
- |
aerial
|
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air |
ethereal,
aeriform,
aery,
airy |
aerological
|
of or pertaining to aerology |
- |
aeromedical
|
of or relating to aviation medicine |
- |
aeronautical
|
of or pertaining to aeronautics |
aeronautic |
aesthetical
|
concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste |
esthetic,
esthetical,
aesthetic |
aestival
|
(rare) of or occurring in summer |
estival |
aetiological
|
of or relating to the philosophical study of causation |
etiologic,
etiological,
aetiologic |
aetiological
|
relating to the etiology of a disease |
etiologic,
etiological,
aetiologic |
affectional
|
characterized by emotion |
emotive,
affective |
affinal
|
(anthropology) related by marriage |
affine |
affixal
|
of or pertaining to a linguistic affix |
affixial |
affixial
|
of or pertaining to a linguistic affix |
affixal |
afoul
|
especially of a ship's lines etc |
foul,
fouled |
agential
|
of or relating to an agent or agency |
- |
agnostical
|
uncertain of all claims to knowledge |
agnostic |
agonadal
|
lacking gonads |
- |
agonal
|
pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies) |
- |
agonistical
|
striving to overcome in argument |
combative,
agonistic |
agricultural
|
relating to farming or agriculture |
agrarian,
farming |
agricultural
|
relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming |
- |
agrobiological
|
of or pertaining to agrobiology |
agrobiologic |
agrological
|
of or related to agrology |
agrologic |
agronomical
|
of or relating to or promoting agronomy |
agronomic |
ahistorical
|
unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition |
- |
albinal
|
of or pertaining to or affected by albinism |
albinic,
albinistic,
albinotic |
alchemical
|
related to or concerned with alchemy |
alchemic |
alchemistical
|
of or relating to alchemists |
alchemistic |
algal
|
of or relating to alga |
- |
algebraical
|
of or relating to algebra |
algebraic |
algometrical
|
of or related to algometry |
algometric |
alimental
|
of or providing nourishment |
nourishing,
nutrient,
nutritious,
nutritive,
alimentary |
alkaloidal
|
pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids |
- |
all
|
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class |
- |
all
|
completely given to or absorbed by |
- |
allegorical
|
used in or characteristic of or containing allegory |
allegoric |
allotropical
|
of or related to or exhibiting allotropism |
allotropic |
alluvial
|
of or relating to alluvium |
- |
alphabetical
|
relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet |
alphabetic |
alphabetical
|
arranged in order according to the alphabet |
alphabetic |
alphamerical
|
of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters |
alphameric,
alphanumeric,
alphanumerical |
alphanumerical
|
of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters |
alphameric,
alphamerical,
alphanumeric |
altitudinal
|
pertaining to altitude |
- |
altricial
|
(of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food |
- |
ambassadorial
|
of or relating to or characteristic of ambassadors |
- |
ambrosial
|
extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant |
nectarous,
ambrosian |
ambrosial
|
worthy of the gods |
ambrosian |
ambulacral
|
pertaining to the ambulacra of radial echinoderms |
- |
amenorrheal
|
related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy |
amenorrheic,
amenorrhoeal,
amenorrhoeic |
amenorrhoeal
|
related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy |
amenorrheal,
amenorrheic,
amenorrhoeic |
ammoniacal
|
pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia |
ammoniac |
amphitheatrical
|
of or related to an amphitheater |
amphitheatric |
amygdaloidal
|
shaped like an almond |
almond-shaped,
amygdaliform,
amygdaloid |
amyloidal
|
resembling starch |
starchlike,
amylaceous,
amyloid,
farinaceous |
anaclinal
|
of valleys and rivers; progressing in a direction opposite to the dip in surrounding rock strata |
- |
anaglyphical
|
related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy |
anaglyphic,
anaglyptic,
anaglyptical |
anaglyptical
|
related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy |
anaglyphic,
anaglyphical,
anaglyptic |
anagogical
|
based on or exemplifying anagoge |
anagogic |
anagrammatical
|
related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram |
anagrammatic |
anal
|
of or related to the anus |
- |
anal
|
a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc. |
anal retentive |
analogical
|
expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy |
- |
analytical
|
using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles) |
analytic |
analytical
|
of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience |
analytic |
anarchical
|
without law or control |
anarchic,
lawless |
anatomical
|
of or relating to the structure of the body |
anatomic |
anatomical
|
of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms |
anatomic |
ancestral
|
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent |
hereditary,
patrimonial,
transmissible |
ancestral
|
of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor |
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