allotropical | (adjective) of or related to or exhibiting allotropism | Synonyms: allotropic |
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allspice | (noun) ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves | - |
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(noun) aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries | Synonyms: allspice tree, Pimenta dioica, pimento tree |
(noun) deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States | - |
allylic | (adjective) of or pertaining to the allyl radical | - |
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alopecic | (adjective) pertaining to loss of hair or wool or feathers | - |
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alphabetic | (adjective) arranged in order according to the alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetical |
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(adjective) relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetical |
alphabetical | (adjective) arranged in order according to the alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetic |
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(adjective) relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet | Synonyms: alphabetic |
alphabetically | (adverb) in alphabetical order | - |
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alphameric | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphamerical, alphanumeric, alphanumerical |
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alphamerical | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphameric, alphanumeric, alphanumerical |
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alphanumeric | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphameric, alphamerical, alphanumerical |
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alphanumerical | (adjective) of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters | Synonyms: alphameric, alphamerical, alphanumeric |
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alphanumerics | (noun) a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation | Synonyms: alphanumeric characters |
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altricial | (adjective) (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food | - |
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altruistic | (adjective) showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others | Synonyms: selfless |
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altruistically | (adverb) in an altruistic manner | Synonyms: selflessly |
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amaurotic | (adjective) pertaining to blindness caused by amaurosis | - |
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amblyopic | (adjective) pertaining to a kind of visual impairment without apparent organic pathology | - |
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amebic | (adjective) pertaining to or resembling amoebae | Synonyms: ameban, amebous, amoeban, amoebic, amoebous |
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amenorrheic | (adjective) related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy | Synonyms: amenorrheal, amenorrhoeal, amenorrhoeic |
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amenorrhoeic | (adjective) related to the suppression of normal menstrual flow for any reason other than pregnancy | Synonyms: amenorrheal, amenorrheic, amenorrhoeal |
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americium | (noun) a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms | Synonyms: Am, atomic number 95 |
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ametabolic | (adjective) undergoing slight or no metamorphosis | Synonyms: ametabolous |
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(adjective) undergoing no (or only slight) metamorphosis | - |
ametropic | (adjective) of or relating to an abnormal condition of the eye in which visual images are not in focus on the retina | - |
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amicability | (noun) having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness | Synonyms: amicableness |
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(noun) a disinclination to quarrel | Synonyms: amicableness |
amicable | (adjective) characterized by friendship and good will | - |
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amicableness | (noun) having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness | Synonyms: amicability |
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(noun) a disinclination to quarrel | Synonyms: amicability |
amicably | (adverb) in an amicable manner | - |
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aminic | (adjective) pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia | Synonyms: amino |
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amitotic | (adjective) pertaining to a simple method of cell division | - |
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ammonification | (noun) impregnation with ammonia or a compound of ammonia | - |
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ammonitic | (adjective) of or related to an order of fossil cephalopods | - |
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amnesic | (adjective) of or relating to or caused by amnesia | Synonyms: amnestic |
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(adjective) suffering from a partial loss of memory | Synonyms: amnesiac |
(noun) a person suffering from amnesia | Synonyms: amnesiac |
amnestic | (adjective) of or relating to or caused by amnesia | Synonyms: amnesic |
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amnic | (adjective) of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion | Synonyms: amnionic, amniotic |
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amnionic | (adjective) of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion | Synonyms: amnic, amniotic |
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amniotic | (adjective) of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion | Synonyms: amnic, amnionic |
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amoebic | (adjective) pertaining to or resembling amoebae | Synonyms: ameban, amebic, amebous, amoeban, amoebous |
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amoristic | (adjective) of or pertaining to romantic love | - |
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amoxicillin | (noun) an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections | Synonyms: Amoxil, Augmentin, Larotid, Polymox, Trimox |
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amphibiotic | (adjective) having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form | Synonyms: semiaquatic |
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amphictyony | (noun) an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center | - |
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amphiprotic | (adjective) having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either | Synonyms: amphoteric |
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amphitheatric | (adjective) of or related to an amphitheater | Synonyms: amphitheatrical |
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amphitheatrical | (adjective) of or related to an amphitheater | Synonyms: amphitheatric |
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amphoric | (adjective) the sound heard in auscultation resembling the hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle | - |
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amphoteric | (adjective) having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either | Synonyms: amphiprotic |
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amphotericin | (noun) an antibiotic and antifungal agent | - |
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ampicillin | (noun) semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin) | Synonyms: Polycillin, Principen, SK-Ampicillin |
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amplification | (noun) (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current | - |
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(noun) addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail | Synonyms: elaboration |
(noun) the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input | Synonyms: gain |
amylolytic | (adjective) of or related to the process of amylolysis | - |
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anabatic | (adjective) of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope | - |
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anabiotic | (adjective) of or related to the state of anabiosis | - |
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anabolic | (adjective) characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism | - |
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(adjective) of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism | - |
anachronic | (adjective) chronologically misplaced | Synonyms: anachronistic, anachronous |
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anachronistic | (adjective) chronologically misplaced | Synonyms: anachronic, anachronous |
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anachronistically | (adverb) in an anachronistic manner | - |
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anaclitic | (adjective) of or related to relationships that are characterized by the strong dependence of one person on another | - |
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anacoluthic | (adjective) of or related to syntactic inconsistencies of the sort known as anacoluthons | - |
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anaemic | (adjective) relating to anemia or suffering from anemia | Synonyms: anemic |
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(adjective) lacking vigor or energy | Synonyms: anemic |
anaerobic | (adjective) living or active in the absence of free oxygen | Synonyms: anaerobiotic |
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(adjective) not aerobic | - |
anaerobiotic | (adjective) living or active in the absence of free oxygen | Synonyms: anaerobic |
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anaesthetic | (adjective) relating to or producing insensibility | Synonyms: anesthetic |
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(adjective) characterized by insensibility | Synonyms: anesthetic |
(noun) a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations | Synonyms: anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent |
anaglyphic | (adjective) related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy | Synonyms: anaglyphical, anaglyptic, anaglyptical |
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anaglyphical | (adjective) related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy | Synonyms: anaglyphic, anaglyptic, anaglyptical |
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anaglyptic | (adjective) related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy | Synonyms: anaglyphic, anaglyphical, anaglyptical |
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anaglyptical | (adjective) related to anaglyphs or anaglyphy | Synonyms: anaglyphic, anaglyphical, anaglyptic |
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anagogic | (adjective) based on or exemplifying anagoge | Synonyms: anagogical |
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anagogical | (adjective) based on or exemplifying anagoge | Synonyms: anagogic |
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anagrammatic | (adjective) related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram | Synonyms: anagrammatical |
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anagrammatical | (adjective) related to anagrams or containing or making an anagram | Synonyms: anagrammatic |
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analeptic | (adjective) stimulating the central nervous system | - |
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(noun) a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system | - |
analgesic | (adjective) capable of relieving pain | Synonyms: analgetic, anodyne |
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(noun) a medicine used to relieve pain | Synonyms: anodyne, pain pill, painkiller |
analgetic | (adjective) capable of relieving pain | Synonyms: analgesic, anodyne |
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analogical | (adjective) expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy | - |
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analphabetic | (adjective) not alphabetic | - |
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(adjective) relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic | - |
(adjective) having little acquaintance with writing | Synonyms: unlettered |
(noun) an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet | Synonyms: analphabet |
analytic | (adjective) of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience | Synonyms: analytical |
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(adjective) expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection | Synonyms: uninflected |
(adjective) using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles) | Synonyms: analytical |
(adjective) using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus | - |
analytical | (adjective) using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles) | Synonyms: analytic |
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(adjective) of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience | Synonyms: analytic |
analytically | (adverb) by virtue of analysis | - |
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analyticity | (noun) the property of being analytic | - |
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anamnestic | (adjective) of or relating to anamnesis; aiding the memory | - |
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anamorphic | (adjective) pertaining to a kind of distorting optical system | - |
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(adjective) pertaining to gradual evolution from one type of organism to another | - |
anapaestic | (adjective) (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one | Synonyms: anapestic |
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anapestic | (adjective) (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one | Synonyms: anapaestic |
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anaphasic | (adjective) of or related to the stage of mitosis known as anaphase | - |
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anaphoric | (adjective) relating to anaphora | - |
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anaphylactic | (adjective) related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis | - |
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anaplastic | (adjective) of or relating to anaplasia | - |
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anarchic | (adjective) without law or control | Synonyms: anarchical, lawless |
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anarchical | (adjective) without law or control | Synonyms: anarchic, lawless |
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anarchically | (adverb) in a lawless rebellious manner | - |
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anarchistic | (adjective) of or related to anarchism or tending toward anarchism | - |
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anastigmatic | (adjective) not astigmatic | Synonyms: stigmatic |
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(adjective) pertaining to a lens or lens system free of astigmatism (able to form point images) | Synonyms: stigmatic |
anastomotic | (adjective) of or relating to or exhibiting anastomosis | - |
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anatomic | (adjective) of or relating to the structure of the body | Synonyms: anatomical |
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(adjective) of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms | Synonyms: anatomical |
anatomical | (adjective) of or relating to the structure of the body | Synonyms: anatomic |
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(adjective) of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms | Synonyms: anatomic |
(noun) an expression that relates to anatomy | Synonyms: anatomical reference |
anatomically | (adverb) with respect to anatomy | - |
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anchoritic | (adjective) characterized by ascetic solitude | Synonyms: eremitic, eremitical, hermitic, hermitical |
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androgenetic | (adjective) of or related to androgenesis | Synonyms: androgenous |
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androgenic | (adjective) of or related to the male hormone androgen | - |
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anecdotic | (adjective) characterized by or given to telling anecdotes | Synonyms: anecdotal, anecdotical |
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