abiogenesis | (noun) a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter | Synonyms: autogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous generation |
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abiogenetic | (adjective) originating by abiogenesis | - |
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abiogenist | (noun) a believer in abiogenesis | - |
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abrogate | (verb) revoke formally | - |
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abrogation | (noun) the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation | Synonyms: annulment, repeal |
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abrogator | (noun) an authority or official empowered to abolish or annul or repeal | - |
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acrogen | (noun) any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem | - |
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acrogenic | (adjective) pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem | Synonyms: acrogenous |
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acrogenous | (adjective) pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem | Synonyms: acrogenic |
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adoxography | (noun) fine writing in praise of trivial or base subjects | - |
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aerogenerator | (noun) generator that extracts usable energy from winds | Synonyms: wind generator, windmill |
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aerogram | (noun) a letter sent by air mail | Synonyms: aerogramme, air letter, airmail letter |
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aerogramme | (noun) a letter sent by air mail | Synonyms: aerogram, air letter, airmail letter |
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aerological | (adjective) of or pertaining to aerology | - |
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aerology | (noun) meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers | - |
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aetiologic | (adjective) relating to the etiology of a disease | Synonyms: aetiological, etiologic, etiological |
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(adjective) of or relating to the philosophical study of causation | Synonyms: aetiological, etiologic, etiological |
aetiological | (adjective) relating to the etiology of a disease | Synonyms: aetiologic, etiologic, etiological |
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(adjective) of or relating to the philosophical study of causation | Synonyms: aetiologic, etiologic, etiological |
aetiologist | (noun) a specialist in the etiology of diseases | Synonyms: etiologist |
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aetiology | (noun) the philosophical study of causation | Synonyms: etiology |
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(noun) the cause of a disease | Synonyms: etiology |
afibrinogenemia | (noun) the absence of fibrinogen in the plasma leading to prolonged bleeding | - |
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agamogenesis | (noun) reproduction without the fusion of gametes | Synonyms: asexual reproduction |
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agamogenetic | (adjective) (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction | Synonyms: agamic, agamous, apomictic, parthenogenetic |
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agglutinogen | (noun) any substance that acts as an antigen to cause agglutinin production | - |
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agog | (adjective) highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, etc. | - |
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agrobiologic | (adjective) of or pertaining to agrobiology | Synonyms: agrobiological |
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agrobiological | (adjective) of or pertaining to agrobiology | Synonyms: agrobiologic |
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agrobiology | (noun) the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield | - |
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agrologic | (adjective) of or related to agrology | Synonyms: agrological |
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agrological | (adjective) of or related to agrology | Synonyms: agrologic |
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agrology | (noun) science of soils in relation to crops | - |
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algology | (noun) the branch of botany that studies algae | Synonyms: phycology |
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allergology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the causes and treatment of allergies | - |
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allogamous | (adjective) relating to cross-fertilization in plants | - |
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allogamy | (noun) cross-fertilization in plants | - |
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allogeneic | (adjective) denoting or relating to cells or tissues from individuals belonging to the same species but genetically dissimilar (and hence immunologically incompatible) | - |
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allograft | (noun) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft | Synonyms: homograft |
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allograph | (noun) a variant form of a grapheme, as `m' or `M' or a handwritten version of that grapheme | - |
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(noun) a signature written by one person for another | - |
allographic | (adjective) of or relating to an allograph | - |
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altogether | (noun) informal terms for nakedness | Synonyms: birthday suit, raw |
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(adverb) with everything included or counted | Synonyms: all told, in all |
(adverb) with everything considered (and neglecting details) | Synonyms: all in all, on the whole, tout ensemble |
(adverb) to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely | Synonyms: all, completely, entirely, right, totally, whole, wholly |
amelogenesis | (noun) the developmental process of forming tooth enamel | - |
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amphibology | (noun) an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes | Synonyms: amphiboly |
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anagoge | (noun) a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture) | - |
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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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analog | (adjective) of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input | Synonyms: analogue, linear |
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(noun) something having the property of being analogous to something else | Synonyms: analogue, parallel |
analogical | (adjective) expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy | - |
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analogise | (verb) make an analogy | Synonyms: analogize |
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analogist | (noun) someone who looks for analogies or who reasons by analogy | - |
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analogize | (verb) make an analogy | Synonyms: analogise |
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analogous | (adjective) corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin | - |
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(adjective) similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar | Synonyms: correspondent |
analogously | (adverb) in an analogous manner | - |
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analogue | (adjective) of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input | Synonyms: analog, linear |
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(noun) something having the property of being analogous to something else | Synonyms: analog, parallel |
analogy | (noun) drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect | - |
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(noun) an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others | - |
(noun) the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate | Synonyms: doctrine of analogy |
androgen | (noun) male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics | Synonyms: androgenic hormone |
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androgenesis | (noun) male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization | Synonyms: androgeny |
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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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androgenous | (adjective) of or related to androgenesis | Synonyms: androgenetic |
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androgeny | (noun) male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization | Synonyms: androgenesis |
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androglossia | (noun) a woman's voice with male qualities | - |
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androgyne | (noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made | Synonyms: epicene, epicene person, gynandromorph, hermaphrodite, intersex |
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androgynous | (adjective) having both male and female characteristics | - |
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(adjective) relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance | - |
androgyny | (noun) showing characteristics of both sexes | Synonyms: bisexuality, hermaphroditism |
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anemograph | (noun) An instrument which records wind velocities. | - |
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anemographic | (adjective) pertaining to the recording of wind measurements | - |
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anemography | (noun) recording anemometrical measurements | - |
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anesthesiologist | (noun) a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated | Synonyms: anaesthetist, anesthetist |
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anesthesiology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics | - |
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angelology | (noun) the branch of theology that is concerned with angels | - |
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angiocardiogram | (noun) a series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance | - |
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angiogenesis | (noun) the formation of new blood vessels | - |
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angiogram | (noun) an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance | - |
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angiography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram | - |
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angiologist | (noun) a physician who specializes in angiology | - |
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angiology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the blood and lymph vessels and their disorders | - |
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anisogamete | (noun) either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size | - |
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anisogametic | (adjective) relating to either of a pair of dissimilar (anisogamic) gametes combining in sexual reproduction | - |
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anisogamic | (adjective) relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape) | Synonyms: anisogamous |
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anisogamous | (adjective) relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape) | Synonyms: anisogamic |
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anisogamy | (noun) (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size) | - |
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ankyloglossia | (noun) a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue | Synonyms: tongue tie |
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anorthography | (noun) a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion | Synonyms: agraphia, logagraphia |
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anterograde | (adjective) of amnesia; affecting time immediately following trauma | - |
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anthologise | (verb) compile an anthology | Synonyms: anthologize |
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anthologist | (noun) an editor who makes selections for an anthology | - |
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anthologize | (verb) compile an anthology | Synonyms: anthologise |
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anthology | (noun) a collection of selected literary passages | - |
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anthropogenesis | (noun) the evolution or genesis of the human race | Synonyms: anthropogeny |
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anthropogenetic | (adjective) of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings | Synonyms: anthropogenic |
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anthropogenic | (adjective) of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings | Synonyms: anthropogenetic |
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anthropogeny | (noun) the evolution or genesis of the human race | Synonyms: anthropogenesis |
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anthropological | (adjective) of or concerned with the science of anthropology | - |
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anthropologism | (noun) a point of view in which human nature is exhaustively determined by the culture in which a person lives, leaving no room for human agency. | - |
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anthropologist | (noun) a social scientist who specializes in anthropology | - |
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anthropology | (noun) the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings | - |
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antilog | (noun) the number of which a given number is the logarithm | Synonyms: antilogarithm |
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antilogarithm | (noun) the number of which a given number is the logarithm | Synonyms: antilog |
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antilogism | (noun) an inconsistent triad of propositions in logic of which two are premises of a valid syllogism while the third is the contradictory of its conclusion. | - |
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antiphlogistic | (adjective) counteracting inflammation | - |
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apogametic | (adjective) of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization | Synonyms: apogamic, apogamous |
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