airdrome | (noun) an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo | Synonyms: aerodrome, airport, drome |
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airwoman | (noun) a woman aviator | Synonyms: aviatress, aviatrix |
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algometer | (noun) device for measuring pain caused by pressure | - |
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algometric | (adjective) of or related to algometry | Synonyms: algometrical |
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algometrical | (adjective) of or related to algometry | Synonyms: algometric |
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algometry | (noun) measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure | - |
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allelomorph | (noun) (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character | Synonyms: allele |
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allelomorphic | (adjective) of or relating to alleles | Synonyms: allelic |
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allomerism | (noun) (chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form | - |
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allomerous | (adjective) pertaining to allomerism | - |
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allometric | (adjective) relating to or marked by allometry | - |
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allometry | (noun) the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole | - |
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allomorph | (noun) a variant phonological representation of a morpheme | - |
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(noun) any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound | - |
allomorphic | (adjective) pertaining to allomorphs | - |
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alumbloom | (noun) any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera | Synonyms: alumroot |
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ambystomid | (noun) small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander | Synonyms: ambystomid salamander |
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aminomethane | (noun) a methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino radical | - |
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amygdalotomy | (noun) psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence) | - |
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anadromous | (adjective) migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn | - |
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anastomose | (verb) cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis | Synonyms: inosculate |
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(verb) come together or open into each other | Synonyms: inosculate |
anastomosis | (noun) a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous | Synonyms: inosculation |
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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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anatomise | (verb) dissect in order to analyze | Synonyms: anatomize |
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anatomist | (noun) an expert in anatomy | - |
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anatomize | (verb) analyze down to the smallest detail | - |
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(verb) dissect in order to analyze | Synonyms: anatomise |
anatomy | (noun) a detailed analysis | - |
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(noun) alternative names for the body of a human being | Synonyms: bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma |
(noun) the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals | Synonyms: general anatomy |
andromeda | (noun) any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers | - |
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(noun) broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers | Synonyms: Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica |
anemoclinometer | (noun) A type of instrument which measures the inclination of the wind to the horizontal plane. | - |
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anemometer | (noun) a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind | Synonyms: wind gage, wind gauge |
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anemometric | (adjective) pertaining to the measurement of wind speed and direction | Synonyms: anemometrical |
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anemometrical | (adjective) pertaining to the measurement of wind speed and direction | Synonyms: anemometric |
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anemometry | (noun) measuring wind speed and direction | - |
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angioma | (noun) a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels | - |
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angiomatous | (adjective) of or related to or having a tumor of the kind known as an angioma | - |
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angiosarcoma | (noun) a rare malignant neoplasm arising from vascular tissue; usually occurs in the breast and skin and is believed to originate from the endothelial cells of blood vessels | - |
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angstrom | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation | Synonyms: A, angstrom unit |
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anisometric | (adjective) having unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or measurements | Synonyms: unsymmetrical |
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anisometropia | (noun) difference in the refractive power of the two eyes | - |
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anisometropic | (adjective) relating to a difference in the refractive power of the two eyes | - |
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anomalist | (noun) someone who has a special interest in exceptional cases | - |
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anomalops | (noun) fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico | Synonyms: flashlight fish |
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anomalopteryx | (noun) the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey | Synonyms: Anomalopteryx oweni |
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anomalous | (adjective) deviating from the general or common order or type | - |
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anomalously | (adverb) in an anomalous manner | - |
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anomalousness | (noun) deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule | Synonyms: anomaly |
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anomaly | (noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun) | - |
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(noun) a person who is unusual | Synonyms: unusual person |
(noun) deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule | Synonyms: anomalousness |
anomia | (noun) inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects | Synonyms: amnesic aphasia, amnestic aphasia, anomic aphasia, nominal aphasia |
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anomic | (adjective) socially disoriented | Synonyms: alienated, disoriented |
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anomie | (noun) lack of moral standards in a society | Synonyms: anomy |
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(noun) personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation | Synonyms: anomy |
anomy | (noun) lack of moral standards in a society | Synonyms: anomie |
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(noun) personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation | Synonyms: anomie |
anteroom | (noun) a large entrance or reception room or area | Synonyms: antechamber, entrance hall, foyer, hall, lobby, vestibule |
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anthropometric | (adjective) of or relating to anthropometry | Synonyms: anthropometrical |
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anthropometrical | (adjective) of or relating to anthropometry | Synonyms: anthropometric |
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anthropometry | (noun) measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities | - |
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anthropomorphic | (adjective) suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things | Synonyms: anthropomorphous, humanlike |
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anthropomorphise | (verb) ascribe human features to something | Synonyms: anthropomorphize |
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anthropomorphism | (noun) the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits | Synonyms: theanthropism |
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anthropomorphize | (verb) ascribe human features to something | Synonyms: anthropomorphise |
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anthropomorphous | (adjective) suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things | Synonyms: anthropomorphic, humanlike |
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antidromic | (adjective) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal | - |
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antiferromagnet | (noun) any material that has antiferromagnetic properties. | - |
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antiferromagnetic | (adjective) relating to antiferromagnetism | - |
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antiferromagnetism | (noun) magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature | - |
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antinomasia | (noun) substitution of a title for a name | - |
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antinomian | (adjective) relating to or influenced by antinomianism | - |
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(noun) a follower of the doctrine of antinomianism | - |
antinomianism | (noun) the theological doctrine that by faith and God's grace a Christian is freed from all laws (including the moral standards of the culture) | - |
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antinomy | (noun) a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable | - |
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aplomb | (noun) great coolness and composure under strain | Synonyms: assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid |
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apochromatic | (adjective) corrected for both chromatic and spherical aberration | - |
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apomict | (noun) a plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis | - |
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apomictic | (adjective) of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis | Synonyms: apomictical |
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(adjective) (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction | Synonyms: agamic, agamogenetic, agamous, parthenogenetic |
apomictical | (adjective) of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis | Synonyms: apomictic |
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apomixis | (noun) any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization | - |
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apomorphine | (noun) a morphine derivative that is not as strong as morphine; used as an emetic and in small doses as a sedative | - |
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appendectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the vermiform appendix | Synonyms: appendicectomy |
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appendicectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the vermiform appendix | Synonyms: appendectomy |
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aroma | (noun) any property detected by the olfactory system | Synonyms: odor, odour, olfactory property, scent, smell |
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(noun) a distinctive odor that is pleasant | Synonyms: fragrance, perfume, scent |
aromatherapy | (noun) the therapeutic use of aromatic plant extracts and essential oils in baths or massage | - |
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aromatic | (adjective) (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings | - |
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(adjective) having a strong pleasant odor | Synonyms: redolent |
aromaticity | (noun) The property of having an aroma. | - |
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aromatise | (verb) fill or impregnate with an odor | Synonyms: aromatize, perfume |
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aromatize | (verb) fill or impregnate with an odor | Synonyms: aromatise, perfume |
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arthromere | (noun) any of the segments in the body of a jointed animal like an arthropod | - |
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arthromeric | (adjective) of or relating to one of the body segments of jointed animals | - |
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ascoma | (noun) an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle | - |
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ascomycete | (noun) any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus | Synonyms: ascomycetous fungus |
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ascomycetous | (adjective) related to or characteristic of fungi of the class Ascomycetes | - |
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assemblywoman | (noun) a woman assemblyman | - |
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astomatal | (adjective) lacking a stoma or stomata | - |
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astomatous | (adjective) having no mouth or mouthlike opening | Synonyms: mouthless |
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astrodome | (noun) a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations | - |
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astrometry | (noun) the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies | - |
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astronomer | (noun) a physicist who studies astronomy | Synonyms: stargazer, uranologist |
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astronomic | (adjective) relating or belonging to the science of astronomy | Synonyms: astronomical |
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(adjective) inconceivably large | Synonyms: astronomical, galactic |
astronomical | (adjective) relating or belonging to the science of astronomy | Synonyms: astronomic |
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(adjective) inconceivably large | Synonyms: astronomic, galactic |
astronomically | (adverb) enormously | - |
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astronomy | (noun) the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | Synonyms: uranology |
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