abbot | (noun) the superior of an abbey of monks | Synonyms: archimandrite |
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abetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels | - |
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abiotrophy | (noun) a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury | - |
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acanthotic | (adjective) of or relating to or having acanthosis | - |
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acapnotic | (adjective) relating to or demonstrating acapnia | Synonyms: acapnial, acapnic |
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acaryote | (noun) a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte) | Synonyms: akaryocyte, akaryote |
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acidotic | (adjective) having or being characterized by acidosis | - |
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acromyotonia | (noun) myotonia of the extremities only; causes spastic deformity of the hand or foot | - |
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actinomycotic | (adjective) of or related to actinomycosis infection | - |
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actinotherapy | (noun) (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance | Synonyms: irradiation, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy |
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adrenocorticotrophic | (adjective) stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex | Synonyms: adrenocorticotropic |
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adrenocorticotrophin | (noun) a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex | Synonyms: ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin, corticotropin |
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adrenocorticotropic | (adjective) stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex | Synonyms: adrenocorticotrophic |
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adrenocorticotropin | (noun) a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex | Synonyms: ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotrophin, corticotropin |
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aeolotropic | (adjective) having properties with different values along different axes | Synonyms: eolotropic |
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aerobiotic | (adjective) living or active only in the presence of oxygen | - |
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afoot | (adjective) currently in progress | Synonyms: underway |
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(adjective) traveling by foot | - |
(adverb) on foot; walking | - |
agiotage | (noun) a fee charged for exchanging currencies | Synonyms: agio, exchange premium, premium |
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(noun) speculative dealing in stock exchange securities or foreign exchange. | - |
agrypnotic | (adjective) of or pertaining to agrypnia | - |
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akaryote | (noun) a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte) | Synonyms: acaryote, akaryocyte |
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albinotic | (adjective) of or pertaining to or affected by albinism | Synonyms: albinal, albinic, albinistic |
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aldotetrose | (noun) A four-carbon aldose; for example, threose, erythrose. | - |
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aldotriose | (noun) Any aldose having three carbon atoms; in reality, just glyceraldehyde. | - |
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aliquot | (adjective) signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity | - |
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(noun) an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity | Synonyms: aliquot part |
alkalotic | (adjective) marked by alkalosis (or a tendency toward alkalosis) | - |
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allot | (verb) allow to have | Synonyms: accord, grant |
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(verb) give out | Synonyms: assign, portion |
(verb) administer or bestow, as in small portions | Synonyms: administer, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out |
allotment | (noun) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan | Synonyms: allocation, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling |
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(noun) a share set aside for a specific purpose | Synonyms: allocation |
allotrope | (noun) a structurally different form of an element | - |
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allotropic | (adjective) of or related to or exhibiting allotropism | Synonyms: allotropical |
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allotropical | (adjective) of or related to or exhibiting allotropism | Synonyms: allotropic |
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allotropism | (noun) the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms | Synonyms: allotropy |
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allotropy | (noun) the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms | Synonyms: allotropism |
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allotted | (adjective) given as a task | - |
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alumroot | (noun) any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera | Synonyms: alumbloom |
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amaurotic | (adjective) pertaining to blindness caused by amaurosis | - |
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aminotransferase | (noun) a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound) | Synonyms: aminopherase, transaminase |
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amitotic | (adjective) pertaining to a simple method of cell division | - |
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amniote | (noun) any member of the Amniota | - |
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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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amphibiotic | (adjective) having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form | Synonyms: semiaquatic |
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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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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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amygdalotomy | (noun) psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence) | - |
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amyotonia | (noun) lack of normal muscular tension or tonus | Synonyms: atonia, atonicity, atony |
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amyotrophia | (noun) progressive wasting of muscle tissues | Synonyms: amyotrophy |
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amyotrophy | (noun) progressive wasting of muscle tissues | Synonyms: amyotrophia |
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anabiotic | (adjective) of or related to the state of anabiosis | - |
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anaerobiotic | (adjective) living or active in the absence of free oxygen | Synonyms: anaerobic |
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anastomotic | (adjective) of or relating to or exhibiting anastomosis | - |
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anatotitan | (noun) one of the largest and most famous duck-billed dinosaurs | - |
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anecdotal | (adjective) having the character of an anecdote | - |
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(adjective) characterized by or given to telling anecdotes | Synonyms: anecdotic, anecdotical |
anecdotalism | (noun) The property of being related to short accounts of real incidents or persons, often humorous or interesting. | - |
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anecdote | (noun) short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) | - |
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anecdotic | (adjective) characterized by or given to telling anecdotes | Synonyms: anecdotal, anecdotical |
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anecdotical | (adjective) characterized by or given to telling anecdotes | Synonyms: anecdotal, anecdotic |
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anecdotist | (noun) a person skilled in telling anecdotes | Synonyms: raconteur |
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angiotelectasia | (noun) dilation and enlargement of arterioles | - |
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angiotensin | (noun) any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels | Synonyms: angiotonin, Hypertensin |
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angiotonin | (noun) any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels | Synonyms: angiotensin, Hypertensin |
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anisotropic | (adjective) not invariant with respect to direction | - |
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anisotropically | (adverb) in an anisotropic manner | - |
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anisotropy | (noun) the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions | - |
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ankylotic | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of the abnormality ankylosis | - |
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annotate | (verb) provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases | Synonyms: comment, gloss |
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(verb) add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments | Synonyms: footnote |
annotating | (noun) the act of adding notes | Synonyms: annotation |
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annotation | (noun) the act of adding notes | Synonyms: annotating |
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(noun) a comment or instruction (usually added) | Synonyms: notation, note |
annotator | (noun) a commentator who writes notes to a text | - |
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another | (adjective) any of various alternatives; some other; entity, singular, other pronoun; quantifier, singular, another | Synonyms: some other |
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antibiotic | (adjective) of or relating to antibiotic drugs | - |
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(noun) a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections | Synonyms: antibiotic drug |
antidotal | (adjective) counteracting the effects of a poison | - |
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antidote | (noun) a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison | Synonyms: counterpoison |
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antimycotic | (noun) any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi | Synonyms: antifungal, antifungal agent, antimycotic agent, fungicide |
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antiproton | (noun) an unstable negatively charged proton; the antiparticle of a proton | - |
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antiprotozoal | (noun) a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa | Synonyms: antiprotozoal drug |
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antipsychotic | (noun) tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired | Synonyms: antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic drug, major tranquilizer, major tranquilliser, major tranquillizer, neuroleptic, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic drug |
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aphotic | (adjective) lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight | - |
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aponeurotic | (adjective) of or relating to an aponeurosis | - |
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apothecary | (noun) a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs | Synonyms: chemist, druggist, pharmacist, pill pusher, pill roller |
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apothecial | (adjective) of or relating to the apothecium of some lichens and fungi | - |
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apothecium | (noun) a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi | - |
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apothegm | (noun) a short pithy instructive saying | Synonyms: aphorism, apophthegm |
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apothegmatic | (adjective) given to or characterized by terse apothegms | Synonyms: apothegmatical |
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(adjective) terse and witty and like a maxim | Synonyms: aphoristic, epigrammatic |
apothegmatical | (adjective) given to or characterized by terse apothegms | Synonyms: apothegmatic |
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apotheose | (verb) deify or glorify | Synonyms: apotheosise, apotheosize |
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apotheosis | (noun) the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) | Synonyms: deification, exaltation |
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(noun) model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal | Synonyms: ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saint |
apotheosise | (verb) deify or glorify | Synonyms: apotheose, apotheosize |
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apotheosize | (verb) deify or glorify | Synonyms: apotheose, apotheosise |
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apotropaic | (adjective) having the power to prevent evil or bad luck | - |
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apricot | (noun) a shade of pink tinged with yellow | Synonyms: peach, salmon pink, yellowish pink |
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(noun) downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach | - |
(noun) Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach | Synonyms: apricot tree |
arccotangent | (noun) the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a cotangent equal to a given number | Synonyms: arc cotangent, inverse cotangent |
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argot | (noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | Synonyms: cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular |
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arrowroot | (noun) white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch | Synonyms: American arrowroot, Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant |
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(noun) canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained | Synonyms: achira, Canna edulis, Canna indica, indian shot |
(noun) a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant | - |
arteriosclerotic | (adjective) affected by arteriosclerosis | - |
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ascot | (noun) a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin | - |
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asymptote | (noun) a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity | - |
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asymptotic | (adjective) relating to or of the nature of an asymptote | - |
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asymptotically | (adverb) toward an asymptote | - |
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ateleiotic | (adjective) of or relating to ateleiosis | - |
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atherosclerotic | (adjective) of or relating to atherosclerosis | - |
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