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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agitprop | (noun) political propaganda (especially communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema | - |
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amphiprostylar | (adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure | Synonyms: amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed |
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amphiprostyle | (adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure | Synonyms: amphiprostylar, amphistylar, porticoed |
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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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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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appro | (noun) an informal British abbreviation of approval | - |
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approach | (noun) the act of drawing spatially closer to something | Synonyms: approaching, coming |
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(noun) a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green | Synonyms: approach shot |
(noun) ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation | Synonyms: attack, plan of attack |
(noun) a way of entering or leaving | Synonyms: access |
(noun) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time | Synonyms: approaching, coming |
(noun) a close approximation | - |
(noun) a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others | Synonyms: advance, feeler, overture |
(noun) the event of one object coming closer to another | Synonyms: approaching |
(noun) the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing | Synonyms: approach path, glide path, glide slope |
(verb) make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion | - |
(verb) move towards | Synonyms: come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near |
(verb) come near in time | Synonyms: come near |
(verb) begin to deal with | Synonyms: go about, set about |
(verb) come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character | Synonyms: border on |
approachability | (noun) the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with | Synonyms: accessibility |
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approachable | (adjective) easy to meet or converse or do business with | - |
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(adjective) easily approached | Synonyms: reachable |
(adjective) capable of being read with comprehension | Synonyms: accessible |
approaching | (adjective) of the relatively near future | Synonyms: coming, forthcoming, upcoming |
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(noun) the act of drawing spatially closer to something | Synonyms: approach, coming |
(noun) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time | Synonyms: approach, coming |
(noun) the event of one object coming closer to another | Synonyms: approach |
approbate | (verb) accept (documents) as valid | - |
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(verb) approve or sanction officially | - |
approbation | (noun) official recognition or approval | - |
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(noun) official approval | - |
approbative | (adjective) expressing or manifesting praise or approval | Synonyms: affirmative, approbatory, approving, plausive |
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approbatory | (adjective) expressing or manifesting praise or approval | Synonyms: affirmative, approbative, approving, plausive |
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appropriable | (adjective) that can be appropriated | - |
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appropriate | (adjective) suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc | - |
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(adjective) meant or adapted for an occasion or use | Synonyms: suitable, suited |
(verb) give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause | Synonyms: allow, earmark, reserve, set aside |
(verb) take possession of by force, as after an invasion | Synonyms: capture, conquer, seize |
appropriately | (adverb) in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances | Synonyms: befittingly, duly, fitly, fittingly, properly, suitably |
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appropriateness | (noun) the quality of being specially suitable | - |
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(noun) appropriate conduct; doing the right thing | Synonyms: rightness |
appropriation | (noun) a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | - |
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(noun) incorporation by joining or uniting | Synonyms: annexation |
(noun) money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose | - |
appropriative | (adjective) of or relating to or given to the act of taking for yourself | - |
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appropriator | (noun) someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission) | - |
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approval | (noun) the formal act of approving | Synonyms: approving, blessing |
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(noun) a message expressing a favorable opinion | Synonyms: commendation |
(noun) a feeling of liking something or someone good | - |
(noun) acceptance as satisfactory | Synonyms: favorable reception, favourable reception |
approve | (verb) judge to be right or commendable; think well of | - |
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(verb) give sanction to | Synonyms: O.K., okay, sanction |
approved | (adjective) established by authority; given authoritative approval | Synonyms: sanctioned |
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approver | (noun) an authority with power to approve | - |
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approving | (adjective) expressing or manifesting praise or approval | Synonyms: affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive |
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(noun) the formal act of approving | Synonyms: approval, blessing |
approvingly | (adverb) in an approving manner | - |
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approximate | (adjective) located close together | Synonyms: close together |
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(adjective) very close in resemblance | Synonyms: near |
(adjective) not quite exact or correct | Synonyms: approximative, rough |
(verb) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) | Synonyms: estimate, gauge, guess, judge |
(verb) be close or similar | Synonyms: come close |
approximately | (adverb) (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | Synonyms: about, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some |
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approximation | (noun) the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue | Synonyms: bringing close together |
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(noun) the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity) | - |
(noun) an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | Synonyms: estimate, estimation, idea |
(noun) an imprecise or incomplete account | - |
approximative | (adjective) not quite exact or correct | Synonyms: approximate, rough |
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apron | (noun) a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing | - |
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(noun) a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used | - |
(noun) the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) | Synonyms: forestage, proscenium |
(noun) (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green | - |
apropos | (adjective) of an appropriate or pertinent nature | - |
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(adverb) at an opportune time | Synonyms: seasonably, timely, well-timed |
(adverb) introducing a different topic | Synonyms: by the bye, by the way, incidentally |
bombproof | (adjective) able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells | Synonyms: shellproof |
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(noun) a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids | Synonyms: air-raid shelter, bomb shelter |
(verb) make safe against bombings | - |
bulletproof | (adjective) not penetrable by bullets | - |
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(adjective) without flaws or loopholes | Synonyms: ironclad, unassailable, unshakable, watertight |
(verb) make bulletproof | - |
burglarproof | (adjective) secure against burglary | - |
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byproduct | (noun) a product made during the manufacture of something else | Synonyms: by-product, spin-off |
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(noun) a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence | Synonyms: by-product |
childproof | (verb) make safe against children | Synonyms: child-proof |
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chlorpromazine | (noun) a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer | Synonyms: Thorazine |
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ciprofloxacin | (noun) an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints | Synonyms: Cipro |
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compromise | (noun) a middle way between two extremes | Synonyms: via media |
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(noun) an accommodation in which both sides make concessions | - |
(verb) settle by concession | - |
(verb) make a compromise; arrive at a compromise | - |
(verb) expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute | - |
compromiser | (noun) a negotiator willing to compromise | - |
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compromising | (adjective) making or willing to make concessions | Synonyms: conciliatory, flexible |
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(adjective) vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion | - |
coprolalia | (noun) an uncontrollable use of obscene language; often accompanied by mental disorders | - |
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coprolite | (noun) fossil excrement; petrified dung | - |
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coprolith | (noun) a hard mass of fecal matter | Synonyms: faecalith, fecalith, stercolith |
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coprophagia | (noun) eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity | Synonyms: coprophagy |
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coprophagy | (noun) eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity | Synonyms: coprophagia |
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counterproductive | (adjective) tending to hinder the achievement of a goal | - |
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counterproject | (noun) a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. | - |
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counterproposal | (noun) a proposal offered as an alternative to an earlier proposal | - |
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creaseproof | (adjective) of fabric that does not wrinkle easily | Synonyms: crease-resistant, wrinkle-resistant, wrinkleproof |
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cupronickel | (noun) a 60/40 alloy of copper and nickel | - |
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cuprous | (adjective) of or containing divalent copper | Synonyms: cupric |
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cyclopropane | (noun) a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic | - |
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cyproheptadine | (noun) an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions | Synonyms: Periactin |
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disapprobation | (noun) an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable | Synonyms: condemnation |
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disapproval | (noun) the act of disapproving or condemning | - |
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(noun) an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group | Synonyms: disfavor, disfavour, dislike |
(noun) the expression of disapproval | - |
(noun) a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing | - |
disapprove | (verb) consider bad or wrong | - |
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(verb) deem wrong or inappropriate | Synonyms: reject |
disapproving | (adjective) expressing or manifesting disapproval | - |
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disapprovingly | (adverb) showing disapproval | - |
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disproof | (noun) the act of determining that something is false | Synonyms: falsification, falsifying, refutal, refutation |
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(noun) any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | Synonyms: falsification, refutation |
disproportion | (noun) lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something | Synonyms: dissymmetry, imbalance |
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disproportional | (adjective) out of proportion | Synonyms: disproportionate |
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disproportionate | (adjective) out of proportion | Synonyms: disproportional |
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(adjective) not proportionate | - |
disproportionately | (adverb) to a disproportionate degree | - |
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(adverb) in a manner which is out of proportion | - |
disprove | (verb) prove to be false | Synonyms: confute |
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disprover | (noun) a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument | Synonyms: confuter, rebutter, refuter |
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dysprosium | (noun) a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic | Synonyms: atomic number 66, Dy |
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ectoproct | (noun) sessile mossy aquatic animal having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles | - |
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entoproct | (noun) any of various moss-like aquatic animals usually forming branching colonies; each polyp having a both mouth and anus within a closed ring of tentacles | - |
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equiprobable | (adjective) equally probable | - |
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expropriate | (verb) deprive of possessions | - |
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expropriation | (noun) taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority) | - |
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fenoprofen | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders | Synonyms: fenoprofen calcium, Nalfon |
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fetoprotein | (noun) any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer | Synonyms: foetoprotein |
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fireproof | (adjective) impervious to damage by fire | - |
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(verb) make resistant to fire | - |
flameproof | (adjective) resistant to catching fire | Synonyms: flame-retardant |
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flurbiprofen | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally | Synonyms: Ansaid |
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foetoprotein | (noun) any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer | Synonyms: fetoprotein |
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foolproof | (adjective) not liable to failure | Synonyms: unfailing |
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(verb) proof against human misuse or error | Synonyms: goof-proof, goofproof |
glycoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component | - |
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goofproof | (verb) proof against human misuse or error | Synonyms: foolproof, goof-proof |
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greaseproof | (adjective) resistant to penetration by grease or oil or wax | - |
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haemoproteid | (noun) related to malaria parasite and having a phase in the viscera of various birds | - |
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haemoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin | Synonyms: hemoprotein |
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hemoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin | Synonyms: haemoprotein |
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hydroxyproline | (noun) a crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collagen | - |
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hyperbetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age | - |
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hyperlipoproteinemia | (noun) any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in high levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood | - |
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hypobetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a hereditary disorder characterized by low levels of beta-lipoproteins and lipids and cholesterol | - |
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hypolipoproteinemia | (noun) any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in low levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood | - |
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hypoproteinemia | (noun) abnormally low level of protein in the blood; can indicate inadequate diet or intestinal or renal disorders | - |
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ibuprofen | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic | Synonyms: Advil, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Motrin, Nuprin |
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immunocompromised | (adjective) unable to develop a normal immune response usually because of malnutrition or immunodeficiency or immunosuppressive therapy | - |
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improbability | (noun) the quality of being improbable | Synonyms: improbableness |
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improbable | (adjective) not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred | Synonyms: unlikely |
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(adjective) having a probability too low to inspire belief | Synonyms: unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely |
(adjective) too improbable to admit of belief | Synonyms: marvellous, marvelous, tall |
improbableness | (noun) the quality of being improbable | Synonyms: improbability |
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