| abactinal
|
(of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated |
- |
| abaxial
|
facing away from the axis of an organ or organism |
dorsal |
| abbatial
|
of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess |
- |
| abdominal
|
the muscles of the abdomen |
ab,
abdominal muscle |
| abdominal
|
of or relating to or near the abdomen |
- |
| abdominovesical
|
of or relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder |
- |
| abettal
|
the verbal act of urging on |
instigation,
abetment |
| abnormal
|
not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm |
unnatural |
| abnormal
|
departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development |
- |
| abnormal
|
much greater than the normal |
- |
| abomasal
|
relating to the abomasum (the fourth compartment of the stomach of ruminants) |
- |
| aboral
|
opposite to or away from the mouth |
- |
| aboriginal
|
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning |
native |
| aboriginal
|
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state |
primaeval,
primal,
primeval,
primordial |
| aboriginal
|
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place |
native,
indigen,
indigene,
aborigine |
| abranchial
|
having no gills |
gill-less,
abranchiate,
abranchious |
| abseil
|
descend by means of a rappel |
rappel,
rope down |
| abseil
|
(mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body |
rappel |
| abysmal
|
very great; limitless |
- |
| abysmal
|
resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable |
unfathomable,
abyssal |
| abyssal
|
resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable |
unfathomable,
abysmal |
| abyssal
|
relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters |
- |
| acapnial
|
relating to or demonstrating acapnia |
acapnic,
acapnotic |
| acaudal
|
lacking a tail or taillike appendage |
acaudate |
| accentual
|
of or pertaining to accent or stress |
- |
| accentual
|
(of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity |
- |
| accessional
|
of or constituting an accession |
- |
| accessorial
|
nonessential but helpful |
- |
| accidental
|
happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally |
inadvertent |
| accidental
|
not of prime or central importance |
nonessential,
incidental |
| accidental
|
a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature |
- |
| accommodational
|
of or relating to the accommodation of the lens of the eye |
- |
| accrual
|
the act of accumulating |
accruement,
accumulation |
| acculturational
|
of or relating to acculturation |
acculturative |
| accusal
|
a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt |
accusation |
| accusatorial
|
specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor |
- |
| acebutolol
|
an oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension |
Sectral |
| acetal
|
any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules |
- |
| acetaldol
|
unsaturated aldol |
- |
| acetyl
|
the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) |
ethanoyl group,
ethanoyl radical,
acetyl group,
acetyl radical |
| achenial
|
pertaining to dry one-seeded indehiscent fruit |
- |
| acidophil
|
an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment |
acidophile |
| acoustical
|
of or relating to the science of acoustics |
acoustic |
| acquittal
|
a judgment of not guilty |
- |
| acritical
|
without a crisis (as of some diseases) |
- |
| acropetal
|
of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex |
- |
| actinal
|
(of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on which the mouth is situated |
- |
| actinometrical
|
of or related to actinometry |
actinometric |
| actinomycetal
|
of or belonging to the actinomycetes |
actinomycetous |
| actual
|
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible |
existent |
| actual
|
taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated |
- |
| actual
|
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something |
real,
genuine,
literal |
| actual
|
existing in act or fact |
factual |
| actual
|
being or existing at the present moment |
- |
| actuarial
|
of or relating to the work of an actuary |
- |
| acyl
|
any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group |
acyl group |
| acylglycerol
|
an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils |
glyceride |
| adaptational
|
of or relating to adaptation |
- |
| adaxial
|
nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism |
ventral |
| additional
|
further or added |
extra |
| adenoidal
|
sounding as if the nose were pinched |
nasal,
pinched |
| adenoidal
|
of or pertaining to the adenoids |
- |
| adjectival
|
of or relating to or functioning as an adjective |
adjective |
| admiral
|
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral |
full admiral |
| admiral
|
any of several brightly colored butterflies |
- |
| adnexal
|
of or pertaining to adnexa |
annexal |
| adrenal
|
either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney |
suprarenal gland,
adrenal gland |
| adrenal
|
of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions |
- |
| adrenal
|
near the kidneys |
- |
| adrenocortical
|
of or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands |
- |
| adventitial
|
of or pertaining to the adventitia |
- |
| adverbial
|
of or relating to or functioning as an adverb |
- |
| adverbial
|
a word or group of words function as an adverb |
- |
| advertorial
|
an advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic report |
- |
| aecial
|
of or belonging to an aecium |
- |
| aerial
|
a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer |
forward pass |
| aerial
|
an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals |
antenna,
transmitting aerial |
| aerial
|
existing or living or growing or operating in the air |
- |
| aerial
|
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air |
ethereal,
aeriform,
aery,
airy |
| aerofoil
|
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight |
surface,
control surface,
airfoil |
| aerological
|
of or pertaining to aerology |
- |
| aeromedical
|
of or relating to aviation medicine |
- |
| aeronautical
|
of or pertaining to aeronautics |
aeronautic |
| aerosol
|
a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas |
- |
| aerosol
|
a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) |
spray can,
aerosol bomb,
aerosol can,
aerosol container |
| aesthetical
|
concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste |
esthetic,
esthetical,
aesthetic |
| aestival
|
(rare) of or occurring in summer |
estival |
| aetiological
|
of or relating to the philosophical study of causation |
etiologic,
etiological,
aetiologic |
| aetiological
|
relating to the etiology of a disease |
etiologic,
etiological,
aetiologic |
| affectional
|
characterized by emotion |
emotive,
affective |
| affinal
|
(anthropology) related by marriage |
affine |
| affixal
|
of or pertaining to a linguistic affix |
affixial |
| affixial
|
of or pertaining to a linguistic affix |
affixal |
| afoul
|
especially of a ship's lines etc |
foul,
fouled |
| agal
|
a cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kaffiyeh |
- |
| agential
|
of or relating to an agent or agency |
- |
| agnail
|
a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected |
hangnail |
| agnostical
|
uncertain of all claims to knowledge |
agnostic |
| agonadal
|
lacking gonads |
- |
| agonal
|
pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies) |
- |
| agonistical
|
striving to overcome in argument |
combative,
agonistic |
| agricultural
|
relating to farming or agriculture |
agrarian,
farming |
| agricultural
|
relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming |
- |
| agrobiological
|
of or pertaining to agrobiology |
agrobiologic |
| agrological
|
of or related to agrology |
agrologic |
| agronomical
|
of or relating to or promoting agronomy |
agronomic |
| ahistorical
|
unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition |
- |
| ail
|
aromatic bulb used as seasoning |
garlic |
| ail
|
be ill or unwell |
- |
| ail
|
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed |
trouble,
pain |
| airfoil
|
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight |
surface,
control surface,
aerofoil |
| airmail
|
send or transport by airmail |
- |
| airmail
|
letters and packages that are transported by aircraft |
- |
| airmail
|
a system of conveying mail by aircraft |
airpost |
| albinal
|
of or pertaining to or affected by albinism |
albinic,
albinistic,
albinotic |
| albuterol
|
a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness |
Proventil,
Ventolin |
| alchemical
|
related to or concerned with alchemy |
alchemic |
| alchemistical
|
of or relating to alchemists |
alchemistic |
| alcohol
|
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent |
intoxicant,
inebriant,
alcoholic beverage,
alcoholic drink |
| alcohol
|
any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation |
- |
| aldol
|
an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde; contains an alcohol group (-OH) and an aldehyde group (-CHO) |
aldehyde-alcohol |
| algal
|
of or relating to alga |
- |
| algebraical
|
of or relating to algebra |
algebraic |
| algometrical
|
of or related to algometry |
algometric |
| alimental
|
of or providing nourishment |
nourishing,
nutrient,
nutritious,
nutritive,
alimentary |
| alkaloidal
|
pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids |
- |
| alkyl
|
any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons |
alkyl group,
alkyl radical |
| all
|
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely |
right,
entirely,
whole,
wholly,
completely,
altogether,
totally |
| all
|
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class |
- |
| all
|
completely given to or absorbed by |
- |
| allegorical
|
used in or characteristic of or containing allegory |
allegoric |
| allopurinol
|
a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid |
Zyloprim |
| allotropical
|
of or related to or exhibiting allotropism |
allotropic |