Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z apocrine Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells. apocrinitis The formation of abscesses in the sweat glands. apocrisarius A high-ranking ecclesiastical deputy or other official apocrisiarius A high diplomatic representative, approximately equivalent to a papal nuncio. apocrisiary An apocrisiarius. apocrisis rescript; technical response apocritan Any insect of the suborder Apocrita apocrypha Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively). apocryphal Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha. apocryphalist A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible. apocryphally In an apocryphal manner. apocryphalness The state or condition of being apocryphal. apocryphiar One who rewrites history to their own advantage or tells self-aggrandizing falsehoods. apocryphon Synonym of apocrypha. apocynaceous Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander. apocyneous Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum. apocynin A derivative of acetophenone that occurs in many plants; it has some potential medicinal properties apocynthion The point in an orbit around the Moon that is most distant from that body. apocyte A multinucleate cell apocytherion Apoapsis around Venus. apocytial Synonym of apocytic. apocytic Relating to apocytes; multinucleate and unicellular. apocytium A multinucleate mass of protoplasm that lacks a distinct cell membrane apocytochrome Any form of a cytochrome that is lacking the heme unit apocytosis An abnormal increase in the number of apocytes apod Lacking feet; apodal. Apodaca A surname. apodacean Any holothurian of the subclass Apodacea apodal Without feet or foot-like body parts; legless ; footless ; feetless. apodeictic Affording proof; demonstrative. apodeictical apodeictic apodeictically In an apodeictic manner. apodeipnon Final part of the divine office in the Eastern Church. apodemal Synonym of apodemic. apodeme An ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles. apodemic A kind of methodical guidebook for travelers, offering practical advice and instructions on what to see. apodemics The art and science of methodical travel. apoderm An embryonic cuticle formed during the first calyptostase of a mite, which lacks limbs and setae. apodia The congenital absence of feet. apodiabolosis A lowering to the rank of a devil. apodict An apodictic proposition; a non-mathematical axiom. apodictic Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain. apodictical Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain. apodictically In an apodictical manner. apodicticism The practice or advocacy of making apodictic statements. apodicticity The state of being apodictic apodictism Apodictic character, tendency, or pretension. apodictive apodictic apodid Any member of the family Apodidae of swifts. apodiform Belonging to the order Apodiformes, including swifts and hummingbirds. apodioxis Emphatic rejection or dismissal of an opponent or an opposing proposition. apoditrysian Any micromoth of the clade Apoditrysia apodixis Full demonstration or showing; absolute and incontrovertible proof. apodization Any of several techniques to modify the form of a mathematical function, or of a spectrum etc. by smoothing or removing irregularities apodize To remove or smooth a sharp discontinuity in a mathematical function. apodized Formed by apodization apodizer Any of several devices that permit apodization of an optical or electrical signal apodosis The consequential clause in a conditional sentence. apodotic Of or pertaining to apodosis. apodous apodal apodyopsis The act of gazing at a person and imagining them naked; a mental undressing. apodyterium The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed. apoenzymatic Relating to apoenzymes apoenzyme An inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor. apoetical Not poetical. apofenchene An unsaturated monocyclic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₉H₁₆. apoferment apoenzyme apoferritin Part of the ferritin that is not combined with iron apoflavodoxin The apoprotein of flavodoxin apoflavoprotein The apoprotein of a flavoprotein apofocus apocenter, apobaryon apoform The form of an apoprotein apogalactic Of or pertaining to an apogalacticon apogalacticon The point in the orbit of a star at which it is furthest from the centre of its local galaxy apogalacticum the farthest place in the galaxy apogamic Of or relating to apogamy. apogamically By means of apogamy. apogamous Relating to apogamy apogamously By means of apogamy. apogamy Asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud. apogastropod Any sea snail of the infraclass Apogastropoda apogeal Connected with the apogee; apogeic. apogean Connected with the apogee. apogee The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter. apogeic Pertaining to the apogee. apogeny Inability to reproduce sexually as a result of destruction of the male and female organs. apogeotropic Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc. apogeotropically In an apogeotropic manner; of leaves and other botanical structures, in a manner that bends away from the ground. apogeotropism An apogeotropic tendency; the tendency to bend away from the ground. apoglobin A form of a globin that lacks a heme unit apogonid Any member of the family Apogonidae of large-headed, marine, percoid fishes with oblong and compressed bodies. apogranite A granite that has a high concentration of albite. apograph A copy or transcript of a manuscript (called the antigraph). apographal Of or relating to the apograph of a manuscript. apographic Of or relating to the apograph of a manuscript. apoharmine An alkaloid, C₈H₈N₂, derived from harmic acid, that behaves similarly to harmine, but that has greater solubility in water. apohemoglobin The apoprotein of hemoglobin apohemoprotein The apoprotein of a hemoprotein apoherm In an orbit around the planet Mercury, the point that is most distant from Mercury. apohermion Apoapsis around Mercury. apohyal Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone. apohydrogenase The apoprotein of a hydrogenase. apohyoscine Synonym of aposcopolamine. apoid Synonym of apoidean. apoidean Relating to bees of the superfamily Apoidea. apoinducer A protein that binds to DNA to activate transcription, particularly in positive gene control mechanisms. apoise poised; balanced apojove apoapsis around Jupiter apokoinou A blending of two sentences through a common word which has two syntactic functions, one for each of the sentences. The word common to both sentences is often a predicate object in the first and a subject in the second. Apokpa Any ancestral deity in Meitei folklore, mythology and religion. apokrone Apoapsis around the planet Saturn. apolactoferrin The iron-free form of lactoferrin apolar Having no polarity. apolarity The condition of being apolar apolarly In an apolar manner apolaustic Dedicated to enjoyment. apolaustics The philosophy of the pleasurable. Apold A village and commune of Mureș County, Romania. apolemiid Any siphonophore of the family Apolemiidae Apolima The smallest of the four inhabited islands of Samoa. Apolinar A surname from Spanish. Apolinario A surname from Spanish. apolipophorin Any of a group of apolipoproteins that function in lipid transport and lipoprotein metabolism apolipoprotein Any polypeptide or protein that can serve as an apoprotein by binding with a lipid to form a lipoprotein. apolitical Having no interest or involvement in politics. apoliticality The quality of being apolitical. apolitically Done without political affiliation. apoliticism Apolitical behaviour. apolizumab A humanized monoclonal antibody being studied as a treatment for hematologic cancers. Apollin Apollo, the son of Zeus. Apollinairian Of or relating to Guillaume Apollinaire (1880–1918), French writer and art critic. Apollinarian A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ. Apollinarianism Apollinarism apollinaris A type of sparkling mineral water. Apollinarism The Christological theology that Jesus's mind was only divine and not human, condemned as a heresy at the First Council of Constantinople. Apolline Of or relating to the god Apollo. apollo Any of several papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius, especially Parnassius apollo of Eurasia (also known as the mountain apollo). Apollon Synonym of Apollo. Apollonia A female given name from Ancient Greek. apollonian Of or relating to the ancient Olympian Greek God Apollo. Apollonic Of or relating to the mythological Apollo. apollonicon A particular type of barrel organ that also had a keyboard. Apollonistic Synonym of Apollonian (“relating to the god Apollo”). Apollonius A male given name of historical usage. apollos A figure of the early Christian church, mentioned in the Book of Acts and the First Epistle to the Corinthians. Apollyon The destroying angel of the abyss, the undoer or disintegrator. Apollyonic Of or pertaining to Apollyon. apologal Relating to an apologue. apologee One that receives an apology apologem Consolation item distributed to players after a service disruption.