A form of articulation that allows considerable change in position and spatial relationship between the articulated parts, and which bones move freely upon one another; diarthrosis.
abattoirs
abattoirs
noun
plural of abattoir
abbreviations
abbreviations
noun
plural of abbreviation
abbreviators
abbreviators
noun
plural of abbreviator
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abdominoposterior
aberrations
aberrations
noun
plural of aberration
abjurations
abjurations
noun
plural of abjuration
abnormalcies
abnormalcies
noun
plural of abnormalcy
abnormalise
abnormalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abnormalize.
abnormalised
abnormalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalising
abnormalising
verb
present participle of abnormalise
abnormalism
abnormalist
abnormalist
noun
(Christianity, theology) One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abolisher
abolisher
noun
Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
abolishers
abolishers
noun
plural of abolisher
abominators
abominators
noun
plural of abominator
aboriginals
aboriginals
noun
plural of aboriginal
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
abortionist
abortionist
noun
(chiefly derogatory) A person who advocates for or supports the legality of abortion.
(now sometimes offensive) A person who performs abortions, especially illegally or secretly.
abortionists
abortionists
noun
plural of abortionist
abortions
abortions
noun
plural of abortion
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
abrasiometer
abrasiometer
noun
A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion.
abrasion
abrasion
noun
(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
abrasions
abrasions
noun
plural of abrasion
abreactions
abreactions
noun
plural of abreaction
abrogations
abrogations
noun
plural of abrogation
abrosia
abrosia
noun
Abstinence from food.
Abstinence.
Wasting away as a result of abstinence from food.
abrosias
abruptiones
absarokite
absarokite
noun
(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
absolvitor
absolvitor
noun
(Scotland, law) A decision or decree made by a court in favour of the defendant in a given action; dismissal.
absolvitory
absolvitory
adj
Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
absorbability
absorbability
noun
The state or quality of being absorbable.
absorbancies
absorbancies
noun
plural of absorbancy
absorbefacient
absorbefacient
adj
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
absorbencies
absorbencies
noun
plural of absorbency
absorbing
absorbing
adj
(statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
verb
present participle of absorb
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
absorbition
absorbition
noun
(obsolete) absorption
absorbtion
absorbtion
noun
Misspelling of absorption.
absorptiometer
absorptiometer
noun
A instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids.
An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed.
absorptiometric
absorptiometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
absorption
absorption
noun
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
absorptional
absorptional
adj
Relating to absorption.
absorptions
absorptions
noun
plural of absorption
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstertion
abstraction
abstraction
noun
(art) An abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects.
(chemistry) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
(computing) Any generalization technique that ignores or hides details to capture some kind of commonality between different instances for the purpose of controlling the intellectual complexity of engineered systems, particularly software systems.
(computing) Any intellectual construct produced through the technique of abstraction.
(engineering) Removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.
(euphemistic) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
(geology) The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
A member of an idealized subgroup when contemplated according to the abstracted quality which defines the subgroup.
A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects; preoccupation.
Abstraction is necessary for the classification of things into genera and species.
An idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary nature.
An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature.
Any characteristic of an individual object when that characteristic has been separated from the object and is contemplated alone as a quality having independent existence.
The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization.
The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the product of any mental process involving a synthesis of: separation, despecification, generalization, and ideation in any of a number of combinations.
abstractional
abstractional
adj
Pertaining to abstraction.
abstractionism
abstractionism
noun
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art.
The presentation of ideas in an abstract manner.
abstractionist
abstractionist
adj
Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art.
noun
(art) Someone who supports or creates abstract art.
An idealist.
abstractionists
abstractionists
noun
plural of abstractionist
abstractions
abstractions
noun
plural of abstraction
abstractitious
abstractitious
adj
(obsolete) Obtained from plants by distillation.
abstriction
abstriction
noun
(biology, mycology) A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction.
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
acerbityacerose
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
acrobacies
acrobatics
acrobatics
noun
A spectacular display of agility.
The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
acrobystitis
acrophobias
acrophobias
noun
plural of acrophobia
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
aerobacteriologist
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
aeroballistics
aeroballistics
noun
The part of ballistics that deals with the interaction of high-speed projectiles with the atmosphere
aerobatics
aerobatics
noun
Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
aerobicizes
aerobicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerobicize
aerobics
aerobics
noun
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
aerobioscope
aerobioscope
noun
An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
aerobiosis
aerobiosis
noun
(biology) Any form of life that is sustained by the presence of air (or oxygen)
aerobious
aerobious
adj
(obsolete) aerobic
aeroembolism
aeroembolism
noun
An embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood.
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
agrobiologist
agrobiologist
noun
One who studies bacteria and other organisms in soil for the purpose of growing crops or feeding animals.
One who studies the nutrition or breeding of animals or crops.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
airboats
airboats
noun
plural of airboat
albicores
albicores
noun
plural of albicore
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albocinereous
albopruinose
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
aleurobius
ambassadorial
ambassadorial
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambassador.
ambassadorially
ambassadorially
adv
In an ambassadorial way.
ambassadorship
ambassadorship
noun
The post or office of ambassador.
ambassadorships
ambassadorships
noun
plural of ambassadorship
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
amberoids
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambiparous
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
ambisporangiate
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversions
ambroids
ambroise
ambrosi
ambrosia
ambrosia
noun
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The anointing-oil of the gods.
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
A dessert made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.
A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.
Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
ambrosiac
ambrosiac
adj
Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
ambrosiaceae
ambrosiaceous
ambrosial
ambrosial
adj
(Greek mythology) Pertaining to or worthy of the gods.
Succulently sweet or fragrant; balmy, divine.
ambrosially
ambrosially
adv
In an ambrosial manner.
ambrosian
ambrosian
adj
Ambrosial.
ambrosias
ambrosias
noun
plural of ambrosia
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
ambrosin
ambrosin
noun
(numismatics) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene lactone (3aS,6S,6aR,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,6a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione present in Ambrosia maritima
ambrosine
ambrosio
ambrosius
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatoriums
ameliorableness
amobarbitals
amobarbitals
noun
plural of amobarbital
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibryous
anabrosis
anabrosis
noun
(obsolete, medicine) wasting away
anaerobies
anaerobies
noun
(biology) anaerobes
anaerobioses
anaerobioses
noun
plural of anaerobiosis
anaerobiosis
anaerobiosis
noun
(biology) Any form of life that is sustained in the absence of air (or oxygen)