(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
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.
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.
acatalepsia
acatalepsia
noun
Alternative form of acatalepsy
acceptabilities
acceptabilities
noun
plural of acceptability
acceptancies
acceptations
acceptations
noun
plural of acceptation
acceptingness
acceptingness
noun
The ability or desire to accept.
accipitres
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
accompaniments
accompaniments
noun
plural of accompaniment
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
acephalist
acephalist
noun
(obsolete) One who acknowledges no head or superior
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
acroparesthesia
acroparesthesia
noun
(medicine) severe pain in the extremities
acrotrophoneurosis
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinostereoscopy
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
adaptabilities
adaptabilities
noun
plural of adaptability
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adaptivities
adaptivities
noun
plural of adaptivity
adderspit
adenohypersthenia
adenolipomatosis
adenolipomatosis
noun
(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
adenopharyngitis
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adipescent
adipescent
adj
(medicine) Developing fatty deposits.
adiposities
adiposities
noun
plural of adiposity
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
adoptabilities
adoptabilities
noun
plural of adoptability
adscripted
adscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adscript
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
adstipulate
adstipulated
adventureship
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aecioteliospore
aegospotami
aeolotropism
aeolotropism
noun
aeolotropy
aepyornithiformes
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aerophilatelist
aerophilatelist
noun
One who practices aerophilately; a collector of airmail stamps.
aerophysicist
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aerotherapeutics
aerotherapeutics
noun
The treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
aethrioscope
aethrioscope
noun
(meteorology) A device for measuring temperature variations due to different atmospheric conditions, such as cloud or clear skies.
afterimpression
afterimpression
noun
Alternative spelling of after-impression
afterpains
afterpains
noun
plural of afterpain
afterpieces
afterpieces
noun
plural of afterpiece
aftership
afterspring
agapemonist
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agrostographies
aistopodes
aleiptes
alethopteis
algesireceptor
aliptes
aliseptal
aliseptal
adj
(anatomy, obsolete) Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.
allelotropism
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
allopatries
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
alopecist
alopecist
noun
One who undertakes to cure or prevent baldness.
alpestrian
alpestrine
alpestrine
adj
Synonym of subalpine
alpetragius
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabetisation
alphabetisation
noun
The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
alpiste
altarpieces
altarpieces
noun
plural of altarpiece
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
altiscope
altiscope
noun
An arrangement of lenses and mirrors making it possible to see around obstructing objects.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
ambisporangiate
aminopeptidase
aminopeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
ampasimenite
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphiarthroses
amphiarthroses
noun
plural of amphiarthrosis
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphiblestritis
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphierotism
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphisporangiate
amphistome
amphistome
noun
Any trematode of the genus Paramphistomum (previously Amphistoma)
amphitheaters
amphitheaters
noun
plural of amphitheater
amphithemis
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anaeroplastic
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anapaestic
anapaestic
adj
Alternative spelling of anapestic
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapestic
anapestic
adj
of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.
of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
noun
A verse that contains anapestic feet
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anapterygotism
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
angioelephantiasis
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angustiseptal
angustiseptate
angustiseptate
adj
Having a narrow septum
anhaematopoiesis
anhematopoiesis
anisometrope
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisoptera
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anisopterous
anisotrope
anisotrope
adj
(dated) anisotropic
anisotropies
anisotropies
noun
plural of anisotropy
antapices
antapices
noun
plural of antapex
antebaptismal
antehypophysis
antehypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland