(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
abnormalcies
abnormalcies
noun
plural of abnormalcy
abscondedly
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acaudelescent
acaulescence
acaulescence
noun
The condition of being acaulescent
acaulescent
acaulescent
adj
(botany) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.
accelerandos
accelerandos
noun
plural of accelerando
accelerants
accelerants
noun
plural of accelerant
accelerations
accelerations
noun
plural of acceleration
accentless
accentless
adj
Of a word, having no diacritical mark; unaccented.
Speaking without an accent.
acceptableness
acceptableness
noun
The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.
accessibleness
accessibleness
noun
The property that someone or something can be accessed.
accessional
accessional
adj
(rare) Pertaining to accession; additional.
accidentalism
accidentalism
noun
A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors.
Accidental character or effect.
The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose.
The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).
accidentalist
accidentalist
noun
An expert in accidents, especially those involving motor vehicles.
Someone who believes in accidentalism.
accidentalness
accidentalness
noun
The quality of being accidental; casualness.
accidentals
accidentals
noun
plural of accidental
accommodableness
accommodableness
noun
(rare) The quality or condition of being accommodable
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
accounsel
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
accountableness
accountableness
noun
The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
accumulativeness
accumulativeness
noun
The state or qualities of being accumulative.
acetanilides
acetanilides
noun
plural of acetanilide
acetanilids
acetanilids
noun
plural of acetanilid
acetylacetonates
acetylacetonates
noun
plural of acetylacetonate
acetylations
acetylations
noun
plural of acetylation
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acetylenes
acetylenes
noun
plural of acetylene
acetylrosaniline
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acknowledges
acknowledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
acondylose
acondylose
adj
Alternative form of acondylous
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acriflavines
acriflavines
noun
plural of acriflavine
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acroleins
acroleins
noun
plural of acrolein
acromiosternal
actinolites
actinolites
noun
plural of actinolite
actinomycestal
actinomycetales
actionless
actionless
adj
Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
actualness
actualness
noun
The state or quality of being actual.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenosclerosis
adenosclerosis
noun
(medicine) The hardening of a gland.
adolescence
adolescence
noun
The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.
adolescences
adolescences
noun
plural of adolescence
adolescency
adolescency
noun
adolescence
adolescent
adolescent
adj
Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
noun
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
adolescently
adolescently
adv
In a adolescent manner; like a teenager.
adolescents
adolescents
noun
plural of adolescent
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
adrenalectomies
adrenalectomies
noun
plural of adrenalectomy
adularescence
adularescence
noun
The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
aeschylean
aeschylean
Adjective
Of or relating to Aeschylus, an ancient Greek dramatic poet.
aesculapian
aesculetin
aesculetin
noun
A derivative of coumarin found in chicory and many other plants.
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
affectlessness
affectlessness
noun
Emotional detachment; a lack of feeling.
afflictedness
afflictedness
noun
The state or quality of being afflicted.
afflictionless
afflictionless
adj
Free from affliction.
affluences
affluences
noun
plural of affluence
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
agelacrinites
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
aguascalientes
aguascalientes
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
Its capital city.
aktiengesellschaft
alalcomeneus
albescence
albescence
noun
The act of becoming white; whitishness.
albescent
albescent
adj
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
albocinereous
albuminoscope
alcaligenes
alcantarines
alcedines
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alcyones
alcyoneus
aleksandrovac
alencons
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
aliacensis
alkalescence
alkalescence
noun
A tendency to become alkaline.
The state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominate.
alkalescency
alkalescency
noun
Alternative form of alkalescence
alkalescent
alkalescent
adj
Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
allegiances
allegiances
noun
plural of allegiance
allegoricalness
allegoricalness
noun
The state or quality of being allegorical.
alliances
alliances
noun
plural of alliance
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
allowances
allowances
noun
plural of allowance
almacenista
alnicoes
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alsinaceae
alsinaceous
altercations
altercations
noun
plural of altercation
altingiaceous
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
amelcorns
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
amnioclepsis
amphinucleus
amyelencephalous
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anacephalaeosis
anacletus
anaeroplastic
anaesthetically
anaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of anesthetically
anaglyphoscope
analcimes
analcimes
noun
plural of analcime
analcites
analcites
noun
plural of analcite
analects
analects
noun
A collection of excerpts or quotes.
analgesic
analgesic
adj
(of a person, etc) Unable to feel pain.
(of medicine) Acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)
analgesics
analgesics
noun
plural of analgesic
analogicalness
analogicalness
noun
The state or quality of being analogical.
analyticities
analyticities
noun
plural of analyticity
anamnestically
anamnestically
adv
By means of anamnesis
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
ancestorial
ancestorial
adj
Ancestral.
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
ancestral
ancestral
adj
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
ancestrally
ancestrally
adv
Pertaining to ancestry.
ancestrial
ancestrial
adj
(dated) Ancestral.
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
ancillaries
ancillaries
noun
plural of ancillary
ancistrocladaceae
ancistrocladaceous
ancyloceras
ancylose
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcles
androcles
Proper noun
The main character of a common folktale that is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156.
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anecdotalist
anecdotalist
noun
One who recounts anecdotes, or uses them instead of experimental evidence in a field of study.
anelastic
anelastic
adj
(engineering, materials science) Showing no obvious relation between stress and strain.