(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abjudicate
abjudicate
verb
(law) To reject by judicial sentence.
To abjudge.
abjudicated
abjudicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjudicate
abjudicating
abjudicating
verb
present participle of abjudicate
abjudication
abjudication
noun
(law, rare) Rejection by judicial sentence.
abjudicator
acanthuridae
acaridomatium
acculturized
acculturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acculturize
accustomized
accustomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustomize
acerbitude
acerbitude
noun
(archaic) Sourness and harshness; acerbity.
acetotoluid
acetotoluide
acetotoluide
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of a toluidine
acetotoluidine
acettoluide
acetylenediurein
acetylfluoride
aciculated
aciculated
adj
Alternative form of aciculate
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulated
acidulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acidulate
acidulates
acidulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidulate
acidulating
acidulating
verb
present participle of acidulate
acidulation
acidulation
noun
The act of acidulating.
acidulations
acidulations
noun
plural of acidulation
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acquainted
acquainted
adj
Personally known; familiar.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquaint
acquaintedness
acquaintedness
noun
(rare) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.
acquisited
acquitted
acquitted
adj
Having been acquitted; having gone through a trial that resulted in something other than a guilty verdict.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquit
acritude
acritude
noun
acridity; pungency combined with heat.
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actualised
actualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actualise
actualized
actualized
adj
Having become actual; having been realized or made real.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actualize
acuminated
acuminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acuminate
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
adducting
adducting
verb
present participle of adduct
adduction
adduction
noun
(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
adductive
adductive
adj
Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adjectitious
adjectitious
adj
(formal) Added; additional.
adjudicata
adjudicate
adjudicate
verb
(Scotland, law) To seize, or convey, a debtor's estate as security.
To act as a judge.
To settle a legal case or other dispute.
adjudicated
adjudicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjudicate
adjudicates
adjudicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjudicate
adjudicating
adjudicating
verb
present participle of adjudicate
adjudication
adjudication
noun
(emergency response) The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action.
(law) The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt.
(law, Scotland) A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt.
A judgment or sentence.
The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
adjudicative
adjudicative
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication or to an adjudicator.
adjudicator
adjudicator
noun
One who adjudicates.
adjudicators
adjudicators
noun
plural of adjudicator
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
adjudicature
adjudicature
noun
An act of adjudication; a judgment.
adjunction
adjunction
noun
(category theory) Given a pair of categories 𝒞 and 𝒟: an anti-parallel pair of functors F:𝒞→𝒟 and G:𝒟→𝒞 and a natural transformation 𝜂: mbox id_C→GF called “unit” such that for any object A∈𝒞, for any object B∈𝒟, and for any morphism f:A→GB, there is a unique morphism g:FA→B such that Gg∘𝜂_A=f. (Note: there is another natural transformation called “counit” as well but its existence may be derived by theorem.) The pair of functors express a similarity between the pair of categories which is weaker than that of an equivalence of categories.
(law) The joining of personal property owned by one to that owned by another.
The act of joining; the thing joined or added.
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adjunctive
adjunctive
adj
(logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a
additional; neither basic nor primary
forming an adjunct
noun
(grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
(manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
adjutrice
adjutrice
noun
Alternative form of adjutrix (“female adjutor”)
adminiculate
adminiculate
verb
(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.
adminiculation
adminiculation
noun
(law) proof; corroboration
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
adscititious
adscititious
adj
Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
adscriptitious
adscriptitius
adulticidal
adulticidal
adj
Of or pertaining to an adulticide
adulticide
adulticide
noun
A pesticide designed to kill adult insects rather than their larvae.
verb
(transitive) To treat with adulticide.
aduncity
aduncity
noun
Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amplexicaudate
anacatadidymus
anarchoindividualist
ancistrocladaceous
ancistrocladus
androtauric
anisocotyledonous
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
annunciated
annunciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annunciate
antecardium
antejudiciary
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
anticonductor
antidecalogue
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antidysuric
antieducation
antieducation
adj
Opposed to education.
antieducational
antieducational
adj
Opposing education.
antieducationalist
antieducationally
antieducationist
antifeudalistic
antipeduncular
antiproductionist
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiproductivity
antipudic
antipudic
adj
(rare) That covers the genitals.
antireducer
antireducing
antireduction
antireductive
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
apiculated
apiculated
adj
(botany) apiculate
appendiculata
appendiculate
appendiculate
adj
(biology) Bearing appendages, such as one of the leg-bearing segments of an insect.
(biology) Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.
(mycology) Of a mushroom: having partial veil remnants hanging along the cap margin.
appendiculated
appendiculated
adj
Alternative form of appendiculate
archdisturber
arctitude
articulated
articulated
adj
(grammar, linguistics) Qualified by an article
Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
noun
An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of articulate
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
audacities
audacities
noun
plural of audacity
audacity
audacity
noun
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
audubonistic
auriculated
auriculated
adj
(biology, rare) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared.
(botany, rare) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auriculate.
(zoology, rare) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc.
auspicated
auspicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auspicate
autacoid
autacoid
noun
(biochemistry) A hormone or similar compound that has a short-term, local effect
autacoidal
autacoidal
adj
Of or relating to an autacoid.
autacoids
autacoids
noun
plural of autacoid
authenticated
authenticated
verb
past participle of authenticate
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autocide
autocide
noun
(agriculture) Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.
(bacteriology) A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium.
(obsolete, rare) A suicidal person.
An act of killing someone with an automobile.
An act of suicide committed by crashing a car.
autocoid
autocoid
noun
Alternative form of autacoid
autocoids
autocoids
noun
plural of autocoid
autocondensation
autocondensation
noun
(chemistry) A condensation reaction between two molecules of the same compound
autoconduction
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autodermic
autodestruction
autodestruction
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself.
autodiagnostic
autodiagnostic
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodiagnosis; self-diagnosing.
autodiagrammatic
autodidact
autodidact
noun
A self-taught person.
autodidactic
autodidactic
adj
Of, relating to, or being an autodidact; self-taught; self-educated.
autodidactically
autodidactically
adv
By teaching oneself.
autodidacts
autodidacts
noun
plural of autodidact
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autoeducation
autoeducation
noun
Self-education, driven by the learner exploring topics of interest.
autoeducative
autoeducative
adj
Of or relating to autoeducation.
autofecundation
autofecundation
noun
Self-impregnation.
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
autoinduction
autoinduction
noun
(biochemistry) The expression of an enzyme that is responsible for the metabolism of the agent expressing it
autoinductive
autoinductive
adj
That exhibits autoinduction
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
autoreduction
autoreduction
noun
(inorganic chemistry) reduction in the absence of a reducing agent
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.