Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.
Proper noun
a local government council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Region. The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.
a historic county in Scotland which was absorbed into Region in 1975.
abranchialism
abranchialism
noun
The condition of being without gills.
absinthiating
absinthiating
verb
present participle of absinthiate
acanthocereus
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
accouchements
accouchements
noun
plural of accouchement
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
adenemphraxis
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
adventureship
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
aeschynanthus
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
allochthonous
allochthonous
adj
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
allothigenous
allothogenous
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
amblyrhynchus
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphipneustic
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
anachronistic
anachronistic
adj
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anaesthesiant
anaesthetized
anaesthetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anaesthetize
anaesthetizer
anaesthetizer
noun
Alternative form of anesthetizer
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anaphrodisiac
anaphrodisiac
adj
Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
noun
An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
anaphroditous
anaptomorphus
anathematised
anathematised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anathematise
anathematiser
anathematiser
noun
Alternative spelling of anathematizer
anathematizes
anathematizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anathematize
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anepigraphous
anesthetizing
anesthetizing
verb
present participle of anesthetize
angiemphraxis
angioasthenia
angiocholitis
angiocholitis
noun
Synonym of cholangitis
angiothlipsis
anisognathism
anisognathous
anisognathous
adj
(pathology) Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anisostichous
annihilations
annihilations
noun
plural of annihilation
anomophyllous
anthecologist
anthecologist
noun
One who studies anthecology.
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antherogenous
anthologising
anthologising
verb
present participle of anthologise
anthosiderite
anthracitious
anthroposcopy
anthroposcopy
noun
A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
anthroposophy
anthroposophy
noun
(archaic, as used before Rudolf Steiner) Knowledge or understanding of human nature.
A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.
antiaesthetic
antiaesthetic
adj
Opposing or rejecting what is aesthetic.
antianarchist
antianarchist
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-anarchist
antiasthmatic
antiasthmatic
adj
antasthmatic
antiatheistic
antiatheistic
adj
(religion) Opposing atheism.
antichristian
antichristian
adj
Alternative form of anti-Christian
Pertaining to Antichrist.
antiharmonist
antihemolysin
antihistamine
antihistamine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.
antimechanism
antimechanism
noun
(philosophy) A belief that opposes mechanism.
antimechanist
antimechanist
noun
(philosophy) One who rejects mechanism.
antiochianism
antipharisaic
antipharisaic
adj
Opposing the Pharisees.
antiphonaries
antiphonaries
noun
plural of antiphonary
antiphysician
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antisophistic
antisophistry
antistrophize
antistrophize
verb
(transitive, poetry) To turn into antistrophe.
antisyphillis
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
apotheosising
apotheosising
verb
present participle of apotheosise
apotheosizing
apotheosizing
verb
present participle of apotheosize
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
apprehensions
apprehensions
noun
plural of apprehension
arachnoiditis
arachnoiditis
noun
(pathology) A neuropathic disease caused by the inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surround and protect the nerves of the spinal cord.
arachnologist
arachnologist
noun
One who is engaged in arachnology, the study of arachnids.
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archdeaconess
archdeaconess
noun
A female archdeacon.
The wife of an archdeacon.
archidiskodon
archmessenger
archostenosis
archscoundrel
archsynagogue
archvestryman
argumentmaths
aristolochine
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arsenotherapy
arsenotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of a disease with a compound of arsenic
arthrogastran
aschaffenburg
aschelminthes
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
assheadedness
assistantship
assistantship
noun
A position of employment as an assistant.
The occupation of being an assistant.
asthenobiosis
asthenobiosis
noun
(biology) A form of hibernation or estivation that is not dependent on season, temperature or humidity
asthenobiotic
asthenophobia
asthenosphere
asthenosphere
noun
(geology) The zone of the Earth's upper mantle, below the lithosphere.
astonishingly
astonishingly
adv
In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.
Very; remarkably used as an intensifier.
astonishments
astonishments
noun
plural of astonishment
asynchronisms
asynchronisms
noun
plural of asynchronism
athanasianism
athanasianist
atheisticness
atheisticness
noun
The state or quality of being atheistic.
atherogenesis
atherogenesis
noun
(pathology) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries
authenticates
authenticates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authenticate
authenticness
authenticness
Noun
The quality of being authentic; authenticity.
authorisation
authorisation
noun
Alternative spelling of authorization
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autochthonous
autochthonous
adj
(biology, medicine) Originating where found; found where it originates.
(geology) Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.
Native to the place where found; indigenous.
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
automechanism
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
balloonfishes
balloonfishes
noun
plural of balloonfish
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
bartholinitis
bartholinitis
noun
inflammation of Bartholin's cyst
bashfulnesses
bashfulnesses
noun
plural of bashfulness
basibranchial
basibranchial
adj
Relating to the bony base of gills, or to the corresponding parts of abranchiate vertebrates
noun
Any fish that has such gills
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basidiolichen
basidiolichen
noun
(lichenology) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the Basidiomycota