(obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
noun
(neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve.
That which abducts.
abducing
abducing
verb
present participle of abduce
abjuring
abjuring
verb
present participle of abjure
abluents
abluents
noun
plural of abluent
ablution
ablution
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
(Western Christianity) The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
(chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
(literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
(plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
abluvion
abluvion
noun
(obsolete, rare) That which is washed off.
abneural
abneural
adj
Away from the neural (cerebrospinal) axis
abounded
abounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abound
abounder
abounder
noun
One who has plenty, one who abounds (in something).
abscound
absonous
absonous
adj
(obsolete) Discordant; inharmonious; incongruous.
abundant
abundant
adj
(mathematics) Being an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.
Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.
Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity.
abutilon
abutilon
noun
Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
abutment
abutment
noun
(architecture) That element that shares a common boundary or surface with its neighbor.
(dentistry) The tooth that supports a denture or bridge.
(engineering) A construction that supports the ends of a bridge; a structure that anchors the cables on a suspension bridge.
(engineering) The part of a valley or canyon wall against which a dam is constructed.
(engineering, architecture) The solid portion of a structure that supports the lateral pressure of an arch or vault.
A fixed point or surface where resistance is obtained.
Something that abuts, or on which something abuts.
The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts.
The state of abutting.
abutting
abutting
adj
Facing each other, front to front.
noun
abutment
verb
present participle of abut
acanthus
acanthus
noun
(architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
acauline
acauline
Adjective
acaulescent
accentus
accounts
accounts
noun
plural of account
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of account
accruing
accruing
noun
An amount that is accrued.
verb
present participle of accrue
accusant
accusant
noun
(obsolete) An accuser.
accusing
accusing
adj
Accusatory.
noun
Accusation.
verb
present participle of accuse
accutron
aceituna
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
achesoun
acolhuan
aconitum
aconitum
noun
Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.
The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
acontium
acontium
noun
An Ancient Greek weapon similar to a javelin
One of a series of threads of a septum of some actinians
acontius
acounter
acquaint
acquaint
adj
(obsolete) Acquainted.
verb
(transitive, archaic, followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
(transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
(transitive, obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom.
actinium
actinium
noun
A radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores.
actinula
actinula
noun
(zoology) A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (Tubularia), having a stellate form.
acuating
acuating
verb
present participle of acuate
acuation
acuation
noun
(rare) The act of sharpening.
acushnet
acutance
acutance
noun
(photography) Edge contrast in an image; a component of sharpness.
addendum
addendum
noun
(engineering) The height by which the tooth of a gear projects beyond (outside for external, or inside for internal) the standard pitch circle or pitch line.
A postscript.
Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.
adducent
adducent
adj
(physiology) Related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another.
adducing
adducing
verb
present participle of adduce
adenauer
adiantum
adiantum
noun
The maidenhair fern and related ferns (of the genus Adiantum)
adjourns
adjourns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjourn
adjument
adjument
noun
(obsolete) Help; support; that which or one who helps or supports.
adjuncts
adjuncts
noun
plural of adjunct
adjuntas
adjuring
adjuring
noun
adjuration
verb
present participle of adjure
adjutant
adjutant
adj
Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer.
noun
(military) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
(zoology) Any bird of the genus Leptoptilos, a branch of the stork family (Ciconiidae) native to India and Southeast Asia.
An assistant.
adjuvant
adjuvant
adj
(medicine) Designating a supplementary form of treatment, especially a cancer therapy administered after removal of a primary tumour. [from 19th c.]
Helping; helpful; assisting. [from 16th c.]
noun
(agriculture) An additive (often a separate product) that enhances the efficacy of pesticide products, but has little or no pesticidal activity itself. [from mid 20th c.]
(immunology) A substance enhancing the immune response to an antigen. [from 20th c.]
(medicine) Something that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment; a supplementary treatment. [from 18th c.]
(pharmacology) An additive (as in a drug) that aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient. [from 19th c.]
Someone who helps or facilitates; an assistant, a helper. [from 16th c.]
adlumine
adlumine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of genus Adlumia.
adneural
adneural
adj
(anatomy) Near a nerve
adnumber
aduncate
aduncate
adj
(rare) curved inwards; hooked
aduncity
aduncity
noun
Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
aduncous
aduncous
adj
curved inwards; hooked
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aeronaut
aeronaut
noun
A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
affluent
affluent
adj
(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
(dated) Tributary.
(obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
Abundant; copious; plenteous.
The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City.
noun
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
Somebody who is wealthy.
affusion
affusion
noun
A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.
The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
afluking
againbuy
agendums
agendums
noun
plural of agendum
aglucone
aglucone
noun
The aglycone of a glucoside
agnostus
aguavina
aguavina
noun
The fish Diplectrum radiale.
aguistin
aidoneus
airbound
airbound
adj
Of a pump etc.: containing too much air, such that the flow is impeded.
ajutment
akuammin
alakanuk
alalunga
alangium
alaudine
alaudine
adj
Of or pertaining to skylarks.
alaunian
albumean
albumens
albumens
noun
plural of albumen
albumins
albumins
noun
plural of albumin
alburnum
alburnum
noun
sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood.
alchuine
alcinous
alefnull
aleurone
aleurone
noun
(biochemistry) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
aleutian
aleutian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands (a group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, west of Alaska), or to its inhabitants, their culture, or their language.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
alfaquin
alingual
alingual
adj
(linguistics) Using no language.
alinotum
aliquant
aliquant
adj
(mathematics, dated) Less than another specified integer, but not dividing it into integral parts.
noun
(chemistry) An aliquot.
(mathematics, dated) An integer that is less than another, but that does not divide the other integer into integral parts.
alitrunk
alitrunk
noun
(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
allround
alluding
alluding
verb
present participle of allude
allumine
alluring
alluring
adj
Having the power to allure.
noun
The action of the verb allure.
verb
present participle of allure
allusion
allusion
noun
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned
alluvion
alluvion
noun
(law) The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.
alumbank
aluminas
aluminas
noun
plural of alumina
alumines
aluminic
aluminic
adj
(chemistry) Of, relating to or containing aluminium.
aluminum
aluminum
noun
US and Canadian standard spelling of aluminium.
aluminyl
aluminyl
noun
(inorganic chemistry, especially in combination) Aluminium in the +1 oxidation state.
alunites
alunites
noun
plural of alunite
alunogen
alunogen
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium sulfate mineral often found on the walls of mines and quarries.
ambulant
ambulant
adj
Able to walk.
Designed for use by somebody with a disability that impairs, but does not prevent, walking.
noun
A patient who is able to walk.
ambuling
amentula
amiantus
amiantus
noun
Alternative spelling of amianthus
amidulin
amidulin
noun
soluble starch, so rendered by boiling or treating with hydrochloric acid
ammianus
ammonium
ammonium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent NH₄⁺ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any similar cation formed by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl or aryl radicals
amounted
amounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amount
amounter
ampongue
amundsen
anacusia
anacusic
anacusic
adj
(medicine) Totally deaf.
anacusis
anacusis
noun
(medicine) Total deafness.
analogue
analogue
adj
(mostly Commonwealth) Alternative form of analog
anapurna
anaunter
anauxite
anchusas
anchusas
noun
plural of anchusa
anchusin
anchusin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root.
ancohuma
anconeus
anconeus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
androuet
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
anestrus
anestrus
noun
In some female animals, a spell of sexual respite in between breeding periods.
aneurine
aneurine
Noun
thiamine
aneurins
aneurism
aneurism
noun
Alternative spelling of aneurysm
aneurysm
aneurysm
noun
(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
anginous
anginous
adj
Of or pertaining to angina, especially to angina pectoris
anguidae
anguilla
anguille
anguiped
anguiped
adj
Having serpents (or similar) in place of legs
noun
A mythological creature that had serpents in place of legs
angulare
angulate
angulate
adj
Shaped with corners or angles.
verb
To make, or to become, angular.
angulose
angulose
adj
Alternative form of angulous
angulous
angulous
adj
(archaic) angular; having corners
angustia
anhelous
anhelous
adj
Short of breath; panting.
anheuser
anhungry
anhungry
adj
(obsolete, rare) Hungry.
aniakudo
anicetus
anicetus
Proper noun
One of the twin sons of Heracles and Hebe, his twin brother is Alexiares. Along with their father, Anicetus and Alexiares are the guardians and gatekeepers of the gates of Mount Olympus.