(medicine) Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy.
A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.
Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind).
Lack; deficiency; nonexistence.
The period of someone being away.
absents
absents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absent
accents
accents
noun
plural of accent
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accent
acetins
acetins
noun
plural of acetin
achenes
achenes
noun
plural of achene
acheson
acinose
acinose
adj
Consisting of acini, or minute granular concretions.
acnodes
acnodes
noun
plural of acnode
acubens
acumens
acumens
noun
plural of acumen
adamsen
addends
addends
noun
plural of addend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of addend
adenase
adenase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme found especially in animal tissue (as liver) that hydrolyzes adenine to hypoxanthine and ammonia.
adenose
adenose
adj
(medicine, rare) Related to glands.
adenous
adenous
adj
(medicine) Like a gland; full of glands.
adenyls
adenyls
noun
plural of adenyl
advents
advents
noun
plural of advent
aeneous
aeneous
adj
Bronze-colored.
aeonist
affines
affines
noun
plural of affine
ageings
ageings
noun
plural of ageing
agenais
agendas
agendas
noun
plural of agenda
agenois
agnates
agnates
noun
plural of agnate
agnesse
agnizes
agnizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agnize
agnuses
agonies
agonies
noun
plural of agony
agonise
agonise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of agonize
aigneis
ainsell
ainslee
ainsley
ainslie
alansen
albines
aleksin
alenson
alevins
alevins
noun
plural of alevin
alexins
alexins
noun
plural of alexin
alfonse
aliners
aliners
noun
plural of aliner
alkanes
alkanes
noun
plural of alkane
alkenes
alkenes
noun
plural of alkene
alkines
alkines
noun
plural of alkine
alkynes
alkynes
noun
plural of alkyne
allness
allness
noun
Totality; completeness.
almners
almners
noun
plural of almner
almsmen
almsmen
noun
plural of almsman
alpines
alpines
noun
plural of alpine
ambiens
ambones
amenism
amenuse
amenuse
Verb
To lessen.
ameslan
aminase
aminase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme involved in amination.
ammines
ammines
noun
plural of ammine
amnesia
amnesia
noun
(figurative) Forgetfulness.
(pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.
amnesic
amnesic
adj
Of, pertaining to, affected by, or causing amnesia.
noun
(dated) A person with amnesia.
A medication with amnesic effects.
amnesty
amnesty
noun
An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.
Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
verb
To grant a pardon (to a group)
anabase
anadems
anadems
noun
plural of anadem
anadesm
analise
analise
verb
Misspelling of analyse.
analyse
analyse
verb
(transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyse a fossil substance, to analyse a sentence or a word, or to analyse an action to ascertain its morality.
(transitive) To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.
(transitive) To separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately.
(transitive) To subject to analysis.
anankes
anapest
anapest
noun
(prosody) A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter. For an example, see References.
(prosody) In qualitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unstressed and one stressed (e.g., the word "interrupt").
(prosody) In quantitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g., Latin pariēs: pa-ri-ēs).
anatase
anatase
noun
(mineralogy) A blue or brown mineral, a form of titanium dioxide, used as a pigment.
ancaeus
anciens
ancones
ancones
noun
plural of ancon
ancress
andaste
andesic
andreas
andreas
Proper noun
name from the Latin form of Andrew.
andrews
anemias
anemias
noun
plural of anemia
anesone
anestri
anestri
noun
plural of anestrus
angeles
angelis
angelus
angelus
noun
Alternative form of Angelus
anglers
anglers
noun
plural of angler
angoise
angster
anguses
animose
animose
adj
Resolute and full of vigor; vehement.
anisate
anisate
noun
A salt or ester of anisic acid.
aniseed
aniseed
noun
(countable and uncountable) The seed-like fruit of the anise, used in baking and in the flavouring of liqueurs such as ouzo.
anisole
anisole
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic ether methoxybenzene; it is used in perfumery and in organic synthesis; any derivative of this compound
anklets
anklets
noun
plural of anklet
ankuses
ankuses
noun
plural of ankus
anlaces
anlaces
noun
plural of anlace
anlages
anlages
noun
plural of anlage
anlases
annates
annates
noun
plural of annate
anneals
anneals
noun
plural of anneal.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anneal
annexes
annexes
noun
plural of annex
plural of annexe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annex
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annexe
anoesia
anoesis
anoesis
noun
(psychology) The reception of impressions or sensations (by the brain) without any intellectual understanding.
anomies
anomies
noun
plural of anomie
ansarie
ansated
ansated
adj
Having a handle.
anselma
anselme
anselmi
anselmo
anseres
anserin
ansilme
anstice
answers
answers
noun
plural of answer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of answer
antaeus
antares
antares
Proper noun
Alpha Scorpii (α Sco), the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a M type red giant, and is a binary with a B type companion visible in greenish.
anteros
anteros
noun
(chiefly historical, Ancient Greece) The counterlove or affectionate response a philerast gives to the love of an erastes.
anterus
anthems
anthems
noun
plural of anthem
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthem
anthers
anthers
noun
plural of anther
antheus
antibes
antibes
Proper noun
A resort town on the Côte d'Azur in the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France.
antisex
antisex
adj
Opposed to sexual activity
antlers
antlers
noun
plural of antler
antsier
antsier
adj
comparative form of antsy: more antsy
antwise
anywise
anywise
adv
In any case.
aphanes
apnoeas
apnoeas
noun
plural of apnoea
appends
appends
noun
plural of append
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of append
appense
aptness
aptness
noun
disposition of the mind; propensity
proneness; tendency
speed or readiness in learning; docility
suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable
arcsine
arcsine
noun
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin⁻¹
areason
arenose
arenose
adj
sandy, gritty, full of sand.
arenous
arenous
adj
Alternative form of arenose
arensky
argents
argents
noun
plural of argent
arnaeus
arpents
arpents
noun
plural of arpent
arsenal
arsenal
noun
A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.
A stock of weapons, especially all the weapons that a nation possesses.
A store or supply of anything.
Any supply of aid collected to prepare a person or army for hardship
arsenic
arsenic
adj
(chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 5.
noun
A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.
Arsenic trioxide.
arsenyl
arsheen
arshine
arshine
noun
Alternative form of arshin
arsines
arsines
noun
plural of arsine
arsinoe
asarone
asarone
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic ether, 2,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl-2-propene, found in the essential oils of plants of the genus Asarum
ascence
ascends
ascends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ascend