(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptional
absorptional
adj
Relating to absorption.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
acceptancies
acceptations
acceptations
noun
plural of acceptation
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
accompanists
accompanists
noun
plural of accompanist
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
achromatopsy
achromatopsy
noun
color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
actinopraxis
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adaptivities
adaptivities
noun
plural of adaptivity
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
adoptianisms
adoptionisms
adoptionists
adoptionists
noun
plural of adoptionist
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adstipulated
adstipulator
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aeolotropism
aeolotropism
noun
aeolotropy
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aethrioscope
aethrioscope
noun
(meteorology) A device for measuring temperature variations due to different atmospheric conditions, such as cloud or clear skies.
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
amidoplastid
aminoplastic
aminoplastic
noun
melamine/formaldehyde resin
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
ampasimenite
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphicyrtous
amphierotism
amphigastria
amphipneusta
amphistomoid
amphistomous
amphistomous
adj
(zoology) Having a sucker at each extremity.
amphithurons
amphithyrons
amphitropous
amphitropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amyloplastic
amyloplastic
adj
starch-forming; amylogenic
amyloplastid
anabaptistic
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
anaeroplasty
ananthropism
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anchistopoda
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
angiospastic
angiospastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to angiospasm
angiostrophy
anglophobist
anisometrope
anisopterous
anisotropies
anisotropies
noun
plural of anisotropy
anisotropism
anisotropism
noun
Alternative form of anisotropy
anisotropous
anisotropous
adj
Archaic form of anisotropic.
anophthalmos
anophthalmos
noun
anophthalmia
anophthalmus
anorthoscope
anorthoscope
noun
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures
antasphyctic
antepagments
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
anteporticos
anteposition
anteposition
noun
(rare) The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence.
anteprostate
anterospinal
antesuperior
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthophorous
anthospermum
anthotropism
anticipators
anticipators
noun
plural of anticipator
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antinepotism
antinepotism
adj
(politics, business) Opposing or preventing nepotism.
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antiopiumist
antiopiumist
noun
(historical) One who opposes the use of the drug opium.
antioptimism
antioptimist
antioptimist
noun
One who rejects optimism.
antipacifism
antipacifism
noun
Opposition to pacifism.
antipacifist
antipacifist
adj
Opposing pacifism.
noun
One who opposes pacifism.
antipapalist
antipapalist
noun
Synonym of antipapist
antipapistic
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antiphrastic
antiphrastic
adj
(rhetoric) of, or relating to antiphrasis
antiphthisic
antiphthisic
adj
Relieving or curing phthisis.
noun
A medicine for phthisis.
antiphysical
antiphysical
adj
contrary to nature; unnatural
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antipolemist
antipolitics
antipolitics
noun
An ideology that prefers centralized and arbitrary rule to democratic government
Avoidance of political debates and controversies.
Broad rejection of political institutions and processes.
Political activity based on moral or intellectual stature rather than force.
antipopulism
antiposition
antiprostate
antiprostate
adj
That counters a disease of the prostate
antiprotease
antiprotease
noun
Anything that inhibits the action of a protease
antipsalmist
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antiseptical
antiseptical
adj
Archaic form of antiseptic.
antishipping
antishipping
adj
(chiefly military) Countering shipping.
(fandom slang) The activities of anti-shippers
verb
(fandom slang) present participle of antiship
antisiphonal
antispending
antispending
adj
(politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
antisplasher
antisplasher
noun
A device in a sink or toilet to prevent splashing.
antispreader
antispreader
noun
Any of several devices that prevent spreading
antisteapsin
antistrophal
antistrophal
adj
Of or relating to antistrophe (in Greek choruses and dances).
antistrophes
antistrophes
noun
plural of antistrophe
antistrophic
antistrophic
adj
(poetry) Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
antistrophon
antistrophon
noun
(rhetoric) An argument retorted on an opponent.
apaesthetize
apaestically
aparaphysate
aparaphysate
adj
(botany) Lacking paraphyses.
aparithmesis
aparithmesis
noun
(rhetoric) An answer to a proposition.
(rhetoric) The enumeration of parts or particulars.
apathistical
apathistical
adj
(obsolete, rare) apathetic; unemotional
aperistalsis
aperistalsis
noun
(medicine) Absence of peristalsis.
aphorismatic
aphorismatic
adj
aphorismic
aphoristical
aphoristical
adj
Alternative form of aphoristic
apiculturist
apiculturist
Noun
beekeeper
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
apocalyptism
apocalyptism
noun
Apocalypticism.
apocalyptist
apocalyptist
noun
One who predicts an apocalypse.
apocatharsis
apocynthions
apollonistic
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
aposaturnium
aposaturnium
noun
(astronomy) Apoapsis around Saturn
aposiopestic
aposiopestic
adj
Alternative spelling of aposiopetic
apostatising
apostatising
verb
present participle of apostatise
apostatizing
apostatizing
verb
present participle of apostatize
apostemation
apostemation
noun
(medicine) The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.
apostematous
apostematous
adj
Of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes.
apostleships
apostleships
noun
plural of apostleship
apostolicism
apostolicism
noun
(Christianity) The quality of being apostolical; apostolicity.
apostolicity
apostolicity
noun
(Christianity) The quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate.
apostrophied
apostrophied
adj
Alternative form of apostrophed
apostrophise
apostrophise
verb
Alternative spelling of apostrophize
apostrophize
apostrophize
verb
(transitive) To deliver an apostrophe (an exclamatory speech) to someone, especially someone not present.
To add one or more apostrophe characters to text to indicate missing letters.
apothecaries
apothecaries
noun
plural of apothecary
apotheosised
apotheosised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosise
apotheosized
apotheosized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize
apotheosizes
apotheosizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apotheosize