(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
acidulations
acidulations
noun
plural of acidulation
acipenseroid
acipenseroid
noun
Synonym of chondrostean
acknowledged
acknowledged
adj
Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledg
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledge
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledges
acknowledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acroconidium
actinocrinid
acupunctured
acupunctured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
addictedness
addictedness
noun
The degree of addiction.
The quality or state of being addicted; attachment.
adelocodonic
adelocodonic
adj
(zoology) Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; opposed to phanerocodonic.
adenectomies
adenectomies
noun
plural of adenectomy
adenocystoma
adenocystoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma in which the neoplastic glandular epithelium forms cysts
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenological
adenological
adj
Pertaining to adenology.
adenomalacia
adenomycosis
adenosarcoma
adenosarcoma
noun
An uncommon form of cancer that arises from mesenchymal tissue and has a benign glandular component.
adherescence
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.
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
adminiculate
adminiculate
verb
(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.
adolescences
adolescences
noun
plural of adolescence
adolescently
adolescently
adv
In a adolescent manner; like a teenager.
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
adrenochrome
adrenochrome
noun
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug to reduce bleeding.
(fiction) A fictional drug obtained from human adrenal glands.
adrenotropic
adrenotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal glands or adrenal cortex
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
advancedness
advancedness
noun
The quality of being advanced.
advancements
advancements
noun
plural of advancement
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
aerodonetics
aerodonetics
noun
the study of the stability of aircraft in flight, especially the study of gliders
aerodynamics
aerodynamics
noun
The aerodynamic properties of a particular object (typically a car)
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere
aeromedicine
aeromedicine
noun
Aviation or aerospace medicine.
affectedness
affectedness
noun
The state or quality of being affected.
afficionados
afficionados
noun
plural of afficionado
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
aircondition
aldermanical
aldermanical
adj
Alternative form of aldermanic
alectoridine
algodoncillo
algodoncillo
noun
Bauhinia picta, a fabaceous plant found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela.
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
americanised
americanized
americanized
Adjective
Having been made American or into an American style.
amphicondyla
amygdaloncus
anadicrotism
anaphroditic
anaphroditic
adj
(rare) Without sexual intercourse.
anapodeictic
anapodeictic
adj
(rare, rhetoric) Not able to be shown or proved by argument; undemonstrable.
anchistopoda
ancylocladus
andreaeaceae
androcentric
androcentric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting androcentrism; focused on males.
androclinium
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
androscoggin
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anecdotalist
anecdotalist
noun
One who recounts anecdotes, or uses them instead of experimental evidence in a field of study.
anisodactyla
anisodactyle
anisodactyli
antecedences
antecedences
noun
plural of antecedence
antecedental
antecedently
antecedently
Adverb
In the manner of an antecedent; previously
anthracocide
antiacademic
antiacademic
adj
Opposing what is academic.
noun
One who opposes what is academic.
antidemocrat
antidemocrat
noun
One who opposes democracy.
antidemoniac
antidemoniac
adj
Alternative form of antidemonic
antidiabetic
antidiabetic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering diabetes.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters diabetes.
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antidogmatic
antidogmatic
adj
Opposed to dogma.
antidomestic
antidomestic
adj
Opposing what is domestic.
antidynastic
antidynastic
adj
(politics) Opposing a dynasty.
antihidrotic
antihidrotic
adj
Countering hidrosis.
noun
Any drug that counters hidrosis.
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antimedicine
antimedicine
adj
Opposing medicine.
antimethodic
antiperiodic
antiperiodic
adj
(mathematics) Exhibiting antiperiodicity.
(medicine) preventing the regular recurrence of symptoms
noun
(medicine) A drug that prevents the regular recurrence of symptoms.
antipodagric
antipodagric
adj
(medicine) That acts against gout
noun
A medicine for gout.
antiradicals
antiradicals
noun
plural of antiradical
antireducing
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
appendicious
appendicitis
appendicitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
arachnoidean
archdeaconry
archdeaconry
noun
The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
archdefender
archdiocesan
archdiocesan
adj
(ecclesiastical) Of or relating to an archdiocese.
archswindler
archvagabond
ascendancies
ascendancies
noun
plural of ascendancy
ascendencies
ascendencies
noun
plural of ascendency
asclepiadean
ascogonidium
astrodynamic
astrodynamic
adj
Pertaining to astrodynamics.
audubonistic
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backhandedly
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
bactericidin
bactericidin
noun
Any antibody that, together with a complement, can kill bacteria.
balancedness
balancedness
noun
The state or quality of being balanced.
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
bareknuckled
barodynamics
barodynamics
noun
The science of the support and mechanics of bridges.
barricadoing
barricadoing
verb
present participle of barricado
batocrinidae
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
becrinolined
becrinolined
adj
Dressed in a crinoline.
becudgelling
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
benedictions
benedictions
noun
plural of benediction
beneficiated
beneficiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beneficiate
benzacridine
biodynamical
biodynamical
adj
Alternative form of biodynamic
biomedicines
biomedicines
noun
plural of biomedicine
bipectinated
bipectinated
adj
Alternative form of bipectinate
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
bleachground
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bocedization
bocedization
noun
(historical, music) A Flemish system of singing, similar to sol-fa, but employing the syllables "bo, ce, di, ga, lo, ma, ni".
bodicemaking
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bottlenecked
bottlenecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bottleneck