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.
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abstractively
abstractively
adv
(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
accelerations
accelerations
noun
plural of acceleration
accessariness
accessariness
noun
The state of being accessary.
accessaryship
accessaryship
noun
(law) The condition of being an accessary.
accessoriness
accessoriness
noun
The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately.
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
acetoarsenite
acetoarsenite
noun
(chemistry) Any mixed salt containing both acetate and arsenite anions
acipenseridae
acroaesthesia
acroaesthesia
noun
(pathology) hyperaesthesia, especially that affects the hands or feet
actinopterous
adenemphraxis
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenometritis
adhesivemeter
adhesivemeter
noun
An instrument for measuring the adhesive qualities of a substance.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
administerial
administerial
adj
Of or pertaining to administering or administration.
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
administrated
administrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of administrate
administrates
administrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administrate
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adventureship
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adversariness
adversariness
noun
Quality of being adversary.
adversatively
adversatively
adv
In an adversative manner
advertisement
advertisement
noun
(card games) In gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
(obsolete) Notoriety.
A public notice.
A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
aerogeologist
aerogeologist
noun
One who carries out aerogeology.
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
aerophysicist
aerosinusitis
aerosinusitis
noun
sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
afforestation
afforestation
noun
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
africanderism
afrikanderism
afterswarming
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agatharchides
agelacrinites
aggressionist
aggressionist
noun
A proponent of aggressionism
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
albocinereous
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
allelotropism
alliterations
alliterations
noun
plural of alliteration
alloisomerism
alloisomerism
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of geometric isomerism
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alteregoistic
alteregoistic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to alteregoism.
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambrosiaceous
ameliorations
ameliorations
noun
plural of amelioration
americanising
americanistic
americanistic
Adjective
Relating to the academic discipline of American studies
amortissement
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphispermous
amphitheaters
amphitheaters
noun
plural of amphitheater
anaeroplastic
anaesthetizer
anaesthetizer
noun
Alternative form of anesthetizer
anagrammatise
anagrammatise
verb
(transitive) To produce an anagram of; to transpose the letters of.
anathematiser
anathematiser
noun
Alternative spelling of anathematizer
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
andersonville
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anepigraphous
angiemphraxis
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioplerosis
angiopressure
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
animadversion
animadversion
noun
(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being animadversive.
animadversive
animadversive
adj
(archaic) Having the ability to perceive; percipient.
Critical or characterized by disapproval.
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anisopleurous
anniversalily
anniversaries
anniversaries
noun
plural of anniversary
anniversarily
anniversarily
adv
(archaic) annually
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
anteporticoes
anteprostatic
anteroclusion
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
anthosiderite
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
anticancerous
anticancerous
adj
anticancer
anticensorial
anticorrosive
anticorrosive
adj
Preventing or counteracting corrosion.
noun
An agent that prevents or stops corrosion.
antielectrons
antielectrons
noun
plural of antielectron
antieyestrain
antilacrosser
antimissioner
antimodernism
antimodernism
noun
A movement that opposes modernism.
antimodernist
antimodernist
adj
Opposing modernism.
noun
One who opposes modernism.
antineutrinos
antineutrinos
noun
plural of antineutrino
antiparticles
antiparticles
noun
plural of antiparticle
antipersonnel
antipersonnel
adj
(military) Designed to kill soldiers.
antiphonaries
antiphonaries
noun
plural of antiphonary
antiprelatism
antiprelatist
antirealistic
antirealistic
adj
(philosophy) Opposed to realism
antirecession
antirecession
adj
(economics) Serving to counter a financial recession.
antireformist
antireformist
noun
(politics) An opponent of reform.
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antiresonance
antiresonance
noun
(physics) the condition, in an electric circuit containing a capacitor and coil in parallel and in which the alternating current line voltage and the resultant current are in phase, in which the impedance approaches infinity.
antiresonator
antiserumsera
antisilverite
antispreading
antisterility
antisterility
adj
That prevent or counter sterility
antistrophize
antistrophize
verb
(transitive, poetry) To turn into antistrophe.
antisubmarine
antisubmarine
adj
(military) Intended for use against submarines.
antisymmetric
antisymmetric
adj
(of a bilinear form) For which B(w,v) = -B(v,w).
(of a matrix) Whose transpose equals its negative (i.e., Mᵀ = −M);
(of a tensor) That changes sign when any two indices are interchanged (e.g., Tᵢⱼₖ = -Tⱼᵢₖ);
(set theory, order theory, of a binary relation R on a set S) Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y.
antiterrorism
antiterrorism
noun
(law enforcement, military, often attributive) Activity aiming at opposing or preventing terrorism.
antiterrorist
antiterrorist
adj
Preventing or counteracting terrorism, or reducing the threat from terrorism.
noun
One who opposes terrorism.
aortographies
aortographies
noun
plural of aortography
aortostenosis
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aphrosiderite
apogeotropism
apogeotropism
noun
(botany) An apogeotropic tendency.
aponeurositis
apostrophised
apostrophised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophise
apostrophized
apostrophized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize
apostrophizes
apostrophizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostrophize
appersonation
appersonation
noun
(psychology) The act or process of appersonating
appreciations
appreciations
noun
plural of appreciation
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
arbitrariness
arbitrariness
noun
The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.