(rare, transitive) To eradicate; to pull up by the roots.
abhorrence
abhorrence
noun
(obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.
Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
abhorrency
abhorrency
noun
(obsolete) Aberrancy.
(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
abreacting
abreacting
verb
present participle of abreact
abreaction
abreaction
noun
(psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
abrenounce
abrenounce
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To renounce; to contradict.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absorbance
absorbance
noun
(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
accelerant
accelerant
adj
Causing acceleration or speeding up; accelerating.
noun
(figurative) Something that speeds up a process or the uptake of something else.
A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber.
In the context of fire protection, a substance that accelerates the development of a fire, especially some hydrocarbon-based fuel used to spread a fire caused by arson.
accipenser
accipenser
noun
Any sturgeon of the genus Acipenser.
accordance
accordance
noun
Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.
The act of granting something.
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accrescent
accrescent
adj
(botany) Which keeps growing past the point it normally would stop and begin wilting.
Growing; increasing.
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
accruement
accruement
noun
The act of accruing.
acensuador
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
acertannin
acertannin
noun
(organic chemistry) The tannin 1,5-anhydro-2,6-bis-O-(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)-D-glucitol present in leaves of the maple Acer ginnala
acervation
acervation
noun
(obsolete, rare) A heaping up; accumulation
acervuline
acervuline
adj
Resembling little heaps.
acetarsone
acetarsone
noun
Synonym of acetarsol
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
acetopyrin
achenocarp
acheronian
acheronian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Acheron.
acherontic
acherontic
adj
Alternative form of Acherontic
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
acierating
acierating
verb
present participle of acierate
acieration
acieration
noun
(rare) The conversion of iron into steel.
acinetaria
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
acroterion
acroterion
noun
Alternative form of acroterium
actinomere
actinomere
noun
(zoology) One of the radial segments making up the body of one of the Coelenterata or similar organism
acturience
acturience
noun
tendency or impulse to act
adendritic
adendritic
adj
(biology) (of a neuron) Not having dendrites.
(biology) (of other cells) Not having cytoplasmic processes.
Not having a branching structure, not tree-like.
adherences
adherences
noun
plural of adherence
adrenergic
adrenergic
adj
Activated by an adrenal mechanism
Containing or releasing adrenaline.
Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
noun
Any adrenergic compound
advertence
advertence
noun
The quality of being advertent
advertency
advertency
noun
The quality of being advertent.
aegicrania
aerenchyma
aerenchyma
noun
(botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants
aerodontic
aeromancer
aeromancer
noun
A practitioner of aeromancy
aeromantic
aeromantic
adj
Pertaining to or of the nature of aeromancy.
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aeronomics
affirmance
affirmance
noun
(countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
(uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation
africander
africanize
africanize
Verb
To make African.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
aircrewman
aircrewman
noun
A member of a military aircrew.
aircrewmen
aircrewmen
noun
plural of aircrewman
alcheringa
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
aldermancy
aldermancy
noun
The office or position of an alderman.
aldermanic
aldermanic
adj
(Of a sum) substantial, considerable, sizeable.
(Of size) plump, rotund, fleshy.
Of or pertaining to an alderman.
allergenic
allergenic
adj
Having the effect of an allergen.
Of or pertaining to an allergen.
alternance
alternance
noun
Alternation.
amarynceus
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
amercement
amercement
noun
(law) A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture, usually applied at the discretion of a court.
americanly
americanly
Adverb
In an American manner; in a way characteristic of Americans.
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
americanum
anaculture
anallergic
anarcestes
anaretical
anatreptic
anatreptic
adj
rebutting; overthrowing; defeating; applied to Plato's refutative dialogues.
ancestress
ancestress
noun
A female ancestor.
ancestrial
ancestrial
adj
(dated) Ancestral.
ancestrian
ancestrian
adj
(archaic) ancestral
ancestries
ancestries
noun
plural of ancestry
anchithere
anchithere
noun
Any extinct horse of the genus †Anchitherium
anchorable
anchorable
adj
Capable of being anchored.
That can be used as an anchorage.
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchoretic
anchoretic
adj
Relating to an anchoret or hermit.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
anchorwise
ancramdale
anderlecht
androeccia
androecial
androecial
adj
(botany) Relating to the androecium
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
andromache
andromache
Proper noun
the wife of Hector
anelectric
anelectric
adj
Not becoming electrified by friction.
noun
Any substance incapable of being electrified by friction.
anemochord
anemochore
anemochore
noun
An organism that spreads by wind, as a plant with wind-borne seeds.
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
anhydremic
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
annoyancer
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
anorogenic
anorogenic
adj
(geology) Unrelated to orogeny
antecavern
antecessor
antecessor
noun
(now rare) A person from whom one is descended.
(now rare) A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
antechurch
antefurcae
antefurcae
noun
plural of antefurca
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
anterethic
antescript
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthoceros
anthracene
anthracene
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, insecticides and the dye alizarin; it is isomeric with phenanthrene.
anthracite
anthracite
noun
A form of carbonized ancient plants; the hardest and cleanest-burning of all the coals.
anticamera
anticancer
anticancer
adj
(medicine) That is used to treat cancer.
antichrome
anticlergy
anticlergy
adj
Opposing the clergy.
anticorset
anticorset
adj
Opposing the wearing of corsets.
antiheroic
antiheroic
adj
(narratology) Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
apocentric
apocentric
adj
(astrophysics) Of or pertaining to the apocenter, the point in an orbit which is furthest from the orbited body
appearance
appearance
noun
(law) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance
(medicine) Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.
(philosophy, theology) That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality
A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.
The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.
The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
The way something looks; personal presence
appreciant
appreciant
adj
(archaic) appreciative
apprentice
apprentice
noun
(dated) One not well versed in a subject; a tyro or newbie.
(historical) One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him.
A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.
verb
(transitive) To be an apprentice to.
(transitive) To put under the care and supervision of a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.
approvance
approvance
Noun
Approval.
arachnites
archangels
archangels
noun
plural of archangel
archbeacon
archdeacon
archdeacon
noun
(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.
archdivine
archebancs
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archelenis
archeunuch
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archflamen
archflamen
noun
A chief flamen or priest.
archfriend
archgunner
archipenko
archnesses
archnesses
noun
plural of archness
archontate
archontate
noun
The office or position of an archon
archprince
archregent
arciniegas
arctangent
arctangent
noun
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan⁻¹
arctogaean
arctoidean
arecaidine
arecaidine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid,1-methyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyridine-5-carboxylic acid, found in areca nuts
arecolidin
arefaction
arefaction
noun
(rare or obsolete) The fact or process of drying; desiccation.