A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
acanthine
acanthine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus, or its leaves.
acanthite
acanthite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of silver sulfide, Ag₂S, that is a major ore of silver, that forms slender prisms.
accenting
accenting
verb
present participle of accent
accentors
accentors
noun
plural of accentor
accentual
accentual
adj
Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
acceptant
acceptant
adj
accepting; receiving.
noun
One who accepts something.
accepting
accepting
adj
Characterized by acceptance.
verb
present participle of accept
acception
acception
noun
(obsolete) Acceptation; received meaning.
accidents
accidents
noun
plural of accident
accipient
accipient
noun
(obsolete) Someone who, or something which, accepts (willingly receives).
acclinate
acclinate
adj
Having an upward slope.
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accounter
accounter
noun
A person providing an account of events.
A person providing an accounting of expenditure or other actions.
accreting
accreting
verb
present participle of accrete
accretion
accretion
noun
(astrophysics) The formation of planets and other bodies by collection of material through gravity.
(biology) A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.
(geology) The gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment.
(law) Gain to an heir or legatee; failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share percentage.
(law) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.
Concretion; coherence of separate particles.
Something added externally to promote the external growth of an item.
The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition.
accumbent
accumbent
adj
(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acescents
acescents
noun
plural of acescent
acetanion
acetannin
acetannin
noun
(organic chemistry) An acetyl derivative of tannic acid
acetation
acetation
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) Synonym of acetification
acetonate
acetonate
noun
(organic chemistry) An enolate of acetone
verb
To treat or react with acetone
acetonize
acetonize
verb
(rare) Synonym of acetonate
acetylene
acetylene
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odorless, extremely flammable, explosive gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding and metallurgy.
A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acinetina
aconative
aconative
adj
Lacking conation
aconitine
aconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite
acraniate
acraniate
adj
That lacks a cranium
noun
Any animal of the class Acrania
actinides
actinides
noun
plural of actinide
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actionize
actionize
verb
(transitive, rare) To bring a legal action against; to sue.
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acutances
acutances
noun
plural of acutance
acuteness
acuteness
noun
(medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
(of the senses or feelings) The faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness
Shrewdness, quickness of mind
Shrillness; high pitch; – said of sounds.
The quality of being acute or pointed
adenocyst
adjection
adjection
noun
Act of adjecting or adding, or the thing added.
adnascent
adnascent
adj
Growing to or on something else.
adnescent
aduncated
aduncated
adj
Alternative form of aduncate
advecting
advecting
verb
present participle of advect
advection
advection
noun
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
aeginetic
affecting
affecting
adj
Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
verb
present participle of affect
affection
affection
noun
(medicine, archaic) A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.
A feeling of love or strong attachment.
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
The act of affecting or acting upon.
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
verb
(now rare) To feel affection for.
agennetic
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
albescent
albescent
adj
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
alectrion
alectryon
alimentic
allentiac
allicient
allicient
adj
That attracts; attracting.
alternacy
alternacy
noun
alternateness; alternation
anachoret
anachueta
anacletus
anacortes
anaeretic
analcites
analcites
noun
plural of analcite
analectic
analectic
adj
Relating to analects; made up of selections.
analeptic
analeptic
adj
Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).
That restores or stimulates health.
noun
A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.
analgetic
analgetic
noun
analgesic
anapestic
anapestic
adj
of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.
of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
noun
A verse that contains anapestic feet
ancestors
ancestors
noun
plural of ancestor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ancestor
ancestral
ancestral
adj
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
anchietea
anchietin
anchistea
anchorate
anchorets
anchorets
noun
plural of anchoret
anchorite
anchorite
noun
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
anchoveta
anchoveta
noun
A species of anchovy, Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific.
ancienter
ancienter
adj
comparative form of ancient: more ancient
anciently
anciently
adv
Done long ago.
In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.
(archaic) Something ancient (countable); ancient things (collectively).
(archaic) The olden days; antiquity.
(archaic) The quality or fact of being ancient or very old.
andesitic
andesitic
adj
(geology) Pertaining to, or composed of andesite
androcyte
anecdotal
anecdotal
adj
Containing or abounding in anecdotes.
Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
anecdotes
anecdotes
noun
plural of anecdote
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anecdote
anecdotic
anecdotic
adj
Anecdotal; of or pertaining to anecdotes.
Tending to tell anecdotes.
anelastic
anelastic
adj
(engineering, materials science) Showing no obvious relation between stress and strain.
annectant
annectant
adj
joining, connecting
annectent
annectent
adj
Serving to connect or annex.
annection
anorectal
anorectal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the anus and the rectum.
anorectic
anorectic
adj
Causing a loss of appetite.
Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa; anorexic.
noun
A drug or dietary supplement that reduces the appetite so as to promote weight loss.
A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic.
antanemic
antapices
antapices
noun
plural of antapex
antecedal
anteceded
anteceded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antecede
antecedes
antecedes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antecede
antechoir
antechoir
noun
The division of a choir, that is divided as in some Spanish churches, that is further away from the sanctuary.
The part of a church in front of the choir, often reserved for the clergy and choristers.
antecolic
antecornu
antecourt
antecoxal
antefurca
antefurca
noun
(anatomy) A forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects
antelucan
antelucan
Adjective
Before dawn
antemetic
antemetic
adj
Alternative form of antiemetic
anteporch
anthraces
anticaste
anticaste
adj
(sociology) Opposing the social system of caste.
anticline
anticline
noun
(geology) A fold with strata sloping downwards on each side.
anticness
anticness
noun
The state or quality of being antic.
anticomet
anticreep
anticrime
anticrime
adj
Opposed to or aimed at preventing or punishing crime
antigenic
antigenic
adj
(biology, obsolete) Sexually dimorphic, especially with reference to lepidopterans.
(immunology) Of or relating to an antigen.
antilemic
antimeric
antimeric
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to antimeres.
antiracer
antiscale
antiscale
adj
Countering or preventing scale (the mineral deposit).
antispace
antispace
adj
(military) Against space.
noun
(mathematics) A kind of topological space.
A space or region that violates the norms or conventions of spaces.
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antluetic
antoecian
antoecian
adj
Of or belonging to the point on the globe of the same longitude but the opposite latitude.
antonescu
antrocele
anucleate
anucleate
adj
(cytology) Which does not have a nucleus.
apenteric
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
apocenter
apocenter
noun
(astronomy) The furthest point of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to its center of attraction (the principal focus of the ellipse)
apocentre
apocentre
noun
Alternative form of apocenter
appentice
appentice
noun
(architecture) penthouse; pentice
appetence
appetence
noun
The state or action of desiring or craving.
appetency
appetency
noun
Strong desire; craving; powerful instinct.
arclength
arclength
noun
(geometry) The length of an arc.
arctogean
ascendant
ascendant
adj
Rising, moving upward.
Surpassing or controlling.
noun
(astrology) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
(usually followed by to) A royal heir assuming (a place of power).
Ascent; height; elevation.
Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendancy.
ascendent
ascendent
adj
In power; controlling.
Upward in direction or proclivity.
noun
A person from whom one is descended.
A position of power or control.
ascertain
ascertain
verb
(archaic) To ensure or effect.
(archaic) To establish, to prove.
(obsolete) To make (someone) certain or confident about something; to inform.
To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
ascescent
aspectant
aspectant
adj
Face to face.
noun
(heraldry) Animals placed face to face in a charge.
aspection
aspection
noun
(obsolete) The act of viewing; a look.
asthenics
asthenics
noun
plural of asthenic
asyndetic
asyndetic
adj
(grammar) Not connected by a conjunction.
(psychiatry) Relating to asyndesis.
atacameno
ataentsic
atmogenic
atroscine
atroscine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of the genus Scopolia.
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
authentic
authentic
adj
(music, of a Gregorian mode) Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
(obsolete) Authoritative.
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
awunctive
azlactone
azlactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds formed by the cyclization of N-acyl-α-amino acids; they are five-membered heterocycles containing both a nitrogen and oxygen atom in the ring, with the oxygen adjacent to a carbonyl.