(organic chemistry) A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana).
abrotine
abrotine
noun
A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O.
absentia
absentia
noun
absence
absinthe
absinthe
noun
(US) Sagebrush.
(color) A moderate yellow green.
(figurative) Bitterness; sorrow.
A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
absinthe green:
acacetin
acacetin
noun
A glycoside forming in the leaves of the common locust tree; C₁₆H₁₂O₅.
accident
accident
adj
(transport) Designating any form of transportation involved in an accident.
noun
(derogatory or humorous) A person born from an unintended pregnancy.
(euphemistic) An instance of incontinence.
(euphemistic) An unintended pregnancy.
(geology) A sudden discontinuity of ground such as fault of great thickness, bed or lentil of unstable ground.
(geology) An irregular surface feature with no apparent cause.
(grammar) A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, such as gender, number, or case.
(heraldry) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.
(law) casus; such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.
(transport) A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes)
(uncountable) Chance; random chance.
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
Any chance event.
Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential or nonsubstantive.
Urine or feces excreted due to incontinence.
aceituna
acentric
acentric
adj
Not centered; without a centre
noun
A segment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere
acetonic
acetonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing acetone
acinetae
acinetan
acinetic
acinetic
adj
Dated form of akinetic.
aconites
aconites
noun
plural of aconite
actiniae
actinide
actinide
noun
(chemistry) Any of the 14 elements from actinium to nobelium (lawrencium is excluded by some authors as it is a d-block rather than an f-block element).
(chemistry) Any of the 15 radioactive elements of the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium that are positioned under the lanthanides, to which they have similar chemistry.
(chemistry, dated) Any of the 14 elements from thorium to lawrencium (actinium having been mistakenly excluded because it was thought to be a d-block element in the past).
actinine
actioner
actioner
noun
(informal) An action movie.
actiones
addicent
addiment
addiment
noun
(immunology, archaic) Synonym of complement
adenitis
adenitis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Glandular inflammation.
adeption
adeption
noun
(obsolete) An obtaining; attainment.
aerating
aerating
verb
present participle of aerate
aeration
aeration
noun
By extension, a process in which other gases (such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen or argon) are circulated through or mixed with a substance (usually liquid), sometimes with the consequence of increasing the transfer of air into the same liquid at the surface due to the induced circulation.
The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a substance such as soil or a liquid.
aetolian
aetolian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aetolia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Aetolia.
affinite
agenetic
agenetic
adj
Not genetic; that does not have a genetic cause
agential
agential
adj
Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.
agenting
agenting
noun
Working as an agent (one who acts for another).
agentive
agentive
adj
(linguistics) Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
(linguistics) Pertaining to a grammatical agent that performs the action of the verb.
noun
(linguistics) A word having an agentive construction.
aglisten
agmatine
agmatine
noun
(biochemistry) The amine (4-aminobutyl)guanidine which is a decarboxylation product of arginine and an intermediate in polyamine biosynthesis
agminate
agminate
adj
(biology) Grouped together.
agnoites
aikinite
aikinite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfide mineral of lead, copper and bismuth.
ailments
ailments
noun
plural of ailment
akinetic
akinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia: akinesic.
albanite
albertin
alerting
alerting
verb
present participle of alert
aleutian
aleutian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Aleutian Islands (a group of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, west of Alaska), or to its inhabitants, their culture, or their language.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.
alginate
alginate
noun
(biochemistry) Any salt or ester of alginic acid.
alicante
alienate
alienate
adj
(archaic, followed by "from") Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign
noun
(obsolete) A stranger; an alien.
verb
To cause one to feel unable to relate.
To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.
alienist
alienist
noun
(dated) A psychiatrist
(dated) An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
alighten
alighten
verb
To alight, to dismount or get down from.
To alight; to land, to descend and rest.
To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.
To make light; to illuminate or brighten.
aliments
aliments
noun
plural of aliment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aliment
allanite
allanite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of silicate minerals that are a source of rare earth metals.
altering
altering
noun
alteration
verb
present participle of alter
althaein
altheine
altheine
noun
(organic chemistry) asparagine
alunites
alunites
noun
plural of alunite
ambients
ambients
noun
plural of ambient
ambonite
amentias
amentias
noun
plural of amentia
aminated
aminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aminate
amintore
ammanite
ammonite
ammonite
noun
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.
An explosive prepared from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate; a form of amatol, popular in Eastern Europe and China.
amnestic
amnestic
adj
(medicine) Synonym of amnesic (adj).
noun
Synonym of amnesic (noun)
amniotes
amniotes
noun
plural of amniote
analcite
analcite
noun
(mineralogy) Analcime.
anapaite
anapaite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
anaretic
anastice
anatexis
anatexis
noun
(geology) The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust
anatidae
anatifae
anatifer
anatinae
anauxite
ancients
ancients
noun
The people of classical antiquity, especially such writers and philosophers.
plural of ancient
ancienty
ancienty
noun
(obsolete) age; antiquity
(obsolete) seniority
andesite
andesite
noun
(geology) Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
andorite
andorite
noun
(mineralogy) A white mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, and sulfur.
anemotis
aneretic
anerotic
angelita
angelito
angriest
angriest
adj
superlative form of angry: most angry
anicetus
anicetus
Proper noun
One of the twin sons of Heracles and Hebe, his twin brother is Alexiares. Along with their father, Anicetus and Alexiares are the guardians and gatekeepers of the gates of Mount Olympus.
animated
animated
adj
Composed of inanimate objects or drawings that appear to move through the use of computer graphics or stop-action filming.
Endowed with life.
Full of life or spirit; lively; vigorous; spritely.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animate
animater
animater
noun
Alternative form of animator
animates
animates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate
animetta
anisated
anisette
anisette
noun
A French alcoholic liqueur flavored with anise
ankerite
ankerite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.
annamite
annotine
anointed
anointed
adj
(archaic, slang) Utter; thorough; eminent.
Having undergone the process of anointing.
noun
A person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anoint
anointer
anointer
noun
One who anoints.
anoretic
anoretic
adj
Alternative form of anorexic
antefixa
antefixa
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of antefix
plural of antefixum
antenati
antenati
noun
Those born before a certain event, such as the Union of England and Scotland Act 1603 or the United States Declaration of Independence.
antergic
anteriad
anteriad
adv
(biology) Towards the anterior part of the body
anterior
anterior
adj
(anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
(botany) (of a part of a flower or leaf) Situated further away from the mainstem.
(formal) Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.
(phonetics) Pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth, e.g. b, p, d, t.
anthelia
anthelia
noun
plural of anthelion
anthelix
anthelix
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix.
anthemia
anthemia
noun
plural of anthemion
anthemis
anthemis
noun
camomile, in genus Anthemis.
antherid
anthesis
anthesis
noun
(botany) The event of a flower opening.
anthinae
antiager
antiager
noun
An anti-aging cosmetic.
antiblue
antiblue
adj
(US, colloquial) Anti-police.
(particle physics) Describing one of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to blue in a quark.
anticize
anticize
verb
(rare, intransitive) To perform antics.
anticked
anticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antic
anticker
anticker
noun
(archaic) One who performs antics; a comic performer.
anticlea
antidote
antidote
noun
(figurative) Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
verb
(transitive) To counteract as an antidote.
antiduke
antietam
antiface
antiface
noun
(computing) In facial recognition systems, a face having opposite properties to a given face.
antifame
antifame
adj
Opposing fame.
antifire
antifire
adj
Opposing or countering fire.
antigene
antigene
noun
(genetics) An oligonucleotide that attaches to a specific gene and suppresses its action.
antigens
antigens
noun
plural of antigen
antigone
antigone
Proper noun
the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, who defies the king of Thebes, Creon, by burying her brother Polynices
antihero
antihero
noun
(literature, role-playing games) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.
antileak
antileak
adj
Preventing leaks.
antileft
antileft
adj
(politics) Opposing the political left.
antilens
antilife
antilife
adj
(US, politics, derogatory) pro-choice
(derogatory) Supporting the death penalty in a particular case or in general.
(derogatory) antinatalist; supporting the use of contraception to space or limit births
Opposing the preservation of life in a particular situation
antilles
antilles
Proper noun
The islands of the West Indies, bounded to the north by (and including) the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea.
antilope
antimale
antimale
adj
Averse to, or acting against, males.
antimere
antimere
noun
(biology) One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals; one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants.
antinode
antinode
noun
(physics) A region of maximum amplitude situated between adjacent nodes of a vibrating body, such as a string.
antinome
antinome
noun
(archaic, rare) Synonym of antinomy
antinuke
antinuke
adj
Opposed to nuclear weapons.
noun
(informal) One who opposes nuclear weapons.
antipode
antipode
noun
Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
antipole
antipole
noun
(geography) The opposite pole.
(geometry) A position directly opposite (possibly also used figuratively).
antipope
antipope
noun
(Christianity) A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.
antiqued
antiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antique
antiquer
antiquer
adj
comparative form of antique: more antique
noun
(slang) A person who browses for antiques.
A person who finishes furniture or objects so they have the appearance of an antique, either for decoration or to perpetrate a fraud.
antiques
antiques
noun
plural of antique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antique
antirape
antirape
adj
Opposed to rape
antirent
antirent
adj
(US, historical) Opposing the collection of outstanding rents in upstate New York during the early 19th century after the death of Stephen Van Rensselaer III.
antisera
antisine
antistes
antithet
antithet
noun
(archaic) An antithetic or contrasted statement.
antitype
antitype
noun
A type that represents the opposite or antagonist of another type.
Something that is symbolized or represented by a type, such as Christ by the Paschal Lamb; the fulfillment of a type.
antivice
antivice
adj
Opposing or countering vice (sinful behaviour).
antiwear
antiwear
adj
Preventing mechanical wear.
antiweed
antiweed
adj
Opposing or countering weed (marijuana).
Opposing or countering weeds (unwanted plants).
antizoea
antliate
antsiest
antsiest
adj
superlative form of antsy: most antsy
antsigne
anuretic
anuretic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to or characterised by anuresis.