of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abercromby
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.
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
aborticide
aborticide
noun
An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
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.
abscession
abscession
noun
(obsolete) An abscess.
(rare) A separating; a removal; a going away.
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.
acalephoid
acalephoid
adj
Belonging to or resembling the Acalephae, or jellyfishes.
acanaceous
acanaceous
adj
(very rare) Bearing prickles or thistles; prickly.
acanthodea
acanthodei
acanthodes
acanthoses
acanthoses
noun
plural of acanthosis
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
accersitor
accessions
accessions
noun
A collection of laboratory tests performed on a single sample.
plural of accession
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accession
accessorii
accomodate
accomodate
verb
(Scotland) accommodated
Misspelling of accommodate.
accomplice
accomplice
noun
(law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
(rare) A cooperator.
accordable
accordable
adj
(obsolete) Reconcilable; in accordance
Able to be given or dispensed.
accordance
accordance
noun
Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.
The act of granting something.
accostable
accostable
adj
(obsolete, rare) Approachable; affable.
accoucheur
accoucheur
noun
(medicine) A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth).
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accoutered
accoutered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accouter
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
accroached
accroached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accroach
accustomed
accustomed
adj
(obsolete) Frequented by customers.
(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
aceconitic
acensuador
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
acequiador
aceraceous
aceraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Aceraceae of maples and close relatives, now subsumed in family Sapindaceae, especially its subfamily Hippocastanoideae.
aceratosis
acervation
acervation
noun
(obsolete, rare) A heaping up; accumulation
acetaminol
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
acetarsone
acetarsone
noun
Synonym of acetarsol
acetolysis
acetolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acetolytic
acetolytic
adj
Relating to acetolysis.
acetometer
acetometer
noun
Alternative form of acetimeter
acetometry
acetometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar
acetonemia
acetonemia
noun
(veterinary medicine) Presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood, sometimes occurring in cows during the first weeks after giving birth to a calf.
acetonemic
acetonemic
adj
Of or pertaining to acetonemia
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
acetopyrin
acetylator
acetylator
noun
(biochemistry) A human being or other organism that can metabolize certain drugs by acetylating them (to a greater or lesser extent).
achaenodon
achenocarp
achenodium
acheronian
acheronian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Acheron.
acherontic
acherontic
adj
Alternative form of Acherontic
achitophel
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
acidogenic
acidogenic
adj
Which generates acid or acidity.
acidometer
acidometer
noun
A hydrometer, especially one that is used to measure the strength of an acid.
Any of various other devices used to measure acidity, either chemical or electronic.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acidophile
acidophile
noun
A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
acieration
acieration
noun
(rare) The conversion of iron into steel.
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
acleistous
acoelomata
acoelomate
acoelomate
adj
(zoology) Having no coelom.
noun
(zoology) Any animal without a coelom.
acoelomous
acoelomous
adj
Synonym of acoelomate
acolyctine
acolyctine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
acolythate
acolythate
noun
The office of an acolyte
acondylose
acondylose
adj
Alternative form of acondylous
aconelline
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acotyledon
acotyledon
noun
(botany) A plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.
acouometer
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acrobacies
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrologies
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
acropoleis
acropoleis
noun
plural of acropolis
acrospired
acrospired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acrospire
acroterial
acroterial
adj
Pertaining to an acroterium.
acroterion
acroterion
noun
Alternative form of acroterium
acroterium
acroterium
noun
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
actinoidea
actinolite
actinolite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂, belonging to the amphibole group.
actinomere
actinomere
noun
(zoology) One of the radial segments making up the body of one of the Coelenterata or similar organism
actinonema
actinosome
actinosome
noun
(zoology) The entire body of a coelenterate.
actionable
actionable
adj
(law) Affording grounds for legal action.
I'm sure it's not good of me to write that he's a lush, but is it actionable?
That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
actionized
actionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actionize
actionless
actionless
adj
Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
acuclosure
aculeiform
aculeiform
adj
Like a prickle or thorn
aculeolate
aculeolate
adj
Having small prickles or sharp points.
acusection
acutograve
adenectomy
adenectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
adenotomic
adenotomic
adj
Pertaining to adenotomy (the dissection of or incision into a gland).
adipogenic
adipogenic
adj
(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
adipopexic
adolescent
adolescent
adj
Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
noun
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
adoxaceous
advocacies
advocacies
noun
plural of advocacy
advocatess
advocatess
noun
(rare, obsolete) A female advocate.
advocative
advocative
adj
(law) Related to advocation
advowsance
aeciospore
aeciospore
noun
(botany) A binucleate spore of a rust fungus, formed in a chainlike series in an aecium.
aeciostage
aeciotelia
aeolodicon
aeolodicon
noun
(music) An obsolete keyed wind instrument resembling the harmonium, its tone produced from steel springs.
aerobacter
aerobatics
aerobatics
noun
Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
aerobiotic
aerobiotic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerobiosis
aerocamera
aerocamera
noun
A device for taking photographs from the air.
aerocolpos
aerocolpos
noun
(rare, medicine) Vaginal gas; air or gas trapped in the vagina.
aerodontic
aerolitics
aerolitics
noun
The scientific study of aerolites.
aeromancer
aeromancer
noun
A practitioner of aeromancy
aeromantic
aeromantic
adj
Pertaining to or of the nature of aeromancy.
aerometric
aerometric
adj
Describing any measurement of a physical property of air (or other gases), but especially of temperature, pressure and velocity.
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aeronomics
aerophilic
aerophilic
adj
(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
aerophobic
aerophobic
adj
Disliking or avoiding air.
Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
aeroscepsy
aeroscepsy
noun
(zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
aeroscopic
aeroscopic
adj
Relating to aeroscopy.
aerostatic
aerostatic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerostatics; pneumatic.
Pertaining to aerial navigation or aeronautics.
aerotactic
aerotactic
adj
Relating to aerotaxis.
aerotropic
aerotropic
adj
(biology) growing towards higher concentrations of oxygen
aetiogenic
affections
affections
noun
plural of affection
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
affectuous
affectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of passion or emotion; earnest.
aftercomer
aftercomer
noun
One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity.
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
agathocles
agricolite
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
aircoaches
aircoaches
noun
plural of aircoach
aizoaceous
aizoaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Aizoaceae of fig-marigolds.
alcoholate
alcoholate
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) A crystalline salt containing alcohol in place of water of crystallization.
(organic chemistry) An alkoxide.
An alcoholic extract of plant material; a tincture.
alcoholise
alcoholise
verb
Alternative spelling of alcoholize
alcoholize
alcoholize
verb
(obsolete) To reduce to a fine powder
To convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification
To infuse or saturate with an alcoholic spirit
To subject to the influence of alcohol
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
alcyonacea
alectoriae
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.