(rare) superlative form of absolute: most absolute
absolutive
absolutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
absolutize
absolutize
verb
(transitive) To make absolute.
absolvable
absolvable
adj
That may be absolved.
absorbable
absorbable
adj
Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.
noun
A material that can be absorbed.
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.
absorbedly
absorbedly
adv
In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged.
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.
absorbents
absorbents
noun
plural of absorbent
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
abstemious
abstemious
adj
(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
abstention
abstention
noun
(obsolete) The act of restraining oneself.
Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstertion
acanaceous
acanaceous
adj
(very rare) Bearing prickles or thistles; prickly.
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
accostable
accostable
adj
(obsolete, rare) Approachable; affable.
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
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
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.
aceraceous
aceraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Aceraceae of maples and close relatives, now subsumed in family Sapindaceae, especially its subfamily Hippocastanoideae.
aceratosis
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
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
acleistous
acoelomous
acoelomous
adj
Synonym of acoelomate
acondylose
acondylose
adj
Alternative form of acondylous
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acrobacies
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrologies
acropoleis
acropoleis
noun
plural of acropolis
acrospired
acrospired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acrospire
actinosome
actinosome
noun
(zoology) The entire body of a coelenterate.
actionless
actionless
adj
Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
acuclosure
acusection
adagiettos
adagiettos
noun
plural of adagietto
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adenoidism
adenoidism
noun
adenoiditis
adenostoma
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adhesional
adhesional
adj
Relating to adhesion.
adipopexis
adipopexis
noun
(physiology) The storage of fat in tissue.
adjustores
admonished
admonished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admonish
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
admonishes
admonishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admonish
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
adornments
adornments
noun
plural of adornment
adoxaceous
adroitness
adroitness
noun
skillfulness or ease of ability.
adsorbable
adsorbable
adj
Able to be adsorbed
adsorbates
adsorbates
noun
plural of adsorbate
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
adulterous
adulterous
adj
Of, or characterized by adultery.
advisories
advisories
noun
plural of advisory
advocacies
advocacies
noun
plural of advocacy
advocatess
advocatess
noun
(rare, obsolete) A female advocate.
advowsance
aeciospore
aeciospore
noun
(botany) A binucleate spore of a rust fungus, formed in a chainlike series in an aecium.
aeciostage
aegithalos
aeriferous
aeriferous
adj
(of a tube etc) That conveys air
aerobatics
aerobatics
noun
Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
aerobiosis
aerobiosis
noun
(biology) Any form of life that is sustained by the presence of air (or oxygen)
aerocolpos
aerocolpos
noun
(rare, medicine) Vaginal gas; air or gas trapped in the vagina.
aerodromes
aerodromes
noun
plural of aerodrome
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aerolitics
aerolitics
noun
The scientific study of aerolites.
aerologies
aerologies
noun
plural of aerology
aerologist
aerologist
noun
One who studies, or is knowledgable in, aerology.
aeronomics
aeronomies
aeronomist
aeronomist
Noun
One who studies aeronomy.
aerophotos
aerophotos
noun
plural of aerophoto
aeroplanes
aeroplanes
noun
plural of aeroplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aeroplane
aeroscepsy
aeroscepsy
noun
(zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
aeroscopic
aeroscopic
adj
Relating to aeroscopy.
aerosolize
aerosolize
verb
(American spelling) Alternative form of aerosolise
aerosphere
aerosphere
noun
(rare) atmosphere
aerosporin
aerostatic
aerostatic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerostatics; pneumatic.
Pertaining to aerial navigation or aeronautics.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aestivator
aestivator
noun
An animal that becomes dormant during the summer or dry season.
aestuation
aetosaurus
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.
affettuoso
affettuoso
adv
(music) With feeling; in a loving, tender way.
afforested
afforested
adj
Created by afforestation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afforest
aforetimes
aforetimes
Adverb
formerly, previously
afterdrops
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
afterhours
afternoons
afternoons
noun
plural of afternoon
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.
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterstorm
agamospore
agathocles
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
aggressors
aggressors
noun
plural of aggressor
agostadero
agreations
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agrologies
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agrostemma
agrosteral
agrosterol
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
aircoaches
aircoaches
noun
plural of aircoach
airiferous
airiferous
adj
Alternative form of aeriferous
aistopodes
aizoaceous
aizoaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Aizoaceae of fig-marigolds.
albarellos
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
alcoholise
alcoholise
verb
Alternative spelling of alcoholize
aldohexose
aldohexose
noun
(biochemistry) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group.
aldononose
alessandro
aleurobius
alexandros
alexandros
Proper noun
A transliteration of the Greek male given name
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.