(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
acceptancies
acceptations
acceptations
noun
plural of acceptation
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
accomplished
accomplished
adj
Completed; effected; established.
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishes
accomplishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accomplish
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
acipenserine
acipenserine
adj
Pertaining to sturgeons
acipenseroid
acipenseroid
noun
Synonym of chondrostean
acupressures
acupressures
noun
plural of acupressure
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adaptivities
adaptivities
noun
plural of adaptivity
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adiaphoresis
adiaphoresis
noun
(medicine) Lack of sweating; anhidrosis.
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adstipulated
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aechmophorus
aecidiospore
aegagropiles
aeluropodous
aeolotropism
aeolotropism
noun
aeolotropy
aerobioscope
aerobioscope
noun
An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aethrioscope
aethrioscope
noun
(meteorology) A device for measuring temperature variations due to different atmospheric conditions, such as cloud or clear skies.
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
albopruinose
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
allelomorphs
allelomorphs
noun
plural of allelomorph
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
ambleocarpus
amblyopsidae
aminopherase
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amnioclepsis
ampasimenite
ampelopsidin
ampelosicyos
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphidesmous
amphierotism
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphineurous
amphinucleus
amphipneusta
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisilidae
ampullaceous
ampullaceous
adj
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anaeroplasty
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anaplasmoses
anaplasmoses
noun
plural of anaplasmosis
anchorperson
anchorperson
noun
The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angioparesis
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
anisometrope
anisopleural
anisopterous
anisotropies
anisotropies
noun
plural of anisotropy
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anorthoscope
anorthoscope
noun
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures
antepagments
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
anteporticos
anteposition
anteposition
noun
(rare) The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence.
anteprostate
anterospinal
antesuperior
anthospermum
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antinepotism
antinepotism
adj
(politics, business) Opposing or preventing nepotism.
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antipolemist
antiprostate
antiprostate
adj
That counters a disease of the prostate
antiprotease
antiprotease
noun
Anything that inhibits the action of a protease
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antiseptical
antiseptical
adj
Archaic form of antiseptic.
antispending
antispending
adj
(politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
antisplasher
antisplasher
noun
A device in a sink or toilet to prevent splashing.
antispreader
antispreader
noun
Any of several devices that prevent spreading
antisteapsin
antistrophes
antistrophes
noun
plural of antistrophe
apaesthetize
apaestically
aparaphysate
aparaphysate
adj
(botany) Lacking paraphyses.
aparithmesis
aparithmesis
noun
(rhetoric) An answer to a proposition.
(rhetoric) The enumeration of parts or particulars.
aperispermic
aperispermic
adj
(botany) having no albumen around the embryo of the seed
aperistalsis
aperistalsis
noun
(medicine) Absence of peristalsis.
aphengescope
aphengoscope
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
aposafranine
aposafranine
noun
benzinduline
aposiopestic
aposiopestic
adj
Alternative spelling of aposiopetic
apostemation
apostemation
noun
(medicine) The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.
apostematous
apostematous
adj
Of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes.
apostleships
apostleships
noun
plural of apostleship
apostrophied
apostrophied
adj
Alternative form of apostrophed
apostrophise
apostrophise
verb
Alternative spelling of apostrophize
apostrophize
apostrophize
verb
(transitive) To deliver an apostrophe (an exclamatory speech) to someone, especially someone not present.
To add one or more apostrophe characters to text to indicate missing letters.
apothecaries
apothecaries
noun
plural of apothecary
apotheosised
apotheosised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosise
apotheosized
apotheosized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize
apotheosizes
apotheosizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apotheosize
apparentness
apparentness
noun
The state or quality of being apparent.
appassionate
appeasements
appeasements
noun
plural of appeasement
appellations
appellations
noun
plural of appellation
appellatives
appellatives
noun
plural of appellative
appendicious
appendicitis
appendicitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix
appenditious
applausively
applausively
adv
In an applausive manner.
appleblossom
appleblossom
noun
Alternative form of apple blossom
applicancies
applicancies
noun
plural of applicancy
appointments
appointments
noun
plural of appointment
appositeness
appositeness
noun
the state of being apposite
appositively
appositively
adv
In an appositive manner.
appraisement
appraisement
noun
(dated) The act of appraising.
appreciators
appreciators
noun
plural of appreciator
apprehension
apprehension
noun
(law) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
(rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.