(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
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.
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
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.
aeolotropism
aeolotropism
noun
aeolotropy
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
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
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
ampasimenite
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphierotism
amphipneusta
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anaeroplasty
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
anisometrope
anisopterous
anisotropies
anisotropies
noun
plural of anisotropy
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.
aperistalsis
aperistalsis
noun
(medicine) Absence of peristalsis.
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
apophyllites
apophyllites
noun
plural of apophyllite
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
appendicitis
appendicitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix
appenditious
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
appropriates
appropriates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appropriate
approximates
approximates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approximate
appurtenants
appurtenants
noun
plural of appurtenant
apterygotous
archapostate
argeiphontes
aristophanes
aristophanes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek male name, most famously borne by a playwright who lived from circa 446 BC to circa 386 BC.
arreptitious
arreptitious
adj
Possessed; raving; isolated from reality.
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arsenopyrite
arsenopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
arteriospasm
arteriospasm
noun
(pathology) The spasm of an artery
arthroscopes
arthroscopes
noun
plural of arthroscope
arthrospores
arthrospores
noun
plural of arthrospore
artocarpeous
artocarpeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the breadfruit, or the genus Artocarpus.
asepticizing
asepticizing
verb
present participle of asepticize
asomatophyte
asphyxiative
assumptively
assumptively
adv
In an assumptive manner.
astigmoscope
astispumante
astrographer
atherosperma
atmospherics
atmospherics
noun
radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of lightning and other events (both natural and man-made)
atmospherium
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
autechoscope
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autoplasties
autoplasties
noun
plural of autoplasty
autopositive
autotrophies
autotrophies
noun
plural of autotrophy
auxotrophies
auxotrophies
noun
plural of auxotrophy
backpointers
backstrapped
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
baptisteries
baptisteries
noun
plural of baptistery
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
bathyscaphes
bathyscaphes
noun
plural of bathyscaphe
bathyspheres
bathyspheres
noun
plural of bathysphere
bepraisement
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
bespectacled
bespectacled
adj
Wearing spectacles (glasses).
bibliopegist
bibliopegist
noun
Synonym of bookbinder
bipedalities
bipolarities
bipolarities
noun
plural of bipolarity
bitriseptate
blastosphere
blastosphere
noun
A blastula
blastospores
blastospores
noun
plural of blastospore
blennoptysis
blepharostat
blepharostat
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to keep the eyelids apart during an operation
boilerplates
boilerplates
noun
plural of boilerplate
bootstrapped
bootstrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootstrap
bothriolepis
botryopteris
breastplates
breastplates
noun
plural of breastplate
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof