Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.
Proper noun
a local government council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Region. The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.
a historic county in Scotland which was absorbed into Region in 1975.
abranchialism
abranchialism
noun
The condition of being without gills.
absinthiating
absinthiating
verb
present participle of absinthiate
acanthocereus
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
acatamathesia
acatamathesia
noun
(pathology) A loss of the ability to understand, especially to understand speech
accessaryship
accessaryship
noun
(law) The condition of being an accessary.
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
accouchements
accouchements
noun
plural of accouchement
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
achromatopsia
achromatopsia
noun
achromatopia
acroaesthesia
acroaesthesia
noun
(pathology) hyperaesthesia, especially that affects the hands or feet
acroarthritis
acroarthritis
noun
(pathology) arthritis in the joints of the hands or feet
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acrosphacelus
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
addressograph
addressograph
noun
(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenemphraxis
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adhesivemeter
adhesivemeter
noun
An instrument for measuring the adhesive qualities of a substance.
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
adventureship
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
aerophysicist
aeschynanthus
aesthetically
aesthetically
adv
In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agatharchides
agrammaphasia
agrammaphasia
noun
(medicine, rare) A speech disorder in which a person is unable to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.
agrostography
agrostography
noun
The scientific description of grasses.
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
alchemistical
alchemistical
adj
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
alethiologist
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
aliyahaliyahs
alligatorfish
alligatorfish
noun
Aspidophoroides monopterygius, a bottom-dwelling marine fish in the family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
allochthonous
allochthonous
adj
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
alloeostropha
allothigenous
allothogenous
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
amblycephalus
amblyrhynchus
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
ampherotokous
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphipneustic
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphistomatic
amphistomatic
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having stomata on both sides
amphithalamus
amphitheaters
amphitheaters
noun
plural of amphitheater
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
anachronistic
anachronistic
adj
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anaesthesiant
anaesthetized
anaesthetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anaesthetize
anaesthetizer
anaesthetizer
noun
Alternative form of anesthetizer
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
anaphrodisiac
anaphrodisiac
adj
Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
noun
An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
anaphroditous
anaptomorphus
anathematised
anathematised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anathematise
anathematiser
anathematiser
noun
Alternative spelling of anathematizer
anathematizes
anathematizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anathematize
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anepigraphous
anesthetizing
anesthetizing
verb
present participle of anesthetize
angiemphraxis
angioasthenia
angiocholitis
angiocholitis
noun
Synonym of cholangitis
angiothlipsis
anisognathism
anisognathous
anisognathous
adj
(pathology) Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anisostichous
annihilations
annihilations
noun
plural of annihilation
anomophyllous
anthecologist
anthecologist
noun
One who studies anthecology.
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antherogenous
anthologising
anthologising
verb
present participle of anthologise
anthosiderite
anthracitious
anthroposcopy
anthroposcopy
noun
A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
anthroposophy
anthroposophy
noun
(archaic, as used before Rudolf Steiner) Knowledge or understanding of human nature.
A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.
antiaesthetic
antiaesthetic
adj
Opposing or rejecting what is aesthetic.
antianarchist
antianarchist
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-anarchist
antiasthmatic
antiasthmatic
adj
antasthmatic
antiatheistic
antiatheistic
adj
(religion) Opposing atheism.
antichristian
antichristian
adj
Alternative form of anti-Christian
Pertaining to Antichrist.
antiharmonist
antihemolysin
antihistamine
antihistamine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.
antimechanism
antimechanism
noun
(philosophy) A belief that opposes mechanism.
antimechanist
antimechanist
noun
(philosophy) One who rejects mechanism.
antiochianism
antipharisaic
antipharisaic
adj
Opposing the Pharisees.
antiphonaries
antiphonaries
noun
plural of antiphonary
antiphysician
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antisophistic
antisophistry
antistrophize
antistrophize
verb
(transitive, poetry) To turn into antistrophe.
antisyphillis
aortographies
aortographies
noun
plural of aortography
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
aphototropism
aphrodisiacal
aphrodisiacal
adj
Of or relating to an aphrodisiac; having aphrodisiac properties.
aphrosiderite
aplacophorous
apochromatism
apochromatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from both chromatic aberration and spherical aberration.
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
apostrophised
apostrophised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophise
apostrophized
apostrophized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize
apostrophizes
apostrophizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostrophize
apothegmatist
apothegmatist
noun
A collector or maker of apothegms.
apotheosising
apotheosising
verb
present participle of apotheosise
apotheosizing
apotheosizing
verb
present participle of apotheosize
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
apprehensions
apprehensions
noun
plural of apprehension
arachnoiditis
arachnoiditis
noun
(pathology) A neuropathic disease caused by the inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surround and protect the nerves of the spinal cord.
arachnologist
arachnologist
noun
One who is engaged in arachnology, the study of arachnids.
archaeohippus
archaeologies
archaeologies
noun
plural of archaeology
archaeologist
archaeologist
noun
Someone who studies or practises archaeology.
archaeopteris
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archbishopric
archbishopric
noun
(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
(ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.