A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
academicals
academicals
noun
(Britain) The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities, typically on special occasions such as graduation.
academician
academician
noun
(now chiefly US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts.
academicism
academicism
noun
(art, literature) Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.
(classical studies, sometimes capitalized) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic.
A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.
Speculative thoughts and attitudes.
academising
academising
verb
present participle of academise
academizing
academizing
verb
present participle of academize
accompanied
accompanied
adj
Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accompany
acetamidine
acetamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The amidine of acetic acid CH₃C(=NH)NH₂; any N-derivative of this compound
achaemenids
acidimeters
acidimeters
noun
plural of acidimeter
acidimetric
acidimetric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a titration in which the titrant is an acid.
acrodontism
acromyodian
acromyodian
noun
Any passerine songbird of the former taxon Acromyodi
acronymized
acronymized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acronymize
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
americanoid
americanoid
Adjective
Characteristic of or resembling Native American peoples.
Of or related to the race to which Native Americans belong, according to theories that divide humanity into races.
Noun
An individual who is Americanoid.
americaward
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amidoacetal
amidoacetic
amidocapric
ammocoetoid
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
amphidromic
amphidromic
adj
Alternative form of amphidromical
Alternative form of amphidromous
Relating to a tidal node
amygdalinic
amyridaceae
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
anhydraemic
anidiomatic
antecardium
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
antidynamic
antimedical
antimedical
adj
Inconsistent with the principles of medical science.
arachnidism
arachnidism
noun
The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite.
arachnidium
arcadianism
arcadianism
noun
An ideal rustic or pastoral state.
archaimbaud
archimedean
archimedean
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Archimedean
arthrodymic
aspidomancy
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
balladromic
bambocciade
bambocciade
noun
A painting depicting a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
bichromated
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
biodynamics
biodynamics
noun
(agriculture) Biodynamic agricultural practices similar to organic farming.
(biology, dated) The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
biomedicine
biomedicine
noun
(countable) A medicine created with the use of living organisms.
The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine.
The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel).
blackmailed
blackmailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackmail
bodicemaker
bromocyanid
bulbocodium
cacodemonia
cacodemonia
noun
Synonym of cacodemonomania
cacodemonic
cacodemonic
adj
Demonic.
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
calamarioid
calamondins
calamondins
noun
plural of calamondin
calathidium
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
calumniated
calumniated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calumniate
camaldolite
camaldulian
camaraderie
camaraderie
noun
A spirit of familiarity and closeness.
Close friendship in a group of friends or teammates.
camerinidae
campodeidae
canadianism
canadianism
Noun
Allegiance or loyalty to Canada.
The status or character of being Canadian.
A word or phrase that originated in Canada, or has special meaning in Canada.
candymaking
candymaking
noun
The manufacture of candy.
caramelised
caramelised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caramelise
caramelized
caramelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caramelize
carbamidine
carbamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of guanidine
carbonimide
carbonimide
noun
(organic chemistry) The imide of carbonic acid; any derivative of this compound
cardiameter
cardiasthma
cardiectomy
cardiectomy
noun
The surgical removal of the cardia (the part of the esophagus that connects to the stomach).
cardinalism
cardiograms
cardiograms
noun
plural of cardiogram
cardiometer
cardiometry
cardiometry
noun
(medicine) measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation
cardiospasm
cardiospasm
noun
achalasia of the cardia (part of the esophagus)
catostomoid
cattimandoo
cattimandoo
noun
The latex of the tree Euphorbia cattimandoo.
caudillismo
caudillismo
noun
The type of government ruled by a caudillo.
cecidomyian
cecidomyiid
cecidomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae.
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
chairmanned
chairmanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chairman
chairmender
chalcidicum
chambermaid
chambermaid
noun
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.
chelidonium
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
childminder
childminder
noun
A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.
chimaeridae
chimneyhead
chimneyhead
noun
The upper part of a chimneystack
chiromyidae
chironomids
chironomids
noun
plural of chironomid
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
christendom
chromididae
chrysomelid
chrysomelid
noun
Any leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae
cimetidines
cimetidines
noun
plural of cimetidine
cinematized
cinematized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cinematize
circumcised
circumcised
adj
(of a woman) Having had the clitoris, prepuce, or labia excised.
(of an man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
noun
A circumcised person.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumcise
circumclude
circumfused
circumfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse
circummured
circummured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circummure
circumradii
circumradii
noun
plural of circumradius
clearminded
cleidomancy
cleidomancy
noun
Divination by using a hanging key as a pendulum. A form of radiesthesia.
clinandrium
clinandrium
noun
(botany) An area at the tip of the column of orchid flowers, beneath the anthers.
clinopodium
clostridium
clostridium
noun
Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
coadmitting
coadmitting
verb
present participle of coadmit
coatimondie
coatimundis
coatimundis
noun
plural of coatimundi
codetermine
codetermine
verb
(transitive) To determine jointly, as of labour and management when cooperating in policymaking.
codominants
codominants
noun
plural of codominant
coembodying
comedically
comedically
adv
In a comedic manner; using comedy.
comediennes
comediennes
noun
plural of comedienne
comediettas
comediettas
noun
plural of comedietta
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
commandries
commandries
noun
plural of commandry
committedly
committedly
adv
In a committed manner; with commitment.
commodation
commodified
commodified
adj
Subjected to commodification
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commodify
commodifies
commodifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commodify
commodities
commodities
noun
plural of commodity
companioned
companioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of companion
compendiary
compendiate
compendiate
verb
(obsolete) To sum or collect together.
compendious
compendious
adj
briefly describing a body of knowledge
containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
compendiums
complicated
complicated
adj
(biology) Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).
Difficult or convoluted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complicate
compounding
compounding
noun
An accumulation of compound interest.
The act of mixing or combining substances to make a compound, such as a medicine
verb
present participle of compound
compromised
compromised
adj
Having been compromised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compromise
comraderies
comraderies
noun
plural of comradery
comradeship
comradeship
noun
The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.