(organic chemistry) The amide of acetic acid, CH₃CONH₂.
acetamido
acetamido
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from acetamide
acetamids
acetamids
noun
plural of acetamid
adamitism
adamitism
noun
Rare form of Adamitism.
adamsites
ademonist
ademption
ademption
noun
(law) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.
adipomata
admiralty
admiralty
noun
(law) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
(law) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
(military) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
(military) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
(military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
admirator
admirator
noun
(archaic) An admirer; one who admires.
admitters
admitters
noun
plural of admitter
admitting
admitting
noun
An act of admission; an allowing to enter.
verb
present participle of admit
admixtion
admixtion
noun
(archaic) A mingling of different things; an admixture.
admixture
admixture
noun
(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
admonitor
admonitor
noun
An admonisher; a monitor.
adventism
agminated
agminated
adj
agminate
alimented
alimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aliment
almandite
almandite
noun
(mineralogy) almandine
amaritude
amaritude
noun
(rare) Bitterness, sorrow.
amidating
amidating
adj
(organic chemistry) That causes an amidation reaction
amidation
amidation
noun
(organic chemistry) Reaction with, or formation of an amide
amnestied
amnestied
adj
That has been given amnesty; whose past offences have been forgiven.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amnesty
amortised
amortised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amortise
amortized
amortized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amortize
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
antidromy
antimodel
antimodel
noun
Somebody or something that serves as the opposite of a model, representing what one does not want to be or achieve.
antimonid
artamidae
artistdom
artistdom
noun
The class or estate of artists.
astydamia
avoidment
badminton
badminton
noun
(countable) A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water.
(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
banditism
banditism
noun
banditry
bandlimit
bandlimit
noun
(physics) The limiting frequency of a signal beyond which the intensity of the signal is zero
bedlamite
bedlamite
noun
(obsolete) A lunatic.
bemitered
bermudite
bevomited
bevomited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bevomit
bimastoid
bimastoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two mastoid processes
bimotored
bimotored
adj
twin-engine
bitmapped
bitmapped
adj
(computing) Represented by a bitmap.
botrydium
catamited
catamited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catamite
christdom
chromatid
chromatid
noun
(genetics) After DNA replication, either of the two connected double-helix strands of a metaphase chromosome that separate during mitosis.
citramide
coadamite
comatulid
comatulid
noun
(zoology) Any crinoid of the genus Antedon or allied genera in order Comatulida; a feather star.
comediant
comendite
comendite
noun
(geology) A peralkaline form of rhyolite
comitadji
comitadji
noun
(historical) A member of a unit of irregular soldiers or resistance fighters; a partisan.
committed
committed
adj
(rhetoric) Required by logic to endorse the conclusion of an argument.
Associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship.
Obligated or locked in (often, but not necessarily, by a pledge) to some course of action.
Showing commitment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commit
commodity
commodity
noun
(Marxism) Anything which has both a use-value and an exchange-value.
(economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.
(marketing) Undifferentiated goods characterized by a low profit margin, as distinguished from branded products.
(obsolete) Convenience; usefulness, suitability.
(obsolete) Self-interest; personal convenience or advantage.
Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.
Something useful or valuable.
condiment
condiment
noun
Something used to enhance the flavor of food; for example, salt or pepper.
verb
(transitive) To pickle.
(transitive) To season with condiments.
ctenidium
ctenidium
noun
(zoology) A respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs
(zoology) A row of spines in some insects
custodiam
cystidium
cystidium
noun
(mycology) A relatively large cell found on the hymenium of a basidiomycete
cytioderm
dailamite
daimioate
dalmatian
dalmatian
noun
Alternative spelling of Dalmatian
dalmatics
dalmatics
noun
plural of dalmatic
daltonism
daltonism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Daltonism
damayanti
dambonite
dambonite
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A white crystalline sugary substance obtained from an African caoutchouc.
damianist
damianist
Noun
A follower of who held heretical opinions on the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.
damnation
damnation
intj
Expressing annoyance or disappointment; damn; dammit.
noun
(religion) Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state, or the punishment itself.
The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation.
damourite
damourite
noun
(mineralogy) A kind of muscovite, or potash mica, containing water.
datamedia
deamidate
deamidate
verb
(organic chemistry) To remove an amide functional group from a compound
deaminate
deaminate
verb
(organic chemistry, biochemistry, transitive) To remove an amino group from (a compound), especially by the use of a deaminase enzyme.
deathtime
deathtime
noun
The time when a person dies, especially as determined for tax purposes.
decimated
decimated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decimate
decimates
decimates
noun
plural of decimate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimate
decimator
decimator
noun
A collector or receiver of tithes.
A devastator or destroyer.
decimeter
decimeter
noun
US spelling of decimetre
decimetre
decimetre
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm
defeatism
defeatism
noun
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
deformity
deformity
noun
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
The state of being deformed.
delimited
delimited
adj
With specified conditions.
Within set boundaries or limits.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of delimit
delimiter
delimiter
noun
(computing) A unique character or series of characters that indicates the beginning or end of a specific statement, string or function body set.
That which delimits, that separates.
deltarium
deltidium
deltidium
noun
(conchology) The triangular space under the beak of many brachiopod shells.
demantoid
demantoid
noun
A green garnet.
demartini
demasting
demasting
verb
present participle of demast
demential
demential
adj
(possibly nonstandard) Having or relating to dementia.
dementias
dementias
noun
plural of dementia
dementing
dementing
adj
Causing dementia.
Undergoing dementia.
demerited
demerited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demerit
demetrian
demetrias
demetrios
demetrius
demiadult
demibeast
demibrute
demideity
demideity
noun
A partially divine being; a demigod or demigoddess.
demigrate
demigrate
verb
(obsolete) To emigrate.
To cancel or return from migration (of e.g. a computer system).
(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
demythify
dentalism
dentalism
noun
The quality, in phonetics, of being formed by the aid of the teeth.
dentalium
dentalium
noun
Any of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium.
dentiform
dentiform
adj
Having the shape or structure of a tooth.
dentinoma
dentinoma
noun
(pathology) An odontogenic tumor composed of dysplastic dentin and strands of epithelium within a fibrous stroma.
depigment
depigment
verb
To reduce pigmentation
depositum
depositum
noun
(finance, obsolete) A deposit.
depriment
depriment
adj
Serving to depress.
dermalith
dermatine
dermatine
adj
Relating to the skin
dermatoid
dermatoid
adj
dermoid
dermestid
dermestid
noun
(zoology) Any beetle of the family Dermestidae, most of which are scavengers that feed on dry animal or plant material.
desertism
desmosite
despotism
despotism
noun
government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
destinism
detailism
determine
determine
verb
(law, otherwise obsolete) To bring to an end; to finish.
(logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia.
To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide.
To fix the course of; to impel and direct; with a remoter object preceded by to.
To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.
To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.
To set the boundaries or limits of.
detriment
detriment
noun
(UK, obsolete) A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy.
Harm, hurt, damage.
verb
(transitive, chiefly obsolete) To be detrimental to; to harm or mar.
deuterium
deuterium
noun
(physics) An isotope of hydrogen formed of one proton and one neutron in each atom - ²₁H.
An atom of this isotope.
devilment
devilment
noun
(often humorous) A dish which is devilled (“made piquant or spicy”); a devil; also, the elements of the dish which make it spicy, or the piquancy or spiciness of the dish.
(uncountable) Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
Something cleverly constructed.
Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.
diamagnet
diamagnet
noun
(physics) Any material that exhibits diamagnetism.
diameters
diameters
noun
plural of diameter
diametral
diametral
adj
Contrary; diametrically opposed.
Of, relating to, or measured across a diameter.
noun
(obsolete) A diameter.
diametric
diametric
adj
Directly opposing.
Of or relating to a diameter; diametral.
diamicton
diasystem
diasystem
noun
(linguistics) A system that reflects features common to a group of linguistic varieties.
diathermy
diathermy
noun
(physics, medicine) The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation
diatomeae
diatomean
diatomine
diatomist
diatomist
noun
A phycologist who studies diatoms.
diatomite
diatomite
noun
(geology) A fine, powdery earth formed from the skeletons of diatoms
diatomous
diatomous
adj
(mineralogy) Having a single, distinct, diagonal cleavage; said of crystals.
dichotomy
dichotomy
noun
(astronomy) A phase of the moon when it appears half lit and half dark, as at the quadratures.
(biology, taxonomy) The division of a genus into two species; a division into two subordinate parts.
(botany) Division and subdivision; bifurcation, as of a stem of a plant or a vein of the body into two parts as it proceeds from its origin; often successive.
(logic) The division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the division of man into white and not white.
A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.
Such a division involving apparently incompatible or opposite principles; a duality.
dichromat
dichromat
noun
One whose vision exhibits dichromacy; one who can distinguish only two primary colors.