(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
absolutize
absolutize
verb
(transitive) To make absolute.
abstemious
abstemious
adj
(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
acequiador
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
achenodium
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
acleistous
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acroterium
acroterium
noun
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
aculeiform
aculeiform
adj
Like a prickle or thorn
acusection
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adequation
adequation
noun
(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context
(obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
equivalence
aegopodium
aeluroidea
aeriferous
aeriferous
adj
(of a tube etc) That conveys air
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aestuation
aetiologue
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
ailuroidea
airiferous
airiferous
adj
Alternative form of aeriferous
aizoaceous
aizoaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Aizoaceae of fig-marigolds.
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
aleurobius
alliaceous
alliaceous
adj
Smelling or tasting of garlic or onion.
allocutive
alloimmune
alloimmune
adj
(pathology) Characterized by alloimmunity, which is immunity, obtained from a tissue graft from another person, against one's own cells.
aluconidae
aluconinae
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
ammiaceous
ammoniuret
anaerobium
andouillet
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anisomelus
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antipoenus
aperulosid
apoquinine
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
aquiferous
aquiferous
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to an aquifer
Carrying water
archibuteo
arciferous
arenarious
arenarious
adj
sandy
arietinous
arietinous
Adjective
Shaped like a ram's head.
armiferous
armiferous
adj
(rare) Bearing arms or weapons.
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
asciferous
ascigerous
ascigerous
adj
(botany) Having asci.
assecution
assecution
noun
(obsolete) acquisition; an obtaining
auctioneer
auctioneer
noun
A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, taking bids to find the best price for the vendor.
verb
(transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction.
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
audiometer
audiometer
noun
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
audiophile
audiophile
noun
A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
audiotapes
audiotapes
noun
plural of audiotape
auditioned
auditioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of audition
auditories
auditories
noun
plural of auditory
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
auriferous
auriferous
adj
Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing.
aurigerous
aurigerous
adj
Bearing or yielding gold; auriferous.
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authoriser
authoriser
noun
Alternative form of authorizer
authorized
authorized
adj
Explicitly allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorize
authorizer
authorizer
noun
One who, or that which, authorizes.
authorizes
authorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize
autoactive
autoactive
adj
spontaneously active (without any external stimulus)
autobolide
autodermic
autodialed
autodialed
verb
past participle of autodial
autodialer
autodialer
noun
(computing) malicious software, embedded in a website, that routes dial-up Internet connections to a different telephone number charged at a premium rate
an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks
autoecious
autoecious
adj
Pertaining to a fungus, most often a rust, completing its life cycle on one host.
autoerotic
autoerotic
adj
Of or pertaining to sexual satisfaction obtained without a partner; masturbatory
autogamies
autogamies
noun
plural of autogamy
autogenies
autoimmune
autoimmune
adj
(pathology, immunology) Of or pertaining to autoimmunity.
autojigger
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autolesion
automative
automative
adj
Relating to automation.
automatize
automatize
verb
To cause to be automated; to automate.
To make or become automatic.
autometric
autometric
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an autometry
automobile
automobile
adj
Self-moving; self-propelled.
noun
(US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.
automolite
automolite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of gahnite.
automotive
automotive
adj
Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling.
Of, or relating to motor vehicles.
noun
A shop or company that sells motor vehicle parts
autonetics
autonoetic
autonoetic
adj
Of or relating to autonoesis.
autonomies
autonomies
noun
plural of autonomy
autonomize
autonomize
verb
(transitive) To make autonomous.
autopepsia
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
autotelism
autotelism
noun
(art) In literature or art, the belief that a work, having been created, is a justification in and of itself. Poems with a unified rhetorical device to frame the poem in a singular idea.
The belief that an entity or event has within itself its own meaning or purpose.
autotheism
autotheism
noun
Belief that one is a deity.
Belief that one is possessed by a divine power.
The doctrine of the self-subsistence of God, especially of the second person in the Trinity.
Worship of oneself.
autotheist
autotheist
noun
One who subscribes to autotheism; a self-worshipper.
autotomies
autotomies
noun
plural of autotomy
autotomise
autotomise
verb
Alternative form of autotomize
autotomize
autotomize
verb
(transitive) To shed (a body part) by autotomy.
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
autoxidize
autoxidize
verb
Alternative spelling of autoxidise
axiopoenus
bacterious
balourdise
basigenous
basisolute
basisolute
adj
(botany) Prolonged at the base, like certain leaves.
beaujolais
beaumontia
beautihood
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becousined
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
beliquored
beliquored
adj
Drunken.
belorussia
belorussia
Proper noun
Belarus
bernouilli
bertolucci
bescouring
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bielorouss
bifluoride
bifluoride
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of difluoride
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
bijouterie
bijouterie
noun
Small articles of jewellery, trinkets, etc.
biliferous
biliferous
adj
Generating bile.
biloculate
biloculate
adj
Having two loculi.
biloculine
biloculine
adj
(biology) Characteristic of species of foraminifers in the genus Biloculina, now principally in Pyrgo.
Having two chambers or compartments.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
birdhouses
birdhouses
noun
plural of birdhouse
bistouries
bistouries
noun
plural of bistoury
bivouacked
bivouacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bivouac
blisterous
blouselike
blouselike
adj
Resembling a blouse.
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
boedromius
boethusian
boghazkeui
boisterous
boisterous
adj
Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
Having or resembling animal exuberance.
borinqueno
botaurinae
boucherism
boucherize
boucherize
Verb
To impregnate (timber, railroad ties, etc.) with a preservative solution of copper sulphate.