(collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.
Continuous study at higher education institutions; scholarship.
academic
academic
adj
(art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance.
In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
noun
(archaic) A student in a college.
(plural only) Academic dress; academicals.
(plural only) Academic studies.
(usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
A member of the Academy; an academician.
A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
academie
acampsia
acampsia
noun
(pathology) Rigidity of a joint.
accismus
accismus
noun
(rhetoric) The feigning of disinterest in something while actually desiring it.
acclaims
acclaims
noun
plural of acclaim
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclaim
accompli
acemetic
acetamid
acetamid
noun
Obsolete spelling of acetamide
acetoxim
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
achimaas
achomawi
achomawi
Proper noun
The native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California.
achromia
achromia
noun
(medicine) Absence of pigmentation, especially in the skin or blood
achromic
achromic
adj
(sciences) Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour.
aciculum
aciculum
noun
(botany, zoology) A needlelike spine or bristle, specially the seta of an annelid
acidemia
acidemia
noun
Alternative form of acidaemia
acmispon
acoelomi
acoemeti
aconitum
aconitum
noun
Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.
The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
acontium
acontium
noun
An Ancient Greek weapon similar to a javelin
One of a series of threads of a septum of some actinians
acosmism
acosmism
noun
A denial of the existence of the universe as distinct from God.
The determination of the world as mere phenomena to which true reality does not pertain.
acosmist
acosmist
noun
A follower of acosmism
acridium
acrimony
acrimony
noun
A sharp and bitter hatred.
acromial
acromial
adj
Of or pertaining to the acromion.
acromion
acromion
noun
(anatomy) The outermost point of the shoulder blade.
acrotism
acrotism
noun
(medicine) A lack or defect of the pulse.
acrydium
actinism
actinism
noun
(chemistry, physics) That property of electromagnetic radiation that leads to the production of photochemical effects
actinium
actinium
noun
A radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores.
activism
activism
noun
The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
adamical
adamical
Adjective
Adamic
adamitic
adynamic
adynamic
adj
(physics) Characterised by the absence of force.
Not dynamic; without strength or vigor.
aecidium
aecidium
noun
(mycology) A member of the form genus Aecidium.
The cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families
akhmimic
alcamine
alchemic
alchemic
adj
alchemical.
alcimede
aleichem
alembics
alembics
noun
plural of alembic
almaciga
almacigo
almicore
aluminic
aluminic
adj
(chemistry) Of, relating to or containing aluminium.
amacrine
amacrine
adj
(biology) Without long processes.
noun
(biology) Any cell that does not have a long process.
amatrice
amatrice
noun
(rare) A female amateur.
Alternative form of amatrix
ambiance
ambiance
noun
(computer graphics, 3D models) A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.
A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
ambience
ambience
noun
Alternative spelling of ambiance
ambiency
amblotic
amblotic
adj
Causing or relating to amblosis; abortifacient.
amchitka
ameiotic
ameiotic
adj
(biology) Not undergoing meiosis; relating to ameiosis
amercing
amercing
verb
present participle of amerce
american
americas
americus
americus
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
a CDP in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
amicable
amicable
adj
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
amicably
amicably
adv
characterized by an absence of antagonism, especially in commonly difficult situations
friendly; in an amicable manner.
out-of-court
amicheme
amilcare
amimeche
amitotic
amitotic
adj
Of or pertaining to amitosis
ammoniac
ammoniac
adj
Of or relating to ammonia, or possessing its properties.
noun
Alternative form of ammoniacum
amnesiac
amnesiac
noun
Person who suffers from loss of memory (amnesia).
amnesics
amnesics
noun
plural of amnesic
amnestic
amnestic
adj
(medicine) Synonym of amnesic (adj).
noun
Synonym of amnesic (noun)
amniatic
amnionic
amnionic
adj
Alternative spelling of amniotic
amniotic
amniotic
adj
Pertaining to the amnion.
amoritic
amoritic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Amorites or their language.
amorphic
amorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) Causing a complete loss of gene function.
Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
amphoric
amphoric
adj
(chiefly historical) Of or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure.
(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.
amuletic
amuletic
adj
Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm.
analcime
analcime
noun
(mineralogy) A sodium aluminosilicate with a chemical formula NaAlSi₂O₆·H₂O, having a zeolite structure, found in alkaline basalts.
anatomic
anatomic
adj
Of or pertaining to anatomy and dissection, or to individual structures of the anatomy.
animalic
animalic
adj
(rare) of or concerning animals
anoxemic
anoxemic
adj
Alternative form of anoxaemic
apachism
apogamic
apogamic
adj
(botany) Of or relating to apogamy.
apomicts
apomicts
noun
plural of apomict
apurimac
archaism
archaism
noun
An archaic word, style, etc.
The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
archmime
arciform
arciform
adj
Having the form of a bow (weapon)
arithmic
armchair
armchair
adj
(figuratively) Remote from actual involvement, including a person retired from previously active involvement.
(figuratively) Unqualified or uninformed but yet giving advice, especially on technical issues, such as law, architecture, medicine, military theory, or sports; relating to such advice.
noun
A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.
Hypernyms: chair, furniture
verb
To create based on theory or general knowledge rather than data.
To theorize based on analysis of data that was gathered previously; to reflect.
armoniac
armoniac
adj
Obsolete form of ammoniac.
armonica
armonica
noun
A musical instrument made of blown-glass bowls mounted on a spindle turned originally by a foot pedal, and played with wetted fingers, producing an ethereal sound. Technically, it is a crystallophone.
armorica
armpiece
armpiece
noun
(colloquial) A decorative companion.
A piece of armour that protects the arm.
aromatic
aromatic
adj
(organic chemistry) Derived from benzene.
(organic chemistry) Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
Fragrant or spicy.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aromatic compound.
A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.
arythmic
arythmic
adj
Alternative spelling of arrhythmic
ascidium
ascidium
noun
(botany) A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
(zoology) One of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea.
aseismic
aseismic
adj
(seismology) applied to earth fault slip movement that does not produce any seismic shock.
(seismology) seismically inactive
aspermic
aspermic
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to aspermia.
(of a male animal) Unable to produce sperm.
astigmic
astigmic
adj
Archaic form of astigmatic.
athermic
athermic
adj
(chemistry, of a chemical reaction) involving no enthalpy exchange
(medicine) without an increase in temperature
resistant to heat passing through; heat-resistant, heatproof
atomatic
atomical
atomical
adj
Archaic form of atomic.
atticism
atticism
Noun
The style and idiom of Attic, the Ancient Greek dialect
A well-turned phrase; a concise manner of speech or expression
A favouring of, or attachment to Attica and the Athenians
aulicism
autecism
azohumic
azotemic
azotemic
adj
Of or pertaining to azotemia.
baconism
balsamic
balsamic
adj
Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative.
Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant.
Producing balsam.
noun
A balsamic vinegar.
becoming
becoming
adj
decent, respectable
pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
noun
(chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
verb
present participle of become
becrimed
becrimes
bedlamic
besmirch
besmirch
verb
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
betacism
betacism
noun
(phonology) A sound change in which [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive) shifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental fricative).
A speech disorder involving excessive use of the [b] sound, or conversion of other sounds into it.
biatomic
biatomic
adj
(chemistry, nonstandard) diatomic
bichrome
bichrome
adj
Having two colours
bickmore
bimastic
biochemy
biochemy
noun
(archaic) biochemistry
bionomic
bionomic
adj
Relating to bionomics.
birchism
birchman
bismarck
bismarck
noun
(Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northern US, Midwestern US) A jelly doughnut: a doughnut filled with jam and coated with sugar.
(Manitoba) A doughnut filled with cream, often with chocolate icing.
(Midland US) A fried cruller, or a sort of pancake.
bombycid
bombycid
noun
(zoology) Any of the moths of the family Bombycidae.
boracium
boracium
noun
(obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
brahmaic
bromidic
bromidic
adj
Stale, banal, clichéd.
buccinum
buchheim
bulimiac
bulimiac
adj
Alternative form of bulimic
cabalism
cabalism
noun
The activities of a cabal; secret plotting.
The study of the Jewish Kaballah.
cachemia
cachemia
noun
Alternative form of cachaemia
cachemic
cachemic
adj
Alternative form of cachaemic
cacimbos
cacomixl
cacomixl
noun
Alternative spelling of cacomistle (Bassariscus spp.)
cacosmia
cacosmia
noun
(medicine) A condition of perceiving odours generally as bad, or sensing imagined vile odours.
cadmiums
cadmiums
noun
plural of cadmium
caesiums
caffeism
caffeism
noun
Alternative form of caffeinism
caimacam
caimacam
noun
Obsolete form of kaymakam.
caimakam
caladium
caladium
noun
Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor.
calamari
calamari
noun
squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings
squid, the mollusk, in general
calamine
calamine
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.
A pink form of zinc oxide formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions.
verb
(transitive) To coat or treat with calamine.
calamint
calamint
noun
Any species of aromatic garden herb of the genus Calamintha, now often included in Clinopodium.
calamite
calamite
noun
An extinct genus of treelike horsetails, Calamites.
calamity
calamity
noun
An event resulting in great loss.
The distress that results from some disaster.
calamumi
calcemia
calcemia
noun
(physiology, especially in combination) The presence of calcium in the blood, and (usually, especially) the degree (that is, its concentration).