(ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.
(ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin.
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
noun
(colloquial, usually plural only) An abdominal muscle.
(zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
abnormity
abnormity
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abnormality
A monstrosity
abomasusi
abominate
abominate
adj
(rare) Abominable; detested.
verb
(transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.
(transitive, colloquial) To dislike strongly.
acariform
acariform
noun
Any mite of the superorder Acariformes
accomplis
acetamido
acetamido
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from acetamide
acetoxime
acetoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) The ketoxime of acetone
achronism
aciniform
aciniform
adj
Full of small kernels like a grape.
Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
noun
A type of spinneret of a spider formed of spherical particles
acneiform
acneiform
adj
(pathology) Alternative form of acneform
acoemetic
acoemetic
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the Acoemetae
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acrocomia
acromania
acromania
noun
(obsolete) mental illness (especially when accompanied by hyperactivity)
acromimia
acromyodi
acronymic
acronymic
Adjective
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
acrotisms
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acuminous
acuminous
adj
Characterized by acumen; keen.
acylamido
acylamido
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any radical derived from an acyl amide
acylamino
acylamino
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any acyl derivative of an amino group
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.
adeniform
adeniform
adj
Shaped like a gland; adenoid.
adipomata
admirator
admirator
noun
(archaic) An admirer; one who admires.
admission
admission
noun
(Britain, ecclesiastical law) Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.
(law) Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
The act or practice of admitting.
The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.
The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.
admissory
admissory
adj
Pertaining to admission.
admixtion
admixtion
noun
(archaic) A mingling of different things; an admixture.
admonitor
admonitor
noun
An admonisher; a monitor.
adnominal
adnominal
adj
(grammar) Involving or relating to words that modify a noun.
(grammar, dated) Of or pertaining to an adnoun (sensu stricto).
noun
(grammar) The adnominal case: A word or phrase qualifying a noun, such as an adjective or a relative clause.
aeolicism
aeronomic
aeronomic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to aeronomy
aforetime
aforetime
adj
(archaic) Former.
adv
(archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly.
agamobium
agatiform
agatiform
adj
Having the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance.
agnoetism
agnomical
agnomical
adj
Of or pertaining to the absence of set purpose or intention.
agnominal
agnominal
adj
Of or pertaining to an agnomen.
agomensin
agrimonia
agrimotor
agrimotor
noun
(dated) A tractor (farm vehicle).
agromania
agromania
noun
An intense interest in agriculture.
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
aigremore
aigremore
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) charcoal prepared for making gunpowder
airdromes
airdromes
noun
plural of airdrome
airmobile
airmobile
adj
Capable of being moved by air.
airmonger
airometer
airometer
noun
A hollow cylinder to contain air. It is closed above and open below, and has its open end plunged into water.
akimovsky
akmolinsk
alamosite
alamosite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead-silicon mineral found in Mexico.
albinoism
albinoism
noun
congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino
alcimedon
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
algorisms
algorisms
noun
plural of algorism
algorithm
algorithm
noun
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
(uncountable, obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
alimonied
alimonies
alimonies
noun
plural of alimony
aljamiado
aljamiado
noun
Text of non-Semitic language, especially European languages, written in Arabic letters.
alkhimovo
allamonti
allamotti
allomucic
alluminor
alluminor
noun
(obsolete) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
almonries
almonries
noun
plural of almonry
almoravid
almoravid
Noun
A member of a Berber dynasty that started in 11th-century Morocco.
aloemodin
altissimo
altissimo
noun
(music) The highest register of a woodwind instrument, or a specific note in this register
aluminose
aluminous
aluminous
adj
(chemistry) of or pertaining to alumina or alum
amantillo
amarillos
amaroidal
amaroidal
adj
(rare) Relating to an amaroid; bitter.
amatorial
amatorial
adj
Referring to love and romance, amatory.
amatorian
amatorian
Adjective
amatory
amatories
amaurosis
amaurosis
noun
Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
amaurotic
amaurotic
adj
Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis.
amazonian
amazonian
adj
(of a woman) Tall, strong and athletic.
Having characteristics of the mythical Amazons; aggressive and warlike.
amazonism
amazonite
amazonite
noun
A gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green.
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
amberoids
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
ambitions
ambitions
noun
plural of ambition
ambitious
ambitious
adj
(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Hard to achieve.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
amblyopia
amblyopia
noun
A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.
dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
amblyopic
amblyopic
adj
of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia
amboinese
ambrogino
ambrosiac
ambrosiac
adj
Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.
ambrosial
ambrosial
adj
(Greek mythology) Pertaining to or worthy of the gods.
Succulently sweet or fragrant; balmy, divine.
ambrosian
ambrosian
adj
Ambrosial.
ambrosias
ambrosias
noun
plural of ambrosia
ambrosine
ambrosius
ambulatio
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
amebiform
amebiform
adj
That resembles an amoeba/ameba
americano
americano
noun
A cocktail made with Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda.
A drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water.
amerimnon
ametropia
ametropia
noun
(medicine) Any of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability.
ametropic
ametropic
adj
(ophthalmology) Relating to or suffering from ametropia
amicrobic
amicrobic
adj
Not caused by microbes
amidation
amidation
noun
(organic chemistry) Reaction with, or formation of an amide
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
amidoxime
amidoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime in which one of the substituents (R') is an amino group
amination
amination
noun
(organic chemistry) The introduction of one or more amino groups into a compound.
aminoquin
amitroles
ammiolite
ammoniacs
ammoniate
ammoniate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound containing ammonia bound as a ligand.
verb
(transitive) To treat with ammonia.
ammonical
ammonical
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to ammonia.
ammonites
ammonites
noun
plural of ammonite
ammonitic
ammonitic
adj
Relating to, or containing, ammonites
ammoniums
ammoniums
noun
plural of ammonium
ammonoids
ammonoids
noun
plural of ammonoid
ammophila
amnemonic
amnemonic
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of amnesic
amninions
amnionata
amnionate
amniotome
amoebidae
amoralism
amoralism
noun
(philosophy) Doctrine which advocates ignoring moral issues and norms.
amoralist
amoralist
noun
One who practises or who advocates amoralism.
amorality
amorality
noun
Lack or absence of morality.
The metaethical belief that nothing is morally right or morally wrong, that morality does not exist.
amoralize
amoralize
verb
(transitive) To make amoral.
amoreuxia
amoristic
amoristic
adj
Pertaining or devoted to love; amatory.
amoritish
amornings
amornings
adv
(obsolete) In the mornings.
amorosity
amorosity
noun
The state or quality of being amorous; amorousness.
amorphism
amorphism
noun
An amorphous quality.
amortised
amortised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amortise
amortises
amortises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortise
amortized
amortized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amortize
amortizes
amortizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amphibion
amphibola
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphicome
amphicome
Noun
A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination.
amphicyon
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.