(law) Carrying away by force, especially of animals.
abdicant
abdicant
adj
(rare) Abdicating; renouncing.
noun
One who abdicates.
abducing
abducing
verb
present participle of abduce
abidance
abidance
noun
Adherence; compliance; conformity.
The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.
abscisin
abscisin
noun
Alternative spelling of abscissin
acacetin
acacetin
noun
A glycoside forming in the leaves of the common locust tree; C₁₆H₁₂O₅.
acanthia
acanthin
acanthin
noun
(zoology, dated) strontium sulfate, the main constituent of the skeletons of the Acantharea
acapnial
acapnial
adj
Of or relating to acapnia.
acapnias
acaridan
acaridan
noun
Synonym of acarid
acarines
acarines
noun
plural of acarine
acauline
acauline
Adjective
acaulescent
accadian
accadian
Adjective
Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest.
Noun
A person from Accad.
acceding
acceding
verb
present participle of accede
accident
accident
adj
(transport) Designating any form of transportation involved in an accident.
noun
(derogatory or humorous) A person born from an unintended pregnancy.
(euphemistic) An instance of incontinence.
(euphemistic) An unintended pregnancy.
(geology) A sudden discontinuity of ground such as fault of great thickness, bed or lentil of unstable ground.
(geology) An irregular surface feature with no apparent cause.
(grammar) A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, such as gender, number, or case.
(heraldry) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.
(law) casus; such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.
(transport) A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes)
(uncountable) Chance; random chance.
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
Any chance event.
Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential or nonsubstantive.
Urine or feces excreted due to incontinence.
accinged
accinged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accinge
acclinal
accoying
accoying
verb
present participle of accoy
accruing
accruing
noun
An amount that is accrued.
verb
present participle of accrue
accusing
accusing
adj
Accusatory.
noun
Accusation.
verb
present participle of accuse
aceituna
acentric
acentric
adj
Not centered; without a centre
noun
A segment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere
acetonic
acetonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing acetone
achatina
achenial
achenial
adj
Pertaining to an achene.
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
achinese
achiness
achiness
noun
The property of being achy.
achingly
achingly
adv
In an aching manner; sorely.
achorion
acidness
acidness
noun
acidity, sourness
acinaces
acinaces
noun
(historical, ancient history) A short sword or saber.
acinetae
acinetan
acinetic
acinetic
adj
Dated form of akinetic.
aclidian
aclidian
adj
That lacks clavicles
acmispon
aconital
aconital
adj
Of, or derived from aconite.
aconites
aconites
noun
plural of aconite
aconitia
aconitia
noun
(chemistry) aconitine.
aconitic
aconitic
adj
Of or pertaining to aconite.
Of or pertaining to aconitic acid.
aconitin
aconitin
noun
Archaic form of aconitine.
aconitum
aconitum
noun
Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.
The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
acontias
acontias
noun
plural of acontia
acontium
acontium
noun
An Ancient Greek weapon similar to a javelin
One of a series of threads of a septum of some actinians
acontius
acopyrin
acquaint
acquaint
adj
(obsolete) Acquainted.
verb
(transitive, archaic, followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
(transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
(transitive, obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom.
acranial
acranial
adj
Without a skull.
acrasins
acrasins
noun
plural of acrasin
acridane
acridane
noun
Alternative form of acridan
acridian
acridian
adj
Relating to insects of the family Acrididae
noun
Any of the family Acrididae of grasshoppers, crickets, locusts etc.
acridine
acridine
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of this compound
(uncountable, organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs
acridone
acridone
noun
(organic chemistry) An tricyclic heterocyclic ketone derived from acridine; any derivative of this compound
acrimony
acrimony
noun
A sharp and bitter hatred.
acrolein
acrolein
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
acromion
acromion
noun
(anatomy) The outermost point of the shoulder blade.
actiniae
actinian
actinian
noun
A sea anemone (of the order Actiniaria).
actinias
actinias
noun
plural of actinia
actinide
actinide
noun
(chemistry) Any of the 14 elements from actinium to nobelium (lawrencium is excluded by some authors as it is a d-block rather than an f-block element).
(chemistry) Any of the 15 radioactive elements of the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium that are positioned under the lanthanides, to which they have similar chemistry.
(chemistry, dated) Any of the 14 elements from thorium to lawrencium (actinium having been mistakenly excluded because it was thought to be a d-block element in the past).
actinine
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.
actinoid
actinoid
adj
Having the form of rays; radiated, as in the species of the family Actiniidae.
noun
(inorganic chemistry) actinide
actinons
actinons
noun
plural of actinon
actinost
actinost
noun
(ichthyology) A bone at the base of a paired fin (of a fish)
actinula
actinula
noun
(zoology) A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (Tubularia), having a stellate form.
actional
actional
adj
(grammar, of a verb) Depicting an action having an agent and a patient.
Of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action.
actioner
actioner
noun
(informal) An action movie.
actiones
acuating
acuating
verb
present participle of acuate
acuation
acuation
noun
(rare) The act of sharpening.
acyloins
acyloins
noun
plural of acyloin
addicent
adducing
adducing
verb
present participle of adduce
adendric
adendric
adj
Not dendric.
adenylic
adenylic
adj
Of or pertaining to adenylic acid or its derivatives
adipinic
aduncity
aduncity
noun
Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
adynamic
adynamic
adj
(physics) Characterised by the absence of force.
Not dynamic; without strength or vigor.
aesculin
aesculin
noun
Alternative form of esculin
affiance
affiance
noun
(archaic) A solemn engagement, especially a pledge of marriage.
Faith, trust.
verb
(transitive) To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.
africana
africans
agaricin
agaricin
noun
(organic chemistry) an organic tricarboxylic acid (fatty acid) found in fungi
agencies
agencies
noun
plural of agency
agenesic
agenesic
adj
(biology) sterile, infertile
noun
Such a person or animal
agenetic
agenetic
adj
Not genetic; that does not have a genetic cause
agnathic
agnathic
Adjective
Jawless.
Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
akinesic
akinesic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia.
akinetic
akinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia: akinesic.
albicans
albicant
albicant
adj
(rare) Growing or becoming white.
alcamine
alchuine
alcidine
alcidine
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an auk.
alcinous
alcyonic
alcyonic
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Alcyonaria.
alexinic
alicante
alichino
alliance
alliance
noun
(India) Marriage.
(countable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
(countable) Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
(countable) The act of allying or uniting.
(uncountable) The state of being allied.
(with the definite article) The persons or parties allied.
verb
(obsolete) To connect or unite by alliance; to ally.
allicins
allicins
noun
plural of allicin
alnicoes
alphenic
alphenic
noun
(rare) White barley sugar
altincar
altincar
noun
(obsolete) tincal
altschin
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.
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
amercing
amercing
verb
present participle of amerce
american
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.
anabatic
anabatic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to anabasis
(of a warm air current) rising (up a slope)
noun
Short for anabatic wind.
anabolic
anabolic
adj
Of or relating to anabolism.
noun
An anabolic steroid.
anacusia
anacusic
anacusic
adj
(medicine) Totally deaf.
anacusis
anacusis
noun
(medicine) Total deafness.
anagogic
anagogic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing an anagoge
analcime
analcime
noun
(mineralogy) A sodium aluminosilicate with a chemical formula NaAlSi₂O₆·H₂O, having a zeolite structure, found in alkaline basalts.
analcite
analcite
noun
(mineralogy) Analcime.
analogic
analogic
adj
Of or pertaining to analogy.
analytic
analytic
adj
(linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the arrangement of uninflected words within sentences to indicate meaning. Compare synthetic.
(logic, of a proposition) that follows necessarily; tautologous.
(mathematical analysis) Being defined in terms of objects of differential calculus such as derivatives.
(mathematics) Of, or relating to algebra or a similar method of analysis.
(mathematics, of a function) Being able to be locally represented by convergent power series around every point of the domain.
Having the ability to analyse.
Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
Of, or relating to division into elements or principles.
anapneic
anapnoic
anapnoic
Adjective
Relating to respiration.
anarchic
anarchic
adj
(somewhat pejorative) Free-spirited; not bound by the rigors or expectations of society.
Chaotic, without law or order.
Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy.
anaretic
anasitch
anastice
anatolic
anatomic
anatomic
adj
Of or pertaining to anatomy and dissection, or to individual structures of the anatomy.
anceline
anchiale
anchinoe
anchises
anchises
Proper noun
A mythical Trojan elder in the Iliad and the Aeneid, father of Aeneas.
anchusin
anchusin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root.
ancience
ancience
noun
Synonym of ancientness
anciency
anciency
noun
ancientness
ancients
ancients
noun
The people of classical antiquity, especially such writers and philosophers.