(zoology) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal.
abalation
abbatical
abbatical
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of abbatial
abiliment
abiliment
noun
Obsolete form of habiliment.
abilities
abilities
noun
plural of ability
abiotical
ablations
ablations
noun
plural of ablation
ablatival
ablatival
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the ablative case.
ablatives
ablatives
noun
plural of ablative
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
abolition
abolition
noun
(historical, often capitalised, Australia) The ending of convict transportation.
(historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
(obsolete) An amnesty; a putting out of memory.
The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
The state of being abolished.
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
acanthial
acanthial
adj
Of or belonging to the acanthion.
acatholic
acatholic
adj
not Catholic
acclimate
acclimate
verb
(intransitive, chiefly US) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
(transitive, chiefly US) To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
(transitive, chiefly US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
acclinate
acclinate
adj
Having an upward slope.
acclivity
acclivity
noun
(geomorphology) A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.
acetalize
acetalize
verb
(organic chemistry) To convert (an aldehyde) into an acetal.
acetylide
acetylide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
acetylize
acetylize
verb
Synonym of acetylate
aciculate
aciculate
adj
Furnished with aciculae.
Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.
acicular (needle-shaped)
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
aciliated
aciliated
adj
Alternative form of aciliate
acoluthic
acoluthic
adj
Pertaining to a residual sense impression immediately following a stimulus, as with an afterimage
acquittal
acquittal
noun
(historical) The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance.
(law) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process.
(now rare) The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).
(rare) Avoidance of danger; deliverance.
Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.
acritical
acritical
adj
Not critical
Not involving a crisis
acroliths
acroliths
noun
plural of acrolith
actinally
actinally
adv
In an actinal manner.
actinical
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actipylea
activable
activable
adj
Capable of being activated
activital
activital
adj
Relating to activity, especially (anthropology) the complex activities of human beings within a culture.
actualise
actualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of actualize.
actualism
actualism
noun
(philosophy) The belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.
actualist
actualist
noun
A proponent of actualism.
actuality
actuality
noun
(historical, film) A short early motion picture.
(television) Live reporting on current affairs.
An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact.
The state of existing; existence.
actualize
actualize
verb
(intransitive) To become actual or real.
(reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
(transitive) To make real; to realize.
actuarial
actuarial
adj
Of or pertaining to actuaries.
Relating to statistical calculation, especially pertaining to insurance.
acylating
acylating
verb
present participle of acylate
acylation
acylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The process of adding an acyl group to a compound.
adactylia
adactylia
noun
Alternative form of adactyly
adfiliate
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.
adulating
adulating
verb
present participle of adulate
adulation
adulation
noun
Flattery; fulsome praise.
adultlike
adultlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an adult
advential
aeolistic
aeolistic
adj
Alternative form of Aeolistic
aerialist
aerialist
noun
(obsolete) One who operates a flying machine; a balloonist or aviator.
(obsolete, rare) A person whose knowledge of agriculture is purely academic and not derived from experience.
(skiing) A specialist in aerials, a freestyle skiing discipline.
An acrobat performing high off the ground, defying a fall to earth, as on a trapeze or a tightrope.
aeriality
aeriality
noun
The state of being aerial or airy; insubstantiality.
aerolites
aerolites
noun
plural of aerolite
aeroliths
aeroliths
noun
plural of aerolith
aerolitic
aerolitic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerolites.
aethalium
aethalium
noun
A flat, plump fruiting body, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia, in certain slime molds.
aetheling
aetiology
aetiology
noun
(medicine, countable) A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).
(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
The study of causes or causation.
affiliate
affiliate
noun
Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.
verb
(intransitive, followed by "to" or "with") To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.
(transitive) To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring
(transitive) To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
(transitive) to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
(transitive, said of an illegitimate child) To fix the paternity of
afflation
afflation
noun
A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.
afflicted
afflicted
adj
Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflict
afflicter
afflicter
noun
One who afflicts.
aflatoxin
aflatoxin
noun
(toxicology) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
afterlife
afterlife
noun
(countable, uncountable) The part of a person's life that follows a particular stage or event; later life.
A conscious existence after death.
The effects of a person's actions, or their reputation, after death.
The events or situations that result from a particular event; the later reception, consumption or reworking of a cultural production such as a film, book, etc.
The place believed to be inhabited by people who have died.
aftermilk
afwillite
afwillite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.
agalactia
agalactia
noun
(pathology) The failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth.
agalactic
agalactic
adj
agalactous
agatelike
agatelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of agate.
agentival
aghlabite
agilities
agilities
noun
plural of agility
agilmente
agnatical
agnatical
adj
agnatic
agrestial
agrestial
adj
Synonym of agrestic
ahnfeltia
ailantery
ailanthic
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
ailantine
airlifted
airlifted
adj
Having been the subject of an airlift.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airlift
aitchless
aitchless
adj
Without pronouncing the /h/ sound.
aitiology
aitiology
noun
Alternative form of aetiology
akoluthia
alabastoi
aladinist
aladinist
Noun
One of a sect of freethinkers among the Muslims.
alamosite
alamosite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead-silicon mineral found in Mexico.
alantolic
alarmists
alarmists
noun
plural of alarmist
alaskaite
albertina
albertine
albertist
albertite
albertite
noun
(mineralogy) A bituminous mineral resembling asphalt.
albinotic
albinotic
adj
Affected with albinism.
albitical
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
alchitran
aldington
aleatoric
aleatoric
adj
(art, music, not comparable) Of or pertaining to works that have been produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).
Having an element of chance.
alecithal
alecithal
adj
(biology, of an ovum) Tending to segment uniformly, and having little or no yolk embedded in the protoplasm.
alecithic
alectoria
alectoria
noun
A magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks.
alectoris
alectrion
aleknight
alepidote
alepidote
adj
(of a fish) not having scales
noun
A fish that has no scales
aleurites
aleuritic
aleutians
aleutians
Noun
of (person)
Proper noun
The Aleutian Islands.
alginates
alginates
noun
plural of alginate
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.
aliamenta
alibility
alibility
noun
The quality of being alible; nourishingness.
alictisal
alienated
alienated
adj
Isolated; excluded; estranged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alienate
alienates
alienates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alienate
alienator
alienator
noun
A person who alienates.
alienists
alienists
noun
plural of alienist
alighting
alighting
noun
The act of one who alights.
verb
present participle of alight
alignment
alignment
noun
(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
(bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
(role-playing games) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
An alliance of factions.
An arrangement of items in a line.
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
alimental
alimental
adj
Supplying food; nourishing.
alimented
alimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aliment
alimenter
alimentic
alimentum
alinement
alinement
noun
Alternative spelling of alignment
alintatao
alintatao
noun
Diospyros pilosanthera; a tree in the Ebenaceae family.
aliphatic
aliphatic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A petroleum fraction containing no aromatic compounds
A compound of this type.
alipteria
aliseptal
aliseptal
adj
(anatomy, obsolete) Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.
alisonite
aliturgic
aliturgic
adj
Not liturgic; without a liturgy.
alizarate
allactite
allactite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
allamonti
allamotti
allanites
allanites
noun
plural of allanite
allanitic
allanitic
adj
Relating to the mineral allanite.
allantoic
allantoic
adj
Of, pertaining to or derived from the allantois.
allantoid
allantoid
adj
(chiefly embryology) Allantoic.
(now chiefly mycology) Sausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends.
noun
(obsolete, embryology) The allantois.
allantoin
allantoin
noun
(biochemistry) A diureide of glyoxylic acid, used in various pharmaceutical and cosmetic products; or a derivative of this compound
allantois
allantois
noun
(anatomy) A sac, having a number of functions, that develops in the alimentary canal of the embryos of mammals, birds and reptiles.
allegiant
allegiant
adj
Steadfastly loyal, especially to a monarch or government.
alleniate
allentiac
allergist
allergist
noun
A doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies.
allethrin
allethrin
noun
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.
alleviant
alleviant
noun
That which alleviates
alleviate
alleviate
verb
(transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty .
allgovite
allicient
allicient
adj
That attracts; attracting.
alligated
alligated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alligate
alligator
alligator
intj
Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which the speaker counts out loud, saying the word "alligator" between the numbers so that each number is spoken approximately one second after the last one.
noun
(Nigeria) dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
(formerly) Applied to any species of crocodile.
(metalworking) A form of squeezer for the puddle ball.
(mining) A rock breaker.
(obsolete) One who binds or ties.
(paleontology) A member of the family Alligatoridae, which includes the caimans.
(printing) A kind of job press.
Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.
Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.
verb
(intransitive, of paint or other coatings) To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.