A unit of electromagnetic charge equal to ten coulombs.
acalculia
acalculia
noun
(pathology) The condition of lacking basic mathematical skills caused by a brain injury, or more specifically an injury to the parietal lobe.
acapsular
acapsular
adj
(botany) Having no capsule.
accentual
accentual
adj
Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
acclivous
acclivous
adj
sloping upward; rising like a hillside.
accounsel
accruable
accruable
adj
Able to be accrued.
accusable
accusable
adj
Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable
accusably
accusably
adv
in an accusable manner, in a manner chargeable with crime or fault
acellular
acellular
adj
Not composed of cells; not cellular
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
acervulus
acervulus
noun
Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)
acetabula
acetabula
noun
plural of acetabulum
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheulean
acheulean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
Noun
A lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
acheulian
acholuria
acholuria
noun
(pathology) A lack of bile pigments in the urine
acholuric
acholuric
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acholuria
aciculate
aciculate
adj
Furnished with aciculae.
Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.
acicular (needle-shaped)
aciculums
aciculums
noun
plural of aciculum
acidalium
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.
acidulous
acidulous
adj
(figurative) Sharp; caustic.
Containing carbonic acid.
Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.
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.
acrologue
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
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.
aculeated
aculeated
adj
(figurative) Pungent, incisive.
Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.
aculeolus
adducible
adducible
adj
Capable of being adduced.
adjunctly
adjunctly
adv
In an adjunct manner.
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
aediculae
aediculae
noun
plural of aedicula
aequiculi
aeschylus
affectual
affectual
adj
Pertaining to or consisting in disposition or desire.
affluence
affluence
noun
(obsolete) An abundant flow or supply.
A moderate level of wealth.
An abundance of wealth.
An influx.
affluency
affluency
noun
(obsolete) affluence
aguadulce
alacrious
alacrious
adj
Lively and joyfully involved.
alcathous
alcuinian
alcyoneus
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
aleucemic
aleukemic
aleukemic
adj
Relating to aleukemia.
aleuritic
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
aliturgic
aliturgic
adj
Not liturgic; without a liturgy.
allamuchy
allituric
allocatur
allocatur
noun
(law) The allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer.
allomucic
alloxuric
allurance
allurance
noun
(archaic) allurement
ambulacra
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
anacletus
anacyclus
androclus
animacule
anschluss
antelucan
antelucan
Adjective
Before dawn
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antluetic
antocular
anucleate
anucleate
adj
(cytology) Which does not have a nucleus.
apiculate
apiculate
adj
(botany) Having a short, sharply pointed tip.
aplectrum
apulmonic
apulmonic
adj
Not pulmonic; lacking, or not using, the lungs.
aquatical
aquatical
adj
Archaic form of aquatic.
aquiclude
aquiclude
noun
(geology) A solid, impermeable area underlying or overlying an aquifer.
arbuscles
arbuscles
noun
plural of arbuscle
arbuscula
arbuscule
archducal
archducal
adj
Pertaining to an archduke or archduchess.
archelaus
archilute
archilute
noun
Alternative form of archlute
archruler
arcuately
arcuately
adv
In an arcuate way.
articular
articular
adj
(anatomy) Of, at, or relating to the joints of the body.
(grammar) Of or relating to the grammatical article.
articulus
articulus
noun
(zoology) A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea.
(zoology) A joint or segment of an arthropod appendage.
ascalabus
asclepius
asclepius
Proper noun
The god of doctors, medicine and healing. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis, husband of Epione, and father of the Asclepiades. His Roman name is Aesculapius.
Short for an
aspectual
aspectual
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to grammatical aspect.
Of or pertaining to an aspect.
auctorial
auctorial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an author.
aulacodus
auriculae
auriculae
noun
plural of auricula
auricular
auricular
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the sense of hearing.
(anatomy, relational) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
(art, relational) Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, that uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief some of which bear a resemblance to the human ear; commonly used in silverware, picture frames, and architecture.
(relational) Of or pertaining to the ear.
Recognized by the ear; understood by the sense of hearing.
Told to the ear; told privately.
noun
(humorous) The ear.
The little finger, the outermost and smallest finger of the hand.
auriculas
auriscalp
auriscalp
noun
An earpick.
ausgleich
auspicial
auspicial
adj
Of or pertaining to auspices; auspicious.
australic
autoclave
autoclave
adj
(cryptography) autokey
noun
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
verb
(transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
autocycle
autocycle
noun
(US) A three-wheeled vehicle with an enclosed cabin, where passengers ride in seats instead of astride the body.
A hybrid between motorcycle and automobile, with a drive system like a motorcycle and rider amenities like a car.
A vehicle somewhat like a moped, having a small motor where the pedals would be, and a petrol tank located within the frame.
autolycus
autolycus
Proper noun
In Ancient Greek mythology, a son of Hermes and Chione.
autolytic
autolytic
adj
(pathology) Relating to autolysis
autotelic
autotelic
adj
(art, of a work of art or literature) Not motivated by anything beyond itself; thematically self-contained.
(psychology, of an activity, process, person or personality) Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within.
Of or pertaining to the quality of (a thing's) being autotelic.
noun
An autotelic person, a person with an autotelic personality.
auxetical
auxilytic
avascular
avascular
adj
(medicine) Lacking blood vessels.
avicolous
avicolous
adj
(ecology) That is parasitic on birds
avuncular
avuncular
adj
(by extension) Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.
In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
baccillum
backhauls
backhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhaul
baculites
baculites
noun
plural of baculite
baculitic
balductum
balductum
adj
(obsolete) nonsensical
noun
(obsolete) senseless talk or writing; balderdash.
a posset
barleducs
beauclerc
beauclerk
beclamour
beclamour
verb
Alternative form of beclamor
beclouded
beclouded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becloud
becluster
becquerel
becquerel
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq
becudgels
becudgels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becudgel
beflounce
belecture
belecture
verb
(transitive) To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently.
betulinic
betulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to betulinic acid or its derivatives
bicalvous
biclinium
bicolours
bicolours
noun
plural of bicolour
bicycular
bicycular
adj
(archaic) Relating to bicycling.
bilocular
bilocular
adj
Having two chambers, cells or compartments
binocular
binocular
adj
Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance.
noun
(dated) Any binocular glass, such as an opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
A pair of binoculars.
attributive form of binoculars
binuclear
binuclear
adj
having two nuclei; binucleate
bipunctal
bisulcate
bisulcate
adj
cloven (cleft in two); cloven-hoofed
blackbuck
blackbuck
noun
An Indian antelope, Antilope cervicapra
blackburn
blackburn
Proper noun
A town in Lancashire, England
blackbush
blackbutt
blackbutt
noun
(chiefly Australia) Any of several Australian eucalyptus trees with a dark fibrous bark towards the base of the trunk, especially Eucalyptus pilularis.
blackduck
blackgums
blackgums
noun
plural of blackgum
blackouts
blackouts
noun
plural of blackout
blancanus
blesbucks
blesbucks
noun
plural of blesbuck
bloodsuck
blueblack
bluecoats
bluecoats
noun
plural of bluecoat
bluecurls
bluecurls
noun
Any plant in Trichostema, a genus of flowering plants, with blue flowers.
bluejacks
bluejacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluejack
branchful
branchful
noun
As much as a branch can hold.
breachful
breachful
adj
(rare) Involving or characterized by a violation of law, of legal rights, or of other rules governing conduct.