(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
abrahamsen
absentment
absentment
noun
(rare, obsolete): The state of being absent; withdrawal
abstemious
abstemious
adj
(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
academised
academised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of academise
acclaimers
acclaimers
noun
plural of acclaimer
acclimates
acclimates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclimate
accustomed
accustomed
adj
(obsolete) Frequented by customers.
(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
acephalism
acephalism
noun
The congenital lack of a head.
achaemenes
acoelomous
acoelomous
adj
Synonym of acoelomate
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
actinosome
actinosome
noun
(zoology) The entire body of a coelenterate.
adamancies
adamancies
noun
plural of adamancy
adamsville
adenoidism
adenoidism
noun
adenoiditis
adenostoma
adjustment
adjustment
noun
The action of adjusting something
The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
The settling or balancing of a financial account
admeasured
admeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admeasure
admeasurer
admeasurer
noun
Agent noun of admeasure; one who admeasures.
administer
administer
verb
(intransitive) To minister (to).
(law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.
(medicine) To give a drug to a patient, be it orally or by any other means.
(transitive) To apportion out, distribute.
(transitive) To cause to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.
(transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.
To give, as an oath.
admissable
admissable
adj
Alternative spelling of admissible
admissible
admissible
adj
(artificial intelligence) Describing a heuristic that never overestimates the cost of reaching a goal.
Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
admonished
admonished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admonish
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
admonishes
admonishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admonish
adornments
adornments
noun
plural of adornment
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
advisement
advisement
noun
(archaic) Advice, counsel.
(now US) Consideration or deliberation.
aerodromes
aerodromes
noun
plural of aerodrome
aeronomics
aeronomies
aeronomist
aeronomist
Noun
One who studies aeronomy.
aforetimes
aforetimes
Adverb
formerly, previously
aftermaths
aftermaths
noun
plural of aftermath
afterstorm
afterswarm
afterswarm
noun
A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.
aftertimes
aftertimes
noun
plural of aftertime
agamospore
agreements
agreements
noun
plural of agreement
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agrostemma
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
alchemised
alchemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemise
alchemists
alchemists
noun
plural of alchemist
alemannish
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
alismaceae
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allemandes
allemandes
noun
plural of allemande
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allemande
allogamies
alloisomer
alloisomer
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of geometric isomer
allomerism
allomerism
noun
(chemistry) Variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form.
allomerous
allomerous
adj
(chemistry) Characterized by allomerism.
allotheism
allotheism
noun
Worship of a god or gods that are foreign to one's own land.
allotments
allotments
noun
plural of allotment
almandines
almandines
noun
plural of almandine
almshouses
almshouses
noun
plural of almshouse.
altimeters
altimeters
noun
plural of altimeter
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
aluminizes
aluminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aluminize
amagansett
amalbergas
amanuenses
amanuenses
noun
plural of amanuensis
amanuensis
amanuensis
noun
A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
amarynceus
amassments
amassments
noun
plural of amassment
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
amateurism
amateurism
noun
Amateur beliefs and practices generally.
The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money.
amazedness
amazedness
noun
The state or quality of being amazed.
amazements
amazements
noun
plural of amazement
ambassiate
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
ambisexual
ambisexual
adj
(slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
(zoology) Hermaphroditic.
Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
noun
An ambisexual person.
ambosexous
ambosexous
adj
(obsolete) ambisexual; hermaphroditic
ambosexual
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulantes
ambuscaded
ambuscaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambuscade
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscades
ambuscades
noun
plural of ambuscade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade
ambushlike
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
ameboidism
ameboidism
noun
movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba
ameloblast
ameloblast
noun
An epithelial cell that forms the enamel of the developing tooth
amendments
amendments
noun
plural of amendment
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
amersfoort
amersfoort
Proper noun
A city in the Netherlands.
ametallous
amherstite
amiantuses
amidstream
amissville
ammiaceous
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
ammocoetes
ammocoetes
noun
plural of ammocoete
ammonifies
ammonifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify
ammonitess
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amoebiasis
amoebiasis
noun
(biology, medicine, countable) Any of various such diseases; most especially:
(biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.
ampelopsin
ampelopsin
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular flavanonol.
ampelopsis
ampelopsis
noun
A vine of the genus Ampelopsis
ampersands
ampersands
noun
plural of ampersand
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphimixes
amphimixes
noun
plural of amphimixis
amphispore
amphistome
amphistome
noun
Any trematode of the genus Paramphistomum (previously Amphistoma)
amphoterus
amplexuses
amplifiers
amplifiers
noun
plural of amplifier
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
amusements
amusements
noun
plural of amusement
amygdalase
amygdalase
noun
(biochemistry) Either of two enzymes: beta-glucosidase and amygdalin beta-glucosidase.
amylaceous
amylaceous
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
amylopsase
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anamnestic
anamnestic
adj
Of or pertaining to anamnesis
That aids memory; mnemonic
anaseismic
anaseismic
adj
Moving up and down; said of earthquake shocks.
anastomose
anastomose
adj
(botany, mycology) Joined or run together; interconnected.
(of rivers, etc) Joined or run together, ramified, interconnected.
verb
(intransitive, of rivers, blood vessels, etc.) To join by anastomosis.
(transitive, of streams and rivers, blood vessels, etc.) To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a network.
anatomised
anatomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anatomise
anatomiser
anatomiser
noun
Alternative form of anatomizer
anatomizes
anatomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize
anaximenes
anchesmius
ancientism
ancientism
noun
The belief that people in ancient times were wiser than those of today.
andamanese
andamanese
Proper noun
A minor language family spoken on the Andaman Islands.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Andaman Islands.
Of or relating to the Andamanese language family.
andamentos
anematosis
anemoscope
anemoscope
noun
An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.
anemotaxis
anemotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism in response to air currents.
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
angadresma
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
anglesmith
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
animalised
animalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animalise
animalness
animalness
noun
The quality of being animal; animality.
anisomeles
anisomelia
anisomelia
noun
(pathology) Inequality between paired limbs.
anisomelus
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.