(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
acceptancies
acceptations
acceptations
noun
plural of acceptation
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
acipenserine
acipenserine
adj
Pertaining to sturgeons
acipenseroid
acipenseroid
noun
Synonym of chondrostean
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
albopruinose
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
aminopherase
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
amnioclepsis
ampasimenite
ampelopsidin
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphineurous
amphinucleus
amphipneusta
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anaeroplasty
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anaplasmoses
anaplasmoses
noun
plural of anaplasmosis
anchorperson
anchorperson
noun
The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angioparesis
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
anisometrope
anisopleural
anisopterous
anisotropies
anisotropies
noun
plural of anisotropy
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anorthoscope
anorthoscope
noun
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures
antepagments
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
anteporticos
anteposition
anteposition
noun
(rare) The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence.
anteprostate
anterospinal
antesuperior
anthospermum
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antinepotism
antinepotism
adj
(politics, business) Opposing or preventing nepotism.
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antipolemist
antiprostate
antiprostate
adj
That counters a disease of the prostate
antiprotease
antiprotease
noun
Anything that inhibits the action of a protease
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antiseptical
antiseptical
adj
Archaic form of antiseptic.
antispending
antispending
adj
(politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
antisplasher
antisplasher
noun
A device in a sink or toilet to prevent splashing.
antispreader
antispreader
noun
Any of several devices that prevent spreading
antisteapsin
antistrophes
antistrophes
noun
plural of antistrophe
aphengescope
aphengoscope
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
aposafranine
aposafranine
noun
benzinduline
apostemation
apostemation
noun
(medicine) The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.
apparentness
apparentness
noun
The state or quality of being apparent.
appassionate
appeasements
appeasements
noun
plural of appeasement
appellations
appellations
noun
plural of appellation
appendicious
appendicitis
appendicitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix
appenditious
applicancies
applicancies
noun
plural of applicancy
appointments
appointments
noun
plural of appointment
appositeness
appositeness
noun
the state of being apposite
appraisement
appraisement
noun
(dated) The act of appraising.
apprehension
apprehension
noun
(law) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
(rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
apprehensive
apprehensive
adj
(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt.
approvedness
approvedness
noun
The state or quality of being approved.
appurtenants
appurtenants
noun
plural of appurtenant
argeiphontes
aristophanes
aristophanes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek male name, most famously borne by a playwright who lived from circa 446 BC to circa 386 BC.
arsenophenol
arsenopyrite
arsenopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
arsphenamine
arsphenamine
noun
(pharmacology, organic chemistry) A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).
asclepiadean
asepticizing
asepticizing
verb
present participle of asepticize
aspiringness
aspiringness
noun
The state or quality of being aspiring.
asporogenous
aspredinidae
assigneeship
assigneeship
noun
The role or status of assignee.
astispumante
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
backpointers
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
bepraisement
bespattering
bespattering
noun
The action or result of something being bespattered.
verb
present participle of bespatter
besprinkling
besprinkling
verb
present participle of besprinkle
blennoptysis
blepharoncus
blimpishness
blimpishness
noun
The quality of being blimpish.
bookkeepings
bookkeepings
noun
plural of bookkeeping
bronchoscope
bronchoscope
noun
a form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes
cameraperson
cameraperson
noun
A person who operates a camera.
campanulales
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
campsheeting
campsheeting
noun
Alternative form of campshedding
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
capacitances
capacitances
noun
plural of capacitance
capernaitish
captiousness
captiousness
noun
captious behaviour
the state of being captious
catchpennies
catchpennies
noun
plural of catchpenny
cenospecific
cenospecific
adj
Alternative form of coenospecific
centerpieces
centerpieces
noun
plural of centerpiece
centrosphere
centrosphere
noun
(biology) The cytoplasm surrounding the centriole of a centrosome.
(geology) barysphere
cephalanthus
cephalonasal
cephalothins
cephalothins
noun
plural of cephalothin
ceratopsians
ceratopsians
noun
plural of ceratopsian
ceraunoscope
ceraunoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient Greek mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning.