(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absorptional
absorptional
adj
Relating to absorption.
acceptancies
acceptations
acceptations
noun
plural of acceptation
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
accompanists
accompanists
noun
plural of accompanist
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
acipenserine
acipenserine
adj
Pertaining to sturgeons
acipenseroid
acipenseroid
noun
Synonym of chondrostean
actinopraxis
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
adoptianisms
adoptionisms
adoptionists
adoptionists
noun
plural of adoptionist
adpromission
adrianopolis
albopruinose
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
allopurinols
allopurinols
noun
plural of allopurinol
aminopherase
aminoplastic
aminoplastic
noun
melamine/formaldehyde resin
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.
amphithurons
amphithyrons
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anabaptistic
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
anamorphosis
anamorphosis
noun
(biology) A form of limited metamorphosis in some arthropods.
(mycology, lichenology) An abnormal form of some lichens or fungi that gives the appearance of a different species.
A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.
The use of this kind of image distortion.
ananthropism
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anaphrodisia
anaphrodisia
noun
(medicine) Lack of desire for sex.
anaplasmosis
anaplasmosis
noun
A disease of ruminants and sometimes humans caused by infection with Anaplasma bacteria, normally transmitted by hard ticks.
anapophysial
anchistopoda
andrographis
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angioparesis
angiophorous
angiospastic
angiospastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to angiospasm
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiosporous
angiosporous
adj
(botany) Having spores contained in cells or thecae.
angiostrophy
anglophilism
anglophobist
anisocarpous
anisometrope
anisopleural
anisopterous
anisotropies
anisotropies
noun
plural of anisotropy
anisotropism
anisotropism
noun
Alternative form of anisotropy
anisotropous
anisotropous
adj
Archaic form of anisotropic.
antasphyctic
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.
anterospinal
antesuperior
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthotropism
anticipators
anticipators
noun
plural of anticipator
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.
antiopiumist
antiopiumist
noun
(historical) One who opposes the use of the drug opium.
antioptimism
antioptimist
antioptimist
noun
One who rejects optimism.
antipacifism
antipacifism
noun
Opposition to pacifism.
antipacifist
antipacifist
adj
Opposing pacifism.
noun
One who opposes pacifism.
antipapalist
antipapalist
noun
Synonym of antipapist
antipapistic
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antiphrastic
antiphrastic
adj
(rhetoric) of, or relating to antiphrasis
antiphthisic
antiphthisic
adj
Relieving or curing phthisis.
noun
A medicine for phthisis.
antiphysical
antiphysical
adj
contrary to nature; unnatural
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antipolemist
antipolitics
antipolitics
noun
An ideology that prefers centralized and arbitrary rule to democratic government
Avoidance of political debates and controversies.
Broad rejection of political institutions and processes.
Political activity based on moral or intellectual stature rather than force.
antipopulism
antiposition
antiprostate
antiprostate
adj
That counters a disease of the prostate
antiprotease
antiprotease
noun
Anything that inhibits the action of a protease
antipsalmist
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antiseptical
antiseptical
adj
Archaic form of antiseptic.
antishipping
antishipping
adj
(chiefly military) Countering shipping.
(fandom slang) The activities of anti-shippers
verb
(fandom slang) present participle of antiship
antisiphonal
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
antistrophal
antistrophal
adj
Of or relating to antistrophe (in Greek choruses and dances).
antistrophes
antistrophes
noun
plural of antistrophe
antistrophic
antistrophic
adj
(poetry) Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
antistrophon
antistrophon
noun
(rhetoric) An argument retorted on an opponent.
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
apocynthions
apollonistic
apomorphines
apomorphines
noun
plural of apomorphine
aposafranine
aposafranine
noun
benzinduline
aposaturnium
aposaturnium
noun
(astronomy) Apoapsis around Saturn
apostatising
apostatising
verb
present participle of apostatise
apostatizing
apostatizing
verb
present participle of apostatize
apostemation
apostemation
noun
(medicine) The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.
appalachians
appalachians
Proper noun
A range of mountains in eastern North America, running northeast from Alabama in the United States to Newfoundland in Canada, variously including or excluding the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York.
The portion of this area which lies in the southern United States, as a socioeconomic region.
appassionata
appassionate
appassionato
appassionato
adv
(music) (to be played) passionately
appellations
appellations
noun
plural of appellation
appendicious
appendicitis
appendicitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix
appenditious
applicancies
applicancies
noun
plural of applicancy
applications
applications
noun
plural of application
appointments
appointments
noun
plural of appointment
appositeness
appositeness
noun
the state of being apposite
appositional
appositional
adj
Relating to apposition.
noun
(linguistics) A compound or construction with apposed elements.
appraisement
appraisement
noun
(dated) The act of appraising.
appraisingly
appraisingly
adv
In an appraising way.
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.
approbations
approbations
noun
plural of approbation
approximants
approximants
noun
plural of approximant
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.
aristophanic
aristophanic
Adjective
Aristophanean
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).
artisanships
artisanships
noun
plural of artisanship
asclepiadean
asepticizing
asepticizing
verb
present participle of asepticize
ashurbanipal
asiphonogama
asparaginous
asparaginous
adj
Resembling or related to asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus.