simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalized
abnormalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalize
abolitionary
abolitionary
adj
Relating to or favoring abolition.
aboriginally
aboriginally
adv
(Canada) By indigenous Canadians (often capitalized in this sense).
From or in the earliest known times.
In the period before contact with Europeans (especially with reference to peoples subjected to colonization).
To the utmost degree (modifying an adjective).
absorptional
absorptional
adj
Relating to absorption.
accelerating
accelerating
noun
An act of acceleration.
verb
present participle of accelerate
acceleration
acceleration
noun
(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.
acetonitrile
acetonitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH₃CN, formally derived from acetic acid
acherontical
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acriflavines
acriflavines
noun
plural of acriflavine
acronichally
acutiplantar
addlebrained
addlebrained
adj
stupid and confused or muddled
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
admonitorial
admonitorial
adj
(rare) admonitory
admonitorily
admonitorily
adv
In an admonitory manner.
adrianopolis
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
aegirinolite
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
aerosolizing
aerosolizing
verb
present participle of aerosolize
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
alacreatinin
alarmingness
alarmingness
noun
The state or quality of being alarming.
albopruinose
albumeniizer
albuminiform
albuminurias
albuminurias
noun
plural of albuminuria
alcantarines
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alcyonarians
alcyonarians
noun
plural of alcyonarian
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
aldermanical
aldermanical
adj
Alternative form of aldermanic
aldermanlike
aldermanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an alderman.
aldermanries
aldermanries
noun
plural of aldermanry
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
alectoridine
alexandrines
alexandrines
noun
plural of alexandrine
alexandrinus
alexandrites
alexandrites
noun
plural of alexandrite
algebraizing
algebraizing
verb
present participle of algebraize
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allegorising
allegorising
noun
The act or process of making an allegory.
verb
present participle of allegorise
allegorizing
allegorizing
verb
present participle of allegorize
alligatoring
alligatoring
noun
(painting) A pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint.
(roofing) The cracking of the surfacing bitumen on a bituminous roof or coating on a SPF roof, producing a pattern of cracks similar to an alligator's hide.
verb
present participle of alligator
alliterating
alliterating
verb
present participle of alliterate
alliteration
alliteration
noun
The recurrence of the same letter in accented parts of words, as in Anglo-Saxon alliterative meter.
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals.
allocrotonic
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
allomerizing
allopurinols
allopurinols
noun
plural of allopurinol
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
alnascharism
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
altercations
altercations
noun
plural of altercation
alternariose
alternations
alternations
noun
plural of alternation
alternatives
alternatives
noun
plural of alternative
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
amelioration
amelioration
noun
(linguistics) The process by which a term gains a more positive connotation over time.
(philosophy) An ameliorative change of a concept or a repertoire of concepts.
An improvement.
The act of making better.
aminovaleric
ammoreslinol
amniochorial
amniochorial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amnion and the chorion
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
anachronical
anachronical
Adjective
Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect.
anarchically
anarchically
adv
In an anarchic manner; in the manner of anarchy.
anchoretical
anchoretical
adj
anchoretic
anchoritical
androclinium
aneurilemmic
aneurismally
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
anglerfishes
anglerfishes
noun
plural of anglerfish
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
anguliferous
angulinerved
animadversal
anisopleural
ankylomerism
annihilators
annihilators
noun
plural of annihilator
annihilatory
annihilatory
adj
Causing annihilation.
anomaluridae
anopluriform
antarctalian
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
anteluminary
antemarginal
anteprandial
anteprandial
adj
Before a meal, especially before dinner.
anteromedial
anteromedial
adj
(anatomy) Located in the front and towards a middle line.
anterospinal
anthologizer
anthologizer
noun
Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology.
anthraflavic
anthranilate
anthranilate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of anthranilic acid
anthraquinol
anthraxolite
anthraxolite
noun
A carbonaceous substance resembling anthracite.
anthropoidal
anthropoidal
adj
anthropoid
anthropolite
anthropolite
noun
(paleontology, dated) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
anthropolith
antibrachial
antibrachial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
antichlorine
antichlorine
noun
Synonym of antichlor (“substance used to remove chlorine”)
anticlerical
anticlerical
adj
Opposed to political influence of clerics.
noun
One who opposes the political influence of clerics.
anticlinoria
anticritical
anticritical
adj
Opposing critics or criticism.
anticrotalic
anticrotalic
adj
That counters the effect of a bite from a crotalid (snake)
anticultural
anticultural
adj
Opposing mainstream culture or culture in general.
antielectron
antielectron
noun
(physics) Synonym of positron
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antiguerilla
antilaborist
antilacrosse
antiliberals
antiliberals
noun
plural of antiliberal
antiliterate
antiliterate
adj
Opposed to literacy or literature.
antiliturgic
antimalarial
antimalarial
adj
Preventing or counteracting malaria.
noun
An agent that prevents or counteracts malaria.
antimetrical
antimetrical
adj
antimetric
antimilitary
antimilitary
adj
Opposed to the military or to military activities
antimodernly
antimoralism
antimoralism
noun
Opposition to moralism.
antimoralist
antimoralist
noun
One who opposes moralism.
antimorality
antimorality
noun
Opposition to morality.
antiparallel
antiparallel
adj
(biochemistry) Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA.
(biochemistry) Describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but where the vectors describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.
noun
(geometry) A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.
antiparticle
antiparticle
noun
(physics) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antiportable
antiprelatic
antiracially
antiradicals
antiradicals
noun
plural of antiradical
antirational
antirational
adj
Lacking or (especially) opposed to reason and rational thought.
antirealisms
antirealisms
noun
plural of antirealism
antirealists
antirealists
noun
plural of antirealist
antireligion
antireligion
adj
Opposed to or acting against religion
antiroyalism
antiroyalism
noun
Opposition to royals or royalism.
antiroyalist
antiroyalist
noun
One who opposes royals or royalism.
antisalooner
antisalooner
noun
One who opposes saloons (as places where alcohol is sold and drunk).
antisplasher
antisplasher
noun
A device in a sink or toilet to prevent splashing.
antistrophal
antistrophal
adj
Of or relating to antistrophe (in Greek choruses and dances).
antitropical
antitropical
adj
Situated or found away from a tropic (towards the respective pole)
antivenereal
antivenereal
adj
(medicine) That is used to treat or cure venereal disease
aorticorenal
aorticorenal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the aorta and the kidney.
aplacentaria
apollinarian
apollinarian
Noun
A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ.
Adjective
In honour of Apollo.
apparitional
apparitional
adj
(religion, forteana) Of or pertaining to an apparition or apparitions