Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
noun
(chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.
(medicine) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
(physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Anything which absorbs.
absorbing
absorbing
adj
(statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
verb
present participle of absorb
accentors
accentors
noun
plural of accentor
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
achronism
acrodonts
acrodonts
noun
plural of acrodont
acroleins
acroleins
noun
plural of acrolein
adorantes
adsorbent
adsorbent
adj
Tending to adsorb.
noun
The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
adversion
adversion
noun
(obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
aepyornis
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aerations
aerations
noun
plural of aeration
aerodynes
aerodynes
noun
plural of aerodyne
aerogenes
aerognosy
aeronauts
aeronauts
noun
plural of aeronaut
afternose
aftersong
agapornis
ainsworth
ainsworth
Proper noun
A village in Greater Manchester, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
albertson
alburnous
alburnous
adj
Of or pertaining to alburnum.
alentours
aleurones
aleurones
noun
plural of aleurone
almonries
almonries
noun
plural of almonry
ambrosane
ambrosian
ambrosian
adj
Ambrosial.
ambrosine
amelcorns
amornings
amornings
adv
(obsolete) In the mornings.
amounters
anabrosis
anabrosis
noun
(obsolete, medicine) wasting away
anacortes
anaerobes
anaerobes
noun
plural of anaerobe
anandrous
anandrous
adj
(botany) Lacking stamens; devoid of male parts in plants
anaphoras
anaphoras
noun
plural of anaphora
anargyros
anargyros
noun
Synonym of unmercenary (“a saint who performed good deeds without accepting payment”)
ancestors
ancestors
noun
plural of ancestor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ancestor
anchoress
anchoress
noun
(informal) An anchorwoman.
A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.
anchorets
anchorets
noun
plural of anchoret
androcles
androcles
Proper noun
The main character of a common folktale that is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156.
androclus
androgens
androgens
noun
plural of androgen
androgeus
androides
androides
noun
Dated form of android.
androsace
androseme
anesidora
anestrous
anestrous
adj
not estrous
of, or pertaining to, anestrus
angostura
angostura
noun
A South American tree, with bark used in tradition medicine and as an ingredient in various bitters (but not Angostura bitters), Angostura trifoliata.
Angostura bitters
angstroms
angstroms
noun
plural of angstrom
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
anidrosis
anidrosis
noun
(pathology) An inability to tolerate heat, typically as a result of reduced sweating
animators
animators
noun
plural of animator
aniseroot
aniseroot
noun
Any of certain North American herbs of the genus Osmorhiza.
anoestrum
anoestrus
anoestrus
noun
Alternative spelling of anestrus
anointers
anointers
noun
plural of anointer
anomurous
anorchism
anorchism
noun
anorchia
anorchous
anorexias
anorexias
noun
plural of anorexia
anorexics
anorexics
noun
plural of anorexic
anorexies
anorexies
noun
plural of anorexy
anorthose
anostraca
antagoras
anteriors
anterooms
anterooms
noun
plural of anteroom
antesfort
anthropos
anthropos
Proper noun
The primordial man/humanity.
antifrost
antifrost
adj
Preventing, or countering the effects of frost.
antisolar
antisolar
adj
(astronomy) opposite to the sun (from the Earth)
apatornis
aposaturn
apronless
apronless
adj
Without an apron.
arabinose
arabinose
noun
(biochemistry) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
aragonese
arccosine
arccosine
noun
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the cosine function.
areasoner
arenosity
arenosity
noun
The quality or degree of being arenose.
arenulous
arenulous
adj
(obsolete) Full of fine sand.
(obsolete) Resembling sand.
argentose
argentous
argentous
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a higher proportion than in argentic compounds.
Of, pertaining to, or containing silver.
argonauts
argonauts
noun
plural of argonaut
arizonans
armonicas
armonicas
noun
plural of armonica
armstrong
armstrong
Proper noun
originally a nickname for someone with strong arms.
Noun
An Armstrong gun.
arnoldist
arnoldson
arnoseris
arsenillo
arsenious
arsenious
adj
(chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 3.
arsonists
arsonists
noun
plural of arsonist
ashburton
ashburton
Proper noun
a small town on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England.
a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
a river in Western Australia, which flows into the Indian Ocean.
a large town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
a river (with two branches) in Canterbury which flows past the town to the Pacific Ocean.
a town in Natal, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
aspermont
aspersion
aspersion
noun
(in the plural) slander, calumny
(obsolete) A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
assentors
assentors
noun
plural of assentor
assertion
assertion
noun
(programming) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
Maintenance; vindication
Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
assignors
assignors
noun
plural of assignor
assorting
assorting
verb
present participle of assort
astrogeny
astrogeny
noun
The creation or evolution of the stars or heavens.
astrogony
astrogony
noun
Alternative form of astrogeny.
astronaut
astronaut
noun
(Hong Kong) A returnee who frequently flies back and forth between Hong Kong and their adopted home country.
A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
An American space traveler, when contrasted against equivalent terms from other countries such as cosmonaut, taikonaut, spationaut, and vyomanaut.
astronomy
astronomy
noun
(obsolete) Astrology.
The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.
atropines
atropines
noun
plural of atropine
atroscine
atroscine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of the genus Scopolia.
attorneys
attorneys
noun
plural of attorney
aversions
aversions
noun
plural of aversion
banderols
banderols
noun
plural of banderol
bankrolls
bankrolls
noun
plural of bankroll
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankroll
bannerols
bannerols
noun
plural of bannerol
baptornis
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
barebones
barebones
adj
Alternative form of bare-bones
noun
plural of barebone
baritones
baritones
noun
plural of baritone
barkstone
barneston
barnstock
barnstorm
barnstorm
noun
A series of appearances in small country towns, as by a politician or a travelling theatre group.
verb
(US) To appear at fairs and carnivals in exhibitions of stunt flying, sporting events, or theater.
(US, of a sports team) To travel from town to town performing in front of small crowds.
To travel around the countryside making political speeches etc.
baronages
baronages
noun
plural of baronage
baronries
baronries
noun
plural of baronry
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
barrancos
barrancos
noun
plural of barranco
barytones
barytones
noun
plural of barytone
beckoners
beckoners
noun
plural of beckoner
becrimson
becrimson
verb
(transitive, poetic) To turn crimson; to redden.
bemonster
bemonster
verb
(transitive) To fill or cover with monsters.
(transitive) To make monstrous or like a monster; make hideous; deform.
(transitive) To regard or treat (someone) as a monster; to call (someone) a monster.
beneurous
besognier
bessarion
betatrons
betatrons
noun
plural of betatron
bevatrons
bevatrons
noun
plural of bevatron
bicornous
bicornous
adj
Having two horns; bicorn.
bigaroons
bigaroons
noun
plural of bigaroon
biosensor
biosensor
noun
(biochemistry) A device that uses biological material (e.g. microorganisms, oligonucleotides, enzymes, antibodies) to detect other biological molecules or chemicals.
(biochemistry) Any device that detects, records or transmits physiological data, especially data concerning the presence of chemical compounds (analytes)