(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
abstersiveness
abstersiveness
noun
The quality of being abstersive.
abstractedness
abstractedness
noun
The state of being abstracted; abstract character.
abstractionism
abstractionism
noun
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art.
The presentation of ideas in an abstract manner.
abstractionist
abstractionist
adj
Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art.
noun
(art) Someone who supports or creates abstract art.
An idealist.
abstractnesses
abstractnesses
noun
plural of abstractness
abstrusenesses
abstrusenesses
noun
plural of abstruseness
acanthocarpous
acanthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having the fruit covered with spines.
acanthophorous
acanthophorous
adj
Spine-bearing.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
accreditations
accreditations
noun
plural of accreditation
accuratenesses
achondroplasia
achondroplasia
noun
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
acipenseroidei
acroanesthesia
acroanesthesia
noun
Alternative form of acroanaesthesia
acromiosternal
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinoneuritis
acupuncturists
acupuncturists
noun
plural of acupuncturist
adenosarcomata
adenosarcomata
noun
plural of adenosarcoma
adenosclerosis
adenosclerosis
noun
(medicine) The hardening of a gland.
adiathermanous
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
administrating
administrating
verb
present participle of administrate
administration
administration
noun
(countable) A body that administers; a body of administrators.
(countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
(government, politics) The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
(uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
(uncountable, business) Management.
(uncountable, law, UK) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
administrative
administrative
adj
Of or relating to administering or administration.
administrators
administrators
noun
plural of administrator
administratrix
administratrix
noun
A female administrator.
adminstrations
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
adulterateness
adulterateness
noun
The state or quality of being adulterate.
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
adventuresomes
advertisements
advertisements
noun
plural of advertisement
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerosolization
aerosolization
noun
The creation of an aerosol; the creation of a fine mist or many small droplets.
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
affrontiveness
affrontiveness
noun
The state or quality of being affrontive.
africanthropus
aftersensation
aftersensation
noun
A delayed sensation; one arising significantly later than the stimulus that caused it.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
aggressiveness
aggressiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being aggressive.
(uncountable) The propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.
agribusinesses
agribusinesses
noun
plural of agribusiness
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
alexandrianism
alexandrianism
Noun
The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandrian Wicca.
alexandropolis
alimentariness
alimentariness
noun
The state or quality of being alimentary.
allegorisation
allotransplant
allotransplant
noun
An instance of allotransplantation.
The graft (tissue or organ) transplanted in such an instance: Synonym of allograft.
verb
To perform an allograft.
alternationist
altogetherness
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
anacardiaceous
anacardiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs.
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anametadromous
anamorphoscope
anamorphoscope
noun
A mirrored device which gives a correct image of an anamorphosis.
anapterygotism
anapterygotous
anarthropodous
anarthrousness
anarthrousness
noun
The state or quality of being anarthrous.
ancistrocladus
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
andromonoecism
anelectrotonus
anelectrotonus
noun
The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
anesthesimeter
anesthesimeter
noun
(surgery) A device that monitors the amount of anaesthetic given to a patient
angiocavernous
angioparalysis
angioparalysis
noun
(pathology) paralysis of blood vessels
angiosclerosis
angiosclerosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atherosclerosis
angiosclerotic
anhydroglocose
animadversions
animadversions
noun
plural of animadversion
anisochromatic
anomaliflorous
anomaloflorous
anopisthograph
anopisthograph
adj
(palaeography) written on one side only
answerableness
answerableness
noun
The state or quality of being answerable.
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
antarchistical
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
anthocerotales
anthrachrysone
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracomartus
anthracosaurus
anthropocosmic
anthropocosmic
adj
Relating to humankind and the cosmos.
anthropogenist
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropologist
anthropologist
noun
An expert in anthropology.
anthroponomics
anthroponomics
noun
anthroponomy
anthroponomist
anthropophagus
anthropophagus
noun
A man-eater; a cannibal.
anthropophuism
anthropophuism
noun
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
anthroposophic
anthroposophic
adj
Of, or pertaining to anthroposophy.
anthropotheism
anthropotheism
noun
The ascription of human form and nature to the gods, or the belief that gods are deified human beings.
anthropotheist
anthropotomist
anthropotomist
noun
One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.
antiaggression
antiaggression
noun
The lack or absence of aggression.
antiaggressive
antiaggressive
adj
(medicine) Counteracting aggression.
antiaristocrat
antiaristocrat
noun
One who opposes the aristocracy.
anticensorious
anticensorship
anticensorship
adj
Acting against or opposed to censorship.
anticentralism
anticentralist
antichloristic
anticonformist
anticonformist
noun
An advocate of anticonformity
anticorrosives
anticorrosives
noun
plural of anticorrosive
anticrepuscule
antidepressant
antidepressant
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting depression.
noun
(pharmacology) An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.
antidepressive
antidepressive
adj
Counteracting depression.
noun
An antidepressant.
antidysenteric
antidysenteric
adj
(pharmacology) Working against dysentery.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine for dysentery.
antiempiricism
antiempiricism
noun
Opposition to empiricism.
antiempiricist
antiempiricist
noun
(philosophy) One who opposes empiricism.
antienergistic
antierysipelas
antierysipelas
adj
Preventing erysipelas.
antiexpressive
antiexpressive
adj
(art) Opposing or avoiding expressiveness.
antifederalism
antifederalism
noun
Alternative form of anti-federalism
antifederalist
antifederalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-federalist
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antihemisphere
antihistorical
antihistorical
adj
Opposing or contrary to history.
antiliberalism
antiliberalism
noun
(politics) Antiliberal beliefs and practices.
antiliberalist
antilogarithms
antilogarithms
noun
plural of antilogarithm
antimasquerade
antimilitarism
antimilitarism
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-militarism
antimilitarist
antimilitarist
adj
(politics) Opposed to militarism
noun
(politics) One who opposes militarism.
antimissionary
antimissionary
adj
(religion) Opposing religious missionaries.
noun
One who opposes religious missionaries.
antimodernness
antimonarchism
antimonarchism
noun
Alternative form of anti-monarchism
antimonarchist
antimonarchist
adj
(politics) Opposed to monarchy.
noun
(politics) One who is opposed to monarchy.
antimoniferous
antimoniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing antimony.
antimoralistic
antimoralistic
adj
Opposing moralism.
antinaturalism
antinaturalism
noun
(sociology) The view that the natural world and the social world are different, related to antipositivism.
antinaturalist
antinaturalist
adj
(philosophy, sociology) Opposing or rejecting naturalism.
noun
(philosophy, sociology) One who opposes or rejects naturalism.
antineutralism
antinormalness
antipatriotism
antipatriotism
noun
opposition to patriotism
antiperistasis
antiperistasis
noun
(philosophy) The heightening of the force of an opposing process
antiperistatic
antiperistatic
adj
Pertaining to antiperistasis.
antiperspirant
antiperspirant
noun
(countable, uncountable) A substance used to minimize sweating or perspiration, and usually applied to the underarm area.