The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately.
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
accordionists
accordionists
noun
plural of accordionist
accouterments
accouterments
noun
plural of accouterment
accoutrements
accoutrements
noun
plural of accoutrement
acetoarsenite
acetoarsenite
noun
(chemistry) Any mixed salt containing both acetate and arsenite anions
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
acipenseridae
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
actinocarpous
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
acupuncturist
acupuncturist
noun
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
adenosarcomas
adularescence
adularescence
noun
The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
africanderism
agelacrinites
airconditions
albocinereous
aleksandrovac
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amblyrhynchus
americanising
americanistic
americanistic
Adjective
Relating to the academic discipline of American studies
anachronistic
anachronistic
adj
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anaeroplastic
anaphrodisiac
anaphrodisiac
adj
Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
noun
An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
angiocarditis
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anisotropical
anisotropical
adj
Alternative form of anisotropic
anteporticoes
anteprostatic
anteroclusion
anthracitious
anthroposcopy
anthroposcopy
noun
A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
antianarchist
antianarchist
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-anarchist
anticancerous
anticancerous
adj
anticancer
anticensorial
antichristian
antichristian
adj
Alternative form of anti-Christian
Pertaining to Antichrist.
anticorrosion
anticorrosion
adj
Preventing corrosion.
anticorrosive
anticorrosive
adj
Preventing or counteracting corrosion.
noun
An agent that prevents or stops corrosion.
antidyscratic
antidyscratic
adj
Countering dyscrasy.
noun
A remedy to counter dyscrasy.
antielectrons
antielectrons
noun
plural of antielectron
antilacrosser
antimacassars
antimacassars
noun
plural of antimacassar
antinarcotics
antinarcotics
adj
(law enforcement) Intended to combat narcotics trade or production
antiparasitic
antiparasitic
adj
(medicine) That counters infection by parasites
noun
(medicine) A pesticide that counters infection by parasites
antiparticles
antiparticles
noun
plural of antiparticle
antipharisaic
antipharisaic
adj
Opposing the Pharisees.
antiprostatic
antirealistic
antirealistic
adj
(philosophy) Opposed to realism
antirecession
antirecession
adj
(economics) Serving to counter a financial recession.
antiresonance
antiresonance
noun
(physics) the condition, in an electric circuit containing a capacitor and coil in parallel and in which the alternating current line voltage and the resultant current are in phase, in which the impedance approaches infinity.
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
(of a matrix) Whose transpose equals its negative (i.e., Mᵀ = −M);
(of a tensor) That changes sign when any two indices are interchanged (e.g., Tᵢⱼₖ = -Tⱼᵢₖ);
(set theory, order theory, of a binary relation R on a set S) Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y.
appreciations
appreciations
noun
plural of appreciation
appurtenances
appurtenances
noun
equipment used for a specific task or purpose; gear
plural of appurtenance
arachnoiditis
arachnoiditis
noun
(pathology) A neuropathic disease caused by the inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surround and protect the nerves of the spinal cord.
arachnologist
arachnologist
noun
One who is engaged in arachnology, the study of arachnids.
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archdeaconess
archdeaconess
noun
A female archdeacon.
The wife of an archdeacon.
archidiskodon
archmessenger
archostenosis
archscoundrel
archsynagogue
archvestryman
areotectonics
aristogenetic
aristogenetic
adj
Of or relating to aristogenesis.
aristolochine
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
articulations
articulations
noun
plural of articulation
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
ascertainable
ascertainable
adj
Able to be ascertained.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
ascertainment
ascertainment
noun
The act of ascertaining.
aschaffenburg
astringencies
astringencies
noun
plural of astringency
astrodynamics
astrodynamics
noun
The study of the motion of rockets and other spacecraft usually from Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation.
astronautical
astronautical
adj
referring to travel in outer space
asynchronisms
asynchronisms
noun
plural of asynchronism
atrociousness
atrociousness
noun
The state or quality of being atrocious.
aurantiaceous
aurantiaceous
adj
(archaic) Relating to the former family Aurantiaceae.
Of or relating to oranges or orange trees.
autocorrosion
backspringing
backswordsman
bacteriolysin
bacteriolysin
noun
Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
basibranchial
basibranchial
adj
Relating to the bony base of gills, or to the corresponding parts of abranchiate vertebrates
noun
Any fish that has such gills
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
belligerences
belligerences
noun
plural of belligerence
benefactrices
benefactrices
noun
plural of benefactrix
benefactrixes
beneficiaries
beneficiaries
noun
plural of beneficiary
berchtesgaden
bicentenaries
bicentenaries
noun
plural of bicentenary
bioenergetics
bioenergetics
noun
(biology, physics) The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
A form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress.
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
brachydontism
brainsickness
brainsickness
noun
The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
branchiostoma
branchiostoma
noun
the lancelet (Amphioxus lanceolatus)
broadcastings
broadcastings
noun
plural of broadcasting
bronchiolitis
bronchiolitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.
bronchiospasm
bronchobuster
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchoscopic
bronchoscopic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchoscopy.
bronchotomist
bronchotyphus
broncobusters
broncobusters
noun
plural of broncobuster
broncobusting
butcherliness
butcherliness
noun
The quality of being butcherly.
cabinetmakers
cabinetmakers
noun
plural of cabinetmaker
callorhynchus
calyptranthes
cancerousness
cancerousness
noun
The state or quality of being cancerous.
cancrophagous
candleberries
candleberries
noun
plural of candleberry
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
capersomeness
capillariness
capillariness
noun
The state or quality of being capillary.
caravansaries
caravansaries
noun
plural of caravansary
caravanserial
caravanserial
adj
Of or relating to a caravansery.
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carbonigenous
carbonigenous
adj
Carboniferous.
carbonisation
carbonisation
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of carbonization