(obsolete, historical) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.
Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
abhorrency
abhorrency
noun
(obsolete) Aberrancy.
(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
abhorrible
abhorrible
adj
(rare, obsolete) Detestable.
abiotrophy
abiotrophy
noun
(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
ablepharon
ablepharon
noun
(medicine) ablepharia
abolishers
abolishers
noun
plural of abolisher
accoucheur
accoucheur
noun
(medicine) A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth).
accroached
accroached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accroach
achenocarp
acheronian
acheronian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Acheron.
acherontic
acherontic
adj
Alternative form of Acherontic
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
achromasia
achromasia
noun
Absence of normal skin pigmentation (from bruising, stress or disease); pallor or achromia.
The inability of a cell or tissue to be stained.
achromatic
achromatic
adj
(biology) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of tissue
(music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
(optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
Being achromatic in subject
Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
achromatin
achromatin
noun
(biology) Tissue that is not stained by fluid dyes.
achromycin
achronical
achronical
adj
(astronomy) Alternative form of achronic
acichlorid
acrography
acrography
noun
A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.
acrolithan
acrolithan
Adjective
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acrolithic
acrolithic
adj
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acronichal
acronychal
acronychal
adj
Alternative form of acronical
acrophobia
acrophobia
noun
phobia or strong fear of being high above ground level
acrophonic
acrophonic
adj
Conforming to acrophony.
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
adenophora
adenophore
adiaphoral
adiaphoral
adj
Being or relating to an adiaphoron.
adiaphoron
adiaphoron
noun
(philosophy) A matter that is morally neutral.
(theology) Something neither forbidden nor commanded by scripture.
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
aerophagia
aerophagia
noun
aerophagy
aerophilia
aerophilic
aerophilic
adj
(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
aerophobia
aerophobia
noun
(medicine) A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
(rare, by extension or possibly from acrophobia) Fear of heights
(travel) Fear of flying
An aversion to fresh air, drafts or breezes.
aerophobic
aerophobic
adj
Disliking or avoiding air.
Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
aerophotos
aerophotos
noun
plural of aerophoto
aerosphere
aerosphere
noun
(rare) atmosphere
afterhours
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftertouch
aftertouch
noun
(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
aircoaches
aircoaches
noun
plural of aircoach
aithochroi
aldehydrol
algorithms
algorithms
noun
plural of algorithm
allochiral
allochiria
allochiria
noun
A neurological disorder in which the patient responds to stimuli presented to one side of their body as if presented at the opposite side.
(colloquial, usually with the) A state of nakedness. (Especially in the phrase in the altogether)
altropathy
amenorrhea
amenorrhea
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of amenorrhoea
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
amniorrhea
amorphotae
amorphozoa
amphichrom
amphigoric
amphigoric
adj
Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
amphigouri
amphispore
amphitryon
amphodarch
amphorette
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
amphoterus
amyotrophy
amyotrophy
noun
(pathology) atrophy of muscles
amyxorrhea
amyxorrhea
noun
(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anachronic
anachronic
adj
Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect.
anamorphic
anamorphic
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the anamorph, an asexual stage in the development of certain fungi.
Producing various optically distorted images.
anarthrous
anarthrous
adj
(biology, of a limb) Not having joints.
(biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.
(linguistics) Not having a determiner.
(linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anastrophy
anchorable
anchorable
adj
Capable of being anchored.
That can be used as an anchorage.
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchoretic
anchoretic
adj
Relating to an anchoret or hermit.
anchorhold
anchorhold
noun
(figurative) Firm hold; security.
The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.
The residence of an anchorite or anchoress.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchoritic
anchoritic
adj
Of or pertaining to an anchorite.
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
anchorwise
andromache
andromache
Proper noun
the wife of Hector
androphore
androphore
noun
(botany) A support or column on which stamens are raised
(zoology) The part which, in some Siphonophorae, bears the male gonophores.
androphyll
anemochord
anemochore
anemochore
noun
An organism that spreads by wind, as a plant with wind-borne seeds.
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
angiograph
angiograph
noun
The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.
angiorrhea
anharmonic
anharmonic
adj
(geometry) Describing the section of a line by four points, A, B, C, D, when their mutual distances are such that AB divided by CB is not equal to AD divided by CD.
(mechanics) Exhibiting anharmonicity
Not harmonic. Inharmonic.
anhidrosis
anhidrosis
noun
(medicine) The reduced ability or inability to sweat.
anhidrotic
anhidrotic
adj
lacking the ability to sweat
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that prevents sweating
anhydrosis
anhydrosis
noun
Misspelling of anhidrosis.
anhydrotic
anorthitic
anorthitic
adj
(geology) Composed of or resembling anorthite.
anorthopia
anorthopia
noun
(medicine) A defect of vision in which straight lines appear to be curved
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthoceros
anthochlor
anthochlor
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of yellow plant pigments that have a chalcone or aurone structure
anthophora
anthophore
anthophore
noun
(botany) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family.
anthracoid
anthracoid
adj
(biology) Resembling anthrax.
anthradiol
anthranone
anthranone
noun
Alternative form of anthrone
anthranoyl
anthranoyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from anthranilic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group
anthropoid
anthropoid
adj
(anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance
having characteristics of an ape
noun
An anthropoid animal.
antichorus
antichrome
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
antiheroes
antiheroes
noun
plural of antihero
antiheroic
antiheroic
adj
(narratology) Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.
antiphoner
antiphoner
noun
An antiphonal.
antrophore
antrophose
aortopathy
aortopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the aorta
apanthropy
apanthropy
noun
An aversion to human company; love of solitude.
aphorising
aphorising
verb
present participle of aphorise
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
aphorismic
aphorismic
adj
Relating to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.
aphorismos
aphoristic
aphoristic
adj
Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic.
aphorizing
aphorizing
verb
present participle of aphorize
aphrodisia
aphrodisia
noun
(archaic) sexual intercourse
A state of sexual desire.
aphroditic
aphroditic
adj
(Greek mythology) Of or pertaining to Aphrodite
venereal
aphronitre
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
apochromat
apochromat
noun
(optics) A kind of lens corrected for chromatic and spherical aberration.
apocryphal
apocryphal
adj
(Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
(by extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.
(by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.
apocryphon
apographal
apographal
adj
Of or relating to the apograph of a manuscript.
apographic
apographic
adj
(geology) Fine-grained.
apoharmine
apoharmine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₈H₈N₂, derived from harmic acid, that behaves similarly to harmine, but that has greater solubility in water.
apomorphia
apomorphia
noun
(pharmacology) apomorphine
apomorphin
apophysary
apophysary
adj
Alternative form of apophyseal
aporrhaoid
aporrhegma
apostrophe
apostrophe
noun
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
apostrophi
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
approached
approached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approach
approacher
approacher
noun
(astronomy) An asteroid on a near-Earth trajectory.
Someone or something that approaches.
approaches
approaches
noun
(military) The covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place such as a fortress or military post.
Movements to gain favour; advances.
plural of approach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approach
arachnopia
araphostic
araphostic
adj
Alternative form of araphorostic
archbeacon
archbishop
archbishop
noun
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
archdeacon
archdeacon
noun
(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.