The process of becoming accustomed to something; habituation.
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acquaintances
acquaintances
noun
plural of acquaintance
acquiescement
acquiescences
acquiescences
noun
plural of acquiescence
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
actinocarpous
actinocutitis
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
acupuncturist
acupuncturist
noun
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
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.
aeschynanthus
albocinereous
albuminoscope
allochthonous
allochthonous
adj
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
altingiaceous
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amblyrhynchus
amphipneustic
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
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.
angioleucitis
anisostichous
announcements
announcements
noun
plural of announcement
annunciations
annunciations
noun
plural of annunciation
antecedaneous
antecedaneous
adj
(obsolete) antecedent; coming earlier in time
anteroclusion
anthracitious
anticalculous
anticalculous
adj
(dentistry) Countering dental calculi.
anticancerous
anticancerous
adj
anticancer
anticommunism
anticommunism
noun
Opposition to communism.
anticommunist
anticommunist
adj
Opposed to the tenets of communism.
noun
One who is opposed to the tenets of communism.
antimusically
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
equipment used for a specific task or purpose; gear
plural of appurtenance
archscoundrel
archsynagogue
articulations
articulations
noun
plural of articulation
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
aschaffenburg
astronautical
astronautical
adj
referring to travel in outer space
atrociousness
atrociousness
noun
The state or quality of being atrocious.
audaciousness
audaciousness
noun
Impudence.
Risky or daring behaviour.
aurantiaceous
aurantiaceous
adj
(archaic) Relating to the former family Aurantiaceae.
Of or relating to oranges or orange trees.
auscultations
auscultations
noun
plural of auscultation
auteciousness
authenticates
authenticates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authenticate
authenticness
authenticness
Noun
The quality of being authentic; authenticity.
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autochthonous
autochthonous
adj
(biology, medicine) Originating where found; found where it originates.
(geology) Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.
Native to the place where found; indigenous.
autocorrosion
automechanism
auxosubstance
bacillogenous
bibaciousness
bignoniaceous
bignoniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae.
biscuitmaking
bloodsuckings
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
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.
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
bronchobuster
bronchotyphus
broncobusters
broncobusters
noun
plural of broncobuster
broncobusting
butcherliness
butcherliness
noun
The quality of being butcherly.
cacophonously
cacophonously
adv
In a cacophonous manner.
callorhynchus
callousnesses
callousnesses
noun
plural of callousness
calumniations
calumniations
noun
plural of calumniation
cancerousness
cancerousness
noun
The state or quality of being cancerous.
cancrophagous
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
capaciousness
capaciousness
noun
The quality of being capacious.
capitulations
capitulations
noun
plural of capitulation
capsulogenous
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.
carburisation
carburisation
noun
Alternative form of carburization
carcinomatous
carcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to a carcinoma.
carefulnesses
carefulnesses
noun
plural of carefulness
carillonneurs
carillonneurs
noun
plural of carillonneur
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
cartilaginous
cartilaginous
adj
(mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.
(zoology, of a vertebrate animal) Having a skeleton of cartilage.
Related to or resembling cartilage.
casuarinaceae
catanadromous
catanadromous
adj
(zoology) Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
catechumenism
catechumenism
noun
The religious instruction given to a catechumen.
cauldrifeness
causativeness
causativeness
noun
The quality of being causative.
causelessness
causelessness
noun
The state or quality of being causeless; absence of a cause.
cautelousness
cautelousness
noun
The state or quality of being cautelous.
cauterisation
cauterisation
noun
Alternative form of cauterization
cavernicolous
cavernicolous
adj
(rare) that inhabits caverns or caves
censurability
censurability
Noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.
centronucleus
cephalanthous
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
cerumniparous
chancefulness
changefulness
changefulness
noun
Propensity to change.
chaucerianism
chiastoneural
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans
chitinogenous
chitinogenous
adj
(biology) That secretes chitin
choanophorous
choanophorous
adj
Synonym of choanate
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondroseptum
chondrosteous
choristoneura
chronogeneous
chronogeneous
adj
Synonym of chronogenetic
chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum
noun
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
chrysobalanus
chrysothamnus
churchmanship
churchmanship
noun
The craft or skill of being a churchman.
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
cinchonaceous
cinchonaceous
adj
Allied or pertaining to cinchona, or to the plants that produce it.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cinquecentism
cinquecentist
cinquecentist
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Cinquecentist.
circularising
circularising
verb
present participle of circularise
circumcisions
circumcisions
noun
plural of circumcision
circumcission
circumclusion
circumclusion
noun
(dated) An acupressure technique in which the pin is passed beneath the vessel, the wire loop placed over its point, and the ends brought over the artery and made fast.