(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being animadversive.
animadversive
animadversive
adj
(archaic) Having the ability to perceive; percipient.
Critical or characterized by disapproval.
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisopleurous
anisosepalous
annexationism
annexationism
noun
The tendency or policy of annexing (appropriating) additional territories.
annexationist
annexationist
noun
An advocate of annexation
anniversalily
anniversaries
anniversaries
noun
plural of anniversary
anniversarily
anniversarily
adv
(archaic) annually
announcements
announcements
noun
plural of announcement
anomalousness
anomalousness
noun
The state or quality of being anomalous.
anonymousness
anonymousness
noun
The state or quality of being anonymous.
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
antagonisable
antagonisable
adj
Alternative form of antagonizable
antebaptismal
antecedaneous
antecedaneous
adj
(obsolete) antecedent; coming earlier in time
anteclassical
anteclassical
adj
Pertaining to something from before the classical era.
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
anteporticoes
anteprostatic
anteroclusion
anthecologist
anthecologist
noun
One who studies anthecology.
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antherogenous
anthosiderite
antiaesthetic
antiaesthetic
adj
Opposing or rejecting what is aesthetic.
antiamusement
antiamusement
adj
Opposed to public entertainment venues such as amusement arcades and funfairs.
antiatheistic
antiatheistic
adj
(religion) Opposing atheism.
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
anticancerous
anticancerous
adj
anticancer
anticensorial
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
anticorrosive
anticorrosive
adj
Preventing or counteracting corrosion.
noun
An agent that prevents or stops corrosion.
anticosmetics
antiegotistic
antielectrons
antielectrons
noun
plural of antielectron
antiepiscopal
antiepiscopal
adj
(Christianity) Opposing the bishops, or episcopacy.
antiexpansion
antiexpansion
adj
Acting to prevent the expansion of a physical substance.
Opposing expansion (as of a state or corporation).
antieyestrain
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antifeudalist
antifeudalist
adj
Synonym of antifeudal
noun
Somebody opposed to feudalism.
antihemolysin
antihistamine
antihistamine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.
antilacrosser
antimechanism
antimechanism
noun
(philosophy) A belief that opposes mechanism.
antimechanist
antimechanist
noun
(philosophy) One who rejects mechanism.
antimissioner
antimodernism
antimodernism
noun
A movement that opposes modernism.
antimodernist
antimodernist
adj
Opposing modernism.
noun
One who opposes modernism.
antineutrinos
antineutrinos
noun
plural of antineutrino
antiparticles
antiparticles
noun
plural of antiparticle
antipersonnel
antipersonnel
adj
(military) Designed to kill soldiers.
antipestilent
antiphonaries
antiphonaries
noun
plural of antiphonary
antiprelatism
antiprelatist
antirealistic
antirealistic
adj
(philosophy) Opposed to realism
antirecession
antirecession
adj
(economics) Serving to counter a financial recession.
antireformist
antireformist
noun
(politics) An opponent of reform.
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
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.
antiresonator
antisceptical
antisepticise
antisepticise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antisepticize.
antisepticism
antisepticism
noun
(medicine) The use of antiseptics.
antisepticist
antisepticist
noun
(historical) One who believes in the importance of antisepsis in medicine.
antisepticize
antisepticize
verb
(transitive) To make antiseptic.
antiserumsera
antisiccative
antisilverite
antiskeptical
antisplenetic
antisplenetic
adj
(archaic) Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen.
(historical or literary) Acting against ill humor, associated with the spleen.
antispreading
antisterility
antisterility
adj
That prevent or counter sterility
antistrophize
antistrophize
verb
(transitive, poetry) To turn into antistrophe.
antisubmarine
antisubmarine
adj
(military) Intended for use against submarines.
antisubstance
antisubstance
noun
Synonym of antibody
Synonym of antimatter
antisymmetric
antisymmetric
adj
(of a bilinear form) For which B(w,v) = -B(v,w).
(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.
antiterrorism
antiterrorism
noun
(law enforcement, military, often attributive) Activity aiming at opposing or preventing terrorism.
antiterrorist
antiterrorist
adj
Preventing or counteracting terrorism, or reducing the threat from terrorism.
noun
One who opposes terrorism.
aortostenosis
apetalousness
apetalousness
noun
(botany) The state or quality of being apetalous.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
aponeurositis
apotheosising
apotheosising
verb
present participle of apotheosise
apotheosizing
apotheosizing
verb
present participle of apotheosize
appallingness
appallingness
noun
The quality of being appalling.
appealingness
appealingness
noun
The state or quality of being appealing.
appersonation
appersonation
noun
(psychology) The act or process of appersonating
appetibleness
appetibleness
noun
The state or quality of being appetible.
appliableness
appliableness
noun
The state or quality of being appliable.
appreciations
appreciations
noun
plural of appreciation
apprehensible
apprehensible
adj
Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
apprehensions
apprehensions
noun
plural of apprehension
appurtenances
appurtenances
noun
equipment used for a specific task or purpose; gear
plural of appurtenance
arbitrariness
arbitrariness
noun
The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.
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.
archmessenger
archostenosis
archscoundrel
archsynagogue
archvestryman
arduousnesses
arduousnesses
noun
plural of arduousness
areotectonics
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argumentmaths
aristogenesis
aristogenesis
noun
(biology, historical) A type of orthogenesis that operates by means of a "creative principle".
aristogenetic
aristogenetic
adj
Of or relating to aristogenesis.
aristolochine
armageddonist
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arseniopleite
arseniopleite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and sodium.
arseniuretted
arseniuretted
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Combined with arsenic.
arsenobenzene
arsenobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic derivative of arsenic C₆H₅-As=As-C₆H₅, whose derivatives include some pharmaceuticals
arsenobismite
arsenotherapy
arsenotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of a disease with a compound of arsenic
arterialising
arterialising
verb
present participle of arterialise
arteriovenous
arteriovenous
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and the veins
artlessnesses
artlessnesses
noun
plural of artlessness
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
ascensiontide
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
aschelminthes
aspartokinase
aspartokinase
noun
(organic chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
assassinative
assassinative
adj
Characterized by assassination; inclined to murder.
assemblywoman
assemblywoman
noun
A female member of an assembly.
assemblywomen
assemblywomen
noun
plural of assemblywoman
assentatorily
assentatorily
adv
In an assentatory manner.
assentiveness
assentiveness
noun
The state or quality of being assentive.
assertiveness
assertiveness
noun
The quality of being self-assured and assertive.
asseverations
asseverations
noun
plural of asseveration
assheadedness
assiduousness
assiduousness
noun
The state or property of being assiduous.
astereognosis
astereognosis
noun
The inability to identify an object by touch without visual input; a form of tactile agnosia.
asthenobiosis
asthenobiosis
noun
(biology) A form of hibernation or estivation that is not dependent on season, temperature or humidity
asthenobiotic
asthenophobia
asthenosphere
asthenosphere
noun
(geology) The zone of the Earth's upper mantle, below the lithosphere.
astonishments
astonishments
noun
plural of astonishment
astringencies
astringencies
noun
plural of astringency
astylosternus
asyndetically
asyndetically
adv
(grammar) In a manner characterized by the use of asyndeton; in a manner in which the words are not connected by conjunctions.
atheisticness
atheisticness
noun
The state or quality of being atheistic.
atherogenesis
atherogenesis
noun
(pathology) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries