Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.
Proper noun
a local government council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Region. The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.
a historic county in Scotland which was absorbed into Region in 1975.
abnormalising
abnormalising
verb
present participle of abnormalise
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abranchialism
abranchialism
noun
The condition of being without gills.
abstractional
abstractional
adj
Pertaining to abstraction.
accelerations
accelerations
noun
plural of acceleration
accessariness
accessariness
noun
The state of being accessary.
accessoriness
accessoriness
noun
The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately.
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
accordionists
accordionists
noun
plural of accordionist
acetoarsenite
acetoarsenite
noun
(chemistry) Any mixed salt containing both acetate and arsenite anions
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
acipenseridae
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.
adenemphraxis
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenometritis
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
administerial
administerial
adj
Of or pertaining to administering or administration.
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
administrants
administrants
noun
plural of administrant
administrated
administrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of administrate
administrates
administrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administrate
administrator
administrator
noun
(computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network
(law) A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager
adminstration
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adventureship
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adversariness
adversariness
noun
Quality of being adversary.
advertisement
advertisement
noun
(card games) In gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
(obsolete) Notoriety.
A public notice.
A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
aerosinusitis
aerosinusitis
noun
sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
afforestation
afforestation
noun
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
africanderism
afrikanderism
afterswarming
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agelacrinites
aggressionist
aggressionist
noun
A proponent of aggressionism
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
airconditions
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
albocinereous
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
alliterations
alliterations
noun
plural of alliteration
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
ameliorations
ameliorations
noun
plural of amelioration
americanising
americanistic
americanistic
Adjective
Relating to the academic discipline of American studies
amortissement
amortizations
amortizations
noun
plural of amortization
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.
anaeroplastic
anaesthetizer
anaesthetizer
noun
Alternative form of anesthetizer
anagrammatise
anagrammatise
verb
(transitive) To produce an anagram of; to transpose the letters of.
anagrammatism
anagrammatism
noun
The creation or formation of anagrams.
anagrammatist
anagrammatist
noun
A creator or finder of anagrams.
anaphrodisiac
anaphrodisiac
adj
Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
noun
An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
anaphroditous
anathematiser
anathematiser
noun
Alternative spelling of anathematizer
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
andersonville
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anepigraphous
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.
angiemphraxis
angiocarditis
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioplerosis
angiopressure
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
animadversion
animadversion
noun
(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being animadversive.
animadversive
animadversive
adj
(archaic) Having the ability to perceive; percipient.
Critical or characterized by disapproval.
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anisopleurous
anisotropical
anisotropical
adj
Alternative form of anisotropic
anniversalily
anniversaries
anniversaries
noun
plural of anniversary
anniversarily
anniversarily
adv
(archaic) annually
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
anteporticoes
anteprostatic
anteroclusion
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
anthosiderite
anthracitious
antianarchist
antianarchist
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-anarchist
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
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
antieyestrain
antiharmonist
antilacrosser
antilapsarian
antilapsarian
noun
(theology) One who does not believe that mankind has fallen from a better state.
antiliturgist
antimacassars
antimacassars
noun
plural of antimacassar
antimissioner
antimodernism
antimodernism
noun
A movement that opposes modernism.
antimodernist
antimodernist
adj
Opposing modernism.
noun
One who opposes modernism.
antinarcotics
antinarcotics
adj
(law enforcement) Intended to combat narcotics trade or production
antineutrinos
antineutrinos
noun
plural of antineutrino
antiparasitic
antiparasitic
adj
(medicine) That counters infection by parasites
noun
(medicine) A pesticide that counters infection by parasites
antiparticles
antiparticles
noun
plural of antiparticle
antipersonnel
antipersonnel
adj
(military) Designed to kill soldiers.
antipharisaic
antipharisaic
adj
Opposing the Pharisees.
antiphonaries
antiphonaries
noun
plural of antiphonary
antiprelatism
antiprelatist
antiprostatic
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
antiritualism
antiritualism
noun
Opposition to ritualism.
antiritualist
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.
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.