In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
acalypterae
acalyptrate
acalyptrate
adj
Of or pertaining to the Acalyptratae group.
noun
A muscoid fly belonging to the subsection Acalyptratae.
accelerants
accelerants
noun
plural of accelerant
accelerated
accelerated
adj
Happening sooner than expected.
Moving or progressing faster than is usual.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accelerate
accelerates
accelerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accelerate
accelerator
accelerator
noun
(chemistry) A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
(computing) A computer component using dedicated hardware to accelerate the processing and display of graphics.
(computing) An accelerator key.
(historical) A light van to take mails between a post office and a railway station.
(photography) A chemical that reduces development time.
(physics) A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles; a particle accelerator.
(physiology, medicine) A muscle or nerve that speeds the performance of an action.
(vehicles) A pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate when it is pressed.
A device for causing acceleration.
One who, or that which, accelerates.
acclimature
acclimature
noun
(rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
acculturate
acculturate
verb
(intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.
(transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.
(transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.
acculturize
acculturize
verb
Synonym of acculturate
achtehalber
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
adiathermal
adiathermal
adj
(thermodynamics) adiabatic; not involving transmission of heat
admiralties
admiralties
noun
plural of admiralty
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adulterated
adulterated
adj
Mixed with impurities
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adulterate
adulterates
adulterates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulterate
adulterator
adulterator
noun
One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.
adultresses
adultresses
noun
plural of adultress
advertently
advertently
adv
intentionally, on purpose, purposely
advertorial
advertorial
noun
An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article.
aeolotropic
aeolotropic
adj
(physics) Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aeroelastic
aeroelastic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeroelasticity
aerologists
aerologists
noun
plural of aerologist
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
afterclause
aftercooler
aftercooler
noun
An intercooler located at the end of the supercharging chain.
afterschool
afterschool
adj
Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
Taking place immediately after school classes.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
agglomerant
agglomerant
adj
That causes agglomeration
agglomerate
agglomerate
adj
collected into a ball, heap, or mass
noun
(geology, volcanology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.
(meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.
A collection or mass.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
aggregately
aggregately
adv
collectively; in mass.
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
alabastrine
alabastrine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster.
alacreatine
albatrosses
albatrosses
noun
plural of albatross
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
albertinian
albertville
albertville
Proper noun
A town in the département of Savoie.
albitophyre
albumimeter
alchemister
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
aldermanate
aldermanate
noun
The members of the aldermanate, collectively.
The office of an alderman; the municipal legislative body of a city or town.
aldermanity
aldermanity
noun
The condition of being an alderman.
aldermaston
aldosterone
aldosterone
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
alectorides
alectorioid
alectorioid
adj
Relating to lichen of the genus Alectoria
alertnesses
alertnesses
noun
plural of alertness
aleurometer
aleurometer
noun
An instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
alexandrite
alexandrite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.
algebraists
algebraists
noun
plural of algebraist
algesimeter
algesimeter
noun
Synonym of algometer
algometries
aliesterase
aliteracies
alkalimeter
alkalimeter
noun
A device used to measure alkalinity.
alkalimetry
alkalimetry
noun
The process of determining the strength of an alkali.
alkalometry
allegorists
allegorists
noun
plural of allegorist
allegrettos
allegrettos
noun
plural of allegretto
allelotropy
alleviaters
alleviators
alleviators
noun
plural of alleviator
alleviatory
alleviatory
adj
alleviative
alligatored
alligatored
adj
Damaged by alligatoring.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alligator
alliterated
alliterated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alliterate
alliterates
alliterates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alliterate
alliterator
alliterator
noun
One who alliterates.
allochroite
allochroite
noun
(mineralogy) Garnet.
alloerotism
alloerotism
noun
Synonym of alloeroticism
allografted
allografted
adj
grafted as an allograft
alloiometry
allometries
allometries
noun
plural of allometry
allopatries
allosteries
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
allotropize
allotropize
verb
To change in physical properties but not in substance.
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alpetragius
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
altarpieces
altarpieces
noun
plural of altarpiece
alterations
alterations
noun
plural of alteration
altercating
altercating
verb
present participle of altercate
altercation
altercation
noun
Heated or angry dispute
altercative
altercative
adj
(rare) Characterized by wrangling; scolding.
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
alternately
alternately
adv
(chiefly Canada, US, sometimes proscribed) Alternatively.
(mathematics) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.
In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.
alternating
alternating
adj
(mathematics, of a knot) Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
(mathematics, of a multilinear mapping with all arguments belonging to the same space) Whose value is zero when any two adjacent arguments are equal.
(mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.
That alternates.
verb
present participle of alternate
alternation
alternation
noun
(computing) A construct in a regular expression that can match any of several specified subexpressions.
(geometry) A type of partial truncation of a polygon, polyhedron or tiling in which alternate vertices are removed.
(linguistics) A pattern by which more than one construct is possible, as with "Alice cooked Bob dinner" and "Alice cooked dinner for Bob".
(logic) The "inclusive or" truth function.
(mathematics) A sequence that alternates between positive and negative values; sometimes incorrectly used to mean permutation.
(phonology) Ablaut.
(religion) The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence
alternative
alternative
adj
(linguistics) Presenting two or more alternatives.
(obsolete) Alternate, reciprocal.
Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
Other; different from something else.
Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
noun
(uncountable, music) alternative rock
A non-offensive word or phrase that serves as a replacement for a word deemed offensive or unacceptable, though not as a euphemism.
A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.
alternativo
alternators
alternators
noun
plural of alternator
altimetries
altimetries
noun
plural of altimetry
altogethers
altogethers
adv
(obsolete) Alternative form of all together
(obsolete) Alternative form of altogether
noun
(obsolete) The way things are; circumstances.
plural of altogether (“nakedness”)
amalgamater
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
ambilateral
ambilateral
adj
(medicine) Affecting both sides of the body, or of an organ.
ambrosterol
ameliorated
ameliorated
adj
Having had problem(s) improved upon; having been the subject of amelioration.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ameliorate
ameliorates
ameliorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate
ameliorativ
ameliorator
ameliorator
noun
A person who, or thing which, ameliorates.
amherstdale
amoralities
amoralities
noun
plural of amorality
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortizable
amortizable
adj
Capable of being amortized.
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
noun
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
ancestorial
ancestorial
adj
Ancestral.
ancestrally
ancestrally
adv
Pertaining to ancestry.
anelectrode
anelectrode
noun
(obsolete) Anode; the positive pole of a galvanic battery.
angelolater
angelolatry
angelolatry
noun
The worshipping of angels.
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anoplothere
antefebrile
antefebrile
adj
Preceding a fever
antemarital
antennulary
anteopercle
anteorbital
anteorbital
adj
(anatomy) Situated in front of the eyes.
(astronautics) Referring to the period before orbit is achieved.
anteropygal
antesternal
antesternal
adj
(anatomy) anterior to the sternum
antheridial
antheridial
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or produced in, the antheridium
anthesterol
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
antifebrile
antifebrile
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine or substance that counters fever.
antifederal
antifederal
adj
Alternative form of anti-federal
antiguggler
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antiliberal
antiliberal
adj
(politics) Opposing liberalism.
noun
(politics) One who opposes liberalism.
antilottery
antilottery
adj
Opposing lotteries.
antineutral
antineutral
Adjective
Opposing a policy of neutrality.
antinuclear
antinuclear
adj
Against the nucleus of a biological cell.
Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.
Serving as protection from nuclear devices
antiprelate
antirattler
antirattler
noun
A device designed to silence the rattling noise of some other component.
antirealism
antirealism
noun
(philosophy) Any position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities, or denial that certain general statements are objectively either true or false.
antirealist
antirealist
noun
(philosophy) One who rejects realism.
antireality
antireality
noun
The quality of being antireal.
antislavery
antislavery
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the practice of slavery.
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwelfare
antiwelfare
adj
Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
apartmental
apartmental
adj
Of or relating to apartment buildings.
apicultures
aplodiorite
aporhyolite
apotracheal
apotracheal
adj
Not associated with vascular tracheids
apparelment
apparelment
noun
The manner in which someone is clothed, including accessories.
appellatory
appellatory
adj
Containing an appeal.
aquaculture
aquaculture
noun
The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.