The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.
The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality.
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
abstruseness
abstruseness
noun
The property of being abstruse; abstrusity.
acanthaceous
acanthaceous
adj
(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
accurateness
accurateness
noun
The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy
acidulations
acidulations
noun
plural of acidulation
acousticians
acousticians
noun
plural of acoustician
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acquisitions
acquisitions
noun
plural of acquisition
acquittances
acquittances
noun
plural of acquittance
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinocrinus
actinologous
actinologous
adj
Relating to actinologues
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adequateness
adequateness
noun
The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adjustmental
adjustmental
adj
Relating to adjustment.
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
affluentness
affluentness
noun
The state or quality of being affluent.
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agglutinates
agglutinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglutinate
allocthonous
allocthonous
adj
Misspelling of allochthonous.
altitudinous
altitudinous
adj
(humorous) Lofty; very high.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
amphipneusta
amphithurons
anacoluthons
anacoluthons
noun
plural of anacoluthon
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
ancylostomum
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
angulateness
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
anilinctuses
animalculist
animalculist
adj
(historical) Pertaining to animalculism.
noun
(historical) A believer in the theory that the embryo exists preformed within the spermatozoon; a proponent of animalculism.
(obsolete) Someone who studies animalcules.
anisopterous
anisostichus
anisostomous
anisotropous
anisotropous
adj
Archaic form of anisotropic.
anitrogenous
annunciators
annunciators
noun
plural of annunciator
anophthalmus
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
antesignanus
antesuperior
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthophorous
anthospermum
anthracitous
antialbumose
antibacchius
antibacchius
noun
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.
antibusiness
antibusiness
adj
Opposed to or biased against business, or private enterprise
anticausotic
anticausotic
adj
(medicine) which works well against an inflammatory fever
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
antidiffuser
antihumanism
antihumanism
noun
(philosophy, ethics) Opposition to humanism.
antihumanist
antihumanist
adj
(ethics) Opposing humanism
noun
(ethics) One who opposes humanism.
antimosquito
antimosquito
adj
Countering mosquitos.
antineutrons
antineutrons
noun
plural of antineutron
antinucleons
antinucleons
noun
plural of antinucleon
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antiopiumist
antiopiumist
noun
(historical) One who opposes the use of the drug opium.
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antipopulism
antiquarians
antiquarians
noun
plural of antiquarian
antiquations
antiquations
noun
plural of antiquation
antirrhinums
antirrhinums
noun
plural of antirrhinum
antiscabious
antisensuous
antisensuous
adj
not being sensuous.
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antistrumous
antistrumous
adj
(medicine) Acting against scrofulous disorders.
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
antitragicus
antitragicus
noun
(anatomy) In the human musculoskeletal system of the ear, a part that arises from the outer part of the antitragus and is inserted into the cauda helicis and antihelix.
antitrusters
antitrusters
noun
plural of antitruster
antitussives
antitussives
noun
plural of antitussive
antiunionist
antiunionist
noun
One who opposes trade unions.
antiusurious
antiusurious
adj
Opposing usury.
antivenomous
antivenomous
adj
(pharmacology, immunology) acting against venom
antoninianus
antoninianus
noun
(historical, numismatics) A silver coin used during the Roman Empire, equal to two denarii.
anutraminosa
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
aposaturnium
aposaturnium
noun
(astronomy) Apoapsis around Saturn
appenditious
appurtenants
appurtenants
noun
plural of appurtenant
aquatintists
aquatintists
noun
plural of aquatintist
aquativeness
aquativeness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete, obscure) love of liquids, including drinking, bathing, and sailing.
aquilinities
aquilinities
noun
plural of aquilinity
arcocentrous
argyranthous
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
arseniureted
arseniureted
adj
Alternative form of arseniuretted
artfulnesses
artfulnesses
noun
plural of artfulness
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
assecuration
assecuration
noun
(obsolete) assurance; certainty
assentaneous
assentaneous
adj
(formal) Ready to agree.
assentatious
assuagements
assuagements
noun
plural of assuagement
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
astipulation
astipulation
noun
(obsolete) stipulation; agreement
astispumante
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
astronautics
astronautics
noun
Navigation through space.
The science and technology of space flight.
astutenesses
astutenesses
noun
plural of astuteness
attenuations
attenuations
noun
plural of attenuation
attitudinise
attitudinise
verb
Alternative spelling of attitudinize
attributions
attributions
noun
plural of attribution
audubonistic
augustnesses
augustnesses
noun
plural of augustness
auscultating
auscultating
verb
present participle of auscultate
auscultation
auscultation
noun
(medicine) Diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope.
austenitized
austenitized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of austenitize
australasian
australasian
Adjective
Relating to Australia and its surrounding regions of New Guinea, Indonesia, and the south west Pacific Ocean.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Australasia.
austronesian
austronesian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Austronesia.
Noun
Any of a family of languages from Austronesia, including Formosan, Indonesian, Malay, Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian subfamilies
autoanalysis
autoanalysis
noun
(chemistry) automated analysis
(psychology) analysis of oneself
autochthones
autochthones
noun
plural of autochthon
autogenously
autogenously
adv
In an autogenous manner; spontaneously
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autohypnosis
autohypnosis
noun
Hypnosis of oneself.
autoinfusion
autoinfusion
noun
The movement of blood from one part of the body to another by means of externally-applied pressure (to combat blood loss)
autonomously
autonomously
adv
In an autonomous or self-governing manner.
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
autosyndesis
autotomising
autotomising
verb
present participle of autotomise
avifaunistic
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bankruptcies
bankruptcies
noun
plural of bankruptcy
bankruptship
barquentines
barquentines
noun
plural of barquentine
barranquitas
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
bellybuttons
bellybuttons
noun
plural of bellybutton
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
bituminising
bituminising
verb
present participle of bituminise
blastulation
blastulation
noun
(biology) The process of forming blastocoels and blastulas.
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.