(civil law) Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.
(theology) The doctrine, laid down by Duns Scotus and maintained by the Arminians, that the satisfaction rendered by Christ was not in itself really a true or full equivalent, but was merely accepted by God, through his gracious goodwill, as sufficient.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accompanimental
accompanimental
adj
Relating to or serving as an accompaniment
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
acephalina
acephaline
acephaline
adj
Of or pertaining to the parasitic protozoans of the suborder Acephalina
acetnaphthalide
acetoamidophenol
acetylphenylhydrazine
acetyltropeine
achondroplasia
achondroplasia
noun
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
acrophonically
acrophonically
adv
In an acrophonic way.
acropolitan
acropolitan
adj
Of or befitting an acropolis, especially in lofty glory and in the capacity to inspire awe; compare Acropolitan.
acutiplantar
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adaptational
adaptational
adj
(biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished from morphological or structural changes.
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive
adaptationally
adaptationally
adv
In terms of, or by means of, adaptation.
adaptional
adaptional
adj
(biology) Applied to the process by which an organism is fitted or adapted to its environment
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the action of adapting.
adelphian
adenographical
adenohypophysial
adenohypophysial
adj
Relating to the adenohypophysis.
adenolipoma
adenolipoma
noun
(oncology) A benign lipoma of a gland containing both glandular and fat tissue.
adenolipomatosis
adenolipomatosis
noun
(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
adenophthalmia
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
adoptional
adoptional
adj
Of or relating to adoption.
adrianople
adrianopolis
adstipulating
adstipulation
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aesculapian
aetiophyllin
afterplanting
afterpotential
afterpotential
noun
A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
aglipayan
aglipayano
aglyphodontia
agranuloplastic
airplane
airplane
noun
(US, Canada, Philippines) Alternative form of aeroplane
airplaned
airplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airplane
airplaner
airplanes
airplanes
noun
plural of airplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airplane
airplaning
airplaning
verb
present participle of airplane
airplanist
airplanist
noun
(archaic) An airplane pilot.
albaspidin
albespine
albespine
noun
whitethorn; hawthorn
albopannin
albopruinose
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminoscope
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alcelaphine
alcelaphine
noun
(mammalogy) Any member of the subfamily Alcelaphinae of wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks and related species.
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
alepine
alepine
noun
Alternative form of alépine
aleppine
aleppine
Adjective
relating to Aleppo
Noun
someone from Aleppo
alexandropolis
alexandroupolis
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alimentotherapy
alipin
alipterion
alispheno
alisphenoid
alisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allicampane
allophanamid
allophanamide
allophanamide
noun
(organic chemistry) biuret
allophanic
allophanic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to allophanic acid or its derivatives
(soil science) Relating to, or composed of allophane
allophonic
allophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allophone.
allophonically
allophonically
adv
In an allophonic manner.
allophylian
allophylian
Adjective
Allophylic
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
allopurinols
allopurinols
noun
plural of allopurinol
allotransplantation
allotransplantation
noun
(surgery) transplantation of organs or tissues between genetically different individuals of the same species
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alongships
alpestrian
alpestrine
alpestrine
adj
Synonym of subalpine
alphabetarian
alphabetarian
noun
A novice or ignoramus.
One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
alphabetisation
alphabetisation
noun
The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetization
alphabetization
noun
Alternative form of alphabetisation
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alphenic
alphenic
noun
(rare) White barley sugar
alphin
alphin
noun
Alternative form of alfin
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
alphonist
alphonsin
alphonsin
noun
Alternative form of Alphonsin
alphonsine
alphonsism
alpian
alpigene
alpine
alpine
adj
(skiing) Of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing.
Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.
noun
(botany) An w:alpine plant, any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in a rock garden.
alpinely
alpinely
adv
In an alpine way, loftily.
alpinery
alpines
alpines
noun
plural of alpine
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
alpinia
alpiniaceae
alpinism
alpinism
noun
(sometimes capitalized) Mountain climbing.
alpinisms
alpinisms
noun
plural of alpinism
alpinist
alpinist
adj
(skiing) Pertaining to alpine skiing or downhill skiing.
Of or pertaining to alpinism.
noun
(skiing) Synonym of alpine skier
(skiing, sometimes capitalized) A downhill skier who practises the sport on high mountains.
(sometimes capitalized) A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation.
alpinists
alpinists
noun
plural of alpinist
alternipetalous
alternipinnate
alternisepalous
altiplanicie
altiplano
altiplano
noun
a high plateau
aluminaphone
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alycompaine
alypin
alypin
noun
The local anesthetic benzoyltetramethyl-diaminoethyl-dimethyl-carbinol hydrochloride.
alypine
amidophenol
amidosulphonal
aminodiphenyl
aminolipin
aminophenol
aminophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a phenol
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric amino derivatives of phenol; hydroxyaniline
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
aminoplast
aminoplastic
aminoplastic
noun
melamine/formaldehyde resin
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
aminosulphonic
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
amnioclepsis
ampelopsidin
ampelopsin
ampelopsin
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular flavanonol.
amphiboline
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicondyla
amphicondylous
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphinucleus
amphiplatyan
amphiplatyan
adj
(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends