A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
abruptiones
abstractitious
abstractitious
adj
(obsolete) Obtained from plants by distillation.
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
abstrusities
abstrusities
noun
plural of abstrusity
abstrusity
abstrusity
noun
(archaic) Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.
absurdist
absurdist
adj
Of, or relating to absurdism.
noun
An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics.
absurdities
absurdities
noun
plural of absurdity
absurdity
absurdity
noun
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.
(obsolete, rare) Dissonance.
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
acerbitude
acerbitude
noun
(archaic) Sourness and harshness; acerbity.
acetabularia
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetylbiuret
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
adarbitrium
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
airburst
airburst
noun
The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or large meteorite in the air rather than on the ground.
verb
To explode in this manner.
airbursts
airbursts
noun
plural of airburst
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airburst
albumimeter
albuminaturia
albuminaturia
noun
(medicine) A form of albuminuria in which there is a preponderance in the urine of mineral substances over proteins.
albuminimeter
albuminimeter
noun
An instrument for determining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminometer
albuminometry
alburtis
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
ambulatoria
ambulatorial
ambulatorial
adj
(zoology) ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatorium
ambulatoriums
aminobarbituric
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antibureaucratic
antibureaucratic
adj
(politics) Opposed to bureaucracy
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antiburglar
antiburglar
adj
Opposing or countering burglars.
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
antirepublican
antirepublican
adj
(politics) Opposing the formation of a republic.
noun
(politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic.
antirepublicanism
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antisubmarine
antisubmarine
adj
(military) Intended for use against submarines.
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antisubversive
antisubversive
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering political subversion.
noun
One who opposes political subversion.
antitintinnabularian
antitubercular
antitubercular
adj
(pharmacology) That is used to treat tuberculosis
antituberculin
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculotic
antituberculotic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering tuberculosis.
noun
A drug used to counter tuberculosis.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
antiurban
antiurban
adj
(sociology) Showing a negative view of cities or city life
arbitrageur
arbitrageur
noun
(finance) One who engages in arbitrage, such as a financial broker or an investment bank.
arbitrageurs
arbitrageurs
noun
plural of arbitrageur
arboricultural
arboricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
arboriculturist
arboriculturist
noun
A person who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon.
arbusterin
arbutin
arbutin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside of hydroquinone, found in bearberry, that is used to treat some diseases of the urinary tract
arbutinase
arbutinase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme beta-glucosidase.
arceuthobium
archdisturber
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
archibuteo
arcubalist
arcubalist
Noun
A crossbow.
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
aristorepublicanism
arthrobacterium
articulability
articulability
noun
The quality or degree of being articulable.
articulable
articulable
adj
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.
(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
atrabilarious
atrabilarious
adj
(medicine, historical) Having black bile as the prevalent humor.
Characterized by melancholy or gloom.
atrabiliarious
atrabiliarious
adj
atrabilious
atrabilious
atrabilious
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Having an excess of black bile.
Characterized by melancholy.
Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.
atrabiliousness
atrabiliousness
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The state or quality of having an excess of black bile.
Grumpiness, irritability, melancholy, moroseness.
attributable
attributable
adj
Allowed to be attributed.
Capable of being attributed.
attributal
attributal
adj
Relating to attributes.
attribute
attribute
noun
(computer graphics, dated) A numeric value representing the colours of part of the screen display.
(computing, object-oriented programming) An option or setting belonging to some object.
(grammar) A word that qualifies a noun.
(logic) That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
(programming) A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
A characteristic or quality of a thing.
An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
verb
To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.
To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.
attributed
attributed
adj
(programming) decorated with an attribute
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attribute
attributer
attributer
noun
(rare) One who attributes; an imputer.
attributes
attributes
noun
plural of attribute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attribute
attributing
attributing
verb
present participle of attribute
attribution
attribution
noun
(law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
The act of attributing something.
attributional
attributional
adj
Of or pertaining to attribution
attributions
attributions
noun
plural of attribution
attributive
attributive
adj
(grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying another word, typically a noun, while in the same phrase.
Attributing; characterized by attributing; effecting attribution.
noun
(grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.
attributively
attributively
adv
In an attributive manner.
attributiveness
attributiveness
noun
The state or quality of being attributive.
attributives
attributives
noun
plural of attributive
attributor
attributor
noun
One who attributes; an imputer.
aubergiste
aubergiste
noun
An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
aubergistes
aubergistes
noun
plural of aubergiste
aubretia
aubretia
noun
Any plant of the genus Aubrieta
aubretias
aubretias
noun
plural of aubretia
aubrieta
aubrieta
noun
Alternative spelling of aubrietia.
aubrietas
aubrietas
noun
plural of aubrieta
aubrietia
aubrietia
noun
A creeping perennial plant native to southeastern Europe, Aubrieta deltoidea, grown as a groundcover and in rock gardens for its dense foliage and purple, pink or white flowers.
aubrite
aubrite
noun
An achondrite composed mostly of enstatite
audibertia
austinburg
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographer
autobiographer
noun
One who writes his or her own life or biography.
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autohybridization
autotuberculin
azoisobutyronitrile
bacilliculture
bacteriaceous
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.