A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
abruptiones
absolution
absolution
noun
(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
absolutions
absolutions
noun
plural of absolution
absolutization
absolutization
noun
An act, process or result of absolutizing.
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
absquatulation
absquatulation
noun
The act of absquatulating; hasty departure.
abstemiousness
abstemiousness
noun
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
abstentious
abstentious
adj
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
abusion
abusion
noun
(obsolete) Abuse of the truth; deceit, lying.
(obsolete) Catachresis.
(obsolete) Misuse, abuse.
(obsolete) Physical, mental, verbal, or sexual abuse.
(obsolete) Violation of law or propriety; outrage, improper behaviour.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
acalycinous
acalycinous
adj
Acalycine.
accentuations
accentuations
noun
plural of accentuation
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
accountancies
accountancies
noun
plural of accountancy
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
accountings
accountings
noun
plural of accounting
acculturationist
acculturationist
noun
A specialist in the study of acculturation.
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
accusation
accusation
noun
(law) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
An allegation.
The act of accusing.
accusations
accusations
noun
plural of accusation
accustomation
accustomation
noun
The process of becoming accustomed to something; habituation.
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acidulations
acidulations
noun
plural of acidulation
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
acinacifolious
acinacious
acinarious
acinarious
adj
(botany) Having acini
acinous
acinous
adj
Alternative spelling of acinose
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acontius
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acoustician
acoustician
noun
One versed in acoustics, especially a physicist who specializes in acoustics.
acousticians
acousticians
noun
plural of acoustician
acousticon
acousticon
noun
(historical) A kind of hearing aid.
acquisition
acquisition
noun
(computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
The act or process of acquiring.
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acquisitions
acquisitions
noun
plural of acquisition
acrimonious
acrimonious
adj
(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrimoniousness
acrimoniousness
noun
The quality of being acrimonious.
acroneurosis
acrotrophoneurosis
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
actinocarpous
actinocrinus
actinocutitis
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinologous
actinologous
adj
Relating to actinologues
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinomycesous
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinoneuritis
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
actualizations
actualizations
noun
plural of actualization
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acuminous
acuminous
adj
Characterized by acumen; keen.
acusection
acutorsion
acutorsion
noun
(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adiaphanousness
adiathermanous
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustation
adjustation
noun
(rare) Adjustment.
adjustoring
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
adstipulation
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
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.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventitiousness
adventitiousness
noun
the degree to which a thing is adventitious
adventitiousnesses
aegithognathous
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aeroneurosis
aeroneurosis
noun
(aviation, medicine, pathology) A disorder afflicting pilots and members of aviation crews, characterized by exhaustion, fearfulness, and other symptoms of physical and emotional distress, associated with prolonged flying times and stressful flight conditions.
aerosinusitis
aerosinusitis
noun
sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aestuation
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
affusion
affusion
noun
A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.
The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
affusions
affusions
noun
plural of affusion
africanthropus
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agglutinationist
agglutinations
agglutinations
noun
plural of agglutination
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
agynarious
aidoneus
albocinereous
albopruinose
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albumenisation
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
albuminolysis
albuminoscope
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
albuminosis
albuminosis
noun
(archaic, pathology) A condition of the blood characterized by the presence of more than the usual amount of albumin; hyperalbuminemia.
albuminous
albuminous
adj
Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
albuminousness
albuminousness
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being albuminous.
alcinous
alexandroupolis
algonquians
algonquins
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
allopurinols
allopurinols
noun
plural of allopurinol
allothigenous
allusion
allusion
noun
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned
allusions
allusions
noun
plural of allusion
alluvions
alluvions
noun
plural of alluvion
alsinaceous
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
altingiaceous
altisonous
altisonous
adj
Alternative form of altisonant
altitudinous
altitudinous
adj
(humorous) Lofty; very high.
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminose
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminosis
aluminosis
noun
(construction) A structural defect resulting from the degradation of poor quality concrete.
(pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by aluminum dust.
