(linguistics) The characteristics of the accusative case of a noun or pronoun.
The condition of tending to accuse.
acervation
acervation
noun
(obsolete, rare) A heaping up; accumulation
acervuline
acervuline
adj
Resembling little heaps.
achievement
achievement
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
(heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment.
(sociology) The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.
(video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
achievements
achievements
noun
plural of achievement
achieving
achieving
noun
Achievements, emphasizing the process of accomplishing them.
verb
present participle of achieve
ackermanville
aconative
aconative
adj
Lacking conation
acquisitiveness
acquisitiveness
noun
(phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
acriflavin
acriflavin
noun
Alternative form of acriflavine
acriflavine
acriflavine
noun
(medicine) An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine
acriflavines
acriflavines
noun
plural of acriflavine
activating
activating
verb
present participle of activate
activation
activation
noun
(biochemistry) The process by which molecules are made able to react.
(marketing) The promotion of a brand through an event or campaign.
(physics) The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.
Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.
activations
activations
noun
plural of activation
activeness
activeness
noun
The state or quality of being active.
activenesses
activenesses
noun
plural of activeness
activin
activin
noun
A peptide that participates in the regulation of the menstrual cycle, cell proliferation, apoptosis, metabolism, and many other diverse functions.
activizing
activizing
verb
present participle of activize
addictiveness
addictiveness
noun
The characteristic of being addictive.
adjunctive
adjunctive
adj
(logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a
additional; neither basic nor primary
forming an adjunct
noun
(grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
(manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
advancing
advancing
noun
The act of proceeding forward; an advance.
verb
present participle of advance
advancingly
advancingly
adv
In an advancing manner.
advancive
advancive
adj
(archaic) Tending to advance.
advecting
advecting
verb
present participle of advect
advection
advection
noun
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
advenience
advenience
noun
The property of being advenient.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
advocation
advocation
noun
(Britain, law) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.
(Scotland, law) The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.
(archaic) Advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading.
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
aggrievance
aggrievance
noun
oppression; hardship; grievance.
alcovinometer
alivincular
alivincular
adj
(biology, of bivalves) Having the longer axis transverse to the hinge line
ambivalence
ambivalence
noun
A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
ambivalency
aminovaleric
anarchoindividualist
anchorville
anchovies
anchovies
noun
plural of anchovy
angiocavernous
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
annunciative
annunciative
adj
Pertaining to annunciation; announcing.
anovesical
anovesical
adj
Relating to the anus and urinary bladder.
antevocalic
antevocalic
adj
Synonym of prevocalic
anthraflavic
anticarnivorous
anticarnivorous
adj
Opposing the eating of meat.
anticipative
anticipative
adj
Of or pertaining to anticipation; inclined to anticipate; expectant.
anticipatively
anticipatively
adv
In an anticipative manner; expectantly.
anticivic
anticivic
adj
Against the welfare and best interests of citizens and their citizenship.
In opposition to citizenship.
anticivil
anticivil
adj
Alternative form of anti-civil
anticivilian
anticivism
anticivism
noun
(obsolete) opposition to the body politic of citizens
anticoagulative
anticoagulative
adj
That counters coagulation
anticogitative
anticommutative
anticommutative
adj
(algebra) Of an operator * for which a * b = - (b * a)
anticompetitive
anticompetitive
adj
(economics, business) Acting to hinder or obstruct competition.