An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
verb
present participle and gerund of abandon
abdication
abdication
noun
(obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
(obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power.
(obsolete, law) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
abdications
abdications
noun
plural of abdication
abdicator
abdicator
noun
(obsolete) A person supporting the abdication of another.
abditory
abditory
noun
(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
abdomina
abdominal
abdominal
adj
(ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.
(ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin.
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
noun
(colloquial, usually plural only) An abdominal muscle.
(zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
abdominales
abdominalia
abdominalia
noun
(zoology) A group of cirriped crustaceans having abdominal appendages.
abdominalian
abdominalian
adj
Of or relating to the abdominalia.
abdominally
abdominally
adv
In the area of the abdomen.
abdominals
abdominals
noun
plural of abdominal
abdominoanterior
abdominocardiac
abdominocardiac
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the abdomen and the heart.
abdominocentesis
abdominocentesis
noun
(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominocystic
abdominocystic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
abdominogenital
abdominogenital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the genitals.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abdominoposterior
abdominoscope
abdominoscope
noun
An instrument like an endoscope, for use in abdominoscopy.
abdominoscopy
abdominoscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
abdominothoracic
abdominothoracic
adj
Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.
abdominous
abdominous
adj
Having a protuberant belly; potbellied.
abdominovaginal
abdominovaginal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the vagina
abdominovesical
abdominovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
abduction
abduction
noun
(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
aberdonian
aberdonian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aberdeen.
Noun
A citizen or inhabitant of, or person born in, Aberdeen, NE Scotland.
abingdon
abingdon
Proper noun
A town on the Thames in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), England.
A town in Virginia, USA
abjudication
abjudication
noun
(law, rare) Rejection by judicial sentence.
abjudicator
abmodalities
abmodality
abnormalised
abnormalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalized
abnormalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalize
aboding
aboding
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding.
verb
present participle of abode
aboideau
aboideau
noun
(Canada, Acadian) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
aboideaus
aboideaus
noun
plural of aboideau
aboideaux
abolished
abolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolish
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abolitionized
abolitionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionize
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
aborticide
aborticide
noun
An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
aboudikro
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
abovementioned
abovementioned
adj
(literary) mentioned above
abovesaid
abovesaid
adj
Mentioned or recited before.
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
acetbromamide
acetobromanilide
acylamidobenzene
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
adhibition
adhibition
noun
The act of adhibiting.
adiabolist
adiabolist
noun
(obsolete) one who does not believe in the Devil.
adipofibroma
adoptabilities
adoptabilities
noun
plural of adoptability
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
adorability
adorability
noun
The quality of being adorable; adorableness.
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
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
adverbiation
aerobicized
aerobicized
adj
(of a person's body) toned by the use of aerobics
aetobatidae
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
airbound
airbound
adj
Of a pump etc.: containing too much air, such that the flow is impeded.
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
albuminoidal
albuminoidal
adj
(chemistry) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
albumoid
alloantibody
alloantibody
noun
An antibody involved in alloimmunity.
ambassadorial
ambassadorial
adj
Of or pertaining to an ambassador.
ambassadorially
ambassadorially
adv
In an ambassadorial way.
ambassadorship
ambassadorship
noun
The post or office of ambassador.
ambassadorships
ambassadorships
noun
plural of ambassadorship
amberoid
amberoids
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.
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
amblyopsidae
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
ambrettolide
ambrettolide
noun
(organic compond) The macrolide lactone 1-oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
ambroid
ambroids
ambystomidae
ameboid
ameboid
adj
(US) Alternative spelling of amoeboid
ameboidism
ameboidism
noun
movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba
amidoazobenzene
amidoazobenzol
aminobenzaldehyde
aminobenzamide
aminobenzamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of benzamide
amoebicidal
amoebicidal
adj
Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
amoebicide
amoebicide
noun
Alternative spelling of amebicide
amoebid
amoebid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Amoebidae of certain amoebas.
amoebida
amoebidae
amoeboid
amoeboid
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an amoeba, particularly in having amoeboid movement.
noun
A single-celled organism that moves or feeds by amoeboid movement.
amoeboidism
amoeboidism
noun
Alternative form of ameboidism
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
andiroba
andiroba
noun
Any of the South and Central American trees of the genus Carapa, especially Carapa guianensis.
The high-end wood of the andiroba tree.
androphobia
androphobia
noun
Fear of or aversion to men.
anobiidae
anomorhomboid
anomorhomboidal
antiantibody
antiantibody
noun
(immunology) An antibody that binds to other antibodies.
antibenzaldoxime
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
antipedobaptism
antipedobaptism
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptism
antipedobaptist
antipedobaptist
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptist
antitabloid
antitabloid
adj
Opposing the sensationalist journalism of tabloid newspapers.
anybodies
anybodies
pron
(nonstandard) plural of anybody
(nonstandard) possessive form of anybody
apodiabolosis
apodiabolosis
noun
(rare) A lowering to the rank of a devil.
arabidopsis
arabidopsis
noun
Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
arabinosides
arabinosides
noun
plural of arabinoside
arborized
arborized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arborize
arboroid
arboroid
adj
Synonym of arborescent
archibaldo
archibold
arcimboldi
aribold
aryballoid
asbestoid
asbestoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling asbestos
asbestoidal
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
aspidobranchia
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
audubonistic
auribromide
aurobromide
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autobasidia
autobasidia
noun
plural of autobasidium
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autobasidium
autobasidium
noun
(mycology) Synonym of holobasidium
autobolide
autohybridization
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
autoxidizability
autoxidizability
noun
Alternative form of autoxidisability
autoxidizable
autoxidizable
adj
Alternative form of autoxidisable
avoidable
avoidable
adj
Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.