A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
absurdism
absurdism
noun
(countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd
(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
acaridomatium
acarocecidium
acarocecidium
noun
A plant gall caused by an acarid mite
acridinium
acridinium
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any cation produced by protonation of an acridine.
acridium
acridonium
acridonium
noun
Alternative form of acridinium
acroconidium
acropodium
acropodium
noun
(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot
(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
The certificate of admission given in some American colleges.
admixture
admixture
noun
(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
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
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
almuredin
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amaritude
amaritude
noun
(rare) Bitterness, sorrow.
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
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.
ameiuridae
amidofluorid
amidofluoride
aminoaciduria
aminoaciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of amino acids in the urine.
ammoniureted
ampullariidae
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anacardium
androclinium
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
androgametangium
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androgonium
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anomaluridae
antecardium
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antimasquerade
antimoniureted
antimoniuretted
antimoniuretted
adj
(chemistry) Combined with or containing antimony.
aphroditeum
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
arachnidium
archaimbaud
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archidamus
archidium
arillodium
aristodemus
armadillidium
attitudinarianism
attitudinarianism
noun
A practising of attitudes; posture-making.
audiogram
audiogram
noun
A graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
audiometer
audiometer
noun
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
audiometries
audiometries
noun
plural of audiometry
audiometrist
audiometrist
noun
A technician who carries out audiometry.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditorium
auditorium
noun
(in a theater, etc.) the space where the audience is located
a large room for public meetings or performances
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
aumildar
aumildar
noun
Alternative form of amildar
aureocasidium
auribromide
aurobromide
aurodiamine
autodepolymerization
autodermic
autodiagrammatic
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
autoradiogram
autoradiogram
noun
Synonym of autoradiograph
barramundi
barramundi
noun
A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes.
barramundies
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
bermudian
bermudian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.
Personal legal status equivalent to citizenship for the country of Bermuda.
Noun
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
bermudians
bermudite
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bhumidar
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
birdmouthed
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
bluebeardism
boedromius
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
bothridiums
botrydium
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
bromodeoxyuridine
bromodeoxyuridine
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic nucleoside which is an analogue of thymidine; it is commonly used in the detection of proliferating cells in living tissues, where it competes with uridine
brumidi
brundisium
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
caldarium
caldarium
noun
In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium.
In modern spas, a room with a hot floor.
calderium
campanularidae
caprimulgidae
cardiocarpum
cardiopneumatic
cardiopneumograph
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
cardiorrheuma
cardiospermum
cardipaludism
cardium
carpidium
cathedraticum
caudiform
caudiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a tail.
cedrium
centauridium
ceramidium
ceramidium
noun
(phycology) In macroalgae in the Rhodomelaceae family, the urn-shaped envelope surrounding the sporogenous filaments of the cystocarp
ceratomandibular
chlamydobacteriaceous
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chondrocranium
chondrocranium
noun
(anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification
chondrofibromatous
chondromucoid
chondromucoid
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The combination of chondroitin sulfate and collagen fibres that gives cartilage its resilience and flexibility.
chromidium
chromidium
noun
A granule of extranuclear chromatin in the cytoplasm of a cell
churchwardenism
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
chytridium
circumadjacent
circumadjacent
adj
Lying immediately around
circumambulated
circumambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate
circumbendibus
circumbendibus
adj
(often humorous) indirect or roundabout
noun
(often humorous) A roundabout route or process
(often humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing
circumbendibuses
circumbendibuses
noun
plural of circumbendibus
circumcised
circumcised
adj
(of a woman) Having had the clitoris, prepuce, or labia excised.
(of an man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
noun
A circumcised person.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumcise
circumclude
circumdate
circumdenudation
circumdenudation
noun
(geology) denudation around an object
circumdiction
circumduce
circumduce
verb
(archaic, law, Scotland, transitive) To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence.