(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
acanthocephalous
acanthocephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
acanthopterous
acanthopterous
adj
(zoology) Acanthopterygious
(zoology) Spiny-winged.
acceptableness
acceptableness
noun
The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.
acceptances
acceptances
noun
plural of acceptance
acceptancies
acceptations
acceptations
noun
plural of acceptation
acceptingness
acceptingness
noun
The ability or desire to accept.
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
accompaniments
accompaniments
noun
plural of accompaniment
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
acrotrophoneurosis
actinopterous
actinopterygious
actinosphaerium
actinostereoscopy
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adaptableness
adaptableness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
adaptedness
adaptedness
noun
(countable) The result of being adapted.
(uncountable) The state of being adapted; suitableness; fitness.
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
addlepatedness
addlepatedness
noun
The quality of being addlepated.
adenohypersthenia
adenolipomatosis
adenolipomatosis
noun
(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
adenopharyngitis
adenotyphus
adenylpyrophosphate
adenylpyrophosphate
noun
Synonym of adenosine triphosphate
adeptness
adeptness
noun
The quality of being adept.
adeptnesses
adeptnesses
noun
plural of adeptness
adespoton
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adipescent
adipescent
adj
(medicine) Developing fatty deposits.
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
adventureship
aepyornithiformes
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
affenspalte
afterimpression
afterimpression
noun
Alternative spelling of after-impression
afterpains
afterpains
noun
plural of afterpain
afterspring
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agapemonist
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
aldopentose
aldopentose
noun
(biochemistry) A pentose that is also an aldose.
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
alpestrian
alpestrine
alpestrine
adj
Synonym of subalpine
alphabetisation
alphabetisation
noun
The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
ambisporangiate
aminopeptidase
aminopeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
ampasimenite
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphisporangiate
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anaeroplastic
anaeroplasty
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anapaest
anapaest
noun
(UK) Alternative form of anapest
anapaestic
anapaestic
adj
Alternative spelling of anapestic
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anapaestically
anapaestically
adv
Alternative form of anapestically
anapaests
anapaests
noun
plural of anapaest
anapest
anapest
noun
(prosody) A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter. For an example, see References.
(prosody) In qualitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unstressed and one stressed (e.g., the word "interrupt").
(prosody) In quantitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g., Latin pariēs: pa-ri-ēs).
anapestic
anapestic
adj
of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.
of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
noun
A verse that contains anapestic feet
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anapests
anapests
noun
plural of anapest
anapterygotism
anapterygotous
anaptyxes
anaptyxes
noun
plural of anaptyxis
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
anderstorp
andropetalous
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
angioelephantiasis
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angustiseptal
angustiseptate
angustiseptate
adj
Having a narrow septum
anhaematopoiesis
anhematopoiesis
anisometrope
anisometropia
anisometropia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
anisometropic
anisometropic
adj
Relating to anisometropia
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisoptera
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anisopterous
anisotrope
anisotrope
adj
(dated) anisotropic
anisotropies
anisotropies
noun
plural of anisotropy
anorthoscope
anorthoscope
noun
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures
antapexes
antapices
antapices
noun
plural of antapex
antebaptismal
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antehypophysis
antehypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
antelopes
antelopes
noun
plural of antelope
antepagments
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
antepast
antepast
noun
A foretaste.
antepasts
antepasts
noun
plural of antepast
antepectus
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
anteporticoes
anteporticos
anteposition
anteposition
noun
(rare) The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence.
anteposthumous
anteprostate
anteprostatic
anteroposterior
anteroposterior
adj
(anatomy) Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior.
anteroposteriorly
anteroposteriorly
adv
(biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
anterospinal
anterosuperior
anterosuperior
adj
(anatomy) From anterior to superior.
antescript
antespring
antesuperior
antetypes
antetypes
noun
plural of antetype
anthocephalous
anthospermum
anthropocentrism
anthropocentrism
noun
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
anthropogenesis
anthropogenesis
noun
The origin of man.
anthropogenist
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropometrist
anthropometrist
noun
A practitioner of anthropometry
anthropomorphise
anthropomorphise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthropomorphize.
anthropomorphised
anthropomorphised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphise