(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
advantageousness
advantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being advantageous.
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
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
adventureship
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventuresomeness
adventuresomeness
noun
The state or quality of being adventuresome.
adventuresomes
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventuresses
adventuresses
noun
plural of adventuress
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
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
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
adventurousness
adventurousness
noun
The quality of being adventurous.
aegithognathous
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.
aeronauts
aeronauts
noun
plural of aeronaut
aerosinusitis
aerosinusitis
noun
sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure
aeschynanthus
aesculetin
aesculetin
noun
A derivative of coumarin found in chicory and many other plants.
aestuation
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
affluentness
affluentness
noun
The state or quality of being affluent.
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
africanthropus
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
afterguns
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
agapanthus
agapanthus
noun
Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agglutinates
agglutinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglutinate
agglutinationist
agglutinations
agglutinations
noun
plural of agglutination
agglutinins
agglutinins
noun
plural of agglutinin
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agnathostomatous
agnathous
agnathous
adj
(pathology) Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Jawless.
agnostus
agonostomus
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
aguascalientes
aguascalientes
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
Its capital city.
aguistin
agustin
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
aktyubinsk
alaternus
alaternus
noun
Alternative form of alatern
albategnius
albuginitis
albumenisation
alentours
aleutians
aleutians
Noun
of (person)
Proper noun
The Aleutian Islands.
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
allaeanthus
allagostemonous
allenhurst
allochthonous
allochthonous
adj
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
allocthonous
allocthonous
adj
Misspelling of allochthonous.
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
allothigenous
allothogenous
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
altingiaceous
altisonous
altisonous
adj
Alternative form of altisonant
altitudinous
altitudinous
adj
(humorous) Lofty; very high.
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.
aluminosity
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
alunites
alunites
noun
plural of alunite
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amaranthaceous
amaranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
amaranthus
amaranthus
noun
Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
amarantus
amarantus
noun
amaranth (rare, formal)
amateurishness
amateurishness
noun
The quality of being amateurish.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
ambulantes
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
americanumancestors
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
amiantus
amiantus
noun
Alternative spelling of amianthus
amiantuses
ammonitiferous
ammonitiferous
adj
Containing fossil ammonites.
ammunitions
ammunitions
noun
plural of ammunition
amounters
amounts
amounts
noun
plural of amount
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amount
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphithurons
amplitudinous
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
amusement
amusement
noun
(countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
(uncountable) Entertainment.
amusements
amusements
noun
plural of amusement
anacanthous
anacanthous
adj
Spineless, like certain fishes.
anacatadidymus
anacletus
anacoluthons
anacoluthons
noun
plural of anacoluthon
anacoustic
anacoustic
adj
(physics) Describing the upper reaches of the atmosphere, and of space, in which the concentration of molecules is too small to support the propagation of sound
anechoic, soundless
anacrustic
anacrustic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anacrusis.
anacrustically
anacrustically
adv
In an anacrustic manner.
anametadromous
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
ananthous
ananthous
adj
(botany) Destitute of flowers; flowerless.
anaphroditous
anapterygotous
anaptomorphus
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anarchoindividualist
anarthropodous
anarthrous
anarthrous
adj
(biology, of a limb) Not having joints.
(biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.
(linguistics) Not having a determiner.
(linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
anarthrousness
anarthrousness
noun
The state or quality of being anarthrous.
anastasius
anastasius
Proper noun
name of mostly historical use.
anastatius
anastatus
anastomus
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
anatosaurus
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base