(law) The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement; transferring a legal title.
abandonments
abandonments
noun
plural of abandonment
abbreviating
abbreviating
verb
present participle of abbreviate
abbreviation
abbreviation
noun
(biology) Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
(mathematics) Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.
(music) A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
(music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.
The process of abbreviating.
The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
abbroachment
abecedarians
abecedarians
noun
plural of abecedarian
abencerrages
aberrational
aberrational
adj
Characterized by aberration.
abevacuation
abevacuation
noun
(medicine) An abnormal evacuation.
(medicine) Metastases.
abiogenesist
abiogenesist
noun
A proponent of abiogenesis.
abjectedness
abjectedness
noun
(rare) The state of being abjected.
abjectnesses
abjectnesses
noun
plural of abjectness
abnormalcies
abnormalcies
noun
plural of abnormalcy
abnormalised
abnormalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalized
abnormalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalize
abnormalness
abnormalness
noun
The quality of being abnormal.
abolishments
abolishments
noun
plural of abolishment
abolitionise
abolitionise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abolitionize.
abolitionize
abolitionize
verb
(transitive, rare, obsolete) To imbue with the principles of abolitionism.
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abrasiveness
abrasiveness
noun
The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
abrenunciate
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abruptnesses
abruptnesses
noun
plural of abruptness
absenteeisms
absenteeisms
noun
plural of absenteeism
absenteeship
absenteeship
noun
(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absentminded
absentminded
adj
Alternative form of absent-minded
absinthiated
absinthiated
adj
Impregnated with wormwood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absinthiate
absoluteness
absoluteness
noun
(obsolete) The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness.
The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.
The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality.
absorbancies
absorbancies
noun
plural of absorbancy
absorbedness
absorbedness
noun
The capability of being absorbed.
absorbencies
absorbencies
noun
plural of absorbency
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
abstinential
abstinential
adj
of or pertaining to abstinence
abstractness
abstractness
noun
The quality of being abstract.
abstruseness
abstruseness
noun
The property of being abstruse; abstrusity.
absurdnesses
absurdnesses
noun
plural of absurdness
abusefulness
abusefulness
noun
The characteristic of being abuseful.
accompanable
accompanable
adj
(obsolete) sociable
acetobenzoic
addlebrained
addlebrained
adj
stupid and confused or muddled
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adorableness
adorableness
noun
The state or quality of being adorable.
adverbiation
aerobicizing
aerobicizing
verb
present participle of aerobicize
aerobranchia
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
agglutinable
agglutinable
adj
Able to be agglutinated; that readily undergoes agglutination
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
albopruinose
albuginaceae
albumeniizer
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albumenizing
albumenizing
verb
present participle of albumenize
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
algebraizing
algebraizing
verb
present participle of algebraize
alienability
alienability
noun
(countable) An alienable transfer or sale
(uncountable) The quality of being alienable
ambisinister
ambisinister
adj
(rare) Awkward or clumsy with both hands.
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
ambitionless
ambitionless
adj
Without ambition or motivation
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
ambivalently
ambivalently
adv
In an ambivalent manner.
ambiversions
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amenableness
amenableness
Noun
The state or quality of being amenable.
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
aminobenzene
aminobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) aniline (C₆H₅NH₂), or any derivative of this compound
aminobenzine
aminobenzoic
aminobenzoic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to aminobenzoic acid or its derivatives
amoebogeniae
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
anabohitsite
anabohitsite
noun
(mineralogy) An olivine- and hornblende-bearing pyroxenite mineral.
anaerobation
anaerobioses
anaerobioses
noun
plural of anaerobiosis
anaerobiosis
anaerobiosis
noun
(biology) Any form of life that is sustained in the absence of air (or oxygen)
anaerobiotic
anaerobiotic
adj
(anatomy) Resembling or relating to anaerobes.
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
anatomisable
anatomizable
animableness
announceable
announceable
adj
Able to be announced.
noun
(informal) A positive-sounding news item suitable for public announcement; a sound bite.
anteambulate
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antialbumose
antibreakage
antibreakage
adj
Preventing breakage.
antibusiness
antibusiness
adj
Opposed to or biased against business, or private enterprise
antidiabetic
antidiabetic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering diabetes.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters diabetes.
antiliberals
antiliberals
noun
plural of antiliberal
antimetabole
antimetabole
noun
(rhetoric) The technique of reversal, where accentuated by reversal of words, actions or grammatical structure.
antiparabema
antiportable
antirebating
antirebating
adj
Preventing insurance agents from sharing commission money with insured parties.
aplanobacter
arabinosides
arabinosides
noun
plural of arabinoside
arbitraments
arbitraments
noun
plural of arbitrament
arborescence
arborescence
noun
(graph theory) A directed rooted tree in which all vertices can be reached from the root.
A tree-like structure.
arboricoline
arboricoline
adj
Synonym of arboricolous
archibenthal
archibenthic
archibenthic
adj
Relating to the upper part of the benthic region, from the sublittoral to the abyssal
archibenthos
arsenobenzol
assemblement
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
avowableness
avowableness
noun
The state or quality of being avowable.
azerbaidzhan
azerbaijanis
azoxybenzene
azoxybenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) The azoxy compound C₆H₅-N=N(O)-C₆H₅
azoxybenzoic
babelisation
babelization
babingtonite
babingtonite
noun
A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
bacchanalize
bacchanalize
verb
(intransitive) To behave as if at a bacchanal; to revel riotously.
(transitive) To make riotous and wild.
bacilligenic
bacillogenic
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backboneless
backboneless
adj
Cowardly, spineless.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
backbreaking
backbreaking
adj
(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.
backchecking
backchecking
verb
present participle of backcheck
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backhandedly
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backpointers
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
bactericidin
bactericidin
noun
Any antibody that, together with a complement, can kill bacteria.
bacteriocins
bacteriocins
noun
plural of bacteriocin
bactriticone
bactriticone
noun
(malacology) A shell which has a straight cone shape, like certain primitive Ammonoidea.
baculiticone
bafflingness
bafflingness
noun
The characteristic of being baffling; mysteriousness.
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bagrationite
bagrationite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of allanite.
bairnishness
bairnsfather
balaenoidean
balaenoptera
balancedness
balancedness
noun
The state or quality of being balanced.
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
baldwinville
balladmonger
balladmonger
noun
A seller or composer of ballads.
balletomanes
balletomanes
noun
plural of balletomane
balletomania
balletomania
noun
An extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets.
ballottement
ballottement
noun
(medicine) A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether a foetus moves away and returns again.
(medicine) An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee.