Pertaining to or characteristic of a high priest; priestly.
Of or pertaining to the lower order of priests.
abacaxi
abacaxi
noun
A large Brazilian pineapple.
abacist
abacist
noun
One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.
abaculi
abaculi
noun
plural of abaculus
abcissa
abience
abience
noun
(psychology) Withdrawal from, or avoidance of a stimulus.
abietic
abietic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to abietic acid or its derivatives
Of, pertaining to, or derived from fir trees
abiotic
abiotic
adj
Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter.
Tending to inhibit or destroy life; antibiotic; incompatible with life.
noun
Any such material
aboulic
aboulic
adj
Alternative form of abulic
abricot
abscind
abscind
verb
(transitive, archaic) To cut off.
abscise
abscise
verb
(intransitive, botany) To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off.
(transitive) To cut off.
absciss
absciss
noun
Alternative form of abscissa
verb
(intransitive) To separate (as a leaf from a twig) by abscission.
(transitive) To cut off by abscission.
acacian
acacian
Noun
A follower of a 4th-century bishop.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Acacians.
Relating to a rift that occurred in the early 6th century, between the Eastern and Western Christian churches, occurring during the rule of
acacias
acacias
noun
plural of acacia
acaciin
acaciin
noun
(chemistry) A glycoside found in the leaves of a false acacia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia; C₂₈H₃₂O₁₄.
acacine
acacine
noun
Alternative spelling of acacin
acadian
acadian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Acadia, its people, or their language or culture.
Of or pertaining to the Acadian epoch.
Proper noun
A native of Acadia or their descendants who moved to Louisiana; a Cajun.
A French speaking descendant of the early settlers in the Maritime Provinces.
Acadian French: the form of French spoken in Acadia.
The Middle Cambrian epoch, lasting from 497 million years ago to 509 million years ago.
acanthi
acapnia
acapnia
noun
The state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood and tissue is significantly lower than normal.
acarari
acardia
acardia
noun
A birth defect in which the heart is absent
acarian
acarian
noun
Any mite or tick of the subclass Acari
acarida
acarids
acarids
noun
plural of acarid
acarina
acarine
acarine
adj
(medicine) Of or caused by acari or mites.
noun
(zoology) Synonym of acarid.
acaroid
acaroid
adj
(biology, zoology) Shaped like or resembling a mite.
accalia
accidia
accidie
accidie
noun
(now literary) Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.
accinge
accinge
verb
(reflexive, archaic) To prepare oneself for action.
acclaim
acclaim
noun
(obsolete) A claim.
(poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause.
verb
(Canada, politics) To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.
(archaic, transitive) To shout; to call out.
(transitive) To declare by acclamations.
(transitive) To express great approval (for).
(transitive, obsolete) To claim.
(transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
accueil
acedias
acemila
acequia
acequia
noun
(used in the Southwestern US or in reference to Spain, chiefly agriculture) An irrigation ditch.
acerbic
acerbic
adj
(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
Tasting sour or bitter.
aceship
acesius
acetiam
acetify
acetify
verb
(intransitive) To turn acid
(transitive) To convert into acid or vinegar.
acetine
acetins
acetins
noun
plural of acetin
acetite
acetize
acetize
verb
(rare) To acetify.
acetoin
acetoin
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound 3-hydroxybutanone CH₃-CO-CH(OH)-CH₃ that is one of the constituents of the flavour of butter
achaian
achenia
achenia
noun
plural of achenium
achiest
achiest
adj
superlative form of achy: most achy
achieve
achieve
verb
(intransitive) To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.
(obsolete, intransitive) To conclude, to turn out.
(obsolete, transitive) To conclude, finish, especially successfully.
(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish.
(transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.
(transitive, now literary) To obtain (a material thing).
Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved.
achigan
achille
achiote
achiote
noun
A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.
The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
acholia
acholia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Deficiency or absence of bile.
acholic
acholic
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile (or bile pigments) (for example, making feces light-colored).
achylia
achylia
noun
(pathology) The lack or reduced production of gastric juices in any part of the digestive tract.
achymia
acicula
acicula
noun
One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.
acidify
acidify
verb
(figurative) To sour; to embitter.
To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
To neutralize alkalis.
acidite
acidity
acidity
noun
(figurative) A caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality.
(pathology) Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
The quality or state of being acid.
acidize
acidize
verb
(petroleum geology) To treat (a limestone or sandstone formation) with HCl or HF to enlarge void spaces in it.
To impregnate with acid; acidify.
acidoid
acidoid
adj
Potentially acidic
noun
A potential acid
acieral
aciform
aciform
adj
Shaped like a needle.
acilius
acinary
acinary
adj
Alternative form of acinar
acineta
acinose
acinose
adj
Consisting of acini, or minute granular concretions.
acinous
acinous
adj
Alternative spelling of acinose
acinuni
aciurgy
aciurgy
noun
Operative surgery.
aclinal
aclinal
adj
Having no dip; horizontal
aclinic
aclinic
adj
(physics) Without inclination or dipping.
acmatic
acmatic
adj
(rare) relating to the acme of something, highest.
acnemia
aconine
aconine
noun
(biochemistry) An amorphous, bitter, non-poisonous alkaloid, derived from the decomposition of aconitine.
aconite
aconite
noun
(toxicology) An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.
The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
acontia
acontia
noun
(zoology) Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated.
acosmic
acosmic
adj
Relating to acosmism
acouchi
acouchi
noun
Any of several rodents of the genus Myoprocta of the family Dasyproctidae, smaller than agoutis, which inhabit Amazonia.
acquiet
acquiet
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To quiet.
acquire
acquire
verb
(computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
(medicine) To contract.
(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
(transitive) To get.
acquist
acquist
noun
(obsolete) Acquisition; gain.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To acquire.
acquits
acquits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquit
acraein
acraein
noun
A distasteful substance produced by some butterflies as a defence mechanism
acrania
acrania
noun
(physiology) Partial or total absence of the skull.
acrasia
acrasia
noun
lack of self-control; excess; intemperance
acrasin
acrasin
noun
A chemotactic agent produced by some slime moulds
acratia
acratia
noun
(medicine) Feebleness; impotence or lack of strength due to lack of tone.
acridan
acridan
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic secondary amine 9,10-dihydroacridine related to acridine
acrider
acrider
adj
comparative form of acrid: more acrid
acridic
acridid
acridid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Acrididae of locusts and related grasshoppers.
acridin
acridin
noun
Dated form of acridine.
acridly
acridly
adv
In a harsh or corrosive manner.
acridyl
acridyl
noun
Alternative form of acridinyl
acrilan
acrinyl
acrinyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical p-hydroxybenzyl
acrisia
acrisia
noun
(medicine, dated) A condition in which diagnosis and especially prognosis are uncertain.
(medicine, dated) An unfavorable crisis or turn in the course of an attack of disease.
(medicine, dated) The absence of a crisis from a disease.
acritan
acritan
noun
(obsolete) Any animal that is a member of the Acrita
acritol
acromia
acromia
noun
plural of acromion
acronic
acronic
adj
Synonym of acronycal
acrotic
acrotic
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to or affecting the surface.
acrylic
acrylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
Containing an acrylic resin.
noun
(organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.
(painting) A paint containing an acrylic resin.
A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.
A painting executed using such a paint.
A thick sheet of plastic.
actinal
actinal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the axis of rotational symmetry in radiate animals.
(zoology) Pertaining to the side or surface around the mouth in an animal that has radial symmetry such as a starfish.
actings
actings
noun
plural of acting
actinia
actinia
noun
A sea anemone, specifically a member of the genus Actinia.
actinic
actinic
adj
Composed of actin.
Of or relating to actinism.
Related to or caused by radiation (used most often in reference to light, especially that in the ultraviolet range). In medicine, actinic keratoses usually occur in sundamaged skin and exhibit hyperkeratosis.
actinon
actinon
noun
(chemistry, physics, dated) Radon-219 (²¹⁹₈₆Rn; symbol An), an isotope of radon
(obsolete) Synonym of radon
(physics, dated) An actinide
actions
actions
noun
plural of action
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of action
actious
actious
adj
(obsolete) active; full of activity; full of energy.
actives
actives
noun
plural of active
activin
activin
noun
A peptide that participates in the regulation of the menstrual cycle, cell proliferation, apoptosis, metabolism, and many other diverse functions.
acutish
acutish
adj
Somewhat acute.
acyclic
acyclic
adj
(botany) Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.
(chemistry) Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
(graph theory, of a graph) Containing no cycles.
acyesis
acyesis
noun
(medicine) The inability to conceive; sterility.
(medicine) The state of not being pregnant.
acyetic
acyloin
acyloin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any α-hydroxy ketone.
acystia
addicts
addicts
noun
plural of addict
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of addict
adelice
adelric
adicity
adicity
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Valence.
adience
adipsic
adipsic
adj
Of or relating to adipsia.
adonica
advices
advices
noun
(obsolete or programming) plural of advice
aecidia
aedilic
aerical
aerobic
aerobic
adj
Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to aerobics.
aesopic
aesopic
Adjective
Of or relating to Aesop; Aesopian.
afacing
affiche
affiche
noun
A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard.
verb
To fix, fasten; to fix a poster or placard to a wall.
To parade, to advertise, publicise; to display, show.
afflict
afflict
verb
(obsolete) To make low or humble.
(obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
(transitive) To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
affrica
africah
african
aganice
agapeic
agapeic
adj
Characteristic of agape.
agarics
agarics
noun
plural of agaric
ageusic
ageusic
adj
Lacking a sense of taste.
aggadic
aggadic
adj
Of or pertaining to the Aggadah.
agnatic
agnatic
adj
of the male bloodline; patrilineal
agogics
agogics
noun
plural of agogic
agravic
agravic
adj
Of or pertaining to the condition of zero gravity.
aidance
aidance
noun
Aid; assistance; help.
aikuchi
aircrew
aircrew
noun
A group of two or more trained individuals, formed as a team that operates an aircraft.
airdock
airdock
noun
(US) A very large hangar for the storage of airships.
airlock
airlock
noun
(architecture, informal) A vestibule, foyer or entranceway with doors to the exterior on one end and doors to the interior on the other, functioning to keep indoor and outdoor air, humidity, and air temperatures separate.
A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
Alternative form of air lock
airsick
airsick
adj
Nauseated due to the effects of motion of an aircraft; suffering from motion sickness caused by air travel.