(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.
acetonitrile
acetonitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH₃CN, formally derived from acetic acid
acherontical
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acriflavines
acriflavines
noun
plural of acriflavine
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acronichally
acronychally
acutiplantar
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
alacreatinin
alcantarines
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alcyonarians
alcyonarians
noun
plural of alcyonarian
aldermanical
aldermanical
adj
Alternative form of aldermanic
alectoridine
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allocrotonic
alnascharism
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
altercations
altercations
noun
plural of altercation
aminovaleric
amniochorial
amniochorial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amnion and the chorion
anachronical
anachronical
Adjective
Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect.
anarchically
anarchically
adv
In an anarchic manner; in the manner of anarchy.
anchoretical
anchoretical
adj
anchoretic
anchoritical
anchorpeople
androclinium
aneurilemmic
anorthoclase
anorthoclase
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of feldspars being mixed sodium and potassium aluminosilicates.
antarctalian
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
antepectoral
antepectoral
adj
(anatomy) Of the feet of insects: fixed in the forepart of the prosternum or prothorax.
anthraflavic
antibrachial
antibrachial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.
antichlorine
antichlorine
noun
Synonym of antichlor (“substance used to remove chlorine”)
anticlerical
anticlerical
adj
Opposed to political influence of clerics.
noun
One who opposes the political influence of clerics.
anticlinoria
anticritical
anticritical
adj
Opposing critics or criticism.
anticrotalic
anticrotalic
adj
That counters the effect of a bite from a crotalid (snake)
anticultural
anticultural
adj
Opposing mainstream culture or culture in general.
antielectron
antielectron
noun
(physics) Synonym of positron
antilacrosse
antiliturgic
antimetrical
antimetrical
adj
antimetric
antiparticle
antiparticle
noun
(physics) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.
antiprelatic
antiracially
antiradicals
antiradicals
noun
plural of antiradical
antitropical
antitropical
adj
Situated or found away from a tropic (towards the respective pole)
aorticorenal
aorticorenal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the aorta and the kidney.
aplacentaria
aplacophoran
aplacophoran
noun
Any benthic mollusc of the class Aplacophora.
aplanobacter
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
arboricoline
arboricoline
adj
Synonym of arboricolous
archangelica
archchaplain
archchaplain
noun
A senior chaplain in a French royal court
archconsoler
archcriminal
archcriminal
noun
A highly prolific or skilled criminal; a criminal of the highest order.
archeologian
archibenthal
archilochian
archilochian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek satirical poet Archilochus and his style.
archpublican
archswindler
archvillainy
archvillainy
noun
Supreme villainy.
arianistical
aristolochin
aristolochin
noun
Synonym of aristolochic acid
arsenicalism
arsenicalism
noun
Synonym of arseniasis
articulating
articulating
verb
present participle of articulate
articulation
articulation
noun
(accounting) The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity, especially between the income statement and balance sheet.
(countable or uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.
(countable) A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected.
(education) The induction of a pupil into a new school or college.
(linguistics) The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
(music, uncountable) The manner in which something is articulated (tongued, slurred or bowed).
(uncountable) The quality, clarity or sharpness of speech.
astronomical
astronomical
adj
(comparable) Very large; of vast measure.
(not comparable) Of or relating to astronomy.
attractingly
attractingly
adv
In such a way as to attract.
auricularian
avuncularity
avuncularity
noun
The condition of being an uncle.
The condition of being avuncular.
azocoralline
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
bareknuckled
becrinolined
becrinolined
adj
Dressed in a crinoline.
belligerence
belligerence
noun
The state of being belligerent; aggressive inclination to war.
belligerency
belligerency
noun
Alternative form of belligerence
berlichingen
bescribbling
bescribbling
verb
present participle of bescribble
binauricular
binauricular
adj
Alternative form of biauricular
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackcurrant
blackcurrant
noun
A shrub, Ribes nigrum, that produces small, very dark purple, edible berries.
The berry borne by this shrub.
blackhanders
blackhanders
noun
plural of blackhander
blanchimeter
bleachground
blepharoncus
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
bombernickel
bonnyclabber
bonnyclabber
noun
(Scotland and US dialects) Sour, soured, fermented or curdled milk; acidophilus milk.
borophenylic
branchellion
brennschluss
brennschluss
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brennschluss
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
brilliancies
brilliancies
noun
plural of brilliancy
bronchiloquy
bronchiocele
brownistical
brunelleschi
bulbonuclear
calcitration
calcitration
noun
The act of kicking.
calibrations
calibrations
noun
plural of calibration
californiana
californians
californicus
californiums
calliphorine
calorescence
calorescence
noun
(dated, physics) The absorption of infrared radiation and subsequent emission of visible light
calumniators
calumniators
noun
plural of calumniator
calumniatory
calumniatory
adj
Containing calumny; slanderous.
calycophoran
calycophoran
noun
(zoology) Any siphonophore of the suborder Calycophorae
calyptrogyne
campanologer
campanularia
canaliferous
canaliferous
adj
(zoology, of the shell of a mollusc) Having a canal.
cancellarian
cancellarian
adj
(rare) Synonym of cancellarial
cancellarius
cancrisocial
candelabrums
candleholder
candleholder
noun
(dated, by extension) One who renders another slight assistance, or humours them.
(historical) A person who holds a candle to assist another person who is working in dim light.
A device for holding one or more lit candles
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
candleshrift
candlewaster
candlewaster
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cankerflower
cantharellus
cantilevered
cantilevered
adj
Fitted with, or constituting, a cantilever; projecting out laterally from a wall or similar support and thus hanging without other supports.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cantilever
caprimulgine
caramelising
caramelising
verb
present participle of caramelise
caramelizing
caramelizing
verb
present participle of caramelize
carbogelatin
carbolineate
carbonisable
carbonizable
carbonizable
adj
Able to be carbonized.
carbonylated
carbonylated
adj
Subjected to carbonylation.
carcinolysin
carcinolytic
carcinolytic
adj
destructive to cancer cells
cardinalated
cardinalates
cardinalates
noun
plural of cardinalate
cardinalfish
cardinalfish
noun
Any of the family Apogonidae of mostly marine ray-finned fishes.
cardinalship
cardinalship
noun
The office (or term of office) of a cardinal
cardioneural
carelessness
carelessness
noun
Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.