(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
acanaceous
acanaceous
adj
(very rare) Bearing prickles or thistles; prickly.
acanthodes
acanthoses
acanthoses
noun
plural of acanthosis
accessions
accessions
noun
A collection of laboratory tests performed on a single sample.
plural of accession
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accession
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
acensuador
acetarsone
acetarsone
noun
Synonym of acetarsol
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
acondylose
acondylose
adj
Alternative form of acondylous
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
actinosome
actinosome
noun
(zoology) The entire body of a coelenterate.
actionless
actionless
adj
Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
acusection
adolescent
adolescent
adj
Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
noun
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
advowsance
aeronomics
affections
affections
noun
plural of affection
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
allowances
allowances
noun
plural of allowance
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorwise
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
anecdotist
anecdotist
noun
One who relates anecdotes.
anemoscope
anemoscope
noun
An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
anisocycle
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
annoyances
annoyances
noun
plural of annoyance
anonaceous
anonaceous
adj
Alternative form of annonaceous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
anovesical
anovesical
adj
Relating to the anus and urinary bladder.
anoxyscope
antecessor
antecessor
noun
(now rare) A person from whom one is descended.
(now rare) A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
antecloset
anthoceros
anticorset
anticorset
adj
Opposing the wearing of corsets.
anticosine
anticosine
noun
Synonym of arccosine
antoecians
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
arenaceous
arenaceous
adj
(geology) Arenitic.
(of a plant) Growing in sandy soil.
(of soil) Sandy.
arrogances
arrogances
noun
plural of arrogance
ascensions
ascensions
noun
plural of ascension
ascogenous
ascogenous
adj
(mycology) That grows from the ascogonium of a fungus
ascolichen
ascolichen
noun
Any lichen whose fungal component is an ascomycete
assecution
assecution
noun
(obsolete) acquisition; an obtaining
assonanced
assonanced
adj
(prosody) Containing assonance
assonances
assonances
noun
plural of assonance
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
autonetics
avenaceous
avenaceous
adj
Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.
avoidances
avoidances
noun
plural of avoidance
barcelonas
beaconless
beaconless
adj
Without a beacon.
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
becousined
bescouring
bijections
bijections
noun
plural of bijection
biocenosis
biocenosis
noun
(biology) a group of interacting animals and/or plants that form a particular ecosystem
biocoenose
biocoenose
noun
A living collection of life forms that are found together, interacting as a community within an ecosystem.
bioscience
bioscience
noun
Any of several sciences that deal with living organisms
bisections
bisections
noun
plural of bisection
blackstone
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
boschneger
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bounciness
bounciness
noun
The characteristic of being bouncy.
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
cacoenthes
cacogenics
cacogenics
noun
(medicine) The opposite of eugenics; the aggregation of factors, through adverse sexual selection and reproduction, tending to promote bad genetic characteristics in people.
caenostyly
calascione
calascione
noun
Alternative form of colascione
callowness
callowness
noun
The condition of being callow; immaturity.
calzoneras
campesinos
campesinos
noun
plural of campesino
cancellous
cancellous
adj
(anatomy, of bone) Having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones.
canephoros
canephorus
canestrato
cannaceous
cannaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cannaceae.
cannonades
cannonades
noun
plural of cannonade
cannoneers
cannoneers
noun
plural of cannoneer
cannonries
cannonries
noun
plural of cannonry
canonesses
canonesses
noun
plural of canoness
canyonside
canyonside
noun
The side of a canyon, typically a residential one
carbonates
carbonates
noun
plural of carbonate
carbonised
carbonised
adj
Alternative spelling of carbonized
carboniser
carboniser
noun
Alternative form of carbonizer
carbonizes
carbonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carbonize
carbonless
carbonless
adj
Without carbon.
carnivores
carnivores
noun
plural of carnivore
carnoustie
caseinogen
caseinogen
noun
uncoagulated casein
cassidoine
cassiopean
castagnole
castaneous
castaneous
adj
Having the colour of a chestnut; chestnut-coloured.
castellano
castellano
noun
(historical) A former Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a castellano of gold.
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g.
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
cenobitism
cenobitism
noun
The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.
cenogonous
censorable
censorable
adj
Capable of being censored.
censorinus
censorious
censorious
adj
Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
Implying or expressing censure.
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
centermost
centermost
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of centremost
centesimos
centipoise
centipoise
noun
A cgs unit of measure of absolute viscosity. (The viscosity of water is one centipoise. The lower the number, the less viscous the material.) Symbol: cP.
centistoke
centistoke
noun
(physics) Misconstruction of centistokes (unit of kinematic viscosity)
centremost
centremost
adj
Closest to the centre
centrosema
centrosome
centrosome
noun
(cytology) An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most organisms, that controls the organization of its microtubules
centurions
centurions
noun
plural of centurion
ceratinous
cercomonas
ceremonies
ceremonies
noun
plural of ceremony
ceruminous
ceruminous
adj
Having to do with cerumen (earwax).
cessations
cessations
noun
plural of cessation
cessionary
cessionary
noun
The person who receives transfer or cession of a personal obligation from the cedent.
cestoidean
cestoidean
noun
(zoology) One of the Cestoidea.
cestracion
cetoniides
cetorhinus
chalcosine
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chameleons
chameleons
noun
plural of chameleon
champenois
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
checkstone
cheekbones
cheekbones
noun
plural of cheekbone
chernovtsy
chersonese
chersonese
noun
(geography, uncommon) A peninsula.
chervonets
chervonets
noun
Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.
chervontsi
chesterton
chickstone
choanosome
choanosome
noun
An inner region of a sponge, supported on the choanoskeleton, that contains the choanocytes