The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adulterators
adulterators
noun
plural of adulterator
adulteresses
adulteresses
noun
plural of adulteress
adulterously
adulterously
adv
In an adulterous manner.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
advancedness
advancedness
noun
The quality of being advanced.
advancements
advancements
noun
plural of advancement
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
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.
adventureful
adventureful
adj
Given to adventure.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adverbiality
adverbiality
noun
The condition of having characteristics of an adverb.
adverbialize
adverbialize
verb
(American spelling) To use as or change into an adverb.
adverbiation
adversarious
adversarious
adj
(archaic) hostile; adversarial
adversatives
adversatives
noun
plural of adversative
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
advertisable
advertisable
adj
Suitable for being advertised.
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
advertizable
advertizable
adj
Alternative spelling of advertisable
advertorials
advertorials
noun
plural of advertorial
advisability
advisability
noun
(countable) An instance of advisability; a consideration in determining overall advisability.
(uncountable) The quality of being advisable or prudent.
advisiveness
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aecidiospore
aecidiostage
aeluropodous
aerocharidae
aerodonetics
aerodonetics
noun
the study of the stability of aircraft in flight, especially the study of gliders
aerodynamics
aerodynamics
noun
The aerodynamic properties of a particular object (typically a car)
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere
aeromedicine
aeromedicine
noun
Aviation or aerospace medicine.
aerosiderite
aerosiderite
noun
A mass of meteoric iron.
affectedness
affectedness
noun
The state or quality of being affected.
afficionados
afficionados
noun
plural of afficionado
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
aftershafted
agathodaemon
agathodaemon
noun
A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
agglomerated
agglomerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglomerate
agglutinated
agglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate
aggradations
aggradations
noun
plural of aggradation
aggrandising
aggrandising
verb
present participle of aggrandise
aggrandizers
aggrandizers
noun
plural of aggrandizer
aggrandizing
aggrandizing
verb
present participle of aggrandize
aglyphodonta
agriotypidae
aiguilletted
aiguilletted
adj
Having an aiguillette.
aircondition
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
akrochordite
akrochordite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
albuminoidal
albuminoidal
adj
(chemistry) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
alderliefest
alderliefest
adj
(archaic) Most beloved.
aldermanical
aldermanical
adj
Alternative form of aldermanic
aldermanlike
aldermanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an alderman.
aldermanries
aldermanries
noun
plural of aldermanry
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
aldolization
aldolization
noun
(organic chemistry) The formation of an aldol, normally from a corresponding aldehyde or ketone
aldosterones
aldosterones
noun
plural of aldosterone
alectoridine
alexanderson
alexandretta
alexandrines
alexandrines
noun
plural of alexandrine
alexandrinus
alexandrites
alexandrites
noun
plural of alexandrite
algodoncillo
algodoncillo
noun
Bauhinia picta, a fabaceous plant found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela.
aliethmoidal
aliethmoidal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage.
allantoidean
allantoidian
alloantibody
alloantibody
noun
An antibody involved in alloimmunity.
allodelphite
allophanamid
allosyndesis
allosyndesis
noun
(genetics) The meiotic pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes from an allopolyploid individual
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetized
alphabetized
adj
(Canada, US) Arranged in alphabetical order.
Alternative spelling of alphabetised
verb
(Canada, US) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetize
altitudinous
altitudinous
adj
(humorous) Lofty; very high.
ambassadress
ambassadress
noun
A female ambassador.
The wife of an ambassador.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
amblydactyla
amblyopsidae
ambrettolide
ambrettolide
noun
(organic compond) The macrolide lactone 1-oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
ambystomidae
americanised
americanized
americanized
Adjective
Having been made American or into an American style.
americawards
amianthoidal
amidofluorid
amidoplastid
ammocoetidae
ammonitoidea
ammoniureted
amontillados
amontillados
noun
plural of amontillado
ampelidaceae
ampelopsidin
amphicondyla
amphidesmous
amphidiploid
amphidiploid
adj
(genetics) Having a diploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents
noun
(biology) Such an organism
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisilidae
amphistomoid
amygdalaceae
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
amygdaloidal
amygdaloidal
adj
Of, like or pertaining to, the amygdaloid mineral.
amygdalolith
amygdaloncus
amygdalotome
amygdalotomy
amygdalotomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the amygdala.
amygdophenin
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
amyloplastid
anadicrotism
anandrarious
anaphrodisia
anaphrodisia
noun
(medicine) Lack of desire for sex.
anaphroditic
anaphroditic
adj
(rare) Without sexual intercourse.
anapodeictic
anapodeictic
adj
(rare, rhetoric) Not able to be shown or proved by argument; undemonstrable.
anarthropoda
anchistopoda
ancylocladus
andabatarian
andabatarian
adj
Of or like an andabata, a gladiator who fought blindfolded; hence, characterized by flailing, random, misdirected, and by implication frantic effort to little or no effect.
andouillette
andouillette
noun
A small andouille (type of sausage).
andreaeaceae
androcentric
androcentric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting androcentrism; focused on males.
androclinium
androgeneses
androgeneses
noun
plural of androgenesis
androgenesis
androgenesis
noun
(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
andrographis
androgyneity
andropetalar
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
androscoggin
androsterone
androsterone
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) An androgenic hormone, excreted in the urine, somewhat less active than testosterone.
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anecdotalist
anecdotalist
noun
One who recounts anecdotes, or uses them instead of experimental evidence in a field of study.
anesthetized
anesthetized
adj
(figurative) Made to be unfeeling, alienated and emotionless.
Subject to anesthesia
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anesthetize
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angulinerved
anhalonidine
anhalonidine
noun
(organic chemistry) A bioactive isolate of Lophophora williamsii.
anhalouidine
animadversal
animadverted
animadverted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animadvert
animadverter
animadverter
noun
(obsolete) One who animadverts; a censurer or chastiser.
anisaldehyde
anisaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic aldehyde 4-methoxybenzaldehyde that has a strong aroma or anise or licorice; it is used in flavourings and in organic synthesis