simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalized
abnormalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalize
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
absentminded
absentminded
adj
Alternative form of absent-minded
absinthiated
absinthiated
adj
Impregnated with wormwood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absinthiate
academicians
academicians
noun
plural of academician
acanthodidae
acanthuridae
accidentally
accidentally
adv
In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
Unintentionally.
accordionist
accordionist
noun
Someone who plays the accordion.
accreditment
accreditment
noun
The process of becoming accredited.
acetanilides
acetanilides
noun
plural of acetanilide
acetphenetid
achaemenidae
achaemenides
achillodynia
achillodynia
noun
(pathology) pain due to achillobursitis
achrodextrin
achrodextrin
noun
(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
acidulations
acidulations
noun
plural of acidulation
acipenseroid
acipenseroid
noun
Synonym of chondrostean
acroconidium
actinocrinid
adamantinoma
adamantinoma
noun
(medicine) A rare bone cancer usually occurring in the bones of the lower leg and involving both epithelial and osteofibrous tissue.
(medicine, obsolete) A benign tumor of the jaw occurring occasionally in young people. These tumors originate in the enamel organ, developing from the remains of its epithelium, and may reach the size of an apple.
adaptational
adaptational
adj
(biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished from morphological or structural changes.
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
addictedness
addictedness
noun
The degree of addiction.
The quality or state of being addicted; attachment.
additionally
additionally
adv
By way of addition; in addition to; also.
addlebrained
addlebrained
adj
stupid and confused or muddled
adelocodonic
adelocodonic
adj
(zoology) Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; opposed to phanerocodonic.
adenasthenia
adenectomies
adenectomies
noun
plural of adenectomy
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenogenesis
adenogenesis
noun
The development of uterine glands (in mammals)
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenological
adenological
adj
Pertaining to adenology.
adenomalacia
adenomycosis
adenotyphoid
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adessenarian
adessenarian
Noun
A believer in the real presence of Christ's body in the Eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.
adhesiveness
adhesiveness
noun
the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adjudicating
adjudicating
verb
present participle of adjudicate
adjudication
adjudication
noun
(emergency response) The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action.
(law) The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt.
(law, Scotland) A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt.
A judgment or sentence.
The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
adminiculate
adminiculate
verb
(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.
administered
administered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of administer
administrant
administrant
adj
Administrating
noun
The one who administers.
administrate
administrate
verb
(computing) the act or function of providing maintenance and general housekeeping for computer systems, networks, peripheral equipment, etc.
to administer
admonishment
admonishment
noun
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
admonitioner
admonitioner
noun
(obsolete) An admonisher; one who admonishes.
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
admonitorial
admonitorial
adj
(rare) admonitory
admonitorily
admonitorily
adv
In an admonitory manner.
adnomination
adnomination
noun
A form of wordplay in which phonetically similar words are juxtaposed.
adoptianisms
adoptionisms
adoptionists
adoptionists
noun
plural of adoptionist
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
adpromission
adrenotropic
adrenotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal glands or adrenal cortex
adrianopolis
adroitnesses
adroitnesses
noun
plural of adroitness
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
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.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adverbiation
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
advisiveness
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.
afficionados
afficionados
noun
plural of afficionado
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
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
aircondition
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
albuminoidal
albuminoidal
adj
(chemistry) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
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
alectoridine
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.
allantoidean
allantoidian
alloantibody
alloantibody
noun
An antibody involved in alloimmunity.
allophanamid
allosyndesis
allosyndesis
noun
(genetics) The meiotic pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes from an allopolyploid individual
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
altitudinous
altitudinous
adj
(humorous) Lofty; very high.
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
americanised
americanized
americanized
Adjective
Having been made American or into an American style.
amianthoidal
ammonitoidea
ammoniureted
amontillados
amontillados
noun
plural of amontillado
ampelopsidin
amphicondyla
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amygdophenin
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
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.
anchistopoda
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).
androcentric
androcentric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting androcentrism; focused on males.
androclinium
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
androscoggin
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