Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
acknowledgment
acknowledgment
noun
(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
acrodermatitis
acrodermatitis
noun
(pathology) dermatitis that affects the hands and feet
acromiodeltoid
adenemphractic
adenoacanthoma
adenoacanthoma
noun
(pathology) An adenocarcinoma characterised by the presence of squamous cells
adenocarcinoma
adenocarcinoma
noun
(oncology) Any of several forms of carcinoma that originate in glandular tissue.
adenochondroma
adenochondroma
noun
(pathology) A hamartoma consisting of glandular and cartilaginous tissue
adenomeningeal
adenophthalmia
adenosarcomata
adenosarcomata
noun
plural of adenosarcoma
adenostemonous
adiathermanous
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
administrative
administrative
adj
Of or relating to administering or administration.
admissibleness
admissibleness
noun
The state or quality of being admissible.
adventuresomes
advertisements
advertisements
noun
plural of advertisement
aecidiomycetes
aeolomelodicon
aeolomelodicon
noun
(music, historical) An obsolete musical instrument derived from the aeolodicon but having brass tubes affixed to the reeds, making it more like an organ.
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aforementioned
aforementioned
adj
Previously mentioned.
noun
(uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
aggrandizement
aggrandizement
Noun
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
alexandrianism
alexandrianism
Noun
The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandrian Wicca.
amaryllidaceae
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambitendencies
ambitendencies
noun
plural of ambitendency
amidoazobenzol
aminobenzamide
aminobenzamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of benzamide
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
aminopeptidase
aminopeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein
amminochloride
amphisbaenidae
amphitheatered
amphitheatered
adj
Alternative form of amphitheatred
amplexicaudate
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amylodyspepsia
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatized
anagrammatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize
anametadromous
andromedotoxin
andromedotoxin
noun
One of the grayanotoxins; grayanotoxin I.
andromonoecism
animadversions
animadversions
noun
plural of animadversion
antidemocratic
antidemocratic
adj
Opposed to the tenets of democracy.
antifederalism
antifederalism
noun
Alternative form of anti-federalism
antimasquerade
antimedication
antimedicative
antimedievally
antimethodical
antimodernness
antimoniureted
appendectomies
appendectomies
noun
plural of appendectomy
appendicectomy
appendicectomy
noun
(surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
archdissembler
archimandrites
archimandrites
noun
plural of archimandrite
archmediocrity
armadillididae
arrondissement
arrondissement
noun
(Quebec) A borough, a submunicipal administrative division
An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries
aspidospermine
aspidospermine
noun
(medicine) An alkaloid, obtained from quebracho bark, that was once used as a respiratory stimulant and antispasmodic, and as an antipyretic in typhoid fever
aulostomatidae
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
balsamodendron
basidiomycetes
basidiomycetes
noun
plural of basidiomycete
bdellostomidae
belostomatidae
benzhydroxamic
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
bidialectalism
bidialectalism
noun
The use of two dialects of a language.
blastodermatic
bradyseismical
bridegroomship
bulbomedullary
burdensomeness
burdensomeness
noun
The state or quality of being burdensome.
calotermitidae
camaldolensian
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
camelopardalis
camelopardidae
campanularidae
carbacidometer
carbacidometer
noun
A instrument used to measure the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air
cardiemphraxia
cecidomyiidous
cercomonadidae
chemicodynamic
chlorpropamide
chlorpropamide
noun
(medicine) A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug
choledochotomy
choledochotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the common bile duct
chondroadenoma
chordamesoderm
chordamesoderm
noun
(anatomy) The axial mesoderm, which lies along the central axis under the neural tube and gives rise to the notochord.
chordomesoderm
chromatioideae
chromodiascope
chrysohermidin
chrysomonadine
chrysomonadine
noun
Alternative form of chrysomonad
cinnamaldehyde
cinnamaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic aldehyde C₆H₅-CH=CH-CHO that is responsible for the aroma of cinnamon; any derivative of this compound
cinnamodendron
circumadjacent
circumadjacent
adj
Lying immediately around
circumbendibus
circumbendibus
adj
(often humorous) indirect or roundabout
noun
(often humorous) A roundabout route or process
(often humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing
circummeridian
circummeridian
adj
(astronomy) About or around the meridian.
circumradiuses
circumundulate
circumundulate
verb
To flow around as waves or undulations
circumvallated
circumvallated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvallate
clitoridectomy
clitoridectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
commandingness
commandingness
noun
The state or quality of being commanding.
commendatories
commendatories
noun
plural of commendatory
commendatorily
commendatorily
adv
In a commendatory manner; in such a way as to commend or compliment.
commercialised
commercialised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commercialise
commercialized
commercialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commercialize
commissionated
commissionated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commissionate
commodiousness
commodiousness
noun
The state or quality of being commodious.
compassionated
compassionated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compassionate
compoundedness
compoundedness
noun
The state or quality of being compounded.
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
conductimetric
conductimetric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a titration in which the endpoint is determined by measuring conductivity
(physics) Of or pertaining to the measurement of conductivity
conductometric
conductometric
adj
Of or pertaining to conductometry
contemplatedly
coppersidesman
corimelaenidae
counterclaimed
counterclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim
countercommand
countercommand
noun
A command that cancels or reverses a previous command; a countermand.
verb
(transitive) To countermand (a person or group).
(transitive) To countermand (a previous command).
counterdemands
counterdemands
noun
plural of counterdemand
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
countermanding
countermanding
noun
The act of something being countermanded.
verb
present participle of countermand
cylindrenchema
cylindrenchyma
cylindrometric
damageableness
damageableness
noun
The quality of being damageable.
deambulatories
deambulatories
noun
plural of deambulatory
deanathematize
deassimilation
decemfoliolate
decimalisation
decimalisation
noun
Conversion to a decimal system.
Specifically, conversion of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1971 from pounds, shillings and pence to a decimal system in which one pound was worth 100 new pence (later renamed simply pence).
decimalization
decimalization
noun
Alternative spelling of decimalisation
decommissioned
decommissioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decommission
decompensating
decompensating
verb
present participle of decompensate
decompensation
decompensation
noun
(medicine) The inability of a diseased or weakened organic system or organ to compensate for its deficiency, resulting in functional deterioration.
(psychology) The deterioration of cognitive or emotional functionality in a person who is distressed or who suffers from a psychological disorder.
decompensatory
decompensatory
adj
Relating to decompensation.
decompositions
decompositions
noun
plural of decomposition
decompoundable
decompoundable
adj
Capable of being decompounded.
decompressions
decompressions
noun
plural of decompression
decontaminated
decontaminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decontaminate
decontaminates
decontaminates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decontaminate
decontaminator
decontaminator
noun
A device that decontaminates.
decriminalized
decriminalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decriminalize
decriminalizes
decriminalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decriminalize