(chemistry) Decomposition of a molecule under the influence of an acid.
acidulates
acidulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidulate
acondylose
acondylose
adj
Alternative form of acondylous
acondylous
acondylous
adj
(anatomy) Without joints; jointless.
actualised
actualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actualise
adactylism
adactylism
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.
adactylous
adactylous
adj
Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).
Without fingers or without toes.
adamsville
addressful
addressful
adj
(archaic) adroit; resourceful
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adhesional
adhesional
adj
Relating to adhesion.
adhesively
adhesively
adv
In an adhesive manner; by adhesion.
adiabolist
adiabolist
noun
(obsolete) one who does not believe in the Devil.
adipolysis
adipolysis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) The process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.
adjustable
adjustable
adj
capable of being adjusted
noun
Anything that can be adjusted.
adjustably
adjustably
adv
In a way that is adjustable.
admissable
admissable
adj
Alternative spelling of admissible
admissible
admissible
adj
(artificial intelligence) Describing a heuristic that never overestimates the cost of reaching a goal.
Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.
admissibly
admissibly
adv
in a manner that is admissible; acceptably
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
adsorbable
adsorbable
adj
Able to be adsorbed
adulatress
adulatress
noun
(archaic) A female adulator.
adulterers
adulterers
noun
plural of adulterer
adulteress
adulteress
noun
A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.
adulteries
adulteries
noun
plural of adultery
adulterous
adulterous
adj
Of, or characterized by adultery.
adulthoods
adulthoods
noun
plural of adulthood
adverbless
adverbless
adj
Without an adverb or adverbs.
advisorily
advisorily
adv
By way of advice.
aedileship
aedileship
noun
(historical) The office of an aedile.
(historical) The period or duration of this office.
aedilities
aedilities
noun
plural of aedility
aefaldness
aethalides
agendaless
agendaless
adj
Without an agenda.
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
albaspidin
alchemised
alchemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemise
alcibiades
aldehydase
alderflies
alderflies
noun
plural of alderfly
aldohexose
aldohexose
noun
(biochemistry) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group.
aldononose
alessandra
alessandri
alessandro
alexanders
alexanders
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.
Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
plural of alexander
alexandros
alexandros
Proper noun
A transliteration of the Greek male given name
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.
algidities
algidities
noun
plural of algidity
alisanders
alisanders
noun
Alternative form of alexanders (plant)
allemandes
allemandes
noun
plural of allemande
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allemande
almandines
almandines
noun
plural of almandine
alodialism
alodialism
noun
Alternative form of allodialism
alodialist
alodialist
noun
Alternative form of allodialist
alodiaries
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
alviducous
amidoplast
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
amygdalase
amygdalase
noun
(biochemistry) Either of two enzymes: beta-glucosidase and amygdalin beta-glucosidase.
amyraldism
amyraldism
Noun
A form of Protestant belief also known as four-point Calvinism.
amyraldist
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
analysands
analysands
noun
plural of analysand
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
andalusian
andalusian
Adjective
From, or pertaining to, Andalusia
Noun
Someone from Andalusia.
A horse of a breed from the Iberian Peninsula, with long, thick mane and tail.
andalusite
andalusite
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅.
androlepsy
anglicised
anglicised
adj
Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicise
animalised
animalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animalise
anisopodal
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
antedorsal
aperulosid
apfelstadt
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
applauders
applauders
noun
plural of applauder
armadillos
armadillos
noun
plural of armadillo
ascaridole
ascaridole
noun
(biochemistry) A bicyclic monoterpene peroxide found in plants of the Chenopodium genus; it is explosive
ascendable
ascendable
adj
Capable of being ascended.
ascendible
ascendible
adj
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
asclepiade
asclepidin
asphodelus
asplenioid
assertedly
assertedly
adv
According to an assertion.
assidually
asteroidal
asteroidal
adj
Of or pertaining to an asteroid
atlantides
auletrides
auletrides
noun
plural of auletris
aulostomid
aulostomid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Aulostomidae of trumpetfishes.
australoid
australoid
Noun
A member of the racial classification that includes Veddahs, Negritos, New Guineans, Melanesians, Micronesians and Australian aborigines.
avidiously
avidiously
adv
(obsolete) eagerly; greedily.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backlashed
backlashed
adj
Having a backlash.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlash
backslided
backslider
backslider
noun
A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
She married him thinking to change his ways, and for a while he got religion, but he was ever a backslider; she soon began finding bottles stashed about the house.
backslides
backslides
noun
plural of backslide
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backslide
baldachins
baldachins
noun
plural of baldachin
baldassare
balderdash
balderdash
noun
(archaic) A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
(obsolete) Obscene language or writing.
Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
verb
(archaic) To mix or adulterate.
baldmoneys
baldnesses
baldnesses
noun
plural of baldness
balistidae
balkanised
balkanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanise
balladeers
balladeers
noun
plural of balladeer
balladised
balladries
balladries
noun
plural of balladry
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
balourdise
balsamweed
balsamweed
noun
The plant Impatiens balsamina.
balustered
balustered
adj
Having one or more balusters.
balustrade
balustrade
noun
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
banderoles
banderoles
noun
plural of banderole
bandlessly
bandlimits
bandlimits
noun
plural of bandlimit
bandoleers
bandoleers
noun
plural of bandoleer
bandoleros
bandoleros
noun
plural of bandolero
bangladesh
basidorsal
basidorsal
adj
At the base of the rear
noun
A cartilage on the dorsolateral side of the notochord
basilidian
basiradial
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
beadleship
beadleship
noun
The office of a beadle.
bedlamised
bedraggles
bedraggles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedraggle
beldamship
berascaled
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
bestraddle
bestraddle
verb
(transitive) To bestride.
bicuspidal
bicuspidal
adj
(geometry) Having two cusps.
billboards
billboards
noun
plural of billboard
bisulcated
blackbirds
blackbirds
noun
plural of blackbird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird
blackheads
blackheads
noun
plural of blackhead
bladesmith
bladesmith
noun
A maker of knives and swords.
bladygrass
blandished
blandished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blandish
blandisher
blandisher
noun
Flatterer.
blandishes
blandishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blandish
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
blastoderm
blastoderm
noun
(embryology) The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
blastodisc
blastodisc
noun
Alternative form of blastodisk
blastodisk
blastodisk
noun
(biology) A round, flattened region of cells from which the embryo of many vertebrates begins to develop in the fertilized ovum; a germinal disk
blastoidea
blockaders
blockaders
noun
plural of blockader
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
bloodstain
bloodstain
noun
A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
bloomsdale
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk