Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
acetopyrin
achenocarp
acropoleis
acropoleis
noun
plural of acropolis
acrospired
acrospired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acrospire
adenophora
adenophore
adipometer
adipometer
noun
A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
adrianople
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
aeciospore
aeciospore
noun
(botany) A binucleate spore of a rust fungus, formed in a chainlike series in an aecium.
aeolotropy
aeolotropy
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerocolpos
aerocolpos
noun
(rare, medicine) Vaginal gas; air or gas trapped in the vagina.
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
aerophagia
aerophagia
noun
aerophagy
aerophilia
aerophilic
aerophilic
adj
(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
aerophobia
aerophobia
noun
(medicine) A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
(rare, by extension or possibly from acrophobia) Fear of heights
(travel) Fear of flying
An aversion to fresh air, drafts or breezes.
aerophobic
aerophobic
adj
Disliking or avoiding air.
Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
aerophotos
aerophotos
noun
plural of aerophoto
aeroplaner
aeroplaner
noun
(archaic) An aeroplane pilot.
aeroplanes
aeroplanes
noun
plural of aeroplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aeroplane
aeroscepsy
aeroscepsy
noun
(zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
aeroscopic
aeroscopic
adj
Relating to aeroscopy.
aerosphere
aerosphere
noun
(rare) atmosphere
aerosporin
aerotropic
aerotropic
adj
(biology) growing towards higher concentrations of oxygen
afterdrops
afterproof
agamospore
airdropped
airdropped
adj
dropped from an aircraft
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airdrop
airproofed
airproofed
adj
That has been made airtight
alipterion
allotropes
allotropes
noun
plural of allotrope
alopecurus
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
amboceptor
amboceptor
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin
amorphotae
amphispore
amphorette
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
amphoterus
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anderstorp
androlepsy
androphore
androphore
noun
(botany) A support or column on which stamens are raised
(zoology) The part which, in some Siphonophorae, bears the male gonophores.
androspore
androspore
noun
(biology) A spore with male functions, in some algae.
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
anisoptera
anisospore
anisospore
noun
(biology) A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size.
anisotrope
anisotrope
adj
(dated) anisotropic
anthophore
anthophore
noun
(botany) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family.
antiphoner
antiphoner
noun
An antiphonal.
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
antrophore
antrophose
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
aperulosid
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
aphronitre
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
apocarpies
apocentric
apocentric
adj
(astrophysics) Of or pertaining to the apocenter, the point in an orbit which is furthest from the orbited body
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
apoharmine
apoharmine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₈H₈N₂, derived from harmic acid, that behaves similarly to harmine, but that has greater solubility in water.
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologizer
apologizer
noun
Agent noun of apologize: one who apologizes.
aporetical
aporetical
Adjective
Tending to doubt.
aporrhegma
apospories
apostrophe
apostrophe
noun
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
appledrone
appointers
appointers
noun
plural of appointer
approached
approached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approach
approacher
approacher
noun
(astronomy) An asteroid on a near-Earth trajectory.
Someone or something that approaches.
approaches
approaches
noun
(military) The covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place such as a fortress or military post.
Movements to gain favour; advances.
plural of approach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approach
approbated
approbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approbate
approvable
approvable
adj
Able to be confirmed or approved.
approvance
approvance
Noun
Approval.
approvedly
approvedly
adv
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
apresoline
apterygota
apterygote
apterygote
noun
Any insect of the order Apterygota.
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archespore
archespore
noun
(biology) A group of cells from which microspores or megaspores develop
archipenko
archispore
areography
areography
noun
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.
areopagist
areopagite
areroscope
argiopidae
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
armipotent
armipotent
adj
(obsolete) Powerful in battle.
noun
(poetic, archaic) A powerful combatant.
arpeggioed
arpeggioed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggio
arrephoria
arrephoroi
arrephoros
arrowplate
arsenophen
asperation
asperation
noun
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
aspersions
aspersions
noun
plural of aspersion
aspersoria
aspersoria
noun
plural of aspersorium
asperulous
asperulous
adj
(botany) Slightly rough, due to minute small hard protrusions on the surface.
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
astroscope
astroscope
noun
An old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
atropamine
atropatene
atropatene
Proper noun
An ancient kingdom established in the 4th century BC in modern-day Iranian Azerbaijan by the satrap Atropates.
a satrapy of later Parthian and Sasanian empires; Aturpatakan; Adurbadagan; Atrapatakan
atropinize
atropinize
verb
(transitive) To treat with atropine.
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
autostoper
avoyership
azeotropic
azeotropic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing an azeotrope
azoprotein
azoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein, coupled with another material via a diazo linkage, that is used in immunochemical procedures
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
barbershop
barbershop
noun
(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.
(uncountable, music) A style of a capella vocal music, sung in four-part harmony, typically by a quartet of men.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To perform in the barbershop musical style.
beachdrops
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
belltopper
beneceptor
beneceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends pleasurable or beneficial signals.
benzopyran
benzopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyran, but especially 2-benzopyran
billposter
billposter
noun
One who posts handbills or posters in public places.
biographee
biographee
noun
One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
biographer
biographer
noun
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.
biospheres
biospheres
noun
plural of biosphere
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
bipolarize
bipolarize
verb
To make bipolar
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
bladderpod
bladderpod
noun
Any of various flowering plants, including Cleome isomeris (= Isomeris arborea), Peritoma arborea, Lobelia inflata, and species of Physaria (= Lesquerella) and Paysonia.
blastopore
blastopore
noun
(embryology) The opening into the archenteron
boatkeeper
boatkeeper
noun
(historical) A person who operated small-crew open fishing boats and fishing rooms on the shores around Newfoundland in the early 19th century.
A person in charge of a boat.
boltspreet
bookkeeper
bookkeeper
noun
(accounting) A person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business.
A bookseller
borophenol
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
breastplow
breastrope
breastrope
noun
(nautical) breastband
brehonship
bridgeport
bridgeport
Proper noun
a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a neighbourhood on Nova Scotia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA.
a CDP in and the county seat of California, USA.
an unincorporated community in California.
a seaport city in Connecticut, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Kentucky, USA.
an unincorporated community in Michigan, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
hamlet and CDP in and New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a small town in Oklahoma, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
an unincorporated community in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA.
a former community in Utah, USA.
a city in Washington, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
broadpiece
broadpiece
noun
(historical) An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, such as a Carolus or Jacobus.