(biology) Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
(mathematics) Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.
(music) A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
(music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.
The process of abbreviating.
The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
abbreviators
abbreviators
noun
plural of abbreviator
abbreviatory
abbreviatory
adj
Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
abbreviature
abbreviature
noun
(obsolete) An abbreviated state or form.
(obsolete) The process of abbreviating.
A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation.
An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.
abbroachment
abecedarians
abecedarians
noun
plural of abecedarian
abencerrages
aberrational
aberrational
adj
Characterized by aberration.
abirritative
abirritative
adj
(pharmacology) Characterized by abirritation or debility.
abnormalcies
abnormalcies
noun
plural of abnormalcy
abnormalised
abnormalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalized
abnormalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalize
abnormalness
abnormalness
noun
The quality of being abnormal.
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abrasiometer
abrasiometer
noun
A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion.
abrasiveness
abrasiveness
noun
The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
abrenunciate
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abruptnesses
abruptnesses
noun
plural of abruptness
absorbancies
absorbancies
noun
plural of absorbancy
absorbedness
absorbedness
noun
The capability of being absorbed.
absorbencies
absorbencies
noun
plural of absorbency
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
abstractable
abstractable
adj
Able to be abstracted; able to be made abstract.
abstractedly
abstractedly
adv
In an abstracted manner; separately; in the abstract.
With absence of mind .
abstractness
abstractness
noun
The quality of being abstract.
abstruseness
abstruseness
noun
The property of being abstruse; abstrusity.
abstrusities
abstrusities
noun
plural of abstrusity
absurdnesses
absurdnesses
noun
plural of absurdness
accreditable
accreditable
adj
Able to be accredited.
acerbophobia
acetabularia
acetylbiuret
addlebrained
addlebrained
adj
stupid and confused or muddled
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adorableness
adorableness
noun
The state or quality of being adorable.
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
advertisable
advertisable
adj
Suitable for being advertised.
advertizable
advertizable
adj
Alternative spelling of advertisable
aelurophobia
aelurophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of ailurophobia
aerobicizing
aerobicizing
verb
present participle of aerobicize
aerobiologic
aerobiologic
adj
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, aerobiology.
aerobioscope
aerobioscope
noun
An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
aerobranchia
aeroembolism
aeroembolism
noun
An embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood.
afforestable
afforestable
adj
Suitable for being afforested.
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
agreeability
agreeability
noun
(uncountable) The property of being agreeable; pleasantness.
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
alabastrites
albergatrice
albopruinose
albumeniizer
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
algebraizing
algebraizing
verb
present participle of algebraize
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetizer
alphabetizer
noun
One who, or that which, alphabetizes.
alterability
alterability
noun
The property of being alterable.
ambassadress
ambassadress
noun
A female ambassador.
The wife of an ambassador.
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
ambicolorate
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.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisinister
ambisinister
adj
(rare) Awkward or clumsy with both hands.
ambiversions
ambleocarpus
ambrettolide
ambrettolide
noun
(organic compond) The macrolide lactone 1-oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
ambrosiaceae
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
amoebobacter
anaerobation
anaerobioses
anaerobioses
noun
plural of anaerobiosis
anaerobiosis
anaerobiosis
noun
(biology) Any form of life that is sustained in the absence of air (or oxygen)
anaerobiotic
anaerobiotic
adj
(anatomy) Resembling or relating to anaerobes.
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antibreakage
antibreakage
adj
Preventing breakage.
antiliberals
antiliberals
noun
plural of antiliberal
antiparabema
antiportable
antirebating
antirebating
adj
Preventing insurance agents from sharing commission money with insured parties.
apeirophobia
apeirophobia
noun
The fear of infinity and/or eternity.
aplanobacter
approachable
approachable
adj
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
appropriable
appropriable
adj
(law) Able to be appropriated.
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
arabesquerie
arabesquerie
noun
arabesque ornamentation
arabinosides
arabinosides
noun
plural of arabinoside
arbalestrier
arbitrageurs
arbitrageurs
noun
plural of arbitrageur
arbitraments
arbitraments
noun
plural of arbitrament
arborescence
arborescence
noun
(graph theory) A directed rooted tree in which all vertices can be reached from the root.
A tree-like structure.
arboricoline
arboricoline
adj
Synonym of arboricolous
arceuthobium
archboutefeu
archibenthal
archibenthic
archibenthic
adj
Relating to the upper part of the benthic region, from the sublittoral to the abyssal
archibenthos
archicerebra
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
arglebargled
armourbearer
armourbearer
Noun
One who carries armor for another.
arsenobenzol
arthrobacter
artzybasheff
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
attributable
attributable
adj
Allowed to be attributed.
Capable of being attributed.
attributives
attributives
noun
plural of attributive
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
azerbaidzhan
azerbaijanis
azotobacters
baccalaurean
baccalaurean
adj
Relating to a baccalaureate.
baccalaureat
baccalaureat
noun
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“International Baccalaureate”)
Alternative form of baccalaureate (“bachelor's degree”)
baccalaureus
bachelordoms
bachelorette
bachelorette
noun
(Canada) A very small bachelor (single room) apartment.
(Canada, US) An unmarried woman.
bachelorhood
bachelorhood
noun
The condition of being a bachelor.
bachelorlike
bachelorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bachelor.
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
bacillarieae
backbenchers
backbenchers
noun
plural of backbencher
backbreakers
backbreakers
noun
plural of backbreaker
backbreaking
backbreaking
adj
(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backpointers
backscatters
backscatters
noun
plural of backscatter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backscatter
backslappers
backslappers
noun
plural of backslapper
backstabbers
backstabbers
noun
plural of backstabber
backstrapped
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backtrackers
backtrackers
noun
plural of backtracker
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
bacteriaceae
bacteriaemia
bactericidal
bactericidal
adj
Of or pertaining to a bactericide.
That kills bacteria.
noun
A bactericide.
bactericides
bactericides
noun
plural of bactericide
bactericidin
bactericidin
noun
Any antibody that, together with a complement, can kill bacteria.
bacteriocins
bacteriocins
noun
plural of bacteriocin
bacteriocyte
bacteriocyte
noun
(biology) A modified adipocyte, in some insects, containing symbiotic bacteria