(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absinthiated
absinthiated
adj
Impregnated with wormwood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absinthiate
absinthismic
absinthismic
adj
Afflicted with absinthism.
acanthaceous
acanthaceous
adj
(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
acantholysis
acantholysis
noun
(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
acarophilous
acarophilous
adj
(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
accomplished
accomplished
adj
Completed; effected; established.
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishes
accomplishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accomplish
accoucheuses
accoucheuses
noun
plural of accoucheuse
acenesthesia
acenesthesia
noun
The loss of the perception of one's own body
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
achaemenides
achariaceous
achievements
achievements
noun
plural of achievement
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
achromatisms
achromatisms
noun
plural of achromatism
achromatizes
achromatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of achromatize
achromatopsy
achromatopsy
noun
color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
achromatosis
achromatosis
noun
(pathology) achromia, albinism
achronychous
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acmaesthesia
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acroasphyxia
acroasphyxia
noun
(pathology) Impaired circulation to the fingers
acroesthesia
acroesthesia
noun
Alternative spelling of acroaesthesia
acrosticheae
acrostichoid
acrostichoid
adj
(botany, of a fern) Whose sori densely cover the underside of the frond like a felt, without visible gaps between them.
acuaesthesia
adenasthenia
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adherescence
adhesiveness
adhesiveness
noun
the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive
adiamorphism
adiaphoresis
adiaphoresis
noun
(medicine) Lack of sweating; anhidrosis.
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
admiralships
admiralships
noun
plural of admiralship
admonishment
admonishment
noun
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aechmophorus
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aerotechnics
aerotechnics
noun
aeronautics (aeronautic technology)
aeschynomene
aesthetician
aesthetician
noun
A beautician; somebody employed to provide beauty treatments such as manicures and facials.
One who studies aesthetics; a student of art or beauty.
aestheticism
aestheticism
noun
A doctrine which holds aesthetics or beauty as the highest ideal or most basic standard.
aestheticist
aestheticist
noun
A proponent of aestheticism.
aestheticize
aestheticize
verb
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of aestheticise
aetheogamous
aetheogamous
adj
(botany) Of the nature of an aetheogam.
aethrioscope
aethrioscope
noun
(meteorology) A device for measuring temperature variations due to different atmospheric conditions, such as cloud or clear skies.
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
aftershafted
afterstretch
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
agriochoerus
ailurophiles
ailurophiles
noun
plural of ailurophile
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
airtightness
airtightness
noun
The quality of being airtight.
airworthiest
airworthiest
adj
superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy
alcoholising
alcoholising
verb
present participle of alcoholise
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
algaesthesia
algaesthesis
algaesthesis
noun
Alternative spelling of algesthesis
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.
alkahestical
alkahestical
adj
Alternative form of alkahestic
allelomorphs
allelomorphs
noun
plural of allelomorph
allhallowmas
allhallowmas
Proper noun
All Saints' Day.
allocthonous
allocthonous
adj
Misspelling of allochthonous.
allomorphism
allomorphism
noun
(chemistry) The property of a compound which has more than one crystalline form or allomorph.
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
allotheistic
allotheistic
adj
Of or relating to allotheism.
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
alnascharism
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
amethystlike
aminopherase
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicyrtous
amphidesmous
amphierotism
amphigastria
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphineurous
amphinucleus
amphipneusta
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisilidae
amphistomoid
amphistomous
amphistomous
adj
(zoology) Having a sucker at each extremity.
amphithurons
amphithyrons
amphitropous
amphitropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other.
amphophilous
amphophilous
adj
Synonym of amphophilic
anabohitsite
anabohitsite
noun
(mineralogy) An olivine- and hornblende-bearing pyroxenite mineral.
anacatharsis
anacatharsis
noun
(medicine) vomiting or expectoration
anachromasis
anachronisms
anachronisms
noun
plural of anachronism
anacoluthons
anacoluthons
noun
plural of anacoluthon
anaesthesias
anaesthesias
noun
plural of anaesthesia
anaesthetics
anaesthetics
noun
plural of anaesthetic
anaesthetist
anaesthetist
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthetist; an anaesthesiologist.
anaesthetize
anaesthetize
verb
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of anesthetize
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
anamorphosis
anamorphosis
noun
(biology) A form of limited metamorphosis in some arthropods.
(mycology, lichenology) An abnormal form of some lichens or fungi that gives the appearance of a different species.
A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.
The use of this kind of image distortion.
ananthropism
anaphrodisia
anaphrodisia
noun
(medicine) Lack of desire for sex.
anapophysial
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
anathematise
anathematise
verb
Alternative spelling of anathematize
anathematism
anathematism
noun
A formula of words used to cast anathema upon heretics etc
anchistopoda
anchorperson
anchorperson
noun
The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
andrographis
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
anesthesiant
anesthetists
anesthetists
noun
plural of anesthetist
anesthetized
anesthetized
adj
(figurative) Made to be unfeeling, alienated and emotionless.
Subject to anesthesia
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anesthetize
anesthetizer
anesthetizer
noun
(dated) A person that administers anesthesia
A device with an anesthetic effect
anesthetizes
anesthetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anesthetize
angiasthenia
angiophorous
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
angiostrophy
anglerfishes
anglerfishes
noun
plural of anglerfish
anglophilism
anglophobist
anguishously
anhaematosis
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
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