simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalized
abnormalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalize
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
absentminded
absentminded
adj
Alternative form of absent-minded
absinthiated
absinthiated
adj
Impregnated with wormwood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absinthiate
academicians
academicians
noun
plural of academician
acanthodidae
acanthuridae
accidentally
accidentally
adv
In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
Unintentionally.
accreditment
accreditment
noun
The process of becoming accredited.
acetanilides
acetanilides
noun
plural of acetanilide
acetphenetid
achaemenidae
achaemenides
achrodextrin
achrodextrin
noun
(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
acipenseroid
acipenseroid
noun
Synonym of chondrostean
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
addictedness
addictedness
noun
The degree of addiction.
The quality or state of being addicted; attachment.
addlebrained
addlebrained
adj
stupid and confused or muddled
adelocodonic
adelocodonic
adj
(zoology) Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; opposed to phanerocodonic.
adenasthenia
adenectomies
adenectomies
noun
plural of adenectomy
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenogenesis
adenogenesis
noun
The development of uterine glands (in mammals)
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenological
adenological
adj
Pertaining to adenology.
adenomalacia
adenomycosis
adenotyphoid
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adessenarian
adessenarian
Noun
A believer in the real presence of Christ's body in the Eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.
adhesiveness
adhesiveness
noun
the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adminiculate
adminiculate
verb
(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.
administered
administered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of administer
administrate
administrate
verb
(computing) the act or function of providing maintenance and general housekeeping for computer systems, networks, peripheral equipment, etc.
to administer
admonishment
admonishment
noun
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
admonitioner
admonitioner
noun
(obsolete) An admonisher; one who admonishes.
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
adrenotropic
adrenotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal glands or adrenal cortex
adroitnesses
adroitnesses
noun
plural of adroitness
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adverbiation
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
advisiveness
aerodonetics
aerodonetics
noun
the study of the stability of aircraft in flight, especially the study of gliders
aerodynamics
aerodynamics
noun
The aerodynamic properties of a particular object (typically a car)
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere
aeromedicine
aeromedicine
noun
Aviation or aerospace medicine.
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
afrikanerdom
afrikanerdom
Noun
The world or sphere of Afrikaners.
agglutinated
agglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate
aggrandizers
aggrandizers
noun
plural of aggrandizer
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
aldermanical
aldermanical
adj
Alternative form of aldermanic
aldermanlike
aldermanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an alderman.
aldermanries
aldermanries
noun
plural of aldermanry
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
alectoridine
alexandrines
alexandrines
noun
plural of alexandrine
alexandrinus
alexandrites
alexandrites
noun
plural of alexandrite
allantoidean
allosyndesis
allosyndesis
noun
(genetics) The meiotic pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes from an allopolyploid individual
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
americanised
americanized
americanized
Adjective
Having been made American or into an American style.
ammonitoidea
ammoniureted
ampelopsidin
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amygdophenin
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
anapodeictic
anapodeictic
adj
(rare, rhetoric) Not able to be shown or proved by argument; undemonstrable.
andouillette
andouillette
noun
A small andouille (type of sausage).
androcentric
androcentric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting androcentrism; focused on males.
androgenesis
androgenesis
noun
(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
androgyneity
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anecdotalist
anecdotalist
noun
One who recounts anecdotes, or uses them instead of experimental evidence in a field of study.
anesthetized
anesthetized
adj
(figurative) Made to be unfeeling, alienated and emotionless.
Subject to anesthesia
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anesthetize
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angulinerved
anhalonidine
anhalonidine
noun
(organic chemistry) A bioactive isolate of Lophophora williamsii.
anhalouidine
animadversal
animadverted
animadverted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animadvert
animadverter
animadverter
noun
(obsolete) One who animadverts; a censurer or chastiser.
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
anisaldoxime
anisodactyle
anomaluridae
antediluvial
antediluvial
adj
(biblical) Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.
(rare) Antiquated.
antediluvian
antediluvian
adj
(biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.
Ancient or antiquated.
Extremely dated.
Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
noun
One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.
antemeridian
antemeridian
adj
Of or relating to morning; that happens in the morning.
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
anteprandial
anteprandial
adj
Before a meal, especially before dinner.
anteromedial
anteromedial
adj
(anatomy) Located in the front and towards a middle line.
anteromedian
anteromedian
adj
(anatomy) In the front of the midline
antherozooid
antherozooid
noun
Alternative form of antherozoid
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
anthomyiidae
anthracocide
anthropoidea
anththeridia
antiacademic
antiacademic
adj
Opposing what is academic.
noun
One who opposes what is academic.
antialdoxime
antiantidote
antiantidote
noun
A substance that counteracts the effect of an antidote.
antidemocrat
antidemocrat
noun
One who opposes democracy.
antidemoniac
antidemoniac
adj
Alternative form of antidemonic
antidetonant
antidiabetic
antidiabetic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering diabetes.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters diabetes.
antidiastase
antidiffuser
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antidomestic
antidomestic
adj
Opposing what is domestic.
antimedicine
antimedicine
adj
Opposing medicine.
antimedieval
antimedieval
adj
Opposed to the Middle Ages.
antimethodic
antimodernly
antimoniated
antimoniated
adj
(chemistry) Combined or prepared with antimony.
antioxidizer
antiperiodic
antiperiodic
adj
(mathematics) Exhibiting antiperiodicity.
(medicine) preventing the regular recurrence of symptoms
noun
(medicine) A drug that prevents the regular recurrence of symptoms.
antipredator
antipredator
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-predator
antireducing
antispending
antispending
adj
(politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
antispreader
antispreader
noun
Any of several devices that prevent spreading
aouellimiden
appendicious
appendicitis
appendicitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appenditious
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
arabinosides
arabinosides
noun
plural of arabinoside
arachnoidean
archdiocesan
archdiocesan
adj
(ecclesiastical) Of or relating to an archdiocese.