The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinthe.
absinthium
absinthium
noun
(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
accomplish
accomplish
verb
(transitive) To complete, as time or distance.
(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
(transitive) To finish successfully.
(transitive, Philippines) to fill out a form.
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
(transitive, obsolete) To gain; to obtain.
acephalism
acephalism
noun
The congenital lack of a head.
achaemenid
achenodium
achimelech
achromasia
achromasia
noun
Absence of normal skin pigmentation (from bruising, stress or disease); pallor or achromia.
The inability of a cell or tissue to be stained.
achromatic
achromatic
adj
(biology) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of tissue
(music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
(optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
Being achromatic in subject
Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
achromatin
achromatin
noun
(biology) Tissue that is not stained by fluid dyes.
achromycin
admonished
admonished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admonish
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
admonishes
admonishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admonish
adsmithing
aethionema
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agomphosis
agomphosis
Noun
Looseness of the teeth.
ahrimanian
airmanship
airmanship
noun
Skill in and knowledge of the work of navigating and operating an aircraft.
alchemical
alchemical
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy.
Of or pertaining to an unexplainable transmutation.
Of or pertaining to the creation of something special out of a common material.
alchemilla
alchemilla
noun
Any of the genus Alchemilla of herbaceous perennial plants.
alchemised
alchemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemise
alchemists
alchemists
noun
plural of alchemist
alchemized
alchemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemize
alcoholism
alcoholism
noun
(pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.
A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
alemannish
algorithms
algorithms
noun
plural of algorithm
alhambraic
aliethmoid
alightment
alightment
noun
The act of alighting, or descending and settling.
allotheism
allotheism
noun
Worship of a god or gods that are foreign to one's own land.
almightily
almightily
adv
In a way or manner that is almighty.
alphameric
alphameric
adj
Alternative form of alphanumeric
alphonsism
altazimuth
altazimuth
noun
A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation
altrincham
altrincham
Proper noun
a town in Greater Manchester, England
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
amblyaphia
ambushlike
amherstite
amianthine
amianthium
amianthoid
amianthoid
adj
Resembling amianthus.
ammonitish
amniorrhea
amphanthia
amphiaraus
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibians
amphibians
noun
plural of amphibian
amphibiety
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphibolia
amphibolia
noun
Ambiguity in writing; amphiboly.
amphibolic
amphibolic
adj
(geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole.
Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
amphibrach
amphibrach
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
(prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
amphicarpa
amphichrom
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphidamas
amphidetic
amphidetic
adj
(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
amphigaean
amphigamae
amphigonia
amphigonic
amphigonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or arising from amphigony
amphigoric
amphigoric
adj
Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
amphigouri
amphimacer
amphimacer
noun
A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable between two accented syllables; a cretic
amphimarus
amphimixes
amphimixes
noun
plural of amphimixis
amphimixis
amphimixis
noun
(countable) The union of a male and female gamete
(uncountable) sexual reproduction
amphineura
amphinomus
amphiploid
amphiploid
adj
(genetics) Having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species.
noun
(genetics) Any organism having at least one diploid set of chromosomes from each parent species.
amphipnous
amphipodal
amphipodan
amphipodan
adj
(zoology) Relating to the amphipods.
amphirhina
amphirhine
amphisarca
amphispore
amphistoma
amphistome
amphistome
noun
Any trematode of the genus Paramphistomum (previously Amphistoma)
amphistyly
amphithect
amphithere
amphithere
noun
(heraldry) A type of winged serpent
amphithura
amphithyra
amphitokal
amphitrite
amphitrite
noun
Any polychaete worm of the genus Amphitrite.
amphitryon
amphivasal
amphivasal
adj
(botany) In which the xylem surrounds the phloem
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
amphophile
amphophile
noun
An amphophilic cell.
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
amphrysian
anabathmoi
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anamorphic
anamorphic
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to the anamorph, an asexual stage in the development of certain fungi.
Producing various optically distorted images.
anarchisms
anarchisms
noun
plural of anarchism
anarithmia
anarithmia
noun
A pathological inability to count
anathemize
anathemize
verb
To declare to be anathema; to curse and reject.
anchesmius
anemophile
anemophile
noun
Any anemophilous plant.
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anglesmith
anhalamine
anhalamine
Noun
A bioactive isolate of Lophophora williamsii.
anhalonium
anharmonic
anharmonic
adj
(geometry) Describing the section of a line by four points, A, B, C, D, when their mutual distances are such that AB divided by CB is not equal to AD divided by CD.
(mechanics) Exhibiting anharmonicity
Not harmonic. Inharmonic.
anhydremia
anhydremic
animalhood
animalhood
noun
The state or period of being an animal.
antarchism
antarchism
noun
(archaic) anarchism
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthomania
anthomania
noun
An extravagant passion for flowers.
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
anthramine
antichrome
antimachus
antimethod
antimythic
antitheism
antitheism
noun
The categorical opposition to the belief in any and all deities.
anvilsmith
anvilsmith
noun
A person who makes blacksmiths' anvils.
aphanitism
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
aphorismic
aphorismic
adj
Relating to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.
aphorismos
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
apoharmine
apoharmine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₈H₈N₂, derived from harmic acid, that behaves similarly to harmine, but that has greater solubility in water.
apomorphia
apomorphia
noun
(pharmacology) apomorphine
apomorphin
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
archaicism
archaicism
noun
(linguistics) Alternative form of archaism
archchemic
archchemic
adj
(rare) Of supreme chemical powers.
archidamus
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
archimedes
archimedes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer.
A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.
archinfamy
archiplasm
archisperm
archistome
arimathaea
arimathean
arithmancy
arithmancy
noun
Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
arithmetic
arithmetic
adj
(arithmetic) Of a progression, mean, etc, computed solely using addition.
(mathematics) Of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical.
noun
The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
armchaired
armchaired
adj
Based on general knowledge or theory rather than data.
Furnished with armchairs.
Seated in an armchair.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armchair
arrhythmia
arrhythmia
noun
A disease entity involving such beats, such as atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, or others.
An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse
arrhythmic
arrhythmic
adj
(music) Without rhythm.
(pathology) Suffering from cardiac arrhythmia.
arrowsmith
arrowsmith
noun
A smith who made the iron tips for arrows
arthritism
arthritism
noun
(pathology) A predisposition to gout or to arthritis.