(law) The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement; transferring a legal title.
abbotnullius
abbreviation
abbreviation
noun
(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.
abdominalian
abdominalian
adj
Of or relating to the abdominalia.
aberrational
aberrational
adj
Characterized by aberration.
abevacuation
abevacuation
noun
(medicine) An abnormal evacuation.
(medicine) Metastases.
abiogenesist
abiogenesist
noun
A proponent of abiogenesis.
abirritation
abirritation
noun
(medicine) A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation; debility; asthenia; atony.
(medicine) Decreased response to stimuli.
abjudication
abjudication
noun
(law, rare) Rejection by judicial sentence.
abmodalities
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
abolishments
abolishments
noun
plural of abolishment
abolitionary
abolitionary
adj
Relating to or favoring abolition.
abolitionise
abolitionise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abolitionize.
abolitionism
abolitionism
noun
(abortion) Support for the abolition (banning) of abortion.
(historical, US) Support for the abolition of slavery.
Support for the abolition (banning) of sex work.
Support for the abolition of prisons.
Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists.
abolitionist
abolitionist
adj
(historical) In favor of the abolition of slavery.
noun
(historical, US) A person who favored or advocated the abolition of slavery.
A person who favors the abolition of any particular institution or practice.
abolitionize
abolitionize
verb
(transitive, rare, obsolete) To imbue with the principles of abolitionism.
abominations
abominations
noun
plural of abomination
aboriginally
aboriginally
adv
(Canada) By indigenous Canadians (often capitalized in this sense).
From or in the earliest known times.
In the period before contact with Europeans (especially with reference to peoples subjected to colonization).
To the utmost degree (modifying an adjective).
abortionists
abortionists
noun
plural of abortionist
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.
absolutistic
absolutistic
adj
Alternative form of absolutist
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
absorbancies
absorbancies
noun
plural of absorbancy
absorbencies
absorbencies
noun
plural of absorbency
absorptional
absorptional
adj
Relating to absorption.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abstractions
abstractions
noun
plural of abstraction
acerbophobia
acetobenzoic
achluophobia
achluophobia
noun
The fear of darkness.
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acrobystitis
actinobranch
actinobranch
noun
(biology) An organ, in some anthozoans, that functions as a gill
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adipofibroma
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adverbiation
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.
agoraphobiac
agoraphobiac
noun
One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
agrobiologic
agrobiologic
adj
Of or pertaining to agrobiology.
aichmophobia
aichmophobia
noun
The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects.
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
ailurophobia
ailurophobia
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
albitization
albitization
noun
(mineralogy) conversion into albite
albopruinose
albuminiform
albuminoidal
albuminoidal
adj
(chemistry) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
algarrobilla
algarrobilla
noun
Balsamocarpon brevifolium, a plant species found in Chile
Pithecellobium parvifolium, now Pithecellobium roseum
Prosopis humilis, a flowering plant and a tree species found in Argentina
Prosopis juliflora, the bayahonda blanca, a shrub or small tree species native to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean
Prosopis nigra, the black carob tree, a leguminous tree species that inhabits the Gran Chaco ecoregion in Argentina and Paraguay
Senna sophera
alloantibody
alloantibody
noun
An antibody involved in alloimmunity.
allobrogical
allocability
allocability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is able to be allocated.
(uncountable) The condition of being allocable.
amathophobia
amathophobia
noun
Fear of dust.
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.
ambitionless
ambitionless
adj
Without ambition or motivation
ambiversions
amblyacousia
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblyopsidae
ambrettolide
ambrettolide
noun
(organic compond) The macrolide lactone 1-oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
ambrosiaceae
ambulatorial
ambulatorial
adj
(zoology) ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatorium
ambystomidae
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
americophobe
americophobe
Noun
Americanophobe
aminobenzene
aminobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) aniline (C₆H₅NH₂), or any derivative of this compound
aminobenzine
aminobenzoic
aminobenzoic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to aminobenzoic acid or its derivatives
amobarbitals
amobarbitals
noun
plural of amobarbital
amoebogeniae
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibiontic
amphibiotica
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
anabohitsite
anabohitsite
noun
(mineralogy) An olivine- and hornblende-bearing pyroxenite mineral.
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.
anatomisable
anatomizable
ancraophobia
anginophobia
anginophobia
noun
A fear of angina; The irrational fear of choking, angina or narrowing of the throat. This is mainly caused by experience or being a witness to someone choking.
angioblastic
angioblastic
adj
Relating to angioblasts.
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
anglophobiac
anglophobist
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
anthobiology
antiabortion
antiabortion
adj
Opposed to the practice or legalization of abortion.
antiabrasion
antiabrasion
adj
Preventing abrasion.
antialbumose
antiantibody
antiantibody
noun
(immunology) An antibody that binds to other antibodies.
antiglobulin
antiglobulin
noun
(immunology) antihuman globulin
antilaborist
antimetabole
antimetabole
noun
(rhetoric) The technique of reversal, where accentuated by reversal of words, actions or grammatical structure.
antimicrobic
antimicrobic
adj
antimicrobial
noun
Any antimicrobial agent
antiportable
antiscabious
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
antithrombin
antithrombin
noun
A small molecule that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system.
antivibrator
antivibrator
noun
A device attached to a vehicle or machine, etc. to reduce vibrations.
apeirophobia
apeirophobia
noun
The fear of infinity and/or eternity.
apometabolic
apposability
apposability
noun
The property of being apposable.
approbations
approbations
noun
plural of approbation
appropriable
appropriable
adj
(law) Able to be appropriated.
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
aquocarbonic
arabinosides
arabinosides
noun
plural of arabinoside
arbitrations
arbitrations
noun
plural of arbitration
arboricoline
arboricoline
adj
Synonym of arboricolous
arboricolous
arboricolous
adj
(ecology) That grows on, or lives in, trees.
arborization
arborization
noun
Any branching, treelike shape or formation.
The formation of such a shape or formation.
arceuthobium
archbishopry
archibenthos
assibilation
assibilation
noun
(phonology) A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.
astrobiology
astrobiology
noun
(sciences) The study of life anywhere in the universe, including the Earth.
astrolabical
astrolabical
adj
Archaic form of astrolabic.
attributions
attributions
noun
plural of attribution
audubonistic
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autobasidium
autobasidium
noun
(mycology) Synonym of holobasidium
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
automobilism
automobilism
noun
(dated) The use of automobiles.
automobilist
automobilist
noun
(archaic) The driver of a motor vehicle.
automobility
automobility
noun
The utilization of automobiles as the major means of transportation and mobility.