A form of articulation that allows considerable change in position and spatial relationship between the articulated parts, and which bones move freely upon one another; diarthrosis.
aberrations
aberrations
noun
plural of aberration
abjurations
abjurations
noun
plural of abjuration
abnormalise
abnormalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abnormalize.
abnormalism
abnormalist
abnormalist
noun
(Christianity, theology) One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abominators
abominators
noun
plural of abominator
aboriginals
aboriginals
noun
plural of aboriginal
abortionist
abortionist
noun
(chiefly derogatory) A person who advocates for or supports the legality of abortion.
(now sometimes offensive) A person who performs abortions, especially illegally or secretly.
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
abreactions
abreactions
noun
plural of abreaction
abrogations
abrogations
noun
plural of abrogation
abruptiones
absolvitory
absolvitory
adj
Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
absorbition
absorbition
noun
(obsolete) absorption
absorptions
absorptions
noun
plural of absorption
abstraction
abstraction
noun
(art) An abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects.
(chemistry) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
(computing) Any generalization technique that ignores or hides details to capture some kind of commonality between different instances for the purpose of controlling the intellectual complexity of engineered systems, particularly software systems.
(computing) Any intellectual construct produced through the technique of abstraction.
(engineering) Removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.
(euphemistic) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
(geology) The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
A member of an idealized subgroup when contemplated according to the abstracted quality which defines the subgroup.
A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects; preoccupation.
Abstraction is necessary for the classification of things into genera and species.
An idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary nature.
An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature.
Any characteristic of an individual object when that characteristic has been separated from the object and is contemplated alone as a quality having independent existence.
The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization.
The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the product of any mental process involving a synthesis of: separation, despecification, generalization, and ideation in any of a number of combinations.
abstriction
abstriction
noun
(biology, mycology) A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction.
acrophobias
acrophobias
noun
plural of acrophobia
aerobicizes
aerobicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerobicize
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
albiflorous
albiflorous
adj
(botany) Having white flowers.
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambrosially
ambrosially
adv
In an ambrosial manner.
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amphibryous
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
arabidopsis
arabidopsis
noun
Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
arbitrators
arbitrators
noun
plural of arbitrator
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
archebiosis
archebiosis
noun
(biology) The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis.
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
atrabilious
atrabilious
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Having an excess of black bile.
Characterized by melancholy.
Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.
babooneries
babooneries
noun
plural of baboonery
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
bacteriosis
bacteriosis
noun
(pathology, botany) Any infection by bacteria
bacteroides
barbigerous
barbigerous
adj
(rare, humorous) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
barometries
barometries
noun
plural of barometry
baronetcies
baronetcies
noun
plural of baronetcy
baronetised
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
baryglossia
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
basiotripsy
basirostral
behaviorism
behaviorism
noun
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
belorussian
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
bialystoker
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bifariously
bifariously
adv
In a bifarious manner.
biodegrades
biodegrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biodegrade
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
biopiracies
bioreactors
bioreactors
noun
plural of bioreactor
bioresearch
bioresearch
noun
(biology) research in any of the biological sciences
bipolarizes
bipolarizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bipolarize
birostrated
birostrated
adj
Alternative form of birostrate
bisacromial
bisacromial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two acromial processes
bistournage
bistriazole
bistriazole
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound having two triazole rings
blastomeric
blastomeric
adj
Relating to blastomeres.
blastoporic
blastoporic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal.
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
boardsailor
boardsailor
noun
windsurfer
boarishness
boarishness
noun
the quality of being boarish
bombardiers
bombardiers
noun
plural of bombardier
bonapartism
bonapartism
Noun
The practices and ideology of
bonapartist
bonapartist
Noun
One attached to the of
Adjective
Of or pertaining to
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
borzicactus
bourbonnais
brachiators
brachiators
noun
plural of brachiator
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
brainstorms
brainstorms
noun
plural of brainstorm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brainstorm
brazilwoods
brazilwoods
noun
plural of brazilwood
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
britomartis
broadenings
broadenings
noun
plural of broadening
broadsiding
broadsiding
verb
present participle of broadside
bromisation
brontosauri
brontosauri
noun
plural of brontosaurus
buccinators
buccinators
noun
plural of buccinator
burglarious
burglarious
adj
Being or resembling a burglar
byelorussia
calibrators
calibrators
noun
plural of calibrator
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carabineros
carabineros
noun
plural of carabinero
carbolising
carbolising
verb
present participle of carbolise
carbonarism
carbonarism
Proper noun
The principles, practices, or organization of the Carbonari.
carbonarist
carbonising
carbonising
verb
present participle of carbonise
carbonizers
carbonizers
noun
plural of carbonizer
carbostyril
carbostyril
noun
(organic chemistry) alpha-quinolone
cardioblast
cardioblast
noun
(biology) An embryonic cell, in some insects, that develops into the heart
cassioberry
cassioberry
noun
An American shrub (Viburnum obovatum) or its fruit
chloriambus
chrysarobin
chrysarobin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid.
clofibrates
clofibrates
noun
plural of clofibrate
coinsurable
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
combinators
combinators
noun
plural of combinator
comprisable
comprisable
adj
Able to be contained or classified.
corybantish
covariables
covariables
noun
plural of covariable
covarrubias
craniotabes
craniotabes
noun
(medicine) The medical finding of a softening or thinning of the skull.
decarbonise
decarbonise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative form of decarbonize
discordable
discordable
adj
That may produce discord; disagreeing; discordant.
disprovable
disprovable
adj
Capable of being disproved.
distortable
distortable
adj
Capable of being distorted.
dithyrambos
dorsibranch
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
fabricators
fabricators
noun
plural of fabricator
fiberboards
fiberboards
noun
plural of fiberboard
fibreboards
fibreboards
noun
plural of fibreboard
fibroblasts
fibroblasts
noun
plural of fibroblast
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
fibroplasia
fibroplasia
noun
The generation of fibrous tissue (especially in wound healing)
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
frescobaldi
frigostable
garbologies
garbologist
garbologist
noun
(Australia, humorous) A garbage collector.
One who examines refuse using archaeological techniques.
gristhorbia
harbourside
harbourside
adj
Located on or near a harbour.
noun
(British spelling) An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
hibernators
hibernators
noun
plural of hibernator
imborsation
inobservant
inobservant
adj
Not observant; heedless.
isallobaric
isallobaric
adj
Relating to isallobars.
isoabnormal
isoabnormal
adj
(geology) isanomal
noun
Alternative form of isabnormal
isobutyrate
isobutyrate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of isobutyric acid