Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abnormalize.
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abreactions
abreactions
noun
plural of abreaction
abruptiones
acarologies
accersition
accessioner
accessioner
noun
One who accessions.
accessorial
accessorial
adj
(logistics) Assessorial.
Of or pertaining to an accessory, e.g. to a crime.
Of or relating to an accession.
noun
(logistics) An assessorial charge.
accessories
accessories
noun
plural of accessory
accessorily
accessorily
adv
In the manner of an accessory; auxiliarily.
accessorise
accessorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of accessorize.
accessorius
accessorize
accessorize
verb
(intransitive) To wear or to choose accessories.
(transitive, intransitive) To furnish with accessories.
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achromatise
achromatise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acropolises
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
adrenolysis
aeciospores
aeciospores
noun
plural of aeciospore
aepyornises
aerobicizes
aerobicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerobicize
aerodromics
aerodromics
noun
(obsolete) The science of flying airplanes
aeroelastic
aeroelastic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeroelasticity
aerogenesis
aerogenesis
noun
The production of gas or air.
aerologists
aerologists
noun
plural of aerologist
aerometries
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aeronomists
aeronomists
noun
plural of aeronomist
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aeroscepsis
aerosolized
aerosolized
adj
Dispersed as an aerosol; particulate.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aerosolize
aerosolizes
aerosolizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aerosolize
aerostatics
aerostatics
noun
(physics) the study of gases in equilibrium and of balloons or aircraft in varying atmospheric conditions
aerostation
aerostation
noun
(obsolete) Aerial navigation; the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air.
(obsolete) The science of weighing air; aerostatics.
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
aftervision
afterwisdom
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
aggressions
aggressions
noun
plural of aggression
alectorides
algometries
allegorised
allegorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allegorise
allegoriser
allegoriser
noun
Alternative form of allegorizer
allegorises
allegorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allegorise
allegorists
allegorists
noun
plural of allegorist
allegorizes
allegorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allegorize
alleviators
alleviators
noun
plural of alleviator
allodiaries
allodiaries
noun
plural of allodiary
alloerotism
alloerotism
noun
Synonym of alloeroticism
allometries
allometries
noun
plural of allometry
allopatries
allosteries
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
almoravides
alniresinol
alterations
alterations
noun
plural of alteration
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
alumiferous
aluniferous
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ameliorates
ameliorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate
ammoresinol
amoralities
amoralities
noun
plural of amorality
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amyliferous
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anagnorises
anagnorises
noun
plural of anagnorisis
anaplerosis
anaplerosis
noun
(biochemistry) An intermediate enzyme reaction that replaces a depleted vital compound.
The replenishment of a deficiency, or refilling of the space left by a destroyed part.
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
ancestorial
ancestorial
adj
Ancestral.
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
androlepsia
andrologies
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anisocercal
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
anisometric
anisometric
adj
Not isometric or symmetrical
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anorthosite
anorthosite
noun
(petrology) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.
anosphresia
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
anteversion
anteversion
noun
(medicine) The state or condition of being anteverted.
antierosion
antierosion
adj
(geology) Countering erosion.
antierosive
antiheroism
antiheroism
noun
(literature) The quality of being an antihero
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antistories
antistories
noun
plural of antistory
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
aortectasia
aortectasia
noun
(medicine) dilatation of the aorta
aortectasis
aortectasis
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of aortectasia
aphrodesiac
apologizers
apologizers
noun
plural of apologizer
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
aposteriori
aposteriori
adv
Alternative form of a posteriori
appressoria
appressoria
noun
plural of appressorium
apriorities
apriorities
noun
plural of apriority
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
archaeornis
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
archebiosis
archebiosis
noun
(biology) The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis.
archesporia
archesporia
noun
plural of archesporium
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
argiphontes
aristodemus
aristogenic
aristogenic
adj
(biology, historical) Relating to an aristogene.
Relating or adapting to producing the very best offspring; eugenic with an aim towards an optimal state.
aristoteles
aristotelic
aristotelic
Adjective
Aristotelian
arrestation
arrestation
noun
(dated) The act of arresting someone (taking them into legal custody).
(dated) The act of catching someone's attention.
The act of stopping or slowing something (especially a process).
arrogancies
arrogancies
noun
plural of arrogancy
arthrodesis
arthrodesis
noun
(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
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.
aspergation
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
assertional
assertional
adj
Of or pertaining to assertion
assertorial
assertorial
adj
Asserting that a thing is.
assertorily
assertorily
adv
In an assertory manner
assessorial
assessorial
adj
(logistics, of a fee) Pertaining to services other than basic delivery, such as fuel and equipment.
Relating or belonging to an assessor.
noun
An assessorial charge.
assortative
assortative
adj
Characterized by assorting.
asteroidean
asteroidean
noun
Any starfish of the class Asteroidea
asterolepis
astraeiform
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
astrologies
astrologies
noun
plural of astrology
astrologize
astrologize
verb
(intransitive) To study or practise astrology; to attempt to foretell the future using astrology.
To attempt to foretell the future of (someone) using astrology, to read or cast (someone's) horoscope.
To make (something) astrological; to interpret (something) in the light of astrology.
astrometric
astrometric
adj
(astronomy) of or relating to astrometry
astronomien
astronomies
astronomies
noun
plural of astronomy
astronomize
astronomize
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To study or talk astronomy.
atheromasia
atheromasia
noun
(pathology) The presence of atheroma
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.