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
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
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.
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.
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.
acarologist
acarologist
noun
A specialist in acarology - the study of ticks and mites.
accersition
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achromatise
achromatise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
achromatism
achromatism
noun
(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic; achromaticity.
Achromatopia.
The state of being free of colors, not emitting or separating into colors.
acquisitors
acquisitors
noun
plural of acquisitor
acroamatics
acroamatics
noun
esoteric lectures.
acrodontism
acrostichal
acrostichal
adj
(entomology, of bristles) Situated on the mesothorax of some dipteran flies
acrostichic
acrostichic
adj
Being or relating to an acrostic.
acrostichum
acrosticism
acrosticism
noun
Acrostic arrangement or character.
acrostolion
acrostolium
acrotarsial
acrotarsial
adj
Relating to the acrotarsium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
actinophrys
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustoring
adjutorious
admirations
admirations
noun
plural of admiration
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
adsorptions
adsorptions
noun
plural of adsorption
adspiration
aeroelastic
aeroelastic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeroelasticity
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.
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
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
afroasiatic
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
aftervision
afterwisdom
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agitpropist
agkistrodon
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agriologist
agriologist
noun
One involved in agriology.
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
ahistorical
ahistorical
adj
Lacking historical perspective or context.
alectorides
algometries
allegorists
allegorists
noun
plural of allegorist
alleviators
alleviators
noun
plural of alleviator
alloerotism
alloerotism
noun
Synonym of alloeroticism
allometries
allometries
noun
plural of allometry
allopatries
allosteries
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
allotropism
allotropism
noun
(chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state.
alterations
alterations
noun
plural of alteration
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
ameliorates
ameliorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate
amoralities
amoralities
noun
plural of amorality
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
anachronist
anachronist
noun
A person who has anachronistic views or habits
anarthrosis
anastrophia
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.
anchoritish
anchoritism
ancistrodon
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anisocratic
anisocratic
adj
(chemistry) Not isocratic
anisometric
anisometric
adj
Not isometric or symmetrical
anisopteran
anisopteran
noun
Any dragonfly of the infraorder Anisoptera
anisotropal
anisotropic
anisotropic
adj
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
anorthosite
anorthosite
noun
(petrology) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
anteversion
anteversion
noun
(medicine) The state or condition of being anteverted.
anthracosis
anthracosis
noun
(pneumology, pathology) A relatively mild pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal.
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
anticarious
anticarious
adj
(dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antierosion
antierosion
adj
(geology) Countering erosion.
antierosive
antiheroism
antiheroism
noun
(literature) The quality of being an antihero
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antimasonry
antimasonry
noun
Opposition to Freemasonry.
antiprotons
antiprotons
noun
plural of antiproton
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.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
aortectasia
aortectasia
noun
(medicine) dilatation of the aorta
aortectasis
aortectasis
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of aortectasia
aortoclasia
aortoclasis
aortoptosia
aortoptosis
aparthrosis
aphrodistic
aphroditous
aposteriori
aposteriori
adv
Alternative form of a posteriori
apostrophia
apostrophic
apostrophic
adj
(orthography) Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ').
(rhetoric) Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue).
apotropaism
apotropaism
noun
(religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.
apparitions
apparitions
noun
plural of apparition
applicators
applicators
noun
plural of applicator
aprioristic
aprioristic
adj
A priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
apriorities
apriorities
noun
plural of apriority
apronstring
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
arbitrators
arbitrators
noun
plural of arbitrator
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
archoptosis
archvisitor
argiphontes
argostolion
aristocracy
aristocracy
noun
A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others
Government by such a class, or a state with such a government
The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
aristocrats
aristocrats
noun
plural of aristocrat
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
aromatising
aromatising
verb
present participle of aromatise
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).
arricciatos
arrogations
arrogations
noun
plural of arrogation
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.
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
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.