simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abolitionists
abolitionists
noun
plural of abolitionist
absinthiating
absinthiating
verb
present participle of absinthiate
absorbability
absorbability
noun
The state or quality of being absorbable.
abstentionism
abstentionism
noun
A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one's vote or other participation with regard to some aspect of the political process.
abstentionist
abstentionist
adj
relating to or in accordance with abstentionism.
noun
A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically.
abstractional
abstractional
adj
Pertaining to abstraction.
abstractively
abstractively
adv
(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
acatamathesia
acatamathesia
noun
(pathology) A loss of the ability to understand, especially to understand speech
accelerations
accelerations
noun
plural of acceleration
accentuations
accentuations
noun
plural of accentuation
acceptingness
acceptingness
noun
The ability or desire to accept.
accessability
accessability
noun
Misspelling of accessibility.
accessibility
accessibility
noun
(computing, web design) Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.
The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
acciaccaturas
acciaccaturas
noun
plural of acciaccatura
accidentalism
accidentalism
noun
A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors.
Accidental character or effect.
The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose.
The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).
accidentalist
accidentalist
noun
An expert in accidents, especially those involving motor vehicles.
Someone who believes in accidentalism.
acclimatising
acclimatising
verb
present participle of acclimatise
accordionists
accordionists
noun
plural of accordionist
accountancies
accountancies
noun
plural of accountancy
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
accustomation
accustomation
noun
The process of becoming accustomed to something; habituation.
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acetanisidide
acetanisidide
noun
(organic chemistry) The amide N-(4-methoxyphenyl)acetamide related to paracetamol
acetanisidine
acetoarsenite
acetoarsenite
noun
(chemistry) Any mixed salt containing both acetate and arsenite anions
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
achromatopsia
achromatopsia
noun
achromatopia
acquaintances
acquaintances
noun
plural of acquaintance
acquiescement
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
acroaesthesia
acroaesthesia
noun
(pathology) hyperaesthesia, especially that affects the hands or feet
acroarthritis
acroarthritis
noun
(pathology) arthritis in the joints of the hands or feet
actinocarpous
actinocutitis
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinomycosis
actinomycosis
noun
(pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to man, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
acupuncturist
acupuncturist
noun
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
addictiveness
addictiveness
noun
The characteristic of being addictive.
adenometritis
adhesivemeter
adhesivemeter
noun
An instrument for measuring the adhesive qualities of a substance.
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
adjustability
adjustability
noun
The state or condition of being adjustable.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
administerial
administerial
adj
Of or pertaining to administering or administration.
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
administrants
administrants
noun
plural of administrant
administrated
administrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of administrate
administrates
administrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administrate
administrator
administrator
noun
(computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network
(law) A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager
adminstration
admissability
admissability
noun
The state or quality of being admissable or allowable.
admissibility
admissibility
noun
The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
admonitionist
admonitionist
noun
One who admonishes, or believes in a policy of doing so.
adscriptitius
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
adstipulating
adstipulation
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adventureship
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adversatively
adversatively
adv
In an adversative manner
advertisement
advertisement
noun
(card games) In gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
(obsolete) Notoriety.
A public notice.
A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
aeonicaeonist
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
aerogeologist
aerogeologist
noun
One who carries out aerogeology.
aerophysicist
aerosinusitis
aerosinusitis
noun
sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure
aesthetically
aesthetically
adv
In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
afflictedness
afflictedness
noun
The state or quality of being afflicted.
afforestation
afforestation
noun
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
afterswarming
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agatharchides
agelacrinites
aggressionist
aggressionist
noun
A proponent of aggressionism
agonistically
agonistically
adv
In an agonistic manner
agriculturist
agriculturist
adj
Of or pertaining to agriculture or agriculturists.
noun
An expert in agriculture who advises farmers.
One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener.
agrobiologist
agrobiologist
noun
One who studies bacteria and other organisms in soil for the purpose of growing crops or feeding animals.
One who studies the nutrition or breeding of animals or crops.
agrostologist
agrostologist
noun
One who studies agrostology.
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
airconditions
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
alchemistical
alchemistical
adj
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
alethiologist
allelotropism
alligatorfish
alligatorfish
noun
Aspidophoroides monopterygius, a bottom-dwelling marine fish in the family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
alliterations
alliterations
noun
plural of alliteration
alloplasmatic
alloplasmatic
adj
Relating to alloplasm
allothigenous
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizers
alphabetizers
noun
plural of alphabetizer
alteregoistic
alteregoistic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to alteregoism.
altingiaceous
amalgamations
amalgamations
noun
plural of amalgamation
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
ambulatoriums
ameliorations
ameliorations
noun
plural of amelioration
americanistic
americanistic
Adjective
Relating to the academic discipline of American studies
amicabilities
amicabilities
noun
plural of amicability
amniocentesis
amniocentesis
noun
(medicine) A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac. Used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications.
amortissement
amortizations
amortizations
noun
plural of amortization
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphipneustic
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amphistomatic
amphistomatic
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having stomata on both sides
amphithalamus
amphitheaters
amphitheaters
noun
plural of amphitheater
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amplitudinous
anachronistic
anachronistic
adj
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
anaeroplastic
anaesthesiant
anaesthetized
anaesthetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anaesthetize
anaesthetizer
anaesthetizer
noun
Alternative form of anesthetizer
anagrammatise
anagrammatise
verb
(transitive) To produce an anagram of; to transpose the letters of.
anagrammatism
anagrammatism
noun
The creation or formation of anagrams.
anagrammatist
anagrammatist
noun
A creator or finder of anagrams.
analphabetism
analphabetism
noun
Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.
analysability
analysability
noun
Alternative form of analyzability
analyticities
analyticities
noun
plural of analyticity
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anaphroditous
anathematised
anathematised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anathematise
anathematiser
anathematiser
noun
Alternative spelling of anathematizer
anathematizes
anathematizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anathematize
anatomisation
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
ancestorially
ancestorially
adv
In an ancestorial context.
anesthetizing
anesthetizing
verb
present participle of anesthetize
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.