(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
abruption
abruption
noun
(archaic) A sudden termination or interruption.
A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acquaints
acquaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquaint
actiniums
actiniums
noun
plural of actinium
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actuarian
actuarian
adj
Synonym of actuarial
noun
Synonym of actuary
actuating
actuating
verb
present participle of actuate
actuation
actuation
noun
The act of putting into motion.
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
adducting
adducting
verb
present participle of adduct
adduction
adduction
noun
(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
adjusting
adjusting
noun
Adjustment.
verb
present participle of adjust
adulating
adulating
verb
present participle of adulate
adulation
adulation
noun
Flattery; fulsome praise.
adunation
adunation
noun
The act of uniting; union.
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
agincourt
agitpunkt
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
aleutians
aleutians
Noun
of (person)
Proper noun
The Aleutian Islands.
alimentum
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
alumniate
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
anhistous
anhistous
adj
(biology) Without definite structure.
annualist
annualist
noun
One who writes for, or edits, an annual.
annuation
annuitant
annuitant
noun
The recipient of an annuity.
annuities
annuities
noun
plural of annuity
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
anthurium
anthurium
noun
Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes.
antiauxin
antiauxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance that inhibits auxin by competing for the same receptors.
anticourt
anticourt
adj
Opposing a legal court.
Opposing a royal court.
antifraud
antifraud
adj
Acting against fraud.
antigonus
antihuman
antihuman
adj
(immunology, not comparable) Describing an antibody that reacts with any antigen found in (and with some relevant degree of specificity to) humans.
Opposed to humanity.
noun
A being that opposes, or typifies the opposite of, the human race.
antiloquy
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antiopium
antiopium
adj
Opposing the drug opium.
antipudic
antipudic
adj
(rare) That covers the genitals.
antiquary
antiquary
adj
Relating to antiquity.
noun
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian.
An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or things of the past.
antiquate
antiquate
verb
(transitive) To cause to become old or obsolete.
antiquely
antiquely
adv
In an antique manner.
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
antiquing
antiquing
verb
present participle of antique
antiquist
antiquist
noun
An antiquary; a collector of antiques.
antiquity
antiquity
noun
(history) The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history.
(obsolete) An old gentleman.
(often constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.
Ancient times; faraway history; former ages
The people of ancient times.
The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage.
antirumor
antirusts
antirusts
noun
plural of antirust
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
antitrust
antitrust
adj
(law) Opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation.
antitumor
antitumor
adj
(oncology) Inhibiting the development of a tumor.
noun
Any substance that inhibits tumors.
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antiunion
antiunion
adj
(politics) Opposed to, or discouraging the formation of, trade unions
antiurban
antiurban
adj
(sociology) Showing a negative view of cities or city life
antivirus
antivirus
noun
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
antluetic
antoninus
anukabiet
anukabiet
noun
An old Thai unit of length, approximately 2.6 centimetres.
anxietude
anxietude
noun
The state or condition of being troubled, worried, or anxious; anxiety.
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
aquatinta
aquatinta
noun
(dated, art) aquatint
aquatints
aquatints
noun
plural of aquatint
aquitaine
aquitania
arcturian
arcuation
arcuation
noun
(botany) A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
arduinite
arthurian
arthurian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the legend of Arthur, king of the Britons, and his court at Camelot.
arzrunite
arzrunite
noun
(mineralogy) A biaxial orthorhombic sulfate chloride mineral.
assinuate
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
auditions
auditions
noun
plural of audition
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of audition
aughtlins
augustina
augustine
aunjetitz
auntliest
auntliest
adj
superlative form of auntly: most auntly
aurantium
aureation
aureation
noun
(rhetoric) The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.
austenite
austenite
noun
A solid solution or carbon or ferric carbide in iron that exists in steel at high temperatures.
austrians
authentic
authentic
adj
(music, of a Gregorian mode) Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
(obsolete) Authoritative.
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
authigene
authoring
authoring
noun
The process of creating the content of a document or other content item, i.e., writing or composition.
The result of this process; a writing or composition.
verb
present participle of author
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
autoindex
autolysin
autolysin
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the cell (or tissue) in which it is produced
automania
automania
noun
(US) An enthusiasm for motor vehicles and motoring.
autonomic
autonomic
adj
(neuroanatomy, neurology) Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system.
(neurology) Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
autopoint
autotoxin
autotoxin
noun
Any substance that is toxic to the organism in which it is generated
autourine
autumnian
autumnian
adj
(archaic) autumnal
autumnity
autumnity
noun
autumn
middle age
autunites
autunites
noun
plural of autunite
auxotonic
auxotonic
adj
(botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.
(physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage.
aventurin
avirulent
avirulent
Adjective
Not virulent.
awunctive
balibuntl
bealtuinn
beraunite
beraunite
Noun
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
betulinic
betulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to betulinic acid or its derivatives
betulinol
beudanite
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
biltongue
biltongue
noun
Archaic form of biltong.
binturong
binturong
noun
A large species of civet, Arctictis binturong, of southern Asia.
bipunctal
bisinuate
bisinuate
adj
(botany) doubly sinuate
bitternut
bitternut
noun
Its fruit, a bitter nut sometimes used as feed for livestock.
The bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
bluejoint
bluepoint
bluepoint
noun
(felinology) A colourpoint cat with blue markings.
(marine biology) A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.
blueprint
blueprint
noun
(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
(informal, by extension) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.
A print produced with this process.
A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
verb
To make a blueprint for.
To make a detailed operational plan for.
bottineau
bottineau
Proper noun
A city in North Dakota.
botulinal
botulinal
adj
Of or pertaining to botulism or botulin toxins.
botulinum
botulinum
noun
An anaerobic soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that secretes the toxin botulin
botulinus
botulinus
noun
Alternative form of botulinum
bounciest
bounciest
adj
superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy
bountiful
bountiful
adj
Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
bouquetin
bouquetin
noun
ibex
braunites
braunites
noun
plural of braunite
bruington
brunistic
brustling
brustling
verb
present participle of brustle
buchanite
buchonite
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
budgeting
budgeting
noun
The activity of constructing a budget.
verb
present participle of budget
buffeting
buffeting
noun
(aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow
A blow or motion that buffets.
verb
present participle of buffet
bufotalin
bufotalin
noun
(organic chemistry) A cardiotoxic bufanolide steroid secreted by the common European toad (Bufo bufo) and other related toads such as Bufo melanostictus.
bufotenin
bufotenin
noun
Alternative spelling of bufotenine
bufotoxin
bufotoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a family of toxic substances found in toads, other amphibians, and some plants and mushrooms.
bullation
bullation
noun
(medicine) The formation of bullae or blisters.
bulleting
bulleting
noun
(Scotland) The game of road bowling.
verb
present participle of bullet
bulletins
bulletins
noun
plural of bulletin
bullition
bullition
noun
(obsolete) The action of boiling.
bullivant
bumpkinet
bunchiest
bunchiest
adj
superlative form of bunchy: most bunchy
bunsenite
bunsenite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing nickel and oxygen, Nickel(II) oxide.