The characteristic of being abominable; odiousness.
absentmindedly
absentmindedly
adv
Alternative form of absent-mindedly
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accrementitial
accrementitial
adj
(physiology) Pertaining to accrementition.
acknowledgment
acknowledgment
noun
(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
acromiosternal
actinochemical
actinochemical
adj
Relating to actinochemistry.
actinometrical
actinomycestal
acyloxymethane
adenomeningeal
adenophthalmia
adminiculation
adminiculation
noun
(law) proof; corroboration
admissibleness
admissibleness
noun
The state or quality of being admissible.
aeolomelodicon
aeolomelodicon
noun
(music, historical) An obsolete musical instrument derived from the aeolodicon but having brass tubes affixed to the reeds, making it more like an organ.
aeromechanical
aeromechanical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromechanics.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
albigensianism
albumenisation
albumenization
albumenization
noun
Alternative form of albuminization
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminization
albuminization
noun
A coating with albumen.
A conversion into albumin.
A saturation with albumen.
albuminocholia
albuminofibrin
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
albuminousness
albuminousness
noun
(rare) The state or quality of being albuminous.
alexandrianism
alexandrianism
Noun
The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandrian Wicca.
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
alimentariness
alimentariness
noun
The state or quality of being alimentary.
alimentatively
alimentiveness
alimentiveness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete) The instinct or faculty of appetite for food.
The state or quality of being alimentive.
allomerization
allomerization
noun
The interconversion of allomeric forms
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
amalgamization
amalgamization
noun
The process or result of amalgamizing.
ambicoloration
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
amicronucleate
amidoazobenzol
amidosulphonal
aminoquinoline
aminoquinoline
noun
Any of various quinoline derivatives notable as antimalarial drugs.
aminosulphonic
amminochloride
amnioallantoic
amnioallantoic
adj
(physiology) amniotic and allantoic
amphicondylous
amplexicauline
amplifications
amplifications
noun
plural of amplification
amylosynthesis
anacamptically
anacamptically
adv
In an anacamptic manner; by reflection of sound.
anagrammatical
anagrammatical
adj
Alternative form of anagrammatic
anamnestically
anamnestically
adv
By means of anamnesis
angiolymphitis
anomaliflorous
anomaloflorous
anomalogonatae
anteambulation
antemillennial
antemillennial
adj
Synonym of premillennial
antialcoholism
antialcoholism
noun
Opposition to alcoholism.
anticapitalism
anticapitalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to capitalism.
anticentralism
anticeremonial
anticeremonial
adj
Opposing ceremonial in religion.
anticlassicism
anticlassicism
noun
(art) Opposition to, or rejection of, what is classical.
anticommercial
anticommercial
adj
Opposed to commercialism
anticomplement
anticomplement
noun
(biochemistry) Synonym of complement
antidogmatical
antidromically
antidromically
adv
(neurology) In an antidromic manner.
antifederalism
antifederalism
noun
Alternative form of anti-federalism
antihelminthic
antihemoglobin
antihemophilic
antihemophilic
adj
(medicine) That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antiliberalism
antiliberalism
noun
(politics) Antiliberal beliefs and practices.
antilogarithms
antilogarithms
noun
plural of antilogarithm
antimedievally
antimetabolite
antimetabolite
noun
(medicine) Any substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite
antimethodical
antimilitarism
antimilitarism
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-militarism
antimilitarist
antimilitarist
adj
(politics) Opposed to militarism
noun
(politics) One who opposes militarism.
antimonarchial
antimonarchial
adj
Alternative form of antimonarchical
antimonopolism
antimonopolism
noun
(economy) Opposition to monopolies.
antimonopolist
antimonopolist
noun
(economy) One who opposes monopolies.
antimoralistic
antimoralistic
adj
Opposing moralism.
antimystically
antinaturalism
antinaturalism
noun
(sociology) The view that the natural world and the social world are different, related to antipositivism.
antineutralism
antinormalness
antiophthalmic
antiparliament
antiparliament
adj
Opposing a parliament.
antiradicalism
antiradicalism
noun
Opposition to radical ideologies.
antisimoniacal
antisimoniacal
adj
antisimoniac
antislaveryism
antislaveryism
noun
Opposition to slavery.
antivermicular
antonomastical
antonomastical
adj
Alternative form of antonomastic
astragalomancy
astragalomancy
noun
Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.
Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.
Simply divination by dice.
astronomically
astronomically
adv
(comparable, degree) In the extreme, very (typically very large).
atlantodidymus
atlantomastoid
atlantomastoid
adj
Relating to the atlas (bone) and mastoid (process)
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
calamitousness
calamitousness
noun
The state or quality of being calamitous.
calumniousness
calumniousness
noun
calumny
calycanthemous
camaldolensian
campanological
campanological
adj
Relating to campanology.
campanologists
campanologists
noun
plural of campanologist
campanulaceous
campanulaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Campanulaceae, a family of plants including the harebell.
campanularidae
caramelisation
caramelisation
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of caramelization
caramelization
caramelization
noun
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
carminophilous
catecholamines
catecholamines
noun
plural of catecholamine
catechumenical
catechumenical
adj
Of or pertaining to catechumens.
centripetalism
centripetalism
noun
The advocacy of a centripetal state.
ceremonialists
ceremonialists
noun
plural of ceremonialist
ceremonialness
ceremonialness
noun
The state or quality of being ceremonial.
cheesemongerly
chemosterilant
chemosterilant
noun
(chemistry, agriculture) A chemical that controls pests by preventing reproduction, thereby causing the population to collapse.
chimericalness
chloromelanite
chloromelanite
noun
A dark green to black variety of the mineral jadeite.
chlorpromazine
chlorpromazine
noun
A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.
chondromalacia
chondromalacia
noun
A painful condition caused by irritation of cartilage, often in the undersurface of the kneecap.
chrisomloosing
chronometrical
chronometrical
adj
chronometric; measured by chronometer
chrysosplenium
cingulectomies
cinnamaldehyde
cinnamaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic aldehyde C₆H₅-CH=CH-CHO that is responsible for the aroma of cinnamon; any derivative of this compound
circumcolumnar
circumcolumnar
adj
Surrounding a column.
circumlocution
circumlocution
noun
(countable) An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.
(uncountable) Necessary use of a phrase to circumvent either a vocabulary fault (of speaker or listener) or a lexical gap, either monolingually or in translation.
(uncountable) Unnecessary use of extra words to express an idea, such as a pleonastic phrase (sometimes driven by an attempt at emphatic clarity) or a wordy substitution (the latter driven by euphemistic intent, pedagogic intent, or sometimes loquaciousness alone).
circumstantial
circumstantial
adj
(law) Suggesting guilt, but not proving it conclusively.
Abounding with minor circumstances; in great detail; particular.
Full of circumstance or pomp; ceremonial.
Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance.
circumundulate
circumundulate
verb
To flow around as waves or undulations
circumventable
circumventable
adj
Capable of being circumvented.
circumvolution
circumvolution
noun
Anything winding or sinuous.
The act of revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis.