(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
abterminal
abterminal
adj
(anatomy, of an electrical current in a muscle) Away from the end and towards the centre
acclaimers
acclaimers
noun
plural of acclaimer
acetimeter
acetimeter
noun
An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar
acetimetry
acetimetry
noun
(obsolete) The ascertaining of the strength of vinegar by measurement of the proportion of acetic acid in it
acidimeter
acidimeter
noun
(chemistry) An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids.
acidimetry
acidimetry
noun
(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.
acidometer
acidometer
noun
A hydrometer, especially one that is used to measure the strength of an acid.
Any of various other devices used to measure acidity, either chemical or electronic.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
acroterium
acroterium
noun
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
actinomere
actinomere
noun
(zoology) One of the radial segments making up the body of one of the Coelenterata or similar organism
aculeiform
aculeiform
adj
Like a prickle or thorn
adipometer
adipometer
noun
A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
administer
administer
verb
(intransitive) To minister (to).
(law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.
(medicine) To give a drug to a patient, be it orally or by any other means.
(transitive) To apportion out, distribute.
(transitive) To cause to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.
(transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.
To give, as an oath.
admirative
admirative
adj
Characterized by admiration.
noun
(An instance of) a verb form similar to mirative, found primarily in some languages of the Balkan sprachbund (i.e. namely Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian), which expresses surprise, irony, doubt, or reportedness on the part of the speaker (compare mirative).
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
adterminal
aeromantic
aeromantic
adj
Pertaining to or of the nature of aeromancy.
aeromarine
aeromarine
adj
Relating to aviation and the sea.
aerometric
aerometric
adj
Describing any measurement of a physical property of air (or other gases), but especially of temperature, pressure and velocity.
aeronomics
aeronomies
aeronomist
aeronomist
Noun
One who studies aeronomy.
affirmable
affirmable
adj
Able to be affirmed.
affirmance
affirmance
noun
(countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
(uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation
aforetimes
aforetimes
Adverb
formerly, previously
afterimage
afterimage
noun
An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
aftertimes
aftertimes
noun
plural of aftertime
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
aircrewman
aircrewman
noun
A member of a military aircrew.
aircrewmen
aircrewmen
noun
plural of aircrewman
aldermanic
aldermanic
adj
(Of a sum) substantial, considerable, sizeable.
(Of size) plump, rotund, fleshy.
Of or pertaining to an alderman.
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
alimentary
alimentary
adj
Nourishing; nutritious.
Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
alloisomer
alloisomer
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of geometric isomer
allomerism
allomerism
noun
(chemistry) Variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form.
allomerize
allomerize
verb
To undergo allomerization
allometric
allometric
adj
(mathematics, of a population) That grows at a rate proportional to a power of another population
Of or pertaining to allometry
almoravide
alphameric
alphameric
adj
Alternative form of alphanumeric
altimeters
altimeters
noun
plural of altimeter
amarantine
amarantine
noun
Alternative form of amaranthine
amarantite
amarantite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
amateurism
amateurism
noun
Amateur beliefs and practices generally.
The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money.
ambidexter
ambidexter
adj
Ambidextrous.
noun
(archaic) A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant.
(by extension) Someone who is two-faced; a double-dealer, such as a cheat or a crook.
Someone who is ambidextrous.
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
ameiuridae
ameizoeira
ameliorant
ameliorant
noun
A substance that helps plants grow by improving the physical condition of the soil.
Anything that improves something else.
ameliorate
ameliorate
verb
(intransitive) To become better; improve.
(transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
amentiform
amentiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a catkin.
amerciable
amerciable
adj
Alternative form of amerceable
americanly
americanly
Adverb
In an American manner; in a way characteristic of Americans.
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
americanum
amerindian
amerindian
Noun
An American Indian.
amherstite
amidrazone
amidrazone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of nitrogen derivatives of carboxylic acids having a tautomeric structure represented by the general formulas RC(=NH)NHNH₂ and RC(NH₂)=NNH₂
amidstream
ammonifier
ammonifier
noun
That which ammonifies
ammoniuret
amniorrhea
amoebiform
amoebiform
adj
Alternative form of amebiform
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphimacer
amphimacer
noun
A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable between two accented syllables; a cretic
amphineura
amphirhine
amphispore
amphithere
amphithere
noun
(heraldry) A type of winged serpent
amphitrite
amphitrite
noun
Any polychaete worm of the genus Amphitrite.
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
amplifiers
amplifiers
noun
plural of amplifier
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anaerobium
anatomiser
anatomiser
noun
Alternative form of anatomizer
anatomizer
anatomizer
noun
One who carries out dissection.
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
angiometer
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
anhydremia
anhydremic
animadvert
animadvert
verb
(intransitive) To criticise, to censure.
(intransitive, law, archaic) To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.
(intransitive, obsolete) To consider.
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
ankaramite
ankaramite
noun
(geology) A specific type of volcanic rock
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthramine
anticamera
antichrome
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antimatter
antimatter
noun
(physics) A form of matter that has a key property, such as charge, opposite to that of ordinary matter.
(physics) Matter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute normal matter.
antimerger
antimerger
adj
(business) Opposing a corporate merger.
antimerina
antimerism
antimerism
noun
(biology) The division of the body into antimeres.
antimodern
antimodern
adj
Opposed to modernity or modernization
noun
A person opposed to modernity or modernization
antiprimer
antireform
antireform
adj
(politics) Opposing reform
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
apoharmine
apoharmine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₈H₈N₂, derived from harmic acid, that behaves similarly to harmine, but that has greater solubility in water.
aquamarine
aquamarine
adj
Of a bluish-green colour.
noun
A bluish-green variety of beryl.
The bluish-green colour of the sea.
aramaicize
aramayoite
aramayoite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, bismuth, silver, and sulfur.
araneiform
araneiform
adj
Having the form of a spider
archchemic
archchemic
adj
(rare) Of supreme chemical powers.
archimedes
archimedes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer.
A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.
archisperm
archistome
areometric
areometric
adj
Relating to, or measured by, an areometer.
argentamid
argentamin
argentamin
noun
Alternative form of argentamine
arimathaea
arimathean
arithmetic
arithmetic
adj
(arithmetic) Of a progression, mean, etc, computed solely using addition.
(mathematics) Of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical.
noun
The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
armchaired
armchaired
adj
Based on general knowledge or theory rather than data.
Furnished with armchairs.
Seated in an armchair.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armchair
armiferous
armiferous
adj
(rare) Bearing arms or weapons.
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
armillated
armipotent
armipotent
adj
(obsolete) Powerful in battle.
noun
(poetic, archaic) A powerful combatant.
armistices
armistices
noun
plural of armistice
aromatised
aromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aromatise
aromatiser
aromatitae
aromatites
aromatized
aromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aromatize
aromatizer
aromatizer
noun
One who, or that which, aromatizes or renders aromatic.
arsenicism
arsenicism
noun
(pathology) A diseased condition produced by gradual arsenic poisoning.
arsmetrike
artemision
artemisium
artemisium
Proper noun
A cape north of Euboea, Greece.
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
asterismal
asterismal
adj
(astrology) Relating to asterisms.
asymmetric
asymmetric
adj
(cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
Not symmetric.
atmometric
atmometric
adj
Relating to atmometry.
atropamine
atterminal
attermined
attirement
attirement
noun
(archaic) attire; adornment
audiometer
audiometer
noun
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
auriflamme
auriflamme
noun
Obsolete spelling of oriflamme
autodermic
autometric
autometric
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an autometry
averrhoism
avertiment
avertiment
noun
(obsolete) advertisement (public notice).
bacteremia
bacteremic
bacteremic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to or having bacteremia (having bacteria in the blood)