The process of becoming accustomed to something; habituation.
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acquiescement
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinouranium
actinouranium
noun
Alternative spelling of actino-uranium
admeasurement
admeasurement
noun
Apportionment.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adventurement
adventurement
noun
(obsolete) adventure.
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
albuminaturia
albuminaturia
noun
(medicine) A form of albuminuria in which there is a preponderance in the urine of mineral substances over proteins.
albuminimeter
albuminimeter
noun
An instrument for determining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminometer
albuminometry
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
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
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
ampherotokous
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
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphipneustic
amphithalamus
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
anaptomorphus
announcements
announcements
noun
plural of announcement
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
antambulacral
antambulacral
adj
(zoology) Away from the ambulacral region.
antecommunion
antecommunion
noun
The part of the Anglican communion liturgy that precedes the consecration of the elements.
anteoperculum
antepenultima
antepenultima
noun
(poetry) The last syllable of a word except two
antiamusement
antiamusement
adj
Opposed to public entertainment venues such as amusement arcades and funfairs.
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
anticommunism
anticommunism
noun
Opposition to communism.
anticommunist
anticommunist
adj
Opposed to the tenets of communism.
noun
One who is opposed to the tenets of communism.
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antimusically
antirheumatic
antirheumatic
adj
(pharmacology) Serving to prevent or counter rheumatism.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that prevents or counters rheumatism.
antiritualism
antiritualism
noun
Opposition to ritualism.
antiserumsera
antismuggling
antismuggling
adj
(law enforcement) Acting to combat or prevent smuggling
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
argumentative
argumentative
adj
Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
Prone to argue or dispute.
argumentatory
argumentatory
adj
Synonym of argumentatious
argumentmaths
armamentarium
armamentarium
noun
All of the equipment available for carrying out a task, especially all the equipment used by a physician in the practice of medicine.
arrhenatherum
arteriopalmus
assumptionist
astronautarum
atmosphereful
augmentations
augmentations
noun
plural of augmentation
australianism
australianism
Noun
A word or phrase only used in Australia, or having a special meaning there.
austrophilism
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autocoenobium
autocollimate
autocomplexes
autocremation
autocremation
noun
self-immolation
autocriticism
autocriticism
noun
Self-criticism; criticism of what one has done, said or been.
autodecrement
autodecrement
noun
(computing) An automatic decrement.
verb
(computing) To decrement automatically.
autoeroticism
autoeroticism
noun
The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation
autoformation
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohemolytic
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
autoimmunized
autoincrement
autoincrement
noun
(computing) An automatic increment.
verb
(computing) To increment automatically.
automatically
automatically
adv
In an automatic manner.
automatograph
automatograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An instrument for recording involuntary movements of a human subject.
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
automatontons
automechanism
automobilists
automobilists
noun
plural of automobilist
autonomically
autonomically
adv
In an autonomic manner
With reference to the autonomic nervous system
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
autoradiogram
autoradiogram
noun
Synonym of autoradiograph
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
ayuntamientos
ayuntamientos
noun
plural of ayuntamiento
azurmalachite
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
beleaguerment
beleaguerment
noun
The fact or state of beleaguering; a state of blockade or siege.
betulinamaric
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bioinstrument
bioinstrument
noun
Any device, attached to the body, that is used in bioinstrumentation
biscuitmaking
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blastophyllum
bonaventurism
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
brachystomous
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
brontotherium
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
bureaucratism
bureaucratism
noun
bureaucratic policies or behaviour
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
callithumpian
callithumpian
adj
(US) Of, relating to, or resembling a callithump.
calumniations
calumniations
noun
plural of calumniation
campulitropal
carcinomatous
carcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to a carcinoma.
catanadromous
catanadromous
adj
(zoology) Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catechumenate
catechumenate
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen; the time during which one is a catechumen.
catechumenism
catechumenism
noun
The religious instruction given to a catechumen.
cathartolinum
cathedraticum
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
ceratophyllum
chaulmoograte
chaulmoograte
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of chaulmoogric acid.
cheirotherium
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondroseptum
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
chromoleucite
chromoleucite
noun
(botany) A chromoplastid.
chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum
noun
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
chryselectrum
chryselectrum
noun
A gold-coloured form of amber.
chrysothamnus
cimcumvention
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cinquecentism
circumagitate
circumagitate
verb
(transitive) To agitate on all sides.
circumambient
circumambient
adj
Including all aspects of; encompassing.
Surrounding.
adv
in a circumambient manner
circumaviator
circumcentral
circumdiction
circumduction
circumduction
noun
(Scotland, law) The act of circumducing.
(anatomy) The circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
circumgenital
circumgenital
adj
Surrounding the genital area.
circummigrate
circumneutral
circumneutral
adj
(chemistry) Approximately neutral.
circumnutated
circumnutated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnutate