(Canada, Acadian) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
aboiteau
aboiteau
noun
(Canada, Acadian) Alternative form of aboideau
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
abortive
abortive
adj
(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
(medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
(obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
(obsolete) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
abrotine
abrotine
noun
A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O.
acetonic
acetonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing acetone
acetoxim
achiotes
achiotes
noun
plural of achiote
achroite
achroite
noun
(mineralogy) A colourless form of tourmaline
acidoses
acidoses
noun
plural of acidosis
acoelomi
acoemeti
aconites
aconites
noun
plural of aconite
acridone
acridone
noun
(organic chemistry) An tricyclic heterocyclic ketone derived from acridine; any derivative of this compound
acrolein
acrolein
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
actioner
actioner
noun
(informal) An action movie.
actiones
adelphoi
adenoids
adenoids
noun
plural of adenoid
adenosis
adenosis
noun
(medicine) Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.
adeption
adeption
noun
(obsolete) An obtaining; attainment.
adhesion
adhesion
noun
(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
adiposes
adiposes
noun
plural of adiposis
adjoined
adjoined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjoin
adjoiner
adonises
adonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adonise
adonized
adonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adonize
adoptive
adoptive
adj
Pertaining to adoption.
Related through adoption.
adroiter
adroiter
adj
comparative form of adroit: more adroit
aedoeagi
aegilops
aegilops
noun
(obsolete) The goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.
An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
aeluroid
aeolidae
aeolides
aeolight
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aeration
aeration
noun
By extension, a process in which other gases (such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen or argon) are circulated through or mixed with a substance (usually liquid), sometimes with the consequence of increasing the transfer of air into the same liquid at the surface due to the induced circulation.
The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a substance such as soil or a liquid.
aeriform
aeriform
adj
Having a form similar to that of air.
Light, unsubstantial, or unstable.
Pertaining to air.
aerobian
aerobian
adj
(archaic) aerobic
aerobics
aerobics
noun
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
aerobion
aerobium
aerofoil
aerofoil
noun
Britain standard form of airfoil.
aeroides
aerolite
aerolite
noun
A meteorite consisting of silicate minerals.
aerolith
aerolith
noun
(chiefly historical) A meteorite.
aeroview
aesopian
aetolian
aetolian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aetolia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Aetolia.
afikomen
afikomen
noun
(Judaism) The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonise
agonized
agonized
adj
in agony or distraught
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonize
agonizer
agonizer
noun
One who agonizes.
agonizes
agonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonize
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
agricole
agriotes
aidoneus
ailerons
ailerons
noun
plural of aileron
airborne
airborne
adj
Fitted to an aircraft.
In flight.
In or carried by the air.
Transported by air in an aircraft.
noun
Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.
airdrome
airdrome
noun
A location where aircraft are operated, usually having a runway and maintenance facilities.
airwomen
airwomen
noun
plural of airwoman
aisteoir
ajourise
akepiros
akepiros
noun
plural of akepiro
alberoni
albicore
albicore
noun
Alternative form of albacore
albolite
albolite
noun
Alternative form of albolith
alcithoe
aldolize
aldoside
aldoside
noun
(organic chemistry) Any glucoside of an aldose.
aldoxime
aldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NOH
aleikoum
algovite
alicoche
alicoche
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Echinocereus.
alienors
alienors
noun
plural of alienor
alkoxide
alkoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species
allerion
allerion
noun
Alternative form of alerion
allodies
almicore
alnicoes
aloelike
aloelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of aloe.
alopecia
alopecia
noun
(medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease.
(pathology) Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
Baldness.
alopecic
alopecic
adj
Relating to or suffering from alopecia.
alopekai
amberoid
ambonite
ambroise
ameiosis
ameiosis
noun
(biology) The absence of pairing of chromosomes during meiosis
ameiotic
ameiotic
adj
(biology) Not undergoing meiosis; relating to ameiosis
amidogen
amidogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry, dated) The amino radical, •NH₂, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH₂⁻, regardable as the ammonia molecule with one of its hydrogen atoms removed.
amidones
amidones
noun
plural of amidone
aminogen
amintore
amioidei
amitoses
amitoses
noun
plural of amitosis
amitrole
amitrole
noun
(organic chemistry) The heterocyclic amine 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole that is used as a nonselective systemic triazole herbicide on nonfood croplands
ammonite
ammonite
noun
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.
An explosive prepared from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate; a form of amatol, popular in Eastern Europe and China.
amniotes
amniotes
noun
plural of amniote
amoebian
amoebian
noun
(zoology) One of the Amoebea.
amoebida
amoeboid
amoeboid
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an amoeba, particularly in having amoeboid movement.
noun
A single-celled organism that moves or feeds by amoeboid movement.
amoibite
amoinder
amoretti
amortise
amortise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative form of amortize
amortize
amortize
verb
(transitive) To alienate (property) in mortmain.
(transitive) To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
(transitive, computer science) To even out the costs of running an algorithm over many iterations, so that high-cost iterations are much less frequent than low-cost iterations, which lowers the average running time.
anchinoe
andorite
andorite
noun
(mineralogy) A white mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, and sulfur.
anechoic
anechoic
adj
(acoustics) lacking echoes; that absorbs sound
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
anemonin
anemonin
noun
(organic chemistry) An acrid toxic substance obtained from some species of anemone.
anemosis
anemosis
noun
A shake in timber caused by high winds.
anemotis
aneroids
aneroids
noun
plural of aneroid
anerotic
angelico
angelito
anginose
anginose
adj
(dated) Relating to angina; anginous.
anisoles
anisoles
noun
plural of anisole
anneloid
anneloid
noun
(zoology) Any animal resembling an annelid.
annexion
annexion
noun
(obsolete) annexation
annotine
anodized
anodized
adj
Of a metal object: having a surface layer of oxide, for decoration or protection, and formed via an electrolytic process.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anodize
anodizes
anodizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anodize
anogenic
anointed
anointed
adj
(archaic, slang) Utter; thorough; eminent.
Having undergone the process of anointing.
noun
A person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anoint
anointer
anointer
noun
One who anoints.
anoretic
anoretic
adj
Alternative form of anorexic
anorexia
anorexia
noun
Anorexia nervosa.
Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
anorexic
anorexic
adj
(by extension) Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
Pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia nervosa.
noun
A medicine which suppresses appetite.
Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.
anoxemia
anoxemia
noun
Alternative spelling of anoxaemia
anoxemic
anoxemic
adj
Alternative form of anoxaemic
anterior
anterior
adj
(anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
(botany) (of a part of a flower or leaf) Situated further away from the mainstem.
(formal) Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.
(phonetics) Pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth, e.g. b, p, d, t.
antidote
antidote
noun
(figurative) Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
verb
(transitive) To counteract as an antidote.
antigone
antigone
Proper noun
the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, who defies the king of Thebes, Creon, by burying her brother Polynices
antihero
antihero
noun
(literature, role-playing games) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.
antilope
antinode
antinode
noun
(physics) A region of maximum amplitude situated between adjacent nodes of a vibrating body, such as a string.
antinome
antinome
noun
(archaic, rare) Synonym of antinomy
antipode
antipode
noun
Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
antipole
antipole
noun
(geography) The opposite pole.
(geometry) A position directly opposite (possibly also used figuratively).
antipope
antipope
noun
(Christianity) A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.
antizoea
apertion
apertion
noun
(archaic) An opening; an aperture.
(archaic) The act of opening.
aphelion
aphelion
noun
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, etc., where it is farthest from the Sun.
aphorise
aphorise
verb
(intransitive) To use aphorisms.
(transitive) To create an aphorism from.
aphorize
aphorize
verb
Alternative spelling of aphorise
apikores
apocrine
apocrine
adj
(anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.