(obsolete) A person supporting the abdication of another.
abduction
abduction
noun
(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.
abductors
abductors
noun
plural of abductor
abiotical
abjection
abjection
noun
(biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.
(obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.
A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
abococket
abococket
noun
Alternative form of bycoket
acanthion
acanthion
noun
(medicine) A point lying near the base of the nose; specifically, the point at the base of the anterior nasal spine that lies on the mesial line; tip of the anterior nasal spine.
acanthoid
acanthoid
adj
Having the shape of a spine or thorn
acanthoma
acanthoma
noun
(medicine) A neoplasm of the prickle cell layer of the skin
acanthous
acanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of spinous
acatholic
acatholic
adj
not Catholic
accentors
accentors
noun
plural of accentor
acception
acception
noun
(obsolete) Acceptation; received meaning.
acceptors
acceptors
noun
plural of acceptor
accolated
accolated
adj
(numismatics) Containing two or more profile heads so arranged that one partially overlaps the next.
accordant
accordant
adj
In agreement; agreeing.
accosting
accosting
noun
The act of physically confronting a person.
verb
present participle of accost
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accounter
accounter
noun
A person providing an account of events.
A person providing an accounting of expenditure or other actions.
accouters
accouters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accouter
accoutred
accoutred
adj
Provided with vital supplies for a precise aim, more specifically for the armed forces.
Supplied with essential equipments for a certain intention, particularly military.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoutre
accoutres
accoutres
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accoutre
accretion
accretion
noun
(astrophysics) The formation of planets and other bodies by collection of material through gravity.
(biology) A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.
(geology) The gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment.
(law) Gain to an heir or legatee; failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share percentage.
(law) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.
Concretion; coherence of separate particles.
Something added externally to promote the external growth of an item.
The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition.
accusator
accusator
noun
(archaic) A male accuser;
accustoms
accustoms
noun
plural of accustom
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accustom
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acetaldol
acetaldol
noun
(organic chemistry) The aldol 3-hydroxybutanal once used as a hypnotic and sedative
acetamido
acetamido
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from acetamide
acetanion
acetation
acetation
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) Synonym of acetification
acetonate
acetonate
noun
(organic chemistry) An enolate of acetone
verb
To treat or react with acetone
acetonize
acetonize
verb
(rare) Synonym of acetonate
acetosity
acetosity
noun
The quality of being acetous; sourness.
acetoxime
acetoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) The ketoxime of acetone
acetoxyls
acetoxyls
noun
plural of acetoxyl
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
achordata
achordate
achordate
adj
(biology) Not having a proto-spinal chord at any stage of development.
achromate
achromats
achromats
noun
plural of achromat
acoemetae
acoemetae
Noun
An order of fifth-century monks who, by turns, kept up a divine service day and night.
acoemetic
acoemetic
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the Acoemetae
acoluthic
acoluthic
adj
Pertaining to a residual sense impression immediately following a stimulus, as with an afterimage
aconative
aconative
adj
Lacking conation
aconitine
aconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acoumeter
acoumeter
noun
(physics) An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acousmata
acousmata
noun
plural of acousma
acoustics
acoustics
noun
(physics) The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws.
plural of acoustic
acroamata
acroamata
noun
plural of acroama
acrobates
acrobatic
acrobatic
adj
Of or pertaining to an acrobat.
vigorously active
acroblast
acroblast
noun
(medicine) Material derived from the Golgi apparatus from which the acrosome develops during spermatogenesis.
(medicine, archaic) A type of embryonic cell forming a layer external to the mesoblast.
acrodonts
acrodonts
noun
plural of acrodont
acroliths
acroliths
noun
plural of acrolith
acrometer
acronycta
acropathy
acropathy
noun
Any disease specific to the extremities.
acropetal
acropetal
adj
(botany) That develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence.
acrostics
acrostics
noun
plural of acrostic
acroteral
acroteria
acroteria
noun
plural of acroterium
acroteric
acroteric
adj
Relating to the extremities of the limbs or to the tip of the nose
acrotisms
acrotreta
actinoida
actinoids
actinoids
noun
plural of actinoid
actinopod
actinopod
noun
(zoology) Any member of the variously ranked group Actinopoda of protozoa.
actinozoa
actinozoa
noun
plural of actinozoon
actionary
actionary
noun
(business, obsolete) A shareholder in a joint-stock company.
actionist
actionist
noun
(art, sometimes capitalized) One taking part in the actionism movement.
Synonym of activist
actionize
actionize
verb
(transitive, rare) To bring a legal action against; to sue.
activator
activator
noun
(biology) A type of effector that increases the rate of enzyme-mediated reactions.
(biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.
(chemistry) Something that activates a catalyst
(mining) An agent that enables the flotation of a mineral or minerals.
A type of dopant used in phosphors and scintillators.
One who, or that which, activates.
actoridae
actorship
actorship
noun
The state or quality associated with being an actor.
actuation
actuation
noun
The act of putting into motion.
actuators
actuators
noun
plural of actuator
acuductor
acusector
acutiator
acylation
acylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The process of adding an acyl group to a compound.
addiction
addiction
noun
(medicine) A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.
A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.
A pathological relationship to mood altering experience that has life damaging consequences.
The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
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.
adductors
adductors
noun
plural of adductor
adenocyst
adipocyte
adipocyte
noun
(cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
adjection
adjection
noun
Act of adjecting or adding, or the thing added.
advection
advection
noun
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
advocated
advocated
adj
Having been argued in favor of.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advocate
advocates
advocates
noun
plural of advocate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advocate
advocator
advocator
noun
One who advocates; an advocate
aeolistic
aeolistic
adj
Alternative form of Aeolistic
aerobatic
aerobatic
adj
Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane.
aerocraft
aerocraft
noun
(dated or nonstandard) An aircraft.
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aerolitic
aerolitic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerolites.
aeroyacht
aeroyacht
noun
(archaic) aeroboat
affection
affection
noun
(medicine, archaic) A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.
A feeling of love or strong attachment.
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
The act of affecting or acting upon.
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
verb
(now rare) To feel affection for.
aftercome
aftercome
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A subsequent result; consequence.
aftercost
aftercost
noun
(accounting) A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
(by extension) A subsequent burden or loss resulting from an endeavor.
aftercrop
aftercrop
noun
A second crop in the same year.
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
agincourt
agnostics
agnostics
noun
plural of agnostic
agonistic
agonistic
adj
(pharmacology, biochemistry) Pertaining to an agonist.
(rhetoric) Argumentative; combative.
(zoology, anthropology) Characterised by conflict or hostility.
Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
Struggling to achieve an effect; strained and contrived.
ahistoric
ahistoric
adj
Synonym of ahistorical
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
alantolic
albinotic
albinotic
adj
Affected with albinism.
alcathous
aleatoric
aleatoric
adj
(art, music, not comparable) Of or pertaining to works that have been produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).
Having an element of chance.
alectoria
alectoria
noun
A magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks.
alectoris
alectrion
alectryon
aletocyte
allantoic
allantoic
adj
Of, pertaining to or derived from the allantois.
allectory
allocated
allocated
adj
Having been granted an allocation; having received (something) as part of a plan or scheduled disbursement; having been assigned (something) that was set aside for a particular purpose.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allocate
allocatee
allocatee
noun
The person to whom something is allocated
allocates
allocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allocate
allocator
allocator
noun
(computing) A utility that allocates and deallocates a dynamic resource (usually memory).
One who, or that which, allocates.
allocatur
allocatur
noun
(law) The allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer.
alloeotic
allotypic
allotypic
adj
Of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
aloetical
alopathic
alopecist
alopecist
noun
One who undertakes to cure or prevent baldness.
althionic
altiscope
altiscope
noun
An arrangement of lenses and mirrors making it possible to see around obstructing objects.
amaurotic
amaurotic
adj
Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis.
amebocyte
amebocyte
noun
Alternative spelling of amoebocyte
ametropic
ametropic
adj
(ophthalmology) Relating to or suffering from ametropia
ammocetes
ammocetes
noun
plural of ammocete
ammocoete
ammocoete
noun
(zoology) A larva of a lamprey.
ammonitic
ammonitic
adj
Relating to, or containing, ammonites
amoristic
amoristic
adj
Pertaining or devoted to love; amatory.
amyatonic
anabiotic
anabiotic
adj
(medicine, archaic) Serving to resuscitate; restorative.
Relating to, or recovering from, anabiosis.
noun
(medicine, archaic) A restorative remedy; a powerful stimulant.
anabrotic
anachoret
anacortes
anacostia
anacrotic
anacrotic
adj
(biology) Relating to anacrotism.
anaptotic
anaptotic
adj
(linguistics) Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay.
anarcotin
anatocism
anatocism
noun
(law) compound interest
ancestors
ancestors
noun
plural of ancestor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ancestor
anchorate
anchorets
anchorets
noun
plural of anchoret
anchorite
anchorite
noun
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
anchoveta
anchoveta
noun
A species of anchovy, Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific.