A unit of electromagnetic charge equal to ten coulombs.
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
ablastous
ablastous
adj
Lacking a germ or bud.
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
abnormous
abnormous
adj
(archaic) Abnormal; irregular; misshapen.
aboideaus
aboideaus
noun
plural of aboideau
aboideaux
aboiteaus
aboiteaus
noun
plural of aboiteau
aboiteaux
abomasusi
abortuses
abortuses
noun
plural of abortus
aboudikro
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
abreuvoir
abreuvoir
noun
(obsolete, masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
abrotanum
abrotanum
noun
A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer., southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.
abruption
abruption
noun
(archaic) A sudden termination or interruption.
A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
absoluter
absoluter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absolute: more absolute
absolutes
absolutes
noun
plural of absolute
aburabozu
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
acanthous
acanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of spinous
acclivous
acclivous
adj
sloping upward; rising like a hillside.
accounsel
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.
accourage
accourage
Verb
To encourage.
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
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
achaetous
achaetous
adj
(zoology) Without setae
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheirous
acheirous
adj
Of or pertaining to acheiria (lacking one or both hands)
acholuria
acholuria
noun
(pathology) A lack of bile pigments in the urine
acholuric
acholuric
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acholuria
achromous
achromous
adj
colorless; achromatic
acidulous
acidulous
adj
(figurative) Sharp; caustic.
Containing carbonic acid.
Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.
acoluthic
acoluthic
adj
Pertaining to a residual sense impression immediately following a stimulus, as with an afterimage
aconcagua
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
acrologue
actuation
actuation
noun
The act of putting into motion.
actuators
actuators
noun
plural of actuator
acuductor
aculeolus
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acuminous
acuminous
adj
Characterized by acumen; keen.
acusector
acutiator
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
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adenoncus
adeodatus
adfluxion
adfluxion
noun
Alternative form of affluxion
adjournal
adjournal
noun
adjournment; postponement
adjourned
adjourned
adj
(of a meeting, event or trial) Having been adjourned; suspended or paused.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjourn
adjustors
adjustors
noun
plural of adjustor
adjutator
adjutator
noun
(archaic) Alternative spelling of agitator
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
adulation
adulation
noun
Flattery; fulsome praise.
adulators
adulators
noun
plural of adulator
adulatory
adulatory
adj
Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.
adulthood
adulthood
noun
The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
adunation
adunation
noun
The act of uniting; union.
aedoeagus
aegiochus
aequoreal
aequoreal
adj
(archaic, rare, poetic) marine; oceanic
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aerobious
aerobious
adj
(obsolete) aerobic
aerocurve
aerocurve
noun
(aviation, historical) A kind of early aeroplane with curved surfaces.
aeroducts
aeroducts
noun
plural of aeroduct
aeronauts
aeronauts
noun
plural of aeronaut
aeropause
aeropause
noun
The region of the atmosphere above which it is not possible for aircraft to fly
aeropulse
aeropulse
noun
pulsejet
aetobatus
affabrous
affabrous
adj
(rare, poetic) Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made.
affluxion
affluxion
noun
The act of flowing towards; afflux.
affusions
affusions
noun
plural of affusion
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
agamobium
agincourt
aglobulia
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
agnathous
agnathous
adj
(pathology) Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Jawless.
agueproof
agueproof
adj
Resistant to the ague.
aguinaldo
aguinaldo
noun
(Latin America) A Christmas carol.
A gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.
A gift given on any other holiday or occasion.
A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas.
Christmas pay bonus; Christmas box.
ailuropus
akoluthia
alacrious
alacrious
adj
Lively and joyfully involved.
albumoses
albumoses
noun
plural of albumose
alburnous
alburnous
adj
Of or pertaining to alburnum.
alcathous
alcyoneus
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
alehouses
alehouses
noun
plural of alehouse
alentours
aleurodes
aleuronat
aleuronat
noun
(archaic) flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics
aleurones
aleurones
noun
plural of aleurone
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
algonquin
aliferous
aliferous
adj
Having wings; winged
aligerous
aligerous
adj
winged
allmouths
allmouths
noun
plural of allmouth
allocatur
allocatur
noun
(law) The allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer.
allomucic
alloquial
alloxuric
alluminor
alluminor
noun
(obsolete) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
allusions
allusions
noun
plural of allusion
alluvions
alluvions
noun
plural of alluvion
alluvious
alluvious
adj
(archaic) alluvial
almshouse
almshouse
noun
A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
alouettes
alphonsus
alumbloom
alumbrado
aluminose
aluminous
aluminous
adj
(chemistry) of or pertaining to alumina or alum
alumroots
alumroots
noun
plural of alumroot
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
amaurosis
amaurosis
noun
Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
amaurotic
amaurotic
adj
Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis.
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
ambitious
ambitious
adj
(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Hard to achieve.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
ambrosius
ambulatio
ambulator
ambulator
noun
A walker; one who walks.
ambuscado
ambuscado
noun
(obsolete) ambush.
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
aminoquin
ammoniums
ammoniums
noun
plural of ammonium
amoebaeum
amoebaeum
noun
(poetry) A poem in which persons are represented as speaking alternately.
amoreuxia
amorously
amorously
adv
In an amorous or loving manner.
amorphous
amorphous
adj
(by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
(by extension) Lacking organization or unity.
(physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
(set theory, of a set) Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
amounters
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amourette
amourette
noun
A cupid.
A petty love affair.
The love grass, or quaking grass.
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphitruo
amphorous
amputator
amputator
noun
The person who performs, or thing that causes, an amputation.
analagous
analagous
adj
Misspelling of analogous.
analogous
analogous
adj
(biology) Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion (often followed by "to".)