(medicine) A trepan having a conical shape so that injurious penetration of the brain is impossible.
abbotships
abbotships
noun
plural of abbotship
absorption
absorption
noun
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
acataposis
adposition
adposition
noun
(grammar) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.
adsorption
adsorption
noun
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
aerophotos
aerophotos
noun
plural of aerophoto
afterdrops
agriotypus
aistopodes
alloplasty
alloplasty
noun
(surgery) The grafting of an alloplast
allotropes
allotropes
noun
plural of allotrope
allotypies
allotypies
noun
plural of allotypy
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
amidoplast
aminoplast
amphistoma
amphistome
amphistome
noun
Any trematode of the genus Paramphistomum (previously Amphistoma)
amphoterus
amyloplast
amyloplast
noun
(biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anastrophy
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
anderstorp
anisoptera
anisotrope
anisotrope
adj
(dated) anisotropic
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
antibishop
antibishop
noun
(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]
antipastos
antipodism
antipodism
noun
(topology) The relation between points on a sphere which are directly opposite each other; or the function which maps a point to its opposite point.
A form of foot juggling where the juggler lies on his or her back, usually on a sort of chair.
antipodist
antipodist
noun
One who practices antipodism; one who juggles using his or her feet lying down.
antipoenus
antipoints
antipoints
noun
plural of antipoint
antipsoric
antipsoric
adj
(pharmacology) Effective against the itch.
noun
(medicine) Any remedy for the itch.
antiptosis
antiptosis
noun
(grammar, rhetoric) Substitution of one grammatical case for another.
antisiphon
antisiphon
adj
Preventing the siphoning of fluid.
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antrophose
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
antroscopy
antroscopy
noun
An antroscopic examination
aphoristic
aphoristic
adj
Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic.
apiologist
apiologist
noun
A person who studies apiology, the science of bees and honey-making.
aplobasalt
apocalypst
apocrustic
apolaustic
apolaustic
adj
(formal) Dedicated to enjoyment.
apologists
apologists
noun
plural of apologist
apophysate
apophysate
adj
(anatomy) Possessing an apophysis
aposematic
aposematic
adj
(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely.
apostacies
apostacies
noun
plural of apostacy
apostacize
apostasies
apostasies
noun
plural of apostasy
apostatise
apostatise
verb
Alternative spelling of apostatize
apostatism
apostatize
apostatize
verb
To give up or renounce one's position or belief.
apostemate
apostemate
verb
To become an aposteme; to pustulate.
apostolate
apostolate
noun
A group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine.
The office, or responsibilities of an apostle.
apostoless
apostoless
noun
Alternative form of apostless (“a female apostle”)
apostolian
apostolici
apostolize
apostolize
verb
(archaic) To convert; to proselytize.
To make sacred or apostolic.
apostrophe
apostrophe
noun
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
apostrophi
apotheoses
apotheoses
noun
plural of apotheosis
apotheosis
apotheosis
noun
(loosely) Release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death.
(psychology) The latent entity that mediates between a person's psyche and their thoughts. The id, ego and superego in Freudian Psychology are examples of this.
A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).
Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.
The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).
The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
apothesine
apotropous
appetitost
appointees
appointees
noun
plural of appointee
appointers
appointers
noun
plural of appointer
apportions
apportions
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apportion
appositely
appositely
adv
In an apposite manner.
apposition
apposition
noun
(UK) A (now purely ceremonial) speech day at St Paul's School, London.
(biology) The growth of successive layers of a cell wall.
(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
(grammar) The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases.
(rhetoric) Appositio, the addition of an element not syntactically required.
A placing of two things side by side, or the fitting together of two things.
A public disputation by scholars.
The quality of being side-by-side, apposed instead of being opposed, not being front-to-front but next to each other.
appositive
appositive
adj
of or being in apposition
noun
(grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
apsinthion
araphostic
araphostic
adj
Alternative form of araphorostic
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archpastor
areopagist
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
arthropods
arthropods
noun
plural of arthropod
artocarpus
ascription
ascription
noun
(sociology) The stratification of people according to inborn characteristics (such as race or sex) outside of their control.
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.
asiphonate
asiphonate
adj
(zoology) Lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
noun
(zoology) Any mollusk lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
asperation
asperation
noun
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
asphyctous
aspidiotus
aspiration
aspiration
noun
(phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
The action of aspirating.
aspirators
aspirators
noun
plural of aspirator
aspiratory
aspiratory
adj
pertaining to aspiration
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
asthenopia
asthenopia
noun
An ophthalmological condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eye strain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision.
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
astrograph
astrograph
noun
(astronomy) A telescope designed and used for astronomical photography.
astroscope
astroscope
noun
An old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
astroscopy
astroscopy
noun
(obsolete) observation of the stars
asymptotes
asymptotes
noun
plural of asymptote
asymptotic
asymptotic
adj
(mathematical analysis) Coming into consideration as a variable tends to a limit, usually infinity.
(mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.
asyntrophy
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
atropinism
atropinism
noun
atropine poisoning
audiotapes
audiotapes
noun
plural of audiotape
australorp
austrophil
authorship
authorship
noun
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
The source; origin; origination
autocopist
autocopist
noun
Alternative form of autocopyist
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autopepsia
autopilots
autopilots
noun
plural of autopilot
autoplasty
autoplasty
noun
(medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.
autopsical
autopsical
adj
(obsolete) autopsic
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autoscopic
autoscopic
adj
Relating to autoscopy.
autosporic
autostoper
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
ballpoints
ballpoints
noun
plural of ballpoint
baptistown
basipodite
basipodite
noun
(anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans.
bioplastic
bioplastic
noun
Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as plant sugars, starches, or oils, rather than from petroleum.
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
blastopore
blastopore
noun
(embryology) The opening into the archenteron
bookplates
bookplates
noun
plural of bookplate
bootstraps
bootstraps
noun
plural of bootstrap
breastplow
breastrope
breastrope
noun
(nautical) breastband
caespitose
caespitose
adj
Alternative form of cespitose
calotypist
calotypist
noun
A person who makes calotypes.
camponotus
campstools
campstools
noun
plural of campstool
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
capacitors
capacitors
noun
plural of capacitor
capistrano
capistrano
Proper noun
The city of San Juan Capistrano, California, known for its cliff swallows.
capotastos
capotastos
noun
plural of capotasto
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
carpodetus
carpostome
carpostome
noun
(biology) The opening in the cystocarp of red algae through which the spores are discharged
catoblepas
catoblepas
noun
A legendary creature from Ethiopia, said to have the body of a Cape buffalo, scales on its back, and the head of a wild boar, which always points downward because of its weight.
catoptrics
catoptrics
noun
The branch of optics dealing with reflection.
cephalotus
ceratopsia
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
chassepots
chassepots
noun
plural of chassepot
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
clistocarp
clistocarp
noun
Alternative form of cleistocarp
coapostate
cocaptains
cocaptains
noun
plural of cocaptain
compactest
compactest
adj
superlative form of compact: most compact
compactors
compactors
noun
plural of compactor
compensate
compensate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.
To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
To do (something good) after (something bad) happens
To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.