A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle.
A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
The act of abjuring.
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
accoutring
accoutring
verb
present participle of accoutre
acervuline
acervuline
adj
Resembling little heaps.
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
acinarious
acinarious
adj
(botany) Having acini
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
acridinium
acridinium
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any cation produced by protonation of an acridine.
acridonium
acridonium
noun
Alternative form of acridinium
acturience
acturience
noun
tendency or impulse to act
acutorsion
acutorsion
noun
(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjuration
adjuration
noun
A grave warning.
A solemn oath.
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
agynarious
allanturic
alluringly
alluringly
adv
In an alluring manner.
americanum
ammoniuret
ammoniuria
ammoniuria
noun
Alternative form of ammonuria
amphineura
anacardium
anacrustic
anacrustic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anacrusis.
anaerobium
anakrousis
anandrious
anazoturia
anazoturia
noun
(medicine) A decrease in the amount of nitrogenous material (such as urea) in the urine.
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andronicus
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
angularize
angularize
verb
(transitive) To make angular.
anischuria
annularity
annularity
noun
The property of being annular.
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthriscus
antichorus
antichurch
antichurch
adj
Opposed to the church; against the Christian institution.
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antigyrous
antiliquor
antiliquor
adj
Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
antiritual
antiritual
adj
Opposing a ritual or rituals.
noun
A ritual that opposes another ritual, or is set up in opposition to it.
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
antitragus
antitragus
noun
(anatomy) A projection on the lower posterior portion of the auricle of the ear opposite the tragus.
antiuratic
antiurease
antiurease
adj
(biochemistry) That counters the action of urease
antrustion
antrustion
noun
(historical) A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises.
aquamarine
aquamarine
adj
Of a bluish-green colour.
noun
A bluish-green variety of beryl.
The bluish-green colour of the sea.
aquatinter
aquatinter
Noun
An artist who makes aquatints.
araucanian
araucanian
Proper noun
The Mapudungun language.
Noun
A Mapuche.
Adjective
Mapuche
Of or in the Mapudungun or Mapuche language.
araucarian
araucarian
adj
(botany) Relating to, or of the nature of, trees of family Araucariaceae
noun
Any tree of the genus Araucaria.
arbusterin
arbutinase
arbutinase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme beta-glucosidase.
arenarious
arenarious
adj
sandy
argenteuil
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argusianus
argutation
argutation
noun
(obsolete) caviling; subtle disputation
arietinous
arietinous
Adjective
Shaped like a ram's head.
armaturing
armaturing
verb
present participle of armature
armisonous
arseniuret
arseniuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An arsenide.
arthuriana
arthuriana
Noun
Things relating to King Arthur.
articulant
arutiunian
assuringly
assuringly
adv
In an assuring manner.
attainture
attainture
noun
(obsolete) A state of being found guilty of an offence.
(obsolete) Imputation of dishonour.
(obsolete) Unhealthy bodily condition.
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
auctioneer
auctioneer
noun
A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, taking bids to find the best price for the vendor.
verb
(transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction.
audiencier
audiencier
noun
A bailiff in certain French courts.
auguration
auguration
noun
The practice of augury.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
auricyanic
aurigation
aurigation
noun
The act of driving a chariot or a carriage.
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
austinburg
australian
austrasian
austrasian
Noun
A person from the historical province of Austrasia
Adjective
Of or from Austrasia.
austringer
austringer
noun
(falconry) A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting.
(obsolete) A keeper of goshawks.
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
avanturine
avanturine
noun
Alternative form of aventurine
aventurine
aventurine
noun
(mineralogy, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.
A kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles.
avirulence
avirulence
noun
The state of being avirulent.
bainbrudge
bandurrias
bandurrias
noun
plural of bandurria
barbecuing
barbecuing
verb
present participle of barbecue
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
barramundi
barramundi
noun
A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes.
batocrinus
becrusting
bedrugging
bedrugging
verb
present participle of bedrug
begrudging
begrudging
adj
grudgeful, envious
reluctant
verb
present participle of begrudge
berlinguer
bermudians
bernouilli
bescouring
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bicornuous
bierstuben
binaurally
binaurally
adv
In a binaural fashion; using or pertaining to both ears.
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
blubbering
blubbering
noun
noisy sobbing
verb
present participle of blubber
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
blurriness
blurriness
noun
The characteristic of being blurry.
blurringly
blurringly
adv
in a blurring manner
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
borinqueno
botaurinae
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
bourbonian
bourbonism
bourbonism
Noun
The principles of the supporters of the obstinate conservatism.
bourbonist
bourbonist
Noun
A supporter of Bourbonism.
bourbonize
bourignian
bournonite
bournonite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfosalt mineral, a sulfantimonite of lead and copper.
branchipus
branchiura
braunstein
brauronian
brinehouse
bringhurst
broquineer
bruisingly
bruisingly
adv
In a manner that bruises; violently.
brundisium
brunetiere
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
brunissure
brunnhilde
brunnichia
brunsville
brushiness
brushiness
noun
The state or condition of being brushy.
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
buccinator
buccinator
noun
(anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.