The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.
The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality.
absolutistic
absolutistic
adj
Alternative form of absolutist
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
absorbancies
absorbancies
noun
plural of absorbancy
absorbedness
absorbedness
noun
The capability of being absorbed.
absorbencies
absorbencies
noun
plural of absorbency
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptional
absorptional
adj
Relating to absorption.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abstractions
abstractions
noun
plural of abstraction
acetosoluble
acetosoluble
adj
(chemistry) soluble in acetic acid
acrobystitis
adorableness
adorableness
noun
The state or quality of being adorable.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
aerobioscope
aerobioscope
noun
An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air
aeroembolism
aeroembolism
noun
An embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood.
afforestable
afforestable
adj
Suitable for being afforested.
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
ailurophobes
ailurophobes
noun
plural of ailurophobe
albopruinose
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambitionless
ambitionless
adj
Without ambition or motivation
ambiversions
ambleocarpus
amblyacousia
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblyopsidae
ambrosiaceae
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambystomidae
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
amobarbitals
amobarbitals
noun
plural of amobarbital
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
anabohitsite
anabohitsite
noun
(mineralogy) An olivine- and hornblende-bearing pyroxenite mineral.
anaerobioses
anaerobioses
noun
plural of anaerobiosis
anaerobiosis
anaerobiosis
noun
(biology) Any form of life that is sustained in the absence of air (or oxygen)
anatomisable
angioblastic
angioblastic
adj
Relating to angioblasts.
anglophobist
antiabrasion
antiabrasion
adj
Preventing abrasion.
antialbumose
antilaborist
antiscabious
appleblossom
appleblossom
noun
Alternative form of apple blossom
apposability
apposability
noun
The property of being apposable.
approbations
approbations
noun
plural of approbation
arabinosides
arabinosides
noun
plural of arabinoside
arbitrations
arbitrations
noun
plural of arbitration
arborescence
arborescence
noun
(graph theory) A directed rooted tree in which all vertices can be reached from the root.
A tree-like structure.
arboricolous
arboricolous
adj
(ecology) That grows on, or lives in, trees.
archbishopry
archibenthos
arsenobenzol
assibilation
assibilation
noun
(phonology) A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.
astrobiology
astrobiology
noun
(sciences) The study of life anywhere in the universe, including the Earth.
astrolabical
astrolabical
adj
Archaic form of astrolabic.
attributions
attributions
noun
plural of attribution
audubonistic
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
autoabstract
autoabstract
noun
(computing) An abstract (abridgement or summary of a publication) generated automatically by a computer.
autobasidium
autobasidium
noun
(mycology) Synonym of holobasidium
automobilism
automobilism
noun
(dated) The use of automobiles.
automobilist
automobilist
noun
(archaic) The driver of a motor vehicle.
autosymbolic
avowableness
avowableness
noun
The state or quality of being avowable.
azotobacters
babelisation
bachelordoms
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backboneless
backboneless
adj
Cowardly, spineless.
Without a backbone; invertebrate.
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backpointers
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
bacteriocins
bacteriocins
noun
plural of bacteriocin
bacteriostat
bacteriostat
noun
A biological or chemical agent that causes bacteriostasis.
baculiferous
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
balanoplasty
balanoplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction of the glans penis
balletomanes
balletomanes
noun
plural of balletomane
balneologies
balneologies
noun
plural of balneology
balneologist
balneologist
noun
balneotherapist
balsamaceous
bananivorous
bananivorous
adj
(rare) Feeding on bananas; banana-eating.
bandolerismo
baragouinish
bardolatries
bardolatries
noun
plural of bardolatry
barnstormers
barnstormers
noun
plural of barnstormer
barnstorming
barnstorming
adj
(especially of a performance) Highly theatrical.
noun
The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches.
verb
present participle of barnstorm
barodynamics
barodynamics
noun
The science of the support and mechanics of bridges.
baronetising
baroscopical
baroscopical
adj
Alternative form of baroscopic
barquisimeto
barratrously
barratrously
adv
In a barratrous manner.
barrelhouses
barrelhouses
noun
plural of barrelhouse
bartholomeus
bartonsville
basellaceous
basellaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Basellaceae.
basialveolar
basialveolar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basion and the alveolus (or to their separation)
basidiophore
basidiospore
basidiospore
noun
(biology) A sexually reproductive spore produced by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota.
basification
basification
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
basilosaurus
basilosaurus
noun
Any species of several very large extinct cetaceans belonging to the Genus Basilosaurus, of the family Basilosauridae, from the late Eocene. the two species in the genus B.isis (found in Egypt and Tunisia) and B. cetoides (found in the southern and eastern US).
basisphenoid
basisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
noun
The basisphenoid bone
basitemporal
basitemporal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal region
bastinadoing
bastinadoing
verb
present participle of bastinado
battlefronts
battlefronts
noun
plural of battlefront
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
battologised
battologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of battologise
beachcombers
beachcombers
noun
plural of beachcomber
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
beaujolaises
beaverboards
beaverboards
noun
plural of beaverboard
becomingness
becomingness
noun
The state or quality of being becoming (pleasingly suitable).
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedfordshire
bedfordshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Bed.
beethovenish
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
begottenness
begottenness
noun
(theology) The quality of being begotten.
behaviorisms
behaviorisms
noun
plural of behaviorism
behaviorists
behaviorists
noun
plural of behaviorist
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.