of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abolishers
abolishers
noun
plural of abolisher
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
absarokite
absarokite
noun
(mineralogy) A basaltic-trachyandesite rock containing phenocrysts of olivine and augite
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absorbable
absorbable
adj
Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.
noun
A material that can be absorbed.
absorbance
absorbance
noun
(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
absorbedly
absorbedly
adv
In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged.
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
absorbents
absorbents
noun
plural of absorbent
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstertion
acarpelous
acarpelous
adj
Alternative spelling of acarpellous
accersitor
accessorii
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
acensuador
aceraceous
aceraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Aceraceae of maples and close relatives, now subsumed in family Sapindaceae, especially its subfamily Hippocastanoideae.
aceratosis
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
acetarsone
acetarsone
noun
Synonym of acetarsol
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acrobacies
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrologies
acropoleis
acropoleis
noun
plural of acropolis
acrospired
acrospired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acrospire
acuclosure
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adjustores
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
adornments
adornments
noun
plural of adornment
adroitness
adroitness
noun
skillfulness or ease of ability.
adsorbable
adsorbable
adj
Able to be adsorbed
adsorbates
adsorbates
noun
plural of adsorbate
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
adulterous
adulterous
adj
Of, or characterized by adultery.
advisories
advisories
noun
plural of advisory
aeciospore
aeciospore
noun
(botany) A binucleate spore of a rust fungus, formed in a chainlike series in an aecium.
aeriferous
aeriferous
adj
(of a tube etc) That conveys air
aerobatics
aerobatics
noun
Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
aerobiosis
aerobiosis
noun
(biology) Any form of life that is sustained by the presence of air (or oxygen)
aerocolpos
aerocolpos
noun
(rare, medicine) Vaginal gas; air or gas trapped in the vagina.
aerodromes
aerodromes
noun
plural of aerodrome
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aerolitics
aerolitics
noun
The scientific study of aerolites.
aerologies
aerologies
noun
plural of aerology
aerologist
aerologist
noun
One who studies, or is knowledgable in, aerology.
aeronomics
aeronomies
aeronomist
aeronomist
Noun
One who studies aeronomy.
aerophotos
aerophotos
noun
plural of aerophoto
aeroplanes
aeroplanes
noun
plural of aeroplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aeroplane
aeroscepsy
aeroscepsy
noun
(zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
aeroscopic
aeroscopic
adj
Relating to aeroscopy.
aerosolize
aerosolize
verb
(American spelling) Alternative form of aerosolise
aerosphere
aerosphere
noun
(rare) atmosphere
aerosporin
aerostatic
aerostatic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerostatics; pneumatic.
Pertaining to aerial navigation or aeronautics.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aestivator
aestivator
noun
An animal that becomes dormant during the summer or dry season.
aetosaurus
afforested
afforested
adj
Created by afforestation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afforest
aforetimes
aforetimes
Adverb
formerly, previously
afterdrops
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
afterhours
afternoons
afternoons
noun
plural of afternoon
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterstorm
agamospore
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
aggressors
aggressors
noun
plural of aggressor
agostadero
agreations
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agrologies
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agrostemma
agrosteral
agrosterol
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
aircoaches
aircoaches
noun
plural of aircoach
airiferous
airiferous
adj
Alternative form of aeriferous
albarellos
alessandro
aleurobius
alexandros
alexandros
Proper noun
A transliteration of the Greek male given name
allegories
allegories
noun
plural of allegory
allegorise
allegorise
verb
(intransitive, British spelling) To use allegory.
(transitive, British spelling) To create an allegory from some event or situation.
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allegorist
allegorist
noun
One who speaks in, or writes, allegories.
allobroges
alloisomer
alloisomer
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of geometric isomer
allomerism
allomerism
noun
(chemistry) Variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form.
allomerous
allomerous
adj
(chemistry) Characterized by allomerism.
allosteric
allosteric
adj
(biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive
noun
(biochemistry) An allosteric modulator
allotropes
allotropes
noun
plural of allotrope
alodiaries
alongshore
alongshore
adv
At or along a shore or coast.
alopecurus
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
amersfoort
amersfoort
Proper noun
A city in the Netherlands.
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
amphispore
amphoterus
anaerobies
anaerobies
noun
(biology) anaerobes
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anatomiser
anatomiser
noun
Alternative form of anatomizer
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorwise
anderstorp
androlepsy
androspore
androspore
noun
(biology) A spore with male functions, in some algae.
anelytrous
anenterous
anenterous
adj
(zoology) Without a stomach or an intestine.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
anisoptera
anisospore
anisospore
noun
(biology) A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size.
anisotrope
anisotrope
adj
(dated) anisotropic
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
anoestrous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
antecessor
antecessor
noun
(now rare) A person from whom one is descended.
(now rare) A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
antedorsal
anthoceros
anticorset
anticorset
adj
Opposing the wearing of corsets.
antiheroes
antiheroes
noun
plural of antihero
antrophose
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
aperulosid
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
apocarpies
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apospories
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.