Absence of normal skin pigmentation (from bruising, stress or disease); pallor or achromia.
The inability of a cell or tissue to be stained.
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
acrogamous
acrologism
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
acrosarcum
acrotomous
acrotomous
adj
(mineralogy) Having a cleavage parallel with the base.
admeasured
admeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admeasure
admeasurer
admeasurer
noun
Agent noun of admeasure; one who admeasures.
administer
administer
verb
(intransitive) To minister (to).
(law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.
(medicine) To give a drug to a patient, be it orally or by any other means.
(transitive) To apportion out, distribute.
(transitive) To cause to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.
(transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.
To give, as an oath.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
adornments
adornments
noun
plural of adornment
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
aerodromes
aerodromes
noun
plural of aerodrome
aeronomics
aeronomies
aeronomist
aeronomist
Noun
One who studies aeronomy.
aforetimes
aforetimes
Adverb
formerly, previously
africanism
africanism
Noun
Eurocentric representation of Africans or people of African ancestry.
A characteristically African cultural feature, such as a belief, custom or linguistic feature.
afrormosia
afrormosia
noun
Any of the African leguminous trees of the genus Pericopsis (formerly Afrormosia), especially Pericopsis elata; the timber of these trees.
aftermaths
aftermaths
noun
plural of aftermath
afterstorm
afterswarm
afterswarm
noun
A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.
aftertimes
aftertimes
noun
plural of aftertime
agamospore
agoranomus
agreements
agreements
noun
plural of agreement
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agronomist
agronomist
noun
A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
agrostemma
airmanship
airmanship
noun
Skill in and knowledge of the work of navigating and operating an aircraft.
alabastrum
alabastrum
noun
(botany) A flower bud
An alabastron, or ancient pottery container for oil.
algorismic
algorismic
adj
Obsolete form of algorithmic.
algorithms
algorithms
noun
plural of algorithm
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.
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.
altimeters
altimeters
noun
plural of altimeter
amalbergas
amaranthus
amaranthus
noun
Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
amarynceus
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
amateurism
amateurism
noun
Amateur beliefs and practices generally.
The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money.
amatorious
amatorious
adj
(obsolete) amatory
amatsumara
amatsumara
Proper noun
the Japanese god of the forge, metalcraft, and blacksmithing
ambassador
ambassador
noun
A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.
A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
An official messenger and representative.
amberjacks
amberjacks
noun
plural of amberjack
ambiparous
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
amersfoort
amersfoort
Proper noun
A city in the Netherlands.
amherstite
amidstream
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
ampersands
ampersands
noun
plural of ampersand
amphiaraus
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphimarus
amphisarca
amphispore
amphoterus
amphrysian
amplifiers
amplifiers
noun
plural of amplifier
amurcosity
amvrakikos
amyraldism
amyraldism
Noun
A form of Protestant belief also known as four-point Calvinism.
amyraldist
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anacrotism
anacrotism
noun
(biology) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
anadromous
anadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
(of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
anarchisms
anarchisms
noun
plural of anarchism
anartismos
anatomiser
anatomiser
noun
Alternative form of anatomizer
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
angadresma
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.
anomalurus
anorganism
antarchism
antarchism
noun
(archaic) anarchism
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antimerism
antimerism
noun
(biology) The division of the body into antimeres.
antiracism
antiracism
adj
Acting to combat or prevent racism
noun
(sociology) Opposition to racism.
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
apabhramsa
apartments
apartments
noun
plural of apartment
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
aphorismic
aphorismic
adj
Relating to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.
aphorismos
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
aquariiums
arboretums
archaicism
archaicism
noun
(linguistics) Alternative form of archaism
archemorus
archidamus
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
archimedes
archimedes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer.
A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.
archiplasm
archisperm
archistome
archoplasm
archoplasm
noun
(cytology, dated) The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.
arcosolium
arcosolium
noun
(architecture) A tomb in an arched recess in a wall.
arimaspian
armadillos
armadillos
noun
plural of armadillo
armbruster
armiferous
armiferous
adj
(rare) Bearing arms or weapons.
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
armisonant
armisonant
adj
(obsolete, nonce word, poetic) Resounding with arms, or weapons.
armisonous
armistices
armistices
noun
plural of armistice
aromatised
aromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aromatise
aromatiser
aromatites
arousement
arousement
noun
Arousal.
arrestment
arrestment
noun
(law, Scotland) The process that prohibits a debtor from making payment to the creditor until another debt due to the person making use of the arrestment by such creditor is paid.
The action of arresting (in any sense)
arrowsmith
arrowsmith
noun
A smith who made the iron tips for arrows
arsenhemol
arsenicism
arsenicism
noun
(pathology) A diseased condition produced by gradual arsenic poisoning.
arsmetrike
artemision
artemisium
artemisium
Proper noun
A cape north of Euboea, Greece.
arthritism
arthritism
noun
(pathology) A predisposition to gout or to arthritis.
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
ashburnham
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
assemblers
assemblers
noun
plural of assembler
assortment
assortment
noun
A collection of varying but related items.
asssembler
asterismal
asterismal
adj
(astrology) Relating to asterisms.
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
astrometer
astrometer
noun
An instrument designed to measure the brightness, relation, or apparent magnitude of stars.
astrometry
astrometry
noun
(astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.
astronomer
astronomer
noun
One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics
astronomic
astronomic
adj
(figurative) of very large or immense proportions; colossal
pertaining or relating to astronomy
asymmetral
asymmetral
adj
(obsolete) incommensurable
(obsolete) not symmetrical
asymmetric
asymmetric
adj
(cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
Not symmetric.
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
atmiatrics
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.