The process of becoming accustomed to something; habituation.
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acquiescement
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
admeasurement
admeasurement
noun
Apportionment.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
albuminolysis
albuminoscope
algiomuscular
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
amblycephalus
amblyocarpous
amblyrhynchus
ambrosiaceous
ambulatoriums
amorousnesses
amorousnesses
noun
plural of amorousness
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampherotokous
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphipneustic
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphithalamus
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amplitudinous
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
anaptomorphus
androdynamous
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
announcements
announcements
noun
plural of announcement
anomalousness
anomalousness
noun
The state or quality of being anomalous.
anomophyllous
anonymousness
anonymousness
noun
The state or quality of being anonymous.
antiamusement
antiamusement
adj
Opposed to public entertainment venues such as amusement arcades and funfairs.
anticommunism
anticommunism
noun
Opposition to communism.
anticommunist
anticommunist
adj
Opposed to the tenets of communism.
noun
One who is opposed to the tenets of communism.
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antimusically
antiritualism
antiritualism
noun
Opposition to ritualism.
antiserumsera
antismuggling
antismuggling
adj
(law enforcement) Acting to combat or prevent smuggling
A word or phrase only used in Australia, or having a special meaning there.
austrophilism
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autocomplexes
autocriticism
autocriticism
noun
Self-criticism; criticism of what one has done, said or been.
autoeroticism
autoeroticism
noun
The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
automatontons
automechanism
automobilists
automobilists
noun
plural of automobilist
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
ayuntamientos
ayuntamientos
noun
plural of ayuntamiento
balsameaceous
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
befuddlements
befuddlements
noun
plural of befuddlement
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bimillenniums
bioinstrument
bioinstrument
noun
Any device, attached to the body, that is used in bioinstrumentation
biscuitmaking
blabbermouths
blabbermouths
noun
plural of blabbermouth
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blasphemously
blasphemously
adv
In blasphemous manner.
blastophyllum
bonaventurism
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
bourignianism
brachystomous
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
bromeliaceous
bromeliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants
bumblebeefish
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
bureaucratism
bureaucratism
noun
bureaucratic policies or behaviour
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
businesswoman
businesswoman
noun
A woman involved in business.
businesswomen
businesswomen
noun
plural of businesswoman
calamiferious
calumniations
calumniations
noun
plural of calumniation
campbellsburg
camphoraceous
camphoraceous
adj
Of, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor.
carcinomatous
carcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to a carcinoma.
cardiospermum
cardipaludism
catanadromous
catanadromous
adj
(zoology) Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catechumenism
catechumenism
noun
The religious instruction given to a catechumen.
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
cerumniparous
chamecephalus
chaucerianism
chausseemeile
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondroseptum
chromophilous
chromophilous
adj
Synonym of chromophilic (“readily stained with dyes”)
chromophorous
chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum
noun
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
chryselectrum
chryselectrum
noun
A gold-coloured form of amber.
chrysophyllum
chrysothamnus
churchmanship
churchmanship
noun
The craft or skill of being a churchman.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cinquecentism
circumambages
circumambages
noun
Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.
circumcisions
circumcisions
noun
plural of circumcision
circumcission
circumclusion
circumclusion
noun
(dated) An acupressure technique in which the pin is passed beneath the vessel, the wire loop placed over its point, and the ends brought over the artery and made fast.
The act of enclosing on all sides.
circuminsular
circuminsular
adj
Surrounding an island.
circumscribed
circumscribed
adj
Limited narrowly; restricted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumscribe
circumscriber
circumscriber
noun
One who, or that which, circumscribes.
circumscribes
circumscribes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumscribe