An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
abstricted
abstricted
adj
Separated by abstriction.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstrict
acadialite
acadialite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral found in Nova Scotia consisting of red chabazite.
acanthodei
accidental
accidental
adj
(geometry) Being a double point with two distinct tangent planes in 4-dimensional projective space.
(music) Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.
(philosophy) Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional.
Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional.
Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.
noun
(music) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
(painting, plural only) Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
Part of a text that has a mainly structural purpose, such as spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.
accidented
accidented
adj
(possessional) Having had an accident
That has an uneven or undulating surface
accidently
accidently
adv
(now nonstandard) Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally.
acclimated
acclimated
adj
accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment
verb
(chiefly US) simple past tense and past participle of acclimate
accredited
accredited
adj
Given official approval after meeting certain standards, as an accredited university; or as disease free cattle.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accredit
accreditee
accreditee
noun
A person who has received accreditation
acerbitude
acerbitude
noun
(archaic) Sourness and harshness; acerbity.
acetamidin
acetanilid
acetanilid
noun
Alternative form of acetanilide
acetylized
acetylized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetylize
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
aciculated
aciculated
adj
Alternative form of aciculate
acidimeter
acidimeter
noun
(chemistry) An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids.
acidimetry
acidimetry
noun
(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.
acidometer
acidometer
noun
A hydrometer, especially one that is used to measure the strength of an acid.
Any of various other devices used to measure acidity, either chemical or electronic.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acidulated
acidulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acidulate
acidulates
acidulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidulate
acquainted
acquainted
adj
Personally known; familiar.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquaint
acquisited
acridities
acridities
noun
plural of acridity
actinoidea
actionized
actionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actionize
actualised
actualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actualise
actualized
actualized
adj
Having become actual; having been realized or made real.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actualize
acuminated
acuminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acuminate
addictives
addictives
noun
plural of addictive
adendritic
adendritic
adj
(biology) (of a neuron) Not having dendrites.
(biology) (of other cells) Not having cytoplasmic processes.
Not having a branching structure, not tree-like.
adenotomic
adenotomic
adj
Pertaining to adenotomy (the dissection of or incision into a gland).
adiathetic
adiathetic
adj
Not diathetic.
adipescent
adipescent
adj
(medicine) Developing fatty deposits.
adjectival
adjectival
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.
(law) Of or relating to procedure, especially to technicalities thereof.
noun
An adjectival phrase or clause.
adjectives
adjectives
noun
plural of adjective
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjective
adjudicate
adjudicate
verb
(Scotland, law) To seize, or convey, a debtor's estate as security.
To act as a judge.
To settle a legal case or other dispute.
adjunctive
adjunctive
adj
(logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a
additional; neither basic nor primary
forming an adjunct
noun
(grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
(manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
admittance
admittance
noun
(Britain, law) The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.
(physics) The reciprocal of impedance
Actual entrance, reception.
Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance.
The act of admitting.
adscripted
adscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adscript
adulticide
adulticide
noun
A pesticide designed to kill adult insects rather than their larvae.
verb
(transitive) To treat with adulticide.
advocative
advocative
adj
(law) Related to advocation
aedilberct
aerodontic
affricated
affricated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affricate
ammocoetid
amphidetic
amphidetic
adj
(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
anecdotist
anecdotist
noun
One who relates anecdotes.
anteceding
anteceding
verb
present participle of antecede
anthicidae
antiedemic
antiedemic
noun
An agent or substance that counters edema.
apiculated
apiculated
adj
(botany) apiculate
apodeictic
apodeictic
adj
(logic) Of the characteristic feature of a proposition that is necessary (or impossible): perfectly certain (or inconceivable) or incontrovertibly true (or false); self-evident.
Affording proof; demonstrative.
Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.
apodictive
apodictive
adj
apodictic
arcticized
arcticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arcticize
arctoidean
associated
associated
adj
(of a company) connected or amalgamated with another company.
(of a person or thing) connected with something or another person.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of associate
audacities
audacities
noun
plural of audacity
auspicated
auspicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auspicate
autodermic
bacterioid
bacterioid
adj
(rare) Resembling a bacterium.
bacterized
bacterized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bacterize
bastardice
batidaceae
bedticking
belatticed
benedicite
benedicite
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Benedicite
benedictus
biarcuated
biarcuated
adj
Synonym of biarcuate
biciliated
biciliated
adj
Alternative form of biciliate
bifurcated
bifurcated
adj
Divided into two branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate
bisulcated
bootlicked
bootlicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootlick
brachiated
brachiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brachiate
bradytelic
bradytelic
adj
Of or relating to bradytely.
brecciated
brecciated
adj
(geology) Formed or broken into breccia.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brecciate
bredstitch
cabinetted
cabinetted
adj
Furnished with a cabinet or cabinets.
cacatuidae
caducities
caducities
noun
plural of caducity
caledonite
caledonite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic carbonate / sulfate mineral of copper and lead
calibrated
calibrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calibrate
callityped
candidated
candidated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of candidate
candidates
candidates
noun
plural of candidate
cantilated
capilotade
capilotade
noun
A type of stew, typically of several different meats.
captivated
captivated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captivate
carditises
carotenoid
carotenoid
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or relating to such a class of pigments.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.
carotidean
carotidean
adj
Synonym of carotidal
cartelized
cartelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartelize
cartridges
cartridges
noun
plural of cartridge
caryatides
caryatides
noun
plural of caryatide
castalides
castigated
castigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of castigate
castoridae
castorized
catechised
catechised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catechise
catechized
catechized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catechize
catharized
catharized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catharize
cattlehide
caustified
cauterised
cauterised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cauterise
cauterized
cauterized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cauterize
celadonite
celadonite
noun
(mineralogy) A blueish-green form of mica.
centetidae
centigrade
centigrade
adj
(of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
Celsius (since 1948).
noun
(countable) A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.
(countable, dated) A single degree on this scale.
(uncountable) A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
centigrado
centipedal
centipedal
adj
Having 100 or another large number of legs or appendages.
Of or resembling a centipede.
centipedes
centipedes
noun
plural of centipede
centriffed
centriscid
centriscid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Centriscidae.
centroidal
centroidal
adj
(graph theory, of a tree) Having a single centroid.
Of or pertaining to a centroid.
ceratiidae
ceratitoid
ceratopsid
ceratopsid
noun
Any member of the family Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
cerianthid
cerianthid
noun
Any tubular anemone of the family Cerianthidae
cerithioid
cerithioid
adj
(biology) Relating to, or characteristic of cerithioideans (gastropods of the superfamily Cerithioidea)
certhiidae
certitudes
certitudes
noun
plural of certitude
cestodaria
cestoidean
cestoidean
noun
(zoology) One of the Cestoidea.
cetoniides
cetorhinid
cetorhinid
noun
(zoology) Any basking shark in the family Cetorhinidae.
childliest
chitinized
chitinized
adj
Modified by chitinization
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chitinize
chittenden
chittenden
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, California, USA.
a town in Rutland County, Vermont, USA.
chloridate
chloridate
verb
(transitive) To treat or prepare with a chloride.
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
christened
christened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of christen
cicatrised
cicatrised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cicatrise
cicatrized
cicatrized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cicatrize
cingulated
cingulated
adj
Having a cingulum
circulated
circulated
adj
distributed about a circuit
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circulate
circumdate
citharoedi
citigradae
citizendom
citizendom
noun
Citizenship; the status of a citizen.
The world or sphere of citizens.
claudetite
claudetite
noun
A mineral composed of arsenic trioxide, chemical formula As₂O₃.
claudicate
claudicate
verb
To limp as a result of claudication.
cleidotomy
cleidotomy
noun
(obstetrics) Intentional fracturing of the clavicle of a fetus for the management of shoulder dystocia during vaginal delivery .
cloistered
cloistered
adj
Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
Furnished with cloisters.
Isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence.