(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
absentment
absentment
noun
(rare, obsolete): The state of being absent; withdrawal
absinthism
absinthism
noun
The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinthe.
absinthium
absinthium
noun
(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
absolutism
absolutism
noun
(philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.
(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
(rare) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.
(theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
abstemious
abstemious
adj
(rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
acanthomas
acclimates
acclimates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclimate
accustomed
accustomed
adj
(obsolete) Frequented by customers.
(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
acosmistic
acosmistic
adj
Relating to acosmism or to acosmists
acousmatic
acousmatic
adj
(music) Referring to pre-recorded music that is presented in concert using loudspeakers, e.g. some types of computer music.
Referring to Pythagorean disciples who for years listened to his lectures from behind a curtain, unable to see him.
Referring to a sound that has no visually identifiable cause.
acquisitum
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
acrotomous
acrotomous
adj
(mineralogy) Having a cleavage parallel with the base.
actinosoma
actinosome
actinosome
noun
(zoology) The entire body of a coelenterate.
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
adactylism
adactylism
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.
adenostoma
adjustment
adjustment
noun
The action of adjusting something
The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
The settling or balancing of a financial account
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
adornments
adornments
noun
plural of adornment
adsmithing
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
advisement
advisement
noun
(archaic) Advice, counsel.
(now US) Consideration or deliberation.
aeronomist
aeronomist
Noun
One who studies aeronomy.
aforetimes
aforetimes
Adverb
formerly, previously
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
agathaumas
agreements
agreements
noun
plural of agreement
agronomist
agronomist
noun
A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
agrostemma
aktivismus
alabastrum
alabastrum
noun
(botany) A flower bud
An alabastron, or ancient pottery container for oil.
alchemists
alchemists
noun
plural of alchemist
algorithms
algorithms
noun
plural of algorithm
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
allotheism
allotheism
noun
Worship of a god or gods that are foreign to one's own land.
allotments
allotments
noun
plural of allotment
altimeters
altimeters
noun
plural of altimeter
amagansett
amalgamist
amaranthus
amaranthus
noun
Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
amassments
amassments
noun
plural of amassment
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
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
amazements
amazements
noun
plural of amazement
ambassiate
amblystoma
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
ambulantes
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
ameloblast
ameloblast
noun
An epithelial cell that forms the enamel of the developing tooth
amendments
amendments
noun
plural of amendment
amersfoort
amersfoort
Proper noun
A city in the Netherlands.
ametallous
amherstite
amiantuses
amidoplast
amidstream
aminoplast
ammocoetes
ammocoetes
noun
plural of ammocoete
ammonitess
ammonitish
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amniotitis
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
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.
amphistoma
amphistome
amphistome
noun
Any trematode of the genus Paramphistomum (previously Amphistoma)
amphistyly
amphoterus
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
ampullitis
ampullitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of an ampulla
amurcosity
amusements
amusements
noun
plural of amusement
amyloplast
amyloplast
noun
(biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
amyraldist
anabaptism
anabaptism
Noun
The doctrine of the Anabaptists.
anabathmos
anacrotism
anacrotism
noun
(biology) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
anamnestic
anamnestic
adj
Of or pertaining to anamnesis
That aids memory; mnemonic
anartismos
anastigmat
anastigmat
noun
(photography) An anastigmatic lens.
anastomose
anastomose
adj
(botany, mycology) Joined or run together; interconnected.
(of rivers, etc) Joined or run together, ramified, interconnected.
verb
(intransitive, of rivers, blood vessels, etc.) To join by anastomosis.
(transitive, of streams and rivers, blood vessels, etc.) To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a network.
anatomised
anatomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anatomise
anatomiser
anatomiser
noun
Alternative form of anatomizer
anatomists
anatomists
noun
plural of anatomist
anatomizes
anatomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize
ancientism
ancientism
noun
The belief that people in ancient times were wiser than those of today.
andabatism
andamentos
anematosis
anemotaxis
anemotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism in response to air currents.
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
anglesmith
animations
animations
noun
plural of animation
annulments
annulments
noun
plural of annulment
antagonism
antagonism
noun
A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
antarchism
antarchism
noun
(archaic) anarchism
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
anthonomus
anticivism
anticivism
noun
(obsolete) opposition to the body politic of citizens
antidotism
antidotism
noun
The administration of an antidote
antiegoism
antilogism
antilogism
noun
(logic) A false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third
antimachus
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antimensia
antimensia
noun
plural of antimensium
antimerism
antimerism
noun
(biology) The division of the body into antimeres.
antiminsia
antiminsia
noun
plural of antiminsion
antimonies
antimonies
noun
Misspelling of antinomies.
plural of antimony
antimonous
antimonous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of antimonious
antimystic
antinomies
antinomies
noun
plural of antinomy
antinomist
antinomist
noun
An antinomian.
antipapism
antipapism
noun
Opposition of the pope or his faction.
antipewism
antipodism
antipodism
noun
(topology) The relation between points on a sphere which are directly opposite each other; or the function which maps a point to its opposite point.
A form of foot juggling where the juggler lies on his or her back, usually on a sort of chair.
antiracism
antiracism
adj
Acting to combat or prevent racism
noun
(sociology) Opposition to racism.
antisemite
antisemite
noun
Alternative form of anti-Semite
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
antisquama
antitheism
antitheism
noun
The categorical opposition to the belief in any and all deities.
antonomasy
antonomasy
noun
Alternative form of antonomasia
antonymies
antonymies
noun
plural of antonymy
antonymous
antonymous
adj
Having an opposite or diametrically opposite meaning.
Of, or being an antonym; antonymic.
anvilsmith
anvilsmith
noun
A person who makes blacksmiths' anvils.
apartments
apartments
noun
plural of apartment
aphanitism
aplanatism
aplanatism
noun
(optics) Freedom from spherical aberration.
aposematic
aposematic
adj
(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely.
apostatism
apostemate
apostemate
verb
To become an aposteme; to pustulate.
aquascutum
arboretums
archistome
armbruster
armisonant
armisonant
adj
(obsolete, nonce word, poetic) Resounding with arms, or weapons.