(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
antrophore
antrophose
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
aphronitre
apocentric
apocentric
adj
(astrophysics) Of or pertaining to the apocenter, the point in an orbit which is furthest from the orbited body
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
aporetical
aporetical
Adjective
Tending to doubt.
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.
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
appointers
appointers
noun
plural of appointer
approbated
approbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approbate
apterygota
apterygote
apterygote
noun
Any insect of the order Apterygota.
araeometer
araeostyle
araeostyle
noun
(architecture) intercolumniation
aramayoite
aramayoite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, bismuth, silver, and sulfur.
arboretums
arborvitae
arborvitae
noun
(anatomy) The white nerve tissue of the cerebellum that has a branching structure.
Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis or the species Platycladus orientalis, grown for timber or ornament.
arbusterol
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archeocyte
archeocyte
noun
Alternative form of archaeocyte
archibuteo
archistome
archontate
archontate
noun
The office or position of an archon
arctogaeal
arctogaeal
adj
(biogeography) Of or relating to the Arctogea, a biogeographical division comprising the Holarctic and Paleotropical regions.
arctogaean
arctogaeic
arctoidean
arefaction
arefaction
noun
(rare or obsolete) The fact or process of drying; desiccation.
areolation
areolation
noun
An areola, or a similar form of a space surrounded by something of a different colour.
areologist
areologist
noun
(astronomy) One who studies the planet Mars.
areometric
areometric
adj
Relating to, or measured by, an areometer.
areopagist
areopagite
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argoletier
argoletier
noun
(obsolete, military) A light mounted soldier; a mounted bowman.
argyrodite
argyrodite
noun
(mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre.
argyroneta
arietation
arietation
noun
(obsolete) The act of butting like a ram; the use of a battering ram.
(obsolete) The act of striking or conflicting.
arietinous
arietinous
Adjective
Shaped like a ram's head.
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
armipotent
armipotent
adj
(obsolete) Powerful in battle.
noun
(poetic, archaic) A powerful combatant.
aromatised
aromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aromatise
aromatiser
aromatitae
aromatites
aromatized
aromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aromatize
aromatizer
aromatizer
noun
One who, or that which, aromatizes or renders aromatic.
arousement
arousement
noun
Arousal.
arragonite
arragonite
noun
Alternative form of aragonite
arrendator
arrendator
noun
Alternative spelling of arendator
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
arrogative
arrogative
adj
Making undue claims and pretensions; prone to arrogance.
arrojadite
arrojadite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium.
arrowplate
arrowstone
arsenation
arsenation
noun
(chemistry) Conversion to, or reaction with an arsenate
arsenolite
arsenolite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of arsenic trioxide.
artemision
arteriolar
arteriolar
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an arteriole
arterioles
arterioles
noun
plural of arteriole
artesonado
arthrocace
arthrocele
arthrocele
noun
(pathology) The swelling of a joint; a hernia of the synovium through the capsule of a joint
arthroderm
arthroderm
noun
(zoology) The external covering of an arthropod.
arthrodiae
arthrodire
arthrodire
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct order Arthrodira, armored jawed fishes that flourished in the Devonian period.
arthrolite
arthromere
arthromere
noun
(anatomy) Any of the constitutive body segments of a jointed animal.
arthrotome
arthrotome
noun
(surgery) A strong scalpel used in the dissection of joints.
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
artotyrite
artotyrite
Noun
One of a sect in the primitive church who celebrated the Lord's Supper with bread and cheese, alleging that the first oblations of men were not only of the fruit of the earth, but of their flocks.
asecretory
asperation
asperation
noun
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
assentator
assentator
noun
An obsequious flatterer.
assertions
assertions
noun
plural of assertion
assertoric
assertoric
adj
(logic) Stating that which is actual.
assortment
assortment
noun
A collection of varying but related items.
asteriskos
asteroidal
asteroidal
adj
Of or pertaining to an asteroid
asteroidea
astonisher
astonisher
noun
(journalism) A headline or lead (introductory paragraph) designed to capture attention through a surprising statement.
(typography, journalism, chiefly US) A short line of smaller type above (or sometimes below) the main headline of an article, usually placed flush-left.
(typography, printing, computing, chiefly US) An exclamation mark, the punctuation mark “!”.
Someone who astonishes.
Something that astonishes; an astonishing thing or event.
astrogated
astrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astrogate
astrolabes
astrolabes
noun
plural of astrolabe
astrolater
astrolater
noun
One who worships the stars.
astrologer
astrologer
noun
One who studies or practices astrology.
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
astroscope
astroscope
noun
An old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
atascadero
atheromata
atheromata
noun
plural of atheroma
athrogenic
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
atmometric
atmometric
adj
Relating to atmometry.
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.
atrematous
atrocities
atrocities
noun
plural of atrocity
atropamine
atropatene
atropatene
Proper noun
An ancient kingdom established in the 4th century BC in modern-day Iranian Azerbaijan by the satrap Atropates.
a satrapy of later Parthian and Sasanian empires; Aturpatakan; Adurbadagan; Atrapatakan
atropinize
atropinize
verb
(transitive) To treat with atropine.
atrorubent
attenuator
attenuator
noun
(physics) Any device that attenuates a signal, but especially an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of a signal
attestator
attornment
attornment
noun
(feudal law) The consent of a tenant to the transfer of his relationship to his landlord to another person.
auctioneer
auctioneer
noun
A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, taking bids to find the best price for the vendor.
verb
(transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction.
audiometer
audiometer
noun
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditories
auditories
noun
plural of auditory
austrogaea
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authoriser
authoriser
noun
Alternative form of authorizer
authorized
authorized
adj
Explicitly allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorize
authorizer
authorizer
noun
One who, or that which, authorizes.
authorizes
authorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize
authorless
authorless
adj
Without an author.
autocamper
autocamper
noun
One who travels (by automobile) to stay at an autocamp.
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
autodermic
autodialer
autodialer
noun
(computing) malicious software, embedded in a website, that routes dial-up Internet connections to a different telephone number charged at a premium rate
an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks
autoerotic
autoerotic
adj
Of or pertaining to sexual satisfaction obtained without a partner; masturbatory
autoheader
autojigger
autoloader
autoloader
noun
(computing) A mechanical device that automatically loads storage media (such as tapes or disks) into the device that can read them.
(firearms) A semi-automatic firearm.
(military) A mechanical device that loads ordnance into weapons such as tanks and artillery that would otherwise be loaded by a dedicated crew.
(programming) A software mechanism that automatically locates and loads classes etc. as required at run time.
autometric
autometric
adj
(mathematics) Relating to an autometry
autorotate
autorotate
verb
(intransitive) To undergo autorotation.
autosender
autosender
noun
An automatic sender.
autostoper
autothermy
averrhoist
aversation
aversation
noun
(obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
avogadrite
avogadrite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, cesium, fluorine, and potassium.
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
azeotropic
azeotropic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing an azeotrope
azoprotein
azoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein, coupled with another material via a diazo linkage, that is used in immunochemical procedures
azotometer
azotometer
noun
(inorganic chemistry, obsolete) An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen.
azotorrhea
backlotter
backstroke
backstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
A backhanded stroke or blow.
verb
To swim the backstroke.
bacterioid
bacterioid
adj
(rare) Resembling a bacterium.
bacterious
bakerstown
ballhooter
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
bardolater
bardolater
noun
Alternative spelling of bardolator
barefooted
barefooted
adj
Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
bargestone
barkometer
barkometer
noun
A hydrometer calibrated to test the strength of tanning liquors used in tanning leather.