The state of being abstracted; abstract character.
acanthomeridae
accreditations
accreditations
noun
plural of accreditation
acetylfluoride
acetylperoxide
acleistocardia
acleistocardia
noun
(pathology) The inability of the foramen ovale of the heart to close properly
acrodermatitis
acrodermatitis
noun
(pathology) dermatitis that affects the hands and feet
acromiodeltoid
actinocrinidae
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
addressability
addressability
noun
(computer graphics) The capability of a display surface or storage device to accommodate a specified number of uniquely identifiable points.
(computing) The capability of a microprocessor etc. to deal with values of a certain size using a single instruction.
(micrographics) The capability of a specified field frame to contain a specific number of uniquely identifiable points.
adenemphractic
adenosarcomata
adenosarcomata
noun
plural of adenosarcoma
adiathermanous
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
administrating
administrating
verb
present participle of administrate
administration
administration
noun
(countable) A body that administers; a body of administrators.
(countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
(government, politics) The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
(uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
(uncountable, business) Management.
(uncountable, law, UK) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
administrative
administrative
adj
Of or relating to administering or administration.
administrators
administrators
noun
plural of administrator
administratrix
administratrix
noun
A female administrator.
adminstrations
adrenocortical
adrenocortical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the adrenal cortex.
adscriptitious
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
adulterateness
adulterateness
noun
The state or quality of being adulterate.
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
adventuresomes
adversifoliate
adversifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
advertisements
advertisements
noun
plural of advertisement
aepyornithidae
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerohydropathy
aerosiderolite
aerosiderolite
noun
A meteorite containing both stone and iron.
aforementioned
aforementioned
adj
Previously mentioned.
noun
(uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
aggrandizement
aggrandizement
Noun
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
airconditioned
airconditioned
adj
Alternative spelling of air-conditioned
alectoropodous
allotriodontia
altitudinarian
altitudinarian
adj
Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
noun
One who is lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
amphitheatered
amphitheatered
adj
Alternative form of amphitheatred
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatized
anagrammatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize
anametadromous
anarthropodous
ancistrocladus
andromedotoxin
andromedotoxin
noun
One of the grayanotoxins; grayanotoxin I.
angiohydrotomy
anoplotherioid
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.
antherozooidal
anthrapyridine
antidemocratic
antidemocratic
adj
Opposed to the tenets of democracy.
antidepressant
antidepressant
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting depression.
noun
(pharmacology) An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.
antidepressive
antidepressive
adj
Counteracting depression.
noun
An antidepressant.
antiderivative
antiderivative
noun
(calculus) A function whose derivative is a given function; an indefinite integral
antidicomarian
antidictionary
antidictionary
noun
(computational linguistics) The set of all words of minimal length that never appear in a particular string.
antidiphtheria
antidiphtheria
adj
Preventing diphtheria.
antidiphtheric
antidiphtheric
adj
Alternative form of anti-diphtheric
antidiphtherin
antidiphtherin
noun
(historical) A certain vaccine against diphtheria.
antidromically
antidromically
adv
(neurology) In an antidromic manner.
antidysenteric
antidysenteric
adj
(pharmacology) Working against dysentery.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine for dysentery.
antifederalism
antifederalism
noun
Alternative form of anti-federalism
antifederalist
antifederalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-federalist
antilocapridae
antimasquerade
antimodernness
antimoniureted
antiorthodoxly
antipeduncular
antipriesthood
antiproductive
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antiradicalism
antiradicalism
noun
Opposition to radical ideologies.
antisacerdotal
antisacerdotal
adj
Hostile to priests or the priesthood.
antistadholder
aphydrotropism
apprenticehood
apprenticehood
noun
(obsolete) apprenticeship
archaeocyathid
archaeocyathid
noun
Any marine organism (probably sponges) of the taxon Archaeocyatha
archdepredator
archidiaconate
archidiaconate
noun
archdeaconry
archimandrites
archimandrites
noun
plural of archimandrite
archmediocrity
archpriesthood
archpriesthood
noun
(ecclesiastical) The office of an archpriest.
argenticyanide
arrondissement
arrondissement
noun
(Quebec) A borough, a submunicipal administrative division
An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
asterospondyli
astrodiagnosis
astrodiagnosis
noun
The use of astrology to diagnose illness.
attitudinarian
attitudinarian
noun
One who attitudinizes; a posture maker.
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autotetraploid
autotetraploid
adj
(genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
bactericidally
bactericidally
adv
In a bactericidal manner.
bastardisation
bastardisation
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardization.
bastardization
bastardization
noun
(by extension) The combining of separate races in marriage or breeding; miscegenation.
(more generally) The creation of an inferior copy or version; corruption, degradation, or debasement.
Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.
Any change or neologism in language that is viewed as a degradation.
The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.
The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.
batrachoididae
batrachophidia
benedictionary
benedictionary
noun
A collected series of benedictions.
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
biodegradation
biodegradation
noun
The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.
bituberculated
blackheartedly
blastodermatic
bloodthirstier
bloodthirstier
adj
comparative form of bloodthirsty: more bloodthirsty
bloodthirstily
bloodthirstily
adv
In a bloodthirsty manner.
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
bodenbenderite
bothriocidaris
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
brachydactylia
brachydactylia
noun
brachydactyly
brachydactylic
brachydactylic
adj
Relating to brachydactyly
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
brevicipitidae
bronchadenitis
bronchodilator
bronchodilator
noun
(medicine) Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs
bronchotyphoid
bureaucratized
bureaucratized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bureaucratize
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
callitrichidae
calotermitidae
cantharidating
cantharidating
verb
present participle of cantharidate
cantharidizing
carbacidometer
carbacidometer
noun
A instrument used to measure the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air
cardioarterial
cardioarterial
adj
Relating to the heart and the arteries
cardiocentesis
cardiocentesis
noun
(surgery) incision or puncture into the heart
cardiomotility
cardiomotility
noun
motility (movement) of the heart
cardiomyopathy
cardiomyopathy
noun
(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
cardiotoxicity
cardiotoxicity
noun
The state or condition of being cardiotoxic.
carphosiderite
carphosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic, hydrated form of ferric sulfate
catacromyodian
catadioptrical
catadioptrical
adj
catadioptric
cathedralesque
cathedralesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cathedral.
celebratedness
celebratedness
noun
celebrity; fame
centrechinoida
centrodorsally
centrodorsally
adv
In a centrodorsal manner.
ceratodontidae
cercopithecoid
cercopithecoid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the superfamily Cercopithecoidea (the Old World monkeys).
chalcosiderite
chalcosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
chalicotheriid
chalicotheriid
noun
(zoology) Any mammal in the family Chalicotheriidae.
cheilodipterus
chickenhearted
chickenhearted
adj
Alternative form of chicken-hearted
chlorothiazide
chlorothiazide
noun
(medicine) A thiazide diuretic used in the treatment of hypertension and other conditions
chondrarsenite
chondrichthyes
chondrogenetic
chondrogenetic
adj
Relating to chondrogenesis.
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chondroprotein
chondroprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoprotein found in cartilage