of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
abjectness
abjectness
noun
The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility.
ablastemic
ablastemic
adj
(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
abstinence
abstinence
noun
(business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
(ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
(obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstracted
abstracted
adj
(now rare) Abstract; abstruse; difficult.
(now rare) Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not concrete.
Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstract
abstracter
abstracter
adj
(rare) comparative form of abstract: more abstract
noun
An accounting clerk who records payroll deductions.
One who abstracts, or makes an abstract, as in records or documents.
Someone that finds and summarizes information for legal or insurance work.
abstricted
abstricted
adj
Separated by abstriction.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstrict
acanthodes
acanthoses
acanthoses
noun
plural of acanthosis
acanthuses
acanthuses
noun
plural of acanthus
acatalepsy
acatalepsy
noun
Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
accentless
accentless
adj
Of a word, having no diacritical mark; unaccented.
Speaking without an accent.
acceptress
acceptress
noun
(rare) A female acceptor.
accersitor
accipitres
acclimates
acclimates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclimate
accostable
accostable
adj
(obsolete, rare) Approachable; affable.
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accrescent
accrescent
adj
(botany) Which keeps growing past the point it normally would stop and begin wilting.
Growing; increasing.
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
accusative
accusative
adj
(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.
Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
noun
(grammar) The accusative case.
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
acephalist
acephalist
noun
(obsolete) One who acknowledges no head or superior
aceratosis
acerbities
acerbities
noun
plural of acerbity
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
acetarsone
acetarsone
noun
Synonym of acetarsol
acetolysis
acetolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acetylenes
acetylenes
noun
plural of acetylene
acidulates
acidulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidulate
acleistous
acquisited
acridities
acridities
noun
plural of acridity
actinosome
actinosome
noun
(zoology) The entire body of a coelenterate.
actionless
actionless
adj
Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
activeness
activeness
noun
The state or quality of being active.
activities
activities
noun
plural of activity
actualised
actualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actualise
actualizes
actualizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of actualize
actualness
actualness
noun
The state or quality of being actual.
acusection
addictives
addictives
noun
plural of addictive
adipescent
adipescent
adj
(medicine) Developing fatty deposits.
adjectives
adjectives
noun
plural of adjective
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjective
adolescent
adolescent
adj
Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
noun
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
adscendent
adscripted
adscripted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adscript
advocatess
advocatess
noun
(rare, obsolete) A female advocate.
aeciostage
aerobatics
aerobatics
noun
Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
aerolitics
aerolitics
noun
The scientific study of aerolites.
aerostatic
aerostatic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerostatics; pneumatic.
Pertaining to aerial navigation or aeronautics.
aeschynite
aeschynite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several basic oxide minerals of mostly titanium and niobium with either cerium, neodymium or yttrium.
aesculetin
aesculetin
noun
A derivative of coumarin found in chicory and many other plants.
aesthesics
aesthesics
noun
The study of perception, typically of music
aesthetics
aesthetics
noun
An artist's principles, preferences, and/or his agenda
The study or philosophy of beauty.
plural of aesthetic
affections
affections
noun
plural of affection
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
affectious
affectious
adj
(obsolete) affectionate
affectless
affectless
adj
Lacking or not showing emotion.
affectuous
affectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of passion or emotion; earnest.
affricates
affricates
noun
plural of affricate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affricate
aftercause
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
agathocles
agrestical
agrestical
adj
Obsolete form of agrestic.
alacrities
alacrities
noun
plural of alacrity
alchemists
alchemists
noun
plural of alchemist
alkahestic
alkahestic
adj
Resembling or relating to alkahest.
allosteric
allosteric
adj
(biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive
noun
(biochemistry) An allosteric modulator
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alsbachite
alutaceous
alutaceous
adj
Of the colour or texture of leather
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
ammocoetes
ammocoetes
noun
plural of ammocoete
anamnestic
anamnestic
adj
Of or pertaining to anamnesis
That aids memory; mnemonic
anapaestic
anapaestic
adj
Alternative spelling of anapestic
anarcestes
ancestress
ancestress
noun
A female ancestor.
ancestrial
ancestrial
adj
(dated) Ancestral.
ancestrian
ancestrian
adj
(archaic) ancestral
ancestries
ancestries
noun
plural of ancestry
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
ancientest
ancientest
adj
superlative form of ancient: most ancient
ancientism
ancientism
noun
The belief that people in ancient times were wiser than those of today.
anecdotist
anecdotist
noun
One who relates anecdotes.
anesthetic
anesthetic
adj
Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
Insensate: unable to feel, or unconscious.
noun
(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
antalgesic
antalgesic
noun
(uncommon) Alternative form of analgesic
antecessor
antecessor
noun
(now rare) A person from whom one is descended.
(now rare) A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
antecloset
antepectus
antescript
anthelices
anthelices
noun
plural of anthelix
anthoceros
anticlines
anticlines
noun
plural of anticline
anticorset
anticorset
adj
Opposing the wearing of corsets.
anticosine
anticosine
noun
Synonym of arccosine
antiseptic
antiseptic
adj
(pharmacology) Capable of preventing microbial infection.
Free of unpleasantness; prim, sanitized or bowdlerized.
Of, or relating to antisepsis, or the use of antiseptics.
Very clean; aseptic.
noun
(pharmacology) Any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Generally includes only those that are used on living objects (as opposed to disinfectants) and aren't transported by the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria in the body (as opposed to antibiotics).
antoecians
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
apesthetic
aposematic
aposematic
adj
(zoology, of a coloration or marking) That serves as a warning to predators, as of toxicity, especially falsely.
apostacies
apostacies
noun
plural of apostacy
apostacize
arachnites
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archegetes
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
archistome
architects
architects
noun
plural of architect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of architect
archpriest
archpriest
noun
(Eastern Orthodox Church) The highest rank given to a married priest.
(Roman Catholicism) An honorific title applied to a priest who has a specific function.
armistices
armistices
noun
plural of armistice
arsenicate
arsenicate
verb
To combine with arsenic; to treat or impregnate with arsenic.
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
artificers
artificers
noun
plural of artificer
ascendants
ascendants
noun
plural of ascendant
ascertains
ascertains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ascertain
asceticism
asceticism
noun
The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.
aschaffite
ascomycete
ascomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.
ascriptive
ascriptive
adj
ascribing; relating to ascription
noun
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work or other object to someone or something.
asecretory
aseismatic
aseismatic
adj
Synonym of aseismic
That mitigates the effects of seismic shocks
asepticism
asepticism
noun
(dated) freedom from sepsis; asepsis
asepticize
asepticize
verb
(transitive) To render aseptic; to sterilize; to cleanse of pathogenic materials.
asiarchate
asiaticize
aspectable
aspectable
adj
Capable of being seen; visible.
aspermatic
aspermatic
adj
That does not produce sperm
aspiculate
aspiculate
adj
Lacking spicules
assecution
assecution
noun
(obsolete) acquisition; an obtaining
assertoric
assertoric
adj
(logic) Stating that which is actual.
assistance
assistance
noun
Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.
assistency
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
associates
associates
noun
plural of associate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of associate
asteraceae
asteriscus
asteriscus
noun
(anatomy) One of the otoliths found in the lagena of many nonmammalian vertebrates.
asthenical
asthenical
adj
(archaic) asthenic
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
astrictive
astrictive
adj
binding; astringent
noun
An astringent.
astroscope
astroscope
noun
An old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
astructive
astructive
adj
(obsolete) Building up; constructive.
asymmetric
asymmetric
adj
(cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
Not symmetric.
asyzygetic
asyzygetic
adj
(mathematics) Not syzygetic
atascadero
atatschite
atrocities
atrocities
noun
plural of atrocity
audacities
audacities
noun
plural of audacity
auscultate
auscultate
verb
To listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation.
auspicated
auspicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auspicate