(mycology, biology) The creation of spores by cutting off portions of the sporophore by the growth of septa; abstriction.
abjuration
abjuration
noun
A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle.
A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
The act of abjuring.
absolution
absolution
noun
(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
abulomania
abulomania
noun
Alternative form of aboulomania
accounting
accounting
noun
(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.
(law) An equitable remedy requiring wrongfully obtained profits to be distributed to those who deserve them.
A relaying of events; justification of actions.
verb
present participle of account
accoutring
accoutring
verb
present participle of accoutre
accubation
accubation
noun
The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
accusation
accusation
noun
(law) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
An allegation.
The act of accusing.
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
achenodium
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
acinacious
acinarious
acinarious
adj
(botany) Having acini
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acousticon
acousticon
noun
(historical) A kind of hearing aid.
acridonium
acridonium
noun
Alternative form of acridinium
acusection
acutorsion
acutorsion
noun
(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adequation
adequation
noun
(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context
(obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
equivalence
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjunction
adjunction
noun
(category theory) Given a pair of categories 𝒞 and 𝒟: an anti-parallel pair of functors F:𝒞→𝒟 and G:𝒟→𝒞 and a natural transformation 𝜂: mbox id_C→GF called “unit” such that for any object A∈𝒞, for any object B∈𝒟, and for any morphism f:A→GB, there is a unique morphism g:FA→B such that Gg∘𝜂_A=f. (Note: there is another natural transformation called “counit” as well but its existence may be derived by theorem.) The pair of functors express a similarity between the pair of categories which is weaker than that of an equivalence of categories.
(law) The joining of personal property owned by one to that owned by another.
The act of joining; the thing joined or added.
adjuration
adjuration
noun
A grave warning.
A solemn oath.
advolution
advolution
noun
A rolling toward something; goal orientation.
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aestuation
aglutition
aglutition
noun
(medicine) Inability to swallow.
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
agynarious
akoulalion
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
albuminous
albuminous
adj
Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
algonquian
algonquian
Adjective
Relating to a group of North American languages.
Noun
An Algonquin.
algonquins
allocution
allocution
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A pronouncement by a pope to an assembly of church officials concerning a matter of church policy.
(chiefly US, law) The legal right of a victim, in some jurisdictions, to make a statement to a court prior to sentencing of a defendant convicted of a crime causing injury to that victim; the actual statement made to a court by a victim.
(chiefly US, law) The question put to a convicted defendant by a judge after the rendering of the verdict in a trial, in which the defendant is asked whether he or she wishes to make a statement to the court before sentencing; the statement made by a defendant in response to such a question; the legal right of a defendant to make such a statement.
(communication, media) The mode of information dissemination in which media broadcasts are transmitted to multiple receivers with no or very limited capability of a two-way exchange of information.
A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.
alloimmune
alloimmune
adj
(pathology) Characterized by alloimmunity, which is immunity, obtained from a tissue graft from another person, against one's own cells.
altisonous
altisonous
adj
Alternative form of altisonant
aluconidae
aluconinae
aluminosis
aluminosis
noun
(construction) A structural defect resulting from the degradation of poor quality concrete.
(pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by aluminum dust.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
ammoniacum
ammoniacum
noun
gum ammoniac, a resin exuded from the stem of the perennial herb Dorema ammoniacum.
ammoniuret
ammoniuria
ammoniuria
noun
Alternative form of ammonuria
ammunition
ammunition
noun
(figurative) Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict.
(obsolete) Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
verb
To supply with ammunition.
amphinomus
amphipnous
amputation
amputation
noun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
anacoustic
anacoustic
adj
(physics) Describing the upper reaches of the atmosphere, and of space, in which the concentration of molecules is too small to support the propagation of sound
anechoic, soundless
anaerobium
anakrousis
anandrious
anazoturia
anazoturia
noun
(medicine) A decrease in the amount of nitrogenous material (such as urea) in the urine.
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
andouillet
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andronicus
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
angulation
angulation
noun
An angular part, position, or formation.
The formation of an abnormal angle or bend in an organ
The formation of angles.
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anhalonium
anisomelus
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
annotinous
annotinous
adj
(botany) A year old; in yearly growths.
announcing
announcing
verb
present participle of announce
annulation
annulation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that forms a ring of atoms
Any structure in the form of a ring
The formation of a ring
antichorus
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antigyrous
antiliquor
antiliquor
adj
Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
antilobium
antilochus
antilogous
antilogous
adj
Being or relating to that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.
Of the contrary name or character; opposite.
antimonium
antimonous
antimonous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of antimonious
antipoenus
antitypous
antitypous
adj
(obsolete) resistant to blows; hard
antrustion
antrustion
noun
(historical) A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises.
apollonius
apoquinine
arenarious
arenarious
adj
sandy
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argutation
argutation
noun
(obsolete) caviling; subtle disputation
arietinous
arietinous
Adjective
Shaped like a ram's head.
armisonous
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
assecution
assecution
noun
(obsolete) acquisition; an obtaining
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
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.
auctioning
auctioning
verb
present participle of auction
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
auditioned
auditioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of audition
audivision
auguration
auguration
noun
The practice of augury.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
aurigation
aurigation
noun
The act of driving a chariot or a carriage.
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
autogenies
autognosis
autognosis
noun
self-knowledge; the understanding of one's character and peculiarities
autoimmune
autoimmune
adj
(pathology, immunology) Of or pertaining to autoimmunity.
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
autolesion
autolyzing
autolyzing
verb
present participle of autolyze
automating
automating
verb
present participle of automate
automation
automation
noun
The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
autonetics
autonoetic
autonoetic
adj
Of or relating to autonoesis.
autonomies
autonomies
noun
plural of autonomy
autonomist
autonomist
noun
An advocate of autonomy or autonomism.
autonomize
autonomize
verb
(transitive) To make autonomous.
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
auxoaction
axiopoenus
azthionium
basigenous
batocrinus
beaumontia
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becousined
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
bernouilli
bescouring
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
biangulous
biangulous
adj
(archaic) biangular
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bicornuous
biloculina
biloculine
biloculine
adj
(biology) Characteristic of species of foraminifers in the genus Biloculina, now principally in Pyrgo.
Having two chambers or compartments.
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
binominous
binominous
adj
(obsolete) binomial
binotonous
bituminoid
bituminous
bituminous
adj
Of or pertaining to bitumen.
noun
(countable) A type or grade of bituminous coal.
(uncountable) Bituminous coal.
biunivocal
biunivocal
adj
Relating to two, related univocal terms, sources etc.