(Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
(Western Christianity) The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
(chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
(literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
(plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
abluvion
abluvion
noun
(obsolete, rare) That which is washed off.
aboideau
aboideau
noun
(Canada, Acadian) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
aboiteau
aboiteau
noun
(Canada, Acadian) Alternative form of aboideau
aboulias
aboulias
noun
plural of aboulia
abruptio
abruptio
noun
(music) An abrupt pause or stop; an abruption.
abusious
abusious
adj
Alternative form of abusive
abutilon
abutilon
noun
Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
aconitum
aconitum
noun
Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.
The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
acontium
acontium
noun
An Ancient Greek weapon similar to a javelin
One of a series of threads of a septum of some actinians
acontius
acoustic
acoustic
adj
(architecture) (of building materials) Used for soundproofing or modifying sound.
(music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.
(of a device or system) Utilizing sound energy in its operation.
(weaponry) (of an explosive mine or other weapon) Able to be set off by sound waves.
noun
(medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
(usually in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.
Clipping of acoustic guitar.
acuation
acuation
noun
(rare) The act of sharpening.
adipsous
adipsous
adj
(medicine) thirst-quenching
adultoid
adultoid
noun
(sociology) An adolescent who engages in activities that symbolize adult status.
(zoology) A premature adult form of an insect.
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
aeluroid
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aerobium
affusion
affusion
noun
A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.
The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
aidoneus
ailuroid
airbound
airbound
adj
Of a pump etc.: containing too much air, such that the flow is impeded.
aissaoua
ajourise
albumoid
alcinous
aleikoum
alguifou
alinotum
aliquots
aliquots
noun
plural of aliquot
allodium
allodium
noun
(dated or historical) Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land.
allusion
allusion
noun
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned
alluvion
alluvion
noun
(law) The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.
aloisius
aloysius
aloysius
Proper noun
name, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.
alquifou
alquifou
noun
A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.
ammobium
ammonium
ammonium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent NH₄⁺ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any similar cation formed by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl or aryl radicals
amourist
amourist
noun
Alternative form of amorist
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
anginous
anginous
adj
Of or pertaining to angina, especially to angina pectoris
aniakudo
annuloid
annuloid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Annuloida.
anopubic
anopubic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and pubis.
anticous
anticous
adj
(botany) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.
antinous
antonius
antonius
Proper noun
definition
aphodius
apolusis
apomyius
aquation
aquation
noun
(chemistry) The replacement of a ligand by water in a complex
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
aquilino
aquosity
aquosity
noun
(rare) The condition of being watery; wateriness
aquotize
arousing
arousing
adj
Causing arousal.
noun
(rare) An act or occurrence in which something is aroused
verb
present participle of arouse
arsinous
arsinous
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A chemical containing arsenic in oxidation state +3. Now replaced by IUPAC term arsenic(III).
arsonium
arsonium
noun
(chemistry) The univalent AsH₄⁺ cation, derived from arsine.
asuncion
auctions
auctions
noun
plural of auction
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auction
audition
audition
noun
(countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
(rare) Something heard.
(uncountable) The sense of hearing.
An act of hearing; being heard.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in such a performance.
(transitive) To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition.
auditors
auditors
noun
plural of auditor
auditory
auditory
adj
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
noun
(archaic) Synonym of audience.
(archaic) Synonym of auditorium.
aureolin
aureolin
noun
A yellow pigment used in painting, composed of potassium cobaltinitrite.
aureolin:
auriculo
auriform
auriform
adj
Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.
aurorian
aurorian
adj
(poetic) Of or relating to the dawn.
aurorium
ausonian
ausonian
Adjective
Of ancient Ausonia or the Ausonians
Italian
Of or relating to the ancient poet Ausonius.
Noun
An ancient inhabitant of middle or lower Italy
An Italian
ausonius
ausonius
Proper noun
a 4th-century Roman poet.
autacoid
autacoid
noun
(biochemistry) A hormone or similar compound that has a short-term, local effect
autocide
autocide
noun
(agriculture) Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.
(bacteriology) A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium.
(obsolete, rare) A suicidal person.
An act of killing someone with an automobile.
An act of suicide committed by crashing a car.
autocoid
autocoid
noun
Alternative form of autacoid
autodial
autodial
noun
A feature in computer software, etc. that dials a telephone number automatically.
verb
To dial automatically.
autoecic
autogiro
autogiro
noun
(aircraft) An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.
autolith
autolith
noun
(geology) A rock fragment that has become enveloped in a larger rock of a similar type, during the latter's development and hardening.
autopsic
autopsic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an autopsy
autoptic
autoptic
adj
Seen with one's own eyes; belonging to, or connected with, personal observation.
autorail
autosign
autosign
verb
(computing, transitive) To sign (a cryptographic certificate) automatically.
autosite
autosite
noun
The independent twin of a pair of conjoined twins whereas the other twin is parasitic.
autoslip
auximone
avanious
avidious
avidious
adj
(obsolete) avid; eager; greedy.
avulsion
avulsion
noun
(hydrology) Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved
An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another
The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma
azohumic
azoturia
azoturia
noun
(medicine) An increase in the amount of nitrogenous material (such as urea) in the urine
(veterinary medicine) A condition that affects the muscles of horses, ranging from stiffness and mild cramps to the horse becoming unable to stand, with discoloured urine
baculoid
baikonur
baikonur
Proper noun
A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.
bailouts
bailouts
noun
plural of bailout
barocius
baudouin
beaudoin
beauvoir
bedouins
bedouins
noun
plural of bedouin
beliquor
berairou
bhojpuri
bhumibol
bibulous
bibulous
adj
Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink.
Very absorbent.
bicolour
bicolour
adj
(British spelling) Having two colours
noun
(British spelling) A flag with such colours, consisting of two stripes that are either vertical or horizontal.
(British spelling) A flower, cat etc., that has two colours.
biferous
biferous
adj
(botany) Bearing flowers or fruit twice each year
bifolium
bifolium
noun
(geometry) A quartic plane curve whose equation in Cartesian coordinates is (x²+y²)²=ax²ʸ.
biforous
biforous
adj
biforate
bigamous
bigamous
adj
(of a marriage) involving bigamy
(of a spouse) guilty of bigamy
bigmouth
bigmouth
adj
(zoology) Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth.
noun
(informal, derogatory) One who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
bihourly
bihourly
adj
Occurring once every two hours.
adv
Once every two hours.
bijugous
bijugous
adj
(botany, archaic) bijugate
bimanous
bimanous
adj
(biology) Having two hands (rather than any other distal part of a forelimb).
bimodule
bimodule
noun
(mathematics) An abelian group that is both a left and a right module, such that the left and right multiplications are compatible
binnogue
binodous
biovular
biovular
adj
(of twins) derived from two separate ova; non-identical or fraternal
biparous
biparous
adj
producing two offspring from one pregnancy; twinning
biporous
biramous
biramous
adj
Branching in two, composed of two branches.
bisetous
bisetous
adj
Alternative form of bisetose
bistoury
bistoury
noun
A narrow-bladed surgical knife.
bivouacs
bivouacs
noun
plural of bivouac
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouac
blousier
blousier
adj
comparative form of blousy: more blousy
blousily
blousily
adv
In a blousy manner.
blousing
blousing
verb
present participle of blouse
bodysuit
bodysuit
noun
A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.