A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abelmoschus
abnumerable
abnumerable
adj
(mathematics) Not enumerable or denumerable; uncountable.
abouchement
absolutisms
absolutisms
noun
plural of absolutism
abumbrellar
abumbrellar
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of abumbral
acclimature
acclimature
noun
(rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
accountment
accountment
noun
Responsibility.
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
accumulable
accumulable
adj
Able to be accumulated.
accumulated
accumulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accumulate
accumulates
accumulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accumulate
accumulativ
accumulator
accumulator
noun
(Britain) A wet-cell storage battery.
(UK, education, historical) One who takes two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce their length of study.
(cryptography) A one way membership function.
(engineering, hydraulics) A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).
(finance) A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.
(gambling) A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
(literally) One who, or that which, accumulates.
(manufacturing) A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
(mechanics) A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
(programming) A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
accustomize
accustomize
verb
(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
acessamenus
acetabulums
achromatium
achromatous
achromatous
adj
Lacking normal colour; colourless
acquirement
acquirement
noun
(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acrimonious
acrimonious
adj
(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
acroclinium
acroclinium
noun
Any Australian plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now named Rhodanthe)
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acrorrheuma
acrostichum
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
acuminating
acuminating
verb
present participle of acuminate
acumination
acumination
noun
A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
acuminulate
acuminulate
adj
(rare) Somewhat or slightly acuminate.
adarbitrium
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adipomatous
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
(medicine) The expansion of fibers extending from the superior pubic ligament to the posterior surface of the linea alba.
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbrellar
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
aeciotelium
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agonostomus
ailuromania
alabastrums
alabastrums
noun
plural of alabastrum
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumeniser
albumenized
albumenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenize
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
albumimeter
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminized
albuminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminize
albuminosis
albuminosis
noun
(archaic, pathology) A condition of the blood characterized by the presence of more than the usual amount of albumin; hyperalbuminemia.
albuminuria
albuminuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of albumin in the urine, often a symptom of renal disease
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
albumoscope
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
alcicornium
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
aleurometer
aleurometer
noun
An instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
alismaceous
alismaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Alismaceae (syn. Alismataceae) of water plantains and close relatives.
alloxuremia
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alluviviums
altazimuths
altazimuths
noun
plural of altazimuth
alticamelus
altocumulus
altocumulus
noun
(physics, meteorology) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.)
alumiferous
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluminising
aluminising
verb
present participle of aluminise
aluminizing
aluminizing
verb
present participle of aluminize
aluminosity
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amateurisms
amateurisms
noun
plural of amateurism
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambassadeur
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambisexuals
ambisexuals
noun
plural of ambisexual
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amblygeusia
amblypodous
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambulatoria
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
ametabolous
ametabolous
adj
Alternative form of ametabolic
ametoecious
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
ammophilous
ammophilous
adj
Thriving in a sandy environment.
ammunitions
ammunitions
noun
plural of ammunition
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
ampelideous
amphanthium
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphibryous
amphicarpus
amphicytula
amphigamous
amphigamous
adj
(botany) Having an entirely cellular structure and no distinct sexual organs.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigouris
amphilochus
amphimachus
amphimorula
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphipleura
amphipneust
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
amphistomum
amphithuron
amphitokous
amphiumidae
amphivorous
amphogenous
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
amusingness
amusingness
noun
The state or quality of being amusing.
amusiveness
amusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being amusive.
amyliferous
anacleticum
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anchtherium
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androgonium
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
anguimorpha
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
animalculae
animalcular
animalcular
adj
Of, relating to, or resembling animalcules.
animalcules
animalcules
noun
plural of animalcule
animalculum
animalculum
noun
Synonym of animalcule
anisogamous
anisogamous
adj
being married to someone whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
having a sexual partner whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
