(biology) Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
(mathematics) Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.
(music) A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
(music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.
The process of abbreviating.
The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
abbreviators
abbreviators
noun
plural of abbreviator
abbreviatory
abbreviatory
adj
Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
abbreviature
abbreviature
noun
(obsolete) An abbreviated state or form.
(obsolete) The process of abbreviating.
A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation.
An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.
abirritative
abirritative
adj
(pharmacology) Characterized by abirritation or debility.
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abrasiveness
abrasiveness
noun
The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
accelerative
accelerative
adj
Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.
acriflavines
acriflavines
noun
plural of acriflavine
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
admiratively
admiratively
adv
In an admirative manner.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adventureful
adventureful
adj
Given to adventure.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adverbiality
adverbiality
noun
The condition of having characteristics of an adverb.
adverbialize
adverbialize
verb
(American spelling) To use as or change into an adverb.
adverbiation
adversarious
adversarious
adj
(archaic) hostile; adversarial
adversatives
adversatives
noun
plural of adversative
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
advertisable
advertisable
adj
Suitable for being advertised.
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
advertizable
advertizable
adj
Alternative spelling of advertisable
advertorials
advertorials
noun
plural of advertorial
aeolsklavier
aeolsklavier
noun
(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
affirmatives
affirmatives
noun
plural of affirmative
affricatives
affricatives
noun
plural of affricative
aggravations
aggravations
noun
plural of aggravation
aggressively
aggressively
adv
In an aggressive manner.
aggressivity
aggressivity
noun
(geology) The acidic ability of water (when it contains dissolved carbon dioxide) to dissolve calcium carbonate from rocks.
The quality of being aggressive.
aggrievement
aggrievement
noun
The state of being aggrieved.
alliterative
alliterative
adj
In the form or style of alliteration.
alteratively
alternatives
alternatives
noun
plural of alternative
ambiversions
ameliorative
ameliorative
adj
(linguistics) Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation.
(philosophy) Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation is most conducive to solve the problems the concept is a priori taken to solve.
Able to repair or ameliorate.
noun
(linguistics, rare) A linguistic unit (such as a word, morpheme) that implies a positive or approving evaluation.
That which betters or improves.
aminovaleric
angulinerved
animadversal
animadverted
animadverted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animadvert
animadverter
animadverter
noun
(obsolete) One who animadverts; a censurer or chastiser.
antananarivo
antananarivo
Proper noun
The capital city of Madagascar.
anthraflavic
anticreative
anticreative
adj
Opposing creativity.
antireactive
antitakeover
antitakeover
adj
(business) Countering a corporate takeover.
antivenereal
antivenereal
adj
(medicine) That is used to treat or cure venereal disease
antivibrator
antivibrator
noun
A device attached to a vehicle or machine, etc. to reduce vibrations.
antroversion
antroversion
noun
Alternative form of anteroversion.
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
apperceiving
apperceiving
verb
present participle of apperceive
apperceptive
apperceptive
adj
perceptive
appreciative
appreciative
adj
Capable of showing appreciation.
apprehensive
apprehensive
adj
(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt.
approvedness
approvedness
noun
The state or quality of being approved.
archdeceiver
archdeceiver
noun
(religion) One who orchestrates deception, especially the Devil.
archgovernor
archgovernor
noun
(rare) A chief governor.
architective
architective
adj
Used in building; suitable for building.
archoverseer
archvagabond
archvillainy
archvillainy
noun
Supreme villainy.
arendtsville
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
arnoldsville
articulative
articulative
adj
Serving to articulate or express something.
asseverating
asseverating
verb
present participle of asseverate
asseveration
asseveration
noun
An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.
asseverative
asseverative
adj
Characterized by asseveration; asserting positively.
asseveratory
asseveratory
adj
asseverative
astrictively
attractively
attractively
adv
In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
attractivity
attractivity
noun
The quality or degree of attractive power or influence.
attributives
attributives
noun
plural of attributive
attriutively
avariciously
avariciously
adv
In a greedy or self-serving manner.
avascularity
avascularity
noun
(anatomy) The condition of being avascular.
averrhoistic
averruncator
averruncator
noun
An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod.
aversenesses
aversenesses
noun
plural of averseness
aversiveness
aversiveness
noun
Quality or degree of being aversive.
aviculturist
aviculturist
noun
A person who keeps and rears (breeds) birds.
avuncularity
avuncularity
noun
The condition of being an uncle.
The condition of being avuncular.
bananivorous
bananivorous
adj
(rare) Feeding on bananas; banana-eating.
barbourville
barbourville
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
bargersville
barhamsville
barkevikitic
barkevikitic
adj
Of or relating to the mineral barkevikite.
barrackville
bartlesville
bartonsville
basialveolar
basialveolar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basion and the alveolus (or to their separation)
bassirilievi
bdellovibrio
beaverboards
beaverboards
noun
plural of beaverboard
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedrivelling
behaviorally
behaviorally
adv
With respect to behavior.
behaviorisms
behaviorisms
noun
plural of behaviorism
behaviorists
behaviorists
noun
plural of behaviorist
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
belavendered
bendersville
bereavements
bereavements
noun
plural of bereavement
biodiversity
biodiversity
noun
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
birefractive
boulevardier
boulevardier
noun
A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant.
verb
(intransitive) To strut or show off like a boulevardier.
boulevardize
boulevardize
verb
(transitive) To convert into boulevards.
bradleyville
brandonville
bravehearted
brevicaudate
brevicaudate
adj
(zoology) Having a short tail.
brevicipitid
brevicipitid
noun
(zoology) Any frog of the family Brevicipitidae.
brevifoliate
brevilingual
brevilingual
adj
(rare) Having a short tongue.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
brevipennate
brevipennate
adj
(ornithology) short-winged; having short wings.
breviradiate
brevirostral
brevirostral
adj
(zoology) Having a short beak or bill
bristolville
bryantsville
buenaventura
burfordville
burtonsville
cadaverously
cadaverously
adv
In a cadaverous manner; like a cadaver.
cancrivorous
cancrivorous
adj
That feeds on crabs and other crustaceans
cantilevered
cantilevered
adj
Fitted with, or constituting, a cantilever; projecting out laterally from a wall or similar support and thus hanging without other supports.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cantilever
caravanserai
caravanserai
noun
(humorous) An upscale hotel.
A home or shelter for caravans.
A roadside inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest.
carlovingian
carlovingian
Adjective
Relating to or descended from Frankish dynasty of
carminatives
carminatives
noun
plural of carminative
carnivallike
carnivallike
adj
Like a carnival; festive.
cartersville
cartersville
Proper noun
definition
carversville
cavalierisms
cavalierisms
noun
plural of cavalierism
cavalierness
cavalierness
noun
The state or condition of being cavalier.
cavaliership
cavaliership
noun
The role or status of a cavalier.
centumvirate
centumvirate
noun
A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.
cervicaprine
cervicectomy
cervicectomy
noun
(medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
cervicitises
cervicodynia
cervicodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in the neck
cerviconasal
chakravartin
chakravartin
noun
(India, religion) An ideal universal ruler, who rules ethically and benevolently over the entire world.
charivariing
chesterville
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chivalrously
chivalrously
adv
In a chivalrous manner.
circumaviate
circumjovial
circumjovial
adj
(astronomy, obsolete) In orbit around the planet Jupiter.
noun
(astronomy, obsolete) Any of the moons or satellites of the planet Jupiter.
circumscrive
circumvented
circumvented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvent