Unit of electrical current in electromagnetic and Gaussian cgs systems of units, equal to 10 amperes in SI units.
abamperes
abamperes
noun
plural of abampere
abarambo
abbroachment
abdominoanterior
abdominocardiac
abdominocardiac
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the abdomen and the heart.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abdominoposterior
abdominothoracic
abdominothoracic
adj
Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.
abecedarium
abecedarium
noun
A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abercrombie
abercromby
aberrometer
aberrometer
noun
A device that measures refractive aberrations of the eye
abjurement
abjurement
noun
(rare) renunciation
abnormal
abnormal
adj
Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
noun
A person or object that is not normal.
abnormalcies
abnormalcies
noun
plural of abnormalcy
abnormalcy
abnormalcy
noun
Synonym of abnormality
abnormalise
abnormalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abnormalize.
abnormalised
abnormalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalising
abnormalising
verb
present participle of abnormalise
abnormalism
abnormalist
abnormalist
noun
(Christianity, theology) One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abnormality
abnormality
noun
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
abnormalize
abnormalize
verb
(transitive) To make abnormal.
abnormalized
abnormalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalize
abnormalizing
abnormalizing
verb
present participle of abnormalize
abnormally
abnormally
adv
In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average.
abnormalness
abnormalness
noun
The quality of being abnormal.
abnormals
abnormals
noun
plural of abnormal
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abnormity
abnormity
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abnormality
A monstrosity
abnormous
abnormous
adj
(archaic) Abnormal; irregular; misshapen.
abnumerable
abnumerable
adj
(mathematics) Not enumerable or denumerable; uncountable.
abominator
abominator
noun
One who abominates.
abominators
abominators
noun
plural of abominator
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
abraham
abrahamic
abrahamic
Adjective
Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch.
Descended from the religious tradition of Abraham.
abrahamidae
abrahamite
abrahamitic
abrahamitic
Adjective
Relating to the patriarch Abraham.
abrahams
abrahamsen
abram
abram
adj
(obsolete) auburn
abramis
abramo
abrams
abrams
noun
plural of abram
abramson
abranchialism
abranchialism
noun
The condition of being without gills.
abrasiometer
abrasiometer
noun
A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion.
abraum
abraum
noun
A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium.
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridgment
abridgment
noun
(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abrim
abrim
adj
Brimming, full to the brim.
abrocoma
abrocome
abrocome
noun
Either of the ratlike rodents that form the genus Abrocoma; rat chinchilla.
abroma
abroms
abrotanum
abrotanum
noun
A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer., southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.
absampere
absorptiometer
absorptiometer
noun
A instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids.
An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed.
absorptiometric
absorptiometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
abstractionism
abstractionism
noun
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art.
The presentation of ideas in an abstract manner.
absurdism
absurdism
noun
(countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd
(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
absurdum
absurdum
noun
An illogical conclusion or state.
abterminal
abterminal
adj
(anatomy, of an electrical current in a muscle) Away from the end and towards the centre
abumbral
abumbral
adj
Alternative form of exumbrellar
abumbrellar
abumbrellar
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of abumbral
accumber
accumber
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To encumber; to crush; to overwhelm.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetbromamide
acetobromanilide
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
achromatizable
achromobacter
achromobacterieae
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
adambulacral
adambulacral
adj
Next to the ambulacra
noun
Such an ossicle or spine
adamsburg
adarbitrium
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
adipofibroma
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
admirability
admirability
noun
That quality which produces admiration or wonder
admirable
admirable
adj
Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
admirably
admirably
adv
In a way worthy of admiration.
To an admirable degree.
adnumber
adumbral
adumbral
adj
Dark, shady.
adumbrant
adumbrant
adj
Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.
adumbrate
adumbrate
verb
To foreshadow vaguely.
To give a vague outline.
To obscure or overshadow.
adumbrated
adumbrated
adj
(comparable) Foreshadowed.
(comparable) Obscured.
(heraldry) Depicted on a shield as an outline instead of a solid figure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adumbrate
adumbrates
adumbrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adumbrate
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.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adumbrellar
aerobium
aeroembolism
aeroembolism
noun
An embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood.
affirmable
affirmable
adj
Able to be affirmed.
affirmably
affirmably
adv
In an affirmable manner
afibrinogenemia
afibrinogenemia
noun
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
airmobile
airmobile
adj
Capable of being moved by air.
akerboom
alabastrum
alabastrum
noun
(botany) A flower bud
An alabastron, or ancient pottery container for oil.
alabastrums
alabastrums
noun
plural of alabastrum
alarmable
alarmable
adj
(rare) Of a building, etc.: capable of being fitted with an alarm system.
Easily alarmed; excitable.
albarium
albarium
noun
(art) A form of lime, made by heating marble, used for stucco.
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
albemarle
albemarle
Proper noun
Isabela Island, the largest of the Galápagos Islands.
a city in North Carolina, USA, and county seat of Stanly County.
albumeniizer
albumeniser
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
albumimeter
albuminaturia
albuminaturia
noun
(medicine) A form of albuminuria in which there is a preponderance in the urine of mineral substances over proteins.
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiform
albuminimeter
albuminimeter
noun
An instrument for determining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminofibrin
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
albuminuria
albuminuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of albumin in the urine, often a symptom of renal disease
albuminurias
albuminurias
noun
plural of albuminuria
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
alburnum
alburnum
noun
sapwood; the soft, newer wood in the trunk of a tree found between the bark and the hardened heartwood.
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
alembert
alembroth
alembroth
noun
(archaic) The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.
alhambra
alhambra
Proper noun
A palace in Granada, Spain; historically a royal palace.
A solitaire card game played with two decks.
alhambraic
alhambresque
alhambresque
Adjective
Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
almocrebe
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
alumbrado
amalberga
amalbergas
amalburga
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
ambar
ambar
noun
(rare) Any of various kinds of subterranean or barn-like granary, depending on context, in Iran, Turkey, Russia or the Balkans.
ambaree
ambarella
ambarella
noun
A tropical fruit tree native to the South Pacific (Spondias dulcis).