(dated, physics) A unit of inductance equal to one billionth (1 x 10⁻⁹) of a henry, used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
abhenrys
abhinaya
abhinaya
noun
(dance) Use of the face and hands, in an expressive manner, similar to the kathakali dance of India.
abhorrency
abhorrency
noun
(obsolete) Aberrancy.
(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
abhorrently
abhorrently
adv
In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
abidingly
abidingly
adv
In an abiding manner; permanently.
abilyne
abiogenetically
abiogenetically
adv
(biology) In an abiogenetic manner; to have created life without life.
abiogeny
abiogeny
noun
(biology) abiogenesis.
ablutionary
ablutionary
adj
Pertaining to ablution.
abnormalcy
abnormalcy
noun
Synonym of abnormality
abnormality
abnormality
noun
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
abnormally
abnormally
adv
In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average.
abnormity
abnormity
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abnormality
A monstrosity
abolitionary
abolitionary
adj
Relating to or favoring abolition.
abominability
abominably
abominably
adv
In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.
aboriginality
aboriginality
noun
The distinctive culture of aboriginal peoples
The quality of being aboriginal.
The spiritual bonds between the aboriginal people and their place of heritage.
aboriginally
aboriginally
adv
(Canada) By indigenous Canadians (often capitalized in this sense).
From or in the earliest known times.
In the period before contact with Europeans (especially with reference to peoples subjected to colonization).
To the utmost degree (modifying an adjective).
aboriginary
aboriginary
adj
Obsolete form of aboriginal.
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
abscondedly
absently
absently
adv
In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.
absentmindedly
absentmindedly
adv
Alternative form of absent-mindedly
abshenry
absorbancy
absorbancy
noun
(physics) Alternative form of absorbency
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstinently
abstinently
adv
With abstinence.
abthainry
abundancy
abundancy
noun
A state of plentifulness.
abundantly
abundantly
adv
Extremely.
In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure.
abying
abying
verb
present participle of aby
present participle of abye
abyssinia
abyssinia
Proper noun
Ethiopia.
Adjective
Ethiopian; Abyssinian. 1976
abyssinian
abyssinian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants; Ethiopian.
Noun
A short-haired domestic cat descended from cats of ancient Egypt making it one of the oldest breeds in the world; Abyssinian cat.
A member of the
A native of Ethiopia.
Proper noun
The Amharic language.
abyssinians
abyssobenthonic
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
accountability
accountability
noun
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
accountably
accountably
adv
In an accountable manner.
accumbency
accumbency
noun
(rare) The state of being accumbent or reclining.
acetylaminobenzene
acetylbenzene
acetylbenzene
noun
acetophenone
acetylbenzoate
acetylbenzoic
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
actionability
actionability
noun
The characteristic of being actionable.
actionably
actionably
adv
In an actionable manner.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
acylamidobenzene
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
againbuy
agglutinability
agglutinability
noun
The quality or degree of being agglutinable.
aktyubinsk
albamycin
albamycin
Noun
novobiocin
albany
albany
Proper noun
Scotland north of the River Forth.
Proper noun
A prominent duchy bestowed upon younger sons of the royal family, belonging first to the Scottish peerage and then (after the 1707 Act of Union) to the British. It is currently suspended.
Proper noun
The capital city of the state of New York in the United States of America.
A major river of Ontario in Canada.
A Hudson's Bay Company trading post in Ontario and the community that remains at its site.
Proper noun
A sizable city in Georgia in the United States (76,939 during the 2000 census).
A former district in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
Any of numerous minor American communities and towns:
A home-rule class city in Kentucky
A city in Oregon
Proper noun
A city in Western Australia.
Proper noun
A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
albespyne
albespyne
noun
Alternative form of albespine
albifying
albifying
verb
present participle of albify
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminolysis
albuminometry
albyn
albyn
Proper noun
Scotland, especially the Highlands.
alienability
alienability
noun
(countable) An alienable transfer or sale
(uncountable) The quality of being alienable
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
allenby
alloantibody
alloantibody
noun
An antibody involved in alloimmunity.
ambiency
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
ambivalency
ambivalently
ambivalently
adv
In an ambivalent manner.
amblingly
amblingly
adv
With an ambling walk.
amblygon
amblygon
noun
(geometry, obsolete, rare) An obtuse-angled figure, especially a triangle.
amblygonal
amblygonal
adj
(obsolete) obtuse-angled
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblyrhynchus
ambonnay
amboyna
amboyna
noun
A south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.
The reddish, mottled or striped wood of this tree, used in cabinet-making.
amboynas
amboynas
noun
plural of amboyna
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
amenability
amenability
noun
The state or quality of being amenable.
amenably
amenably
adv
In an amenable manner.
aminobenzaldehyde
anabaptistically
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
anaboly
anaerobically
anaerobically
adv
In an anaerobic manner; in a way that does not require oxygen. Generally used of metabolic processes.
anaerobiotically
anaerobiotically
adv
In an anaerobiotic manner.
analysability
analysability
noun
Alternative form of analyzability
analysable
analysable
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of analyzable
analyzability
analyzability
noun
The ability to be analyzed.
analyzable
analyzable
adj
Able to be analyzed.
anbury
anbury
noun
(archaic) A wen or spongy wart on the legs or flanks of a horse.
A disease in turnips, produced by one of the slime-fungi, and usually the result of improper cultivation.
angleberry
angleberry
noun
A warty growth of the skin of cattle.
animability
ankyloblepharon
ankyloblepharon
noun
(pathology) fusion of the margins of the eyelids
ankylophobia
ankylophobia
noun
The fear of ankylosis.
annihilability
annihilability
noun
Ability to be annihilated.
anoxybiosis
anoxybiosis
noun
(physiology) A biological response triggered by a lack of oxygen in which an organism takes in water and becomes turgid and immobile; possibly a form of cryptobiosis.
anoxybiotic
anoxybiotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anoxybiosis.
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
anthobiology
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
antiantibody
antiantibody
noun
(immunology) An antibody that binds to other antibodies.
antibacteriolytic
antibacteriolytic
adj
Counteracting bacteriolysis.
antibaryon
antibaryon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a baryon.
antibibliolatry
antibigotry
antibigotry
adj
Opposing bigotry.
antibiotically
antibiotically
adv
By means of antibiotics.
In terms of antibiotic effect.
antibody
antibody
noun
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.
antiboycott
antiboycott
adj
Opposing or countering a boycott or boycotts.
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
antifibrinolysin
antifibrinolysis
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
antiliberally
antiobesity
antiobesity
adj
(pharmacology, nutrition, of a drug, etc.) Serving to counter obesity.
antirobbery
antirobbery
adj
Opposing or preventing robbery.
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
antivibratory
antivibratory
adj
preventing or reducing vibrations
anybodies
anybodies
pron
(nonstandard) plural of anybody
(nonstandard) possessive form of anybody
anybody
anybody
pron
(informal) A person of some consideration or standing.
Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
anybodyd
apoembryony
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
arnberry
arraignability
ascertainability
ascertainability
noun
The quality of being ascertainable.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
assemblyman
assemblyman
noun
A male member of an assembly.
A member of the lower house of certain US state legislatures.