(pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.
absorbefacient
absorbefacient
adj
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
acariform
acariform
noun
Any mite of the superorder Acariformes
acecaffin
acecaffine
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetification
acetification
noun
The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.
acetified
acetified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetify
acetifier
acetifier
noun
An apparatus for hastening acetification
acetifies
acetifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetify
acetify
acetify
verb
(intransitive) To turn acid
(transitive) To convert into acid or vinegar.
acetifying
acetifying
verb
present participle of acetify
acetylfluoride
acf
achafe
acheft
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acidifiable
acidifiable
adj
Capable of being acidified, or converted into an acid.
acidifiant
acidifiant
noun
Any acidifying agent.
acidific
acidific
adj
(rare) acidic
acidification
acidification
noun
The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
acidified
acidified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acidify
acidifier
acidifier
noun
(chemistry) A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.
acidifiers
acidifiers
noun
plural of acidifier
acidifies
acidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidify
acidify
acidify
verb
(figurative) To sour; to embitter.
To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
To neutralize alkalis.
acidifying
acidifying
verb
present participle of acidify
acidproof
acidproof
adj
Resistant to the corrosive effects of acid.
aciform
aciform
adj
Shaped like a needle.
acinacifoliate
acinacifolious
acinaciform
acinaciform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a scimitar.
acinetiform
acinetiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling the Acinetae.
aciniform
aciniform
adj
Full of small kernels like a grape.
Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
noun
A type of spinneret of a spider formed of spherical particles
acneform
acneform
adj
(pathology, especially of a rash) Resembling acne
acneiform
acneiform
adj
(pathology) Alternative form of acneform
acof
acrestaff
acriflavin
acriflavin
noun
Alternative form of acriflavine
acriflavine
acriflavine
noun
(medicine) An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine
acriflavines
acriflavines
noun
plural of acriflavine
actification
actification
noun
Alternative form of activation
actifier
actifier
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of reactivator
actify
actify
verb
Synonym of activate
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actiniform
actiniform
adj
Having a radiated form
aculeiform
aculeiform
adj
Like a prickle or thorn
acutifoliate
acutifoliate
adj
(botany) Having sharp-pointed leaves.
adcraft
adfected
adfected
adj
(algebra, archaic, of an equation) Having different powers of the unknown quantity in its various terms.
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
adsignification
adsignification
noun
additional signification
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
aecidioform
aerifaction
aerifaction
noun
aeration
hyperinflation (of the lungs)
aerification
aerification
noun
Aeration, especially of the soil.
Transformation into air or gas.
aerocraft
aerocraft
noun
(dated or nonstandard) An aircraft.
aface
aface
adv
(rare) In face; in front.
afaced
afacing
afacts
afc
afcac
afcc
afdecho
affect
affect
noun
(obsolete) A desire, an appetite.
(obsolete) One's mood or inclination; mental state.
(psychology) A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To aim for, to try to obtain.
(transitive) To influence or alter.
(transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.
(transitive) To move to emotion.
(transitive, Scotland, law) To burden (property) with a fixed charge or payment, or other condition or restriction.
(transitive, archaic) To assign; to appoint.
(transitive, archaic) To dispose or incline.
(transitive, archaic) To tend to by affinity or disposition.
(transitive, obsolete) To show a fondness for (something); to choose.
(transitive, pathology) Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
(transitive, rare) To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.
affectability
affectability
noun
The condition of being affectable.
affectable
affectable
adj
Able to be affected.
affectate
affectation
affectation
noun
An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
An unusual mannerism.
affectationist
affectationist
noun
One who exhibits affectation.
affectations
affectations
noun
plural of affectation
affected
affected
adj
(algebra, archaic) adfected.
Emotionally moved; touched.
Influenced or changed by something.
Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.
Simulated in order to impress.
artificial, stilted
noun
Someone affected, as by a disease.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affect
affectedly
affectedly
adv
(obsolete) Lovingly; with tender care.
(obsolete) With intention, intentionally, deliberately.
In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.
affectedness
affectedness
noun
The state or quality of being affected.
affecter
affecter
noun
A person who affects to know something or to be something.
affecters
affecters
noun
plural of affecter
affectibility
affectibility
noun
The quality or state of being affectible.
affectible
affectible
adj
Alternative form of affectable
affecting
affecting
adj
Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
verb
present participle of affect
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affection
affection
noun
(medicine, archaic) A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.
A feeling of love or strong attachment.
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
The act of affecting or acting upon.
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
verb
(now rare) To feel affection for.
affectional
affectional
adj
Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion