Pertaining to or characteristic of a high priest; priestly.
Of or pertaining to the lower order of priests.
aaronical
aaronical
Adjective
Pontifical.
aaronitic
abacterial
abacterial
adj
Not caused by bacteria; characterized by a lack of bacteria.
abarticular
abarticular
adj
(medicine) Away from the joints; not articular.
abarticulation
abarticulation
noun
(anatomy) A term sometimes used for diarthrosis, and also for synarthrosis. Also called dearticulation.
(anatomy) An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint.
The act of dislocating a joint.
abbotric
abbotric
noun
(obsolete) An abbacy.
abdicator
abdicator
noun
(obsolete) A person supporting the abdication of another.
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.
abdominothoracic
abdominothoracic
adj
Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.
abecedaire
abecedaria
abecedaria
noun
plural of abecedarium
abecedarian
abecedarian
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies; elementary; rudimentary.
Arranged in an alphabetical manner.
Pertaining to the alphabet, or several alphabets.
Relating to or resembling an abecedarius.
noun
(archaic) Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning.
(rhetoric) A work which uses words or lines in alphabetical order.
An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning.
Someone who is learning the alphabet.
abecedarians
abecedarians
noun
plural of abecedarian
abecedaries
abecedaries
noun
plural of abecedary
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.
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abenteric
abenteric
adj
(pathology) Relating to organs outside of the intestine.
abercrombie
aberrancies
aberrancies
noun
plural of aberrancy
abiotrophic
abiotrophic
adj
(medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ or cells not due to an injury.
abjudicator
abnormalcies
abnormalcies
noun
plural of abnormalcy
aborticide
aborticide
noun
An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
abortifacient
abortifacient
adj
(pharmacology) Producing miscarriage.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.
abortogenic
abortogenic
adj
Causing abortion; abortifacient.
noun
A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
abrachia
abrachia
noun
(medicine) The congenital absence of both arms
abrachias
abrachias
noun
plural of abrachia
abrahamic
abrahamic
Adjective
Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch.
Descended from the religious tradition of Abraham.
abrahamitic
abrahamitic
Adjective
Relating to the patriarch Abraham.
abranchial
abranchial
adj
(zoology) Lacking gills.
abranchialism
abranchialism
noun
The condition of being without gills.
abranchian
abranchiata
abranchiata
noun
(obsolete, zoology) An order of annelids, so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration, usually including Oligochaeta.
(obsolete, zoology)Any of a number of other groupings of gill-less animals.
abranchiate
abranchiate
adj
(zoology) Without gills.
noun
(zoology) An organism that does not have gills.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
abrazitic
abreacting
abreacting
verb
present participle of abreact
abreaction
abreaction
noun
(psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
absorbencies
absorbencies
noun
plural of absorbency
absorptiometric
absorptiometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
abstracting
abstracting
verb
present participle of abstract
abstraction
abstraction
noun
(art) An abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects.
(chemistry) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
(computing) Any generalization technique that ignores or hides details to capture some kind of commonality between different instances for the purpose of controlling the intellectual complexity of engineered systems, particularly software systems.
(computing) Any intellectual construct produced through the technique of abstraction.
(engineering) Removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.
(euphemistic) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
(geology) The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
A member of an idealized subgroup when contemplated according to the abstracted quality which defines the subgroup.
A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects; preoccupation.
Abstraction is necessary for the classification of things into genera and species.
An idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary nature.
An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature.
Any characteristic of an individual object when that characteristic has been separated from the object and is contemplated alone as a quality having independent existence.
The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization.
The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the product of any mental process involving a synthesis of: separation, despecification, generalization, and ideation in any of a number of combinations.
abstractional
abstractional
adj
Pertaining to abstraction.
abstractionism
abstractionism
noun
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art.
The presentation of ideas in an abstract manner.
abstractionist
abstractionist
adj
Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art.
noun
(art) Someone who supports or creates abstract art.
An idealist.
abstractionists
abstractionists
noun
plural of abstractionist
abstractions
abstractions
noun
plural of abstraction
abstractitious
abstractitious
adj
(obsolete) Obtained from plants by distillation.
abstractive
abstractive
adj
Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction.
Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn.
abstractively
abstractively
adv
(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
abstractiveness
abstractiveness
noun
The property of being abstractive.
abstrict
abstrict
verb
(transitive, biology, mycology) To cut off, as in abstriction; abjoint
abstricted
abstricted
adj
Separated by abstriction.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstrict
abstricting
abstricting
verb
present participle of abstrict
abstriction
abstriction
noun
(biology, mycology) A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction.
abstricts
abstricts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstrict
acantharia
acanthomeridae
acanthopteri
acanthopteri
noun
(zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
acanthuridae
acarapis
acarari
acardia
acardia
noun
A birth defect in which the heart is absent
acardiac
acardiac
adj
(medicine, anatomy) Lacking a heart.
acardite
acardite
noun
(organic chemistry) n-methyl-n',n'-diphenylurea, used to stabilize chemicals and as a plasticizer.
acari
acari
noun
plural of acarus
acarian
acarian
noun
Any mite or tick of the subclass Acari
acariasis
acariasis
noun
An infestation with, or disease caused by mites or ticks.
acariatre
acaricidal
acaricidal
adj
Deadly to acarids.
acaricide
acaricide
noun
Any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks).
acarid
acarid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to acarids.
noun
(zoology) Any parasitic arachnid, such as mites and ticks, of the subclass Acarina.
acarida
acaridae
acaridan
acaridan
noun
Synonym of acarid
acaridans
acaridans
noun
plural of acaridan
acaridea
acaridean
acaridomatia
acaridomatium
acarids
acarids
noun
plural of acarid
acariform
acariform
noun
Any mite of the superorder Acariformes
acarina
acarine
acarine
adj
(medicine) Of or caused by acari or mites.
noun
(zoology) Synonym of acarid.
acarines
acarines
noun
plural of acarine
acarinosis
acarinosis
noun
acariasis
acarocecidia
acarocecidia
noun
plural of acarocecidium
acarocecidium
acarocecidium
noun
A plant gall caused by an acarid mite
acarodermatitis
acarodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the skin caused by mites
acaroid
acaroid
adj
(biology, zoology) Shaped like or resembling a mite.
acarologies
acarologist
acarologist
noun
A specialist in acarology - the study of ticks and mites.
acarophilous
acarophilous
adj
(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
acarophobia
acarophobia
noun
(medicine) The fear of itching or of small crawling insects that cause itching, such as mites or lice.
acarotoxic
acategorical
acategorical
adj
Not categorical; not subject to being included in a category.
acatharsia
accelerating
accelerating
noun
An act of acceleration.
verb
present participle of accelerate
acceleratingly
acceleratingly
adv
In an accelerating manner.
acceleration
acceleration
noun
(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.
accelerations
accelerations
noun
plural of acceleration
accelerative
accelerative
adj
Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.
accersition
accersitor
accessaries
accessaries
noun
plural of accessary
accessarily
accessarily
adv
In the manner of an accessary.
accessariness
accessariness
noun
The state of being accessary.
accessaryship
accessaryship
noun
(law) The condition of being an accessary.
accessioner
accessioner
noun
One who accessions.
accessorial
accessorial
adj
(logistics) Assessorial.
Of or pertaining to an accessory, e.g. to a crime.
Of or relating to an accession.
noun
(logistics) An assessorial charge.
accessories
accessories
noun
plural of accessory
accessorii
accessorily
accessorily
adv
In the manner of an accessory; auxiliarily.
accessoriness
accessoriness
noun
The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately.
accessorise
accessorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of accessorize.
accessorised
accessorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accessorise
accessorises
accessorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accessorise
accessorius
accessoriusorii
accessorize
accessorize
verb
(intransitive) To wear or to choose accessories.
(transitive, intransitive) To furnish with accessories.
accessorized
accessorized
adj
Wearing accessories.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accessorize
accessorizes
accessorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accessorize
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
acciaccatura
acciaccatura
noun
(music) A short grace note (theoretically taking no time at all), occurring on the beat occupied by the main note to which it is prefixed, one scale-step higher or lower than that main note. (Sometimes equivalent, therefore, to a short appoggiatura, but in Baroque music interpreted differently and more strictly.) Written as a note lighter in appearance, typically a quaver (eighth note), with an oblique stroke through the stem.
acciaccaturas
acciaccaturas
noun
plural of acciaccatura
acciaccature
accidentarily
accidentary
accidentary
adj
(obsolete) accidental; occurring by chance; occasional
(obsolete) logically accidental; non-essential
accipenser
accipenser
noun
Any sturgeon of the genus Acipenser.
accipiter
accipiter
noun
(medicine, surgery) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.
(ornithology) Any hawk of the genus Accipiter.
accipitral
accipitral
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike
accipitrary
accipitrary
noun
(archaic) A falconer.
accipitres
accipitrine
accipitrine
adj
(ornithology) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.
noun
A hawk or a hawk-like bird.
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
accipter
acclaimer
acclaimer
noun
(obsolete) One who claims.
One who salutes or praises with great approval.
acclaimers
acclaimers
noun
plural of acclaimer
acclimatiser
acclimatiser
noun
Alternative form of acclimatizer
acclimatizer
acclimatizer
noun
An agent that acclimatizes itself or others.
acclimature
acclimature
noun
(rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.