Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abdicate
abdominocentesis
abdominocentesis
noun
(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abducentes
abducentes
noun
plural of abducens
abductores
abductores
Noun
of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abjectedness
abjectedness
noun
(rare) The state of being abjected.
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
abjectness
abjectness
noun
The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility.
abjectnesses
abjectnesses
noun
plural of abjectness
ablastemic
ablastemic
adj
(biology) Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring.
ablewhackets
abreactions
abreactions
noun
plural of abreaction
abreacts
abreacts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abreact
abscessroot
absorbefacient
absorbefacient
adj
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
noun
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
absorptance
absorptance
noun
(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation.
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptiometric
absorptiometric
adj
Of or pertaining to the measurement of absorption.
abstinence
abstinence
noun
(business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
(ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
(obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
abstinences
abstinences
noun
plural of abstinence
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstractable
abstractable
adj
Able to be abstracted; able to be made abstract.
abstracted
abstracted
adj
(now rare) Abstract; abstruse; difficult.
(now rare) Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not concrete.
Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstract
abstractedly
abstractedly
adv
In an abstracted manner; separately; in the abstract.
With absence of mind .
abstractedness
abstractedness
noun
The state of being abstracted; abstract character.
abstracter
abstracter
adj
(rare) comparative form of abstract: more abstract
noun
An accounting clerk who records payroll deductions.
One who abstracts, or makes an abstract, as in records or documents.
Someone that finds and summarizes information for legal or insurance work.
abstracters
abstracters
noun
plural of abstracter
abstractest
abstractest
adj
(rare) superlative form of abstract: most abstract
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of abstract
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.
abstractness
abstractness
noun
The quality of being abstract.
abstractnesses
abstractnesses
noun
plural of abstractness
abstricted
abstricted
adj
Separated by abstriction.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abstrict
abyssobenthonic
acceptabilities
acceptabilities
noun
plural of acceptability
acceptableness
acceptableness
noun
The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.
accessability
accessability
noun
Misspelling of accessibility.
accessibilities
accessibilities
noun
plural of accessibility
accessibility
accessibility
noun
(computing, web design) Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.
The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
acclimatisable
acclimatisable
adj
Alternative form of acclimatizable
accostable
accostable
adj
(obsolete, rare) Approachable; affable.
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
accountableness
accountableness
noun
The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
acerbates
acerbates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acerbate
acerbest
acerbest
adj
superlative form of acerb: most acerb
acerbities
acerbities
noun
plural of acerbity
acerbityacerose
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabulous
acetabulous
adj
cup-shaped; acetabular
acetabulums
acetosoluble
acetosoluble
adj
(chemistry) soluble in acetic acid
acrobates
actabilities
actabilities
noun
plural of actability
aerobacteriologist
aerobacters
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
aeroballistics
aeroballistics
noun
The part of ballistics that deals with the interaction of high-speed projectiles with the atmosphere
aerobatics
aerobatics
noun
Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
albescent
albescent
adj
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alsbachite
ambitendencies
ambitendencies
noun
plural of ambitendency
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
amicabilities
amicabilities
noun
plural of amicability
amoebocytes
amoebocytes
noun
plural of amoebocyte
anisobranchiate
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antiliberalistic
antirepublicanism
antisubstance
antisubstance
noun
Synonym of antibody
Synonym of antimatter
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
applicabilities
applicabilities
noun
plural of applicability
arborescent
arborescent
adj
(philosophy) Marked by insistence on totalizing principles, binarism and dualism (as opposed to the rhizome theory).
Like a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching.
arborescently
arborescently
adv
In an arborescent manner.
archdisturber
archibenthos
archipresbyter
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
archpresbyterate
archpresbytery
archpresbytery
noun
(ecclesiastical) The absolute dominion of presbytery.
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
aristorepublicanism
asbestic
asbestic
adj
Relating to, or resembling, asbestos.
ascertainability
ascertainability
noun
The quality of being ascertainable.
ascertainable
ascertainable
adj
Able to be ascertained.
ascertainableness
ascertainableness
noun
The state or quality of being ascertainable.
ascertainably
ascertainably
adv
In a way that can be ascertained.
ascorbate
ascorbate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of ascorbic acid.
aspectable
aspectable
adj
Capable of being seen; visible.
aspidobranchiate
asthenobiotic
attachableness
attachableness
noun
The state or quality of being attachable.
attractableness
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
auxosubstance
azotobacters
baccalaureates
baccalaureates
noun
plural of baccalaureate
bacchantes
bacchantes
noun
plural of bacchante
backbeats
backbeats
noun
plural of backbeat
backbiters
backbiters
noun
plural of backbiter
backbites
backbites
noun
plural of backbite
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backbite
backdates
backdates
noun
plural of backdate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backdate
backpointers
backrest
backrest
noun
A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.
The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.
backrests
backrests
noun
plural of backrest
backscatter
backscatter
noun
(computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
(military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that is scattered back in the direction of the source of radiation by an obscurant.
(physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner.
verb
To scatter particles and/or radiation back to the direction from which they come.
backscattered
backscattered
verb
past participle of backscatter
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backscatters
backscatters
noun
plural of backscatter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backscatter
backscratcher
backscratcher
noun
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
backseat
backseat
noun
Alternative spelling of back seat
backseats
backseats
noun
plural of backseat
backset
backset
noun
A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
Whatever is thrown back in its course, such as water.
verb
(US, especially Western US) To plow again in the fall; said of prairie land broken up in the spring.
backsets
backsets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backset
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backsettler
backsettler
noun
One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
backsite
backstabbed
backstabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstab
backstabber
backstabber
noun
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.
backstabbers
backstabbers
noun
plural of backstabber
backstage
backstage
adj
Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
Secret, concealed from the public.
adv
Out of view of the public.
Towards the area behind the stage.
noun
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
backstamped
backstein
backster
backster
noun
(obsolete) A baker.
backstitched
backstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
backstitches
backstitches
noun
plural of backstitch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstitch
backstone
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
backstories
backstories
noun
plural of backstory
backstrapped
backstreet
backstreet
adj
(figuratively) Done in poor and unsanitary conditions, secretly and illegally; back-alley.
Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.
noun
Alternative spelling of back street
backstreets
backstreets
noun
plural of backstreet
backstretch
backstretch
noun
(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
(exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
(figuratively) The middle part of an event.
(horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
backstretches
backstretches
noun
plural of backstretch.
backstroke
backstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
A backhanded stroke or blow.
verb
To swim the backstroke.
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backstrokes
backstrokes
noun
plural of backstroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
backtrackers
backtrackers
noun
plural of backtracker
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater