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
abbroachment
abdominoanterior
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
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
abnormalcies
abnormalcies
noun
plural of abnormalcy
abnormalise
abnormalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abnormalize.
abnormalised
abnormalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalities
abnormalities
noun
plural of abnormality
abnormalize
abnormalize
verb
(transitive) To make abnormal.
abnormalized
abnormalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalize
abnormalness
abnormalness
noun
The quality of being abnormal.
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abnumerable
abnumerable
adj
(mathematics) Not enumerable or denumerable; uncountable.
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
abrahamidae
abrahamite
abrahamsen
abrasiometer
abrasiometer
noun
A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion.
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
abrocome
abrocome
noun
Either of the ratlike rodents that form the genus Abrocoma; rat chinchilla.
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.
abterminal
abterminal
adj
(anatomy, of an electrical current in a muscle) Away from the end and towards the centre
abumbrellar
abumbrellar
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of abumbral
acanthomeridae
acarocecidium
acarocecidium
noun
A plant gall caused by an acarid mite
acarodermatitis
acarodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the skin caused by mites
accelerometer
accelerometer
noun
An instrument for measuring acceleration.
An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations.
accelerometers
accelerometers
noun
plural of accelerometer
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.
accompanier
accompanier
noun
Someone or something that accompanies.
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
accountrement
accouterment
accouterment
noun
(archaic) The act of accoutering; furnishing.
(by extension) An identifying yet superficial characteristic.
(chiefly in the plural) An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.
(military, chiefly in the plural) A soldier's equipment, other than weapons and uniform.
accouterments
accouterments
noun
plural of accouterment
accoutrement
accoutrement
noun
(Commonwealth) Alternative form of accouterment
accoutrements
accoutrements
noun
plural of accoutrement
accreditment
accreditment
noun
The process of becoming accredited.
accrementitial
accrementitial
adj
(physiology) Pertaining to accrementition.
accrementition
accrementition
noun
(physiology) The process of generation by development of blastema, or fission of cells, in which the new formation is in all respect like the individual from which it proceeds.
accriminate
accriminate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To accuse of a crime.
accroachment
accroachment
noun
(obsolete) An encroachment; usurpation.
accruement
accruement
noun
The act of accruing.
accruements
accruements
noun
plural of accruement
accumber
accumber
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To encumber; to crush; to overwhelm.
aceratherium
acervatim
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetbromamide
acetimeter
acetimeter
noun
An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar
acetimetric
acetimetry
acetimetry
noun
(obsolete) The ascertaining of the strength of vinegar by measurement of the proportion of acetic acid in it
acetobromanilide
acetometer
acetometer
noun
Alternative form of acetimeter
acetometric
acetometric
adj
Relating to acetometry.
acetometrical
acetometrically
acetometry
acetometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar
acetomorphin
acetomorphine
acetomorphine
noun
heroin
acetonurometer
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
acharnement
acharnement
noun
(obsolete) Savage fierceness; ferocity.
acherman
achroiocythaemia
achroiocythemia
achromacyte
achromacyte
noun
(cytology) Any cell that lacks its normal pigmentation (especially an erythrocyte that has ruptured and lost its haemoglobin)
achromate
achromatiaceae
achromatise
achromatise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
achromatizable
achromatize
achromatize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
(transitive) To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system
achromatized
achromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatize
achromatizes
achromatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of achromatize
achromatocyte
achromatocyte
noun
achromacyte
achromatope
achromatope
noun
A person who has achromatopia.
achromatophile
achromatophile
adj
Being or relating to an achromatophil.
achromobacter
achromobacterieae
achromoderma
achromoderma
noun
(pathology) A lack of pigmentation in the skin
acidimeter
acidimeter
noun
(chemistry) An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids.
acidimeters
acidimeters
noun
plural of acidimeter
acidimetric
acidimetric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a titration in which the titrant is an acid.
acidimetrical
acidimetrical
adj
Alternative form of acidimetric
acidimetrically
acidimetrically
adv
(chemistry) By means of, or in terms of, acidimetry.
acidimetries
acidimetries
noun
plural of acidimetry
acidimetry
acidimetry
noun
(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.
acidometer
acidometer
noun
A hydrometer, especially one that is used to measure the strength of an acid.
Any of various other devices used to measure acidity, either chemical or electronic.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acinetiform
acinetiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling the Acinetae.
ackerman
ackerman
Proper noun
a town in Mississippi, USA
ackermanville
acneform
acneform
adj
(pathology, especially of a rash) Resembling acne
acneiform
acneiform
adj
(pathology) Alternative form of acneform
acoumeter
acoumeter
noun
(physics) An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acouometer
acquirement
acquirement
noun
(now rare, chiefly in the plural) Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
The act or fact of acquiring something; acquisition.
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acream
acreman
acreman
noun
A leader of a plowing team in medieval England.
acremen
acremen
noun
plural of acreman
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acrimoniousness
acrimoniousness
noun
The quality of being acrimonious.
acrnema
acrodermatitis
acrodermatitis
noun
(pathology) dermatitis that affects the hands and feet
acrodrome
acrodrome
adj
(botany, of the veins of a leaf) That run parallel to the edges of the leaf and meet at the tip
acromegalia
acromegalia
noun
(pathology) Alternative form of acromegaly.
acromegalic
acromegalic
adj
(pathology) Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly.
noun
(pathology) A person affected by acromegaly.
acromegalics
acromegalics
noun
plural of acromegalic
acromegalies
acromegalies
noun
plural of acromegaly
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
acromelalgia
acromelalgia
noun
(pathology) melalgia of the hands or feet
acrometer
acromiodeltoid
acromiohumeral
acromiohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the acromion and the humerus
acromiosternal
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
acronymized
acronymized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acronymize
acrorrheuma
acroscleroderma
acroscleroderma
noun
Synonym of sclerodactyly
acrosome
acrosome
noun
A structure forming the end of the head of a spermatozoon
acrosomes
acrosomes
noun
plural of acrosome
acroterium
acroterium
noun
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
actiniochrome
actiniochrome
noun
A red to violet pigment present in some Actinozoa
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
actinodrome
actinodrome
adj
Alternative form of actinodromous
actinomere
actinomere
noun
(zoology) One of the radial segments making up the body of one of the Coelenterata or similar organism
actinomeric
actinomeric
adj
Relating to actinomeres
actinometer
actinometer
noun
(physics) A device used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
actinometers
actinometers
noun
plural of actinometer
actinometric
actinometric
adj
Measured using an actinometer
Of or pertaining to actinometry
actinometrical
actinometricy
actinometry
actinometry
noun
the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation