(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.
abbotnullius
ablatitious
ablatitious
adj
(obsolete) Diminishing
ablution
ablution
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
(Western Christianity) The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
(chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
(literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
(plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.
ablutionary
ablutionary
adj
Pertaining to ablution.
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
absolution
absolution
noun
(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
absolutions
absolutions
noun
plural of absolution
absolutism
absolutism
noun
(philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.
(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
(rare) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.
(theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
absolutisms
absolutisms
noun
plural of absolutism
absolutist
absolutist
adj
Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising.
noun
(metaphysics) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute.
An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute.
One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
absolutista
absolutistic
absolutistic
adj
Alternative form of absolutist
absolutistically
absolutistically
adv
In an absolutist manner.
absolutists
absolutists
noun
plural of absolutist
absolutive
absolutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
absolutization
absolutization
noun
An act, process or result of absolutizing.
absolutize
absolutize
verb
(transitive) To make absolute.
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absolutizes
absolutizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolutize
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
absquatulation
absquatulation
noun
The act of absquatulating; hasty departure.
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abutilon
abutilon
noun
Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
accountabilities
accountabilities
noun
plural of accountability
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.
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.
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
acutilobate
albumenisation
albumenization
albumenization
noun
Alternative form of albuminization
albuminization
albuminization
noun
A coating with albumen.
A conversion into albumin.
A saturation with albumen.
albuminometer
albuminometry
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
ambulatio
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambulatoria
ambulatorial
ambulatorial
adj
(zoology) ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatorium
ambulatoriums
amphibolostylous
angulatogibbous
anteambulation
antiabsolutist
antiabsolutist
noun
One who opposes absolutism.
antialbumose
antibilious
antibilious
adj
(pharmacology) Countering liver disorder.
antiglobulin
antiglobulin
noun
(immunology) antihuman globulin
antilobium
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculotic
antituberculotic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering tuberculosis.
noun
A drug used to counter tuberculosis.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
aquintocubital
aquintocubital
adj
Alternative form of aquincubital
aquintocubitalism
aquopentamminecobaltic
arboricultural
arboricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
arboriculturist
arboriculturist
noun
A person who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon.
aristorepublicanism
atrabilarious
atrabilarious
adj
(medicine, historical) Having black bile as the prevalent humor.
Characterized by melancholy or gloom.
atrabiliarious
atrabiliarious
adj
atrabilious
atrabilious
atrabilious
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Having an excess of black bile.
Characterized by melancholy.
Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.
atrabiliousness
atrabiliousness
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The state or quality of having an excess of black bile.
Grumpiness, irritability, melancholy, moroseness.
attributional
attributional
adj
Of or pertaining to attribution
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiology
autobolide
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autoinoculable
autoinoculable
adj
Capable of autoinoculation
automobile
automobile
adj
Self-moving; self-propelled.
noun
(US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
automobiles
automobiles
noun
plural of automobile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automobile
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
automobilism
automobilism
noun
(dated) The use of automobiles.
automobilist
automobilist
noun
(archaic) The driver of a motor vehicle.
automobilistic
automobilistic
adj
(dated) Relating to automobiles.
automobilists
automobilists
noun
plural of automobilist
automobility
automobility
noun
The utilization of automobiles as the major means of transportation and mobility.
autostability
autostability
noun
(engineering) Ability to keep a stable poise, either by virtue of shape and proportions, or by some mechanism.
autosuggestibility
autosuggestibility
noun
The quality of being autosuggestible.
autosuggestible
autosuggestible
adj
Prone to autosuggestion.
autosymbolic
autosymbolical
autosymbolically
autotuberculin
autoxidizability
autoxidizability
noun
Alternative form of autoxidisability
autoxidizable
autoxidizable
adj
Alternative form of autoxidisable
azoisobutyronitrile
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
bacteriofluorescin
baculiticone
bailout
bailout
noun
(underwater diving) A backup supply of air in scuba diving.
A rescue, especially a financial rescue.
The process of exiting an aircraft while in flight.
bailouts
bailouts
noun
plural of bailout
balanopreputial
balanopreputial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the glans penis and the foreskin
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
basculation
basculation
noun
(geology) The tilting of a geological layer.
(medicine, archaic) The replacement of a retroverted uterus by swinging it into its place.
basiophthalmous
basisolute
basisolute
adj
(botany) Prolonged at the base, like certain leaves.
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
battailous
battailous
adj
(obsolete) Warlike, battle-ready.
bibliolatrous
bibliolatrous
adj
Relating to or exhibiting bibliolatry.
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bidactylous
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
biloculate
biloculate
adj
Having two loculi.
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
binomenclature
binucleolate
binucleolate
adj
(biology) Having two nucleoli.
bioaccumulation
bioaccumulation
noun
(biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.
bioastronautical
bioastronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to bioastronautics.
biologicohumanistic
biovulate
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
bismutoplagionite
bismutosmaltite
blastulation
blastulation
noun
(biology) The process of forming blastocoels and blastulas.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blusteration
blusteration
noun
blustering
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
boatbuilders
boatbuilders
noun
plural of boatbuilder
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
bothriocephalus
botulinal
botulinal
adj
Of or pertaining to botulism or botulin toxins.
boucicault
boulangerite
boulangerite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead antimony sulfide mineral that forms metallic grey monoclinic crystals.
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
bouleuteria
bouleuteria
noun
plural of bouleuterion
boussingault
boussingaultia
boussingaultite
boussingaultite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
brachiocubital
brachiocubital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arm and to the elbow or forearm
brachistocephalous
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
brotulidae
brutalisation
brutalisation
noun
Alternative form of brutalization
brutalization
brutalization
noun
(uncountable) The act or process of making brutal
An instance of being brutalized.
bucoliast
bufotalin
bufotalin
noun
(organic chemistry) A cardiotoxic bufanolide steroid secreted by the common European toad (Bufo bufo) and other related toads such as Bufo melanostictus.