(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
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
accumulation
accumulation
noun
(UK, education, historical, uncountable) The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.
(accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
(finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
(law) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
A mass of something piled up or collected.
The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
accumulator
accumulator
noun
(Britain) A wet-cell storage battery.
(UK, education, historical) One who takes two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce their length of study.
(cryptography) A one way membership function.
(engineering, hydraulics) A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).
(finance) A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.
(gambling) A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
(literally) One who, or that which, accumulates.
(manufacturing) A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
(mechanics) A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
(programming) A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
accumulators
accumulators
noun
plural of accumulator
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acoelomatous
acrodactylum
acrodactylum
noun
The upper surface of a toe
acrostolium
adelarthrosomatous
adminiculation
adminiculation
noun
(law) proof; corroboration
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
aeciotelium
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
alectoromorphous
aleurometer
aleurometer
noun
An instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
alinotum
allagostemonous
allmouth
allmouth
noun
Any of the order Lophiiformes of anglerfish, such as Lophius piscatorius.
allmouths
allmouths
noun
plural of allmouth
alphitomorphous
alphitomorphous
Adjective
Resembling barleymeal.
altocumulus
altocumulus
noun
(physics, meteorology) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.)
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminosity
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
alumroot
alumroot
noun
Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Heuchera, native to North America.
Flowering plants of genus Geranium, also called wild geraniums or cranesbills.
alumroots
alumroots
noun
plural of alumroot
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
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
ambulator
ambulator
noun
A walker; one who walks.
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
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
ambulatory
ambulatory
adj
(comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
(law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
(medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
noun
Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.
The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.
ametabolous
ametabolous
adj
Alternative form of ametabolic
ametallous
amicronucleate
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
amphibolostylous
amplitudinous
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amputational
amputational
adj
Of or relating to amputation.
amyloleucite
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
ancylostomum
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anitinstitutionalism
anomalogonatous
anophthalmus
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteambulation
anteoperculum
anthoclinium
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
antialbumose
anticeremoniously
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
anticommunistical
anticommunistically
anticonstitutionalism
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antilobium
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antipopulism
antistimulation
antitumoral
antitumoral
adj
(oncology) antitumor
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
aploperistomatous
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apogalacteum
apometabolous
apoplastogamous
aquintocubitalism
aquopentamminecobaltic
archeptolemus
archicleistogamous
aristorepublicanism
arteriopalmus
athalamous
athalamous
adj
(botany, rare) Not furnished with shields or beds for the spores, like the thallus of certain lichens.
atlantodidymus
atmosphereful
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
aulostoma
aulostomatidae
aulostomi
aulostomid
aulostomid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Aulostomidae of trumpetfishes.
aulostomidae
aulostomus
aummbulatory
auriculotemporal
auriculotemporal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the external ear and the temporal region.
austrophilism
autallotriomorphic
autoalarm
autoalarm
noun
(nautical, radio) An automatic radio receiver on a ship, for picking up distress calls.
autoallogamous
autoallogamy
autoanticomplement
autoassimilation
autochemical
autocholecystectomy
autocollimate
autocollimation
autocollimation
noun
(physics, astronomy) The collimation of a telescope by means of a plane mirror
autocollimator
autocollimator
noun
(physics) A device that uses a plane mirror to align or collimate optical devices
autocollimators
autocollimators
noun
plural of autocollimator
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autocomplexes
autodepolymerization
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohemolytic
autolimnetic
autolimnetic
adj
Living at the surface of a body of water.
autoluminescence
autoluminescence
noun
luminescence activated by the energy of a substance itself
autoluminescent
autoluminescent
adj
Relating to autoluminescence.
automanipulation
automanipulative
automanual
automanual
adj
(historical, telephony) Being or relating to a system of telephony that combines automatic and manual features, such that the caller initially communicates with an operator who, after setting up the desired number on a keyboard, has no further interaction with the call.
automatable
automatable
adj
able to be automated
automateable
automatical
automatical
adj
Archaic form of automatic.
automatically
automatically
adv
In an automatic manner.
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
automechanical
automelon
automelon
noun
(Christianity) A composition used in Orthodox Christianity to create other hymns, following its melody and rhythm.
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.