(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abductor
abductor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body
One who abducts; a kidnapper.
abductores
abductores
Noun
of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abductors
abductors
noun
plural of abductor
abjudication
abjudication
noun
(law, rare) Rejection by judicial sentence.
abjudicator
aboideau
aboideau
noun
(Canada, Acadian) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
aboideaus
aboideaus
noun
plural of aboideau
aboideaux
aboudikro
abound
abound
verb
(intransitive) To be copiously supplied
(intransitive) To be full to overflowing.
(intransitive) To be highly productive.
(intransitive) To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful.
(intransitive) To revel in.
(intransitive, obsolete) To be wealthy.
abounded
abounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abound
abounder
abounder
noun
One who has plenty, one who abounds (in something).
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
abounds
abounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abound
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abscound
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
acanthocladous
acanthocladous
adj
(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acanthopodous
acanthopodous
adj
Having spiny peduncles.
acaridomatium
acarocecidium
acarocecidium
noun
A plant gall caused by an acarid mite
accordatura
accordaturas
accordature
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accoutered
accoutered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accouter
accoutred
accoutred
adj
Provided with vital supplies for a precise aim, more specifically for the armed forces.
Supplied with essential equipments for a certain intention, particularly military.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accoutre
accustomed
accustomed
adj
(obsolete) Frequented by customers.
(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
accustomedness
accustomedness
noun
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
accustomized
accustomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustomize
acensuador
acequiador
acesodynous
acetotoluid
acetotoluide
acetotoluide
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of a toluidine
acetotoluidine
acettoluide
acetylfluoride
achenodium
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acidophilus
acidophilus
noun
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acidulation
acidulation
noun
The act of acidulating.
acidulations
acidulations
noun
plural of acidulation
acidulous
acidulous
adj
(figurative) Sharp; caustic.
Containing carbonic acid.
Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.
acidulously
acidulously
adv
In an acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acloud
acloud
adj
(poetic) Made cloudy; clouded.
acondylous
acondylous
adj
(anatomy) Without joints; jointless.
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acridonium
acridonium
noun
Alternative form of acridinium
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acroconidium
acrodactylum
acrodactylum
noun
The upper surface of a toe
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acrodus
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acropodium
acropodium
noun
(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot
(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
acuductor
acuerdo
acuerdos
acutonodose
adactylous
adactylous
adj
Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).
Without fingers or without toes.
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
addititious
addititious
adj
(rare, obsolete) Additive; Increasing.
adduction
adduction
noun
(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
adductor
adductor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor
adductors
adductors
noun
plural of adductor
adelarthrosomatous
adelocerous
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenocystomatous
adenogenous
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adenoncus
adenoneural
adenoneure
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adenopodous
adenostemonous
adenotyphus
adenous
adenous
adj
(medicine) Like a gland; full of glands.
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adeodatus
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adequation
adequation
noun
(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context
(obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
equivalence
adfluxion
adfluxion
noun
Alternative form of affluxion
adiaphanous
adiaphanous
adj
Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
adiaphanousness
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adiathermanous
adipocellulose
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adipomatous
adiposuria
adiposuria
noun
Synonym of lipuria
adipous
adipous
adj
(anatomy, archaic) Of or relating to adipose, the fatty tissue.
adipsous
adipsous
adj
(medicine) thirst-quenching
adjectitious
adjectitious
adj
(formal) Added; additional.
adjourn
adjourn
verb
(intransitive) To end or suspend an event.
(intransitive, formal, uncommon) To move as a group from one place to another.
(transitive) To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
adjournal
adjournal
noun
adjournment; postponement
adjourned
adjourned
adj
(of a meeting, event or trial) Having been adjourned; suspended or paused.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjourn
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adjourns
adjourns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjourn
adjoust
adjudication
adjudication
noun
(emergency response) The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action.
(law) The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt.
(law, Scotland) A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt.
A judgment or sentence.
The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
adjudicator
adjudicator
noun
One who adjudicates.
adjudicators
adjudicators
noun
plural of adjudicator
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
adjunction
adjunction
noun
(category theory) Given a pair of categories 𝒞 and 𝒟: an anti-parallel pair of functors F:𝒞→𝒟 and G:𝒟→𝒞 and a natural transformation 𝜂: mbox id_C→GF called “unit” such that for any object A∈𝒞, for any object B∈𝒟, and for any morphism f:A→GB, there is a unique morphism g:FA→B such that Gg∘𝜂_A=f. (Note: there is another natural transformation called “counit” as well but its existence may be derived by theorem.) The pair of functors express a similarity between the pair of categories which is weaker than that of an equivalence of categories.
(law) The joining of personal property owned by one to that owned by another.
The act of joining; the thing joined or added.
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adjuration
adjuration
noun
A grave warning.
A solemn oath.
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjuratory
adjuratory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjuration.
adjuror
adjuror
noun
Alternative spelling of adjurer
adjurors
adjurors
noun
plural of adjuror
adjustation
adjustation
noun
(rare) Adjustment.
adjustor
adjustor
noun
Alternative form of adjuster
adjustores
adjustoring
adjustors
adjustors
noun
plural of adjustor
adjutator
adjutator
noun
(archaic) Alternative spelling of agitator
adjutor
adjutor
noun
An adjutant; a helper or assistant;
adjutorious
adjutory
adjutory
adj
(obsolete) Serving to help or assist.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adminiculation
adminiculation
noun
(law) proof; corroboration
adnoun
adnoun
noun
(grammar) an adjective used as a noun (sensu stricto), an absolute adjective
(grammar, dated) an adjective
adnouns
adnouns
noun
plural of adnoun
adolphus
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
adoretus
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
adoula
adoulie
adoxaceous
adrenomedullary
adrenomedullary
adj
Of or relating to the adrenal medulla.
adscititious
adscititious
adj
Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.