A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.
An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
abecedarius
abecedarius
noun
An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.
abjudicated
abjudicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjudicate
accessorius
acclimature
acclimature
noun
(rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
acculturize
acculturize
verb
Synonym of acculturate
accusatives
accusatives
noun
plural of accusative
accustomize
accustomize
verb
(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
acetotoluid
acettoluide
acidiferous
acidiferous
adj
Containing or yielding an acid.
acquiescent
acquiescent
adj
resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
acquiescing
acquiescing
verb
present participle of acquiesce
acquiesence
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.
acquisitive
acquisitive
adj
(obsolete) Acquired.
Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring.
Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.
acquittance
acquittance
noun
(now historical) A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.
(now historical) The release from a debt, or from some obligation or duty; exemption.
(now rare) Payment of debt; settlement.
(now rare) The acquittal of one's duties; the carrying out of fulfilment of a job or role.
(obsolete) The dismissal of a legal charge against someone; acquittal.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To acquit.
acraturesis
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
actualities
actualities
noun
plural of actuality
acuesthesia
acuminulate
acuminulate
adj
(rare) Somewhat or slightly acuminate.
acutilobate
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adjudicated
adjudicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjudicate
adjudicates
adjudicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjudicate
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
aeciotelium
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aesculapian
aesculapius
aesculapius
Proper noun
The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
alismaceous
alismaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Alismaceae (syn. Alismataceae) of water plantains and close relatives.
alleluiatic
alleluiatic
adj
Pertaining to or consisting of an alleluia.
alsinaceous
alticamelus
ametoecious
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
anacleticum
anchtherium
animalculae
animalcules
animalcules
noun
plural of animalcule
annunciable
annunciable
adj
(archaic, rare) That may be announced or declared.
annunciated
annunciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annunciate
annunciates
annunciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annunciate
antecardium
antecubital
antecubital
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior or inner part of the elbow (cubitus)
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
antieugenic
antieugenic
adj
Opposing eugenics.
antinuclear
antinuclear
adj
Against the nucleus of a biological cell.
Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.
Serving as protection from nuclear devices
antinucleon
antinucleon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle of a nucleon
antireducer
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
apicultures
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
apoturmeric
aquiculture
aquiculture
noun
Alternative form of aquaculture
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
archbuilder
archduchies
archduchies
noun
plural of archduchy
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archineuron
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
articulable
articulable
adj
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.
(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
articulated
articulated
adj
(grammar, linguistics) Qualified by an article
Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
noun
An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of articulate
articulates
articulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of articulate
arviculture
arviculture
noun
(agriculture) arable farming
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
auctorizate
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
auriculares
auriculares
noun
plural of auricularis
auriculated
auriculated
adj
(biology, rare) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared.
(botany, rare) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auriculate.
(zoology, rare) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc.
auriculidae
auricyanide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
auteciously
autecologic
authentical
authentical
adj
(archaic) Authentic.
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
autoceptive
autocinesis
autocracies
autocracies
noun
plural of autocracy
autogenetic
autogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to autogenesis.
Self-generated.
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
autopelagic
autoscience
autosoteric
autosoteric
adj
Relating to autosoterism
autovaccine
autovaccine
noun
autogenous vaccine
auxetically
auxetically
adv
By auxesis.
avicultures
avicultures
noun
plural of aviculture
bacchuslike
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bacteririum
bacteriuria
bacteriuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of bacteria in the urine
balaneutics
bangiaceous
barbecueing
batidaceous
bauckiebird
beauticians
beauticians
noun
plural of beautician
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
biacuminate
biacuminate
adj
(botany) Having points in two directions.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
bucerotidae
bucerotinae
bucklandite
bursiculate
bursiculate
adj
(botany) bursiform
caciqueship
caciqueship
noun
The role or status of cacique.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
caduciaries
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
caffiaceous
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calcigenous
calcigenous
adj
That forms a calx when oxidized.
calcigerous
calcigerous
adj
Containing lime.
calculative
calculative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or involving calculation.
calenturing
calenturish
calenturist
calumniated
calumniated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calumniate
calumniates
calumniates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumniate
campephilus
candidature
candidature
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.
capilaceous
capitoulate
capitoulate
noun
(historical) The former districts of Toulouse, France, responsible for electing the capitouls.
(historical) The office or term of office of a capitoul.
Rule by capitouls, (specifically, historical) the former municipal government of Toulouse, France, under their direction.
capitulated
capitulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitulate
capitulates
capitulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capitulate
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
caquetoires
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carbonnieux
carbureting
carbureting
verb
present participle of carburet
carburetion
carburetion
noun
The process, such as occurs in a carburetor, of mixing fuel with oxygen or air in appropriate proportion for combustion.
caricaceous
caricaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Caricaceae.
caricatured
caricatured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caricature
caricatures
caricatures
noun
plural of caricature
carilloneur
carilloneur
noun
someone who plays the carillon; a carillonist
cariousness
cariousness
noun
the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
carriageful
carriageful
noun
The amount that can fit in a carriage.
cartularies
cartularies
noun
plural of cartulary
cassiopeium
cassiopeium
noun
(obsolete) The original name of the element lutetium.