(thermodynamics) adiabatic; not involving transmission of heat
aeneolithic
aeneolithic
adj
Alternative form of Eneolithic
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aesthetical
aesthetical
adj
Aesthetic.
Of or pertaining to aesthetics.
Of or pertaining to beauty.
aesthiology
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
albitophyre
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
alcelaphine
alcelaphine
noun
(mammalogy) Any member of the subfamily Alcelaphinae of wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks and related species.
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemister
alchemistic
alchemistic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
alcoholemia
alcoholemia
noun
Alternative spelling of alcoholaemia
alcoholised
alcoholised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholise
alcoholized
alcoholized
adj
(chemistry) rectified
(obsolete) reduced to a fine powder
saturated, infused or under the influence of alcohol
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholize
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
alethopteis
alexishafen
algesthesis
algesthesis
noun
(medicine) Perception or sensation of pain.
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
alisphenoid
alisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
alkahestica
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
alleghanian
alleghenian
alleghenian
Adjective
Relating to the
alleghenies
alleghenies
Proper noun
The in south central Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia.
allesthesia
allesthesia
noun
false allochiria; a condition involving incomplete perception of a stimulus (sensation at a point remote from the stimulus)
allocheiria
allochetite
allochroite
allochroite
noun
(mineralogy) Garnet.
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
allothigene
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphabetize
alphabetize
verb
(US, Canada) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
alphesiboea
amelanchier
amelanchier
noun
Any tree or shrub in the genus Amelanchier of the pome fruit subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae, with edible, blueberry-like fruit.
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amidophenol
aminophenol
aminophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a phenol
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric amino derivatives of phenol; hydroxyaniline
ampheclexis
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboline
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphiphiles
amphiphiles
noun
plural of amphiphile
amphipleura
amphodelite
anchorville
angelfishes
angelfishes
noun
plural of angelfish
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anhemolytic
annihilable
annihilable
adj
Able to be destroyed completely; capable of being annihilated.
annihilated
annihilated
adj
Having been utterly destroyed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annihilate
annihilates
annihilates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annihilate
anophelinae
anophelines
anophelines
noun
plural of anopheline
antheridial
antheridial
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or produced in, the antheridium
anthologies
anthologies
noun
plural of anthology
anthologise
anthologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthologize.
anthologize
anthologize
verb
To compile, or include something in, an anthology.
antihelices
antihelixes
antihelixes
noun
plural of antihelix
apathetical
apathetical
adj
Synonym of apathetic
aphelilions
aphetically
aphetically
adv
(astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta.
(linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.
apophyllite
apophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium.
aporhyolite
apostleship
apostleship
noun
The position, post, or duty of being an apostle
archaeolith
archangelic
archangelic
adj
Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of archangels.
archbuilder
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archeologic
archeologic
adj
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of archaeologic
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
argyllshire
arkadelphia
arteriolith
asphaltites
asphaltites
noun
plural of asphaltite
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
asphodeline
asthenolith
atelophobia
atelophobia
noun
The fear of imperfection or not being good enough.
atheistical
atheistical
adj
Of or relating to atheism; atheistic.
athleticism
athleticism
noun
A show of athletic prowess.
The state of being an athlete, or of taking part in athletic events.
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
austrophile
authentical
authentical
adj
(archaic) Authentic.
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
azodiphenyl
azosulphine
bacchuslike
bacchylides
bacchylides
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
bachelorize
bachelorize
verb
To confer a bachelor's degree on.
To live the life of a bachelor; to socialize without a wife.
To live without neither spouse nor children; to live alone or with other single people.
To make into a bachelor; to deprive of a spouse.
To make or become typical of a bachelor.
backlighted
baldachined
baldachined
adj
Covered by a baldacchin.
bathvillite
battleships
battleships
noun
plural of battleship
bedlamitish
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
beheadlined
bellhanging
bellmanship
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
bibliophage
bibliophage
noun
(figuratively) A person who loves to read books; a bookworm.
A creature that consumes books’ physical contents.
bibliotaphe
bibliotheca
bibliotheca
noun
(obsolete) A library.
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
billheading
biochemical
biochemical
adj
characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms
of, or relating to biochemistry
noun
a chemical substance derived from a biological source
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blandishers
blandishers
noun
plural of blandisher
blankenship
blasphemies
blasphemies
noun
plural of blasphemy
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
bleacheries
bleacheries
noun
plural of bleachery
bleacherite
bleacherite
noun
(sports, informal) One who sits in the bleachers.
bleachfield
bleachfield
noun
(now chiefly historical) A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.
blepharitic
blepharitic
adj
Relating to blepharitis.
blepharitis
blithebread
boltheading
botanophile
botanophile
noun
A person with an interest in botany.
branchlines
branchlines
noun
plural of branchline
branchville
breathingly
breithablik
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
burnishable
cachectical
cachectical
adj
Alternative form of cachectic
cacotheline
cahenslyism
cahenslyism
Noun
A plan proposed to the Pope in 1891 by P. P. Cahensly, a member of the German parliament, to divide the foreign-born population of the United States, for ecclesiastical purposes, according to European nationalities, and to appoint bishops and priests of the same race and speaking the same language as the majority of the members of a diocese or congregation.