A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adenodermia
adenogenous
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenoiditis
adenoiditis
noun
(medicine) Inflammation of the adenoid in the human throat.
adenolipoma
adenolipoma
noun
(oncology) A benign lipoma of a gland containing both glandular and fat tissue.
adenomatome
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adenomyxoma
adenoneural
adenopodous
adenotyphus
adeptnesses
adeptnesses
noun
plural of adeptness
adglutinate
adherescent
adinvention
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adiposeness
adiposeness
noun
The state or quality of being adipose.
adjacencies
adjacencies
noun
plural of adjacency
adjectional
adjectional
adj
Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adjustments
adjustments
noun
plural of adjustment
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
administerd
administerd
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of administer
administers
administers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administer
admittances
admittances
noun
plural of admittance
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
adolescence
adolescence
noun
The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.
adolescency
adolescency
noun
adolescence
adolescents
adolescents
noun
plural of adolescent
adoperation
adrenalines
adrenalines
noun
plural of adrenaline
adrenalized
adrenalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adrenalize
adrenolysis
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adultnesses
advanceable
advanceable
adj
That can be advanced, as of a tax credit that may be brought forward for immediate use rather than being reclaimed at the end of the year.
advancement
advancement
noun
(law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
How advanced something is
The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
The state of being advanced
adventitial
adventitial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the adventitia
(obsolete) Alternative form of adventitious
adventitias
adventitias
noun
plural of adventitia
adventively
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
adverseness
adverseness
noun
The state or quality of being adverse, or opposed.
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advertently
advertently
adv
intentionally, on purpose, purposely
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertizing
advertizing
verb
present participle of advertize
advisedness
advisedness
noun
Deliberate consideration: prudent procedure.
The state or quality of being advised—of being done or used advisedly.
advisements
advisements
noun
plural of advisement
aeneolithic
aeneolithic
adj
Alternative form of Eneolithic
aenigmatite
aenigmatite
noun
(mineralogy) An inosilicate mineral of sodium, iron, and titanium, forming brown to black triclinic lamellar crystals.
aepyornises
aerenchymas
aerifaction
aerifaction
noun
aeration
hyperinflation (of the lungs)
aerobraking
aerobraking
noun
(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
aerodonetic
aerodonetic
adj
Relating to aerodonetics.
aerodynamic
aerodynamic
adj
having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air
of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics
aerogenesis
aerogenesis
noun
The production of gas or air.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aeronomical
aeronomical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeronomy
aeronomists
aeronomists
noun
plural of aeronomist
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aerostation
aerostation
noun
(obsolete) Aerial navigation; the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air.
(obsolete) The science of weighing air; aerostatics.
aesculapian
aestivating
aestivating
verb
Alternative spelling of estivating
present participle of aestivate
aestivation
aestivation
noun
(biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.
(botany) The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.
(obsolete) The spending or passing of a summer.
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
affableness
affableness
noun
The state or quality of being affable.
affectation
affectation
noun
An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
An unusual mannerism.
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affectional
affectional
adj
Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion
affectioned
affectioned
adj
(archaic) Feeling a certain affection for; disposed.
(archaic) affected, pompous
(archaic) obstinate, willful
(archaic) zealous, earnest
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affection
affenspalte
affirmances
affirmances
noun
plural of affirmance
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
afforcement
afforcement
noun
(obsolete) A reinforcement; a strengthening.
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affranchise
affranchise
verb
(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
affrettando
affrettando
adv
(music) In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
affrontment
affrontment
noun
An act of affronting; an insult or hostile confrontation.
aframerican
africanized
afterburner
afterburner
noun
(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
afterchance
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
afterdinner
afterfriend
afterspring
afterstrain
aftervision
agapemonian
agapemonist
agapemonite
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
agelessness
agelessness
noun
The state or quality of being ageless.
agglomerant
agglomerant
adj
That causes agglomeration
agglutinate
agglutinate
adj
(linguistics) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning
United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
noun
(countable) A clump of agglutinated material.
(uncountable) Agglutinated material.
verb
(linguistics) To form through agglutination.
(transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
agglutinize
agglutinize
verb
Synonym of agglutinate
aggrandised
aggrandised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandise
aggrandiser
aggrandiser
noun
Alternative form of aggrandizer
aggrandises
aggrandises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandise
aggrandized
aggrandized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandize
aggrandizer
aggrandizer
noun
One who makes great or aggrandizes.
aggrandizes
aggrandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandize
aggregating
aggregating
verb
present participle of aggregate
aggregation
aggregation
noun
(epidemiology) The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
(networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
(object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
The act of collecting together (aggregating).
The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or sum (aggregated).
aggressions
aggressions
noun
plural of aggression
aggrievance
aggrievance
noun
oppression; hardship; grievance.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agilenesses
agoniatites
agonothetic
agonothetic
adj
Of or pertaining to an agonothete.
agrarianize
agrarianize
verb
(transitive) To distribute according to the principles of agrarianism.
(transitive) To imbue with the principles of agrarianism.
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
aimlessness
aimlessness
noun
The state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction.
aircraftmen
aircraftmen
noun
plural of aircraftman
airlessness
airlessness
noun
The state or condition of being poorly ventilated; lacking good air circulation, having stale air.
The state or quality of a (relative) vacuum.
airsickness
airsickness
noun
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
akrabattine
alabastrine
alabastrine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster.
alacreatine
alangiaceae
albanensian
albategnius
albertinian
albigensian
albigensian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Albigenses.
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumeniser
albumenized
albumenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenize
albumenizer
albumenizer
noun
One who albumenizes.
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminized
albuminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminize
alcaligenes
alcedinidae
alcedininae
alcelaphine
alcelaphine
noun
(mammalogy) Any member of the subfamily Alcelaphinae of wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks and related species.
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
alchochoden
alchochoden
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect, astrology) The planet which bears rule in the principal places of an astrological figure when a person is born.
alcibiadean
alcyonacean
alcyonacean
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Alcyonacea; a soft coral.
aldermanate
aldermanate
noun
The members of the aldermanate, collectively.
The office of an alderman; the municipal legislative body of a city or town.