(law) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
(law) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions.
An abandoned building or structure.
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
The self-surrender to an outside influence.
The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
abdominales
abdominalia
abdominalia
noun
(zoology) A group of cirriped crustaceans having abdominal appendages.
abdominally
abdominally
adv
In the area of the abdomen.
abhominable
abhominable
adj
Obsolete form of abominable.
abnormalise
abnormalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abnormalize.
abnormalism
abnormalist
abnormalist
noun
(Christianity, theology) One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
abnormality
abnormality
noun
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
abnormalize
abnormalize
verb
(transitive) To make abnormal.
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abominating
abominating
verb
present participle of abominate
abomination
abomination
noun
(countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
(countable) That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred (often with religious undertones).
(obsolete, uncountable) A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution.
(uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred
abominators
abominators
noun
plural of abominator
abouchement
acclamation
acclamation
noun
(art) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy.
(politics) An oral vote taken without formal ballot and with much fanfare; typically an overwhelmingly affirmative vote.
A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.
The act of winning an election to a post because there were no other candidates.
acclimation
acclimation
noun
(biology) The adaptation of an organism to its natural climatic environment.
The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.
accompanied
accompanied
adj
Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accompany
accompanier
accompanier
noun
Someone or something that accompanies.
accompanies
accompanies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accompany
accompanist
accompanist
noun
(music) The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
accountment
accountment
noun
Responsibility.
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
acetonaemia
acetonaemia
noun
Alternative form of acetonemia
acetonaemic
acetonaemic
adj
Alternative form of acetonemic
acinaciform
acinaciform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a scimitar.
acinetiform
acinetiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling the Acinetae.
acrimonious
acrimonious
adj
(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
acroclinium
acroclinium
noun
Any Australian plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now named Rhodanthe)
acrodontism
acromyodian
acromyodian
noun
Any passerine songbird of the former taxon Acromyodi
acronymized
acronymized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acronymize
actinodrome
actinodrome
adj
Alternative form of actinodromous
actinomeric
actinomeric
adj
Relating to actinomeres
actinometer
actinometer
noun
(physics) A device used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.
actinometry
actinometry
noun
the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation
actinomyces
actinomyces
noun
A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.
actinomycin
actinomycin
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria of genus Streptomyces.
actinostome
actinostome
noun
(zoology) The mouth or anterior opening of a coelenterate animal.
actomyosins
actomyosins
noun
plural of actomyosin
acumination
acumination
noun
A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
adaptionism
adaptionism
noun
Alternative form of adaptationism
adenochrome
adenochrome
noun
A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus
adenodermia
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
adiantiform
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
admirations
admirations
noun
plural of admiration
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
admonitions
admonitions
noun
plural of admonition
adnominally
adnominally
adv
(grammar) In an adnominal way; used like an adnoun, adjectivally.
adoptianism
adoptianism
noun
Alternative form of adoptionism
adoptionism
adoptionism
noun
(Christianity) A form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God the Father adopted him, either at Jesus' birth, or at his death, as opposed to the orthodox understanding of the nature of the Trinity.
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
aerodynamic
aerodynamic
adj
having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air
of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aeronomical
aeronomical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeronomy
aeronomists
aeronomists
noun
plural of aeronomist
affirmation
affirmation
noun
(law) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.
A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
afforcement
afforcement
noun
(obsolete) A reinforcement; a strengthening.
affrontment
affrontment
noun
An act of affronting; an insult or hostile confrontation.
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.
agapemonian
agapemonist
agapemonite
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
agglomerant
agglomerant
adj
That causes agglomeration
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agnosticism
agnosticism
noun
(by extension) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
agonostomus
agronomical
agronomical
adj
agronomic
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
ailuromania
albuminosis
albuminosis
noun
(archaic, pathology) A condition of the blood characterized by the presence of more than the usual amount of albumin; hyperalbuminemia.
alcicornium
alcyoniform
aldermaston
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
alimenation
allemontite
allemontite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral form of antimony arsenide (SbAs).
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluminosity
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alycompaine
amanitopsis
amaranthoid
amazonstone
amazonstone
noun
A bluish-green variety of microcline feldspar used as a gemstone. The best known occurrences are at Crystal Peak and Pike's Peak in Colorado.
ambitioning
ambitioning
verb
present participle of ambition
ambitionist
ambitionist
noun
One who is excessively ambitious.
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
amenorrheal
amenorrheal
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeal
amenorrheas
amenorrheas
noun
plural of amenorrhea
amenorrheic
amenorrheic
adj
Alternative spelling of amenorrhoeic
amenorrhoea
amenorrhoea
noun
(medicine) Absence of menstrual discharge.
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
americanoid
americanoid
Adjective
Characteristic of or resembling Native American peoples.
Of or related to the race to which Native Americans belong, according to theories that divide humanity into races.
Noun
An individual who is Americanoid.
ametabolian
ametabolian
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to insects that undergo metamorphosis
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Ametabola (Apterygota)
amidoketone
amidomyelin
amidophenol
amidopyrine
amidopyrine
noun
(medicine) Synonym of aminophenazone
aminization
aminoacetal
aminoacetic
aminoformic
aminoketone
aminoketone
noun
Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
aminomyelin
aminophenol
aminophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a phenol
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric amino derivatives of phenol; hydroxyaniline
aminopterin
aminopterin
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-amino analog of folic acid used as a chemotherapy drug.
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
aminopyrine
aminopyrine
noun
aminophenazone
amminolysis
amminolytic
ammoniaemia
ammoniating
ammoniating
verb
present participle of ammoniate
ammoniation
ammoniation
noun
(chemistry) Treatment or reaction with ammonia.
ammonifying
ammonifying
verb
present participle of ammonify
ammonobasic
ammonoidean
ammonolitic
ammonolyses
ammonolyses
noun
plural of ammonolysis
ammonolysis
ammonolysis
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction with ammonia, analogous to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken and an NH₂ group is appended to one fragment
ammonolytic
ammonolyzed
ammoresinol
ammunitions
ammunitions
noun
plural of ammunition
amontillado
amontillado
noun
A pale, dry sherry from Montilla.
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amoxicillin
amoxicillin
noun
(pharmacology) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.
amoxycillin
amoxycillin
noun
(pharmacology) UK spelling of amoxicillin.
amphiboline
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphikaryon
amphithuron
amphithyron
amphogenous
amplexation
amplexation
Noun
An embrace.
amplication
amplication
noun
Misspelling of amplification.
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.