(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.
aberrometer
aberrometer
noun
A device that measures refractive aberrations of the eye
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.
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
absolutisms
absolutisms
noun
plural of absolutism
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.
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
ambagiosity
ambagiosity
noun
The quality of being ambagious.
ambitioning
ambitioning
verb
present participle of ambition
ambitionist
ambitionist
noun
One who is excessively ambitious.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
ambrosterol
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambulatoria
amebobacter
ameloblasts
ameloblasts
noun
plural of ameloblast
ametabolian
ametabolian
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to insects that undergo metamorphosis
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Ametabola (Apterygota)
ametabolism
ametabolism
noun
The condition of being ametabolic
ametabolous
ametabolous
adj
Alternative form of ametabolic
amobarbital
amobarbital
noun
(pharmacology) A barbiturate administered especially in the form of its sodium salt C₁₁H₁₇N₂NaO₃ as a hypnotic and sedative; and as a supposed truth serum.
amoebocytes
amoebocytes
noun
plural of amoebocyte
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortizable
amortizable
adj
Capable of being amortized.
amovability
amovability
noun
Liability to be removed or dismissed from office.
amphibiotic
amphibiotic
adj
Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
apometaboly
asbestiform
asbestiform
adj
(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
(mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
automatable
automatable
adj
able to be automated
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
automobiles
automobiles
noun
plural of automobile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automobile
bacteriform
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balletomane
balletomane
noun
A ballet enthusiast.
balsamation
balsamation
noun
The act of imparting balsamic properties.
The art or process of embalming.
baltimorean
baltimorite
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
barnstormer
barnstormer
noun
One who barnstorms.
barometries
barometries
noun
plural of barometry
barotraumas
barotraumas
noun
plural of barotrauma
bartholomeo
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartolommeo
basaltiform
basaltiform
adj
In the form of basalt; columnar.
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
bathochrome
bathochromy
bathychrome
bdellostoma
beekmantown
bichromated
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
bichromatic
bichromatic
adj
(mathematics) Describing a graph with edges of two possible colours.
(physics) Describing a spectrometer (or similar instrument or system) capable of analysing two wavelengths at the same time.
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
binominated
bioclimatic
bioclimatic
adj
(architecture) Focused on providing a comfortable microclimate.
Of or pertaining to the relationship between living things and climate.
biomagnetic
biomagnetic
adj
Relating to biomagnetism.
biomaterial
biomaterial
noun
A nonviable, biocompatible material used in a medical device, intended to interact with biological systems or to evaluate, treat, augment, or replace any tissue, organ, or function of the body.
biometrical
biometrical
adj
Of or pertaining to biometrics.
bizygomatic
bizygomatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
blairmorite
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blastocheme
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
blastomeres
blastomeres
noun
plural of blastomere
blastomeric
blastomeric
adj
Relating to blastomeres.
blastomyces
blastomycin
blastomycin
noun
A sterile material, produced from cultures of the fungus Blastomyces, once used for intradermal testing
blemmatrope
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
boatmanship
boatmanship
noun
The art of managing a boat.
bombardment
bombardment
noun
(physics) the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance
heavy artillery fire
the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
bombastical
bombastical
adj
(archaic) bombastic
bombilation
bombilation
noun
A humming or booming sound.
bombinating
bombinating
verb
present participle of bombinate
bombination
bombination
noun
the act or sound of humming or buzzing; hum, buzz
bonapartism
bonapartism
Noun
The practices and ideology of
botanomancy
botanomancy
noun
Divination by plants. A form of pyromancy in which tree branches and/or leaves are burnt.
Tea-leaf reading, or tasseomancy.
bottlemaker
bottlemaker
noun
A manufacturer of bottles.
bottomlands
bottomlands
noun
plural of bottomland
bowmanstown
brachiotomy
bracteiform
brainstorms
brainstorms
noun
plural of brainstorm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brainstorm
britomartis
bromacetate
bromacetone
bromatology
bromatology
noun
The study of food.
bromgelatin
bromhydrate
bromhydrate
noun
hydrobromate
brominating
brominating
verb
present participle of brominate
bromination
bromination
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction which introduces a bromine atom into a compound.
bromisation
bromization
bromization
noun
The process of bromizing.
bromoaurate
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
burgomaster
burgomaster
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
butomaceous
butomaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Butomaceae.
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
campbellton
campbeltown
catabolisms
catabolisms
noun
plural of catabolism
choliambist
choliambist
noun
One who writes in choliambic meter.
chromoblast
chromoblast
noun
An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.
cobaltamine
combatively
combatively
adv
In a combative way.
combativity
combativity
noun
Synonym of combativeness
combattants
combination
combination
noun
(billiards) A combination shot; a billiard; a shot where the cue ball hits a ball that strikes another ball on the table.
(mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
A motorcycle and sidecar.
A rapid sequence of punches or strikes in boxing or other combat sports.
A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.
An association or alliance of people for some common purpose.
An object formed by combining.
The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
combinative
combinative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resulting from combination.
Serving, tending, or able to combine.
combinators
combinators
noun
plural of combinator
combinatory
combinatory
adj
Having the ability to combine; combinable, combinational or combining.
Of, relating to, or derived from a combination or combinations; combinative or combinatorial.
Confident; relaxed; not worried about someone or something.
In a state of comfort and content.
Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
noun
(US) A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter.
comfortably
comfortably
adv
Easily; without effort or difficulty.
In a comfortable manner.
commentable
commentable
adj
(computing) Capable of being marked with a comment.
(dated) Worthy of comment; remarkable.
committable
committable
adj
Capable of being committed.
compactable
compactable
Adjective
Capable of being compacted.
compactible
compactible
adj
Capable of being compacted.
compatibles
compatibles
noun
plural of compatible
completable
completable
adj
(mathematics, of a partial algebra) That can be expanded to a total algebra
That can be completed.
comportable
comportable
adj
(obsolete) Consistent; suitable.
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
debrominate
debrominate
verb
To remove bromine atoms, especially those added by a previous bromination
demibastion
demibastion
noun
(military) A half bastion, or that part of a bastion consisting of one face and one flank.
demountable
demountable
adj
(computing, of a hard drive, dated) Designed to be removed from the read mechanism.
Able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled.
noun
(Australia) A temporary and portable building, especially a portable classroom in a school.
dithyrambos
embarcation
embarcation
noun
Alternative form of embarkation
embarkation
embarkation
noun
(obsolete) A vessel.
The act of embarking.
The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
embastioned
embastioned
adj
Synonym of bastioned
embrocating
embrocating
verb
present participle of embrocate
embrocation
embrocation
noun
(obsolete) The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc.
The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is rubbed.
embryonated
embryonated
adj
Containing an embryo; having had an embryo develop.
embryophyta
embryotegae
emetophobia
emetophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.
emotionable
emotionable
adj
(rare, of a person or group or of their behavior or faculties) Particularly expressive of or affected by emotion.
ethambutols
fibromatoid
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
fimbriation
fimbriation
noun
(countable, heraldry, flags) Such a stripe.
(uncountable, heraldry, flags) The use of a thin stripe of a contrasting tincture (colour) around a charge, ordinary or stripe in order to make it stand out from the background.
flamboyants
flamboyants
noun
plural of flamboyant
footlambert
footlambert
noun
Alternative form of foot-lambert
formability
formability
noun
The quality or degree of being formable.
gonimoblast
gonimoblast
noun
(biology) A sporogenous filament (or bundle of such filaments) in the fertilized carpogonium of red algae.