The belief that certain religious doctrines or ceremonies are indifferent, i.e. do not matter.
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adirondacks
adirondacks
Proper noun
A range of mountains in New York State.
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustoring
adjutorious
admirations
admirations
noun
plural of admiration
admonishers
admonishers
noun
plural of admonisher
adpromissor
adpromissor
noun
A surety.
adrenolysis
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
adsorptions
adsorptions
noun
plural of adsorption
adspiration
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.
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
advoteresse
aerodromics
aerodromics
noun
(obsolete) The science of flying airplanes
aerohydrous
aerohydrous
adj
Composed of or containing air and water.
aerosolized
aerosolized
adj
Dispersed as an aerosol; particulate.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aerosolize
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterwisdom
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
agkistrodon
aldermaston
aldosterone
aldosterone
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
alectorides
aleksandrov
allegorised
allegorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allegorise
allodiaries
allodiaries
noun
plural of allodiary
almoravides
ambassadors
ambassadors
noun
plural of ambassador
ancistrodon
androcrates
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androginous
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
androlepsia
andrologies
androphonos
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
anhydrously
anisandrous
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
aphrodesiac
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac
adj
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
noun
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
aphrodisian
aphrodisian
Adjective
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus.
aphrodision
aphrodistic
aphroditous
arabidopsis
arabidopsis
noun
Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis
arabinoside
arabinoside
noun
(organic chemistry) A glycoside which yields arabinose after being split by hydrolysis.
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archdiocese
archdiocese
noun
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.
arduousness
arduousness
noun
The state of being arduous.
aristodemus
arnoldsburg
artesonados
arthrodeses
arthrodeses
noun
plural of arthrodesis
arthrodesis
arthrodesis
noun
(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
asteroidean
asteroidean
noun
Any starfish of the class Asteroidea
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
australioid
autoaddress
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
autoloaders
autoloaders
noun
plural of autoloader
autostradas
autostradas
noun
plural of autostrada
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
backcrossed
backcrossed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backcross
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backstroked
backstroked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstroke
backwoodser
bacteroides
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
balmarcodes
bardolaters
bardolaters
noun
plural of bardolater
bargeboards
bargeboards
noun
plural of bargeboard
barnstormed
barnstormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm
baronetised
barotseland
barricadoes
barricadoes
noun
plural of barricado
basidiocarp
basidiocarp
noun
(mycology) A mushroom which has basidia.
battledores
battledores
noun
plural of battledore
bernardston
biodegrades
biodegrades
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biodegrade
birostrated
birostrated
adj
Alternative form of birostrate
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
bladdernose
blastoderms
blastoderms
noun
plural of blastoderm
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
bloodstream
bloodstream
noun
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
boardsailor
boardsailor
noun
windsurfer
bombardiers
bombardiers
noun
plural of bombardier
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
borderlands
borderlands
noun
plural of borderland
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brandsolder
brazilwoods
brazilwoods
noun
plural of brazilwood
breadboards
breadboards
noun
plural of breadboard
broadcasted
broadcasted
verb
(sometimes proscribed) simple past tense and past participle of broadcast
broadcaster
broadcaster
noun
(computing) A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
(obsolete) A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).
A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadenings
broadenings
noun
plural of broadening
broadleaves
broadleaves
noun
plural of broadleaf
broadnesses
broadnesses
noun
plural of broadness
broadsheets
broadsheets
noun
plural of broadsheet
broadsiding
broadsiding
verb
present participle of broadside
broadspread
broadspread
adj
widespread
broadswords
broadswords
noun
plural of broadsword
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
camelopards
camelopards
noun
plural of camelopard
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
cancerdrops
caparisoned
caparisoned
adj
(of a horse or elephant) Having a richly ornamented harness.
Dressed in richly ornamented finery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caparison
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carbonadoes
carbonnades
carbonnades
noun
plural of carbonnade
cardholders
cardholders
noun
plural of cardholder
cardioblast
cardioblast
noun
(biology) An embryonic cell, in some insects, that develops into the heart
cardiograms
cardiograms
noun
plural of cardiogram
cardiolysis
cardiolysis
noun
(surgery) The freeing the heart from its adhesions to the sternal periosteum, typically in adhesive mediastinopericarditis
cardionosus
cardioscope
cardioscope
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to inspect the interior of the living heart.
cardiospasm
cardiospasm
noun
achalasia of the cardia (part of the esophagus)
cardophagus
carduaceous
carduaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Carduaceae of plants.
carloadings
carloadings
noun
plural of carloading
carotenoids
carotenoids
noun
plural of carotenoid
carotinoids
carotinoids
noun
plural of carotinoid
caryopsides
cassiodorus
castoroides
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
categorised
categorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of categorise