A form of articulation that allows considerable change in position and spatial relationship between the articulated parts, and which bones move freely upon one another; diarthrosis.
abdications
abdications
noun
plural of abdication
aberrations
aberrations
noun
plural of aberration
abietineous
abietineous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Abietineae.
abiogenists
abiogenists
noun
plural of abiogenist
abjurations
abjurations
noun
plural of abjuration
ablatitious
ablatitious
adj
(obsolete) Diminishing
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
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.
abnormities
abnormities
noun
plural of abnormity
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abominators
abominators
noun
plural of abominator
abortionist
abortionist
noun
(chiefly derogatory) A person who advocates for or supports the legality of abortion.
(now sometimes offensive) A person who performs abortions, especially illegally or secretly.
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abreactions
abreactions
noun
plural of abreaction
abrogations
abrogations
noun
plural of abrogation
abruptiones
absentation
absentation
noun
The act of absenting oneself.
absolutions
absolutions
noun
plural of absolution
absolutisms
absolutisms
noun
plural of absolutism
absolutista
absolutists
absolutists
noun
plural of absolutist
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absolutizes
absolutizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolutize
absolvitory
absolvitory
adj
Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
absorbition
absorbition
noun
(obsolete) absorption
absorptions
absorptions
noun
plural of absorption
abstentions
abstentions
noun
plural of abstention
abstentious
abstentious
adj
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
abstraction
abstraction
noun
(art) An abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects.
(chemistry) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
(computing) Any generalization technique that ignores or hides details to capture some kind of commonality between different instances for the purpose of controlling the intellectual complexity of engineered systems, particularly software systems.
(computing) Any intellectual construct produced through the technique of abstraction.
(engineering) Removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.
(euphemistic) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
(geology) The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
A member of an idealized subgroup when contemplated according to the abstracted quality which defines the subgroup.
A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects; preoccupation.
Abstraction is necessary for the classification of things into genera and species.
An idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary nature.
An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature.
Any characteristic of an individual object when that characteristic has been separated from the object and is contemplated alone as a quality having independent existence.
The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization.
The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the product of any mental process involving a synthesis of: separation, despecification, generalization, and ideation in any of a number of combinations.
abstriction
abstriction
noun
(biology, mycology) A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction.
acanthophis
acarologist
acarologist
noun
A specialist in acarology - the study of ticks and mites.
accersition
acclivitous
acclivitous
adj
Acclivous
accompanist
accompanist
noun
(music) The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
accomplisht
accomplisht
adj
Obsolete form of accomplished.
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accountings
accountings
noun
plural of accounting
accusations
accusations
noun
plural of accusation
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
accustomize
accustomize
verb
(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achromatise
achromatise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
achromatism
achromatism
noun
(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic; achromaticity.
Achromatopia.
The state of being free of colors, not emitting or separating into colors.
acoustician
acoustician
noun
One versed in acoustics, especially a physicist who specializes in acoustics.
acquisition
acquisition
noun
(computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
The act or process of acquiring.
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
acquisitors
acquisitors
noun
plural of acquisitor
acroamatics
acroamatics
noun
esoteric lectures.
acrodontism
acrostichal
acrostichal
adj
(entomology, of bristles) Situated on the mesothorax of some dipteran flies
acrostichic
acrostichic
adj
Being or relating to an acrostic.
acrostichum
acrosticism
acrosticism
noun
Acrostic arrangement or character.
acrostolion
acrostolium
acrotarsial
acrotarsial
adj
Relating to the acrotarsium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
actinoblast
actinolites
actinolites
noun
plural of actinolite
actinomyces
actinomyces
noun
A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.
actinophrys
actinoscopy
actinoscopy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.
actinostome
actinostome
noun
(zoology) The mouth or anterior opening of a coelenterate animal.
activations
activations
noun
plural of activation
actomyosins
actomyosins
noun
plural of actomyosin
adaptations
adaptations
noun
plural of adaptation
adaptionism
adaptionism
noun
Alternative form of adaptationism
additionist
additionist
noun
(rare) One who supports or implements a policy of adding something.
addititious
addititious
adj
(rare, obsolete) Additive; Increasing.
adenoiditis
adenoiditis
noun
(medicine) Inflammation of the adenoid in the human throat.
adiagnostic
adiagnostic
adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
adiaphorist
adiaphorist
noun
One who believes in adiaphorism.
adipomatous
adiposities
adiposities
noun
plural of adiposity
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustation
adjustation
noun
(rare) Adjustment.
adjustoring
adjutorious
admirations
admirations
noun
plural of admiration
admonitions
admonitions
noun
plural of admonition
adoptianism
adoptianism
noun
Alternative form of adoptionism
adoptianist
adoptianist
noun
(Christianity) Alternative form of adoptionist
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.
adoptionist
adoptionist
adj
Of or pertaining to adoptionism.
noun
(Christianity) One who believes in or supports adoptionism.
(uncommon) One who supports adoption.
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
adsorptions
adsorptions
noun
plural of adsorption
adspiration
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
aegospotami
aeroelastic
aeroelastic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeroelasticity
aerologists
aerologists
noun
plural of aerologist
aerometries
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.
aeronomists
aeronomists
noun
plural of aeronomist
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aerostatics
aerostatics
noun
(physics) the study of gases in equilibrium and of balloons or aircraft in varying atmospheric conditions
aerostation
aerostation
noun
(obsolete) Aerial navigation; the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air.
(obsolete) The science of weighing air; aerostatics.
aerotropism
aerotropism
noun
(biology) The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
aesthiology
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.
aetiologies
aetiologies
noun
plural of aetiology
aetiologist
aetiologist
noun
One who studies aetiology.
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
affixations
affixations
noun
plural of affixation
afflictions
afflictions
noun
plural of affliction
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
afroasiatic
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
aftervision
afterwisdom
agapemonist
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agitpropist
agkistrodon
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.
agoniatites
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agonistical
agonistical
adj
(archaic) agonistic (of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks).
agriologist
agriologist
noun
One involved in agriology.
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
ahistorical
ahistorical
adj
Lacking historical perspective or context.
alectorides
alethopteis
algolagnist
algolagnist
noun
(dated) A sexual masochist.
algologists
algologists
noun
plural of algologist
algometries
algophilist
algophilist
noun
A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
alienations
alienations
noun
plural of alienation
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
allantoides
allantoides
noun
plural of allantois
allegations
allegations
noun
plural of allegation
allegorists
allegorists
noun
plural of allegorist
alleviators
alleviators
noun
plural of alleviator
alligations
alligations
noun
plural of alligation
allocations
allocations
noun
plural of allocation
alloclasite
alloclasite
noun
(mineralogy) A brittle monoclinic sulfosalt mineral of the arsenopyrite group.
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
allodialist
allodialist
noun
One who holds allodial land.
alloerotism
alloerotism
noun
Synonym of alloeroticism
allometries
allometries
noun
plural of allometry
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
allopathist
allopathist
noun
A practitioner of allopathy
allopatries
alloplastic
alloplastic
adj
(psychology) Involving a subject changing the environment or situation rather than him/herself.
(surgery) Related to an alloplast or to alloplasty
noun
(surgery) Any artificial material substituted for tissue grafts
allosematic
allosteries
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
allotropism
allotropism
noun
(chemistry) The ability (of an element) to exist in more than one physical form without change of state.
alstonidine
alstonidine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in dita bark.
alterations
alterations
noun
plural of alteration
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself