In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
absolutizes
absolutizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolutize
acacatechol
accelerator
accelerator
noun
(chemistry) A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
(computing) A computer component using dedicated hardware to accelerate the processing and display of graphics.
(computing) An accelerator key.
(historical) A light van to take mails between a post office and a railway station.
(photography) A chemical that reduces development time.
(physics) A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles; a particle accelerator.
(physiology, medicine) A muscle or nerve that speeds the performance of an action.
(vehicles) A pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate when it is pressed.
A device for causing acceleration.
One who, or that which, accelerates.
accountable
accountable
adj
(rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
Liable to be called on to render an account.
Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
acetabulous
acetabulous
adj
cup-shaped; acetabular
acetotoluid
acettoluide
acetylation
acetylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance.
acetylsalol
acoelomates
acoelomates
noun
plural of acoelomate
acropetally
acropetally
adv
In an acropetal manner.
actinolites
actinolites
noun
plural of actinolite
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
acutilobate
adelantados
adelpholite
adjectional
adjectional
adj
Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.
adolescents
adolescents
noun
plural of adolescent
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
adulterator
adulterator
noun
One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.
advertorial
advertorial
noun
An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article.
aeciotelium
aeneolithic
aeneolithic
adj
Alternative form of Eneolithic
aeolotropic
aeolotropic
adj
(physics) Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aeroelastic
aeroelastic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeroelasticity
aerologists
aerologists
noun
plural of aerologist
aeroplanist
aeroplanist
noun
(archaic) an aeroplane pilot
aesthiology
aetiologies
aetiologies
noun
plural of aetiology
aetiologist
aetiologist
noun
One who studies aetiology.
affectional
affectional
adj
Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion
affrontedly
affrontedly
adv
(obsolete) shamelessly
aftercooler
aftercooler
noun
An intercooler located at the end of the supercharging chain.
afterschool
afterschool
adj
Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
Taking place immediately after school classes.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
agglomerant
agglomerant
adj
That causes agglomeration
agglomerate
agglomerate
adj
collected into a ball, heap, or mass
noun
(geology, volcanology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.
(meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.
A collection or mass.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
albatrosses
albatrosses
noun
plural of albatross
albedometer
albedometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the albedo of a surface
albitophyre
aldermaston
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
aldopentose
aldopentose
noun
(biochemistry) A pentose that is also an aldose.
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
alectorioid
alectorioid
adj
Relating to lichen of the genus Alectoria
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
alethopteis
alethoscope
alethoscope
noun
An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
aleurometer
aleurometer
noun
An instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
algometries
alienations
alienations
noun
plural of alienation
alimenation
alkalometry
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
allantoidea
allantoides
allantoides
noun
plural of allantois
allegations
allegations
noun
plural of allegation
allegorists
allegorists
noun
plural of allegorist
allegrettos
allegrettos
noun
plural of allegretto
allelopathy
allelopathy
noun
The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants.
allelotropy
allemontite
allemontite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral form of antimony arsenide (SbAs).
alleviation
alleviation
noun
the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement
alleviators
alleviators
noun
plural of alleviator
alleviatory
alleviatory
adj
alleviative
alligatored
alligatored
adj
Damaged by alligatoring.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alligator
allineation
allineation
noun
alignment; position in a straight line, as of two planets with the sun
alliterator
alliterator
noun
One who alliterates.
alloantigen
alloantigen
noun
(genetics) Any antigen, present in only some individuals of a species, that stimulates the production of antibodies in those that lack it; an isoantigen
allocatable
allocatable
adj
(computing) Able to be allocated.
allochetite
allochroite
allochroite
noun
(mineralogy) Garnet.
alloclasite
alloclasite
noun
(mineralogy) A brittle monoclinic sulfosalt mineral of the arsenopyrite group.
alloerotism
alloerotism
noun
Synonym of alloeroticism
allogeneity
allogeneity
noun
(genetics) The condition of being allogeneic
allografted
allografted
adj
grafted as an allograft
alloiometry
allokinetic
allometries
allometries
noun
plural of allometry
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
allopatries
allophanate
allophanate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of allophanic acid
allosematic
allosteries
allothigene
allotropies
allotropies
noun
plural of allotropy
allotropize
allotropize
verb
To change in physical properties but not in substance.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
alstonidine
alstonidine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in dita bark.
alterations
alterations
noun
plural of alteration
altercation
altercation
noun
Heated or angry dispute
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
alternation
alternation
noun
(computing) A construct in a regular expression that can match any of several specified subexpressions.
(geometry) A type of partial truncation of a polygon, polyhedron or tiling in which alternate vertices are removed.
(linguistics) A pattern by which more than one construct is possible, as with "Alice cooked Bob dinner" and "Alice cooked dinner for Bob".
(logic) The "inclusive or" truth function.
(mathematics) A sequence that alternates between positive and negative values; sometimes incorrectly used to mean permutation.
(phonology) Ablaut.
(religion) The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence
alternativo
alternators
alternators
noun
plural of alternator
altiloquent
altiloquent
adj
Pompous, or pretentious in speech
altogethers
altogethers
adv
(obsolete) Alternative form of all together
(obsolete) Alternative form of altogether
noun
(obsolete) The way things are; circumstances.
plural of altogether (“nakedness”)
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alveolation
alveolation
noun
(geology) An eroded structure of honeycomb-like cavities
alveolotomy
alveolotomy
noun
(surgery, dentistry) incision into the alveolus, especially in order to drain pus from an abscess
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
ambrosterol
ameliorated
ameliorated
adj
Having had problem(s) improved upon; having been the subject of amelioration.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ameliorate
ameliorates
ameliorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate
ameliorativ
ameliorator
ameliorator
noun
A person who, or thing which, ameliorates.
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
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amidoacetal
aminoacetal
amoralities
amoralities
noun
plural of amorality
amortisable
amortisable
adj
Alternative form of amortizable
amortizable
amortizable
adj
Capable of being amortized.
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphodelite
amplexation
amplexation
Noun
An embrace.
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
anaplerotic
anaplerotic
adj
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
noun
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
anatomiless
anatomiless
adj
Having no clear anatomy.
ancestorial
ancestorial
adj
Ancestral.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
anecdotally
anecdotally
adv
In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
anecdotical
anecdotical
adj
Dated form of anecdotal.
anelectrode
anelectrode
noun
(obsolete) Anode; the positive pole of a galvanic battery.
angelolater
angelolatry
angelolatry
noun
The worshipping of angels.
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anhemolytic
anoplothere
anteflexion
anteflexion
noun
(anatomy) A forward bending or an organ, especially that of the uterus near the cervix
anteopercle
anteorbital
anteorbital
adj
(anatomy) Situated in front of the eyes.
(astronautics) Referring to the period before orbit is achieved.
anteropygal
antevocalic
antevocalic
adj
Synonym of prevocalic
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthesterol
anthologies
anthologies
noun
plural of anthology
anthologise
anthologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthologize.
anthologize
anthologize
verb
To compile, or include something in, an anthology.
antiapostle
anticomplex
anticyclone
anticyclone
noun
(meteorology) a system of winds that spiral out from a centre of high pressure
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
antilopinae
antilottery
antilottery
adj
Opposing lotteries.
antinucleon
antinucleon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle of a nucleon
aplodiorite
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines