A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others
Government by such a class, or a state with such a government
The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
aromaticity
aromaticity
noun
(organic chemistry) The property of being aromatic, i.e. having at least one conjugated ring.
The property of having an aroma.
arrestingly
arrestingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly.
arrhythmias
arrhythmias
noun
plural of arrhythmia, which can refer to types of arrhythmia, cases of arrhythmia, or episodes of arrhythmia.
arrythmical
arteriology
arteriology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of angiology dealing with the arteries.
arteriotomy
arteriotomy
noun
(medicine) The opening of an artery, especially for bloodletting.
arthrodymic
arthrodynia
arthrodynia
noun
(medicine) An affliction characterized by pain in or around a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
articularly
articularly
adv
In an articular manner.
artiodactyl
artiodactyl
noun
(zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. In contrast, horses have an odd number of toes and as such are not Artiodactyla, but Perissodactyla.
arytenoidal
arytenoidal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arytenoids
ascetically
ascetically
adv
In an ascetic manner.
aseismicity
aseismicity
noun
The quality of being aseismic.
aseptically
aseptically
adv
In an aseptic manner.
asiatically
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
assentingly
assentingly
adv
in an assenting manner
assertingly
assertively
assertively
adv
In an assertive manner.
assertorily
assertorily
adv
In an assertory manner
associatory
astatically
astatically
adv
In an astatic manner.
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
astuciously
astuciously
adv
astutely
asymmetries
asymmetries
noun
plural of asymmetry
asynartetic
asynartetic
adj
(prosody) Having or containing two different types of metre
asystematic
asystematic
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Not systematic
atelomyelia
atelomyelia
noun
(medicine, rare) A congenital anomaly with incomplete development of the spinal cord.
athyroidism
athyroidism
noun
(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
atmidometry
atrabiliary
atrabiliary
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Of or relating to black bile.
Melancholic or hypochondriac; atrabilious.
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
attackingly
attendingly
attendingly
adv
Giving one's attention; attentively.
attentively
attentively
adv
In an attentive manner.
attorneyism
attorneyism
noun
The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.
atypicality
atypicality
noun
The condition of being atypical
audiotypist
audiotypist
noun
Alternative form of audio typist
augitophyre
autantitypy
auteciously
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
authorially
authorially
adv
as an author
autobiology
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autopticity
autopticity
noun
The condition of being autoptic; an autoptic event
autostylism
autostylism
noun
Synonym of autostyly
autosymnoia
auxetically
auxetically
adv
By auxesis.
auxiliatory
auxiliatory
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary; helping.
axisymmetry
axisymmetry
noun
symmetry about an axis; rotational symmetry
azimuthally
azimuthally
adv
In a manner with respect to the azimuth; with respect to the angle above a plane.
azoerythrin
babysitting
babysitting
noun
, Hypernym: childminding
The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.
verb
present participle of babysit
bacterially
bacterially
adv
In reference to bacteria
baddeleyite
baddeleyite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare zirconium oxide mineral occurring in a variety of monoclinic prismatic crystal forms.
bankability
bankability
noun
The state or condition of being bankable.
banteringly
banteringly
adv
In a bantering manner.
baptismally
baptismally
adv
In a baptismal way; through baptism.
baroclinity
baroclinity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic.
barycentric
barycentric
adj
Of or pertaining to a centre of gravity.
basiotripsy
basipetally
basipetally
adv
In a basipetal manner.
bathycolpic
bathycolpic
adj
Alternative form of bathukolpic
bathylithic
bathymetric
bathymetric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
bathysophic
bayonetting
bayonetting
noun
Overlap of fracture fragments in a longbone fracture resulting in shortening of the extremity.
verb
(Britain) present participle of bayonet
bearability
bearability
noun
bearableness
beattyville
beautifully
beautifully
adv
In a beautiful manner.
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
bendability
bendability
noun
The quality or degree of being bendable.
beneplacity
benignantly
benignantly
adv
In a benignant manner.
biacetylene
bialystoker
biblicality
biblicality
noun
A biblical subject.
The quality of being biblical.
bibliolatry
bibliolatry
noun
Excessive admiration for a book.
Specifically, excessive reverence for, or worship of, the Bible or Koran, especially as taken literally.
bicentenary
bicentenary
noun
A 200th anniversary.
biconcavity
biconcavity
noun
The quality of being biconcave.
bidactylous
biddability
biddability
noun
The extent to which something or someone is biddable.
The quality of being biddable.
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bilaterally
bilaterally
adv
In a bilateral manner.
bioactivity
bioactivity
noun
(biology, medicine) Biologic activity, such as biochemical or immunologic reactivity: the biologic effect (function or dysfunction, benefit or toxicity) of a substance.
biocatalyst
biocatalyst
noun
(biochemistry) A biochemical catalyst; normally an enzyme.
bipartitely
bipartitely
adv
In a bipartite fashion; into two parts.
bipinnately
bipinnately
adv
In a bipinnate manner.
biquarterly
biquarterly
adj
Twice every quarter, i.e. eight times per year.
biseriately
biseriately
adv
In two rows or series.
bisexuality
bisexuality
noun
(chiefly botany) The state of being bisexual (“having both male and female parts or roles”).
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.
biternately
biternately
adj
(botany) In a biternate arrangement.
bizygomatic
bizygomatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
blamability
blastomycin
blastomycin
noun
A sterile material, produced from cultures of the fungus Blastomyces, once used for intradermal testing
botanically
botanically
adv
in a botanical manner
regarding botany
botryllidae
brachiotomy
bradycrotic
bradycrotic
adj
Having a slow pulse
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
breathingly
bribability
brilliantly
brilliantly
adv
In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.
broadwayite
bryantville
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
buffability
butylations
butylations
noun
plural of butylation
butyrically
byzantinism
byzantinize
caenostylic
calamopitys
calcinatory
calcinatory
noun
A vessel used in calcination.
callityping
callynteria
calonyction
calorimetry
calorimetry
noun
(physics) The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state.
A wide headband that covers the ears, for wearing on cold days.
calycanthin
campholytic
cannibality
cannibality
noun
cannibalism
cantholysis
cantholysis
noun
The surgical division of the canthus.
capillarity
capillarity
noun
The interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.
capitularly
capitularly
adv
In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter.
capiturlary
captivately
carbostyril
carbostyril
noun
(organic chemistry) alpha-quinolone
cardiectomy
cardiectomy
noun
The surgical removal of the cardia (the part of the esophagus that connects to the stomach).
cardinality
cardinality
noun
(data modeling, databases) The property of a relationship between a database table and another one, specifying whether it is one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many.
(religion) The status of being cardinalitial
(set theory, of a set) The number of elements a given set contains.
(type theory) The number of terms that can inhabit a type; the possible values of a type.
cardiometry
cardiometry
noun
(medicine) measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation
cardiopathy
cardiopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease or disorder of the heart
carnivority
carnivority
noun
The condition of being carnivorous
caryatidean
caryopilite
caryopilite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
castability
castability
noun
The quality or degree of being castable.
castigatory
castigatory
adj
Serving or tending to castigate.
noun
(obsolete) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; the ducking stool or trebucket.
cataclysmic
cataclysmic
adj
Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.
catacylsmic
catalytical
catalytical
adj
catalytic
catholicity
catholicity
noun
Catholicism.
The quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive.