(countable) Something that is antique or obsolete.
(uncountable) The process of becoming antique or obsolete.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
antitumoral
antitumoral
adj
(oncology) antitumor
anxiousness
anxiousness
noun
A feeling of anxiety.
The state of being anxious.
aphoruridae
aphroditeum
aphroditous
apiculation
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
apoplexious
apoturmeric
appetitious
aquafortist
aquafortist
noun
One who prepares etchings or engravings using aqua fortis. [from 19th c.]
aquashicola
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archilochus
archimorula
archineuron
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
aristodemus
articulator
articulator
noun
(dentistry) A mechanical device to which casts of the teeth are fixed, reproducing recorded positions of the mandible in relation to the maxilla.
(phonetics) Any organ in the vocal tract used to articulate, produce speech.
One who articulates bones and mounts skeletons.
One who, or that which, articulates or expresses.
artificious
artificious
adj
(obsolete) Using, exhibiting, performed with or characterized by much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
ascititious
ascititious
adj
supplemental; not inherent or original
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
assiduously
assiduously
adv
In an assiduous manner; diligently, industriously.
assumptions
assumptions
noun
plural of assumption
assumptious
assumptious
adj
assuming; presumptuous; prone to assume things or take them for granted
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
astronautic
astronautic
adj
Of or pertaining to astronautics.
astuciously
astuciously
adv
astutely
atomiferous
atrabilious
atrabilious
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Having an excess of black bile.
Characterized by melancholy.
Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
attenuation
attenuation
noun
(biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
(botany) The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
(brewing) The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast.
(engineering) A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
(homeopathy) The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses.
(physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
A gradual diminishing of strength.
attribution
attribution
noun
(law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
The act of attributing something.
auchincloss
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
auctorizate
audaciously
audaciously
adv
In a audacious manner; bravely, daringly, but not foolheartedly.
In a brazen, forthright manner.
audiologies
audiologies
noun
plural of audiology
audiologist
audiologist
noun
A healthcare professional who diagnoses, treats and/or manages hearing and balance disorders.
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
audiotypist
audiotypist
noun
Alternative form of audio typist
audiovisual
audiovisual
adj
Containing both aural and visual elements.
auditioning
auditioning
verb
present participle of audition
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
auditotoria
augitophyre
aulacomnium
auribromide
aurobromide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
aurodiamine
australioid
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
austrophile
auteciously
autecologic
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
authorially
authorially
adv
as an author
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorities
authorities
noun
The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service
The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere
plural of authority
authorizers
authorizers
noun
plural of authorizer
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
autobasidia
autobasidia
noun
plural of autobasidium
autobasisii
autobiology
autoboating
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autocarpian
autoceptive
autocinesis
autoclastic
autoclastic
adj
(geology) Broken in place; said of rocks having a broken or brecciated structure due to crushing, in contrast to those of brecciated materials brought from a distance.
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autocracies
autocracies
noun
plural of autocracy
autocratrix
autocratrix
noun
(in particular, historical) The enlightened despot Catherine II of Russia, who reigned from 1762 to 1796 as empress and autocratrix of all the Russias.
A female autocrat.
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
autodialing
autodialing
verb
present participle of autodial
autodialled
autodidacts
autodidacts
noun
plural of autodidact
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autoerotism
autoerotism
noun
Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.
autogenesis
autogenesis
noun
(biology) The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter.
autogenetic
autogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to autogenesis.
Self-generated.
autognostic
autognostic
adj
self-aware
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
autoloading
autoloading
noun
(programming) Capability of loading and linking portions of a program from mass storage automatically when needed.
verb
present participle of autoload
autological
autological
adj
(grammar, of a word, phrase, or especially an adjective) Possessing the property it describes.
automatical
automatical
adj
Archaic form of automatic.
automations
automations
noun
plural of automation
automatisms
automatisms
noun
plural of automatism
automatists
automatists
noun
plural of automatist
automatized
automatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automatize
automatizes
automatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automatize
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
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autonomical
autonomical
adj
Alternative form of autonomic
autonomists
autonomists
noun
plural of autonomist
autopelagic
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
autoplastic
autoplastic
adj
(psychology) Involving a subject changing him/herself rather than the environment or situation.
Of or pertaining to autoplasty (type of lesion repair with healthy tissue).
autopoloist
autopotamic
autopsychic
autopsychic
adj
(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
autopticity
autopticity
noun
The condition of being autoptic; an autoptic event
autoscience
autosoteric
autosoteric
adj
Relating to autosoterism
autostylism
autostylism
noun
Synonym of autostyly
autosymnoia
autotomised
autotomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autotomise
autotomized
autotomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autotomize
autotomizes
autotomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autotomize
autotoxemia
autotoxemia
noun
Alternative form of autotoxaemia
autotrophic
autotrophic
adj
(biology) Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
autoturning
autovaccine
autovaccine
noun
autogenous vaccine
autoxidator
autoxidator
noun
(rare, chemistry) A substance that initiates or undergoes autoxidation
autoxidizer
auxiliation
auxiliatory
auxiliatory
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary; helping.
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
auxographic
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
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.
axonolipous
axonolipous
adj
Belonging to the Axonolipa.
azosulphine
azothionium
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
ballouville
bangiaceous
barbigerous
barbigerous
adj
(rare, humorous) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
basculation
basculation
noun
(geology) The tilting of a geological layer.
(medicine, archaic) The replacement of a retroverted uterus by swinging it into its place.