In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
abolishment
abolishment
noun
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
abouchement
abranchiate
abranchiate
adj
(zoology) Without gills.
noun
(zoology) An organism that does not have gills.
absinthiate
absinthiate
verb
To impregnate with wormwood.
acacatechin
acacatechin
noun
An antioxidant for fatty oils obtained from Acacia catechu.
acacatechol
acanthaceae
acanthodean
acanthodean
noun
Alternative form of acanthodian
acanthopore
acanthopore
noun
(paleontology) A tubular spine in some bryozoans.
aceanthrene
acetophenin
acharnement
acharnement
noun
(obsolete) Savage fierceness; ferocity.
achatinella
achatinella
noun
Oahu tree snail (Achatinella spp.).
achatinidae
achievement
achievement
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
(heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment.
(sociology) The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.
(video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
achlamydate
achlamydate
adj
(zoology) Not possessing a mantle.
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achroanthes
achromacyte
achromacyte
noun
(cytology) Any cell that lacks its normal pigmentation (especially an erythrocyte that has ruptured and lost its haemoglobin)
achromatise
achromatise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of achromatize.
achromatize
achromatize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
(transitive) To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system
achromatope
achromatope
noun
A person who has achromatopia.
achtehalber
achyranthes
achyranthes
noun
plural of achyranthe
acidanthera
acidanthera
noun
Any of the gladioli previously placed in the genus Acidanthera.
acmesthesia
acmesthesia
noun
(pathology) The sensitivity of the skin to a sharp point (such as a pinprick)
acocanthera
actinophone
actinophone
noun
An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.
actinophore
actinophore
noun
(biology) A cartilaginous spine that supports the fin rays of fish
acuesthesia
adelpholite
adenanthera
adenotyphus
adherescent
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
adiathermal
adiathermal
adj
(thermodynamics) adiabatic; not involving transmission of heat
adiathermic
adiathermic
adj
impervious to heat
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
aeneolithic
aeneolithic
adj
Alternative form of Eneolithic
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aerotherapy
aerotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapy that uses some form of air
aesthesodic
aesthesodic
adj
(biology) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses.
aesthetical
aesthetical
adj
Aesthetic.
Of or pertaining to aesthetics.
Of or pertaining to beauty.
aesthiology
aetheogamic
aetomorphae
affreighter
affreighter
noun
One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
afterbirths
afterbirths
noun
plural of afterbirth
afterbreach
afterchance
afterchrome
afterchurch
afterchurch
adj
After attending a church.
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
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.
aftershaves
aftershaves
noun
plural of aftershave
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
afterspeech
afterthrift
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
agonothetic
agonothetic
adj
Of or pertaining to an agonothete.
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
airworthier
airworthier
adj
comparative form of airworthy: more airworthy
albitophyre
alchemister
alchemistic
alchemistic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
alchemistry
alchemistry
noun
(obsolete) alchemy
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
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.
algesthesis
algesthesis
noun
(medicine) Perception or sensation of pain.
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
alkahestica
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
allaeanthus
allelopathy
allelopathy
noun
The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants.
allesthesia
allesthesia
noun
false allochiria; a condition involving incomplete perception of a stimulus (sensation at a point remote from the stimulus)
allochetite
allochroite
allochroite
noun
(mineralogy) Garnet.
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
allophanate
allophanate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of allophanic acid
allothigene
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphabetize
alphabetize
verb
(US, Canada) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.
althaemenes
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”)
amaranthine
amaranthine
adj
Of a dark reddish purple colour.
Relating to the mythical amaranth flower that never fades.
Relating to, or having the form of plants of the genus Amaranthus.
Unfading, eternal, immortal, infinite.
noun
A dark reddish-purple colour.
The amaranth flower.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
ambushments
ambushments
noun
plural of ambushment
amethodical
amethodical
adj
Not methodical; unsystematic.
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
amherstdale
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
ammochaetae
ammotherapy
ampherotoky
amphetamine
amphetamine
noun
(informal) Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine.
(informal, nonstandard) Referring to a substituted amphetamine; a member of the amphetamine class of chemicals.
(medicine, pharmacology) A potent central nervous system stimulant of the phenethylamine chemical class that is used to treat ADHD, narcolepsy, and obesity.
(organic chemistry, proper) The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine; an equal parts mixture of levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine in their pure amine forms.
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphierotic
amphipneust
amphithecia
amphithemis
amphodelite
ampitheater
ampitheater
noun
Misspelling of amphitheater.
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anacanthine
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
anaesthatic
anaesthesia
anaesthesia
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthesia
anaesthesis
anaesthesis
noun
loss of feeling; insensibility
anaesthetic
anaesthetic
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthetic
analphabete
analphabete
noun
(rare) Alternative spelling of analphabet
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anamorphote
anantherate
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
anathematic
anathematic
adj
Having the characteristic of anathema.
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
anchovettas
anchovettas
noun
plural of anchovetta
anchtherium
andrewartha
anepithymia
anerethisia
anesthesias
anesthesias
noun
plural of anesthesia
anesthetics
anesthetics
noun
plural of anesthetic
anesthetist
anesthetist
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling, medicine) One who gives an anesthetic.
anesthetize
anesthetize
verb
(transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anhematosis
anhemitonic
anhemitonic
adj
Relating to the absence of half steps.
anhemolytic
animotheism
annihilated
annihilated
adj
Having been utterly destroyed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annihilate
annihilates
annihilates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annihilate
anocithesia
anoplothere
anorthitite
anorthosite
anorthosite
noun
(petrology) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antasthenic
antebrachia
antebrachia
noun
plural of antebrachium
antechamber
antechamber
noun
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.