The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.
The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality.
acanthaceous
acanthaceous
adj
(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
accentuation
accentuation
noun
(ecclesiastical, music) Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
accouchement
accouchement
noun
Delivery in childbed; parturition
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
accouterment
accouterment
noun
(archaic) The act of accoutering; furnishing.
(by extension) An identifying yet superficial characteristic.
(chiefly in the plural) An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.
(military, chiefly in the plural) A soldier's equipment, other than weapons and uniform.
accoutrement
accoutrement
noun
(Commonwealth) Alternative form of accouterment
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acroneurosis
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
aeroneurosis
aeroneurosis
noun
(aviation, medicine, pathology) A disorder afflicting pilots and members of aviation crews, characterized by exhaustion, fearfulness, and other symptoms of physical and emotional distress, associated with prolonged flying times and stressful flight conditions.
agglutinogen
agglutinogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin
agglutogenic
agglutogenic
adj
Synonym of agglutinogenic
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
alalcomeneus
albopruinose
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
altiloquence
altiloquence
noun
Pompous language; lofty speech.
aluminaphone
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
ammoniureted
amphineurous
andouillette
andouillette
noun
A small andouille (type of sausage).
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
anguliferous
anhalouidine
anisopleural
anisopterous
anitrogenous
announceable
announceable
adj
Able to be announced.
noun
(informal) A positive-sounding news item suitable for public announcement; a sound bite.
announcement
announcement
noun
An act of announcing, or giving notice.
That which conveys what is announced.
The content which is announced.
anomaluridae
anonymuncule
anonymuncule
noun
(obsolete) an insignificant anonymous writer.
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
antesuperior
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
anthospermum
antialbumose
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
anticourtier
anticourtier
adj
Opposing courtiers.
antimoniuret
antimoniuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An antimonide.
antineutrino
antineutrino
noun
(physics) The antiparticle of the neutrino.
antineutrons
antineutrons
noun
plural of antineutron
antinucleons
antinucleons
noun
plural of antinucleon
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antiopiumite
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antisensuous
antisensuous
adj
not being sensuous.
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antivenomous
antivenomous
adj
(pharmacology, immunology) acting against venom
aouellimiden
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
apocynaceous
apocynaceous
adj
(botany) Of the family Apocynaceae, which contains the periwinkle and oleander.
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aponeurotome
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
apoquinamine
apoquinamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
appendicious
appenditious
aqueoigneous
aqueoigneous
adj
(archaic) Synonym of igneoaqueous
arcocentrous
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
armeniaceous
armeniaceous
adj
(zoology) Apricot-colored.
arrenotokous
arrenotokous
adj
Alternative form of arrhenotokous
arseniferous
arseniferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing arsenic.
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
asporogenous
assecuration
assecuration
noun
(obsolete) assurance; certainty
assentaneous
assentaneous
adj
(formal) Ready to agree.
assentatious
assuefaction
assuefaction
noun
(obsolete) habituation
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
attenuations
attenuations
noun
plural of attenuation
attouchement
attroupement
augmentation
augmentation
noun
(Scotland, law) An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
(heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
(medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
(medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
(music) A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
The act or process of augmenting.
austronesian
austronesian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Austronesia.
Noun
Any of a family of languages from Austronesia, including Formosan, Indonesian, Malay, Melanesian, Micronesian, and Polynesian subfamilies
autochthones
autochthones
noun
plural of autochthon
autodrainage
autogenously
autogenously
adv
In an autogenous manner; spontaneously
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autoimmunize
autoindexing
autoindexing
noun
(computing) The programmed retrieval of words from a document for use in building an index
automatic indexing
autolimnetic
autolimnetic
adj
Living at the surface of a body of water.
autonegation
autonegation
noun
The negation of oneself or itself.
autoskeleton
autoskeleton
noun
(zoology) The true skeleton of a sponge, composed of elements secreted by the sponge itself.
autosyndesis
averruncator
averruncator
noun
An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod.
ayuntamiento
ayuntamiento
noun
A corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns in Spain, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
baculiticone
balaniferous
balaniferous
adj
(nonce word) Bearing or producing acorns.
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
belimousined
bellybuttons
bellybuttons
noun
plural of bellybutton
benzoazurine
benzofulvene
benzofulvene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any benzo derivative of a fulvene
benzoquinone
benzoquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of the two isomeric forms of the simplest quinone, C₆H₄O₂, or any of their derivatives.
benzotoluide
bibulousness
bibulousness
noun
The quality of being bibulous.
binucleolate
binucleolate
adj
(biology) Having two nucleoli.
bleachground
blennogenous
blennogenous
adj
Generating mucus.
blepharoncus
blountsville
blountsville
Proper noun
A town in
A town in
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
blusteration
blusteration
noun
blustering
boastfulness
boastfulness
noun
The characteristic of being boastful.
boistousness
bondieuserie
bondieuserie
noun
Any devotional ornament or church object, especially one having little artistic value; a religious knick-knack.
bougainville
boulangerite
boulangerite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead antimony sulfide mineral that forms metallic grey monoclinic crystals.
bouleuterion
bouleuterion
noun
(architecture, historical) A building in Ancient Greece, housing the boule (council of citizens), where public affairs were discussed.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
bourbonesque
boutonnieres
boutonnieres
noun
plural of boutonniere
brassbounder
brassbounder
noun
(nautical, historical) A young ship's apprentice whose parents paid for him to have certain privileges on board.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
broncobuster
broncobuster
noun
(chiefly US) A person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden with a saddle.
broussonetia
brunoniaceae
buddenbrooks
buffooneries
buffooneries
noun
plural of buffoonery
buffoonesque
bulbocapnine
bulbocapnine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.
bulbonuclear
bundlerooted
burdensomely
burdensomely
adv
In a burdensome fashion.
burgettstown
burtonsville
busybodyness
busybodyness
noun
The quality of being a busybody.
buttermonger
buttermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of butter.
buttonbushes
buttonbushes
noun
plural of buttonbush
buttonholder
buttonholers
buttonholers
noun
plural of buttonholer
buttonhooked
buttonhooked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhook