(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
abortively
abortively
adv
In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
abrasively
abrasively
adv
Hardly; roughly; in a rough manner.
In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings.
abridgedly
abridgedly
adv
in an abridged manner, in a manner that is cut short or shortened
abruptedly
abruptedly
adv
Abruptly; by a sudden interruption or transition.
absorbedly
absorbedly
adv
In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged.
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
abstrusely
abstrusely
adv
In an abstruse manner.
accurately
accurately
adv
In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.
accursedly
accursedly
adv
(degree, somewhat dated) Damnably; extremely.
In an accursed manner.
acervately
acervately
adv
In an acervate manner.
acetimetry
acetimetry
noun
(obsolete) The ascertaining of the strength of vinegar by measurement of the proportion of acetic acid in it
acetometry
acetometry
noun
The measurement of the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar
acetopyrin
acetylator
acetylator
noun
(biochemistry) A human being or other organism that can metabolize certain drugs by acetylating them (to a greater or lesser extent).
acetylizer
acetylizer
noun
Synonym of acetylator
acetylurea
achroacyte
achroacyte
noun
(cytology) Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte)
acidimetry
acidimetry
noun
(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
adherently
adherently
adv
In an adherent manner.
advertency
advertency
noun
The quality of being advertent.
aeolotropy
aeolotropy
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerenchyma
aerenchyma
noun
(botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
aeroscepsy
aeroscepsy
noun
(zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
afferently
afferently
adv
Inwardly, toward the center.
afterstudy
afteryears
afteryears
noun
subsequent years
agreeingly
agreeingly
adv
In a manner that agrees or corresponds; in agreement.
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
alberttype
aldehydrol
aldermancy
aldermancy
noun
The office or position of an alderman.
aldermanly
aldermanly
adj
Relating to, or like, an alderman.
adv
In the manner of an alderman.
aldermanry
aldermanry
noun
(countable) the district in which an alderman serves
(uncountable) the rank or status of an alderman
alimentary
alimentary
adj
Nourishing; nutritious.
Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
allutterly
alveolarly
alveolarly
adv
In an alveolar manner.
amarynceus
amendatory
amendatory
adj
For the purpose of amending or correction.
americanly
americanly
Adverb
In an American manner; in a way characteristic of Americans.
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
amylometer
amylometer
noun
An instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.
amyxorrhea
amyxorrhea
noun
(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
andreyevka
androlepsy
anelytrous
anemometry
anemometry
noun
Measurement of the direction and velocity of the wind.
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
angleberry
angleberry
noun
A warty growth of the skin of cattle.
anhydrated
anhydremia
anhydremic
anhydrides
anhydrides
noun
plural of anhydride
annoyancer
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
anteriorly
anteriorly
adv
before (in time)
in front (in position)
towards the anterior
anthrylene
anticlergy
anticlergy
adj
Opposing the clergy.
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
antipyrine
antipyrine
noun
(pharmacology) The drug phenazone.
antrectomy
antrectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
apodyteria
apodyteria
noun
plural of apodyterium
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
apterygial
apterygial
adj
(zoology) That lacks limbs, fins or wings.
apterygota
apterygote
apterygote
noun
Any insect of the order Apterygota.
araeostyle
araeostyle
noun
(architecture) intercolumniation
aramayoite
aramayoite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, bismuth, silver, and sulfur.
araneology
araneology
noun
(zoology) The study of the spider, a branch of arachnology.
arboreally
arboreally
adv
In an arboreal manner
With regard to trees
archeocyte
archeocyte
noun
Alternative form of archaeocyte
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
archetypal
archetypal
adj
Of or pertaining to an archetype.
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
archetypic
archetypic
adj
archetypical
archheresy
archjockey
archplayer
areography
areography
noun
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.
argyrodite
argyrodite
noun
(mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre.
argyroneta
aristotype
aristotype
noun
(historical) A print made by such a process.
(historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
arrenotoky
arrenotoky
noun
Alternative form of arrhenotoky
arterially
arterially
adv
(anatomy) In terms of or by means of the arteries.
artotyrite
artotyrite
Noun
One of a sect in the primitive church who celebrated the Lord's Supper with bread and cheese, alleging that the first oblations of men were not only of the fruit of the earth, but of their flocks.
asecretory
asperously
asperously
adv
In an asperous manner.
assertedly
assertedly
adv
According to an assertion.
assurgency
assurgency
noun
A tendency to rise.
astrometry
astrometry
noun
(astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.
asymmetral
asymmetral
adj
(obsolete) incommensurable
(obsolete) not symmetrical
asymmetric
asymmetric
adj
(cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
Not symmetric.
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
asynartete
asynartete
adj
Being or relating to a verse of two members, having different rhythms, as for example when the first consists of iambuses and the second of trochees.
disconnected; not fitted or adjusted.
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
autothermy
autryville
avoyership
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
azygosperm
azygospore
azygospore
noun
A agametic zygospore
babysitter
babysitter
noun
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
backyarder
backyarder
noun
One who carries on a project or business in a backyard, especially the raising of poultry.
balloonery
ballplayer
ballplayer
noun
Alternative form of ball player
ballyhooer
ballyhooer
noun
One who engages in noisy shouting, uproar, or publicity.
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
baptistery
baptistery
noun
Alternative spelling of baptistry.
barleybird
barleycorn
barleycorn
noun
(architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two mouldings.
(obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
A grain of barley.
barleyhood
barleysick
barreleyes
barreleyes
noun
plural of barreleye
barryville
barthelemy
bartholemy
barycenter
barycenter
noun
(geometry) The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure
(physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
verb
To determine such a barycenter
barycentre
barycentre
noun
(mathematics, physics, astronomy) The point at the centre of a system; an average point, weighted according to mass or other attribute. The term is usually used in astronomy for the centre of mass about which a system rotates, for example, the moon and the earth rotate about a common point within the earth but not near the centre. Jupiter and the Sun rotate about a common point just outside the surface of the Sun.
barysilite
barysilite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing lead, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
barysphere
barysphere
noun
The central core of the Earth (or similar planets)
bathometry
bathymeter
bathymeter
noun
Alternative form of bathometer
bathymetry
bathymetry
noun
The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.
batteryman
bayberries
bayberries
noun
plural of bayberry
bayoneteer
bayoneteer
noun
A soldier armed with a bayonet.
beckemeyer
bedirtying
bedirtying
verb
present participle of bedirty
beerocracy
beerocracy
noun
Those who control or profit from the brewing of beer.
bellyacher
bellyacher
noun
One who bellyaches; a complainer.
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
benzofuryl
benzopyran
benzopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyran, but especially 2-benzopyran
benzpyrene
benzpyrene
noun
Alternative form of benzopyrene
berecyntia
berrysburg
berryville
berryville
Proper noun
a city in Arkansas, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
a town in Texas, USA.
an incorporated town in Virginia, USA
an unincorporated community in West Virginia, USA.
beryciform
beryciform
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes