A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
abjective
abjective
adj
Tending to make abject.
academist
academist
noun
An academic philosopher.
An academician.
an academic.
academite
academite
noun
A member of an academy.
acanthine
acanthine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus, or its leaves.
acanthite
acanthite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of silver sulfide, Ag₂S, that is a major ore of silver, that forms slender prisms.
acariatre
accenting
accenting
verb
present participle of accent
accepting
accepting
adj
Characterized by acceptance.
verb
present participle of accept
acception
acception
noun
(obsolete) Acceptation; received meaning.
acceptive
acceptive
adj
(obsolete) Ready to accept.
Fit for acceptance.
Receptive.
accidents
accidents
noun
plural of accident
accipient
accipient
noun
(obsolete) Someone who, or something which, accepts (willingly receives).
accipiter
accipiter
noun
(medicine, surgery) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.
(ornithology) Any hawk of the genus Accipiter.
acclimate
acclimate
verb
(intransitive, chiefly US) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
(transitive, chiefly US) To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
(transitive, chiefly US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
acclinate
acclinate
adj
Having an upward slope.
accredits
accredits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accredit
accreting
accreting
verb
present participle of accrete
accretion
accretion
noun
(astrophysics) The formation of planets and other bodies by collection of material through gravity.
(biology) A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.
(geology) The gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment.
(law) Gain to an heir or legatee; failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share percentage.
(law) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.
Concretion; coherence of separate particles.
Something added externally to promote the external growth of an item.
The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition.
accretive
accretive
adj
Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth.
acervatim
acetalize
acetalize
verb
(organic chemistry) To convert (an aldehyde) into an acetal.
acetamide
acetamide
noun
(organic chemistry) The amide of acetic acid, CH₃CONH₂.
acetamido
acetamido
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from acetamide
acetamids
acetamids
noun
plural of acetamid
acetanion
acetannin
acetannin
noun
(organic chemistry) An acetyl derivative of tannic acid
acetation
acetation
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) Synonym of acetification
acetified
acetified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetify
acetifier
acetifier
noun
An apparatus for hastening acetification
acetifies
acetifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetify
acetonize
acetonize
verb
(rare) Synonym of acetonate
acetosity
acetosity
noun
The quality of being acetous; sourness.
acetoxime
acetoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) The ketoxime of acetone
acetylide
acetylide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
acetylize
acetylize
verb
Synonym of acetylate
achetidae
aciculate
aciculate
adj
Furnished with aciculae.
Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.
acicular (needle-shaped)
acidities
acidities
noun
plural of acidity
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acierated
acierated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acierate
acierates
acierates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acierate
aciliated
aciliated
adj
Alternative form of aciliate
acinetina
acoemetic
acoemetic
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the Acoemetae
aconative
aconative
adj
Lacking conation
aconitine
aconitine
noun
(organic chemistry) An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite
acquisite
acquisite
adj
(obsolete) acquired
acquitted
acquitted
adj
Having been acquitted; having gone through a trial that resulted in something other than a guilty verdict.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquit
acquitter
acquitter
noun
One who acquits or releases.
acraniate
acraniate
adj
That lacks a cranium
noun
Any animal of the class Acrania
acroteria
acroteria
noun
plural of acroterium
acroteric
acroteric
adj
Relating to the extremities of the limbs or to the tip of the nose
actinides
actinides
noun
plural of actinide
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actionize
actionize
verb
(transitive, rare) To bring a legal action against; to sue.
actipylea
activable
activable
adj
Capable of being activated
activated
activated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of activate
activates
activates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of activate
activized
activized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of activize
actoridae
actualise
actualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of actualize.
actualize
actualize
verb
(intransitive) To become actual or real.
(reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
(transitive) To make real; to realize.
actuaries
actuaries
noun
plural of actuary
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acurative
addictive
addictive
adj
Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
Enjoyable.
noun
A drug that causes an addiction.
Anything that is very habit-forming.
adductive
adductive
adj
Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.
adipocyte
adipocyte
noun
(cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
adjection
adjection
noun
Act of adjecting or adding, or the thing added.
adjective
adjective
adj
(chemistry, of a dye) Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
(grammar) Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
(law) Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
(obsolete, reflected in the chemical sense, but extinct as a general sense) Incapable of independent function.
noun
(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.
(obsolete) A dependent; an accessory.
verb
(transitive) To make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective.
(transitive, chiefly as a participle) To characterize with an adjective; to describe by using an adjective.
adjutrice
adjutrice
noun
Alternative form of adjutrix (“female adjutor”)
advecting
advecting
verb
present participle of advect
advection
advection
noun
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
advective
advective
adj
Relating to advection.
aeginetic
aeolistic
aeolistic
adj
Alternative form of Aeolistic
aerobatic
aerobatic
adj
Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane.
aerolitic
aerolitic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerolites.
aestethic
aesthetic
aesthetic
adj
Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art.
Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance.
noun
That which appeals to the senses.
The artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their aura or “vibe”.
The study of art or beauty.
affecting
affecting
adj
Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
verb
present participle of affect
affection
affection
noun
(medicine, archaic) A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.
A feeling of love or strong attachment.
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
The act of affecting or acting upon.
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
verb
(now rare) To feel affection for.
affective
affective
adj
Emotional; emotionally charged; affecting.
Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.
afflicted
afflicted
adj
Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflict
afflicter
afflicter
noun
One who afflicts.
affricate
affricate
noun
(phonetics) A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.
verb
(transitive) To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.
agennetic
aitchbone
aitchbone
noun
A cut of beef lying above the rump bone.
The rump bone itself.
aitchless
aitchless
adj
Without pronouncing the /h/ sound.
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
aleatoric
aleatoric
adj
(art, music, not comparable) Of or pertaining to works that have been produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).
Having an element of chance.
alecithal
alecithal
adj
(biology, of an ovum) Tending to segment uniformly, and having little or no yolk embedded in the protoplasm.
alecithic
alectoria
alectoria
noun
A magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks.
alectoris
alectrion
aleuritic
alimentic
allactite
allactite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
allentiac
allicient
allicient
adj
That attracts; attracting.
alloeotic
aloetical
alopecist
alopecist
noun
One who undertakes to cure or prevent baldness.
altiscope
altiscope
noun
An arrangement of lenses and mirrors making it possible to see around obstructing objects.
ameristic
ameristic
adj
(biology) Lacking a meristem and thus undifferentiated
ameritech
ametropic
ametropic
adj
(ophthalmology) Relating to or suffering from ametropia
ampelitic
ampelitic
adj
Relating to the mineral ampelite.
anaeretic
analcites
analcites
noun
plural of analcite
analectic
analectic
adj
Relating to analects; made up of selections.
analeptic
analeptic
adj
Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).
That restores or stimulates health.
noun
A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.
analgetic
analgetic
noun
analgesic
anapestic
anapestic
adj
of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.
of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
noun
A verse that contains anapestic feet
anchietea
anchietin
anchistea
anchorite
anchorite
noun
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
ancienter
ancienter
adj
comparative form of ancient: more ancient
anciently
anciently
adv
Done long ago.
In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.