(obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
(obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power.
(obsolete, law) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
abjunction
abjunction
noun
(logic) Synonym of material nonimplication
(mycology, biology) The creation of spores by cutting off portions of the sporophore by the growth of septa; abstriction.
aborticide
aborticide
noun
An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
abreaction
abreaction
noun
(psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
abscession
abscession
noun
(obsolete) An abscess.
(rare) A separating; a removal; a going away.
abscission
abscission
noun
(botany) The natural separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole.
(obsolete) The state of being cut off.
(rhetoric) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly
The act or process of cutting off.
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
acalephoid
acalephoid
adj
Belonging to or resembling the Acalephae, or jellyfishes.
acanonical
acanonical
adj
Not canonical
acanthodei
acanthodii
acanthosis
acanthosis
noun
(pathology) A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.
acanthotic
acanthotic
adj
Of or relating to acanthosis.
acarinosis
acarinosis
noun
acariasis
acarotoxic
acataposis
accersitor
accessions
accessions
noun
A collection of laboratory tests performed on a single sample.
plural of accession
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accession
accessorii
accomplice
accomplice
noun
(law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
(rare) A cooperator.
accomplish
accomplish
verb
(transitive) To complete, as time or distance.
(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
(transitive) To finish successfully.
(transitive, Philippines) to fill out a form.
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
(transitive, obsolete) To gain; to obtain.
accordions
accordions
noun
plural of accordion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accordion
accounting
accounting
noun
(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.
(law) An equitable remedy requiring wrongfully obtained profits to be distributed to those who deserve them.
A relaying of events; justification of actions.
verb
present participle of account
accoutring
accoutring
verb
present participle of accoutre
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
accrington
accrington
Proper noun
A town in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, England.
accubation
accubation
noun
The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
accusation
accusation
noun
(law) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
An allegation.
The act of accusing.
aceconitic
acequiador
aceratosis
acervation
acervation
noun
(obsolete, rare) A heaping up; accumulation
acetaminol
acetarious
acetarious
adj
(archaic) Used in salads or as salad
acetolysis
acetolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride
acetolytic
acetolytic
adj
Relating to acetolysis.
acetonemia
acetonemia
noun
(veterinary medicine) Presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood, sometimes occurring in cows during the first weeks after giving birth to a calf.
acetonemic
acetonemic
adj
Of or pertaining to acetonemia
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
acetopyrin
achenodium
acheronian
acheronian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Acheron.
acherontic
acherontic
adj
Alternative form of Acherontic
achitophel
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achromasia
achromasia
noun
Absence of normal skin pigmentation (from bruising, stress or disease); pallor or achromia.
The inability of a cell or tissue to be stained.
achromatic
achromatic
adj
(biology) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of tissue
(music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
(optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
Being achromatic in subject
Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
achromatin
achromatin
noun
(biology) Tissue that is not stained by fluid dyes.
achromycin
achronical
achronical
adj
(astronomy) Alternative form of achronic
acichlorid
acidogenic
acidogenic
adj
Which generates acid or acidity.
acidolysis
acidolysis
noun
(chemistry) Decomposition of a molecule under the influence of an acid.
acidometer
acidometer
noun
A hydrometer, especially one that is used to measure the strength of an acid.
Any of various other devices used to measure acidity, either chemical or electronic.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acidophile
acidophile
noun
A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
acieration
acieration
noun
(rare) The conversion of iron into steel.
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
acinacious
acinarious
acinarious
adj
(botany) Having acini
acleistous
acolapissa
acolyctine
acolyctine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
aconelline
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acosmistic
acosmistic
adj
Relating to acosmism or to acosmists
acousmatic
acousmatic
adj
(music) Referring to pre-recorded music that is presented in concert using loudspeakers, e.g. some types of computer music.
Referring to Pythagorean disciples who for years listened to his lectures from behind a curtain, unable to see him.
Referring to a sound that has no visually identifiable cause.
acoustical
acoustical
adj
Of or pertaining to hearing or acoustics.
acousticon
acousticon
noun
(historical) A kind of hearing aid.
acquisitor
acquisitor
noun
one who acquires
acridonium
acridonium
noun
Alternative form of acridinium
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acrindolin
acroamatic
acroamatic
adj
(rare) Of or related to esoteric knowledge transmitted orally, particularly (historical) the teachings of Aristotle intended only for his disciples as opposed to the exoteric doctrines declaimed in public.
Of or related to lectures.
acroataxia
acroataxia
noun
(pathology) ataxia that affects the hands and fingers, feet and toes
acrobacies
acrobatics
acrobatics
noun
A spectacular display of agility.
The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
acrolithan
acrolithan
Adjective
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acrolithic
acrolithic
adj
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
acrologies
acrologism
acromicria
acromicria
noun
(pathology) hypoplasia of the limbs, and often digits, nose, and jaw
acromyodic
acromyodic
adj
Relating to the acromyodians
acronichal
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
acrophobia
acrophobia
noun
phobia or strong fear of being high above ground level
acrophonic
acrophonic
adj
Conforming to acrophony.
acropodium
acropodium
noun
(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot
(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
acropoleis
acropoleis
noun
plural of acropolis
acroscopic
acroscopic
adj
Toward or facing the apex.
acrospired
acrospired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acrospire
acrostical
acrostical
adj
Like an acrostic.
acrostolia
acroterial
acroterial
adj
Pertaining to an acroterium.
acroterion
acroterion
noun
Alternative form of acroterium
acroterium
acroterium
noun
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
actiniform
actiniform
adj
Having a radiated form
actinocarp
actinogram
actinogram
noun
The record produced by an actinograph
actinoidea
actinolite
actinolite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂, belonging to the amphibole group.
actinology
actinology
noun
(sciences) The study of the effect of light on chemicals.
actinomere
actinomere
noun
(zoology) One of the radial segments making up the body of one of the Coelenterata or similar organism
actinonema
actinopoda
actinosoma
actinosome
actinosome
noun
(zoology) The entire body of a coelenterate.
actinozoal
actinozoal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Actinozoa.
actinozoan
actinozoan
noun
Synonym of actinozoon
actinozoon
actinozoon
noun
(zoology) One of the Actinozoa.
actionable
actionable
adj
(law) Affording grounds for legal action.
I'm sure it's not good of me to write that he's a lush, but is it actionable?
That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
actionably
actionably
adv
In an actionable manner.
actionized
actionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actionize
actionless
actionless
adj
Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
activation
activation
noun
(biochemistry) The process by which molecules are made able to react.
(marketing) The promotion of a brand through an event or campaign.
(physics) The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.
Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.
activators
activators
noun
plural of activator
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
aculeiform
aculeiform
adj
Like a prickle or thorn
acusection
acutorsion
acutorsion
noun
(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
acyanopsia
acyanopsia
noun
Alternative form of acyanopia
addictions
addictions
noun
plural of addiction
adenotomic
adenotomic
adj
Pertaining to adenotomy (the dissection of or incision into a gland).
adipogenic
adipogenic
adj
(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
adipolytic
adipolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That hydrolyses fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes
adipopexic
adirondack
adirondack
Noun
A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.
Proper noun
The Adirondacks
adjunction
adjunction
noun
(category theory) Given a pair of categories 𝒞 and 𝒟: an anti-parallel pair of functors F:𝒞→𝒟 and G:𝒟→𝒞 and a natural transformation 𝜂: mbox id_C→GF called “unit” such that for any object A∈𝒞, for any object B∈𝒟, and for any morphism f:A→GB, there is a unique morphism g:FA→B such that Gg∘𝜂_A=f. (Note: there is another natural transformation called “counit” as well but its existence may be derived by theorem.) The pair of functors express a similarity between the pair of categories which is weaker than that of an equivalence of categories.
(law) The joining of personal property owned by one to that owned by another.
The act of joining; the thing joined or added.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
advocacies
advocacies
noun
plural of advocacy
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
advocation
advocation
noun
(Britain, law) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.
(Scotland, law) The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.
(archaic) Advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading.
advocative
advocative
adj
(law) Related to advocation
advocatrix
aeciospore
aeciospore
noun
(botany) A binucleate spore of a rust fungus, formed in a chainlike series in an aecium.
aeciostage
aeciotelia
aeolodicon
aeolodicon
noun
(music) An obsolete keyed wind instrument resembling the harmonium, its tone produced from steel springs.
aerobatics
aerobatics
noun
Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
aerobiotic
aerobiotic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerobiosis
aerodontic
aerolitics
aerolitics
noun
The scientific study of aerolites.
aeromantic
aeromantic
adj
Pertaining to or of the nature of aeromancy.
aerometric
aerometric
adj
Describing any measurement of a physical property of air (or other gases), but especially of temperature, pressure and velocity.
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aeronomics
aerophilic
aerophilic
adj
(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
aerophobic
aerophobic
adj
Disliking or avoiding air.
Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
aeroscopic
aeroscopic
adj
Relating to aeroscopy.
aerostatic
aerostatic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerostatics; pneumatic.
Pertaining to aerial navigation or aeronautics.
aerotactic
aerotactic
adj
Relating to aerotaxis.
aerotropic
aerotropic
adj
(biology) growing towards higher concentrations of oxygen