(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
accubitum
accubitum
noun
A bench or sofa for reclining at a table.
A dining hall or refectory.
A round dining table.
aciculums
aciculums
noun
plural of aciculum
acidalium
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
actiniums
actiniums
noun
plural of actinium
actualism
actualism
noun
(philosophy) The belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.
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.
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acuminous
acuminous
adj
Characterized by acumen; keen.
adlumidin
admixture
admixture
noun
(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
aethalium
aethalium
noun
A flat, plump fruiting body, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia, in certain slime molds.
agamobium
akuammine
akuammine
noun
(organic chemistry) An indole alkaloid found in the seeds of the tree Picralima nitida.
alambique
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
aleucemic
aleukemic
aleukemic
adj
Relating to aleukemia.
alimentum
allomucic
alluminor
alluminor
noun
(obsolete) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
alluviums
alluviums
noun
plural of alluvium
almuredin
altruisms
altruisms
noun
plural of altruism
alumetize
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminish
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
aluminium
aluminium
noun
(slang) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.
A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
aluminize
aluminize
verb
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminise.
aluminose
aluminous
aluminous
adj
(chemistry) of or pertaining to alumina or alum
aluminums
aluminums
noun
plural of aluminum
alumniate
alvearium
amaritude
amaritude
noun
(rare) Bitterness, sorrow.
amaurosis
amaurosis
noun
Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
amaurotic
amaurotic
adj
Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis.
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambiguity
ambiguity
noun
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
ambitious
ambitious
adj
(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Hard to achieve.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
ambrosius
ambulatio
amburbial
amburbial
adj
Relating to the amburbium.
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
americium
americium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Am) with an atomic number of 95.
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
aminoquin
ammoniums
ammoniums
noun
plural of ammonium
amoreuxia
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amphibium
amphibium
noun
(archaic) An amphibian.
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphissus
amphitruo
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
angoumian
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
animacule
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
anthurium
anthurium
noun
Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes.
antihuman
antihuman
adj
(immunology, not comparable) Describing an antibody that reacts with any antigen found in (and with some relevant degree of specificity to) humans.
Opposed to humanity.
noun
A being that opposes, or typifies the opposite of, the human race.
antiopium
antiopium
adj
Opposing the drug opium.
antirumor
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
antitumor
antitumor
adj
(oncology) Inhibiting the development of a tumor.
noun
Any substance that inhibits tumors.
apulmonic
apulmonic
adj
Not pulmonic; lacking, or not using, the lungs.
aquariums
archidium
armouries
armouries
noun
plural of armoury
armouring
armouring
noun
Armour or shielding.
verb
present participle of armour
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
assumpsit
assumpsit
noun
(law) A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
(law) An action to recover damages for breach or nonperformance of such a promise.
auchenium
auchenium
noun
(zoology) The posterior portion of the neck in birds.
audiogram
audiogram
noun
A graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person
aulostomi
aumoniere
aumsville
aurantium
autecisms
auteurism
auteurism
noun
(film) A theory that considers a work of cinema or television as the work of its director, rather than of the actors or producers
authorism
authorism
noun
(archaic, uncountable) Authorship.
(countable, uncountable) A habit or practice of an author.
autoecism
autoecism
noun
(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
autogamic
autogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to autogamy.
autohemic
automania
automania
noun
(US) An enthusiasm for motor vehicles and motoring.
automatic
automatic
adj
(computing, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
(mathematics, of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata.
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
(of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
noun
A car with automatic transmission.
A semi-automatic pistol.
autonomic
autonomic
adj
(neuroanatomy, neurology) Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system.
(neurology) Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
autotimer
autotimer
noun
An automatic timer.
autotomic
autotomic
adj
Relating to autotomy.
autumnian
autumnian
adj
(archaic) autumnal
autumnity
autumnity
noun
autumn
middle age
avizandum
avizandum
noun
(law) time for a judge to consider a case and reach a decision.
axopodium
axopodium
noun
axopod
azimuthal
azimuthal
adj
(cartography) Describing a map projection which preserves direction for all points relative to a selected point (or in some cases two points).
Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.
noun
(cartography) An azimuthal projection.
azoxonium
babouvism
babouvism
Noun
Babouvist beliefs generally
baccillum
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
ballismus
ballismus
noun
(medicine) A condition characterised by violent involuntary rapid and irregular movements.
barnumism
barnumize
barnumize
verb
Alternative form of Barnumize
bashmuric
bdelliums
bdelliums
noun
plural of bdellium
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
begumming
begumming
verb
present participle of begum
benumbing
benumbing
verb
present participle of benumb
berkelium
berkelium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97.
bermudian
bermudian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.
Personal legal status equivalent to citizenship for the country of Bermuda.
Noun
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
bermudite
beryllium
beryllium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
biclinium
bienniums
bienniums
noun
plural of biennium
bigeminum
bigmouths
bigmouths
noun
plural of bigmouth
bilihumin
bimodulus
bisellium
bismuthal
bismuthal
adj
Containing bismuth.
bismuthic
bismuthic
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its higher valence.
bismuthyl
bismuthyl
noun
(chemistry) Any tartrate in the form of a univalent radical, wherein only one replaceable hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base, causing it to have twice the amount of acid contained in a normal salt.
bismutite
bismutite
noun
Alternative form of bismuthite
blomquist
bothriums
botrydium
botulinum
botulinum
noun
An anaerobic soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that secretes the toxin botulin
botulisms
botulisms
noun
plural of botulism
brimfully
brimfully
adv
In a brimful manner
bromatium
bromauric
bronchium
bronchium
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
brunizems
brunonism
brutalism
brutalism
noun
(architecture) Alternative letter-case form of Brutalism.
Brutal, violent behaviour; savagery.
bschmusic
bucranium
bucranium
noun
The head of an ox.
bulbiform
bulbiform
adj
Shaped like a bulb.
bullarium
bulliform
bulliform
adj
(medicine) Having a blistered appearance; bullate.
noun
A bulliform cell
bullimong
bullimong
noun
(UK, obsolete) A mixture of oats, barley, etc. sown to provide cattle feed.