The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.
The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality.
absolutistic
absolutistic
adj
Alternative form of absolutist
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
absorptional
absorptional
adj
Relating to absorption.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absquatulate
absquatulate
verb
(intransitive, slang) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee.
(intransitive, slang) to abscond.
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abstinential
abstinential
adj
of or pertaining to abstinence
abstractable
abstractable
adj
Able to be abstracted; able to be made abstract.
abstractedly
abstractedly
adv
In an abstracted manner; separately; in the abstract.
With absence of mind .
abusefulness
abusefulness
noun
The characteristic of being abuseful.
academically
academically
adv
In an academic style or way; from an academic perspective.
acalyptratae
acantholimon
acantholysis
acantholysis
noun
(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
acarophilous
acarophilous
adj
(biology, rare) That lives in a symbiosis with mites
(botany, rare) That is pollinated by mites
acatalectics
acatalectics
noun
plural of acatalectic
acatallactic
acatallactic
adj
(economics) Not catallactic
acategorical
acategorical
adj
Not categorical; not subject to being included in a category.
acaulescence
acaulescence
noun
The condition of being acaulescent
accelerandos
accelerandos
noun
plural of accelerando
accelerating
accelerating
noun
An act of acceleration.
verb
present participle of accelerate
acceleration
acceleration
noun
(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.
accelerative
accelerative
adj
Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.
acceleratorh
accelerators
accelerators
noun
plural of accelerator
acceleratory
acceleratory
adj
accelerative
accentuality
accentuality
noun
The quality of being accentual.
acceptilated
acceptilated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acceptilate
accidentally
accidentally
adv
In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
Unintentionally.
acclamations
acclamations
noun
plural of acclamation
acclimatable
acclimatable
adj
Capable of being acclimated.
acclimations
acclimations
noun
plural of acclimation
acclimatised
acclimatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acclimatise
acclimatiser
acclimatiser
noun
Alternative form of acclimatizer
acclimatises
acclimatises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclimatise
acclimatized
acclimatized
adj
Subjected to acclimatization
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acclimatize
acclimatizer
acclimatizer
noun
An agent that acclimatizes itself or others.
acclimatizes
acclimatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclimatize
accommodable
accommodable
adj
That may be accommodated; suitable.
accompanable
accompanable
adj
(obsolete) sociable
accomplement
accompletive
accompletive
adj
(rare) Tending to accomplish.
accomplicity
accomplicity
noun
(rare) The act or state of being an accomplice.
accomplished
accomplished
adj
Completed; effected; established.
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
Showing skill and artistry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accomplish
accomplisher
accomplisher
noun
One who accomplishes.
accomplishes
accomplishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accomplish
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
accreditable
accreditable
adj
Able to be accredited.
acculturated
acculturated
adj
accustomed to; familiar with
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acculturate
acculturates
acculturates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acculturate
acculturized
acculturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acculturize
accumulating
accumulating
verb
present participle of accumulate
accumulation
accumulation
noun
(UK, education, historical, uncountable) The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.
(accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
(finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
(law) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
A mass of something piled up or collected.
The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
accumulative
accumulative
adj
Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass
Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive.
accumulators
accumulators
noun
plural of accumulator
accusatively
accusatively
adv
(not comparable) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
In an accusative manner.
accusatorial
accusatorial
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to the system of a public trial in which the facts are ascertained by the judge or jury from evidence presented by the prosecution and the defence.
Containing or implying accusation.
accustomedly
accustomedly
adv
In an accustomed manner.
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
acetabularia
acetaldehyde
acetaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound, (CH₃CHO). Sometimes called ethanal or acetic aldehyde. See aldehyde.
acetanilides
acetanilides
noun
plural of acetanilide
acetochloral
acetonitrile
acetonitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH₃CN, formally derived from acetic acid
acetosoluble
acetosoluble
adj
(chemistry) soluble in acetic acid
acetotoluide
acetotoluide
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of a toluidine
acetylations
acetylations
noun
plural of acetylation
acetylbiuret
acetylenogen
acetylglycin
acetyliodide
acetylizable
acetylizable
adj
Able to be acetylized.
acetylphenol
acetyltannin
acetyltannin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of acetyltannic acid
acetylthymol
acherontical
achillodynia
achillodynia
noun
(pathology) pain due to achillobursitis
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
achlorhydria
achlorhydria
noun
(medicine) The absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
achlorhydric
achlorhydric
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to achlorhydria
achluophobia
achluophobia
noun
The fear of darkness.
achtelthaler
acidophilous
acidophilous
adj
That thrives in an acidic environment
acidulations
acidulations
noun
plural of acidulation
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acknowledged
acknowledged
adj
Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledg
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledge
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledges
acknowledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acoelomatous
acoustically
acoustically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of acoustics.
(manner) In an acoustic manner, or using an acoustic musical instrument.
acriflavines
acriflavines
noun
plural of acriflavine
acroamatical
acroamatical
adj
Synonym of acroamatic
acrocephalia
acrocephalia
noun
(medicine) A deformity of the head in which the top is more or less pointed.
acrocephalic
acrocephalic
adj
Possessing a pointed skull.
noun
A person suffering from a pointed skull.
acrodactylum
acrodactylum
noun
The upper surface of a toe
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acromegalics
acromegalics
noun
plural of acromegalic
acromegalies
acromegalies
noun
plural of acromegaly
acromelalgia
acromelalgia
noun
(pathology) melalgia of the hands or feet
acronichally
acronychally
acrostically
acrostically
adv
In the manner of an acrostic.
acroteleutic
acroteleutic
noun
(obsolete, Christianity) The end of a verse or psalm, or something added to it, to be sung by the people by way of a response.
actabilities
actabilities
noun
plural of actability
actinologous
actinologous
adj
Relating to actinologues
actinostomal
acutenaculum
acutifoliate
acutifoliate
adj
(botany) Having sharp-pointed leaves.
acutilinguae
acutilingual
acutilingual
adj
(zoology) Having a sharply pointed tongue or oral region.
acutiplantar
acyrological
adambulacral
adambulacral
adj
Next to the ambulacra
noun
Such an ossicle or spine
adaptability
adaptability
noun
(biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
adaptational
adaptational
adj
(biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished from morphological or structural changes.
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive
additionally
additionally
adv
By way of addition; in addition to; also.
addlebrained
addlebrained
adj
stupid and confused or muddled
adelocodonic
adelocodonic
adj
(zoology) Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; opposed to phanerocodonic.
adelomorphic
adelphophagy
adelphophagy
noun
The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adenological
adenological
adj
Pertaining to adenology.
adenomalacia
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adjectivally
adjectivally
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adjective.
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adjustmental
adjustmental
adj
Relating to adjustment.
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
adminiculate
adminiculate
verb
(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.