simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abolitionists
abolitionists
noun
plural of abolitionist
abolitionized
abolitionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionize
abominability
aboriginality
aboriginality
noun
The distinctive culture of aboriginal peoples
The quality of being aboriginal.
The spiritual bonds between the aboriginal people and their place of heritage.
abranchialism
abranchialism
noun
The condition of being without gills.
absorbability
absorbability
noun
The state or quality of being absorbable.
abstractional
abstractional
adj
Pertaining to abstraction.
abstractively
abstractively
adv
(now rare) In an abstract manner; in the abstract.
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acaudelescent
acceleratedly
acceleratedly
adv
In an accelerated manner.
accelerations
accelerations
noun
plural of acceleration
accelerograph
accelerograph
noun
(geology) An instrument used to record the acceleration of the ground during an earthquake.
(military) An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc.
accelerometer
accelerometer
noun
An instrument for measuring acceleration.
An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations.
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
acceptability
acceptability
noun
(military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
acceptilating
acceptilating
verb
present participle of acceptilate
acceptilation
acceptilation
noun
(civil law) Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.
(theology) The doctrine, laid down by Duns Scotus and maintained by the Arminians, that the satisfaction rendered by Christ was not in itself really a true or full equivalent, but was merely accepted by God, through his gracious goodwill, as sufficient.
accessability
accessability
noun
Misspelling of accessibility.
accessibility
accessibility
noun
(computing, web design) Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.
The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
accidentalism
accidentalism
noun
A system of medicine based on belief that symptoms of disease are caused by external factors.
Accidental character or effect.
The belief that events happen by random chance, without cause or purpose.
The belief that outward appearance often contrasts with substance or essence (after Thomas Aquinas).
accidentalist
accidentalist
noun
An expert in accidents, especially those involving motor vehicles.
Someone who believes in accidentalism.
accidentality
accidentality
noun
The quality of being accidental; accidentalness.
accidentarily
acclimatation
acclimatation
noun
(rare) Acclimatization.
acclimatement
acclimatement
noun
(rare) acclimation
acclimatising
acclimatising
verb
present participle of acclimatise
acclimatizing
acclimatizing
verb
present participle of acclimatize
accommodately
accommodately
adv
(rare) suitably; fitly
accomplishers
accomplishers
noun
plural of accomplisher
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
acculturating
acculturating
verb
present participle of acculturate
acculturation
acculturation
noun
A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.
A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
acculturative
acculturative
adj
That which produces acculturation.
acculturizing
acculturizing
verb
present participle of acculturize
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
acenaphthenyl
acenaphthenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from acenaphthene
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetalization
acetalization
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that yields an acetal.
acetazolamide
acetazolamide
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness).
acetometrical
acetonylidene
acetonylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH₃-CO-CH= formally derived from acetone
acetylacetone
acetylacetone
noun
(organic chemistry) The diketone CH₃COCH₂COCH₃ used as a solvent and as a coordination ligand
acetylaniline
acetylbenzene
acetylbenzene
noun
acetophenone
acetylbenzoic
acetylcholine
acetylcholine
noun
(biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH₃COOCH₂CH₂N⁺(CH₃)₃.
acetylcyanide
acetylenation
acetylenation
noun
(organic chemistry) Conversion into, or reaction with an acetylene
acetylglycine
acetylglycine
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of glycine
acetylization
acetylization
noun
Synonym of acetylation
achievability
achievability
noun
The state or condition of being achievable.
achromatophil
achromatophil
noun
(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
acidimetrical
acidimetrical
adj
Alternative form of acidimetric
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
ackermanville
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acknowledging
acknowledging
adj
(obsolete, specifically) Expressing esteem or gratitude.
That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
noun
(archaic) The act of acknowledging something.
verb
present participle of acknowledg
present participle of acknowledge
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrobatically
acrobatically
adv
In an acrobatic manner.
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acrologically
acrologically
adv
In an acrologic manner
acronymically
acronymically
adv
In an acronymic way; in such a way as to form an acronym.
acroparalysis
acroparalysis
noun
Paralysis of the extremities.
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
acrosphacelus
acrylaldehyde
acrylaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated aldehyde acrolein
acrylonitrile
acrylonitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) A toxic colourless liquid organic compound, CH₂=CH.CN, synthesized from propylene and ammonia; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and synthetic rubber.
actinobacilli
actinobacilli
noun
plural of actinobacillus
actinomycetal
actinomycetal
adj
Of or relating to the Actinomycetales, an order of Actinobacteria.
actionability
actionability
noun
The characteristic of being actionable.
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
actualization
actualization
noun
making actual or really existent
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
adamantoblast
adamantoblast
noun
(obsolete) ameloblast
adaptableness
adaptableness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptable; adaptability.
addleheadedly
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
adenophlegmon
adenophlegmon
noun
(obsolete, pathology) inflammation of a lymph gland
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adiabatically
adiabatically
adv
(sciences) In an adiabatic way.
adjustability
adjustability
noun
The state or condition of being adjustable.
administerial
administerial
adj
Of or pertaining to administering or administration.
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
admissability
admissability
noun
The state or quality of being admissable or allowable.
admissibility
admissibility
noun
The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
adrenalectomy
adrenalectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.
adsorbability
adsorbability
noun
A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
adstipulating
adstipulation
adularescence
adularescence
noun
The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
adversatively
adversatively
adv
In an adversative manner
advisableness
advisableness
noun
Synonym of advisability
aeolharmonica
aeolharmonica
noun
(music, obsolete) A form of harmonium.
aeolopantalon
aeolopantalon
noun
(music) An obsolete musical instrument combining the aeolomelodicon with a piano, allowing them to be played separately or together.
aeroballistic
aeroballistic
adj
Relating to aeroballistics.
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
aerodontalgia
aerodontalgia
noun
(dentistry) Pain in the teeth caused by changes in air pressure.
aerodynamical
aerodynamical
adj
Synonym of aerodynamic
aerogenically
aerogenically
adv
By means of aerogenesis.
aerogeologist
aerogeologist
noun
One who carries out aerogeology.
aerographical
aerographical
adj
Synonym of aerographic
aerolithology
aerolithology
noun
The study of meteorites
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerotechnical
aerotechnical
adj
Relating to the technical aspects of flight.
aesthetically
aesthetically
adv
In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
affectability
affectability
noun
The condition of being affectable.
affectibility
affectibility
noun
The quality or state of being affectible.
affectionally
affectionally
adv
In an affectional manner.
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
affirmatively
affirmatively
adv
In an affirming manner.
afflictedness
afflictedness
noun
The state or quality of being afflicted.
affrightfully
affrightfully
adv
(obsolete) frightfully
affrightingly
affrightingly
adv
(archaic) So as to frighten or terrify.
afterlifetime
afterplanting
agelacrinites
agglomerating
agglomerating
verb
present participle of agglomerate
agglomeration
agglomeration
noun
(geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.
(geology) a mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.
State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.
The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
agglomerative
agglomerative
adj
Having a tendency to agglomerate
agglutinating
agglutinating
verb
present participle of agglutinate
agglutination
agglutination
noun
(linguistics) Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See agglutinative.
The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
The clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria, usually in response to a particular antibody.
agglutinative
agglutinative
adj
(grammar) having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning
sticky, tacky, adhesive
noun
(grammar) A word formed from the combination of parts, each with a separate meaning.
A sticky material; an adhesive.
aggradational
aggradational
adj
(geology) Pertaining to or formed by aggradation.
aggrandizable
aggrandizable
adj
(very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
aggravatingly
aggravatingly
adv
In an aggravating manner.
aggregational
aggregational
adj
Relating to, or by means of, aggregation.
aggregatively
aggregatively
adv
In an aggregative manner.
aglyphodontia
agonistically
agonistically
adv
In an agonistic manner
agreeableness
agreeableness
noun
(countable) Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
agriculturist
agriculturist
adj
Of or pertaining to agriculture or agriculturists.
noun
An expert in agriculture who advises farmers.
One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener.
agrobiologist
agrobiologist
noun
One who studies bacteria and other organisms in soil for the purpose of growing crops or feeding animals.
One who studies the nutrition or breeding of animals or crops.