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.
abstractional
abstractional
adj
Pertaining to abstraction.
acaudelescent
accelerations
accelerations
noun
plural of acceleration
accendibility
accendibility
noun
Capacity for being kindled; inflammability.
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.
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
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.
acculturizing
acculturizing
verb
present participle of acculturize
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
acenaphthenyl
acenaphthenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from acenaphthene
acetalization
acetalization
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that yields an acetal.
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
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
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acronymically
acronymically
adv
In an acronymic way; in such a way as to form an acronym.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous 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.
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.
aerotechnical
aerotechnical
adj
Relating to the technical aspects of flight.
affectionally
affectionally
adv
In an affectional manner.
affectionless
affectionless
adj
(psychology) Incapable of empathy.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
afflictedness
afflictedness
noun
The state or quality of being afflicted.
affrightingly
affrightingly
adv
(archaic) So as to frighten or terrify.
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.
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.
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.
agronomically
agronomically
adv
With reference to agronomics
aimlessnesses
aimlessnesses
noun
plural of aimlessness
alacreatinine
alantolactone
alantolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) The sesquiterpene lactone 3aR,5S,8aR,9aR-3a,5,6,7,8,8a,9,9a-octahydro-5,8a-dimethyl-3-methylene-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2(3H)-one which inhibits proliferation of cancer cells
albocinereous
albuminaturia
albuminaturia
noun
(medicine) A form of albuminuria in which there is a preponderance in the urine of mineral substances over proteins.
albuminimeter
albuminimeter
noun
An instrument for determining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminolysis
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
albuminoscope
alcoholomania
alcoholomania
noun
(dated) alcohol addiction
alcovinometer
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
alectoromancy
alectoromancy
noun
Alternative form of alectryomancy
alectrionidae
alectryomancy
alectryomancy
noun
A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably the white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.
aleksandropol
aleksandrovac
aleksandrovsk
algebrization
algebrization
noun
(mathematics) Alternative form of algebraization
alisphenoidal
alisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of alisphenoid
allantoinuria
allantoinuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of allantoin in the urine
allantoxaidin
allergenicity
allergenicity
noun
The property or degree of being allergenic.
alleviatingly
alleviatingly
adv
So as to alleviate.
alliterations
alliterations
noun
plural of alliteration
allochthonous
allochthonous
adj
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
allogenically
allogenically
adv
In an allogenic manner.
alloiogenesis
allophanamide
allophanamide
noun
(organic chemistry) biuret
allothigenous
allothogenous
allowableness
allowableness
noun
The state of being allowable; legitimacy; permissibleness.
alodification
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alphabetarian
alphabetarian
noun
A novice or ignoramus.
One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alterableness
alterableness
noun
The state or quality of being alterable.
alternanthera
alternanthera
noun
Any of the genus Alternanthera of herbaceous plants in the amaranth family.
alternateness
alternateness
noun
The state or quality of being alternate.
alternatingly
alternatingly
adv
In an alternating manner; taking turns.
alternatively
alternatively
adv
(conjunctive) Used to link a pair of possibilities
in an alternative way
alternativity
alternativity
noun
(mathematics) A term of magma used to describe identifiable properties in an algebraic structure.
A characteristic of something having alternative connotations, akin to the representation of choice between two or more possibilities.
The tendency to pursue an alternative, especially when the previous solution is less available or less desirable.
alterocentric
alterocentric
adj
centred on other people
altingiaceous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminoferric
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium