(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absinthiated
absinthiated
adj
Impregnated with wormwood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absinthiate
absinthismic
absinthismic
adj
Afflicted with absinthism.
acanthaceous
acanthaceous
adj
(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.
Armed with prickles, as a plant.
acanthodidae
acantholimon
acantholysis
acantholysis
noun
(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
acanthopanax
acanthopteri
acanthopteri
noun
(zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
acanthuridae
accouchement
accouchement
noun
Delivery in childbed; parturition
accroachment
accroachment
noun
(obsolete) An encroachment; usurpation.
acenaphthene
acenaphthene
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon, found in coal tar, derived from naphthalene by the addition of a short aliphatic bridge.
acenesthesia
acenesthesia
noun
The loss of the perception of one's own body
acetomorphin
acetophenine
acetophenone
acetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic ketone phenyl methyl ketone, used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds
acetphenetid
acetylphenol
achaemenidae
achaemenides
acherontical
achievements
achievements
noun
plural of achievement
achillodynia
achillodynia
noun
(pathology) pain due to achillobursitis
achrodextrin
achrodextrin
noun
(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
achromatinic
achromatinic
adj
(cytology, of a cell nucleus) Lacking the ability to be coloured by a stain.
achronychous
acocantherin
acocantherin
noun
Alternative form of acokantherin
acronichally
acronychally
acrophonetic
acrophonetic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrophony.
actinenchyma
actinobranch
actinobranch
noun
(biology) An organ, in some anthozoans, that functions as a gill
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinophonic
actinophonic
adj
Relating to the production of sound by means of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.
actinophryan
actinotrocha
actinotrocha
noun
The larva of a phoronid.
adenasthenia
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenotyphoid
adherescence
adhesiveness
adhesiveness
noun
the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
admonishment
admonishment
noun
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
adrenochrome
adrenochrome
noun
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug to reduce bleeding.
(fiction) A fictional drug obtained from human adrenal glands.
aerobranchia
aeromechanic
aeromechanic
noun
A mechanic in the aircraft industry
aerotechnics
aerotechnics
noun
aeronautics (aeronautic technology)
aeschynomene
aesthetician
aesthetician
noun
A beautician; somebody employed to provide beauty treatments such as manicures and facials.
One who studies aesthetics; a student of art or beauty.
aetiophyllin
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
afterthinker
afterthinker
noun
One who acts first and thinks afterwards.
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agathodaemon
agathodaemon
noun
A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
aghorapanthi
aglyphodonta
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
airtightness
airtightness
noun
The quality of being airtight.
alcoholising
alcoholising
verb
present participle of alcoholise
alcoholizing
alcoholizing
verb
present participle of alcoholize
alcoothionic
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
allocthonous
allocthonous
adj
Misspelling of allochthonous.
allophanamid
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
allothigenic
allothogenic
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
alnascharism
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
aluminaphone
amenorrhoeal
amenorrhoeal
adj
Affected by amenorrhoea
Relating to amenorrhoea.
amenorrhoeic
amenorrhoeic
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to the suppression of menstruation other than during pregnancy
noun
One who does not menstruate.
amianthiform
amianthiform
adj
Resembling amianthus in form.
amianthoidal
aminopherase
amniochorial
amniochorial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amnion and the chorion
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphibiontic
amphicentric
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicondyla
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amphineurous
amphinucleus
amphipeptone
amphiplatyan
amphiplatyan
adj
(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends
amphipneusta
amphipyrenin
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphithurons
amphithyrons
amphitriaene
amphopeptone
amphopeptone
noun
(biochemistry) A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone.
amphorophony
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amygdophenin
anabohitsite
anabohitsite
noun
(mineralogy) An olivine- and hornblende-bearing pyroxenite mineral.
anacatharsis
anacatharsis
noun
(medicine) vomiting or expectoration
anacathartic
anacathartic
noun
An expectorant or emetic medicine.
anacephalize
anachromasis
anachronical
anachronical
Adjective
Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect.
anachronisms
anachronisms
noun
plural of anachronism
anacoluthons
anacoluthons
noun
plural of anacoluthon
anaesthesias
anaesthesias
noun
plural of anaesthesia
anaesthetics
anaesthetics
noun
plural of anaesthetic
anaesthetist
anaesthetist
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthetist; an anaesthesiologist.
anaesthetize
anaesthetize
verb
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of anesthetize
anaglyphical
anaglyphical
adj
Alternative form of anaglyphic
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
anamorphoses
anamorphoses
noun
plural of anamorphosis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anamorphose
anamorphosis
anamorphosis
noun
(biology) A form of limited metamorphosis in some arthropods.
(mycology, lichenology) An abnormal form of some lichens or fungi that gives the appearance of a different species.
A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.
The use of this kind of image distortion.
ananthropism
anaphrodisia
anaphrodisia
noun
(medicine) Lack of desire for sex.
anaphroditic
anaphroditic
adj
(rare) Without sexual intercourse.
anaphylactic
anaphylactic
adj
Pertaining to anaphylaxis.
anaphylactin
anapophysial
anarchically
anarchically
adv
In an anarchic manner; in the manner of anarchy.
anarthropoda
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
anathematise
anathematise
verb
Alternative spelling of anathematize
anathematism
anathematism
noun
A formula of words used to cast anathema upon heretics etc
anathematize
anathematize
verb
(transitive) To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.
anchistopoda
anchoretical
anchoretical
adj
anchoretic
anchoritical
anchorpeople
anchorperson
anchorperson
noun
The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
ancraophobia
andrographis
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
anemochorous
anemochorous
adj
(botany) Adapted for dispersal via wind.
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anencephalia
anencephalic
anencephalic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting anencephaly.
anencephalus
anencephalus
noun
anencephaly
anepigraphic
anepigraphic
adj
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)