(medicine) A trepan having a conical shape so that injurious penetration of the brain is impossible.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
abolitions
abolitions
noun
plural of abolition
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
absinthial
absinthial
adj
Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian.
absinthian
absinthian
adj
Of or pertaining to absinthe.
Of the nature of wormwood.
absinthiin
absinthiin
noun
Alternative form of absinthin
absinthine
absinthine
adj
Like absinthe.
absinthism
absinthism
noun
The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinthe.
absinthium
absinthium
noun
(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
absinthole
absolution
absolution
noun
(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
absorbtion
absorbtion
noun
Misspelling of absorption.
absorption
absorption
noun
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
abstainers
abstainers
noun
plural of abstainer
abstaining
abstaining
verb
present participle of abstain
abstention
abstention
noun
(obsolete) The act of restraining oneself.
Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstertion
abstinence
abstinence
noun
(business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
(ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
(obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
acanthosis
acanthosis
noun
(pathology) A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
accusation
accusation
noun
(law) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
An allegation.
The act of accusing.
acousticon
acousticon
noun
(historical) A kind of hearing aid.
actinistia
actinosoma
actinosome
actinosome
noun
(zoology) The entire body of a coelenterate.
actionless
actionless
adj
Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
activeness
activeness
noun
The state or quality of being active.
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
acusection
acutorsion
acutorsion
noun
(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
addictions
addictions
noun
plural of addiction
adenitises
adenitises
noun
plural of adenitis
adipescent
adipescent
adj
(medicine) Developing fatty deposits.
administer
administer
verb
(intransitive) To minister (to).
(law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.
(medicine) To give a drug to a patient, be it orally or by any other means.
(transitive) To apportion out, distribute.
(transitive) To cause to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.
(transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.
To give, as an oath.
adorations
adorations
noun
plural of adoration
adposition
adposition
noun
(grammar) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.
adroitness
adroitness
noun
skillfulness or ease of ability.
adsmithing
adsorption
adsorption
noun
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
adventists
advisement
advisement
noun
(archaic) Advice, counsel.
(now US) Consideration or deliberation.
aeronomist
aeronomist
Noun
One who studies aeronomy.
aeschynite
aeschynite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several basic oxide minerals of mostly titanium and niobium with either cerium, neodymium or yttrium.
aesculetin
aesculetin
noun
A derivative of coumarin found in chicory and many other plants.
aestuation
affections
affections
noun
plural of affection
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
affinities
affinities
noun
plural of affinity
africanist
africanist
Noun
A specialist in African studies.
An African nationalist; someone who subscribes to the doctrine of Africanism.
afterpains
afterpains
noun
plural of afterpain
aftershine
afterstain
againstand
againstand
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.
agitations
agitations
noun
plural of agitation
agnostical
agnostical
adj
Alternative form of agnostic
agonistics
agonistics
noun
The range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.
agreations
agronomist
agronomist
noun
A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
airplanist
airplanist
noun
(archaic) An airplane pilot.
aktyubinsk
albinistic
albinistic
adj
Of or pertaining to albinism.
alcoranist
alcoranist
Noun
One who follows the Qur'an exactly as it is written.
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
alpestrian
alpestrine
alpestrine
adj
Synonym of subalpine
altisonant
altisonant
adj
High-sounding; lofty or pompous.
altisonous
altisonous
adj
Alternative form of altisonant
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
amiantuses
aminoplast
ammonitess
ammonitish
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amniotitis
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
anabaptism
anabaptism
Noun
The doctrine of the Anabaptists.
anabaptist
anabaptist
noun
Alternative form of Anabaptist
anaclastic
anaclastic
adj
Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water.
Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass.
anacoustic
anacoustic
adj
(physics) Describing the upper reaches of the atmosphere, and of space, in which the concentration of molecules is too small to support the propagation of sound
anechoic, soundless
anacrotism
anacrotism
noun
(biology) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
anacrustic
anacrustic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anacrusis.
analgesist
anamnestic
anamnestic
adj
Of or pertaining to anamnesis
That aids memory; mnemonic
anankastic
anankastic
adj
(linguistics) Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.
(psychology) Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.
anapaestic
anapaestic
adj
Alternative spelling of anapestic
anaplastic
anaplastic
adj
(oncology) Of, or relating to, a tumor that shows little histogenetic differentiation. It implies that a tumor is high grade and likely to behave in an aggressive fashion.
(surgery) Of or relating to plastic surgery.
anarchists
anarchists
noun
plural of anarchist
anartismos
anastalsis
anastaltic
anastaltic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) styptic
anastasian
anastasius
anastasius
Proper noun
name of mostly historical use.
anastassia
anastatica
anastatius
anastigmat
anastigmat
noun
(photography) An anastigmatic lens.
anatomised
anatomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anatomise
anatomiser
anatomiser
noun
Alternative form of anatomizer
anatomists
anatomists
noun
plural of anatomist
anatomizes
anatomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize
anatripsis
anatripsis
noun
The use of friction or rubbing as therapy, a form of massage
ancestrial
ancestrial
adj
(dated) Ancestral.
ancestrian
ancestrian
adj
(archaic) ancestral
ancestries
ancestries
noun
plural of ancestry
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
ancientest
ancientest
adj
superlative form of ancient: most ancient
ancientism
ancientism
noun
The belief that people in ancient times were wiser than those of today.
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
ancistroid
ancistroid
adj
Hook-shaped.
andabatism
andalusite
andalusite
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅.
andantinos
andantinos
noun
plural of andantino
andesinite
andrewsite
andrewsite
noun
(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
andronitis
anecdotist
anecdotist
noun
One who relates anecdotes.
anematosis
anemotaxis
anemotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism in response to air currents.
anestassia
anesthesia
anesthesia
noun
(American spelling) The loss or prevention of sensation, as caused by anesthesia (in the above sense), or by a lesion in the nervous system, or by another physical abnormality.
(Philippines, loosely, medicine, proscribed) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
(medicine)(American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.
anesthesis
anesthesis
noun
Alternative form of anaesthesis
anesthetic
anesthetic
adj
Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
Insensate: unable to feel, or unconscious.
noun
(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
angarstroi
angioblast
angioblast
noun
(biology) A cell that differentiates into blood cells and endothelium within an embryo.
angioclast
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
angiotasis
anglesmith
anglistics
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anilinctus
anilinctus
noun
Rare form of anilingus.
animations
animations
noun
plural of animation
anisoptera
anisotonic
anisotonic
adj
Not isotonic (in any sense)
anisotrope
anisotrope
adj
(dated) anisotropic
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
annalistic
annalistic
adj
Of or pertaining to annals.
annotinous
annotinous
adj
(botany) A year old; in yearly growths.
annuitants
annuitants
noun
plural of annuitant
antagonise
antagonise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize.
antagonism
antagonism
noun
A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
antagonist
antagonist
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that acts in opposition to another.
(authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
(biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.