(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
absorbancy
absorbancy
noun
(physics) Alternative form of absorbency
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
acarinosis
acarinosis
noun
acariasis
accordions
accordions
noun
plural of accordion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accordion
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
acensuador
acetarsone
acetarsone
noun
Synonym of acetarsol
acinarious
acinarious
adj
(botany) Having acini
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
acutorsion
acutorsion
noun
(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
aeronomics
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
alcoranist
alcoranist
Noun
One who follows the Qur'an exactly as it is written.
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anacrotism
anacrotism
noun
(biology) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.
anasarcous
anasarcous
adj
Belonging to, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical.
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorwise
ancistroid
ancistroid
adj
Hook-shaped.
andronicus
anisocoria
anisocoria
noun
(pathology) A condition characterized by unequal size of the pupils of the eye
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
anocarpous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
antecessor
antecessor
noun
(now rare) A person from whom one is descended.
(now rare) A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthoceros
antichorus
anticorset
anticorset
adj
Opposing the wearing of corsets.
antidorcas
antipsoric
antipsoric
adj
(pharmacology) Effective against the itch.
noun
(medicine) Any remedy for the itch.
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
antroscopy
antroscopy
noun
An antroscopic examination
arabinosic
arabinosic
adj
Of or relating to arabinose.
archonship
archonship
noun
The rank or office of an archon.
arenaceous
arenaceous
adj
(geology) Arenitic.
(of a plant) Growing in sandy soil.
(of soil) Sandy.
arrogances
arrogances
noun
plural of arrogance
arthroncus
ascription
ascription
noun
(sociology) The stratification of people according to inborn characteristics (such as race or sex) outside of their control.
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.
astriction
astriction
noun
(law, Scotland, historical) An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll. (The lands were said to be astricted to the mill.)
(medicine) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance.
(obsolete) astringency
(obsolete) constipation
The act of binding; restriction; obligation.
astrionics
astrionics
noun
(astronautics) The science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics.
astrogonic
astrogonic
adj
Of or pertaining to astrogony.
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
astronomic
astronomic
adj
(figurative) of very large or immense proportions; colossal
pertaining or relating to astronomy
asynchrony
asynchrony
noun
The state of being asynchronous, or out of synchronization
barcelonas
batocrinus
bescouring
bicornuous
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
boschneger
bosporanic
brickmason
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
brownistic
calzoneras
canephoros
canephorus
canestrato
cannoneers
cannoneers
noun
plural of cannoneer
cannonries
cannonries
noun
plural of cannonry
canonsburg
canorously
canorously
adv
In a canorous manner.
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
caparisons
caparisons
noun
plural of caparison
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caparison
capistrano
capistrano
Proper noun
The city of San Juan Capistrano, California, known for its cliff swallows.
capricorns
carbonados
carbonados
noun
plural of carbonado
carbonates
carbonates
noun
plural of carbonate
carbonised
carbonised
adj
Alternative spelling of carbonized
carboniser
carboniser
noun
Alternative form of carbonizer
carbonizes
carbonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carbonize
carbonless
carbonless
adj
Without carbon.
carcinomas
carcinomas
noun
plural of carcinoma
carcinosis
carcinosis
noun
carcinomatosis
cardioncus
cardosanto
cardosanto
noun
Argemone mexicana, a species of hardy poppy found in Mexico, with bright yellow latex.
carnations
carnations
noun
plural of carnation
carnivores
carnivores
noun
plural of carnivore
carnoustie
cartoonist
cartoonist
noun
(comics) One who both writes and illustrates comic books or graphic novels.
(comics) One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.
castorland
castration
castration
noun
(figuratively) Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.
(surgery) The act of removing the testicles.
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
censorable
censorable
adj
Capable of being censored.
censorinus
censorious
censorious
adj
Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
Implying or expressing censure.
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
centermost
centermost
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of centremost
centremost
centremost
adj
Closest to the centre
centrosema
centrosome
centrosome
noun
(cytology) An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most organisms, that controls the organization of its microtubules
centurions
centurions
noun
plural of centurion
ceratinous
cercomonas
ceremonies
ceremonies
noun
plural of ceremony
ceruminous
ceruminous
adj
Having to do with cerumen (earwax).
cessionary
cessionary
noun
The person who receives transfer or cession of a personal obligation from the cedent.
cestracion
cetorhinus
chancroids
chancroids
noun
plural of chancroid
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
chernovtsy
chersonese
chersonese
noun
(geography, uncommon) A peninsula.
chervonets
chervonets
noun
Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.
chervontsi
chesterton
chironomus
chlorinous
chlorinous
adj
Containing chlorine.
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chondritis
chondritis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the cartilage
chondromas
chondromas
noun
plural of chondroma
chondrosin
chondrosin
noun
(biochemistry) A disaccharide, composed of glucuronic acid and galactosamine, present in the chondroitins
chondrosis
chondrosis
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous tumor
Synonym of chondrogenesis
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chorasmian
chorasmian
Adjective
of, from, or pertaining to Chorasmia
Noun
a person from Chorasmia
Proper noun
an extinct Eastern Iranian language once spoken in Chorasmia
chorussing
christiano
chronaxies
chronaxies
noun
plural of chronaxie
chronicles
chronicles
noun
plural of chronicle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chronicle
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
ciceronism
citronalis
clangorous
clangorous
adj
Making a clangor.
clinoprism
clinospore
clonorchis
clowneries
clowneries
noun
plural of clownery
coarseness
coarseness
noun
The property of being coarse, roughness or primitiveness, unrefined or unpolished.
The quality or state of being coarse
coarsening
coarsening
noun
The process or the result of becoming coarse
verb
present participle of coarsen
codesigner
codesigner
noun
One who codesigns; a designer who works with another.
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
coherences
coherences
noun
plural of coherence
coinsuring
coinsuring
verb
present participle of coinsure
cointerest
coislander
coislander
noun
An inhabitant of the same island.
collarinos
colonizers
colonizers
noun
plural of colonizer
coloradans
comanagers
comanagers
noun
plural of comanager
commanders
commanders
noun
plural of commander
companeros
comparison
comparison
noun
(grammar) A feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe.
(phrenology) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
(rhetoric) A simile.
An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.
That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.