(botany) The natural separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole.
(obsolete) The state of being cut off.
(rhetoric) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly
The act or process of cutting off.
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
acanthosis
acanthosis
noun
(pathology) A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.
acarinosis
acarinosis
noun
acariasis
accessions
accessions
noun
A collection of laboratory tests performed on a single sample.
plural of accession
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accession
accordions
accordions
noun
plural of accordion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accordion
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.
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
acinacious
acinarious
acinarious
adj
(botany) Having acini
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acousticon
acousticon
noun
(historical) A kind of hearing aid.
acrimonies
acrimonies
noun
plural of acrimony
actinosoma
actinosome
actinosome
noun
(zoology) The entire body of a coelenterate.
actionless
actionless
adj
Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
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.
acyanopsia
acyanopsia
noun
Alternative form of acyanopia
addictions
addictions
noun
plural of addiction
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
aeronomics
affections
affections
noun
plural of affection
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
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.
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.
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
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.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorwise
anchylosis
anchylosis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
ancistroid
ancistroid
adj
Hook-shaped.
andronicus
anecdotist
anecdotist
noun
One who relates anecdotes.
angioclast
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
anisocoria
anisocoria
noun
(pathology) A condition characterized by unequal size of the pupils of the eye
anisocycle
anisogamic
anisogamic
adj
(biology) Relating to anisogamy.
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
anisotonic
anisotonic
adj
Not isotonic (in any sense)
anovesical
anovesical
adj
Relating to the anus and urinary bladder.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
antichorus
anticorset
anticorset
adj
Opposing the wearing of corsets.
anticosine
anticosine
noun
Synonym of arccosine
antidorcas
antiknocks
antiknocks
noun
plural of antiknock
antilochus
antipsoric
antipsoric
adj
(pharmacology) Effective against the itch.
noun
(medicine) Any remedy for the itch.
antischool
antischool
adj
Opposed to schools.
antiscolic
antiscolic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) anthelmintic
antisocial
antisocial
adj
Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing
Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society
Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people
noun
An antisocial individual.
antoecians
antonovics
arabinosic
arabinosic
adj
Of or relating to arabinose.
archonship
archonship
noun
The rank or office of an archon.
ascensions
ascensions
noun
plural of ascension
ascogonial
ascogonial
adj
Relating to ascogonia.
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
ascolichen
ascolichen
noun
Any lichen whose fungal component is an ascomycete
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.
assecution
assecution
noun
(obsolete) acquisition; an obtaining
assonantic
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
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.
astronomic
astronomic
adj
(figurative) of very large or immense proportions; colossal
pertaining or relating to astronomy
autonetics
avocations
avocations
noun
plural of avocation
avoidances
avoidances
noun
plural of avoidance
badacsonyi
bandicoots
bandicoots
noun
plural of bandicoot
batocrinus
batonistic
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
becousined
bescouring
bicornuous
bijections
bijections
noun
plural of bijection
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.
biocenosis
biocenosis
noun
(biology) a group of interacting animals and/or plants that form a particular ecosystem
biocoenose
biocoenose
noun
A living collection of life forms that are found together, interacting as a community within an ecosystem.
bioscience
bioscience
noun
Any of several sciences that deal with living organisms
bisections
bisections
noun
plural of bisection
blockiness
blockiness
noun
The state or condition of being blocky.
bosporanic
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bounciness
bounciness
noun
The characteristic of being bouncy.
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
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
cacogenics
cacogenics
noun
(medicine) The opposite of eugenics; the aggregation of factors, through adverse sexual selection and reproduction, tending to promote bad genetic characteristics in people.
cacuminous
cacuminous
adj
(rare) Having a pyramidal top.
calascione
calascione
noun
Alternative form of colascione
calcinosis
calcinosis
noun
(pathology) The abnormal deposition of calcium salts in the soft tissue of the body
caliginous
caliginous
adj
(archaic or literary) Dark, obscure; murky.
calimancos
calimancos
noun
plural of calimanco
callousing
callousing
verb
present participle of callous
calumnious
calumnious
adj
Possessing the traits of calumny.
cambodians
campesinos
campesinos
noun
plural of campesino
cannonries
cannonries
noun
plural of cannonry
canonicals
canonicals
noun
The dress prescribed by canon to be worn by a clergyman when officiating.
plural of canonical
canonising
canonising
verb
present participle of canonise
canonistic
canonistic
adj
Of or pertaining to a canonist.
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
canyonside
canyonside
noun
The side of a canyon, typically a residential one
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.
caponising
caponising
verb
present participle of caponise
capricorns
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
carcinomas
carcinomas
noun
plural of carcinoma
carcinosis
carcinosis
noun
carcinomatosis
cardioncus
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.
caseinogen
caseinogen
noun
uncoagulated casein
cassidoine
cassiopean
castration
castration
noun
(figuratively) Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.
(surgery) The act of removing the testicles.
catabasion
catabasion
noun
A vault under the altar of a Greek church.
catatonias
catatonias
noun
plural of catatonia
catatonics
catatonics
noun
plural of catatonic
catmalison
causations
causations
noun
plural of causation
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
cenobitism
cenobitism
noun
The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.
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.
centesimos
centipoise
centipoise
noun
A cgs unit of measure of absolute viscosity. (The viscosity of water is one centipoise. The lower the number, the less viscous the material.) Symbol: cP.
centistoke
centistoke
noun
(physics) Misconstruction of centistokes (unit of kinematic viscosity)