(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.
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.
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accretions
accretions
noun
plural of accretion
acensuador
acetarsone
acetarsone
noun
Synonym of acetarsol
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.
aeronomics
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorwise
anisomeric
anisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
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
anticorset
anticorset
adj
Opposing the wearing of corsets.
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
arenaceous
arenaceous
adj
(geology) Arenitic.
(of a plant) Growing in sandy soil.
(of soil) Sandy.
arrogances
arrogances
noun
plural of arrogance
barcelonas
bescouring
boschneger
calzoneras
canephoros
canephorus
canestrato
cannoneers
cannoneers
noun
plural of cannoneer
cannonries
cannonries
noun
plural of cannonry
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.
carnivores
carnivores
noun
plural of carnivore
carnoustie
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
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
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chronaxies
chronaxies
noun
plural of chronaxie
chronicles
chronicles
noun
plural of chronicle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chronicle
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
ciceronism
clinospore
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
cointerest
coislander
coislander
noun
An inhabitant of the same island.
colonizers
colonizers
noun
plural of colonizer
comanagers
comanagers
noun
plural of comanager
commanders
commanders
noun
plural of commander
companeros
compresent
compresent
adj
(philosophy) Existing together concurrently.
concealers
concealers
noun
plural of concealer
conceivers
conceivers
noun
plural of conceiver
concertise
concertise
verb
Alternative form of concertize
concertist
concertist
noun
A choir singer designated to sing solo sections.
concessory
concessory
adj
Conceding; permissive.
concierges
concierges
noun
plural of concierge
concluders
concluders
noun
plural of concluder
concourses
concourses
noun
plural of concourse
concretism
concretism
noun
(art) An abstractionist painting movement that evolved in the 1930s.
reification; the fallacy of treating an abstraction like a real entity
concretist
concretist
noun
An artist of the concretism movement.
condemners
condemners
noun
plural of condemner
condensary
condensary
noun
Alternative spelling of condensery
condensers
condensers
noun
plural of condenser
condensery
condensery
noun
(US) A place in which condensed milk is manufactured
conferrers
conferrers
noun
plural of conferrer
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
confessary
confessary
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a confession.
confessors
confessors
noun
plural of confessor
confessory
confessory
adj
That constitutes a confession
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
confiserie
conformers
conformers
noun
plural of conformer
confragose
congiaries
congiaries
noun
plural of congiary
congressed
congressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congress
congresser
congresses
congresses
noun
plural of congress
coniferous
coniferous
adj
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
coniroster
connecters
connecters
noun
plural of connecter
connectors
connectors
noun
plural of connector
conquerers
conquerers
noun
plural of conquerer
conqueress
conqueress
noun
A female conqueror.
conquerors
conquerors
noun
plural of conqueror
conscribed
conscribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conscribe
consecrate
consecrate
adj
Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
verb
(transitive) To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.
(transitive, Roman Catholicism, specifically) To ordain as a bishop.
consectary
consectary
adj
Following by consequence; consequent; deducible.
noun
(rare, chiefly archaic) A conclusion of any kind.
Deduction from premises; a corollary.
That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible.
consenters
consenters
noun
plural of consenter
consertion
consertion
noun
junction; adaptation
conservacy
conservant
conservant
adj
Having the power or quality of conservation; conserving.
conservate
conservate
verb
(dated, transitive) To conserve.
(nonstandard, intransitive) To practice conservation.
conservers
conservers
noun
plural of conserver
conserving
conserving
adj
Accompanied by conservation.
verb
present participle of conserve
considered
considered
adj
Having been carefully thought out.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consider
considerer
considerer
noun
One who considers.
conspirers
conspirers
noun
plural of conspirer
constringe
constringe
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To constrict; to tighten.
construers
construers
noun
plural of construer
containers
containers
noun
plural of container
contenders
contenders
noun
plural of contender
contesters
contesters
noun
plural of contester
continuers
continuers
noun
plural of continuer
contorsive
contrapose
contrapose
verb
(intransitive) To contrast with, or form an opposite to, something.
(transitive, logic) To place in contraposition.
contraries
contraries
noun
plural of contrary
contrasted
contrasted
adj
Displaying or marked by contrast; contrasty.
Set in contrast (of two or more things).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contrast
contraster
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
contrivers
contrivers
noun
plural of contriver
conumerous
conversant
conversant
adj
(obsolete) Concerned; occupied.
Closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction.
Familiar or acquainted by use or study; well-informed; versed.
noun
One who converses with another.
conversely
conversely
adv
(conjunctive, loosely) From another point of view; on the other hand.
(often conjunctive) With a reversed relationship.
conversing
conversing
noun
conversation
verb
present participle of converse
conversion
conversion
noun
(American football) An extra point (or two) scored by kicking a field goal or carrying the ball into the end zone after scoring a touchdown.
(chemistry) A chemical reaction wherein a substrate is transformed into a product.
(computing) A software product converted from one platform to another.
(law) Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property.
(linguistics) The process whereby a new word is created without changing the form, often by allowing the word to function as a new part of speech.
(logic) The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or vice versa.
(marketing) An online advertising performance metric representing a visitor performing whatever the intended result of an ad is defined to be.
(mathematics) A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition.
(obsolete) The act of turning round; revolution; rotation.
(rugby) A free kick, after scoring a try, worth two points.
(slang, board games) Changing a miniature figure into another character, usually by mixing different parts, or molding the model's parts, or doing both.