Necrosis, especially that which occurs at the single cell level.
The temporary cessation of biological processes.
abiston
abolish
abolish
verb
(archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
abomasa
abomasi
abomasi
noun
plural of abomasus
abortus
abortus
noun
An aborted fetus, especially one aborted in early pregnancy.
An abortion.
abounds
abounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abound
abrazos
abrazos
noun
plural of abrazo
abrosia
abrosia
noun
Abstinence from food.
Abstinence.
Wasting away as a result of abstinence from food.
absalom
absalom
Proper noun
The third son of David, king of Israel.
abscond
abscond
verb
(intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away.
(intransitive) To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.
(intransitive, of bee colonies) To abandon a hive.
(law) To hide, conceal, or absent oneself clandestinely, with the intent to avoid legal process
(obsolete, transitive) To conceal; to take away.
(transitive, uncommon) To evade, to hide or flee from.
absecon
absolve
absolve
verb
(transitive) To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.
(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt.
(transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).
(transitive, law) To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for.
(transitive, obsolete) To finish; to accomplish.
(transitive, obsolete) To resolve; to explain; to solve.
(transitive, theology) To grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to.
(transitive, theology) To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin.
absorbs
absorbs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absorb
absorpt
absorpt
adj
absorbed
verb
(archaic) past participle of absorb
abstort
absvolt
abusion
abusion
noun
(obsolete) Abuse of the truth; deceit, lying.
(obsolete) Catachresis.
(obsolete) Misuse, abuse.
(obsolete) Physical, mental, verbal, or sexual abuse.
(obsolete) Violation of law or propriety; outrage, improper behaviour.
abvolts
abvolts
noun
plural of abvolt
acajous
acajous
noun
plural of acajou
accoast
accoast
verb
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To lie or sail along the coast or side (of); to accost.
accords
accords
noun
plural of accord
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accord
accosts
accosts
noun
plural of accost
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accost
accusor
accusor
noun
Alternative spelling of accuser
acepots
acepots
noun
Synonym of acepot
acerose
acerose
adj
(botany) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.
(botany) needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.
acerous
acerous
adj
(zoology) Destitute of tentacles.
(zoology) Without antennae.
Alternative spelling of acerose
acetose
acetose
adj
Sour like vinegar; acetous.
acetous
acetous
adj
Causing, or connected with, acetification
Having a sour taste; sour; acid.
acheson
acinose
acinose
adj
Consisting of acini, or minute granular concretions.
acinous
acinous
adj
Alternative spelling of acinose
acnodes
acnodes
noun
plural of acnode
acoasma
acoasma
noun
Alternative form of acousma
acolous
acolous
adj
(pathology) Lacking limbs
acomous
acosmic
acosmic
adj
Relating to acosmism
acouasm
acouasm
noun
(pathology) The perception of ringing, buzzing or hissing sounds that are not really there.
acousma
acousma
noun
(pathology) Auditory hallucination
acrodus
actions
actions
noun
plural of action
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of action
actious
actious
adj
(obsolete) active; full of activity; full of energy.
actuose
actuose
adj
(obsolete) Very active.
acustom
adagios
adagios
noun
plural of adagio
adamson
addison
addison
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
name popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison.
A place name, including:
a town in Vermont, USA, named after the poet Joseph Addison.
adelops
adenose
adenose
adj
(medicine, rare) Related to glands.
adenous
adenous
adj
(medicine) Like a gland; full of glands.
adipose
adipose
adj
Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
Slightly overweight; chubby.
noun
Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
adipous
adipous
adj
(anatomy, archaic) Of or relating to adipose, the fatty tissue.
adjoins
adjoins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjoin
adjoust
adnouns
adnouns
noun
plural of adnoun
adonais
adonias
adonist
adonist
noun
One who maintains that the vowel points of the Tetragrammaton translated "Jehovah" are the vowel points that belong to the word Adonai.
adorers
adorers
noun
plural of adorer
adornos
adorsed
adossed
adossee
adoxies
adrowse
adrowse
adj
drowsy
adsorbs
adsorbs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adsorb
advisor
advisor
noun
(xiangqi) A xiangqi piece, that is moved one point diagonally and confined within the palace.
One who offers advice.
adzooks
adzooks
intj
(archaic) Alternative form of gadzooks
aeneous
aeneous
adj
Bronze-colored.
aeolism
aeolism
noun
Alternative form of Aeolism
aeolist
aeonist
aerobes
aerobes
noun
plural of aerobe
aerobus
aerobus
noun
(dated) airbus; passenger airliner
aerosat
aerosol
aerosol
noun
(physics) A colloidal system in which the dispersed phase is composed of either solid or liquid particles and in which the dispersal medium is some gas, usually air.
A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.
An aerosol can.
The payload (e.g. insecticide, paint, oil, cosmetics) and propellant contained by an aerosol can.
verb
(transitive) To spray with an aerosol.
aerugos
aesopic
aesopic
Adjective
Of or relating to Aesop; Aesopian.
aetolus
affords
affords
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afford
aftmost
aftmost
adj
Furthest aft, most sternward, as far back as possible.
aftosas
agamous
agamous
adj
(biology) Having no visible sex organs; asexual or cryptogamous.
(biology) Synonym of agamic: asexual (of reproduction: occurring without union of male and female gametes).
Having no marital partner or pair-bonded mate; being neither monogamous (pair-bonded) nor polygamous.
agarose
agarose
noun
A polymeric cross-linked polysaccharide extracted from the seaweed agar; used to make gels that are used in electrophoresis.
agavose
agavose
noun
(obsolete) A sugar derived from Agave americana, now known to be sucrose.
agenois
agistor
agistor
noun
(historical) an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; hence called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.
One who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.
aglossa
agnosia
agnosia
noun
(neurology) The inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
agnosis
agnosis
noun
Epistemologically necessary lack of, indifference to, denial or shunning of knowledge; defective knowledge.
agogics
agogics
noun
plural of agogic
agonies
agonies
noun
plural of agony
agonise
agonise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of agonize
agonist
agonist
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
agoutis
agoutis
noun
plural of agouti
agritos
agrotis
agynous
agynous
adj
(botany) Without female organs; male.
ahoskie
aikidos
aikidos
noun
plural of aikido
airpost
airpost
noun
Synonym of airmail
airsome
airsome
adj
Characterised or marked by air, especially bracingly cold air; windy; stormy
ajowans
akoasma
alagoas
alamosa
alamosa
Proper noun
a city (home rule municipality) in Colorado, USA
alanson
alastor
alastor
noun
An avenging spirit or deity.
albedos
albedos
noun
plural of albedo
albinos
albinos
noun
plural of albino
alcosol
alcoves
alcoves
noun
plural of alcove
aldoses
aldoses
noun
plural of aldose
alecost
alecost
noun
The plant costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), formerly much used for flavouring ale.
alenson
aleshot
alfonse
alfonso
algores
algosis
allison
allison
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname; mostly of persons born before 1950.
name taken into general use in the 1940s; usually interpreted as a spelling variant of Alison.
a small city in Iowa, USA
allsopp
allston
allyson
almonds
almonds
noun
plural of almond
alodies
aloesol
alogism
alogism
noun
(art) An absurd or nonsensical element deliberately added to a work that belongs to the alogism movement.
(art) An early 20th century movement in painting and writing, emerging from the Russian avant-garde, which made use of antirational or nonsensical elements.
An inconsistency or arbitrary situation that follows no logical pattern.
An irrational statement or line of argument; a logical error.
Irrationality; the rejection of logical thinking as a means of approaching truth.
aloisia
alongst
alongst
adv
(archaic) along
alonsoa
alophas
alopias
aloysia
alphons
altoist
altoist
noun
A person playing alto saxophone or some other alto instrument.
altrose
altrose
noun
(biochemistry) An aldohexose epimeric with mannose
alvelos
alyosha
alysoun
alysson
amadous
amakosa
amanous
amanous
adj
Lacking hands or manus.
amatols
amazons
amazons
noun
plural of amazon
amboise
ambones
ambrose
ambrose
noun
A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia (Dysphania botrys).