simple past tense and past participle of abnormalise
abnormalized
abnormalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnormalize
abnormalness
abnormalness
noun
The quality of being abnormal.
abolitionary
abolitionary
adj
Relating to or favoring abolition.
aboriginally
aboriginally
adv
(Canada) By indigenous Canadians (often capitalized in this sense).
From or in the earliest known times.
In the period before contact with Europeans (especially with reference to peoples subjected to colonization).
To the utmost degree (modifying an adjective).
absorptional
absorptional
adj
Relating to absorption.
accelerandos
accelerandos
noun
plural of accelerando
accelerating
accelerating
noun
An act of acceleration.
verb
present participle of accelerate
acceleration
acceleration
noun
(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.
acetonitrile
acetonitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH₃CN, formally derived from acetic acid
acherontical
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acriflavines
acriflavines
noun
plural of acriflavine
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acronichally
acronychally
acutiplantar
addlebrained
addlebrained
adj
stupid and confused or muddled
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
admonitorial
admonitorial
adj
(rare) admonitory
admonitorily
admonitorily
adv
In an admonitory manner.
adorableness
adorableness
noun
The state or quality of being adorable.
adrianopolis
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adventureful
adventureful
adj
Given to adventure.
aegirinolite
aeronautical
aeronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
aerosolizing
aerosolizing
verb
present participle of aerosolize
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
alacreatinin
alarmingness
alarmingness
noun
The state or quality of being alarming.
albopruinose
albumeniizer
albuminiform
albuminurias
albuminurias
noun
plural of albuminuria
alcantarines
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alcyonarians
alcyonarians
noun
plural of alcyonarian
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
aldermanical
aldermanical
adj
Alternative form of aldermanic
aldermanlike
aldermanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an alderman.
aldermanries
aldermanries
noun
plural of aldermanry
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
aldosterones
aldosterones
noun
plural of aldosterone
alectoridine
alexanderson
alexandretta
alexandrines
alexandrines
noun
plural of alexandrine
alexandrinus
alexandrites
alexandrites
noun
plural of alexandrite
algebraizing
algebraizing
verb
present participle of algebraize
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
allegorising
allegorising
noun
The act or process of making an allegory.
verb
present participle of allegorise
allegorizing
allegorizing
verb
present participle of allegorize
alligatoring
alligatoring
noun
(painting) A pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint.
(roofing) The cracking of the surfacing bitumen on a bituminous roof or coating on a SPF roof, producing a pattern of cracks similar to an alligator's hide.
verb
present participle of alligator
alliterating
alliterating
verb
present participle of alliterate
alliteration
alliteration
noun
The recurrence of the same letter in accented parts of words, as in Anglo-Saxon alliterative meter.
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals.
allocrotonic
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
allomerizing
allopurinols
allopurinols
noun
plural of allopurinol
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
alnascharism
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
altercations
altercations
noun
plural of altercation
alternamente
alternariose
alternations
alternations
noun
plural of alternation
alternatives
alternatives
noun
plural of alternative
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
amelioration
amelioration
noun
(linguistics) The process by which a term gains a more positive connotation over time.
(philosophy) An ameliorative change of a concept or a repertoire of concepts.
An improvement.
The act of making better.
amenorrhoeal
amenorrhoeal
adj
Affected by amenorrhoea
Relating to amenorrhoea.
aminovaleric
ammoreslinol
amniochorial
amniochorial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amnion and the chorion
ampelograpny
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
anachronical
anachronical
Adjective
Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect.
anaeroplasty
anarchically
anarchically
adv
In an anarchic manner; in the manner of anarchy.
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
anchoretical
anchoretical
adj
anchoretic
anchoritical
anchorpeople
androclinium
andropetalar
aneurilemmic
aneurismally
aneurysmally
aneurysmally
adv
In an aneurysmal way.
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
anglerfishes
anglerfishes
noun
plural of anglerfish
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
anguliferous
angulinerved
animadversal
anisopleural
ankylenteron
ankylomerism
ankylosaurus
ankylosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
annihilators
annihilators
noun
plural of annihilator
annihilatory
annihilatory
adj
Causing annihilation.
anomaluridae
anopluriform
anorganology
anorganology
noun
(archaic) The scientific study of inorganic entities: geology, mineralogy, etc.
anorthoclase
anorthoclase
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of feldspars being mixed sodium and potassium aluminosilicates.
answerlessly
answerlessly
adv
Without an answer; without answering.
antarctalian
antebrachial
antebrachial
adj
(anatomy) relating to the forearm
anteluminary
antemarginal
antepectoral
antepectoral
adj
(anatomy) Of the feet of insects: fixed in the forepart of the prosternum or prothorax.
anteprandial
anteprandial
adj
Before a meal, especially before dinner.
anterodorsal
anterodorsal
adj
(anatomy) in front (at the head end) and toward the back (side nearest the spine)
anteromedial
anteromedial
adj
(anatomy) Located in the front and towards a middle line.
anterospinal
anthologizer
anthologizer
noun
Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology.
anthraflavic
anthragallol
anthragallol
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,3-trihydroxyanthraquinone
anthranilate
anthranilate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of anthranilic acid
anthraquinol
anthratetrol
anthraxolite
anthraxolite
noun
A carbonaceous substance resembling anthracite.
anthropoglot
anthropoglot
noun
An animal (such as a parrot) with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
anthropoidal
anthropoidal
adj
anthropoid
anthropolite
anthropolite
noun
(paleontology, dated) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
anthropolith
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
antibrachial
antibrachial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
antichlorine
antichlorine
noun
Synonym of antichlor (“substance used to remove chlorine”)
anticlerical
anticlerical
adj
Opposed to political influence of clerics.
noun
One who opposes the political influence of clerics.
anticlinoria
anticritical
anticritical
adj
Opposing critics or criticism.
anticrotalic
anticrotalic
adj
That counters the effect of a bite from a crotalid (snake)
anticultural
anticultural
adj
Opposing mainstream culture or culture in general.