(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abrasiometer
abrasiometer
noun
A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion.
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
abstrusities
abstrusities
noun
plural of abstrusity
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
acclimatiser
acclimatiser
noun
Alternative form of acclimatizer
accusatrixes
acetostearin
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
achromatizes
achromatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of achromatize
acidimetries
acidimetries
noun
plural of acidimetry
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acrocentrics
acrocentrics
noun
plural of acrocentric
acroesthesia
acroesthesia
noun
Alternative spelling of acroaesthesia
acrosticheae
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinometers
actinometers
noun
plural of actinometer
administered
administered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of administer
administrate
administrate
verb
(computing) the act or function of providing maintenance and general housekeeping for computer systems, networks, peripheral equipment, etc.
to administer
adroitnesses
adroitnesses
noun
plural of adroitness
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adversatives
adversatives
noun
plural of adversative
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
advertisable
advertisable
adj
Suitable for being advertised.
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
advertorials
advertorials
noun
plural of advertorial
aeolotropism
aeolotropism
noun
aeolotropy
aeroacoustic
aeroacoustic
adj
Relating to aeroacoustics.
aerodonetics
aerodonetics
noun
the study of the stability of aircraft in flight, especially the study of gliders
aeroelastics
aeroelastics
noun
aeroelasticity
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aerosiderite
aerosiderite
noun
A mass of meteoric iron.
aerostatical
aerostatical
adj
Of or relating to aerostatics; pneumatic.
aeronautic
aerotechnics
aerotechnics
noun
aeronautics (aeronautic technology)
aethrioscope
aethrioscope
noun
(meteorology) A device for measuring temperature variations due to different atmospheric conditions, such as cloud or clear skies.
affirmatives
affirmatives
noun
plural of affirmative
affricatives
affricatives
noun
plural of affricative
aggregations
aggregations
noun
plural of aggregation
aggressivity
aggressivity
noun
(geology) The acidic ability of water (when it contains dissolved carbon dioxide) to dissolve calcium carbonate from rocks.
The quality of being aggressive.
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
aircraftsmen
aircraftsmen
noun
plural of aircraftsman
airtightness
airtightness
noun
The quality of being airtight.
airworthiest
airworthiest
adj
superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy
alabastrites
alcantarines
alderliefest
alderliefest
adj
(archaic) Most beloved.
alexandrites
alexandrites
noun
plural of alexandrite
algesiometer
alkalimeters
alkalimeters
noun
plural of alkalimeter
allegorister
allegoristic
allegoristic
adj
allegorical
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alstroemeria
alstroemeria
noun
Any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies.
altercations
altercations
noun
plural of altercation
alternariose
alternations
alternations
noun
plural of alternation
alternatives
alternatives
noun
plural of alternative
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisinister
ambisinister
adj
(rare) Awkward or clumsy with both hands.
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ameliorators
ameliorators
noun
plural of ameliorator
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
americanitis
americanitis
Noun
neurasthenia
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
amphierotism
anacreontics
anacreontics
noun
plural of anacreontic
anemometries
anemometries
noun
plural of anemometry
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
anesthetizer
anesthetizer
noun
(dated) A person that administers anesthesia
A device with an anesthetic effect
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
anisometrope
anisopterous
anisotropies
anisotropies
noun
plural of anisotropy
anitrogenous
anorthosites
anorthosites
noun
plural of anorthosite
antehistoric
anteporticos
anteriorness
anteriorness
noun
The state or quality of being anterior.
anterospinal
antesuperior
anthesteriac
anthesterion
antichoicers
antichoicers
noun
plural of antichoicer
anticonsumer
anticonsumer
adj
Opposing the consumer.
noun
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.
antidiffuser
antiestrogen
antiestrogen
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects.
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antiheroines
antiheroines
noun
plural of antiheroine
antihysteric
antihysteric
adj
(pharmacology) Countering hysterics.
noun
(pharmacology) Any substance that counters hysterics.
antilacrosse
antiliberals
antiliberals
noun
plural of antiliberal
antimeristem
antinegroism
antinegroism
noun
A prejudice against black people.
antineutrons
antineutrons
noun
plural of antineutron
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antiprostate
antiprostate
adj
That counters a disease of the prostate
antiprotease
antiprotease
noun
Anything that inhibits the action of a protease
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antirealisms
antirealisms
noun
plural of antirealism
antirealists
antirealists
noun
plural of antirealist
antisalooner
antisalooner
noun
One who opposes saloons (as places where alcohol is sold and drunk).
antisplasher
antisplasher
noun
A device in a sink or toilet to prevent splashing.
antispreader
antispreader
noun
Any of several devices that prevent spreading
antistrophes
antistrophes
noun
plural of antistrophe
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
antisymmetry
antisymmetry
noun
(linguistics) A theory of syntactic linearization, proposing that hierarchical structure in natural language maps universally onto a particular surface linearization, namely specifier-head-complement branching order.
(mathematics) The condition of being antisymmetric.
antitrusters
antitrusters
noun
plural of antitruster
antroversion
antroversion
noun
Alternative form of anteroversion.
aparithmesis
aparithmesis
noun
(rhetoric) An answer to a proposition.
(rhetoric) The enumeration of parts or particulars.
aperistalsis
aperistalsis
noun
(medicine) Absence of peristalsis.
apostrophied
apostrophied
adj
Alternative form of apostrophed
apostrophise
apostrophise
verb
Alternative spelling of apostrophize
apostrophize
apostrophize
verb
(transitive) To deliver an apostrophe (an exclamatory speech) to someone, especially someone not present.
To add one or more apostrophe characters to text to indicate missing letters.
apothecaries
apothecaries
noun
plural of apothecary
appraisement
appraisement
noun
(dated) The act of appraising.
appreciators
appreciators
noun
plural of appreciator
appropriates
appropriates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appropriate
approximates
approximates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approximate
aquarellists
aquarellists
noun
plural of aquarellist
aquicultures
aquicultures
noun
plural of aquiculture
araneologist
araneologist
noun
One who studies spiders.
arbalestrier
arbitrageurs
arbitrageurs
noun
plural of arbitrageur
arbitraments
arbitraments
noun
plural of arbitrament
archeologist
archeologist
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of archaeologist
archexorcist
archibenthos
archimycetes
architeuthis
architeuthis
noun
A giant squid (genus Architeuthis).
archminister
arcubalister
arcubalister
noun
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
arendtsville
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
argeiphontes
argentineans
aristarchies
aristarchies
noun
plural of aristarchy
aristogenics
aristogenics
noun
A form of eugenics that aims to produce the very best offspring.
aristophanes
aristophanes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek male name, most famously borne by a playwright who lived from circa 446 BC to circa 386 BC.
aristotelean
aristotelian
aristotelian
Noun
A disciple of Aristotle (for ancient Greek disciples, see peripatetic; for medieval Christian ones, see scholastic)
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Aristotle, his philosophy, logic, or followers.
aristotelism
arithmetizes
arithmetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arithmetize
aromaticness
aromaticness
noun
The state or quality of being aromatic.
arraignments
arraignments
noun
plural of arraignment
arreptitious
arreptitious
adj
Possessed; raving; isolated from reality.
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