(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abruptnesses
abruptnesses
noun
plural of abruptness
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptional
absorptional
adj
Relating to absorption.
abstractions
abstractions
noun
plural of abstraction
abstractness
abstractness
noun
The quality of being abstract.
abstruseness
abstruseness
noun
The property of being abstruse; abstrusity.
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
accordionist
accordionist
noun
Someone who plays the accordion.
accurateness
accurateness
noun
The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy
acetostearin
acquirements
acquirements
noun
plural of acquirement
acrocentrics
acrocentrics
noun
plural of acrocentric
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
actiniferous
actiniferous
adj
Containing or producing actinium
actinocrinus
actinometers
actinometers
noun
plural of actinometer
actinopraxis
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
administered
administered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of administer
administrant
administrant
adj
Administrating
noun
The one who administers.
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
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
aerodonetics
aerodonetics
noun
the study of the stability of aircraft in flight, especially the study of gliders
aerotechnics
aerotechnics
noun
aeronautics (aeronautic technology)
affirmations
affirmations
noun
plural of affirmation
afforestment
afforestment
noun
The process of afforesting.
afterburners
afterburners
noun
plural of afterburner
aggradations
aggradations
noun
plural of aggradation
aggravations
aggravations
noun
plural of aggravation
aggregations
aggregations
noun
plural of aggregation
aircraftsman
aircraftsman
noun
An aircraftman.
aircraftsmen
aircraftsmen
noun
plural of aircraftsman
airtightness
airtightness
noun
The quality of being airtight.
alcantarines
aldosterones
aldosterones
noun
plural of aldosterone
alexandrites
alexandrites
noun
plural of alexandrite
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
altercations
altercations
noun
plural of altercation
alternariose
alternations
alternations
noun
plural of alternation
alternatives
alternatives
noun
plural of alternative
ambisinister
ambisinister
adj
(rare) Awkward or clumsy with both hands.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
americanitis
americanitis
Noun
neurasthenia
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
amphithurons
amphithyrons
anabaptistry
anabaptistry
Noun
The doctrine or practices of Anabaptists.
anacatharsis
anacatharsis
noun
(medicine) vomiting or expectoration
anacreontics
anacreontics
noun
plural of anacreontic
anadicrotism
anaeroplasty
ananthropism
anarthrously
anarthrously
adv
(grammar) In an anarthrous manner; without an accompanying article.
ancestresses
ancestresses
noun
plural of ancestress
androsterone
androsterone
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) An androgenic hormone, excreted in the urine, somewhat less active than testosterone.
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
angiostrophy
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
anisometrope
anisopterous
anisotropies
anisotropies
noun
plural of anisotropy
anisotropism
anisotropism
noun
Alternative form of anisotropy
anisotropous
anisotropous
adj
Archaic form of anisotropic.
anitrogenous
annihilators
annihilators
noun
plural of annihilator
annunciators
annunciators
noun
plural of annunciator
anorthoclase
anorthoclase
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of feldspars being mixed sodium and potassium aluminosilicates.
anorthoscope
anorthoscope
noun
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures
anorthosites
anorthosites
noun
plural of anorthosite
anorthositic
anorthositic
adj
(geology, mineralogy) Composed of anorthosite
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
antarchistic
antechambers
antechambers
noun
plural of antechamber
antehistoric
anteporticos
anteprostate
anteriorness
anteriorness
noun
The state or quality of being anterior.
anterodorsal
anterodorsal
adj
(anatomy) in front (at the head end) and toward the back (side nearest the spine)
anterospinal
antesuperior
anthesteriac
anthesterion
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthophorous
anthospermum
anthotropism
anthracitism
anthracitism
noun
(geology, rare) The formation of anthracite.
anthracitous
anthracnoses
anthracnoses
noun
plural of anthracnose
anthracnosis
anthracnosis
noun
An inflammatory infection of the ear and auditory canal, especially in cats and dogs.
Canker; ulcer of the mouth.
antiabrasion
antiabrasion
adj
Preventing abrasion.
antichoicers
antichoicers
noun
plural of antichoicer
antichronism
antichronism
noun
Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism.
anticipators
anticipators
noun
plural of anticipator
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.
antilaborist
antilacrosse
antiliberals
antiliberals
noun
plural of antiliberal
antimacassar
antimacassar
noun
A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, originally to prevent them from being soiled by macassar oil.
antimeristem
antimoralism
antimoralism
noun
Opposition to moralism.
antimoralist
antimoralist
noun
One who opposes moralism.
antinegroism
antinegroism
noun
A prejudice against black people.
antineutrons
antineutrons
noun
plural of antineutron
antinosarian
antiorgastic
antiorgastic
adj
(rare) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.
antiphrastic
antiphrastic
adj
(rhetoric) of, or relating to antiphrasis
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
antiquarians
antiquarians
noun
plural of antiquarian
antiradicals
antiradicals
noun
plural of antiradical
antirealisms
antirealisms
noun
plural of antirealism
antirealists
antirealists
noun
plural of antirealist
antiroyalism
antiroyalism
noun
Opposition to royals or royalism.
antiroyalist
antiroyalist
noun
One who opposes royals or royalism.
antirrhinums
antirrhinums
noun
plural of antirrhinum
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
antistrophal
antistrophal
adj
Of or relating to antistrophe (in Greek choruses and dances).
antistrophes
antistrophes
noun
plural of antistrophe
antistrophic
antistrophic
adj
(poetry) Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
antistrophon
antistrophon
noun
(rhetoric) An argument retorted on an opponent.
antistrumous
antistrumous
adj
(medicine) Acting against scrofulous disorders.
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.
antitragicus
antitragicus
noun
(anatomy) In the human musculoskeletal system of the ear, a part that arises from the outer part of the antitragus and is inserted into the cauda helicis and antihelix.