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aaronite

aaronite

Noun

  1. A descendant of Aaron; a Levite.

abaction

abaction

noun

  1. (archaic) Stealing cattle on a large scale.
  2. (law) Carrying away by force, especially of animals.

abbotsen

abbotson

abbotsun

abdicant

abdicant

adj

  1. (rare) Abdicating; renouncing.

noun

  1. One who abdicates.

abducent

abducent

adj

  1. (obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.

noun

  1. (neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve.
  2. That which abducts.

abernant

aberrant

aberrant

adj

  1. (botany, zoology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.
  2. (sometimes figuratively) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth.
  3. Differing from the norm.

noun

  1. (biology) A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number.
  2. A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.

abetment

abetment

noun

  1. (chiefly law) The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc.
  2. Encouragement or assistance.

abetting

abetting

noun

  1. The act of one who abets.

verb

  1. present participle of abet

abietene

abietene

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana).

abington

abington

Proper noun

  1. A small town in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
  2. A town in southeastern Massachusetts, south of Boston.

ablastin

ablastin

noun

  1. (immunology) An immunoglobulin G antibody efficient against some protozoans, specifically Trypanosoma lewisi, by preventing reproduction.

ablating

ablating

verb

  1. present participle of ablate

ablation

ablation

noun

  1. (geology) The removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation; the lowering of a land surface by any of several means, as in wind erosion or mass wasting.
  2. (meteorology) The depletion of surface snow and ice from a spacecraft or meteorite through melting and evaporation caused by friction with the atmosphere.
  3. (obsolete) A carrying or taking away; removal.
  4. (surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.

abluents

abluents

noun

  1. plural of abluent

ablution

ablution

noun

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion.
  2. (Western Christianity) The rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion with, depending on rite, water or a mix of it and wine, which may then be drunk by the priest.
  3. (chemistry) Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
  4. (literary or humorous, usually in the plural) Washing oneself; bathing, cleaning oneself up.
  5. (plural only, UK, military) The location or building where the showers and basins are located.
  6. The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.
  7. The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution.

abnegate

abnegate

verb

  1. (transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
  2. (transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.

aborting

aborting

verb

  1. present participle of abort

abortion

abortion

noun

  1. (biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
  2. (figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity.
  3. (figuratively) Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc.
  4. (medicine) The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion.
  5. (now rare) An aborted foetus; an abortus.
  6. The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage.

abradant

abradant

adj

  1. Tending to abrade; causing irritation; abrasive.

noun

  1. A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc.; an abrasive.

abrotine

abrotine

noun

  1. A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O.

absented

absented

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of absent

absentee

absentee

adj

  1. (attributive) Pertaining to one that is absent.

noun

  1. (chiefly Britain, historical) A landholder who lives in another district or country than the one in which his estate is situated.
  2. A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.
  3. A voter that is not present at the time of voting; absentee voter.
  4. One that is nonexistent or lacking.

absenter

absenter

adj

  1. (rare) comparative form of absent: more absent

noun

  1. One who stays away; one who absents herself or himself.

absentia

absentia

noun

  1. absence

absently

absently

adv

  1. In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.

absinthe

absinthe

noun

  1. (US) Sagebrush.
  2. (color) A moderate yellow green.
  3. (figurative) Bitterness; sorrow.
  4. A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
  5. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
  6. absinthe green:

absinths

absinths

noun

  1. plural of absinth

absolent

absonant

absonant

adj

  1. (now rare) Discordant; harsh; contrary; unreasonable.

abstains

abstains

verb

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstain

abundant

abundant

adj

  1. (mathematics) Being an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.
  2. Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.
  3. Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity.

abutilon

abutilon

noun

  1. Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.

abutment

abutment

noun

  1. (architecture) That element that shares a common boundary or surface with its neighbor.
  2. (dentistry) The tooth that supports a denture or bridge.
  3. (engineering) A construction that supports the ends of a bridge; a structure that anchors the cables on a suspension bridge.
  4. (engineering) The part of a valley or canyon wall against which a dam is constructed.
  5. (engineering, architecture) The solid portion of a structure that supports the lateral pressure of an arch or vault.
  6. A fixed point or surface where resistance is obtained.
  7. Something that abuts, or on which something abuts.
  8. The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts.
  9. The state of abutting.

abutting

abutting

adj

  1. Facing each other, front to front.

noun

  1. abutment

verb

  1. present participle of abut

acacetin

acacetin

noun

  1. A glycoside forming in the leaves of the common locust tree; C₁₆H₁₂O₅.

acanthad

acanthad

noun

  1. A plant that is a member of the family Acanthaceae.

acanthia

acanthin

acanthin

noun

  1. (zoology, dated) strontium sulfate, the main constituent of the skeletons of the Acantharea

acanthon

acanthus

acanthus

noun

  1. (architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
  2. A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.

accented

accented

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of accent

accentor

accentor

noun

  1. (music, obsolete) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.
  2. (obsolete) The ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla.
  3. Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.

accentus

accident

accident

adj

  1. (transport) Designating any form of transportation involved in an accident.

noun

  1. (derogatory or humorous) A person born from an unintended pregnancy.
  2. (euphemistic) An instance of incontinence.
  3. (euphemistic) An unintended pregnancy.
  4. (geology) A sudden discontinuity of ground such as fault of great thickness, bed or lentil of unstable ground.
  5. (geology) An irregular surface feature with no apparent cause.
  6. (grammar) A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, such as gender, number, or case.
  7. (heraldry) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.
  8. (law) casus; such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.
  9. (transport) A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes)
  10. (uncountable) Chance; random chance.
  11. An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
  12. Any chance event.
  13. Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential or nonsubstantive.
  14. Urine or feces excreted due to incontinence.

accolent

accolent

adj

  1. Occurring or living next to; neighboring; adjacent.

noun

  1. One who lives nearby; neighbor.

accounts

accounts

noun

  1. plural of account

verb

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of account

accusant

accusant

noun

  1. (obsolete) An accuser.

accutron

aceituna

acentric

acentric

adj

  1. Not centered; without a centre

noun

  1. A segment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere

acescent

acescent

adj

  1. Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.

noun

  1. A substance liable to become sour.

acetenyl

acetenyl

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) ethynyl

acetones

acetones

noun

  1. plural of acetone

acetonic

acetonic

adj

  1. (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing acetone

acetonyl

acetonyl

noun

  1. (organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃-CO-CH₂- formally derived from acetone

achatina

acinetae

acinetan

acinetic

acinetic

adj

  1. Dated form of akinetic.

aconital

aconital

adj

  1. Of, or derived from aconite.

aconites

aconites

noun

  1. plural of aconite

aconitia

aconitia

noun

  1. (chemistry) aconitine.

aconitic

aconitic

adj

  1. Of or pertaining to aconite.
  2. Of or pertaining to aconitic acid.

aconitin

aconitin

noun

  1. Archaic form of aconitine.

aconitum

aconitum

noun

  1. Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.
  2. The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.

acontias

acontias

noun

  1. plural of acontia

acontium

acontium

noun

  1. An Ancient Greek weapon similar to a javelin
  2. One of a series of threads of a septum of some actinians

acontius

acounter

acquaint

acquaint

adj

  1. (obsolete) Acquainted.

verb

  1. (transitive, archaic, followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
  2. (transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom.

acrodont

acrodont

adj

  1. Having teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.

noun

  1. One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge

actiniae

actinian

actinian

noun

  1. A sea anemone (of the order Actiniaria).

actinias

actinias

noun

  1. plural of actinia

actinide

actinide

noun

  1. (chemistry) Any of the 14 elements from actinium to nobelium (lawrencium is excluded by some authors as it is a d-block rather than an f-block element).
  2. (chemistry) Any of the 15 radioactive elements of the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium that are positioned under the lanthanides, to which they have similar chemistry.
  3. (chemistry, dated) Any of the 14 elements from thorium to lawrencium (actinium having been mistakenly excluded because it was thought to be a d-block element in the past).

actinine

actinism

actinism

noun

  1. (chemistry, physics) That property of electromagnetic radiation that leads to the production of photochemical effects

actinium

actinium

noun

  1. A radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores.

actinoid

actinoid

adj

  1. Having the form of rays; radiated, as in the species of the family Actiniidae.

noun

  1. (inorganic chemistry) actinide

actinons

actinons

noun

  1. plural of actinon

actinost

actinost

noun

  1. (ichthyology) A bone at the base of a paired fin (of a fish)

actinula

actinula

noun

  1. (zoology) A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (Tubularia), having a stellate form.

actional

actional

adj

  1. (grammar, of a verb) Depicting an action having an agent and a patient.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action.

actioner

actioner

noun

  1. (informal) An action movie.

actiones

acuating

acuating

verb

  1. present participle of acuate

acuation

acuation

noun

  1. (rare) The act of sharpening.

acushnet

acutance

acutance

noun

  1. (photography) Edge contrast in an image; a component of sharpness.

adamants

adamants

noun

  1. plural of adamant

adapting

adapting

verb

  1. present participle of adapt

adaption

adaption

noun

  1. Alternative form of adaptation

addicent

addiment

addiment

noun

  1. (immunology, archaic) Synonym of complement

addition

addition

noun

  1. (chiefly law) A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.
  2. (heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
  3. (music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
  4. (uncountable) The act of adding anything.
  5. (uncountable) The arithmetic operation of adding.
  6. Anything that is added.

adducent

adducent

adj

  1. (physiology) Related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another.

addyston

adelante

adelanto

adenitis

adenitis

noun

  1. (medicine, pathology) Glandular inflammation.

adeption

adeption

noun

  1. (obsolete) An obtaining; attainment.

adhamant

adhamant

adj

  1. (rare) Clinging, as by hooks.

adherant

adherent

adherent

adj

  1. (botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ.
  2. Adhesive, sticking to something.
  3. Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.

noun

  1. A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.

adiantum

adiantum

noun

  1. The maidenhair fern and related ferns (of the genus Adiantum)

adiating

adiating

verb

  1. present participle of adiate

adiation

adjacent

adjacent

adj

  1. (figuratively, postpositive) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
  2. Just before, after, or facing.
  3. Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.

noun

  1. Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.

prep

  1. (figuratively) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
  2. Next to; beside.

adjoints

adjoints

noun

  1. plural of adjoint

adjument

adjument

noun

  1. (obsolete) Help; support; that which or one who helps or supports.

adjuncts

adjuncts

noun

  1. plural of adjunct

adjuntas

adjutant

adjutant

adj

  1. Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer.

noun

  1. (military) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
  2. (zoology) Any bird of the genus Leptoptilos, a branch of the stork family (Ciconiidae) native to India and Southeast Asia.
  3. An assistant.

adjuvant

adjuvant

adj

  1. (medicine) Designating a supplementary form of treatment, especially a cancer therapy administered after removal of a primary tumour. [from 19th c.]
  2. Helping; helpful; assisting. [from 16th c.]

noun

  1. (agriculture) An additive (often a separate product) that enhances the efficacy of pesticide products, but has little or no pesticidal activity itself. [from mid 20th c.]
  2. (immunology) A substance enhancing the immune response to an antigen. [from 20th c.]
  3. (medicine) Something that enhances the effectiveness of a medical treatment; a supplementary treatment. [from 18th c.]
  4. (pharmacology) An additive (as in a drug) that aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient. [from 19th c.]
  5. Someone who helps or facilitates; an assistant, a helper. [from 16th c.]

adnation

adnation

noun

  1. (botany) The adhesion or cohesion of different floral verticils or sets of organs.

adonitol

adonitol

noun

  1. Ribitol.

adoptant

adoptian

adoptian

noun

  1. (Christianity) A proponent of adoptianism.

adopting

adopting

verb

  1. present participle of adopt

adoption

adoption

noun

  1. (chess, slang) Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
  2. (computing) Transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system.
  3. (theology) An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
  4. Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
  5. The act of adopting.
  6. The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance
  7. The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.

aduncate

aduncate

adj

  1. (rare) curved inwards; hooked

aduncity

aduncity

noun

  1. Crookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.

adustion

adustion

noun

  1. (obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
  2. (surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.

advehent

advehent

adj

  1. (anatomy) Carrying towards an organ or structure.

adventry

advitant

aerating

aerating

verb

  1. present participle of aerate

aeration

aeration

noun

  1. By extension, a process in which other gases (such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen or argon) are circulated through or mixed with a substance (usually liquid), sometimes with the consequence of increasing the transfer of air into the same liquid at the surface due to the induced circulation.
  2. The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a substance such as soil or a liquid.

aeronaut

aeronaut

noun

  1. A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.

aethogen

aethogen

noun

  1. (chemistry) A compound of nitrogen and boron which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.

aetolian

aetolian

Adjective

  1. Of or relating to Aetolia.

Noun

  1. A native or inhabitant of Aetolia.

afferent

afferent

adj

  1. Carrying towards.

noun

  1. An afferent structure or connection

affiants

affiants

noun

  1. plural of affiant

affinite

affinity

affinity

noun

  1. (chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds
  2. (computing) tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses
  3. (geology) structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
  4. (geometry) An automorphism of affine space.
  5. (medicine) The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
  6. (taxonomy) resemblances between biological populations, suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
  7. A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
  8. A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.
  9. A love interest; a paramour.
  10. A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
  11. Any passionate love for something.
  12. Any romantic relationship.
  13. The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.

affluent

affluent

adj

  1. (by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
  2. (dated) Tributary.
  3. (obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
  4. Abundant; copious; plenteous.
  5. The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City.

noun

  1. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
  2. Somebody who is wealthy.

affronts

affronts

noun

  1. plural of affront

verb

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affront

affronty

affronty

Adjective

  1. Facing the observer.

afterend

aftertan

aftonian

aftonian

Adjective

  1. During the first interglacial period in North America, between the Kansan and Nebraskan glacial periods.

agacante

agenetic

agenetic

adj

  1. Not genetic; that does not have a genetic cause

agentess

agentess

noun

  1. (rare, dated) A female agent.

agential

agential

adj

  1. Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.

agenting

agenting

noun

  1. Working as an agent (one who acts for another).

agentive

agentive

adj

  1. (linguistics) Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
  2. (linguistics) Pertaining to a grammatical agent that performs the action of the verb.

noun

  1. (linguistics) A word having an agentive construction.

agisting

agisting

verb

  1. present participle of agist

aglisten

agmatine

agmatine

noun

  1. (biochemistry) The amine (4-aminobutyl)guanidine which is a decarboxylation product of arginine and an intermediate in polyamine biosynthesis

agminate

agminate

adj

  1. (biology) Grouped together.

agnathia

agnathia

noun

  1. (pathology) A birth defect in which the mandible is missing.

agnathic

agnathic

Adjective

  1. Jawless.
  2. Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.