(immunology) An immunoglobulin G antibody efficient against some protozoans, specifically Trypanosoma lewisi, by preventing reproduction.
abluents
abluents
noun
plural of abluent
aborters
aborters
noun
plural of aborter
abrastol
abreacts
abreacts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abreact
abristle
abristle
adj
Bristling.
absented
absented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absent
absentee
absentee
adj
(attributive) Pertaining to one that is absent.
noun
(chiefly Britain, historical) A landholder who lives in another district or country than the one in which his estate is situated.
A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.
A voter that is not present at the time of voting; absentee voter.
One that is nonexistent or lacking.
absenter
absenter
adj
(rare) comparative form of absent: more absent
noun
One who stays away; one who absents herself or himself.
absentia
absentia
noun
absence
absently
absently
adv
In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.
absinthe
absinthe
noun
(US) Sagebrush.
(color) A moderate yellow green.
(figurative) Bitterness; sorrow.
A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
absinthe green:
absinths
absinths
noun
plural of absinth
absistos
absolent
absolute
absolute
adj
(archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction).
(art, music, dance) Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art.
(education) Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
(especially philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
(law, postpositive, formal) Indicating that a tenure or estate in land is not conditional or liable to terminate on (strictly) any occurrence or (sometimes contextually) certain kinds of occurrence.
(mathematics) As measured using an absolute value.
(mathematics) Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional.
(obsolete) Absolved; free.
(of Celtic languages) Being or pertaining to an inflected verb that is not preceded by any number of particles or compounded with a preverb.
(of a case form) Syntactically connected to the rest of the sentence in an atypical manner, or not relating to or depending on it, like in the nominative absolute or genitive absolute, accusative absolute or ablative absolute.
(of a comparative or superlative) Expressing a relative term without a definite comparison, like "older" in "an older person should be treated with respect".
(of a usually transitive verb) Having no direct object, like "kill" in "if looks could kill".
(of an adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
(of an adjective or possessive pronoun) Lacking a modified substantive, like "hungry" in "feed the hungry".
(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
(very occasionally postpositive) Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory.
Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
Having reference to or derived in the simplest manner from the fundamental units of mass, time, and length.
Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
Relating to the absolute temperature scale (based on absolute zero); kelvin.
Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
noun
(chemistry) A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
(geometry) In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God.
That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc) independent of references to other standards or external conditions; that which is universally valid; that which is not relative, conditional, qualified or mitigated.
(object-oriented programming, of a class) Being a partial basis for subclasses rather than a complete template for objects.
(obsolete) Derived; extracted.
Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize.
Insufficiently factual.
Not concrete: conceptual, ideal.
Pertaining comprehensively to, or representing, a class or group of objects, as opposed to any specific object; considered apart from any application to a particular object: general, generic, nonspecific; representational.
Separately expressing a property or attribute of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object: attributive, ascriptive.
noun
(art) An abstract work of art.
(medicine) A powdered solid extract of a medicinal substance mixed with lactose.
(real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.
An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.
Concentrated essence of a product.
Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.
The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.
verb
(intransitive, computing) To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with "out".
(intransitive, fine arts) To create abstractions.
(intransitive, rare) To perform the process of abstraction.
(intransitive, reflexive, literally, figuratively) To withdraw oneself; to retire.
(transitive) To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality.
(transitive) To draw off (interest or attention).
(transitive) To remove; to take away; withdraw.
(transitive) To separate; to disengage.
(transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.
(transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
(transitive, obsolete) To extract by means of distillation.
He was wholly abstracted by other objects.
To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.
abstrict
abstrict
verb
(transitive, biology, mycology) To cut off, as in abstriction; abjoint
abstrude
abstrude
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To thrust away.
abstruse
abstruse
adj
(obsolete) Concealed or hidden; secret.
Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
absyrtus
abuttals
abuttals
noun
The boundaries of lands with respect to adjacent lands; buttals.
plural of abuttal
abutters
abutters
noun
plural of abutter
acanthus
acanthus
noun
(architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
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.
accentus
accessit
accessit
noun
A vote in the election of a pope.
An honorable mention in an academic contest.
accosted
accosted
adj
(heraldry) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accost
accounts
accounts
noun
plural of account
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of account
accretes
accretes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accrete
accusant
accusant
noun
(obsolete) An accuser.
accustom
accustom
noun
(obsolete) Custom.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To be wont.
(intransitive, obsolete) To cohabit.
(transitive, often passive or reflexive) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure. [+ to (object)]
acediast
acediast
noun
A person who has acedia
acerates
acerates
noun
plural of acerate
acerbest
acerbest
adj
superlative form of acerb: most acerb
acescent
acescent
adj
Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
noun
A substance liable to become sour.
acestoma
acetates
acetates
noun
plural of acetate
acetones
acetones
noun
plural of acetone
achiotes
achiotes
noun
plural of achiote
aclastic
aclastic
adj
Non-refractive in nature.
Of ilk nature, or pertaining to aclasis.
acolytes
acolytes
noun
plural of acolyte
acolytus
aconites
aconites
noun
plural of aconite
acontias
acontias
noun
plural of acontia
acontius
acosmist
acosmist
noun
A follower of acosmism
acoustic
acoustic
adj
(architecture) (of building materials) Used for soundproofing or modifying sound.
(music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.
(of a device or system) Utilizing sound energy in its operation.
(weaponry) (of an explosive mine or other weapon) Able to be set off by sound waves.
noun
(medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
(usually in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.
Clipping of acoustic guitar.
acquests
acquests
noun
plural of acquest
acridest
acridest
adj
superlative form of acrid: most acrid
acrobats
acrobats
noun
plural of acrobat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acrobat
acrocyst
acrocyst
noun
A chitinous cyst of the gonophore at the top of the gonotheca in some hydroids
acrostic
acrostic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrostics.
noun
A kind of word puzzle, the solution of which forms an anagram of a quotation, and their initials often form the name of its author.
A poem in Hebrew in which successive lines or verses start with consecutive letters of the alphabet.
A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message.
acrotism
acrotism
noun
(medicine) A lack or defect of the pulse.
actinias
actinias
noun
plural of actinia
actinism
actinism
noun
(chemistry, physics) That property of electromagnetic radiation that leads to the production of photochemical effects
actinons
actinons
noun
plural of actinon
actinost
actinost
noun
(ichthyology) A bone at the base of a paired fin (of a fish)
actiones
activism
activism
noun
The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
activist
activist
adj
Behaving as an activist.
noun
One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.
One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
actorish
actorish
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor or theatrical acting; like an actor.
actressy
actressy
adj
Characteristic of an actress
Histrionic or theatrical
actuates
actuates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of actuate
acuities
acuities
noun
plural of acuity
acushnet
acylates
acylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acylate
adamants
adamants
noun
plural of adamant
adamsite
adamsite
noun
An organic compound, diphenylaminechlorarsine, used as a riot-control agent.
adapters
adapters
noun
plural of adapter
adaptors
adaptors
noun
plural of adaptor
addyston
adenitis
adenitis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Glandular inflammation.
adeptest
adeptest
adj
(archaic) superlative form of adept: most adept
adespota
adespota
noun
(bibliography) Literary works not attributed to (or claimed by) an author. (Originally used as a title of collections of anonymous Greek poetry.)
adhibits
adhibits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adhibit
adjoints
adjoints
noun
plural of adjoint
adjuncts
adjuncts
noun
plural of adjunct
adjuntas
adjusted
adjusted
adj
Which has been compensated in order to avoid bias.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjust
adjuster
adjuster
noun
One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States).
adjustor
adjustor
noun
Alternative form of adjuster
adoptees
adoptees
noun
plural of adoptee
adopters
adopters
noun
plural of adopter
adoretus
adrastea
adrastea
Proper noun
The goddess of divine retribution
Smallest of the four inner moons of Jupiter.
adrastos
adrastus
adrestus
adrostal
adscript
adscript
adj
Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
noun
(typography) Something written or printed immediately after another character and aligned with it.
A feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.
verb
(transitive) To hold (a person) to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
adsheart
adsheart
intj
(obsolete) Synonym of zounds
adstrict
adstrict
verb
Alternative form of astrict
adulates
adulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulate
adustion
adustion
noun
(obsolete) The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.
(surgery, obsolete) Cauterization.
adustive
aegyptus
aerators
aerators
noun
plural of aerator
aerocyst
aerocyst
noun
An air vesicle.
aerosats
aerostat
aerostat
noun
A moored balloon flown in a semi-permanent manner, such as a border patrol monitoring balloon affixed at 18,000 feet (~6 km).
An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.
aestatis
aesthete
aesthete
noun
(often derogatory) Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature, often in a manner perceived to prioritize beauty over other qualities such as virtue and utility.
aestival
aestival
adj
Alternative spelling of estival
aestuary
aestuate
aestuate
verb
Alternative spelling of estuate
aestuous
aestuous
adj
Full of passion; agitated.
aesyetes
aetosaur
aetosaur
noun
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of heavily armoured herbivorous archosaurian reptiles, of the order Aetosauria
affectus
affiants
affiants
noun
plural of affiant
afflatus
afflatus
noun
A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.
afflicts
afflicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict
afforest
afforest
verb
(transitive) To make into forest
affronts
affronts
noun
plural of affront
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affront
aftergas
aftwards
aftwards
adv
Alternative form of aftward
agametes
agametes
noun
plural of agamete
agastric
agastric
adj
(biology) Having no alimentary canal; lacking a stomach, intestines, or digestive tract.
agathism
agathism
noun
The doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.
agathist
agathist
noun
A person who believes in agathism.
agatizes
agatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agatize
agdistis
agdistis
Proper noun
A hermaphroditic being, associated with the worship of Cybele or Rhea
agentess
agentess
noun
(rare, dated) A female agent.
ageustia
ageustia
noun
Alternative spelling of ageusia
agisting
agisting
verb
present participle of agist
agitates
agitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agitate
aglisten
agnoites
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
agnostus
agonista
agonists
agonists
noun
plural of agonist
agostini
agostino
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
agrestal
agrestal
adj
(botany) That grows wild in cultivated fields
agrestic
agrestic
adj
Of or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished