A unit of electromagnetic charge equal to ten coulombs.
abnormous
abnormous
adj
(archaic) Abnormal; irregular; misshapen.
abomasusi
abrotanum
abrotanum
noun
A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer., southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.
absurdism
absurdism
noun
(countable) Absurdity, something that is absurd
(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
abutments
abutments
noun
plural of abutment
accubitum
accubitum
noun
A bench or sofa for reclining at a table.
A dining hall or refectory.
A round dining table.
accumbent
accumbent
adj
(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
accustoms
accustoms
noun
plural of accustom
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accustom
achromous
achromous
adj
colorless; achromatic
aciculums
aciculums
noun
plural of aciculum
acidalium
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acoumeter
acoumeter
noun
(physics) An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
acoumetry
acoumetry
noun
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
acousmata
acousmata
noun
plural of acousma
actiniums
actiniums
noun
plural of actinium
actualism
actualism
noun
(philosophy) The belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
acuminous
acuminous
adj
Characterized by acumen; keen.
adamsburg
addendums
adlumidin
admeasure
admeasure
verb
(transitive) To apportion.
(transitive, law, obsolete) To survey and lay off a due portion to, as of dower in real estate or of pasture held in common.
admixture
admixture
noun
(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
adumbrant
adumbrant
adj
Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.
adumbrate
adumbrate
verb
To foreshadow vaguely.
To give a vague outline.
To obscure or overshadow.
aethalium
aethalium
noun
A flat, plump fruiting body, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia, in certain slime molds.
agamobium
ageratums
ageratums
noun
plural of ageratum
agrauleum
akuammine
akuammine
noun
(organic chemistry) An indole alkaloid found in the seeds of the tree Picralima nitida.
alambique
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
albumoses
albumoses
noun
plural of albumose
alburnums
alburnums
noun
plural of alburnum
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
aleucemic
aleukemic
aleukemic
adj
Relating to aleukemia.
alimentum
allamuchy
allegatum
allmouths
allmouths
noun
plural of allmouth
allomucic
allumette
allumette
noun
A matchstick-sized cut of potatoes; french fries.
A matchstick.
alluminor
alluminor
noun
(obsolete) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
alluviums
alluviums
noun
plural of alluvium
almshouse
almshouse
noun
A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church. Usually a charity relying on donations for funding.
almuredin
altruisms
altruisms
noun
plural of altruism
alumbloom
alumbrado
alumetize
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminish
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
aluminium
aluminium
noun
(slang) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.
A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
aluminize
aluminize
verb
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminise.
aluminose
aluminous
aluminous
adj
(chemistry) of or pertaining to alumina or alum
aluminums
aluminums
noun
plural of aluminum
alumniate
alumroots
alumroots
noun
plural of alumroot
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
alvearium
amalburga
amarantus
amarantus
noun
amaranth (rare, formal)
amaritude
amaritude
noun
(rare) Bitterness, sorrow.
amaterasu
amaterasu
Proper noun
The itself.
amaurosis
amaurosis
noun
Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
amaurotic
amaurotic
adj
Pertaining to or suffering from amaurosis.
ambagious
ambagious
adj
Indefinite.
Roundabout; vague.
ambiguity
ambiguity
noun
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
ambitious
ambitious
adj
(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Hard to achieve.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition
ambrosius
ambulacra
ambulance
ambulance
noun
(military) A mobile field hospital.
(obsolete, US) A prairie wagon.
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
verb
(transitive) To transport by ambulance.
ambulante
ambulated
ambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulate
ambulates
ambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulate
ambulatio
ambulator
ambulator
noun
A walker; one who walks.
amburbial
amburbial
adj
Relating to the amburbium.
ambuscade
ambuscade
noun
(dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
The body of troops lying in ambush.
The place in which troops lie hidden for an ambush.
verb
(dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.
ambuscado
ambuscado
noun
(obsolete) ambush.
ambushers
ambushers
noun
plural of ambusher
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
ambustion
ambustion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A burn or scald.
amentulum
americium
americium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Am) with an atomic number of 95.
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
aminoquin
ammoniums
ammoniums
noun
plural of ammonium
amoebaeum
amoebaeum
noun
(poetry) A poem in which persons are represented as speaking alternately.
amoreuxia
amorously
amorously
adv
In an amorous or loving manner.
amorphous
amorphous
adj
(by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
(by extension) Lacking organization or unity.
(physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
(set theory, of a set) Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
amounters
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amourette
amourette
noun
A cupid.
A petty love affair.
The love grass, or quaking grass.
amphibium
amphibium
noun
(archaic) An amphibian.
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphissus
amphitruo
amphorous
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
ampulated
ampullary
ampullary
adj
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla chyli.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla of Vater.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampullae osseae.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the rectal ampulla.
ampullate
ampullate
adj
Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.
noun
The spigot of a spinneret in some spiders
ampullula
ampullula
noun
A small ampulla
amputated
amputated
adj
Having been removed or cut off.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amputate
amputates
amputates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate
amputator
amputator
noun
The person who performs, or thing that causes, an amputation.
amusement
amusement
noun
(countable) An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.
(uncountable) Entertainment.
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
amygdalus
amygdules
amygdules
noun
plural of amygdule
anastomus
anatherum
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
aneurysms
aneurysms
noun
plural of aneurysm
angouleme
angoumian
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
angraecum
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
animacule
annulment
annulment
noun
(archaic) Total destruction.
(law) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.
(law) An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract.
An act or instance of annulling.
The state of having been annulled.
anoestrum
anomalous
anomalous
adj
Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
Having anomalies.
Of uncertain or unknown categorization; strange.
anomalure
anomalure
noun
A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel (Sciuridae), found in central Africa
anomouran
anomurous
anonymous
anonymous
adj
(comparable, figurative) Lacking individuality.
(not comparable) Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species.
(not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld
(not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible
antehuman
antemural
antemural
noun
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
antequalm
anthidium
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
anthurium
anthurium
noun
Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes.
antihuman
antihuman
adj
(immunology, not comparable) Describing an antibody that reacts with any antigen found in (and with some relevant degree of specificity to) humans.
Opposed to humanity.
noun
A being that opposes, or typifies the opposite of, the human race.
antiopium
antiopium
adj
Opposing the drug opium.
antirumor
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.