(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
abjectness
abjectness
noun
The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility.
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
aborsement
aborsement
noun
(obsolete) Abortment; abortion
abrahamsen
abruptness
abruptness
noun
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
The state of being abrupt or broken
abscessing
abscessing
verb
present participle of abscess
abscession
abscession
noun
(obsolete) An abscess.
(rare) A separating; a removal; a going away.
absconders
absconders
noun
plural of absconder
absentment
absentment
noun
(rare, obsolete): The state of being absent; withdrawal
absentness
absentness
noun
The quality of being absent-minded.
absinthine
absinthine
adj
Like absinthe.
absinthole
absorbance
absorbance
noun
(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
absorbents
absorbents
noun
plural of absorbent
abstainers
abstainers
noun
plural of abstainer
abstention
abstention
noun
(obsolete) The act of restraining oneself.
Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstertion
abstinence
abstinence
noun
(business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
(ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
(obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
abstinency
abstinency
noun
(rare) Alternative form of abstinence
abstrahent
absurdness
absurdness
noun
(rare) The quality of being absurd; absurdity.
abundances
abundances
noun
plural of abundance
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adsorbents
adsorbents
noun
plural of adsorbent
albanenses
albescence
albescence
noun
The act of becoming white; whitishness.
albigenses
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulantes
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
anablepses
anaerobies
anaerobies
noun
(biology) anaerobes
anaerobism
anaerobism
noun
The property of being anaerobic.
analysable
analysable
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of analyzable
anklebones
anklebones
noun
plural of anklebone
answerable
answerable
adj
(archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
(now rare) Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.
(of a question) Able to be answered.
(rare, of an argument) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
antirabies
antirabies
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or countering rabies.
arbusterin
arbutinase
arbutinase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme beta-glucosidase.
archebancs
asbjornsen
ascendable
ascendable
adj
Capable of being ascended.
ascendible
ascendible
adj
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
assembling
assembling
noun
A gathering or assembly.
verb
present participle of assemble
assignable
assignable
adj
Capable of being assigned (all senses).
Capable of being specified or shown.
babaylanes
babelising
babishness
babishness
noun
The state or quality of being babish.
bacchantes
bacchantes
noun
plural of bacchante
backplanes
backplanes
noun
plural of backplane
baigneuses
bairnliest
bairnliest
adj
superlative form of bairnly: most bairnly
bakerstown
balaustine
balaustine
noun
(archaic) The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine.
baldmoneys
baldnesses
baldnesses
noun
plural of baldness
balkanised
balkanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of balkanise
ballerinas
ballooners
ballooners
noun
plural of ballooner
banalities
banalities
noun
plural of banality
banderoles
banderoles
noun
plural of banderole
banditries
banditries
noun
plural of banditry
bandlessly
bandmaster
bandmaster
noun
(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.
bandoleers
bandoleers
noun
plural of bandoleer
bandoleros
bandoleros
noun
plural of bandolero
banffshire
banffshire
Proper noun
a historic county in north-east Scotland, which was absorbed into Region in 1975. Its county town was
bangladesh
banishment
banishment
noun
He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.
The act of banishing.
The state of being banished, exile.
bannerfish
bannerfish
noun
A large fish of the genus Istiophorus, of the swordfish family, with a broad banner-like dorsal fin; the sailfish.
Any of several species of butterflyfish in the genus Heniochus that superficially resemble the Moorish idol, though unrelated.
bannerless
bannerless
adj
Without a banner.
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
bannisters
bannisters
noun
plural of bannister
banqueters
banqueters
noun
plural of banqueter
banquettes
banquettes
noun
plural of banquette
bansalague
bansalague
noun
(Philippines) The wood of the tree Mimusops elengi.