The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinthe.
absinthium
absinthium
noun
(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
absinthole
abstrahent
abthainrie
acantharia
acanthodea
acanthodei
acanthodes
acanthodii
acanthomas
acanthopod
acanthopod
adj
Spiny-footed.
acanthoses
acanthoses
noun
plural of acanthosis
acanthosis
acanthosis
noun
(pathology) A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.
acanthotic
acanthotic
adj
Of or relating to acanthosis.
acanthurus
acanthuses
acanthuses
noun
plural of acanthus
acanthuthi
acherontic
acherontic
adj
Alternative form of Acherontic
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achromatin
achromatin
noun
(biology) Tissue that is not stained by fluid dyes.
acrolithan
acrolithan
Adjective
Relating to, or like, an acrolith.
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adherently
adherently
adv
In an adherent manner.
adhibiting
adhibiting
verb
present participle of adhibit
adhibition
adhibition
noun
The act of adhibiting.
adsmithing
aeschynite
aeschynite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several basic oxide minerals of mostly titanium and niobium with either cerium, neodymium or yttrium.
aethionema
afternight
aftershine
agapanthus
agapanthus
noun
Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
aghastness
aghastness
noun
The state or quality of being aghast.
agonothete
agonothete
noun
Alternative form of agonothetes
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
alightment
alightment
noun
The act of alighting, or descending and settling.
allenhurst
allochthon
allochthon
noun
(geology) A geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces. Compare autochthon.
altrincham
altrincham
Proper noun
a town in Greater Manchester, England
amaranthus
amaranthus
noun
Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
amianthine
amianthium
amianthoid
amianthoid
adj
Resembling amianthus.
ammonitish
amphanthia
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphitryon
anabathmoi
anabathmos
anabathrum
anacahuita
anacahuite
anacolutha
anacolutha
noun
Alternative spelling of anacoloutha
analphabet
analphabet
adj
Ignorant of the letters of the alphabet; partly or wholly illiterate.
noun
A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person.
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
anarchists
anarchists
noun
plural of anarchist
anarithmia
anarithmia
noun
A pathological inability to count
anarthrous
anarthrous
adj
(biology, of a limb) Not having joints.
(biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.
(linguistics) Not having a determiner.
(linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anastrophy
anathemata
anathemize
anathemize
verb
To declare to be anathema; to curse and reject.
anchietine
anchithere
anchithere
noun
Any extinct horse of the genus †Anchitherium
anchoretic
anchoretic
adj
Relating to an anchoret or hermit.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchoritic
anchoritic
adj
Of or pertaining to an anchorite.
anchylotic
anchylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anchylosis.
anderlecht
anemopathy
anesthesia
anesthesia
noun
(American spelling) The loss or prevention of sensation, as caused by anesthesia (in the above sense), or by a lesion in the nervous system, or by another physical abnormality.
(Philippines, loosely, medicine, proscribed) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
(medicine)(American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.
anesthesis
anesthesis
noun
Alternative form of anaesthesis
anesthetic
anesthetic
adj
Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
Insensate: unable to feel, or unconscious.
noun
(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
anglesmith
angletouch
anhelation
anhelation
noun
(uncountable) Followed by after or for: eager desire; (countable) an instance of this.
(uncountable) Mental or spiritual agitation.
(uncountable, pulmonology, archaic) Breathing difficulty, shortness of breath.
anhidrotic
anhidrotic
adj
lacking the ability to sweat
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that prevents sweating
anhydrated
anhydrotic
annihilate
annihilate
verb
(archaic) To treat as worthless, to vilify.
(particle physics) To react with antimatter, producing gamma radiation and (for higher-mass reactants, especially composite particles such as protons) lighter particles (such as pions, muons, and neutrinos).
(transitive) To render null and void; to abrogate.
To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
anomatheca
anorthitic
anorthitic
adj
(geology) Composed of or resembling anorthite.
anorthopia
anorthopia
noun
(medicine) A defect of vision in which straight lines appear to be curved
antarchism
antarchism
noun
(archaic) anarchism
antarchist
antarchist
noun
One who opposes all government.
antechapel
antechapel
noun
The outer part of the west end of a chapel.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
antechurch
anterethic
anthelices
anthelices
noun
plural of anthelix
anthelions
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
antheridia
antheridia
noun
plural of antheridium
antherless
antherless
adj
Without anthers.
anthiathia
anthicidae
anthoceros
anthochlor
anthochlor
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of yellow plant pigments that have a chalcone or aurone structure
antholysis
anthomania
anthomania
noun
An extravagant passion for flowers.
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
anthonomus
anthophagy
anthophagy
noun
(biology) feeding on flowers
anthophila
anthophile
anthophile
noun
(zoology) An organism that visits flowers.
A person who loves flowers.
anthophora
anthophore
anthophore
noun
(botany) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family.
anthophyta
anthophyte
anthophyte
noun
(botany) Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.
anthotaxis
anthozooid
anthracene
anthracene
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, insecticides and the dye alizarin; it is isomeric with phenanthrene.
anthracite
anthracite
noun
A form of carbonized ancient plants; the hardest and cleanest-burning of all the coals.
anthracoid
anthracoid
adj
(biology) Resembling anthrax.
anthradiol
anthramine
anthranone
anthranone
noun
Alternative form of anthrone
anthranoyl
anthranoyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from anthranilic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group
anthriscus
anthropoid
anthropoid
adj
(anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance
having characteristics of an ape
noun
An anthropoid animal.
anthrylene
antibishop
antibishop
noun
(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]
antichance
antichorus
antichrist
antichrist
noun
One who works against the teachings of Christ.
antichrome
antichthon
antichthon
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical Earth on the opposite side of the Sun.
antichurch
antichurch
adj
Opposed to the church; against the Christian institution.
antiethnic
antiethnic
adj
(sociology) Opposing those of a particular ethnicity.
antigraphy
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
antihectic
antihectic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Countering hectic fever.
noun
(medicine, obsolete) An agent or substance that counters hectic fever.
antiheroes
antiheroes
noun
plural of antihero
antiheroic
antiheroic
adj
(narratology) Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.
antihijack
antihylist
antilithic
antilithic
adj
Acting against the formation of calculi, such as kidney stones.
noun
(medicine) A antilithic agent.
antilochus
antimachus
antimethod
antimythic
antiochene
antiochian
antiochian
Adjective
Antiochene
Noun
Antiochene
antipascha
antipathic
antipathic
adj
Characterized by antipathy.
antiphates
antiphonal
antiphonal
adj
(music) Characterized by antiphones or antiphony; incorporating alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts.
noun
A book of antiphons or anthems sung or chanted at a liturgy; an antiphonary or antiphoner.
An antiphon; a piece sung or chanted in an antiphonal manner.