(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
abulomania
abulomania
noun
Alternative form of aboulomania
accusingly
accusingly
adv
In an accusing manner.
acervuline
acervuline
adj
Resembling little heaps.
adlumidine
adminicula
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
advolution
advolution
noun
A rolling toward something; goal orientation.
aesculetin
aesculetin
noun
A derivative of coumarin found in chicory and many other plants.
agglutinin
agglutinin
noun
(specifically) A protein found in cow's milk.
A substance that causes particles or cells to clump; it may be an antibody, a lectin, or otherwise.
aglutition
aglutition
noun
(medicine) Inability to swallow.
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
akoulalion
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albumenize
albumenize
verb
(transitive) To coat or saturate with albumen.
(transitive) To convert into albumen.
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminate
albuminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound of albumin and a base or acid
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminize
albuminize
verb
Alternative form of albumenize
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
albuminous
albuminous
adj
Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
albutannin
albutannin
noun
exsiccated tannin albuminate
algonquian
algonquian
Adjective
Relating to a group of North American languages.
Noun
An Algonquin.
algonquins
alikulufan
allanturic
allocution
allocution
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A pronouncement by a pope to an assembly of church officials concerning a matter of church policy.
(chiefly US, law) The legal right of a victim, in some jurisdictions, to make a statement to a court prior to sentencing of a defendant convicted of a crime causing injury to that victim; the actual statement made to a court by a victim.
(chiefly US, law) The question put to a convicted defendant by a judge after the rendering of the verdict in a trial, in which the defendant is asked whether he or she wishes to make a statement to the court before sentencing; the statement made by a defendant in response to such a question; the legal right of a defendant to make such a statement.
(communication, media) The mode of information dissemination in which media broadcasts are transmitted to multiple receivers with no or very limited capability of a two-way exchange of information.
A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.
alloimmune
alloimmune
adj
(pathology) Characterized by alloimmunity, which is immunity, obtained from a tissue graft from another person, against one's own cells.
alluringly
alluringly
adv
In an alluring manner.
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
altisonous
altisonous
adj
Alternative form of altisonant
aluconidae
aluconinae
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
aluminized
aluminized
adj
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminize
aluminizes
aluminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aluminize
aluminosis
aluminosis
noun
(construction) A structural defect resulting from the degradation of poor quality concrete.
(pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by aluminum dust.
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
ampulating
analytique
andalusian
andalusian
Adjective
From, or pertaining to, Andalusia
Noun
Someone from Andalusia.
A horse of a breed from the Iberian Peninsula, with long, thick mane and tail.
andalusite
andalusite
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅.
andouillet
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
anglicanum
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
anguillula
anguillule
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
angularize
angularize
verb
(transitive) To make angular.
angulating
angulating
verb
present participle of angulate
angulation
angulation
noun
An angular part, position, or formation.
The formation of an abnormal angle or bend in an organ
The formation of angles.
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anhalonium
anilinctus
anilinctus
noun
Rare form of anilingus.
animalcula
animalcula
noun
plural of animalculum
animalcule
animalcule
noun
(obsolete) A small animal.
(physiology, historical) A sperm cell or spermatozoon; also, the embryo that was formerly thought to be contained inside a spermatozoon in a fully developed state.
(zoology, archaic) A microscopic aquatic animal, including protozoa and rotifers.
anisomelus
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
annualized
annualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annualize
annularity
annularity
noun
The property of being annular.
annulation
annulation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that forms a ring of atoms
Any structure in the form of a ring
The formation of a ring
antelabium
antifeudal
antifeudal
adj
(politics) Opposing a feudal system.
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antifungal
antifungal
adj
(pharmacology) That inhibits the growth of fungi; antimycotic.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the growth of fungi.
antileague
antileague
adj
Opposing a league or confederation.
antiliquor
antiliquor
adj
Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
antilobium
antilochus
antilogous
antilogous
adj
Being or relating to that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.
Of the contrary name or character; opposite.
antiluetic
antiluetic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering lues (syphilis).
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters lues (syphilis).
antiluetin
antiplague
antiplague
adj
Countering plague
antiritual
antiritual
adj
Opposing a ritual or rituals.
noun
A ritual that opposes another ritual, or is set up in opposition to it.
antisexual
antisexual
adj
Opposing sexual intercourse.
noun
One who is opposed to sex or to (teaching, researching, expressing, etc) sexuality.
antitegula
apollonius
applauding
applauding
noun
applause
verb
present participle of applaud
aquamanile
aquamanile
noun
(historical) A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands.
aquilinity
aquilinity
noun
The quality of being aquiline (resembling an eagle).
argenteuil
articulant
assaulting
assaulting
verb
present participle of assault
assumingly
assumingly
adv
In an assuming manner.
assuringly
assuringly
adv
In an assuring manner.
auchinleck
australian
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
autolesion
autolyzing
autolyzing
verb
present participle of autolyze
avirulence
avirulence
noun
The state of being avirulent.
avunculize
balaustine
balaustine
noun
(archaic) The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine.
balbutient
balbutient
adj
stammering
balibuntal
balibuntal
noun
A fine, woven straw used for making hats.
A straw hat made from this material.
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
bejumbling
bejumbling
verb
present participle of bejumble
bemuddling
bemuddling
verb
present participle of bemuddle
bemuslined
bemuslined
adj
Dressed or covered in muslin.
bemuzzling
berlinguer
bernouilli
biangulate
biangulate
adj
Synonym of biangular
verb
To establish the two-dimensional position of a point by measuring the position of an intermediate point relative to a fixed point
biangulous
biangulous
adj
(archaic) biangular
biannually
biannually
adv
Taking place every two years, biennially.
Taking place twice per year, semiannually.
biannulate
biannulate
adj
(biology) Having two rings.
bilifuscin
bilifuscin
noun
(biochemistry) A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.
bilinguist
bilinguist
noun
(linguistics) One who speaks two languages.
biloculina
biloculine
biloculine
adj
(biology) Characteristic of species of foraminifers in the genus Biloculina, now principally in Pyrgo.
Having two chambers or compartments.
bimanually
bimanually
Adverb
Using both hands.
binaurally
binaurally
adv
In a binaural fashion; using or pertaining to both ears.
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
binucleate
binucleate
adj
(biology) having two nuclei
noun
A cell that has two nuclei
bipunctual
bipunctual
adj
Having two points.
biquintile
biquintile
noun
(astrology) An aspect of two planets that are distant from each other by two fifths of a great circle (72 degrees)
biuniquely
biunivocal
biunivocal
adj
Relating to two, related univocal terms, sources etc.
blanchinus
blanquillo
blanquillo
noun
tilefish (Malacanthidae spp.)
blubbering
blubbering
noun
noisy sobbing
verb
present participle of blubber
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
bluishness
bluishness
noun
The quality of being bluish.
blundering
blundering
noun
The act of making a blunder.
verb
present participle of blunder
blurriness
blurriness
noun
The characteristic of being blurry.
blurringly
blurringly
adv
in a blurring manner
blushiness
blushiness
noun
The quality of being blushy.
blushingly
blushingly
adv
In an blushing manner; in a manner that evokes a blush.
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
boulangism
boulangism
Noun
The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with (1837–1891), who promoted an aggressive nationalism which opposed Germany and called for the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) to be avenged.
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
bouncingly
bouncingly
adv
With a bouncing motion.
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
bruisingly
bruisingly
adv
In a manner that bruises; violently.
brunfelsia
brunfelsia
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Brunfelsia.
brunnhilde
brunsville
bubbliness
bubbliness
noun
The state or condition of being bubbly.
bubblingly
bubblingly
adv
In a bubbling manner; full of cheerfulness and energy.