(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
abundantly
abundantly
adv
Extremely.
In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure.
accusingly
accusingly
adv
In an accusing manner.
acervuline
acervuline
adj
Resembling little heaps.
acondylous
acondylous
adj
(anatomy) Without joints; jointless.
actualness
actualness
noun
The state or quality of being actual.
adlumidine
adminicula
adulterant
adulterant
noun
That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
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.
affluences
affluences
noun
plural of affluence
affluently
affluently
adv
In an affluent manner.
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
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
alfraganus
algonquian
algonquian
Adjective
Relating to a group of North American languages.
Noun
An Algonquin.
algonquins
alikulufan
allanturic
allenhurst
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.
allonomous
allonomous
adj
(biology) Controlled by an external stimulus
allonymous
allonymous
adj
Misattributed: appearing or (especially) knowingly published under the name of a different person from the true author.
allurement
allurement
noun
An enticement, inducement or bait.
Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.
alluringly
alluringly
adv
In an alluring manner.
almucantar
almucantar
noun
(astronomy, archaic or historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body.
(astronomy, archaic or historical) An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.
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.
amatungula
amatungula
noun
Carissa macrocarpa, a shrub native to Southern Africa.
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulantes
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
ampulating
anacolutha
anacolutha
noun
Alternative spelling of anacoloutha
anaculture
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
anelytrous
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
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
angletouch
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.
angulately
angulately
adv
In an angulate manner.
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
ankylosaur
ankylosaur
noun
Synonym of ankylosaurus
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
annoyously
annualized
annualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annualize
annularity
annularity
noun
The property of being annular.
annulately
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
annulettee
annullable
annullable
adj
Capable of being annulled.
annulments
annulments
noun
plural of annulment
anomalurus
antebellum
antebellum
adj
(US) Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.
Of the time period prior to a war.
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
antelabium
antennular
antennular
adj
(zoology) of or relating to antennules or an antennule
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
antepenult
antepenult
noun
The third-to-last syllable of a word.
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
anucleated
anucleated
adj
From which the nucleus has been removed.
Not nucleated; anucleate.
apollonius
applauding
applauding
noun
applause
verb
present participle of applaud
aqualunger
aqualunger
noun
A diver who uses an aqualung.
aquamanale
aquamanile
aquamanile
noun
(historical) A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands.
aquaplaned
aquaplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aquaplane
aquaplaner
aquaplaner
noun
One who aquaplanes.
aquaplanes
aquaplanes
noun
plural of aquaplane
aquavalent
aquilinity
aquilinity
noun
The quality of being aquiline (resembling an eagle).
argenteuil
argumental
argumental
adj
(linguistics) Based on arguments; pertaining to arguments.
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
articulant
assaulting
assaulting
verb
present participle of assault
assumingly
assumingly
adv
In an assuming manner.
assuringly
assuringly
adv
In an assuring manner.
attenuable
attenuable
adj
Capable of being attenuated.
auburndale
auchinleck
aufklarung
australene
australian
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
autocolony
autocolony
noun
(botany) A daughter colony formed inside a cell of a parent colony.
autogeneal
autogeneal
adj
(archaic) Self-produced; autogenous.
autolesion
autolyzing
autolyzing
verb
present participle of autolyze
automanual
automanual
adj
(historical, telephony) Being or relating to a system of telephony that combines automatic and manual features, such that the caller initially communicates with an operator who, after setting up the desired number on a keyboard, has no further interaction with the call.
autumnally
autumnally
adv
In an autumnal manner.
auxanology
auxanology
noun
auxology
avirulence
avirulence
noun
The state of being avirulent.
avunculate
avunculate
noun
(In certain tribal peoples, for example, the Korowai) a special relationship between a man and a maternal uncle, and the mutual responsibilities between them.
the relationship between a man and his sister's children, generally her sons.
avunculize
azotoluene
balaustine
balaustine
noun
(archaic) The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine.