(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
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
abulomania
abulomania
noun
Alternative form of aboulomania
accruement
accruement
noun
The act of accruing.
accumbency
accumbency
noun
(rare) The state of being accumbent or reclining.
achenodium
acquitment
acquitment
noun
(law) Acquittal.
acridinium
acridinium
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any cation produced by protonation of an acridine.
acridonium
acridonium
noun
Alternative form of acridinium
acronymous
acronymous
adj
Pertaining to the use of acronyms.
acuminated
acuminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acuminate
adjudgment
adjudgment
noun
The action of imposing judgment.
adjustment
adjustment
noun
The action of adjusting something
The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
The settling or balancing of a financial account
adlumidine
adminicula
agoranomus
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.
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.
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.
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.
amanuenses
amanuenses
noun
plural of amanuensis
amanuensis
amanuensis
noun
A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
amaranthus
amaranthus
noun
Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.
amarynceus
amatungula
amatungula
noun
Carissa macrocarpa, a shrub native to Southern Africa.
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.
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
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
americanum
amianthium
amiantuses
ammoniacum
ammoniacum
noun
gum ammoniac, a resin exuded from the stem of the perennial herb Dorema ammoniacum.
ammoniuret
ammoniuria
ammoniuria
noun
Alternative form of ammonuria
ammunition
ammunition
noun
(figurative) Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict.
(obsolete) Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
verb
To supply with ammunition.
amphineura
amphinomus
amphipnous
ampulating
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
amputation
amputation
noun
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.
the loss of a limb, etc. through trauma
amusements
amusements
noun
plural of amusement
anabathrum
anacardium
anadidymus
anadidymus
noun
(pathology) An abnormality in which conjoined twins have a single head and upper body
anadromous
anadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
(of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
anaerobium
anchesmius
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andromaque
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
anglicanum
anhalonium
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
annulments
annulments
noun
plural of annulment
annumerate
annumerate
verb
(obsolete) To add on; to count in.
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.
antelabium
antenumber
antepartum
antepartum
adj
Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthonomus
antilobium
antimachus
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antimonium
antimonous
antimonous
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of antimonious
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
antisquama
antonymous
antonymous
adj
Having an opposite or diametrically opposite meaning.
Of, or being an antonym; antonymic.
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
aquamanale
aquamanile
aquamanile
noun
(historical) A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands.
aquamarine
aquamarine
adj
Of a bluish-green colour.
noun
A bluish-green variety of beryl.
The bluish-green colour of the sea.
argumental
argumental
adj
(linguistics) Based on arguments; pertaining to arguments.
argumentum
argumentum
noun
(chiefly formal, in law, logic, etc.) Used in numerous Latin phrases (and occasionally alone) in the sense of “appeal” or “argument”.
armaturing
armaturing
verb
present participle of armature
armisonous
arousement
arousement
noun
Arousal.
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
ashburnham
assumingly
assumingly
adv
In an assuming manner.
assumption
assumption
noun
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
athamaunte
athenaeums
athenaeums
noun
plural of athenaeum
attunement
attunement
noun
(countable) The process of attuning or becoming attuned
(uncountable) The quality of being in tune with something
augmenters
augmenters
noun
plural of augmenter
augmenting
augmenting
verb
present participle of augment
augmentive
augmentive
adj
(linguistics) Changing the meaning to one that is a larger, more complete, or more elaborate version of the original sense.
Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative.
Supplementary; additional.
noun
(linguistics) An augmentive affix; augmentative.
Something that augments.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
autoimmune
autoimmune
adj
(pathology, immunology) Of or pertaining to autoimmunity.
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.
automating
automating
verb
present participle of automate
automation
automation
noun
The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
automatons
automatons
noun
plural of automaton
autonomasy
autonomasy
noun
Archaic form of autonomasia.
autonomies
autonomies
noun
plural of autonomy
autonomist
autonomist
noun
An advocate of autonomy or autonomism.
autonomize
autonomize
verb
(transitive) To make autonomous.
autonomous
autonomous
adj
(Celtic linguistics, of a verb form) Used with no subject, indicating an unknown or unspecified agent; used in similar situations as the passive in English (the difference being that the theme in the English passive construction is the subject, while in the Celtic autonomous construction the theme is the object and there is no subject).
Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules.
A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes.
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
beaumontia
bermudians
bimanually
bimanually
Adverb
Using both hands.
bituminate
bituminate
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with bitumen.
blubberman
blumenthal
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.
buchmanism
buchmanite
buckingham
buckingham
Proper noun
A place name:
A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
An unincorporated community in Colorado, USA, named after a railroad official.
A census-designated place in Florida, USA.
A village in Illinois, USA.
An unincorporated community in Iowa, USA, named after Buckingham County, VA.
A former city in Texas, USA, now part of Richardson, Texas.
A census-designated place and county seat of Buckingham County in Virginia, USA.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
An English habitational surname derived from the place name.
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
bullockman
bumboatman
bumboatman
noun
A man who pilots a bumboat.
bumboatmen
bumboatmen
noun
plural of bumboatman
bumgardner
burbankism
burlingame
burlingham
burthenman
bushmaking
butylamine
butylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric aliphatic amines derived from butane