(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
(electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
(meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
(obsolete) engulfing; swallowing up, as of bodies or land.
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
Mental assimilation.
assimilation; incorporation.
acetopyrin
achenocarp
acrophonic
acrophonic
adj
Conforming to acrophony.
actinocarp
adenophora
adenophore
adiaphoron
adiaphoron
noun
(philosophy) A matter that is morally neutral.
(theology) Something neither forbidden nor commanded by scripture.
adrianople
adsorption
adsorption
noun
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
aeroplaner
aeroplaner
noun
(archaic) An aeroplane pilot.
aeroplanes
aeroplanes
noun
plural of aeroplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aeroplane
(mycology) Of or relating to the anamorph, an asexual stage in the development of certain fungi.
Producing various optically distorted images.
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anastrophy
anatropous
anatropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base
anderstorp
androlepsy
androphore
androphore
noun
(botany) A support or column on which stamens are raised
(zoology) The part which, in some Siphonophorae, bears the male gonophores.
androphyll
andropogon
andropogon
noun
(botany) Any member of the grass genus Andropogon.
androspore
androspore
noun
(biology) A spore with male functions, in some algae.
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
angiocarpy
angiograph
angiograph
noun
The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
anilopyrin
anisoptera
anisospore
anisospore
noun
(biology) A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size.
anisotrope
anisotrope
adj
(dated) anisotropic
anisotropy
anisotropy
noun
The degree to which this property is exhibited.
The property of being directionally dependent.
anocarpous
anorthopia
anorthopia
noun
(medicine) A defect of vision in which straight lines appear to be curved
anthophora
anthophore
anthophore
noun
(botany) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family.
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.
antiphoner
antiphoner
noun
An antiphonal.
antipopery
antipopery
noun
Opposition to popery.
antiproton
antiproton
noun
(physics) The antiparticle of the proton, having a negative electric charge.
antipsoric
antipsoric
adj
(pharmacology) Effective against the itch.
noun
(medicine) Any remedy for the itch.
antitropal
antitropal
adj
(botany) antitropous
antitropic
antitropic
adj
(anatomy) On the opposite side of a bilaterally symmetric relationship (as the left and right hands)
antrophore
antrophose
antroscope
antroscope
noun
An instrument that is used to inspect the maxillary antrum
antroscopy
antroscopy
noun
An antroscopic examination
apanthropy
apanthropy
noun
An aversion to human company; love of solitude.
aphorising
aphorising
verb
present participle of aphorise
aphorizing
aphorizing
verb
present participle of aphorize
aphronitre
apocentric
apocentric
adj
(astrophysics) Of or pertaining to the apocenter, the point in an orbit which is furthest from the orbited body
apocryphon
apoharmine
apoharmine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₈H₈N₂, derived from harmic acid, that behaves similarly to harmine, but that has greater solubility in water.
apomorphin
apparation
apparation
noun
(obsolete) A preparation.
apparition
apparition
noun
(astronomy) A period of consecutive days or nights when a particular celestial body may be observed, beginning with the heliacal rising of the body and ending with its heliacal setting.
(astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; opposed to occultation.
An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom.
The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
appledrone
appointers
appointers
noun
plural of appointer
apportions
apportions
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apportion
approvance
approvance
Noun
Approval.
apresoline
aprication
aprication
noun
(rare) The act of apricating, or basking in the sun.
arachnopia
archipenko
archonship
archonship
noun
The rank or office of an archon.
archpatron
armipotent
armipotent
adj
(obsolete) Powerful in battle.
noun
(poetic, archaic) A powerful combatant.
arsenophen
ascription
ascription
noun
(sociology) The stratification of people according to inborn characteristics (such as race or sex) outside of their control.
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.
asperation
asperation
noun
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
a harshness, an unpleasantness
aspersions
aspersions
noun
plural of aspersion
aspiration
aspiration
noun
(phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
The action of aspirating.
asyntrophy
atropamine
atropatene
atropatene
Proper noun
An ancient kingdom established in the 4th century BC in modern-day Iranian Azerbaijan by the satrap Atropates.
a satrapy of later Parthian and Sasanian empires; Aturpatakan; Adurbadagan; Atrapatakan
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
atropinism
atropinism
noun
atropine poisoning
atropinize
atropinize
verb
(transitive) To treat with atropine.
axonophora
azoprotein
azoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein, coupled with another material via a diazo linkage, that is used in immunochemical procedures
baralipton
barhopping
barhopping
verb
present participle of barhop
baryphonia
baryphonic
beneceptor
beneceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends pleasurable or beneficial signals.
benzopyran
benzopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyran, but especially 2-benzopyran
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
bopyridian
borophenol
bosporanic
bradypnoea
bradypnoea
noun
Alternative form of bradypnea
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
branchport
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
brehonship
bromphenol
brompicrin
brompicrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent colourless explosive liquid, CNO₂Br₃.
bronstrops
brownprint
buonaparte
buonaparte
Proper noun
Bonaparte
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
camphorone
canephorae
canephoroe
canephoroi
canephoros
canephorus
cannophori
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
caparisons
caparisons
noun
plural of caparison
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caparison
capernoity
capistrano
capistrano
Proper noun
The city of San Juan Capistrano, California, known for its cliff swallows.
caponniere
capreoline
capreoline
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the roebuck.
capricorni
capricorns
caprioling
caprioling
verb
present participle of capriole
carpintero
carpintero
noun
The acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus, a woodpecker of southwestern North America, noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees.
carpogenic
carpogenic
adj
(botany) Producing fruit, or causing fruit to develop.
carpogonia
carpogonia
noun
plural of carpogonium
carpomania
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
chaperoned
chaperoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaperone
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
chapournet
chronopher
chronopher
noun
(historical) An instrument that transmits the correct time to distant points by means of electricity.
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
clinograph
clinograph
noun
An measuring tool that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
clinoprism
clinospore
cnibophore
cnidophore
cnidophore
noun
A structure composed of cnidoblasts
coenotrope
companator
companeros
comparison
comparison
noun
(grammar) A feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe.
(phrenology) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
(rhetoric) A simile.
An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.
That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.
comparting
comparting
verb
present participle of compart
compartner
compartner
noun
Obsolete form of copartner.
compearant
compearant
noun
(Scotland, law) A person who appears in court.
compeering
compeering
verb
present participle of compeer
complainer
complainer
noun
One who complains, or is known for their complaints.
comporting
comporting
verb
present participle of comport
compounder
compounder
noun
(UK, archaic) One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take.
(UK, historical) A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.
A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result)
One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.