Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
noun
(chemistry) A liquid used in the process of separating gases or volatile liquids, in oil refining.
(medicine) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance, e.g., iodine, which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.
(physiology, pluralized, now rare) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
Anything which absorbs.
abstainer
abstainer
noun
Agent noun of abstain; one who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
accentors
accentors
noun
plural of accentor
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acipenser
acridines
acridines
noun
plural of acridine
acridness
acridness
noun
bitterness or acerbity
acroleins
acroleins
noun
plural of acrolein
adherends
adherends
noun
plural of adherend
adherents
adherents
noun
plural of adherent
adorantes
adrenitis
adrenitis
noun
Alternative form of adrenalitis
adsorbent
adsorbent
adj
Tending to adsorb.
noun
The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates.
adstringe
advancers
advancers
noun
plural of advancer
adversant
adversing
adversion
adversion
noun
(obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
aepyornis
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
aerations
aerations
noun
plural of aeration
aerodynes
aerodynes
noun
plural of aerodyne
aerogenes
aerognosy
aeronauts
aeronauts
noun
plural of aeronaut
afterguns
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afternose
aftersend
aftersong
agentries
agentries
noun
plural of agentry
agrements
agrements
noun
plural of agrement
agrestian
agrestian
adj
Synonym of agrestic (“rural, rustic”)
airliners
airliners
noun
plural of airliner
airplanes
airplanes
noun
plural of airplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airplane
alaternus
alaternus
noun
Alternative form of alatern
albertson
aleksandr
alentours
alertness
alertness
noun
The quality of being alert or on the alert
aleurones
aleurones
noun
plural of aleurone
algerians
algerines
algerines
noun
plural of algerine
alisander
alkarsine
alkarsine
Noun
cacodyl
allergens
allergens
noun
plural of allergen
allergins
allergins
noun
plural of allergin
almonries
almonries
noun
plural of almonry
alterants
alterants
noun
plural of alterant
ambrosane
ambrosine
amelcorns
americans
amounters
ampersand
ampersand
noun
The symbol "&".
verb
(transitive, rare) To add an ampersand to.
anacortes
anacruses
anacruses
noun
plural of anacrusis
anaerobes
anaerobes
noun
plural of anaerobe
analysers
analysers
noun
plural of analyser
analyzers
analyzers
noun
plural of analyzer
anarchies
anarchies
noun
plural of anarchy
anaunters
ancestors
ancestors
noun
plural of ancestor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ancestor
ancestral
ancestral
adj
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
anchoress
anchoress
noun
(informal) An anchorwoman.
A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.
anchorets
anchorets
noun
plural of anchoret
ancresses
ancresses
noun
plural of ancress
anderssen
androcles
androcles
Proper noun
The main character of a common folktale that is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156.
androgens
androgens
noun
plural of androgen
androgeus
androides
androides
noun
Dated form of android.
androsace
androseme
anesidora
anestrous
anestrous
adj
not estrous
of, or pertaining to, anestrus
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
aneurysms
aneurysms
noun
plural of aneurysm
angerless
angerless
adj
Without anger.
angriness
angriness
Noun
The state of being angry.
animaters
animaters
noun
plural of animater
aniseroot
aniseroot
noun
Any of certain North American herbs of the genus Osmorhiza.
ankerites
ankerites
noun
plural of ankerite
annealers
annealers
noun
plural of annealer
anniverse
anniverse
noun
Obsolete form of anniversary.
anoestrum
anoestrus
anoestrus
noun
Alternative spelling of anestrus
anointers
anointers
noun
plural of anointer
anorexias
anorexias
noun
plural of anorexia
anorexics
anorexics
noun
plural of anorexic
anorexies
anorexies
noun
plural of anorexy
anorthose
anserated
anserated
adj
(heraldry) Having the extremities terminate in the heads of eagles, lions, etc.
anserinae
anserines
anserines
noun
plural of anserine
answerers
answerers
noun
plural of answerer
answering
answering
noun
The act of giving an answer.
verb
present participle of answer
anteaters
anteaters
noun
plural of anteater
anteriors
anterooms
anterooms
noun
plural of anteroom
antesfort
anteverts
anteverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antevert
antherids
anthraces
anthrenus
antimeres
antimeres
noun
plural of antimere
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
antshrike
antshrike
noun
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
antsirane
anywheres
anywheres
adv
(US, nonstandard, slang or dialectal) anywhere
apartness
apartness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being apart.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being apart.
aperients
aperients
noun
plural of aperient
apertness
apertness
noun
(archaic) openness; frankness
appenders
appenders
noun
plural of appender
apronless
apronless
adj
Without an apron.
arabinose
arabinose
noun
(biochemistry) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
aragonese
arakanese
arccosine
arccosine
noun
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the cosine function.
ardassine
ardassine
noun
(archaic) A kind of fine Persian silk.
ardencies
ardencies
noun
plural of ardency
areasoner
arenosity
arenosity
noun
The quality or degree of being arenose.
arenulous
arenulous
adj
(obsolete) Full of fine sand.
(obsolete) Resembling sand.
areskutan
argentose
argentous
argentous
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a higher proportion than in argentic compounds.
Of, pertaining to, or containing silver.
argentums
arginases
arginases
noun
plural of arginase
arginines
arginines
noun
plural of arginine
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
arkansite
arkansite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of brookite
armaments
armaments
noun
plural of armament
armenians
arnoseris
arrangers
arrangers
noun
plural of arranger
arrestant
arrestant
noun
Any substance that halts insect development, as used in pesticides.
arresting
arresting
adj
striking, gripping
verb
present participle of arrest
arrhenius
arsenates
arsenates
noun
plural of arsenate
arseneted
arsenfast
arsenfast
adj
(archaic) resistant to arsenic
arseniate
arseniate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) arsenate
arsenical
arsenical
adj
Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.
noun
Any drug or other substance containing arsenic.
arsenides
arsenides
noun
plural of arsenide
arsenillo
arsenious
arsenious
adj
(chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 3.
arsenites
arsenites
noun
plural of arsenite
arsnicker
artemisin
artemisin
noun
(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene lactone, similar in structure to α-santonin.