(obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
(obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power.
(obsolete, law) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
acanthodei
acanthodii
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
actinoidea
actinopoda
actionized
actionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actionize
adamantoid
adamantoid
noun
A crystal characterized by being bound by 48 equal triangles; a hexoctahedron.
adaptation
adaptation
noun
(countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
(countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
(countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
(sociology) The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments.
(uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
(uncountable, evolutionary theory) The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
adaptional
adaptional
adj
(biology) Applied to the process by which an organism is fitted or adapted to its environment
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the action of adapting.
addictions
addictions
noun
plural of addiction
additional
additional
adj
Supplemental or added to something.
noun
Something added.
adenotomic
adenotomic
adj
Pertaining to adenotomy (the dissection of or incision into a gland).
adequation
adequation
noun
(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context
(obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
equivalence
adhibition
adhibition
noun
The act of adhibiting.
adjunction
adjunction
noun
(category theory) Given a pair of categories 𝒞 and 𝒟: an anti-parallel pair of functors F:𝒞→𝒟 and G:𝒟→𝒞 and a natural transformation 𝜂: mbox id_C→GF called “unit” such that for any object A∈𝒞, for any object B∈𝒟, and for any morphism f:A→GB, there is a unique morphism g:FA→B such that Gg∘𝜂_A=f. (Note: there is another natural transformation called “counit” as well but its existence may be derived by theorem.) The pair of functors express a similarity between the pair of categories which is weaker than that of an equivalence of categories.
(law) The joining of personal property owned by one to that owned by another.
The act of joining; the thing joined or added.
adjuration
adjuration
noun
A grave warning.
A solemn oath.
adlegation
adlegation
noun
A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
admiration
admiration
noun
(obsolete) Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.
(obsolete) Wondering or questioning (without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject).
A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful
admonition
admonition
noun
Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning.
admonitive
admonitive
adj
Of or conveying admonition
admonitory
admonitory
adj
Of or pertaining to an admonition; serving to reprove, warn or advise.
admonitrix
admonitrix
noun
(archaic) A female admonitor.
adoptional
adoptional
adj
Of or relating to adoption.
adorations
adorations
noun
plural of adoration
adornation
adornation
Noun
adornment
adposition
adposition
noun
(grammar) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.
adroitness
adroitness
noun
skillfulness or ease of ability.
adsorption
adsorption
noun
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
advocation
advocation
noun
(Britain, law) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.
(Scotland, law) The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.
(archaic) Advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading.
advolution
advolution
noun
A rolling toward something; goal orientation.
aerodontia
aerodontic
affidation
algodonite
algodonite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
amianthoid
amianthoid
adj
Resembling amianthus.
ammoniated
ammoniated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ammoniate
ammonitoid
anatomised
anatomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anatomise
anatomized
anatomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anatomize
ancistroid
ancistroid
adj
Hook-shaped.
andantinos
andantinos
noun
plural of andantino
andouillet
andronitis
anecdotist
anecdotist
noun
One who relates anecdotes.
anhidrotic
anhidrotic
adj
lacking the ability to sweat
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that prevents sweating
anhydrotic
annerodite
antadiform
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
anthozooid
anthracoid
anthracoid
adj
(biology) Resembling anthrax.
anthradiol
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.
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
antidorcas
antidotary
antidotary
adj
(pharmacology) Relating to or being an antidote, antidotal.
noun
(historical) A book of antidotes or pharmacological preparations.
(obsolete) An antidote.
antidoting
antidoting
verb
present participle of antidote
antidotism
antidotism
noun
The administration of an antidote
antidromal
antidromal
adj
(botany) antidromous
(neurology) antidromic
antidromic
antidromic
adj
(neurology, of a nerve impulse) flowing in the opposite direction from normal
antilipoid
antilipoid
noun
(biochemistry) A substance that destroys or degrades lipoids.
antimethod
antimodern
antimodern
adj
Opposed to modernity or modernization
noun
A person opposed to modernity or modernization
antimonide
antimonide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of antimony with more electropositive elements.
antipodean
antipodean
adj
(informal) of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand
diametrically opposed
relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth
noun
An inhabitant of the antipodes.
antipodism
antipodism
noun
(topology) The relation between points on a sphere which are directly opposite each other; or the function which maps a point to its opposite point.
A form of foot juggling where the juggler lies on his or her back, usually on a sort of chair.
antipodist
antipodist
noun
One who practices antipodism; one who juggles using his or her feet lying down.
aplodontia
arctoidean
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
assedation
astonished
astonished
adj
Amazed; surprised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astonish
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
auditioned
auditioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of audition
badmintons
badmintons
noun
plural of badminton
bandicoots
bandicoots
noun
plural of bandicoot
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bedlington
benediktov
bituminoid
blandation
blandation
noun
(obsolete) flattery
blindstory
blindstory
noun
(architecture) The triforium, as opposed to the clerestory.
bloodstain
bloodstain
noun
A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
bollandist
bollandist
Noun
Any member of an association of scholars, originally all Jesuits, who since the early seventeenth century have studied hagiography and the cult of the saints in Christianity.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
brominated
brominated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with bromine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with bromine or hydrobromic acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brominate
butanolide
butanolide
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives
cacodontia
caledonite
caledonite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic carbonate / sulfate mineral of copper and lead
cardington
carotenoid
carotenoid
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or relating to such a class of pigments.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.
carotidean
carotidean
adj
Synonym of carotidal
carotinoid
carotinoid
noun
Dated form of carotenoid.
celadonite
celadonite
noun
(mineralogy) A blueish-green form of mica.
centigrado
centroidal
centroidal
adj
(graph theory, of a tree) Having a single centroid.
Of or pertaining to a centroid.
cestoidean
cestoidean
noun
(zoology) One of the Cestoidea.
cetoniides
cetorhinid
cetorhinid
noun
(zoology) Any basking shark in the family Cetorhinidae.
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chondritic
chondritic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.
(planetology, of an elemental ratio) Similar to that found in chondrites.
chondritis
chondritis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the cartilage
citizendom
citizendom
noun
Citizenship; the status of a citizen.
The world or sphere of citizens.
citronwood
citronwood
noun
The wood of the citron tree (Citrus medica).
cnidoblast
cnidoblast
noun
(biology) A cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops
coadapting
coadapting
verb
present participle of coadapt
coatimundi
coatimundi
noun
The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a South American carnivore.
coddington
codisjunct
codominant
codominant
adj
(genetics) Describing two or more alleles that are equally dominant.
Equally dominant.
noun
A species or organism that jointly dominates a region.
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
cogredient
cogredient
adj
(mathematics) Describing two or more variables that undergo the same linear transformations
coidentity
coidentity
noun
(category theory) The identity element of a cogroup.
coincident
coincident
adj
(of two events) Occurring at the same time.
(of two objects) Being in the same location.
Being in accordance, matching.
noun
Either of multiple simultaneous related incidents
coindicant
coindicant
adj
(medicine) indicating the same disease
coindicate
cointerred
comandanti
commandite
comminated
comminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comminate
comminuted
comminuted
adj
Reduced to small particles or to powder, as by crushing or pulverizing.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comminute
concordist
concordist
adj
Relating to concordism
noun
A person who compiles a concordance (typically, of the Bible)
concordity
condensity
condiction
condiction
noun
(law) A claim for restitution of a payment
condignity
condignity
noun
The condition of being condign; merit or worthiness
condiments
condiments
noun
plural of condiment
conditione
conditions
conditions
noun
plural of condition.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of condition
conditivia
conditoria
conducting
conducting
verb
present participle of conduct
conduction
conduction
noun
(obsolete) The act of training up.
(physics) The conveying of heat or electricity through material.
The act of leading or guiding.
conductive
conductive
adj
Able to conduct electrical current or heat.
Of, or relating to conductivity of a material.
condurrite
condurrite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide.
confidante
confidante
noun
A female confidant.
A type of settee having a seat at each end at right angles to the main seats.
confidants
confidants
noun
plural of confidant
confidente
confidente
noun
A particular kind of 18th-century sofa.
Misspelling of confidante.
conflicted
conflicted
adj
(Canada, US, informal) In a state of personal or emotional conflict.
Having a conflict of interest.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflict
contending
contending
noun
contention
verb
present participle of contend
contradict
contradict
verb
(obsolete) To give an order contrary to (another order or wish), oppose (something).
(obsolete) To give an order contrary to one given by (another person), oppose or resist (someone).
(obsolete) To speak against; to forbid.
To be contrary to (something).
To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements).
To oppose (a person) by denying the truth or pertinence of a given statement.
coordinate
coordinate
adj
Of the same rank; equal.
noun
(humorous, in the plural) Coordinated clothes.
(mathematics, cartography, astronomy) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
Something that is equal to another thing.
verb
(transitive) To place in the same order or rank.
(transitive, intransitive) To match (objects, especially clothes).
(transitive, intransitive) To synchronize (activities).
cordaitean
coresident
coresident
adj
Living together.
noun
One who lives with somebody else, or in the same area; a cohabitant.
coronadite
coronadite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, barium, lead, manganese, oxygen, and vanadium.
cotingidae
counterbid
counterbid
noun
(business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party
verb
To make a counterbid
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
ctenoidean
ctenoidean
adj
(archaic) Relating to the former group of fish Ctenoidei; ray-finned.
noun
(archaic) Any member of the former group Ctenoidei; a ray-finned fish.