(rare) Absenteeism, in particular related to landowners.
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
acalyptratae
acanthopteri
acanthopteri
noun
(zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
acceptancies
acceptations
acceptations
noun
plural of acceptation
acceptilated
acceptilated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acceptilate
accipitrines
accipitrines
noun
plural of accipitrine
accomplement
accompletive
accompletive
adj
(rare) Tending to accomplish.
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
acenaphthene
acenaphthene
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon, found in coal tar, derived from naphthalene by the addition of a short aliphatic bridge.
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
acetomorphin
acetophenine
acetophenone
acetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic ketone phenyl methyl ketone, used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds
acetphenetid
acetylphenol
acrophonetic
acrophonetic
adj
Of or pertaining to acrophony.
actinopteran
acupunctuate
acupunctuate
verb
(rare) To pierce with a needle; to treat with acupuncture.
acupunctured
acupunctured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
acupunctures
acupunctures
noun
plural of acupuncture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acupuncture
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adaptivities
adaptivities
noun
plural of adaptivity
adenotyphoid
adiaphoretic
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adrenotropic
adrenotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal glands or adrenal cortex
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adstipulated
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
aeolotropism
aeolotropism
noun
aeolotropy
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
aeroporotomy
aethrioscope
aethrioscope
noun
(meteorology) A device for measuring temperature variations due to different atmospheric conditions, such as cloud or clear skies.
aetiophyllin
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agriotypidae
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
allelopathic
allelopathic
adj
relating to an allelopathy
allelotropic
allodelphite
allomorphite
allopathetic
allopathetic
adj
Involving or based on allopathy; allopathic.
allophanates
allophanates
noun
plural of allophanate
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alphabetical
alphabetical
adj
(obsolete) literal
According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetized
alphabetized
adj
(Canada, US) Arranged in alphabetical order.
Alternative spelling of alphabetised
verb
(Canada, US) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetize
alphabetizer
alphabetizer
noun
One who, or that which, alphabetizes.
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
altiplanicie
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
amorphophyte
amorphophyte
noun
Any plant with flowers of an irregular or anomalous shape
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
ampasimenite
amperometric
amperometric
adj
(chemistry, physics) That involves measurement of an electric current during a process such as titration
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphicentric
amphierotism
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amphipeptone
amphipneusta
amphitheater
amphitheater
noun
American spelling form of amphitheatre
amphitheatre
amphitheatre
noun
(geology) A natural formation of a similar shape, where a steep mountain or slope a particular rock formation forms a partial or compete bowl, especially one used as a performance space (and possibly modified by carving out seats, etc) because the slopes naturally amplify or echo sound.
An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.
amphitheccia
amphithecial
amphithecium
amphitriaene
amphopeptone
amphopeptone
noun
(biochemistry) A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone.
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amyelotrophy
amyelotrophy
noun
(medicine) Atrophy of the spinal cord.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anaeroplasty
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anapodeictic
anapodeictic
adj
(rare, rhetoric) Not able to be shown or proved by argument; undemonstrable.
anapterygota
anapterygote
andropetalar
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
angiopoietic
angiopoietic
adj
Relating to angiopoiesis.
anisometrope
anisopterous
anisotropies
anisotropies
noun
plural of anisotropy
anorthophyre
anorthoscope
anorthoscope
noun
An optical device (often a toy) used to produce a form of anamorphosis or to view distorted figures
antepagmenta
antepagments
antepectoral
antepectoral
adj
(anatomy) Of the feet of insects: fixed in the forepart of the prosternum or prothorax.
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
antephialtic
antephialtic
adj
(medicine) Acting against nightmares.
antepileptic
antepileptic
adj
Alternative form of antiepileptic
antepirrhema
anteporticos
anteposition
anteposition
noun
(rare) The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence.
anteprandial
anteprandial
adj
Before a meal, especially before dinner.
antepreterit
antepretonic
anteprostate
anterospinal
antesuperior
anthospermum
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropoidea
anthropolite
anthropolite
noun
(paleontology, dated) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
anticipative
anticipative
adj
Of or pertaining to anticipation; inclined to anticipate; expectant.
anticreeping
antientropic
antientropic
adj
Countering entropy.
antiepilepsy
antiepilepsy
adj
Countering epilepsy.
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antimephitic
antimephitic
adj
Countering mephitic gases.
antimetropia
antimetropia
noun
(ophthalmology) An extreme form of anisometropia in which one eye is myopic and the other hyperopic.
antimetropic
antimetropic
adj
Relating to antimetropia
antinepotism
antinepotism
adj
(politics, business) Opposing or preventing nepotism.
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antiopiumite
antiparabema
antiparallel
antiparallel
adj
(biochemistry) Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA.
(biochemistry) Describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but where the vectors describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.
noun
(geometry) A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.
antiparticle
antiparticle
noun
(physics) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.
antipathetic
antipathetic
adj
Causing a feeling of antipathy; repugnant
Having or showing a strong aversion or repugnance
Opposed in nature or character; antagonistic
antipathogen
antipathogen
noun
(medicine) Any drug that counters the effects of a pathogen
antiperiodic
antiperiodic
adj
(mathematics) Exhibiting antiperiodicity.
(medicine) preventing the regular recurrence of symptoms
noun
(medicine) A drug that prevents the regular recurrence of symptoms.
antiperthite
antiperthite
noun
(mineralogy) A perthite having sodic feldspar as the dominant phase.
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antiphonetic
antiphonetic
adj
(linguistics) Going against the rules of phonetics; not spelled according to the sound.
antiplatelet
antiplatelet
adj
(immunology) Working against or destroying blood platelets.
noun
A drug that destroys blood platelets.
antipleasure
antipleasure
adj
Opposing pleasure.
antipoetical
antipoetical
Adjective
Opposed to poetry.
antipolemist
antiportable
antipredator
antipredator
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-predator
antiprelatic
antiprostate
antiprostate
adj
That counters a disease of the prostate
antiprotease
antiprotease
noun
Anything that inhibits the action of a protease
antipyretics
antipyretics
noun
plural of antipyretic
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
antiseptical
antiseptical
adj
Archaic form of antiseptic.
antispending
antispending
adj
(politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
antisplasher
antisplasher
noun
A device in a sink or toilet to prevent splashing.
antispreader
antispreader
noun
Any of several devices that prevent spreading
antisteapsin
antistrophes
antistrophes
noun
plural of antistrophe
apaesthetize
apaestically
aparaphysate
aparaphysate
adj
(botany) Lacking paraphyses.
aparithmesis
aparithmesis
noun
(rhetoric) An answer to a proposition.
(rhetoric) The enumeration of parts or particulars.