(obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
noun
(neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve.
That which abducts.
abducentes
abducentes
noun
plural of abducens
abundance
abundance
noun
(Scotland) enough, sufficiency.
(card games) A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.
A large quantity; many.
An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.
Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.
abundances
abundances
noun
plural of abundance
acanthuridae
acaudelescent
accentuated
accentuated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accentuate
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accursedness
accursedness
noun
The quality of being accursed.
accustomedness
accustomedness
noun
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
acensuada
acensuador
acesodynous
acetotoluidine
acetylenediurein
achenodium
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acquainted
acquainted
adj
Personally known; familiar.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquaint
acquaintedness
acquaintedness
noun
(rare) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
acuminated
acuminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acuminate
acupunctured
acupunctured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
acutonodose
adducent
adducent
adj
(physiology) Related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another.
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenocystomatous
adenoncus
adjunctive
adjunctive
adj
(logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a
additional; neither basic nor primary
forming an adjunct
noun
(grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
(manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
adminiculate
adminiculate
verb
(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.
adularescence
adularescence
noun
The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
aduncate
aduncate
adj
(rare) curved inwards; hooked
aduncated
aduncated
adj
Alternative form of aduncate
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
aluconidae
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
anacardiaceous
anacardiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs.
ancistrocladaceous
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcephalum
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
anisocotyledonous
announced
announced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of announce
annunciade
annunciated
annunciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annunciate
antecardium
antecedaneous
antecedaneous
adj
(obsolete) antecedent; coming earlier in time
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
antejudiciary
antidecalogue
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antieducation
antieducation
adj
Opposed to education.
antieducational
antieducational
adj
Opposing education.
antieducationalist
antieducationally
antieducationist
antifeudalistic
antipeduncular
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antireducer
antireducing
antireduction
antireductive
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
anucleated
anucleated
adj
From which the nucleus has been removed.
Not nucleated; anucleate.
appendicious
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appendicularia
appendicularian
appendicularian
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates.
noun
(zoology) A member of this class.
appendiculariidae
appendiculata
appendiculate
appendiculate
adj
(biology) Bearing appendages, such as one of the leg-bearing segments of an insect.
(biology) Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.
(mycology) Of a mushroom: having partial veil remnants hanging along the cap margin.
appendiculated
appendiculated
adj
Alternative form of appendiculate
archfounder
archplunderer
archscoundrel
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
audaciousness
audaciousness
noun
Impudence.
Risky or daring behaviour.
audience
audience
noun
(historical) An audiencia (judicial court of the Spanish empire), or the territory administered by it.
(now rare) Hearing; the condition or state of hearing or listening.
A following.
A formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary.
A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.
A widespread or nationwide viewing or listening public, as of a TV or radio network or program.
The readership of a book or other written publication.
audiencer
audiences
audiences
noun
plural of audience
audiencia
audiencia
noun
(historical) An appellate court of the Spanish empire.
audiencier
audiencier
noun
A bailiff in certain French courts.
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
auricyanide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
authenticated
authenticated
verb
past participle of authenticate
autocondensation
autocondensation
noun
(chemistry) A condensation reaction between two molecules of the same compound
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autodecrement
autodecrement
noun
(computing) An automatic decrement.
verb
(computing) To decrement automatically.
autodecremented
autodecremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autodecrement
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autodestruction
autodestruction
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself.
autoeducation
autoeducation
noun
Self-education, driven by the learner exploring topics of interest.
autofecundation
autofecundation
noun
Self-impregnation.
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
autoinductive
autoinductive
adj
That exhibits autoinduction
autoreduction
autoreduction
noun
(inorganic chemistry) reduction in the absence of a reducing agent
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
bandcutter
bareknuckled
bechuanaland
bechuanaland
Proper noun
A former name of what is now Botswana, used until 1966
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becousined
becudgeling
becudgeling
verb
present participle of becudgel
becudgelling
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
becushioned
bedunce
bedunce
verb
(transitive, archaic, rare) To treat as, or reduce to, a dunce; to make stupid.
bedunced
bedunced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedunce
bedunces
bedunces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedunce
bedunch
beduncing
beduncing
verb
present participle of bedunce
bejaundice
benedictus
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bescoundrel
beuncled
bidenticulate
bidenticulate
adj
Having two denticles.
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
blandiloquence
blandiloquence
noun
(archaic) flattery [from 17th c.]
bleachground
blockaderunning
bounced
bounced
adj
(Internet) unsuccessful delivery of email
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bounce
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brunched
brunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brunch
buccaned
buccaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buccan
buccaneered
buccaneered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buccaneer