A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
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
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
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
adglutinate
adiaphanousness
adiapneustia
adiapneustia
noun
(medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis
adiathermanous
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
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
adlumidine
adlumine
adlumine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of genus Adlumia.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adminiculate
adminiculate
verb
(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventitiousness
adventitiousness
noun
the degree to which a thing is adventitious
adventitiousnesses
adventureship
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
affusedaffusing
agglutinated
agglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
aidoneus
alaudine
alaudine
adj
Of or pertaining to skylarks.
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumenized
albumenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenize
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminized
albuminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminize
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
alexandrinus
alexandroupolis
aliunde
aliunde
adv
(law) From another source; from elsewhere.
almuredin
aluconidae
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
aluminized
aluminized
adj
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminize
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
ammoniureted
anacardiaceous
anacardiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs.
ancistrocladaceous
andalusite
andalusite
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅.
andalusites
andalusites
noun
plural of andalusite
andouille
andouille
noun
A spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig.
andouillet
andouillette
andouillette
noun
A small andouille (type of sausage).
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
androgametangium
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
aneuploid
aneuploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anguidae
anguillidae
anguillulidae
anguinidae
anguiped
anguiped
adj
Having serpents (or similar) in place of legs
noun
A mythological creature that had serpents in place of legs
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
angulinerved
anhalouidine
anisocotyledonous
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
annualized
annualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annualize
annunciade
annunciated
annunciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annunciate
anomaluridae
antecardium
antediluvial
antediluvial
adj
(biblical) Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.
(rare) Antiquated.
antediluvially
antediluvially
adv
In an antediluvial manner.
antediluvian
antediluvian
adj
(biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.
Ancient or antiquated.
Extremely dated.
Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
noun
One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.
antejudiciary
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
antidecalogue
antidiffuser
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antiduke
antieducation
antieducation
adj
Opposed to education.
antieducational
antieducational
adj
Opposing education.
antieducationalist
antieducationally
antieducationist
antifeudal
antifeudal
adj
(politics) Opposing a feudal system.
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antifeudalist
antifeudalist
adj
Synonym of antifeudal
noun
Somebody opposed to feudalism.
antifeudalistic
antifeudalization
antifundamentalism
antifundamentalism
noun
Opposition to fundamentalism.
antifundamentalist
antifundamentalist
noun
One who opposes fundamentalism.
antimasquerade
antimoniureted
antimoniuretted
antimoniuretted
adj
(chemistry) Combined with or containing antimony.
antipeduncular
antipendium
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antiquated
antiquated
adj
old-fashioned, out of date
antiquatedness
antiquatedness
noun
The state or quality of being antiquated.
antiqued
antiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antique
antireducer
antireducing
antireduction
antireductive
antistudent
antistudent
adj
Opposing students.
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
anxietude
anxietude
noun
The state or condition of being troubled, worried, or anxious; anxiety.
aouellimiden
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.