(law) The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement; transferring a legal title.
abandonments
abandonments
noun
plural of abandonment
abbotnullius
abbreviation
abbreviation
noun
(biology) Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
(mathematics) Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.
(music) A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
(music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.
The process of abbreviating.
The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
abbreviators
abbreviators
noun
plural of abbreviator
abbreviatory
abbreviatory
adj
Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
abbroachment
aberrational
aberrational
adj
Characterized by aberration.
abevacuation
abevacuation
noun
(medicine) An abnormal evacuation.
(medicine) Metastases.
abiogenesist
abiogenesist
noun
A proponent of abiogenesis.
abirritation
abirritation
noun
(medicine) A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation; debility; asthenia; atony.
(medicine) Decreased response to stimuli.
abjudication
abjudication
noun
(law, rare) Rejection by judicial sentence.
abmodalities
abolishments
abolishments
noun
plural of abolishment
abolitionary
abolitionary
adj
Relating to or favoring abolition.
abolitionise
abolitionise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of abolitionize.
abolitionism
abolitionism
noun
(abortion) Support for the abolition (banning) of abortion.
(historical, US) Support for the abolition of slavery.
Support for the abolition (banning) of sex work.
Support for the abolition of prisons.
Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists.
abolitionist
abolitionist
adj
(historical) In favor of the abolition of slavery.
noun
(historical, US) A person who favored or advocated the abolition of slavery.
A person who favors the abolition of any particular institution or practice.
abolitionize
abolitionize
verb
(transitive, rare, obsolete) To imbue with the principles of abolitionism.
abominations
abominations
noun
plural of abomination
abortionists
abortionists
noun
plural of abortionist
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abrasiometer
abrasiometer
noun
A device which measures the resistance of surfaces to abrasion.
absoluteness
absoluteness
noun
(obsolete) The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness.
The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.
The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality.
absolutistic
absolutistic
adj
Alternative form of absolutist
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
absorptances
absorptances
noun
plural of absorptance
absorptional
absorptional
adj
Relating to absorption.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
abstemiously
abstemiously
adv
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
abstractions
abstractions
noun
plural of abstraction
acetobenzoic
acetosoluble
acetosoluble
adj
(chemistry) soluble in acetic acid
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acrobystitis
actinobranch
actinobranch
noun
(biology) An organ, in some anthozoans, that functions as a gill
adoptability
adoptability
noun
The property of being adoptable.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adverbiation
afforestable
afforestable
adj
Suitable for being afforested.
albification
albification
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of making white.
albitization
albitization
noun
(mineralogy) conversion into albite
alloantibody
alloantibody
noun
An antibody involved in alloimmunity.
allocability
allocability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is able to be allocated.
(uncountable) The condition of being allocable.
amathophobia
amathophobia
noun
Fear of dust.
ambicolorate
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambitionless
ambitionless
adj
Without ambition or motivation
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
ambrettolide
ambrettolide
noun
(organic compond) The macrolide lactone 1-oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
ambulatorial
ambulatorial
adj
(zoology) ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatorium
ambystomidae
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
amobarbitals
amobarbitals
noun
plural of amobarbital
amoebobacter
amphibiontic
amphibiotica
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
anabohitsite
anabohitsite
noun
(mineralogy) An olivine- and hornblende-bearing pyroxenite mineral.
anaerobation
anaerobiotic
anaerobiotic
adj
(anatomy) Resembling or relating to anaerobes.
anatomisable
anatomizable
angioblastic
angioblastic
adj
Relating to angioblasts.
anglophobist
anthobiology
antiabortion
antiabortion
adj
Opposed to the practice or legalization of abortion.
antiabrasion
antiabrasion
adj
Preventing abrasion.
antialbumose
antiantibody
antiantibody
noun
(immunology) An antibody that binds to other antibodies.
antiglobulin
antiglobulin
noun
(immunology) antihuman globulin
antilaborist
antimetabole
antimetabole
noun
(rhetoric) The technique of reversal, where accentuated by reversal of words, actions or grammatical structure.
antimicrobic
antimicrobic
adj
antimicrobial
noun
Any antimicrobial agent
antiportable
antiscabious
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
antithrombin
antithrombin
noun
A small molecule that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system.
antivibrator
antivibrator
noun
A device attached to a vehicle or machine, etc. to reduce vibrations.
aplanobacter
apometabolic
apposability
apposability
noun
The property of being apposable.
approbations
approbations
noun
plural of approbation
arbitrations
arbitrations
noun
plural of arbitration
arborization
arborization
noun
Any branching, treelike shape or formation.
The formation of such a shape or formation.
arceuthobium
archboutefeu
archibenthos
arthrobacter
arthrobranch
arthrobranch
noun
A gill, of a crustacean, that is attached to the membrane between the body and the base of the leg
assibilation
assibilation
noun
(phonology) A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.
astrobiology
astrobiology
noun
(sciences) The study of life anywhere in the universe, including the Earth.
astrolabical
astrolabical
adj
Archaic form of astrolabic.
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
attributions
attributions
noun
plural of attribution
audubonistic
aummbulatory
authorisable
authorisable
adj
Alternative spelling of authorizable
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
autoabstract
autoabstract
noun
(computing) An abstract (abridgement or summary of a publication) generated automatically by a computer.
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autobasidium
autobasidium
noun
(mycology) Synonym of holobasidium
automateable
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
automobilism
automobilism
noun
(dated) The use of automobiles.
automobilist
automobilist
noun
(archaic) The driver of a motor vehicle.
automobility
automobility
noun
The utilization of automobiles as the major means of transportation and mobility.
autosymbolic
azotobacters
babelisation
babelization
babingtonite
babingtonite
noun
A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.
bachelorette
bachelorette
noun
(Canada) A very small bachelor (single room) apartment.
(Canada, US) An unmarried woman.
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backpointers
backstopping
backstopping
verb
present participle of backstop
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backstromite
backstromite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hydrohausmannite
bacteriocins
bacteriocins
noun
plural of bacteriocin
bacteriocyte
bacteriocyte
noun
(biology) A modified adipocyte, in some insects, containing symbiotic bacteria
bacterioidal
bacteriology
bacteriology
noun
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
bacteriolyze
bacteriolyze
verb
Alternative form of bacteriolyse
bacteriostat
bacteriostat
noun
A biological or chemical agent that causes bacteriostasis.
bacteroideae
bactriticone
bactriticone
noun
(malacology) A shell which has a straight cone shape, like certain primitive Ammonoidea.
baculiticone
bagrationite
bagrationite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of allanite.
balaenoptera
balanoplasty
balanoplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction of the glans penis
balletomanes
balletomanes
noun
plural of balletomane
balletomania
balletomania
noun
An extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets.
balloonation
ballottement
ballottement
noun
(medicine) A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether a foetus moves away and returns again.
(medicine) An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee.
balneologist
balneologist
noun
balneotherapist
bardolatries
bardolatries
noun
plural of bardolatry
barnstormers
barnstormers
noun
plural of barnstormer
barnstorming
barnstorming
adj
(especially of a performance) Highly theatrical.
noun
The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches.
verb
present participle of barnstorm
barometrical
barometrical
adj
(archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
baronetising
baronetizing
baroreceptor
baroreceptor
noun
(anatomy) A nerve ending that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure