(transitive, obsolete) To renounce; to contradict.
abruptness
abruptness
noun
Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
The state of being abrupt or broken
absurdness
absurdness
noun
(rare) The quality of being absurd; absurdity.
abundances
abundances
noun
plural of abundance
acanaceous
acanaceous
adj
(very rare) Bearing prickles or thistles; prickly.
acanthuses
acanthuses
noun
plural of acanthus
accentuate
accentuate
verb
(transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
(transitive) To mark with a written accent.
(transitive) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accruement
accruement
noun
The act of accruing.
accumbency
accumbency
noun
(rare) The state of being accumbent or reclining.
acensuador
acervuline
acervuline
adj
Resembling little heaps.
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
achenodium
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acquainted
acquainted
adj
Personally known; familiar.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquaint
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
acquitment
acquitment
noun
(law) Acquittal.
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
actualness
actualness
noun
The state or quality of being actual.
acturience
acturience
noun
tendency or impulse to act
acuminated
acuminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acuminate
acusection
adenoneure
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
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
adjudgment
adjudgment
noun
The action of imposing judgment.
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."
adjustment
adjustment
noun
The action of adjusting something
The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
The settling or balancing of a financial account
adlumidine
adulterant
adulterant
noun
That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
adventured
adventured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adventure
adventurer
adventurer
noun
(video games) A player of adventure games or text adventures.
A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.
A soldier of fortune, a speculator.
One who enjoys adventures.
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aesculetin
aesculetin
noun
A derivative of coumarin found in chicory and many other plants.
aestuation
affluences
affluences
noun
plural of affluence
affluently
affluently
adv
In an affluent manner.
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
akanekunik
albumenise
albumenise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albumenize
albumenize
albumenize
verb
(transitive) To coat or saturate with albumen.
(transitive) To convert into albumen.
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminate
albuminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound of albumin and a base or acid
albuminise
albuminise
verb
Non-Oxford British English spelling of albuminize
albuminize
albuminize
verb
Alternative form of albumenize
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
allenhurst
alloimmune
alloimmune
adj
(pathology) Characterized by alloimmunity, which is immunity, obtained from a tissue graft from another person, against one's own cells.
allurement
allurement
noun
An enticement, inducement or bait.
Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.
alpinesque
alpinesque
adj
Having an alpine style.
aluconidae
aluconinae
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
aluminizes
aluminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aluminize
amanuenses
amanuenses
noun
plural of amanuensis
amanuensis
amanuensis
noun
A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
amarynceus
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
ambulantes
ambushment
ambushment
noun
(obsolete) An ambush
americanum
amiantuses
ammoniuret
amphineura
amusements
amusements
noun
plural of amusement
anacahuite
anaculture
anaerobium
analytique
anchesmius
andalusite
andalusite
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅.
andouillet
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andromaque
anelytrous
anenterous
anenterous
adj
(zoology) Without a stomach or an intestine.
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.
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
angletouch
anguillule
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anguinidae
angularize
angularize
verb
(transitive) To make angular.
angulately
angulately
adv
In an angulate manner.
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
animalcule
animalcule
noun
(obsolete) A small animal.
(physiology, historical) A sperm cell or spermatozoon; also, the embryo that was formerly thought to be contained inside a spermatozoon in a fully developed state.
(zoology, archaic) A microscopic aquatic animal, including protozoa and rotifers.
anisomelus
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
annualized
annualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annualize
annuisance
annulately
annulettee
annullable
annullable
adj
Capable of being annulled.
annulments
annulments
noun
plural of annulment
annumerate
annumerate
verb
(obsolete) To add on; to count in.
annunciade
annunciate
annunciate
verb
(transitive, formal) To announce.
anoestrous
anonaceous
anonaceous
adj
Alternative form of annonaceous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
antebellum
antebellum
adj
(US) Of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.
Of the time period prior to a war.
antechurch
antefurcae
antefurcae
noun
plural of antefurca
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
antefuture
antelabium
antennular
antennular
adj
(zoology) of or relating to antennules or an antennule
antenumber
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
antepartum
antepartum
adj
Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
antepectus
antepenuit
antepenult
antepenult
noun
The third-to-last syllable of a word.
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
antifeudal
antifeudal
adj
(politics) Opposing a feudal system.
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antileague
antileague
adj
Opposing a league or confederation.
antiluetic
antiluetic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering lues (syphilis).
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters lues (syphilis).
antiluetin
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antiplague
antiplague
adj
Countering plague
antipoenus
antiquated
antiquated
adj
old-fashioned, out of date
antiquates
antiquates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antiquate
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
antisexual
antisexual
adj
Opposing sexual intercourse.
noun
One who is opposed to sex or to (teaching, researching, expressing, etc) sexuality.
antitegula
antiurease
antiurease
adj
(biochemistry) That counters the action of urease
anucleated
anucleated
adj
From which the nucleus has been removed.
Not nucleated; anucleate.
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.