aepyornis | (noun) huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar | Synonyms: elephant bird |
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aerialist | (noun) an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze) | - |
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aerobiosis | (noun) life sustained in the presence of air or oxygen | - |
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aeroembolism | (noun) obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving | Synonyms: air embolism, gas embolism |
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(noun) pain resulting from rapid change in pressure | Synonyms: air embolism, bends, caisson disease, decompression sickness, gas embolism |
aerosolise | (verb) disperse as an aerosol | Synonyms: aerosolize |
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(verb) become dispersed as an aerosol | Synonyms: aerosolize |
aerosolised | (adjective) in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas | Synonyms: aerosolized |
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aesthesis | (noun) an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation | Synonyms: esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression |
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aetiologist | (noun) a specialist in the etiology of diseases | Synonyms: etiologist |
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affranchise | (verb) grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude | Synonyms: enfranchise |
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agalactosis | (noun) a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered | Synonyms: agalactia |
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agamogenesis | (noun) reproduction without the fusion of gametes | Synonyms: asexual reproduction |
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ageism | (noun) discrimination on the basis of a person's age | Synonyms: agism |
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agenesis | (noun) imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part | Synonyms: agenesia |
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aggrandise | (verb) add details to | Synonyms: aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad |
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aggrandisement | (noun) the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something | Synonyms: aggrandizement, elevation |
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agism | (noun) discrimination on the basis of a person's age | Synonyms: ageism |
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agnise | (verb) be fully aware or cognizant of | Synonyms: agnize, realise, realize, recognise, recognize |
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agnosticism | (noun) the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge | Synonyms: scepticism, skepticism |
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(noun) a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God | - |
agonise | (verb) suffer agony or anguish | Synonyms: agonize |
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(verb) cause to agonize | Synonyms: agonize |
agonised | (adjective) expressing pain or agony | Synonyms: agonized |
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agonising | (adjective) extremely painful | Synonyms: agonizing, excruciating, harrowing, torturesome, torturing, torturous |
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agonist | (noun) (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction | - |
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(noun) a muscle that contracts while another relaxes | - |
(noun) someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) | - |
(noun) the principal character in a work of fiction | Synonyms: protagonist |
agonistic | (adjective) of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece | - |
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(adjective) struggling for effect | Synonyms: strained |
(adjective) striving to overcome in argument | Synonyms: agonistical, combative |
agonistical | (adjective) striving to overcome in argument | Synonyms: agonistic, combative |
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agranulocytosis | (noun) an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes | Synonyms: agranulosis, granulocytopenia |
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agranulosis | (noun) an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes | Synonyms: agranulocytosis, granulocytopenia |
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agriculturalist | (noun) someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil | Synonyms: agriculturist, cultivator, grower, raiser |
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agriculturist | (noun) someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil | Synonyms: agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser |
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agronomist | (noun) an expert in soil management and field-crop production | - |
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aguish | (adjective) affected by ague | - |
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ahistorical | (adjective) unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition | - |
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aisle | (noun) passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores | Synonyms: gangway |
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(noun) part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns | - |
(noun) a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods) | - |
akinesis | (noun) motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis | Synonyms: akinesia |
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alarmism | (noun) needless warnings | - |
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alarmist | (noun) a person who alarms others needlessly | - |
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albinism | (noun) the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair | - |
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albinistic | (adjective) of or pertaining to or affected by albinism | Synonyms: albinal, albinic, albinotic |
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alchemise | (verb) alter (elements) by alchemy | Synonyms: alchemize |
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alchemist | (noun) one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone | - |
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alchemistic | (adjective) of or relating to alchemists | Synonyms: alchemistical |
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alchemistical | (adjective) of or relating to alchemists | Synonyms: alchemistic |
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alcoholise | (verb) make alcoholic, as by fermenting | Synonyms: alcoholize |
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(verb) treat or infuse with alcohol | Synonyms: alcoholize |
alcoholism | (noun) an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess | Synonyms: dipsomania, potomania |
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(noun) habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms | Synonyms: alcohol addiction, drunkenness, inebriation |
aldosteronism | (noun) a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone | Synonyms: hyperaldosteronism |
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algebraist | (noun) a mathematician whose specialty is algebra | - |
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algorism | (noun) computation with Arabic figures | - |
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(noun) the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration | - |
alienism | (noun) the quality of being alien | Synonyms: alienage |
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(noun) an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness | - |
alienist | (noun) a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness | - |
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alkalinise | (verb) make (a substance) alkaline | Synonyms: alkalinize |
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(verb) become alkaline | Synonyms: alkalinize |
alkalise | (verb) turn basic and less acidic | Synonyms: alkalify, alkalize, basify |
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alkaliser | (noun) an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) | Synonyms: alkalizer, antacid, antiacid, gastric antacid |
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alkalosis | (noun) abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | - |
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allantois | (noun) the vascular fetal membrane that lies below the chorion and develops from the hindgut in many embryonic higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) | - |
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allegoresis | (noun) the interpretation of written, oral, or artistic expression as allegory. | - |
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allegorise | (verb) make into an allegory | Synonyms: allegorize |
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(verb) interpret as an allegory | Synonyms: allegorize |
allegoriser | (noun) someone who communicates in allegories | Synonyms: allegorizer |
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allergist | (noun) a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies | - |
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alligatorfish | (noun) small very elongate sea poachers | Synonyms: Aspidophoroides monopterygius |
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allis | (noun) European shad | Synonyms: allice, allice shad, allis shad, Alosa alosa |
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allomerism | (noun) (chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form | - |
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allotropism | (noun) the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms | Synonyms: allotropy |
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alphabetisation | (noun) the act of putting in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetization |
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alphabetise | (verb) arrange in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetize |
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alphabetised | (adjective) having been put in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetized |
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alphabetiser | (noun) a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetizer |
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alpinist | (noun) a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs | - |
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altissimo | (adjective) very high | - |
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altoist | (noun) a musician who plays the alto saxophone | Synonyms: alto saxophonist |
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altruism | (noun) the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others | Synonyms: selflessness |
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altruist | (noun) someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being | Synonyms: philanthropist |
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altruistic | (adjective) showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others | Synonyms: selfless |
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altruistically | (adverb) in an altruistic manner | Synonyms: selflessly |
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aluminise | (verb) cover with aluminum | Synonyms: aluminize |
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alveolitis | (noun) inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic | - |
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(noun) inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form | Synonyms: dry socket |
amanuensis | (noun) someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation) | Synonyms: shorthand typist, stenographer |
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amaryllis | (noun) bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers | - |
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amateurish | (adjective) lacking professional skill or expertise | Synonyms: amateur, inexpert, unskilled |
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amateurishly | (adverb) in an amateurish manner | - |
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amateurishness | (noun) something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency | - |
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amateurism | (noun) the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money | - |
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amaurosis | (noun) partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain | - |
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amberfish | (noun) any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes | Synonyms: amberjack |
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ambergris | (noun) waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume | - |
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amebiasis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiosis, amoebiasis, amoebiosis |
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amebiosis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiasis, amoebiasis, amoebiosis |
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amelogenesis | (noun) the developmental process of forming tooth enamel | - |
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amiss | (adjective) not functioning properly | Synonyms: awry, haywire, wrong |
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(adverb) away from the correct or expected course | Synonyms: awry |
(adverb) in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner | - |
(adverb) in an imperfect or faulty way | Synonyms: imperfectly |
amitosis | (noun) the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes | - |
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amniocentesis | (noun) (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities | Synonyms: amnio |
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amoebiasis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiosis |
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amoebiosis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiasis |
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amoralism | (noun) the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid | - |
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amoralist | (noun) someone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalid | - |
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amorist | (noun) one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love | - |
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amoristic | (adjective) of or pertaining to romantic love | - |
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amortisation | (noun) payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers | Synonyms: amortization |
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(noun) the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years | Synonyms: amortization |
amortise | (verb) liquidate gradually | Synonyms: amortize |
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amphimixis | (noun) union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction | - |
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(noun) reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete | Synonyms: sexual reproduction |
amphisbaena | (noun) (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body | - |
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amphistylar | (adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure | Synonyms: amphiprostylar, amphiprostyle, porticoed |
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(adjective) having columns either at both ends or at both sides | - |