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| abbreviate |
to represent in writing by using a shorter form or a few letters. [1/2 definitions] |
| abbreviation |
a short form of a word or phrase used in writing. |
| abolishable |
combined form of abolish. |
| absorbable |
combined form of absorb. |
| abstract |
existing as something without material form or substance. [1/13 definitions] |
| abstractable |
combined form of abstract. |
| accomplishable |
combined form of accomplish. |
| account |
an arrangement with a store or other business wherein a customer is given certain advantages or access to special services, typically in return for the customer supplying certain information and, often, permitting various forms of advertising through mail, email, or other form of communication. [1/16 definitions] |
| accreditable |
combined form of accredit. |
| acetylcholine |
a form of this compound used in medicine for its ability to decrease blood pressure and cause muscular movement in such organs as the alimentary canal. [1/2 definitions] |
| acey-deucy |
a form of backgammon that assigns a special value to a throw of a one or a two. |
| acid |
in chemistry, any of a group of substances that usu. dissolve in water, have a sour taste, and form salts in reaction with bases. (Cf. base.) [1/6 definitions] |
| acidic |
tending to form acid. [1/3 definitions] |
| acid rock |
a form of music popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s that has loud, often distorted sounds and harmonies, and lyrics that suggest psychedelic experiences. |
| acrostic |
a sequence of written lines in which particular letters, usu. the first letter of every line, form an independent word or phrase. [1/2 definitions] |
| actinoid |
having a radial or star-shaped form, as certain sea creatures. |
| actionless |
combined form of action. |
| activated carbon |
a form of very porous and thus very absorbent carbon, produced by heating charcoal so as to empty out contained gases, and used to absorb other gases, recover solvents, deodorize, and the like; activated charcoal. |
| active |
used in grammar to describe a form of the verb that emphasizes the person or thing who performs the action. In the sentence "John ate the apple," the verb "ate" is in an active form. In the sentence "The apple was eaten by John," the verb is in a passive form. [1/2 definitions] |
| ad |
the short form of advertisement. |
| addable |
combined form of add. |
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