Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z abkhazite tremolite ablactate To wean. ablactation The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam. ablacted weaned abland blinded; made blind. ablaq Alternating light and dark stone, as used in (especially Arabic) architecture. ablaqueate To lay bare, as the roots of a tree, by loosening or removing soil. ablaqueation The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water. ablare Blaring. ablast Blasting, making a loud noise. ablastemic Non-germinal; unable to form a blastema or offspring. ablastin An immunoglobulin G antibody efficient against some protozoans, specifically Trypanosoma lewisi, by preventing reproduction. ablastous Lacking a germ or bud. ablatable That is prone to ablation ablate To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization. ablatio Synonym of ablation. ablation A carrying or taking away; removal. ablational Of or relating to ablation. ablationally In an ablational manner. ablatitious Subtractive or tending to diminish. ablatival Of or pertaining to the ablative case. ablative Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement. ablatively In an ablative manner. ablativeness The quality of being ablative. ablativity The nature of the ablative case. ablator A material that ablates, vaporizes, wears away, burns off, erodes, or abrades. ablaut The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel. ablauting experiencing an ablaut ablaze Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire. able Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. ablecentrism Synonym of ableism. abled Having a range of physical powers as specified. abledness The quality of being abled (not disabled). ablegate To send abroad. ablegation Expulsion; banishment. ableism Discrimination or prejudice against individuals with physical, intellectual, psychiatric, or other disabilities. ableist Exhibiting or relating to ableism. ableistic ableist Ableman A surname from German. ablemost ablest (most able) ablenationalism The attitude that considers the qualifications of citizenship to be such that people with disabilities are exceptions. ablenationalist Characteristic of ablenationalism. ableness Ability of body or mind. ablenormative Exhibiting, characteristic of, or related to ablenormativity. ablenormativity The assumption that all human beings are nondisabled, or the marginalization, stigmatization, or pathologization of disability and/or disabled people. ablepharia A congenital absence or reduction in size of eyelids. ablepharon ablepharia ablepharous Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids. ablephary ablepharia ablepsia Lack of sight; blindness. ableptic Blind. abler A surname from German. ables A surname. ablesplain To explain something related to disability in a manner that is condescending or shows a lack of understanding, compassion, or respect for the disabled. ablesplaining The act of a nondisabled person condescendingly explaining disability, especially with the presumption that the disabled lack relevant understanding or authority, or are not in a position to speak for themselves. ablet A small fresh-water fish (Alburnus alburnus); the bleak. abligate To tie up, especially a body part. abligation The suturing or tying up of a body part. abligurition Prodigal expenditure on food. abline A line, typically a straight line, drawn through a set of experimental points on a graph ablink Blinking; filled or covered (with things that are blinking). abliterate To uncensor a large language model by modifying specific model internals to remove refusal behaviours or unwanted traits, while aiming to preserve the model's other capabilities. abliteration The process of uncensoring a large language model by modifying internal functions to eliminate refusal behaviors while preserving the remaining functions of the model. Ablon A village in Calvados department, Normandy, France. ablood With blood; covered in blood; bloodied abloom In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding. ablow Blossoming, blooming, in blossom. ablude To be unlike; to differ. abluent Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent. ablukast A leukotriene antagonist used in the treatment of inflammatory skin conditions. abluminal Away from the lumen abluminally In an abluminal direction ablur Blurry, blurred. ablush Blushing; ruddy. abluster With bluster; loudly or ostentatiously. ablute To wash oneself. ablution Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance. ablutionary Pertaining to ablution. ablutioner One who performs ablution ablutions A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base. ablutive Ablutionary, intended for or engaged in abluting. ablutomania Morbid preoccupation with thoughts about cleanliness; obsession with bathing or washing. ablutophilia A paraphilia involving sexual excitement from baths or showers. ablutophobe A person who fears bathing. ablutophobia A pathological fear of washing or bathing. ablutophobic Of or pertaining to or suffering from ablutophobia. abluvion That which is washed off. ably In an able manner; with great ability. ablykite A mineral discovered in Ablyk resembling halloysite abmho A unit of measurement (10⁹ mhos) in the centimeter-gram-second scale used to measure conductance abmigrate To take part in abmigration. abmigration A northward summer migration of birds without a corresponding southward migration the previous autumn. abmodality Deviation from a statistical norm or mode. abnegate To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience). abnegation A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest. abnegative Denying; renouncing; negative abnegator One who abnegates, denies, or rejects. abnegatory Of or relating to abnegation; serving to abnegate. Abner A cousin of Saul mentioned in the Old Testament. abnerval Away from the nerve. abnet The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer. abneural Away from the neural (cerebrospinal) axis abneurally In an abneural manner. Abney A village in Abney and Abney Grange parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK194792). abnormal Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. abnormalcy Synonym of abnormality. abnormalism Synonym of abnormality. abnormalist One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence. abnormality The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity. abnormalization The process of making or becoming abnormal. abnormalize To make abnormal. abnormally In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average. abnormalness The quality of being abnormal. abnormie An abnormal person. abnormity A monstrosity abnormospermia The condition of having an abnormal quantity of semen. abnormospermic Having an abnormal volume of semen; relating to abnormospermia. abnormous Abnormal; irregular; misshapen. abnumerable Not enumerable or denumerable; uncountable. abo An Aboriginal person. aboard On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. abob Afloat; bouncing on the surface of a liquid. abobioside An organic compound found in Adenium boehmianum. abocclusion Condition in which the upper and lower teeth are not in contact. abodance An omen or portent. abode Act of waiting; delay. abodeless Without an abode. abodelessness The quality of being abodeless. abodement A foreboding; an omen. aboding A foreboding. abogado Counsel; advisor; counselor; barrister. abogenin An organic compound found in Adenium boehmianum. abohm A unit of electrical resistance equal to one billionth of an ohm (10⁻⁹ ohms), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units. aboideau A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide. aboil In a boil; boiling. abolish To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. abolishable Capable of being abolished. abolishment The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. abolition The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation. abolitional Relating to abolition. abolitionary Relating to or favoring abolition. abolitiondom Abolitionists, specifically the northern states during the US Civil War. abolitionism Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. abolitionist In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice. abolitionistic abolitionist abolitionize To imbue with the principles of abolitionism. abolla A cloak made of a piece of cloth folded double, worn by Ancient Greeks and Romans draped over one shoulder and fastened with a brooch. Abom a language spoken in Papua New Guinea aboma Any of the large South American serpents from the genus Boa or related genera. abomasal Belonging to or involving the abomasum.