addressographs
plural of addressograph

adeb
Alternative form of ardeb (“An Egyptian weight”).

adebs
plural of adeb

adhesivemeter
An instrument for measuring the adhesive qualities of a substance.

adhesivemeters
plural of adhesivemeter

adiaphonon
An instrument similar to the nail violin but having bowed steel rods and a six-octave range.

adinkra
Any of a set of visual symbols representing concepts or aphorisms, originally created by the Akan of Ghana and the Gyaman of Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa, often used as artistic devices.
A graphical representation of supersymmetric algebras, consisting of coloured finite connected simple graphs that are bipartite and n-regular.

adinkras
plural of adinkra

adipostat
A supposed mechanism of adipostasis in which signals from adipose tissue regulate appetite

adit
A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage, used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.

adits
plural of adit

adjenda
Misspelling of agenda.

adjustable spanner
An adjustable hand tool for tightening and loosening nuts and bolts.
An adjustable hand tool for tightening and loosening nuts and bolts.

adminbot
A bot used for administrating and moderating communities on the Internet.

adminbots
plural of adminbot

adrafinil
A mild stimulant of the central nervous system used to relieve excessive sleepiness and inattention in elderly patients.

adsorber
Something which adsorbs, especially a solid material, such as activated carbon, that has a high surface area and is used to capture a gas or liquid

adsorbers
plural of adsorber

advergame
A computer game published by an advertiser in order to promote a product or service.

advergames
plural of advergame

adware
A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware.

adz
Alternative spelling of adze.

adze
A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.

adzes
plural of adze

aerator
A device which mixes air with a substance, particularly soil or a liquid.
A device used for charging mineral waters with gas and in making soda water.
A fumigator used to bleach grain, destroying fungi and insects.

aerators
plural of aerator

aerial camera
A camera that is placed on an aircraft or anything else that goes into the sky, used to get a bird's-eye view of locations.

aerial cameras
plural of aerial camera

aerials
Aerial skiing.

aerifier
A device for making holes in a golf course to aerate the soil.

aerifiers
plural of aerifier

aerobar
An extension to a handlebar that allows a cyclist to adopt a more aerodynamic position when racing

aerobies
aerobic microorganisms

aerobioscope
An instrument that collects the bacterial content of air

aerobioscopes
plural of aerobioscope

aerobot
An autonomous flying robot used in the context of unmanned space probes for research within planetary atmospheres.

aerobrake
A mechanism for aerobraking.

aerobrakes
plural of aerobrake

aerocamera
A device for taking photographs from the air.

aerocameras
plural of aerocamera

aerogenerator
A generator powered by wind, a wind turbine.

aerogenerators
plural of aerogenerator

aeromete
Alternative form of aerometer.

aerometer
An instrument used to measure the mass and density of gases.

aerometers
plural of aerometer

aerometes
plural of aeromete

aeromotor
A windmill, windpump or similar device powered by the wind

aeromotors
plural of aeromotor

aerophare
A radio beacon.

aerophysics
The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices

aeroscope
A device used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis.
A type of compressed air camera for making films, constructed by Polish inventor Kazimierz Prószyński in 1909

aeroscopes
plural of aeroscope

aerosoliser
A device used for aerosolising.

aerosolisers
plural of aerosoliser

aerosolizer
Alternative form of aerosoliser.

aerosolizers
plural of aerosolizer

aerotonometer
An instrument that is used to measure the partial pressure of gases in the blood

aerotonometers
plural of aerotonometer

aesthesiometer
Alternative spelling of esthesiometer.

aesthesiometers
plural of aesthesiometer

aesthetasc
A specialized organ used to determine the concentration and direction of a smell.

aesthetascs
plural of aesthetasc

aethalometer
An instrument that measures the amount of black particulates in air or other gas

aethalometers
plural of aethalometer

aethrioscope
A device for measuring temperature variations due to different atmospheric conditions, such as cloud or clear skies.

aethrioscopes
plural of aethrioscope

aetites
An eaglestone.

affixative
A preservative, usually an adhesive transparent fluid, used to protect the surface of a drawing from abrasion or similar damage.

affixatives
plural of affixative

affresco
Alternative form of fresco (“type of artwork”).

affrescoes
plural of affresco

affrescos
plural of affresco

afluzosin
Misspelling of alfuzosin.

afterbath
A dyebath that has already been used to dye something.

afterbaths
plural of afterbath

afterburner
A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.

afterburners
plural of afterburner

afterfeed
Aftergrass used for feeding livestock.

agarose
A polymeric cross-linked polysaccharide extracted from the seaweed agar; used to make gels that are used in electrophoresis.

agaroses
plural of agarose

agenda
A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).
A notebook used to organize and maintain such plans or lists, an agenda book, an agenda planner.
An ulterior motive; a program of various such motives.
A ritual.

agendae
plural of agenda

agendas
plural of agenda

agglomerator
A device that agglomerates material.

agglomerators
plural of agglomerator

agglutimeter
A device used to measure agglutination

agglutimeters
plural of agglutimeter

agglutinoscope
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro

agglutinoscopes
plural of agglutinoscope

aggregate
A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.
A set (collection of objects).
The full chromatic scale of twelve equal tempered pitches.
The total score in a set of games between teams or competitors, usually the combination of the home and away scores.
Crushed stone, crushed slag or water-worn gravel used for surfacing a built-up roof system.
Solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a composite material, as distinguished from the matrix and any fibers or reinforcements; especially the gravel and sand added to concrete.
Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being.
A mechanical mixture of more than one phase.

aggregates
third-person singular simple present indicative of aggregate

aggregator
Someone or something which aggregates.
An online feed reader used to keep track of updates to blogs, etc.

aggregators
plural of aggregator

aggregometer
A device used to measure the adhesive aggregation of platelets.

aggregometers
plural of aggregometer

agida
Alternative form of agita.

agidas
plural of agida

agma
The velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.
The symbol ŋ, used to represent that nasal velar consonant in IPA.

agmas
plural of agma

agribot
An agricultural robot

agrindustries
plural of agrindustry

agrindustry
Alternative form of agroindustry.

agroforest
A forest used for agroforestry (combination of forest and agriculture)

agroforests
plural of agroforest

agrofungicide
Any substance used to kill fungus in plants.