ability

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment ; possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" ;

abiogenesis

a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter ;

abiogenist

a believer in abiogenesis ;

abiotrophy

a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury ;

abjection

a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken ;

abjuration

a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion ;

abjurer

a person who abjures ;

abkhas

a member of the Circassian people living east of the Black Sea ;

abkhasian

a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz ;

abkhaz

an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability ; a member of the Circassian people living east of the Black Sea ;

abkhazia

an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability ;

abkhazian

a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz ;

ablactation

the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal ; the cessation of lactation ;

ablation

surgical removal of a body part or tissue ; the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers ;

ablative

the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb ;

ablative absolute

a constituent in Latin grammar; a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier ;

ablative case

the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb ;

ablaut

a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song) ;

able-bodied seaman

a seaman in the merchant navy; trained in special skills ;

able-bodiedism

discrimination in favor of the able-bodied ;

able-bodism

discrimination in favor of the able-bodied ;

able seaman

a seaman in the merchant navy; trained in special skills ;

ableism

discrimination in favor of the able-bodied ;

ablepharia

a congenital absence of eyelids (partial or complete) ;

ablism

discrimination in favor of the able-bodied ;

abls

a bachelor's degree in library science ;

ablution

the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels ;

abm

a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles; "the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs" ;

abnaki

the Algonquian language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot ; a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec ;

abnegation

renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others ; the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity" ;

abnegator

one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something ;

abney level

a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube; used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the target ;

abnormal condition

an abnormal condition ;

abnormal psychology

the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior ;

abnormalcy

an abnormal condition ;

abnormality

behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality ; marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal ; retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence ; an abnormal condition ;

abo

a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived ;

abo antibodies

blood type antibodies ;

abo blood group system

a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O ;

abo group

a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O ;