Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anhalouidine
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
anthradiquinone
anthrahydroquinone
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
authenticated
authenticated
verb
past participle of authenticate
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
burhinidae
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
cardiopneumograph
cathodoluminescence
cathodoluminescence
noun
(physics) A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).
cathodoluminescent
cathodoluminescent
adj
Exhibiting cathodoluminescence.
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
chenopodiaceous
chenopodiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae).
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
cuneoscaphoid
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
daughterling
daughterling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A daughter, especially a young or precious one.
dauphine
dauphine
noun
The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
decamethonium
decamethonium
noun
(pharmacology) Synonym of decamethonium bromide.
decarhinus
dehumanisation
dehumanisation
noun
Alternative spelling of dehumanization
dehumanise
dehumanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanize.
dehumanised
dehumanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise
dehumanising
dehumanising
verb
present participle of dehumanise
dehumanization
dehumanization
noun
The act or process of dehumanizing.
dehumanize
dehumanize
verb
To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.
dehumanized
dehumanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanize
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
dehumanizing
dehumanizing
noun
An act of dehumanization.
verb
present participle of dehumanize
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
delphinapterus
delphocurarine
demihuman
demihuman
noun
(fantasy, mythology) A member of a human-like race; in fantasy, sometimes distinguished from the more bestial humanoid races.
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
deutencephalic
diachaenium
dianthuses
dianthuses
noun
plural of dianthus
diaphanousness
diaphanousness
noun
The quality of being diaphanous.
diathermanous
diathermanous
adj
Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
dictyosiphonaceous
diethylmalonylurea
diphenylguanidine
diphenylquinomethane
diphenylthiourea
dipleurobranchiate
disauthentic
disauthenticate
dishonourable
dishonourable
adj
Alternative spelling of dishonorable
dishonourableness
dishonourableness
noun
Alternative spelling of dishonorableness
dishumanize
dispunishable
dispunishable
adj
(archaic) Without penal restraint; not punishable.
distinguishable
distinguishable
adj
Able, or easily able to be distinguished.
distinguishableness
distinguishableness
noun
The state or quality of being distinguishable.
disulphonate
disulphonate
noun
Alternative form of disulfonate
doublehatching
draughtiness
draughtiness
noun
Britain standard spelling of draftiness.
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
duennaships
duinhewassel
dumbartonshire
duodenocholangitis
echinodermatous
echinodermatous
adj
(zoology) Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal.
echinulated
echinulated
adj
Alternative form of echinulate
endotheliulia
epithelioglandular
eupanorthidae
euphoniad
eurypharyngidae
euthanatized
euthanatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euthanatize
fountainhead
fountainhead
noun
A spring that is the source of a river.
An abundant source of knowledge, etc.
fountainheads
fountainheads
noun
plural of fountainhead
gesithcundman
guanethidine
guanethidine
noun
(pharmacology) An antihypertensive drug that reduces the release of catecholamines.
haemagglutinated
haemodilution
haemodilution
noun
Alternative form of hemodilution
hallucinated
hallucinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate
hallucined
hamamelidanthemum
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
hardicanute
harlequinade
harlequinade
noun
A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.
Any comical or fantastical procedure or playfulness.
headhunting
headhunting
noun
(anthropology) The practice of cutting off and preserving the head of one's enemy.
The active recruitment of executive or talented personnel.
verb
present participle of headhunt
headquartering
headquartering
verb
present participle of headquarter
heartwounding
hemagglutinated
hemagglutinated
adj
Modified by hemagglutination
hepaticoduodenostomy
hepaticoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) Synonym of hepatoduodenostomy
hernandiaceous
hernandiaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Hernandiaceae.
heulandite
heulandite
noun
(mineralogy) A common mineral of the zeolite group with monoclinic crystals, the most usual form being heulandite-Ca (Ca,Na)₂₋₃Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆·12H₂O.
heulandites
heulandites
noun
plural of heulandite
hindquarter
hindquarter
noun
(in the plural) The hind biped (leg) of a quadruped, or all body parts situated behind the hind legs' trunk-attachment.
(metonymically, derogatory, usually in the plural) Human behind, butt.
Either rear half of a side of beef, mutton, veal, lamb or by extension from another edible mammal.
hindquarters
hindquarters
noun
plural of hindquarter
hirudinea
hirudinean
hirudinean
noun
Any leech of the subclass Hirudinea
hirudinidae
hirundinidae
housemaidenly
housemaidenly
adj
Befitting a housemaid.
housemaiding
housemaiding
verb
present participle of housemaid
humanised
humanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humanise
humanized
humanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humanize
humeroabdominal
husbandfield
husbandlike
husbandlike
adj
Resembling a husband.
husbandliness
husbandliness
noun
The quality of being husbandly.
husbandries
husbandries
noun
plural of husbandry
hyaluronidase
hyaluronidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of hyaluronic acid
hydatigenous
hydatopneumatic
hydatopneumatolytic
hydrocauline
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide
hydrodesulphurization
hydrodesulphurization
noun
Alternative form of hydrodesulfurization
hydropneumatic
hydropneumatic
adj
Being, or pertaining to, a type of automotive suspension system based on a nitrogen springing medium.
Operated by both fluid and air power
hydropneumatization
hydropneumatosis
hydropneumopericardium
hydrotherapeutician
hydrotherapeuticians
hydroxyanthraquinone
hydroxyanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.
hyperacidaminuria
hyperfastidiousness
ichneumonidae
ichneumonidan
ichneumonidan
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Ichneumonidae, or ichneumon wasps.
noun
(zoology) One of the Ichneumonidae.
ichneumonoidea
indistinguishable
indistinguishable
adj
Not capable of being perceived or known.
Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct
noun
Any of a set of things that cannot be distinguished.