(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
adiaphorous
adiaphorous
adj
neither harmful nor beneficial
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adiposuria
adiposuria
noun
Synonym of lipuria
adscriptitious
adscriptitius
adstipulator
adventureship
ailuropoda
alexandroupolis
ampullariidae
anaphroditous
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
antipeduncular
antiproductionist
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiproductivity
antiprudential
antiprudential
adj
Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent.
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
aperulosid
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
aphoruridae
aphroditeum
aphroditous
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appendicularia
appendicularian
appendicularian
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the class Appendicularia of tailed tunicates.
noun
(zoology) A member of this class.
appendiculariidae
asperuloside
asperuloside
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular glycoside with similar properties to aucubin.
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
autodepolymerization
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
autoradiography
autoradiography
noun
The process of making autoradiographs.
autotetraploid
autotetraploid
adj
(genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
autotetraploidy
autotetraploidy
noun
The property of being autotetraploid.
autotriploid
autotriploid
adj
(genetics) triploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autotriploidy
autotriploidy
noun
The condition of being autotriploid
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
basidiosporous
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachiopodous
branchiopodous
bridecup
buprestid
buprestid
noun
Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
buprestidae
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
campanularidae
capparidaceous
capparidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Capparidaceae (preferred: Capparaceae) of capers and close relatives.
caprimulgidae
cardiocarpum
cardiopneumatic
cardiopneumograph
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
cardiospermum
cardipaludism
carpidium
centrolepidaceous
centrolepidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Centrolepidaceae.
ceratopteridaceous
cheilodipterus
chiropodous
chiropodous
adj
(zoology) Having feet that are adapted for grasping
chirruped
chirruped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirrup
chondropterygious
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
cirropodous
cirropodous
adj
relating to, or characteristic of the cirripeds
cladosporium
cleidoscapular
cnemidophorus
cnidophorous
cnidophorous
adj
Relating to cnidophores
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
computerised
computerised
adj
Functioning upon or through the medium of computers; digital.
Having undergone computerisation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerise
computerized
computerized
adj
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of computerised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerize
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
conidiophorous
coproducing
coproducing
verb
present participle of coproduce
coproduction
coproduction
noun
A production in which two or more people, groups or companies work together.
coproductions
coproductions
noun
plural of coproduction
corticopeduncular
corticopeduncular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the peduncles.
corundophilite
counterdeputation
counterdeputation
noun
A deputation that opposes another deputation.
counterdiscipline
counterdiscipline
noun
A discipline that opposes another discipline.
counterpleading
counterpleading
noun
A pleading against; a contrary pleading.
verb
present participle of counterplead
counterpointed
counterpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpoint
counterpoised
counterpoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpoise
counterproductive
counterproductive
adj
More of a hindrance than a help.
counterproductively
counterproductively
adv
In a counterproductive way.
counterproductiveness
counterproductiveness
noun
The state or condition of being counterproductive.
counterproductivity
counterproductivity
noun
The quality of being counterproductive.
counterpropagandize
counterpropagandize
verb
(intransitive) To engage in counterpropaganda.
counterreplied
crapaudine
crapaudine
noun
(cooking) A method of preparing fowl and poultry, where the back is split apart and the bird is flattened down the breast, looking somewhat like a toad; spatchcock.
(cooking) A type of piquant sauce flavored with tarragon, lemon or vinegar, and other spices, that is traditionally served with a fowl cooked in the crapaudine style.
(obsolete) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse, sheep, or donkey.
(rare) The socket in which the pivot of a door turns.
A device for calibrating a pendulum consisting of a dilatable plate that produces an artificial tilt of a clinometer.
A form of torture in which the hands and feet are tied together behind the back, forcing the victim's body to bow, and sometimes accompanied by additional forms of torture, such as suspending the body by the point where the hands and feet are tied or beating.
A toadstone.
An heirloom variety of beet originating in France, and considered possibly the oldest beet cultivar.
crepidula
cryptocleidus
cryptodirous
crypturidae
cupride
cuprocyanide
cuprodescloizite
cuproid
cuproiodargyrite
cusparidine
cuspidor
cuspidor
noun
(chiefly US) A spittoon.
cuspidors
cuspidors
noun
plural of cuspidor
cylindrosporium
cypripedium
cypripedium
noun
(botany) A member of the orchid genus Cypripedium.
cypripediums
cypripediums
noun
plural of cypripedium
daguerreotypic
daguerreotyping
daguerreotyping
verb
present participle of daguerreotype
daguerreotypist
daguerreotypist
noun
A person who makes daguerreotypes.
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
decrepitude
decrepitude
noun
the state of being decrepit or worn out from age or long use
decrepitudes
decrepitudes
noun
plural of decrepitude
decreptitude
deiparous
deiparous
adj
(rare) Giving birth to a god or goddess.
delphinapterus
delphocurarine
demipauldron
demultiplexer
demultiplexer
noun
(computing, electronics) A device or piece of software used to separate signals that were previously combined using a multiplexer.
demultiplexers
demultiplexers
noun
plural of demultiplexer
dendrophilous
dendrophilous
adj
Thriving in an environment with trees; living in or on trees.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
depardieu
depasturation
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depauperation
depauperation
noun
(genetics) The removal of variety (of species, genes, or biodiversity)
depauperization
depauperization
noun
The process, or the result of depauperizing
depauperize
depauperize
verb
(transitive) To free from paupers.
(transitive) To impoverish, to make poor (to make depauperate).
(transitive) To rescue from poverty.
depauperized
depauperized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depauperize
depicture
depicture
noun
(archaic) The act or result of depicturing something or someone.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To form a mental image of.
(transitive, archaic) To give visual evidence of (referring to a person's facial expression or appearance)
(transitive, archaic) To make a picture or representation of.
(transitive, archaic) To represent in words.
depictured
depictured
adj
(now rare) Depicted, portrayed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depicture
depicturing
depicturing
verb
present participle of depicture
depopularize
depositure
depositure
noun
(rare) The act of depositing.
depressurize
depressurize
verb
(intransitive) To have the pressure of one's environmental atmosphere reduced.
(transitive) To reduce the air pressure within a chamber.