(law) The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.
alluvions
alluvions
noun
plural of alluvion
alveololingual
alveololingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the alveolus and the tongue
anarchoindividualist
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anterevolutional
anterevolutionary
anticoagulative
anticoagulative
adj
That counters coagulation
anticonvulsant
anticonvulsant
adj
(pharmacology) Acting as an anticonvulsant.
noun
(pharmacology) An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
anticonvulsive
anticonvulsive
adj
(pharmacology) Acting against or serving to prevent convulsions.
noun
(pharmacology) Any anticonvulsant drug.
antievolution
antievolution
adj
Opposing the teaching or espousal of evolutionary theories, often specifically the Darwinian theory of natural selection
antievolutional
antievolutionally
antievolutionary
antievolutionary
adj
antievolution
antievolutionist
antievolutionist
noun
A person who believes, or argues, that evolution does not take place.
antievolutionistic
antiproductively
antirevolution
antirevolution
adj
Opposing a revolution.
antirevolutionaries
antirevolutionaries
noun
plural of antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
adj
Opposing a sociopolitical revolution.
noun
One who opposes a sociopolitical revolution.
antirevolutionist
antirevolutionist
noun
Synonym of antirevolutionary
antivariolous
antivariolous
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing the spread of smallpox.
astragalonavicular
atrioventricular
atrioventricular
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Of the spatial relationship between the ventricles and the atria of the heart.
auriculoventricular
auriculoventricular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the auricles and the ventricles (of the heart).
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autoelevation
automanipulative
avulsion
avulsion
noun
(hydrology) Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved
An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another
The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma
avulsions
avulsions
noun
plural of avulsion
biunivocal
biunivocal
adj
Relating to two, related univocal terms, sources etc.
bivoluminous
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blountsville
blountsville
Proper noun
A town in
A town in
blountville
blountville
Proper noun
A in the U.S. state of that is the of
bougainvillaea
bougainvillaea
noun
Alternative spelling of bougainvillea
bougainvillaeas
bougainvillaeas
noun
plural of bougainvillaea
bougainville
bougainvillea
bougainvillea
noun
Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.
bougainvillia
bougainvilliidae
bourneville
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
buccogingival
buccogingival
adj
(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and gingival vectors.
(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and gingival aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
burtonsville
calcaneonavicular
calcaneonavicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the navicular bone.
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
cauthornville
cavernicolous
cavernicolous
adj
(rare) that inhabits caverns or caves
cervicolingual
cervicolingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lingual region of the neck of a tooth
chivalrousness
chivalrousness
noun
The state of being chivalrous.
chivalrousnesses
circumvallation
circumvallation
noun
A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended.
circumvolant
circumvolant
adj
flying around
circumvolution
circumvolution
noun
Anything winding or sinuous.
The act of revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis.
circumvolving
circumvolving
verb
present participle of circumvolve
coadunatively
coadunatively
adv
In a coadunative manner
coevolution
coevolution
noun
(ecology, evolutionary theory) The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.
coevolutionary
coevolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution.
coevolutions
coevolutions
noun
plural of coevolution
colliquativeness
collusiveness
collusiveness
noun
The quality or state of being collusive.
communicatively
communicatively
adv
In a communicative manner.
compulsiveness
compulsiveness
noun
the state of being compulsive
conclusive
conclusive
adj
Pertaining to a conclusion.
Providing an end to something; decisive.
conclusively
conclusively
adv
In a conclusive manner; with finality.
conclusiveness
conclusiveness
noun
the state of being conclusive
concussively
concussively
adv
In a concussive manner.
conductively
conductively
adv
By means of conduction
In a conductive manner
conglutinative
conglutinative
adj
conglutinant
conjunctival
conjunctival
adj
(relational) Of or relating to the conjunctiva.
Serving to join or connect.
conjunctively
conjunctively
adv
In a conjunctive way.
conneautville
consecutively
consecutively
adv
In a consecutive manner; without interruption.
constitutively
constitutively
adv
(biochemistry, of a metabolic process) at a constant rate regardless of physiological demand
in a constitutive manner
constructively
constructively
adv
In a constructive manner
consultative
consultative
adj
That gives advice or consultation; advisory.
consultatively
consultatively
adv
In a consultative manner.
consultive
consultive
adj
Determined by, or relating to, consultation; deliberate.
consultively
consummatively
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
continuatively
continuatively
adv
in continuative manner
contrarevolutionary
contributively
contributively
adv
In a contributive fashion.
convallariaceous
convallariaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Convallariaceae.
conventicular
convoluting
convoluting
verb
present participle of convolute
convolution
convolution
noun
(computing) A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
(mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.
A twist or fold.
Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix.
The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
The state or condition of being convoluted.
convolutional
convolutional
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing convolution.
convolutionary
convolutions
convolutions
noun
plural of convolution
convolutive
convolutive
adj
(botany) convolute
convolvuli
convolvulic
convolvulin
convolvulin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), used as a purgative.
convolvulinic
convolvulinolic
convulsibility
convulsible
convulsible
adj
Subject to convulsions.
convulsing
convulsing
verb
present participle of convulse
convulsion
convulsion
noun
(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
Violent turmoil.
convulsional
convulsional
adj
Pertaining to, or having, convulsions.
convulsionaries
convulsionaries
noun
plural of convulsionary
convulsionary
convulsionary
adj
Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive.
noun
A convulsionist.
convulsionism
convulsionism
noun
(historical) The practice of the convulsionists, going into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion.
convulsionist
convulsionist
noun
(historical) One of a group of eighteenth-century fanatics in France who went into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion.
One who has convulsions.
convulsions
convulsions
noun
plural of convulsion
convulsive
convulsive
adj
Having or producing convulsions.
Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
convulsively
convulsively
adv
In a convulsive manner.
convulsiveness
convulsiveness
noun
The state or quality of being convulsive.
couniversal
counteractively
counteractively
adv
In a counteractive manner.
counterattractively
counterequivalent
counterproductively
counterproductively
adv
In a counterproductive way.
counterrevolution
counterrevolution
noun
A revolution aiming to reverse the political or social changes instigated by a previous revolution.
counterrevolutionaries
counterrevolutionaries
noun
plural of counterrevolutionary
counterrevolutionary
counterrevolutionary
adj
In opposition to a revolution.
noun
A person who opposes a revolution and attempts to reverse the changes made by it.
counterrevolutionist
counterrevolutionist
noun
Synonym of counterrevolutionary
counterrevolutionize
counterrevolutionize
verb
To cause or undergo a counterrevolution.
counterrevolutions
counterrevolutions
noun
plural of counterrevolution
countervail
countervail
verb
(obsolete) To have the same value or number as.
To compensate for.
To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
countervailed
countervailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countervail
countervailing
countervailing
adj
(formal) Compensating with equal force.
verb
present participle of countervail
countervails
countervails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail
countervallation
countervallation
noun
Archaic form of contravallation.
countervolition
covinously
covinously
adv
In a covinous manner.
cubonavicular
cubonavicular
adj
Alternative form of cuboideonavicular
cultivatation
cultivatations
cultivation
cultivation
noun
Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition
Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)
The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture
The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture
cultivations
cultivations
noun
plural of cultivation
cuneonavicular
cuneonavicular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cuneiform bones and the navicular.
dativogerundial
deconvolution
deconvolution
noun
(mathematics) The inversion of a convolution equation; does not normally have unique solution
deindividualization
deindividualization
noun
The act or process of deindividualizing.
devaluation
devaluation
noun
(economics) The intentional or deliberate lowering of a currency's value compared to another country's currency or a standard value (e.g. the price of gold).
Depreciation.
The removal or lessening of something's value.
devaluations
devaluations
noun
plural of devaluation
devolution
devolution
noun
(derogatory) Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).
(government) The transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the U.K. parliament to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly).
A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession
A rolling down.
The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
devolutionary
devolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, advocating or permitting devolution.
devolutionist
devolutionist
adj
Supporting or relating to a policy of devolution.
noun
A proponent of devolution.
devolutions
devolutions
noun
plural of devolution
devouringly
devouringly
adv
In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
devulcanization
devulcanization
noun
To process of treating vulcanized rubber so as to restore the materials that were present prior to vulcanization.