(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adversarious
adversarious
adj
(archaic) hostile; adversarial
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
algivorous
algivorous
adj
(biology) algae-eating
amphivorous
anarchoindividualist
angiocavernous
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anticarnivorous
anticarnivorous
adj
Opposing the eating of meat.
antiproductiveness
antirevolutionaries
antirevolutionaries
noun
plural of antirevolutionary
antirevolutionist
antirevolutionist
noun
Synonym of antirevolutionary
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antivariolous
antivariolous
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing the spread of smallpox.
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
apivorous
apivorous
adj
That feeds on bees
arbovirus
arbovirus
noun
(pathology, virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
ariovistus
arteriovenous
arteriovenous
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and the veins
arvicolous
arvicolous
adj
Synonym of arvicoline
astragalonavicular
aurivorous
aurivorous
adj
Gold-devouring.
authoritativeness
authoritativeness
noun
The quality of possessing authority.
The quality of trustworthiness and reliability.
autonavigators
autoprogressive
autoregressive
autoregressive
adj
(statistics) Employing autoregression, using a weighted sample of past data to predict future results
avaricious
avaricious
adj
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
avariciously
avariciously
adv
In a greedy or self-serving manner.
avariciousness
avariciousness
noun
The state or quality of being avaricious.
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.
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
bananivorous
bananivorous
adj
(rare) Feeding on bananas; banana-eating.
barboursville
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
bonaventurism
boulevardiers
boulevardiers
noun
plural of boulevardier
bouviers
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
burtonsville
calcivorous
calcivorous
adj
Tending to erode limestone.
cancrivorous
cancrivorous
adj
That feeds on crabs and other crustaceans
cardiovascular
cardiovascular
adj
Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
carnivorous
carnivorous
adj
(botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Predatory or flesh-eating.
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
carnivorousness
carnivorousness
noun
The quality of being a carnivore.
carnivorousnesses
caulivorous
cavernicolous
cavernicolous
adj
(rare) that inhabits caverns or caves
cervicomuscular
cervicoscapular
cervicoscapular
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or joining the neck and the shoulder bone
chivalrous
chivalrous
adj
(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.
involving chivalry.
chivalrously
chivalrously
adv
In a chivalrous manner.
chivalrousness
chivalrousness
noun
The state of being chivalrous.
chivalrousnesses
circumnavigations
circumnavigations
noun
plural of circumnavigation
circumventions
circumventions
noun
plural of circumvention
circumvoisin
clavariaceous
clavariaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Clavariaceae.
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
comburivorous
comburivorous
adj
(obsolete) Consuming a relatively large amount of the supporter of combustion.
conservatorium
conservatorium
noun
(music) conservatory
constructive
constructive
adj
(law) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.
Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
Not direct or expressed, but inferred.
Relating to or causing construction.
constructively
constructively
adv
In a constructive manner
constructiveness
constructiveness
noun
(phrenology) Creativity, the capacity to invent.
The characteristic of being constructive.
constructivism
constructivism
noun
(art) A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials.
(mathematics) A philosophy that asserts the need to construct a mathematical object to prove it exists.
(philosophy, psychology) A psychological epistemology which argues that humans generate knowledge and meaning from their experiences.
constructivist
constructivist
adj
Of or relating to constructivism.
noun
An advocate of constructivism.
contributiveness
contributiveness
noun
The quality of being contributive.
convallariaceous
convallariaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Convallariaceae.
conversusi
convulsionaries
convulsionaries
noun
plural of convulsionary
convulsionary
convulsionary
adj
Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive.
noun
A convulsionist.
coronavirus
coronavirus
noun
(metonymically) An illness caused by a coronavirus.
(often the intended sense, since 2020) SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19.
(virology) A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the specific coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
coruscative
corvillosum
costoclavicular
costoclavicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and clavicle; applied to a ligament that connects the cartilage of the first rib with the costal tuberosity on the undersurface of the clavicle.
couniversal
counteradvise
counteradvise
verb
To give the opposite advice.
counterconversion
counterevidences
counterevidences
noun
plural of counterevidence
counterinvestment
counterinvestment
noun
Synonym of countercathexis
counteroffensive
counteroffensive
noun
US spelling of counter-offensive
counteroffensives
counteroffensives
noun
plural of counteroffensive
counterproductiveness
counterproductiveness
noun
The state or condition of being counterproductive.
counterrevolutionaries
counterrevolutionaries
noun
plural of counterrevolutionary
counterrevolutionist
counterrevolutionist
noun
Synonym of counterrevolutionary
counterrevolutions
counterrevolutions
noun
plural of counterrevolution
counterservice
countervails
countervails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
covarrubias
crinivorous
crouseville
cultivators
cultivators
noun
plural of cultivator
curvacious
curvacious
adj
Alternative form of curvaceous
curvicostate
curvicostate
adj
(botany, rare) Having bent ribs.
curvirostral
curvirostral
adj
(zoology) Having a crooked beak
curvirostres
cytomegalovirus
cytomegalovirus
noun
(virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
deorsumversion
deorsumversion
noun
(medicine) lowering of the eyes; downward gaze
desulfovibrio
detritivorous
detritivorous
adj
(ecology) That feeds on detritus; saprophagous
detrivorous
detrivorous
adj
Alternative form of detritivorous
deuterovitellose
devouringness
devouringness
noun
The quality of something that devours.
disadventurous
disadventurous
adj
(obsolete) Unfortunate; calamitous.
discoursive
discoursive
adj
discursive
of or pertaining to discourse or reasoning
discoursively
discoursively
adv
Discursively.
In a reasoning manner; by way of conversation or discourse.
discoursiveness
discoursiveness
Noun
The state or quality of being discursive.
discoverture
discoverture
noun
(obsolete, law) A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.
disfavour
disfavour
noun
A state of being out of favour.
An unkindness; a disobliging act.
Lack of favour; displeasure.
verb
(British spelling) To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
disfavourable
disfavourable
adj
Not favourable; unfavourable.
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
diversiflorous
diversifolious
diversisporous
diverticulosis
diverticulosis
noun
(pathology) The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon.
divorceuse
divulsor
divulsor
noun
(surgery) An instrument used for dilating the urethra or other canal
echovirus
echovirus
noun
A type of RNA virus of the species Enterovirus B of the Picornaviridae family, found in the human gastrointestinal tract.
echoviruses
echoviruses
noun
plural of echovirus
electroconvulsive
electroconvulsive
adj
(medicine) Causing seizures or convulsions by means of strong electrical shocks.
electropercussive
electroviscous
electroviscous
adj
(physics, chemistry) Describing the effects of electric charge on viscosity
emotiovascular
enterovirus
enterovirus
noun
Any of many viruses, of the genus Enterovirus, that infect the gastrointestinal tract
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
equivorous
equivorous
adj
Feeding on horseflesh.
erucivorous
eurovision
excitovascular
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
ferrivorous
ferrivorous
adj
That eats or consumes iron.
fibrovascular
fibrovascular
adj
Having both fibrous and vascular tissue
filoviruses
filoviruses
noun
plural of filovirus
florivorous
florivorous
adj
That eats flowers
fluviolacustrine
fluviolacustrine
adj
Produced by rivers and lakes (especially alternately)
fluvioterrestrial
fluvioterrestrial
adj
Relating to land and fresh water, but not the seas.
formicivorous
formicivorous
adj
(entomology) Feeding on ants.
foveolarious
frivolous
frivolous
adj
(law, said of a lawsuit) Having no reasonable prospect of success because its claim is without merit, lacking a supporting legal or factual basis, while the filing party is, or should be, aware of this.
Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial.
Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner.
frivolously
frivolously
adv
In a frivolous manner
frivolousness
frivolousness
noun
(countable) The result of being frivolous.
(uncountable) The quality of being frivolous.
frondivorous
fructivorous
fructivorous
adj
fruit-eating
frugivorous
frugivorous
adj
Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating.