A development that counteracts another development.
counterequivalent
counterlove
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.
countervalue
countervalue
adj
(military) Targeting an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
verb
(military) To target an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
To make a counter estimate of something's value.
countervolition
countervolley
countervolley
noun
A volley in response or opposition to another volley.
cranesville
craniovertebral
craniovertebral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cranium and vertebrae.
cravenly
cravenly
adv
In a craven manner.
cravingly
cravingly
adv
With longing or craving.
crownsville
cryptovalence
cryptovalency
cryptovolcanic
cryptovolcanism
cubonavicular
cubonavicular
adj
Alternative form of cuboideonavicular
culverin
culverin
noun
A kind of handgun.
A large cannon.
culverineer
culverineer
noun
The operator of a culverin.
culveriner
culverins
culverins
noun
plural of culverin
cuneonavicular
cuneonavicular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cuneiform bones and the navicular.
curveballing
curveballing
verb
present participle of curveball
curvilinead
curvilinead
noun
(geometry, obsolete) An instrument for drawing curved lines.
curvilineal
curvilineal
adj
(Of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilinear.
curvilinear
curvilinear
adj
(geometry, art) Formed by curved lines.
(of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilineal.
curvilinearity
curvilinearity
noun
The state or condition of being curvilinear.
curvilinearly
curvilinearly
adv
In a curvilinear way.
curwensville
cylindroogival
darsonval
darsonvalism
dativogerundial
dearmanville
degeneratively
degeneratively
adv
In a degenerative manner.
deliberativeness
deliberativeness
noun
The state or quality of being deliberative.
deliverance
deliverance
noun
Delivery in childbirth.
The act of delivering or conveying something.
The act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc.
deliverances
deliverances
noun
plural of deliverance
delivering
delivering
noun
An act of delivering.
verb
present participle of deliver
deliveryman
deliveryman
noun
Someone employed to make deliveries.
deliverymen
deliverymen
noun
plural of deliveryman
demiculverin
demiculverin
noun
(now historical) A medium cannon, slightly larger than a saker and smaller than a culverin.
demonstratively
demonstratively
adv
In a demonstrative manner.
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
deprovincialize
deprovincialize
verb
(transitive) To divest of provincial quality or characteristics.
derivational
derivational
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
derivationally
derivationally
adv
In a derivational manner.
With respect to derivation.
deservingly
deservingly
adv
In a deserving manner.
desilvering
desilvering
verb
present participle of desilver
desilverization
desilverization
noun
The process of desilverizing.
desilverizing
desilverizing
verb
present participle of desilverize
determinatively
determinatively
adv
In a determinative manner.
developmentarian
developmentary
developmentary
adj
Pertaining to development; developmental.
devilmonger
devolutionary
devolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, advocating or permitting devolution.
devouringly
devouringly
adv
In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
disapprovingly
disapprovingly
adv
In a disapproving manner
discriminatively
discriminatively
adv
With discrimination or distinction.
disserviceableness
disvulnerability
divaricatingly
divaricatingly
adv
In a way that divaricates or diverges; branchingly.
divergently
divergently
adv
In a divergent manner
divergingly
divergingly
adv
In a diverging manner; so as to diverge.
diversional
diversional
adj
Relating to diversion.
divertingly
divertingly
adv
In a diverting manner; so as to divert attention.
dorsiventral
dorsiventral
adj
Alternative form of dorsoventral
dorsiventrality
dorsiventrality
noun
The quality of being dorsiventral.
dorsiventrally
dorsiventrally
adv
Alternative form of dorsoventrally
dorsoventral
dorsoventral
adj
Of, pertaining to, or situated at the back and belly of something.
dorsoventrality
dorsoventrality
noun
Alternative form of dorsiventrality
dorsoventrally
dorsoventrally
adv
In a dorsoventral manner
driveline
driveline
noun
(automotive) The drivetrain minus the engine and transmission
The powertrain in general
driveling
driveling
noun
Foolish talk.
verb
present participle of drivel
drivelingly
drivelingly
adv
Alternative form of drivellingly
drivelling
drivelling
Noun
Foolish talk.
drivellingly
drivellingly
adv
In a drivelling manner; idiotically, foolishly.
drivingly
drivingly
adv
(engineering) So as to drive.
So as to drive or motivate.
With forceful, inexorable motion.
effervescently
effervescently
adv
In an effervescent manner
effervescingly
effervescingly
adv
With effervescence.
ekaterinoslav
electroconvulsive
electroconvulsive
adj
(medicine) Causing seizures or convulsions by means of strong electrical shocks.
electroengrave
electroengraving
electroengraving
noun
The art or process of engraving by means of electricity.
electrogalvanic
electrogalvanic
adj
Relating to galvanic electricity
electrogalvanization
electrogalvanize
electrograving
electronegative
electronegative
adj
(chemistry) tending to attract electrons to form a chemical bond
having a negative electric charge
electronegativity
electronegativity
noun
(chemistry) The tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons when forming bonds.
electronervous
electronervous
adj
Relating to the electrical signals in the nerves of the body.
electronvolt
electronvolt
noun
(physics) Alternative spelling of electron volt
electrosensitive
electrosensitive
adj
Sensitive to electricity.
electrovalence
electrovalence
noun
Alternative form of electrovalency
electrovalency
electrovalency
noun
(chemistry) The number of electrons gained or lost during the formation of an ionic bond.
(physics) The net electric charge on an ion.
electrovalent
electrovalent
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to electrovalency/electrovalence.
electrovalently
electrovection
elevener
elevener
noun
(Britain, informal, dialect, dated) Synonym of elevenses (“mid-morning break for a drink or snack”)
elinvar
elverson
elzevirian
elzevirian
Adjective
Of or relating to the a celebrated family of Dutch booksellers and publishers of the 17th and early 18th centuries.
enculturative
endocervical
endocervical
adj
Of or pertaining to the endocervix.
Within a cervix.
enforcively
enlivener
enlivener
noun
That which enlivens.
enravishingly
enravishingly
adv
So as to enravish, or throw into ecstasy.
ensilver
ensilver
verb
(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, silver.
enslaver
enslaver
noun
One who enslaves.
enslavers
enslavers
noun
plural of enslaver
enteroviral
enteroviral
adj
relating to an enterovirus
enveloper
enveloper
noun
Something which envelops
envelopers
envelopers
noun
plural of enveloper
envermeil
envermeil
verb
(obsolete, transitive, poetic) To colour with, or as if with, vermilion; to dye red.
environal
environmental
environmental
adj
Pertaining to the environment.
noun
(computing) Any factor relating to the physical environment in which hardware is operated, such as the room temperature or the number of racks used to hold equipment.
environmentalism
environmentalism
noun
(medicine, social sciences) A theory that views environment, rather than heredity or culture, as the important factor in the development of an individual or group.
(politics) A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.
environmentalist
environmentalist
adj
Of, or relating to environmentalism.
noun
(anthropology, social sciences) One who holds the view that environment, rather than heredity or culture, is the primary factor in the development of an individual or group.
One who advocates for the protection of the environment and biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention.
environmentalists
environmentalists
noun
plural of environmentalist
environmentally
environmentally
adv
In a manner affecting the environment.
ervenholder
ervenholder
noun
A person possessing an erf (small inherited house-and-garden lot in a village or settlement).
erwinville
ethchlorvynol
ethchlorvynol
noun
A sedative and hypnotic drug used to treat insomnia.