(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
advantageousness
advantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being advantageous.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventitiousness
adventitiousness
noun
the degree to which a thing is adventitious
adventitiousnesses
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventuresomeness
adventuresomeness
noun
The state or quality of being adventuresome.
adventuresomes
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
adventurousness
adventurousness
noun
The quality of being adventurous.
advolution
advolution
noun
A rolling toward something; goal orientation.
anarchoindividualist
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiproductivity
audivision
autoinductive
autoinductive
adj
That exhibits autoinduction
bougainvilliidae
budennovsk
cadaverousness
cadaverousness
noun
The state or quality of being cadaverous.
coadjuvancy
coadjuvancy
noun
(rare) cooperation; mutual effort
coadjuvant
coadjuvant
adj
cooperating
noun
(medicine) An adjuvant.
coadunative
coadunative
adj
Serving to coadunate or unite.
coadunatively
coadunatively
adv
In a coadunative manner
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
coadventured
coadventurer
coadventurer
noun
A fellow adventurer.
coadventuress
coadventuring
conditivium
conducive
conducive
adj
Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.
conduciveness
conduciveness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being conducive.
conductive
conductive
adj
Able to conduct electrical current or heat.
Of, or relating to conductivity of a material.
conductively
conductively
adv
By means of conduction
In a conductive manner
conductivities
conductivities
noun
plural of conductivity
conductivity
conductivity
noun
(physics) The reciprocal of resistivity
The ability of a material to conduct electricity, heat, fluid or sound
convoluted
convoluted
adj
(chiefly anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.
(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convolute
convolutedly
convolutedly
adv
In a convoluted manner.
convolutedness
convolutedness
noun
The quality of being convoluted.
convolvulad
convulsed
convulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convulse
convulsedly
counteradvance
counteradvance
noun
An advance that counters or goes against another advance.
counteradvantage
counteradvantage
noun
A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
An advantage held by an opponent.
counteradvice
counteradvice
noun
Advice that goes against other advice; opposite advice.
counteradvise
counteradvise
verb
To give the opposite advice.
counterdevelopment
counterdevelopment
noun
A development that counteracts another development.
counterdrive
counterdrive
noun
A drive that counteracts another drive.
counterevidence
counterevidence
noun
(philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.
counterevidences
counterevidences
noun
plural of counterevidence
countermoved
countermoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermove
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.
countervailed
countervailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countervail
countervindication
dativogerundial
deconvolution
deconvolution
noun
(mathematics) The inversion of a convolution equation; does not normally have unique solution
decurvation
deindividualization
deindividualization
noun
The act or process of deindividualizing.
deorsumvergence
deorsumversion
deorsumversion
noun
(medicine) lowering of the eyes; downward gaze
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
deviousness
deviousness
noun
The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.
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
devouring
devouring
noun
The act by which something is devoured.
verb
present participle of devour
devouringly
devouringly
adv
In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
devouringness
devouringness
noun
The quality of something that devours.
devourment
devourment
noun
The act of devouring something.
devoutlessness
devoutness
devoutness
noun
The state or quality of being devout.
devoutnesses
devoutnesses
noun
plural of devoutness
devulcanization
devulcanization
noun
To process of treating vulcanized rubber so as to restore the materials that were present prior to vulcanization.
diluvion
diluvion
noun
Synonym of diluvium
diluvions
disadvantageous
disadvantageous
adj
Not advantageous.
disadvantageously
disadvantageously
adv
In a disadvantageous manner.
disadvantageousness
disadvantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being disadvantageous.
disadventurous
disadventurous
adj
(obsolete) Unfortunate; calamitous.
disconducive
disconducive
adj
Synonym of unconducive
discoursiveness
discoursiveness
Noun
The state or quality of being discursive.
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
disvaluation
disvaluation
noun
disesteem; depreciation; disrepute
divulgation
divulgation
noun
The act of divulging or publishing; publication.
The communication of technology or science to the general public, public awareness of science.
The disclosure or revelation of a secret.
divulsion
divulsion
noun
The act of separating by force, especially by dilation or pulling apart.
downcurve
downcurved
downcurved
adj
curved downwards
dubrovnik
dubrovnik
Proper noun
A city and port in southern Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.
dundavoe
endeavour
endeavour
noun
Britain standard spelling of endeavor.
endeavoured
endeavoured
verb
Britain standard spelling of endeavored.
endeavourer
endeavouring
endeavouring
noun
Alternative form of endeavoring
verb
present participle and gerund of endeavour
endovasculitis
endovasculitis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of endangiitis
endovenous
endovenous
adj
(anatomy) Inside a vein.
equidivision
equidivision
noun
division into equal parts
faradonervous
favouredness
favouredness
noun
(chiefly in combination) Quality of being favoured.
ferrovanadium
ferrovanadium
noun
An alloy of iron and up to 55% vanadium; used in the manufacture of specialist steel
frondivorous
godunov
grandevous
grandevous
adj
(obsolete) Of great age; aged; long-lived.
groundwave
groundwave
noun
(radio) A signal that propagates along the surface of the Earth.
grundlov
hudsonville
hypovanadious
hypovanadous
inadventurous
inadventurous
adj
Not adventurous.
inconducive
inconducive
adj
Not likely to produce or support some desired outcome.
indevout
indevout
Adjective
Not devout.
indevoutly
indevoutly
adv
In an indevout manner.
indevoutness
indevoutness
noun
The quality of being indevout.
individualisation
individualisation
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of individualization.
individualization
individualization
noun
The act of individualizing; the state of being individualized.
individuation
individuation
noun
(biology) The differentiation of tissues.
(philosophy) The distinction of the individual from the general or universal.
The process of individuating or individualizing.
individuator
individuator
noun
One who, or that which, individuates.
individuous
interdevour
interdevour
verb
(rare) Of many people, creatures etc.: to devour each other.
introductive
introductive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or serving as an introduction
introductively
introductively
adv
In an introductive manner; as an introduction.
invidious
invidious
adj
(obsolete) Detestable, hateful, odious.
(obsolete) Envious, jealous.
(of a distinction) Offensively or unfairly discriminating.
Causing ill will, envy, or offense.
invidiously
invidiously
adv
In an invidious manner.
invidiousness
invidiousness
noun
(rare) Malevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious.
involucelated
involucellated
involucred
involucred
adj
(botany) Having an involucre.
involuted
involuted
adj
Alternative form of involute
verb
simple past tense and past participle of involute
involutedly
iridoavulsion
laevoduction
levoduction
loudonville
ludlovian
ludlovian
Adjective
Belonging to the Ludlow group.
manoeuvered
manoeuvered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of manoeuver
manoeuvred
manoeuvred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of manoeuvre
misadventurous
misadventurous
Adjective
unfortunate
misadventurously
misadventurously
adv
In a misadventurous manner.
moundsville
moundville
multidivisional
multidivisional
adj
Of or pertaining to more than one division.
munfordville
naviculoid
naviculoid
noun
Any diatom alga of the genus Navicula
neurodegenerative
neurodegenerative
adj
(neurology, pathology) Of, pertaining to, or resulting in the progressive loss of nerve cells and of neurologic function.