The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
aminoaciduria
aminoaciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of amino acids in the urine.
anacardiaceous
anacardiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs.
anacardium
anarchoindividualist
ancistrocladaceous
ancistrocladus
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
androcephalum
androclinium
androclus
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androdioecious
androdioecious
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androdioecy.
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
andronicus
androtauric
antecardium
antejudiciary
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
anticonductor
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antidysuric
antipeduncular
antiproductionist
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiproductivity
antireducer
antireducing
antireduction
antireductive
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
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
arachnidium
archfounder
archplunderer
archscoundrel
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
audiencer
audiencier
audiencier
noun
A bailiff in certain French courts.
auricyanhydric
auricyanide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
autodecrement
autodecrement
noun
(computing) An automatic decrement.
verb
(computing) To decrement automatically.
autodecremented
autodecremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autodecrement
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autodestruction
autodestruction
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself.
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
autoreduction
autoreduction
noun
(inorganic chemistry) reduction in the absence of a reducing agent
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
bandcutter
bareknuckled
barracudina
barracudina
noun
Any of the elongated ray-finned fish of the order Paralepididae.
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bescoundrel
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bleachground
blockaderunning
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
branchiopodous
brunched
brunched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brunch
buccaneered
buccaneered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buccaneer
buchbinder
cadaverousness
cadaverousness
noun
The state or quality of being cadaverous.
caducibranch
caducibranch
noun
(zoology) Any caducibranchiate organism.
caducibranchiata
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
caducicorn
caducicorn
adj
(zoology) Having deciduous horns or antlers.
calentured
calentured
adj
Afflicted with calenture.
campanularidae
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
canandelabrum
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
candelabrums
candidature
candidature
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.
candidatures
candidatures
noun
plural of candidature
candiru
candiru
noun
A small parasitic fish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river, rumored to swim up male urethras.
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
candour
candour
noun
British spelling and Canada standard spelling of candor.
candours
candours
noun
plural of candour
cannelured
cannelured
adj
Having cannelures
caraunda
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
carbuncled
carbuncled
adj
Affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles; marked with red sores; pimpled and blotched.
Set with carbuncles (red precious stones).
cardanus
cardianeuria
cardiodysneuria
cardioncus
cardioneural
cardioneurosis
cardioneurosis
noun
Da Costa's syndrome
cardionosus
cardiopneumatic
cardiopneumograph
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
cardueline
cardueline
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the subfamily Carduelinae of finches.
carunculated
carunculated
adj
Alternative form of carunculate
cassaundra
catanadromous
catanadromous
adj
(zoology) Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
cathodofluorescence
caudatolenticular
caudatolenticular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the caudate and lenticular nuclei of the corpus striatum in the brain.
cauldrifeness
cauldron
cauldron
noun
(military) A strategic encirclement.
A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.
cauldrons
cauldrons
noun
plural of cauldron
caundra
censured
censured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of censure
centaurdom
centaurdom
noun
The condition of being, or resembling, a centaur.
The world or realm of centaurs.
centaurid
centauridium
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
centrifuged
centrifuged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifuge
centrodesmus
centrolepidaceous
centrolepidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Centrolepidaceae.
centuried
centuried
adj
(rare, chiefly literary) Having existed for centuries; ancient.
ceratomandibular
cernuda
chadbourn
chadbourne
chadburn
chandragupta
chapournetted
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.