(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acetabulum
acetabulum
noun
(anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.
(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 2½ Roman ounces of wine and equivalent to about 66 mL although differing slightly over time.
(zootomy) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
(zootomy) One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
(zootomy) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
(zootomy) The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
A vinegar saucer, especially (historical) in ancient Roman contexts.
acetabulums
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
antebrachium
antebrachium
noun
(anatomy) The forearm
antirepublicanism
aquopentamminecobaltic
arceuthobium
aristorepublicanism
arthrobacterium
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autocoenobium
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
bacteririum
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
branchiopulmonate
buchmanite
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bucketman
bureaucratism
bureaucratism
noun
bureaucratic policies or behaviour
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
butcherbroom
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butomaceae
butomaceous
butomaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Butomaceae.
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
calcareobituminous
calcareobituminous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
canterburianism
carburometer
ceratomandibular
chlamydobacteriaceous
chromobacterium
circumambient
circumambient
adj
Including all aspects of; encompassing.
Surrounding.
adv
in a circumambient manner
circumambiently
circumambiently
adv
In a circumambient manner.
circumambulate
circumambulate
verb
(transitive) To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumambulated
circumambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate
circumambulates
circumambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumambulate
circumstantiable
circumstantiable
adj
That can be circumstantiated
circumventable
circumventable
adj
Capable of being circumvented.
clubmate
clubmate
noun
A person who is in the same club as another person
columbate
columbate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of columbic acid; a niobate.
columbite
columbite
noun
(mineralogy) A black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main ore of niobium and tantalum.
columbotantalate
columbotitanate
combretaceous
combretaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Combretaceae.
combretum
combretum
noun
Any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs in the genus Combretum.
comburent
comburimeter
comburimeter
noun
(obsolete) An instrument for measuring how comburivorous a substance is.
comburimetry
comburimetry
noun
(obsolete) The measurement of how comburivorous a substance is.
combusted
combusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of combust
combustibilities
combustibilities
noun
plural of combustibility
combustible
combustible
adj
(figurative, dated) Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
Capable of burning.
noun
A material that is capable of burning.
combustibleness
combustibleness
noun
The state or quality of being combustible.
combustibles
combustibles
noun
plural of combustible
combustive
combustive
adj
Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.
combustively
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
commutable
commutable
adj
Capable of being commuted.
commutableness
commutableness
noun
The quality of being commutable or interchangeable.
computable
computable
adj
(computing theory) Of a problem, solvable by a Turing machine or any thereto Turing-equivalent model; Turing-computable.
(mathematics) of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function
(mathematics, set theory) Of a countably infinite set, having a computable indicator function.
Capable of being computed, or enumerated.
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
consumptible
contubernium
coquimbite
coquimbite
noun
(mineralogy) The nonahydrate of iron(III) sulfate.
corynebacterium
corynebacterium
noun
Any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic.
coulombmeter
coulombmeter
noun
An instrument by which electricity can be measured in coulombs.
coumbite
counterambush
counterambush
noun
An ambush set up in response to another ambush.
counterembargo
counterembargo
noun
An embargo that a nation sets up in response to another embargo against it.
counterembargos
counterembattled
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
counterestablishment
counterestablishment
noun
An establishment that opposes another establishment.
countergambit
countergambit
noun
(chess) A gambit offered by the black (non-starting) player.
countermandable
countermandable
adj
Capable of being countermanded.
crumbiest
crumbiest
adj
superlative form of crumby: most crumby
crumblement
crumblement
noun
crumbling
crumblet
crumblet
noun
A small crumb.
crumbliest
crumbliest
adj
superlative form of crumbly: most crumbly
cubitometacarpal
cubmaster
cubmaster
Noun
A Scoutmaster who leads a group of Cub Scouts.
cubometatarsal
cumbent
cumbent
adj
lying down, recumbent
cumberlandite
cumberment
cumberment
noun
encumberment; encumbrance
cumbraite
cuprobismutite
cuprobismutite
noun
(mineralogy) A black mineral, with a metallic lustre, found in quartz deposits; it is a mixed sulfide of copper and bismuth.
cuproplumbite
customable
customable
adj
(obsolete) Subject to the payment of customs; dutiable.
(obsolete) customary
customableness
customableness
noun
(obsolete) Quality of being customable; conformity to custom.
customizable
customizable
adj
Able to be customized.
cytoblastematous
cytoblastemous
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
debouchment
debouchment
noun
(medicine) Opening or emptying into another part
(military) The act, or the result of debouching
The point of debouch of a watercourse
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
decumbent
decumbent
adj
(botany) Of a plant, which lies on the ground with tips turned upwards.
Lying down; reclining on the ground.
decumbently
decumbently
adv
In a decumbent posture.
decumbiture
decumbiture
noun
(astrology, now historical) The time one takes to one's bed during an illness, as used for astrological prognostications; or a chart drawn up to express this.
(obsolete) The fact of lying down, specifically of a person due to illness.
diplobacterium
diplobacterium
noun
A bacterium composed of two adherent bacteria
discombobulate
discombobulate
verb
(transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
discombobulated
discombobulated
adj
(informal) Broken, mixed up.
(informal) Confused, embarrassed, upset.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discombobulate
discombobulates
discombobulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discombobulate
disencumberment
documentable
documentable
adj
Capable of being supported by documentary evidence.
dumbstricken
ectobronchium
ectobronchium
noun
A dorsal branch of the avian mesobronchium or prolongation
embouchement
embouchement
noun
(surgery) The opening of a blood vessel into another one
embouchment
encumberment
encumberment
noun
encumbrance
enterobacterium
enterobacterium
noun
(microbiology) Any of very many gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, many of which are pathogenic.
entobronchium
entobronchium
noun
One of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds.
eubacterium
eubacterium
noun
(microbiology) Any bacterium considered to be within the obsolete taxonomic subkingdom Eubacteria
eulamellibranchiata
eulamellibranchiate
eulamellibranchiate
adj
(biology) Relating to bivalve molluscs of the order Eulamellibranchia
excubitorium
excubitorium
noun
(historical) A gallery in a church, used for all-night vigils.
flavobacterium
flavobacterium
noun
Any of many Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, of the class Flavobacteriia ^([sic]), that occur in soil and water, and are mostly pigmented and photosynthetic.
fusobacterium
fusobacterium
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Fusobacterium
guestchamber
guestchamber
noun
A chamber for the purpose of housing a guest; a guestroom.
hauberticum
hepatoumbilical
humerocubital
humerocubital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the humerus and cubit.
imperscrutable
imperscrutable
adj
(obsolete) Not capable of being searched out; inscrutable.
imputrescibility
imputrescible
imputrescible
adj
Not putrescible.
incircumscriptible
incombustible
incombustible
adj
Not capable of catching fire and burning; not flammable.
noun
Any substance that is not flammable.
incombustibleness
incombustibleness
noun
The quality of being incombustible.
incommensurability
incommensurability
noun
The state or characteristic of being incommensurable.
incommutable
incommutable
adj
Not commutable
incommutableness
incomputable
incomputable
adj
Not computable; that cannot be computed, calculated or estimated.
inconsumptible
inconsumptible
adj
(obsolete) inconsumable
incumbent
incumbent
adj
(Used with "on" or "upon") Imposed on someone as an obligation, especially due to one's office.
(botany, geology) Resting on something else; in botany, said of anthers when lying on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies against the back of one of them
(zoology) Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else.
Being the current holder of an office or a title.
Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent.
Prevalent, prevailing, predominant.
noun
(business) A holder of a position as supplier to a market or market segment that allows the holder to earn above-normal profits.
The current holder of an office, such as ecclesiastical benefice or an elected office.