(obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
noun
(neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve.
That which abducts.
abducentes
abducentes
noun
plural of abducens
abduct
abduct
verb
(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
(transitive, anatomy) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.
abducted
abducted
adj
Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abduct
abducting
abducting
verb
present participle of abduct
abduction
abduction
noun
(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abductor
abductor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body
One who abducts; a kidnapper.
abductores
abductores
Noun
of. Sometimes used instead of abductor when referring to the anatomical muscles.
abductors
abductors
noun
plural of abductor
abducts
abducts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abduct
abjudicate
abjudicate
verb
(law) To reject by judicial sentence.
To abjudge.
abjudicated
abjudicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abjudicate
abjudicating
abjudicating
verb
present participle of abjudicate
abjudication
abjudication
noun
(law, rare) Rejection by judicial sentence.
abjudicator
acerbitude
acerbitude
noun
(archaic) Sourness and harshness; acerbity.
archdisturber
audubonistic
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
balducta
balductum
balductum
adj
(obsolete) nonsensical
noun
(obsolete) senseless talk or writing; balderdash.
a posset
bandcutter
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
batidaceous
becrusted
becrusted
adj
Covered with, or as if with, a crust; encrusted.
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
benedictus
betuckered
biarcuated
biarcuated
adj
Synonym of biarcuate
biarticulated
biarticulated
adj
doubly articulated
bicarbureted
bicarbureted
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule.
bicarburetted
bicarburetted
adj
Alternative form of bicarbureted
bicaudate
bicaudate
adj
Having two tails
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
bidactylous
bidenticulate
bidenticulate
adj
Having two denticles.
bifurcated
bifurcated
adj
Divided into two branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
biquadratics
biquadratics
noun
plural of biquadratic
bisulcated
bituberculated
blockbusted
bluecoated
bonducnut
botocudo
botocudo
Noun
One of a tribe of South American Indians of eastern Brazil.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
bradyauxetic
bradyauxetically
brevicaudate
brevicaudate
adj
(zoology) Having a short tail.
bucerotidae
bucketed
bucketed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bucket
bucklandite
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
buddhistic
buddhistic
Adjective
pertaining to Buddhism
buddhistical
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
burckhardt
bureaucratized
bureaucratized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bureaucratize
butcherbird
butcherbird
noun
(South Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.
(US) Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, family Artamidae, of Australia and New Guinea.
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butchered
butchered
adj
(by extension) Taken apart, destroyed or (figurative) distorted beyond recognition.
(of an animal) Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butcher
buttocked
buttocked
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of buttocks
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
caducibranchiata
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
carbohydraturia
carbohydraturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
carburated
carburated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carburate
carbureted
carbureted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carburet
carburetted
caudotibial
caudotibialis
ceratomandibular
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
chlamydobacteriaceous
chondrofibromatous
circumambulated
circumambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate
clothbound
clothbound
adj
(publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather.
cloudburst
cloudburst
noun
A sudden heavy rainstorm.
cloudbursts
cloudbursts
noun
plural of cloudburst
clubfisted
clubfisted
adj
Crude and blunt, lacking finesse.
Having a large fist.
clubfooted
clubfooted
adj
Having a clubfoot.
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
cogitabundity
cogitabundity
noun
(archaic, literary) The state of being cogitabund, or deep in thought.
cogitabundly
cogitabundous
combusted
combusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of combust
conduceability
conductibility
conductibility
noun
The ability to conduct electricity.
conductible
conductible
adj
Able to be conducted or transmitted.
Able to conduct (heat, electricity, etc.).
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
consubstantiated
consubstantiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consubstantiate
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
cosubordinate
counterbalanced
counterbalanced
adj
Having a counterbalance
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbalance
counterband
counterbend
counterbid
counterbid
noun
(business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party
verb
To make a counterbid
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbond
counterbond
noun
A bond to secure one who has given bond for another.
counterborder
counterbored
counterbored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbore
counterbrand
counterbrand
noun
A replacement brand of this kind on cattle.
verb
(transitive) To brand (cattle) with a new and different brand, to mark change of ownership.
counterbuilding
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.
countermandable
countermandable
adj
Capable of being countermanded.
courtbred
courtbred
adj
Bred or educated at court; polished; courtly.
cryptodouble
cubited
cubitodigital
cubitoradial
cubitoradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cubit and radius.
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.
cumberlandite
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
decarburation
decarburisation
decarburisation
noun
Alternative form of decarburization
decarburization
decarburization
noun
The act, process, or result of decarburizing.
decubation
decubation
noun
(obsolete, rare, formal) The act of lying down.
decubital
decubital
adj
(medicine, broadly) Any position of lying down.
(medicine, dated) Relating to a pressure ulcer (a decubitus ulcer, that is, a bedsore).
(medicine, less broadly) A position of lying on one's side, in contrast with supine or prone positions of lying down.
decubiti
decubiti
noun
plural of decubitus
decubitus
decubitus
noun
(medicine) The posture of someone in bed, lying down or reclining.
(pathology) Ellipsis of decubitus ulcer..
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.
deducibility
deducibility
noun
The condition of being deducible
deductibility
deductibility
noun
The ability to be deducted, such as from one's taxes
deductible
deductible
adj
Eligible to be deducted.
noun
(US, insurance) An amount of expenses that must be paid out of pocket before an insurer will pay further expenses.
deductibles
deductibles
noun
plural of deductible
deobstruct
deobstruct
verb
(chiefly medicine) To clear (something) of obstructions.
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
deoxyribonucleotide
deoxyribonucleotide
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any nucleotide containing deoxyribose.
desoxyribonucleoprotein
destructibilities
destructibility
destructibility
noun
The condition of being destructible
destructible
destructible
adj
Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.
destructibleness
destructibleness
noun
The quality of being destructible.
deutocarbonate
dibothriocephalus
dipleurobranchiate
diplobacterium
diplobacterium
noun
A bacterium composed of two adherent bacteria
discoblastula
discoblastula
noun
A discoid blastula formed by cleavage of a meroblastic egg
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
discombobulating
discombobulating
adj
Confusing; tending to befuddle or perplex.
verb
present participle of discombobulate
discombobulation
discombobulation
noun
(humorous) An embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused.