(of speech) Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points.
Articulated in a roundabout manner; tautological or with repetitive language.
circumnavigations
circumnavigations
noun
plural of circumnavigation
circumstantiation
circumstantiation
noun
The act of circumstantiating.
cochlospermaceous
cochlospermaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cochlospermaceae.
coleopterological
coleopterological
adj
Relating to coleopterology.
collaborationists
collaborationists
noun
plural of collaborationist
collaborativeness
collaborativeness
noun
quality of being collaborative
commemorativeness
commemorativeness
noun
The quality of being commemorative.
commensurableness
commensurableness
noun
The state or quality of being commensurable.
commercialisation
commercialisation
noun
Alternative spelling of commercialization
commercialization
commercialization
noun
The act of commercializing.
compartmentalized
compartmentalized
adj
divided into compartments
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalize
compartmentalizes
compartmentalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compartmentalize
complementariness
complementariness
noun
The state or quality of being complementary; complementarity.
complimentariness
complimentariness
noun
The state or quality of being complimentary.
concentralization
concentrativeness
concentrativeness
noun
The state or quality of being concentrative.
configurationally
configurationally
adv
With regard to a configuration
confraternization
confraternization
noun
Mutual fraternization (as brethren)
congregationalism
congregationalism
noun
Any of several forms of church organization in which each congregation is responsible for its own government.
congregationalist
congregationalist
adj
Of or pertaining to congregationalism
congregationalize
congregationalize
verb
(transitive) To convert to congregationalism.
conjecturableness
consideratenesses
considerativeness
considerativeness
noun
The quality of being considerative.
contemporaneously
contemporaneously
adv
In the same period of time.
contradictiveness
contradictiveness
noun
The quality of being contradictive.
contradictoriness
contradictoriness
noun
The state or quality of being contradictory.
contradistinction
contradistinction
noun
Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined.
The quality of being contradistinctive.
contradistinctive
contradistinctive
adj
Distinguishing by contrast
Having the quality of contradistinction
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
contraindications
contraindications
noun
plural of contraindication
contraprogressist
contraremonstrant
contraremonstrant
noun
One who remonstrates in opposition or answer to a remonstrant.
contrastimulation
contrastimulation
noun
Synonym of counterstimulation
contrasuggestible
contrasuggestible
adj
Liable to respond to psychological suggestion by doing the opposite.
contravindication
controversialists
controversialists
noun
plural of controversialist
conversationalism
conversationalism
noun
Synonym of conversationism
conversationalist
conversationalist
noun
A person skilled in general conversation.
A person who participates in a conversation.
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
coracoprocoracoid
corticopeduncular
corticopeduncular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the peduncles.
counteraccusation
counteraccusation
noun
An accusation made in reply to another accusation.
counteraggression
counteraggression
noun
Aggression shown in response to the aggression of another.
counterattraction
counterattraction
noun
Something that vies for the attention of a person or thing in competition with something else; a rival for preference.
counterattractive
counterattractive
adj
(rare) Acting as a counterattraction; counterattracting.
counteravouchment
counterbreastwork
counterchallenges
counterchallenges
noun
plural of counterchallenge
countercomplaints
countercomplaints
noun
plural of countercomplaint
counterdeputation
counterdeputation
noun
A deputation that opposes another deputation.
counterengagement
counterenthusiasm
counterenthusiasm
noun
An enthusiasm that counters or goes against another enthusiasm.
counterequivalent
counterindication
counterindication
noun
contraindication
counterirritation
counterirritation
noun
(medicine) The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere.
counternecromancy
counterobligation
counterobligation
noun
A reciprocal obligation; something one is obliged to do in return.
counterpropaganda
counterpropaganda
noun
Propaganda disseminated as a response and opposition to other propaganda.
countersignatures
countersignatures
noun
plural of countersignature
counterstrategies
counterstrategies
noun
plural of counterstrategy
craniopharyngioma
craniopharyngioma
noun
A kind of brain tumor derived from pituitary gland embryonic tissue.
crossfertilizable
crossosomataceous
cryptobatholithic
cryptoclimatology
cryptocrystalline
cryptocrystalline
adj
(petrology) Whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification.
noun
(petrology) A rock of this kind.
cryptogrammatical
cryptogrammatical
adj
Of or relating to cryptogrammar.
cryptographically
cryptographically
adv
in a cryptographic manner; using cryptography; for cryptographic purposes
crystallochemical
crystallochemical
adj
Relating to crystallochemistry.
crystallographers
crystallographers
noun
plural of crystallographer
crystallomagnetic
crystallophyllian
cubicontravariant
curricularization
curricularization
noun
The process of curricularizing.
cystoelytroplasty
cystotrachelotomy
cytoarchitectural
cytoarchitectural
adj
Relating to cytoarchitecture.
cytomorphological
cytomorphological
adj
Of or pertaining to cytomorphology
cytotrophoblastic
cytotrophoblastic
adj
Relating to, or containing, cytotrophoblasts
dacryocystoptosis
deanthropomorphic
deanthropomorphic
adj
Moving away from anthropomorphism; no longer regarding (a deity, etc.) as having attributes of human beings.
decarboxylization
decentralizations
decentralizations
noun
plural of decentralization
decriminalization
decriminalization
noun
The act of ceasing to treat a person as a criminal, by making their activities legal or no longer subjecting them to the criminal justice system (but instead possibly the mental healthcare system, etc).
The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)
decrystallization
decrystallization
noun
The breakdown of a solid, crystalline structure.
The removal of crystals from a liquid
dehydrochlorinase
dehydrochlorinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a dehydrochlorination reaction
dehydrochlorinate
dehydrocorydaline
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
depancreatization
dermatocellulitis
dermoossification
diastereoisomeric
diastereoisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to diastereoisomers or diastereoisomerism
dibothriocephalus
dietotherapeutics
dietotherapeutics
noun
dietotherapy
dipterocarpaceous
dipterocarpaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Dipterocarpaceae.
directexamination
disrecommendation
disrecommendation
noun
The act, or the result, of disrecommending.
dissatisfactorily
dorsoepitrochlear
dynamometamorphic
ectodynamomorphic
electroacoustical
electroacoustical
adj
Alternative form of electroacoustic
electroanalytical
electroanalytical
adj
of, pertaining to, or obtained using electroanalysis
electroanesthesia
electroanesthesia
noun
anesthesia induced by cranial electrotherapy stimulation
electroballistics
electroballistics
noun
(dated) The art or science of measuring the force or velocity of projectiles by means of electricity.
electrobiological
electrobiological
adj
of or pertaining to electrobiology
electrocardiogram
electrocardiogram
noun
(cardiology) The visual output that an electrocardiograph produces.
electrochemically
electrochemically
adv
by employing electrochemistry
in an electrochemical manner
electrodiagnostic
electrodiagnostic
adj
Of or pertaining to electrodiagnosis.
electrodiplomatic
electroextraction
electroextraction
noun
electrowinning
electrohemostasis
electrohemostasis
noun
The use of electrocautery to stop a hemorrhage
electrohomeopathy
electrohomeopathy
noun
(dated) A nineteenth-century form of homeopathy based on electrical energy.
electroindustrial
electroirrigation
electrokinematics
electrolyzability
electromagnetally
electromagnetical
electromagnetical
adj
Alternative form of electromagnetic
electromechanical
electromechanical
adj
Related to both electricity (or electronics) and mechanics.
noun
An electromechanical component or device
electrometallurgy
electrometallurgy
noun
The deposit of a metal coating on a prepared surface by electrochemical means, as in electroplating and electrotyping.
electrometrically
electrometrically
adv
By means of electrometry.
electromyographic
electromyographic
adj
Relating to electromyography.
electronegativity
electronegativity
noun
(chemistry) The tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons when forming bonds.
electroneutrality
electroneutrality
noun
(chemistry) electrical neutrality, especially as applied to the principle that pure ionic substances are electrically neutral
electrophilically
electrophilically
adv
In an electrophilic way.
electrophonically
electrophonically
adv
in an electrophonic way
electroretinogram
electroretinogram
noun
the chart or graph produced by electroretinography
electrostatically
electrostatically
adv
in an electrostatic manner, by electrostatic means
electrosurgically
electrosurgically
adv
By means of electrosurgery.
electrotechnician
electrotechnician
noun
Someone who specializes in electrotechnology.
electrotelegraphy
electrotelegraphy
noun
(dated) The art or science of constructing or using the electric telegraph; the transmission of messages by means of the electric telegraph.