(biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished from morphological or structural changes.
Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive
additionally
additionally
adv
By way of addition; in addition to; also.
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
admonitorial
admonitorial
adj
(rare) admonitory
admonitorily
admonitorily
adv
In an admonitory manner.
adolescently
adolescently
adv
In a adolescent manner; like a teenager.
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
aglyphodonta
aldolization
aldolization
noun
(organic chemistry) The formation of an aldol, normally from a corresponding aldehyde or ketone
aldosterones
aldosterones
noun
plural of aldosterone
alectoridine
allantoidean
allantoidian
alloantibody
alloantibody
noun
An antibody involved in alloimmunity.
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
altitudinous
altitudinous
adj
(humorous) Lofty; very high.
amianthoidal
amontillados
amontillados
noun
plural of amontillado
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
andouillette
andouillette
noun
A small andouille (type of sausage).
andropetalar
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anecdotalist
anecdotalist
noun
One who recounts anecdotes, or uses them instead of experimental evidence in a field of study.
anisodactyla
anisodactyle
anisodactyli
ankylodontia
anterodorsal
anterodorsal
adj
(anatomy) in front (at the head end) and toward the back (side nearest the spine)
anteromedial
anteromedial
adj
(anatomy) Located in the front and towards a middle line.
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
anthropoidal
anthropoidal
adj
anthropoid
antialdoxime
antidilution
antidilution
adj
(finance) Preventing share dilution.
antimodernly
astonishedly
astonishedly
adv
In an astonished manner.
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
autodialling
autodialling
verb
simple past tense of autodial
battledoring
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
bionditional
bloodstained
bloodstained
adj
(by extension) Guilty of wrongdoing.
Having the color of something which has been stained with blood.
Responsible for the deaths of others; guilty of murder.
Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
bondelswarts
brooktondale
carbonylated
carbonylated
adj
Subjected to carbonylation.
centrodorsal
centrodorsal
adj
(anatomy) central and dorsal
centrolinead
centrolinead
noun
An instrument for drawing lines through a point, or lines converging to a centre.
chloridation
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
chondroclast
chondroclast
noun
(cytology) A large, multinucleated cell involved in the resorption of calcified cartilage
chondrofetal
chondroplast
cladogenetic
cladogenetic
adj
(genetics) Alternative form of cladogenic
claudication
claudication
noun
(medicine, countable) A condition in which temporary cramp-like pain in the calf muscles is induced by exercise, typically caused by obstruction of the arteries.
(medicine, uncountable) Limping.
clinodomatic
clinodomatic
adj
Relating to a clinodome
coadjacently
coelacanthid
coelacanthid
noun
(zoology) Any of the extinct coelacanth fish in the family Coelacanthidae.
cogitabundly
coincidental
coincidental
adj
Happening or existing at the same time.
Occurring as or resulting from coincidence.
collaudation
coloquintida
coloquintida
noun
(obsolete) Colocynth, a viny plant bearing extremely bitter fruit.
conchyliated
conchyliated
adj
(historical) Of a purple colour, distinguished by Pliny from Tyrian purple and amethystine.
concordantly
concordantly
adv
In a concordant manner.
conditionals
conditionals
noun
plural of conditional
conductional
conductional
adj
Relating to, or by means of conduction
conductorial
conductorial
adj
Characteristic of a conductor (especially one who directs an orchestra)
conduplicate
conduplicate
adj
(botany) Of leaves: folded (doubled) lengthwise.
condylarthra
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
confidential
confidential
adj
(dated) Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
(dated) Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
conflagrated
conflagrated
adj
Burnt, destroyed by fire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate
consimilated
consolidated
consolidated
adj
(finance) Including financial data of the parent and all subsidiary companies.
Having been consolidated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consolidate
consolidates
consolidates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consolidate
consolidator
consolidator
noun
(aviation, travel) a business which buys air travel tickets in bulk, then sells them at discounted prices.
(shipping) a business which groups different orders into one shipment.
Anyone who or anything that consolidates.
constellated
constellated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of constellate
contemplated
contemplated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemplate
contractedly
contractedly
adv
In a contracted manner.
contrastedly
contrastedly
adv
in contrast
coordinately
coordinately
adv
In a coordinate or coordinated fashion
cordaitalean
cordaitalean
noun
Any extinct plant of the order †Cordaitales
cordylanthus
cortlandtite
cotyledonary
cotyledonary
adj
Of or pertaining to a cotyledon
counterideal
counterideal
noun
An opposing ideal.
counterpaled
counterplead
counterplead
verb
(transitive) To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
cyanoplastid
cylindromata
dantophilist
darlingtonia
darlingtonia
noun
Any of the genus Darlingtonia of California pitcher plants.
dealkylation
dealkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of alkyl groups from a compound
deallocating
deallocating
verb
present participle of deallocate
deallocation
deallocation
noun
(computing) The release of a portion of storage that had previously been allocated to a specific task.
The act of deallocating.
deambulation
deambulation
noun
(obsolete) A walking abroad; a promenading.
A cycle or revolution during which a programmable machine performs various functions
debilitation
debilitation
noun
The act or process of debilitating, or the condition of one who is debilitated; weakness.
deceleration
deceleration
noun
(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity decreases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
(uncountable) The act or process of decelerating.
dechlorinate
dechlorinate
verb
To remove chlorine from something.
declamations
declamations
noun
plural of declamation
declarations
declarations
noun
plural of declaration
declinations
declinations
noun
plural of declination
decollations
decollations
noun
plural of decollation
decoloration
decoloration
noun
Alternative spelling of decolouration
dedicational
deescalation
deescalation
noun
Alternative spelling of de-escalation
defalcations
defalcations
noun
plural of defalcation
definitional
definitional
adj
Of or relating to a definition.
Used to define something.
deflagration
deflagration
noun
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
deflationary
deflationary
adj
(philosophy, logic) Belonging or relating to a family of theories claiming that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.
Associated with or tending to cause deflation.
deflationist
deflationist
noun
A supporter of deflationism.
deflectional
deflectional
adj
Of or pertaining to deflection.
deflocculant
deflocculant
noun
A deflocculating agent.
deflorations
deflorations
noun
plural of defloration
defoliations
defoliations
noun
plural of defoliation
deglaciation
deglaciation
noun
(climatology, paleontology) The removal of all glacial land ice from a region, usually by melting.
delamination
delamination
noun
(biology) The formation of a gastrula by the splitting of the blastoderm
The separation of the layers of a laminar composite material as a result of repeated stress, or failure of the adhesive
delectations
delectations
noun
plural of delectation
deliberation
deliberation
noun
Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
delimitation
delimitation
noun
A limit or boundary.
The act of delimiting something.
delineations
delineations
noun
plural of delineation
demodulating
demodulating
verb
present participle of demodulate
demodulation
demodulation
noun
The inverse of the effect of modulation, or applying a signal to a carrier.
demonstrable
demonstrable
adj
Able to be demonstrated.
noun
Something that can be demonstrated.
demonstrably
demonstrably
adv
In such a manner that is capable of being demonstrated, shown, or proved.
denotational
denotational
adj
Of or pertaining to denotation.
denotatively
denotatively
adv
In a way that denotes.
dentinoblast
dentinoblast
noun
A mesenchymal cell in which dentin is formed
dentirostral
dentirostral
adj
(zoology) Having a toothed bill.
dentolingual
dentolingual
adj
Alternative form of dentilingual
denudational
denudational
adj
(geology) Relating to, or influenced by, denudation.
deoppilation
deoppilation
noun
(obsolete) The removal of whatever stops up the passages.
deplantation
deplantation
noun
The removal of plants from beds.
deploitation
depopulating
depopulating
verb
present participle of depopulate
depopulation
depopulation
noun
The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.
depositional
depositional
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a deposit or a deposition.
deputational
deputational
adj
Of or relating to a deputation.
deregulation
deregulation
noun
The process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulation.
derivational
derivational
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
desalination
desalination
noun
The process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water.
desalinators
desalinators
noun
plural of desalinator
desobligeant
desolateness
desolateness
noun
The state of being desolate or barren.
desolatingly
desolatingly
adv
So as to cause desolation.
despoliation
despoliation
noun
A stripping or plundering; spoliation.
detonability
detonability
noun
A measure of the readiness with which an explosive will detonate under specified conditions.