(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
aciliated
aciliated
adj
Alternative form of aciliate
adfiliate
adultlike
adultlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an adult
advential
afflicted
afflicted
adj
Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflict
airlifted
airlifted
adj
Having been the subject of an airlift.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airlift
alepidote
alepidote
adj
(of a fish) not having scales
noun
A fish that has no scales
alienated
alienated
adj
Isolated; excluded; estranged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alienate
alimented
alimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aliment
alligated
alligated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alligate
almandite
almandite
noun
(mineralogy) almandine
altitudes
altitudes
noun
plural of altitude
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
antimodel
antimodel
noun
Somebody or something that serves as the opposite of a model, representing what one does not want to be or achieve.
antipedal
apetaloid
apetaloid
adj
apetalous
arillated
arillated
adj
Having an aril.
atloidean
atloidean
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the atlas bone
auditable
auditable
adj
Able to be audited.
bedlamite
bedlamite
noun
(obsolete) A lunatic.
bedquilts
bedquilts
noun
plural of bedquilt
belittled
belittled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belittle
bidactyle
bidential
biflected
bigotedly
bigotedly
adv
In a bigoted manner.
bilobated
bitreadle
bivaulted
bivaulted
adj
Having two vaults or arches.
blattidae
blistered
blistered
adj
Having one or more blisters
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blister
blithered
blithered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blither
bloodiest
bloodiest
adj
superlative form of bloody: most bloody
bloodwite
bloodwite
noun
A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
bloviated
bloviated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bloviate
bobtailed
bobtailed
adj
Having a bobtail
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bobtail
brautlied
cadential
cadential
adj
Of or pertaining to cadence or a cadenza.
caligated
candlelit
candlelit
adj
Lit by a candle or candles.
capitaled
capitaled
adj
(architecture) Bearing a capital.
Possessing capital or wealth.
celsitude
chatfield
childwite
chladnite
chladnite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of enstatite present in some meteorites
claritude
claritude
noun
(obsolete) clarity; splendour
clidastes
cloddiest
cloddiest
adj
superlative form of cloddy: most cloddy
clothilde
cloudiest
cloudiest
adj
superlative form of cloudy: most cloudy
codelight
credulity
credulity
noun
(now nonstandard) Faith, credence; acceptance or maintenance of a belief.
A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness.
crudelity
ctenidial
ctenidial
adj
Relating to ctenidia
cuddliest
cuddliest
adj
superlative form of cuddly: most cuddly
curtailed
curtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curtail
daedalist
dailamite
dancalite
darkliest
darkliest
adv
(literary, dated) superlative form of darkly: most darkly
datelined
datelined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dateline
datelines
datelines
noun
plural of dateline
deadliest
deadliest
adj
superlative form of deadly: most deadly
deadlight
deadlight
noun
(figurative) An eyelid.
(nautical) A deck prism, a device to allow light into the cabin of boat through the deck.
(nautical) A strong (often wooden) shutter fitted over a porthole, that can be closed in bad weather to keep water out and discourage the glass windows from breaking.
dealation
dealation
noun
(entomology) The shedding of wings.
deathlike
deathlike
adj
(obsolete) Deadly.
Resembling or characteristic of death.
a deathlike silence
deathling
deathling
noun
(rare) A dead child.
A mortal; one who will die.
A supernatural being associated with death, especially a child of death.
debitable
debitable
adj
Capable of being debited.
deboistly
deboistly
adv
(obsolete) debauchedly
decaliter
decaliter
noun
US spelling of decalitre
decalitre
decalitre
noun
Ten litres. Symbol: dal
deceitful
deceitful
adj
Deceptive, two-faced.
Deliberately misleading or cheating.
deciliter
deciliter
noun
US spelling of decilitre
decilitre
decilitre
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of fluid equal to 10⁻¹ liters. Symbol: dl.
declinate
declinate
adj
(botany) Bending downward in a curve; declined.
Bent downward or aside.
verb
(grammar) Synonym of decline
declivate
declivent
declivity
declivity
noun
(entomology) An inward curve of the exoskeleton of an insect, such as between body segments; a segment of an insect's body where the exoskeleton curves inward.
(geomorphology) The downward slope of a hill; the downward slope of a curve.
A downward bend in a path.
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.
deductile
defiantly
defiantly
adv
In a defiant manner.
deflating
deflating
verb
present participle of deflate
deflation
deflation
noun
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
(economics, euphemistic) An economic contraction.
(geology) The removal of soil and other loose material from the ground (or another surface) by wind, leaving it exposed to erosion.
An act or instance of deflating.
defoliant
defoliant
noun
An agent used to defoliate plants.
defoliate
defoliate
adj
Deprived of leaves; defoliated.
verb
(transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
deictical
deictical
adj
deictic
deistical
deistical
Adjective
Of or relating to deism.
dejectile
dekaliter
dekaliter
noun
Alternative form of decaliter
dekalitre
dekalitre
noun
Alternative form of decalitre
delations
delations
noun
plural of delation
deleniate
deletions
deletions
noun
plural of deletion
delicates
delicates
noun
plural of delicate
underwear or lingerie
deliciate
deliciate
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To delight oneself; to indulge in feasting or revels.
delictual
delictual
adj
(law) Derived from a delict (analogous to a tort).
deligated
deligated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deligate
delighted
delighted
adj
Filled with wonder and delight.
Greatly pleased.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of delight
delighter
delighter
noun
One who takes delight in something.
delignate
delignate
verb
(rare, transitive) To clear or strip of wood.
delimited
delimited
adj
With specified conditions.
Within set boundaries or limits.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of delimit
delimiter
delimiter
noun
(computing) A unique character or series of characters that indicates the beginning or end of a specific statement, string or function body set.
That which delimits, that separates.
delineate
delineate
verb
To depict, represent with pictures.
To describe or depict with words or gestures.
To outline or mark out.
To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
deliquate
deliquate
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To melt or be dissolved; to deliquesce.
(obsolete, transitive) To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume.
deliriant
deliriant
noun
A drug or other agent that induces a medical state of frank delirium.
deliriate
delisting
delisting
noun
Formal removal from an official list.
verb
present participle of delist
dellenite
deltalike
deltarium
deltation
delthyria
delthyria
noun
plural of delthyrium
deltidial
deltidial
adj
Relating to the delthyrium
deltidium
deltidium
noun
(conchology) The triangular space under the beak of many brachiopod shells.
deltoidal
deltoidal
adj
Deltoid.
deltoidei
deltoidei
noun
plural of deltoideus
demential
demential
adj
(possibly nonstandard) Having or relating to dementia.
demiadult
demiplate
demivolte
demivolts
demivolts
noun
plural of demivolt
dentalgia
dentalgia
noun
toothache
dentalise
dentalise
verb
Alternative form of dentalize
dentalism
dentalism
noun
The quality, in phonetics, of being formed by the aid of the teeth.
dentality
dentality
noun
(phonology) The quality of being dental.
dentalium
dentalium
noun
Any of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium.
dentalize
dentalize
verb
(transitive, phonetics) To make (a speech sound) dental.
dentallia
denticles
denticles
noun
plural of denticle
denticule
denticule
noun
A small tooth or toothlike structure.
depilated
depilated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depilate
depilates
depilates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depilate
depilator
depilator
noun
One who or that which depilates; a remover of hair.
depleting
depleting
verb
present participle of deplete
depletion
depletion
noun
(accounting, mining, timber, petroleum) gradual expense or use of natural resources over time.
(medicine, archaic) The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.
The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
depletive
depletive
adj
Causing depletion.
noun
Any substance used to deplete.
derbylite
derbylite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium.
derelicta
derelicts
derelicts
noun
plural of derelict
dermalith
desalting
desalting
noun
A process in which salt is removed from a material; desalination
verb
present participle of desalt
detailers
detailers
noun
plural of detailer
detailing
detailing
noun
Ornamentation on something that has been constructed.
careful cleaning and refurbishing of an automobile, aircraft, boat, etc.
gerund of detail
verb
present participle of detail
detailism
detailist
detailist
adj
Detail-oriented
Highly detailed.
noun
(art) An artist who produces highly detailed work.
A person who is detail-oriented; One who focuses on detail.
deviately
devilment
devilment
noun
(often humorous) A dish which is devilled (“made piquant or spicy”); a devil; also, the elements of the dish which make it spicy, or the piquancy or spiciness of the dish.
(uncountable) Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
Something cleverly constructed.
Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.
deweylite
diacetyls
dialectal
dialectal
adj
Of or relating to a dialect.
Peculiar to a (nonstandard) variety or lect.
dialectic
dialectic
adj
dialectal
dialectical
noun
(Marxism) Progress of conflict, especially class conflict.
A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.
Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.