(medicine) The expansion of fibers extending from the superior pubic ligament to the posterior surface of the linea alba.
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androtauric
annunciated
annunciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annunciate
antecardium
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
antidysuric
antireducer
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
arachnidium
archfounder
auricyanide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
barracudina
barracudina
noun
Any of the elongated ray-finned fish of the order Paralepididae.
becudgeling
becudgeling
verb
present participle of becudgel
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
becushioned
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bescoundrel
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
buccaneered
buccaneered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buccaneer
bucklandite
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
bunchbacked
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
calumniated
calumniated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calumniate
camaldulian
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
canandaigua
canandaigua
Proper noun
a city and town in New York, USA
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
candidature
candidature
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
cardionosus
cassidulina
centrifuged
centrifuged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifuge
chelidonium
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chondrinous
chubbedness
cinclidotus
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
cladogenous
clinandrium
clinandrium
noun
(botany) An area at the tip of the column of orchid flowers, beneath the anthers.
clinopodium
clubionidae
cnidogenous
cnidoscolus
coadjuvancy
coadjuvancy
noun
(rare) cooperation; mutual effort
coadunating
coadunating
verb
present participle of coadunate
coadunation
coadunation
noun
(obsolete) Union into a single body or mass; unity.
coadunative
coadunative
adj
Serving to coadunate or unite.
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
coatimundis
coatimundis
noun
plural of coatimundi
coboundless
cocounseled
coeducation
coeducation
noun
the education of male and female students in the same institution
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
colongitude
colongitude
noun
(astronomy) The longitude of the morning terminator (division between illuminated and dark regions) on the Moon, as measured in degrees westward from the prime meridian.
coloquintid
coloquintid
noun
(obsolete) colocynth
compendious
compendious
adj
briefly describing a body of knowledge
containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
compendiums
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
compounding
compounding
noun
An accumulation of compound interest.
The act of mixing or combining substances to make a compound, such as a medicine
verb
present participle of compound
concludable
concludable
adj
That can be concluded.
concludence
concludency
concludency
noun
(obsolete) deduction from premises; inference; conclusion
concludendi
concludible
concludible
adj
Archaic spelling of concludable.
concordatum
condictious
conditivium
conditorium
condominium
condominium
noun
(US, Canada, Philippines) An individual unit (such as an apartment) in such a complex.
(US, Canada, Philippines) The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
A region or territory under such rule.
Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.
The legal tenure involved.
conducement
conducement
noun
That which is conducive; something that leads or contributes to an outcome.
conducingly
conductance
conductance
noun
(physics) A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.
conductible
conductible
adj
Able to be conducted or transmitted.
Able to conduct (heat, electricity, etc.).
conductions
conductions
noun
plural of conduction
conductress
conductress
noun
(dated) a female conductor
condurangin
condurangin
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two poisonous glucosides obtained from condurango.
confounders
confounders
noun
plural of confounder
confounding
confounding
noun
(epidemiology) The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
verb
present participle of confound
conjectured
conjectured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conjecture
constituted
constituted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of constitute
constructed
constructed
adj
artificial; man-made
verb
simple past tense and past participle of construct
consuetudes
consuetudes
noun
plural of consuetude
consummated
consummated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consummate
contextured
contextured
adj
Formed into texture; woven together; arranged or composed.
continuando
continuando
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) The situation where a plaintiff recovered damages for several trespasses in the same action.
continuedly
continuedly
adv
In a continued manner; ongoingly.
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
contusioned
convolvulad
convulsedly
coproducing
coproducing
verb
present participle of coproduce
corduroying
corduroying
verb
present participle of corduroy
corrigendum
corrigendum
noun
(usually in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections.
An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
cosplendour
cotransduce
cotransduce
verb
(transitive) To transduce along with something else.
counsinhood
counterband
counterbend
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterbond
counterbond
noun
A bond to secure one who has given bond for another.
counterdash
counterdike
counteridea
counteridea
noun
An opposite idea.
counterlode
countermaid
countermand
countermand
noun
An order to the contrary of a previous one.
verb
(figuratively) To counteract, to act against, to frustrate.
(obsolete) To maintain control of, to keep under command.
(obsolete) To oppose or revoke the command of (someone).
(obsolete) To prohibit (a course of action or behavior).
To cancel an order for (some specified goods).
To recall a person or unit with such an order.
To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
counterraid
counterraid
noun
A raid carried out in response to another raid.
verb
To carry out a counterraid.
counterside
counterside
adj
Beside a counter.
noun
An opposite side.
countersued
countersued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countersue
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
countrified
countrified
adj
Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countrify
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryside
countryside
noun
A rural landscape.
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
Such part of a larger area.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
cousinhoods
cousinhoods
noun
plural of cousinhood
crudenesses
crudenesses
noun
plural of crudeness
cubomedusan
cubomedusan
adj
Of or pertaining to the cubomedusa
cumberbunds
cumberbunds
noun
Misspelling of cummerbunds.
cumbernauld
cumbernauld
Proper noun
a town in council area, Scotland, a new town founded in the 1950s on the site of a village of the same name
cummerbunds
cummerbunds
noun
plural of cummerbund.
cuneocuboid
cuneocuboid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the joint between the cuboid and lateral cuneiform.
curculionid
curculionid
noun
Any weevil of the family Curculionidae
curmudgeons
curmudgeons
noun
plural of curmudgeon
curvilinead
curvilinead
noun
(geometry, obsolete) An instrument for drawing curved lines.
curvinerved
curvinerved
adj
(botany) Having the ribs or veins of the leaves curved.
cusparidine
cuspidation
cyanuramide
cylindruria
cylindruria
noun
(pathology) The presence of renal cylinders in the urine
daunomycins
daunomycins
noun
plural of daunomycin
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
decaudation
decaudation
noun
The act of decaudating, or removing the tail from something.
decerniture
decerniture
noun
(Scotland, law) A decree or sentence of a court.
declinature
declinature
noun
(law) Recusal.
(law) The legal privilege of a party, in certain circumstances, to decline the jurisdiction of a judge before whom the party's case sits.
The act of declining or refusing.
decolouring
decolouring
verb
present participle of decolour
deconstruct
deconstruct
verb
(transitive) To analyse in general.
(transitive) To analyse in terms of deconstruction (a philosophical theory of textual criticism).
(transitive) To critique.
(transitive, especially US sports) To destroy.
(transitive, often figurative) To break something down into its component parts.