(organic chemistry) An tricyclic heterocyclic ketone derived from acridine; any derivative of this compound
adenoids
adenoids
noun
plural of adenoid
adenosis
adenosis
noun
(medicine) Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.
adeption
adeption
noun
(obsolete) An obtaining; attainment.
adhesion
adhesion
noun
(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
adjoined
adjoined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjoin
adjoiner
adonises
adonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adonise
adonized
adonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adonize
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
agonized
agonized
adj
in agony or distraught
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonize
aidoneus
amidogen
amidogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry, dated) The amino radical, •NH₂, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH₂⁻, regardable as the ammonia molecule with one of its hydrogen atoms removed.
amidones
amidones
noun
plural of amidone
amoinder
andorite
andorite
noun
(mineralogy) A white mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, and sulfur.
aneroids
aneroids
noun
plural of aneroid
anneloid
anneloid
noun
(zoology) Any animal resembling an annelid.
anodized
anodized
adj
Of a metal object: having a surface layer of oxide, for decoration or protection, and formed via an electrolytic process.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anodize
anodizes
anodizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anodize
anointed
anointed
adj
(archaic, slang) Utter; thorough; eminent.
Having undergone the process of anointing.
noun
A person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anoint
antidote
antidote
noun
(figurative) Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
verb
(transitive) To counteract as an antidote.
antinode
antinode
noun
(physics) A region of maximum amplitude situated between adjacent nodes of a vibrating body, such as a string.
antipode
antipode
noun
Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
armenoid
armenoid
Noun
A member of a subtype of the Caucasian race, similar to the Dinaric but with slightly darker pigmentation, found mainly in the northern part of Western Asia.
arointed
arointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aroint
astonied
astonied
adj
(archaic) In shock or confusion; bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astony
axoidean
badigeon
badigeon
noun
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
beaudoin
bedouins
bedouins
noun
plural of bedouin
bedsonia
bedsonia
noun
(dated) The chlamydia microorganism.
belonoid
belonoid
Adjective
Shaped like a needle
bicorned
bicorned
Adjective
Having two horns; bicorn.
bindoree
binodose
binoxide
binoxide
noun
Archaic form of dioxide.
blennoid
blennoid
noun
Any fish of the family Blenniidae.
blondine
blondine
noun
A bleach that colors a woman's hair blonde.
A woman who has bleached her hair blonde.
bodieron
bodiment
bodleian
bodleian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), English diplomat and scholar and founder of the Bodleian Library.
boldoine
bonfield
bountied
bountied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bounty
brodekin
brodekin
noun
Alternative form of brodequin
brontide
brontide
noun
A sound like that of distant thunder, some of which may have seismic origins.
candiote
canioned
canopied
canopied
adj
covered overhead with (or as if with) a canopy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canopy
catenoid
catenoid
noun
(geometry) A three-dimensional surface formed by rotation of a catenary
cedalion
centroid
centroid
noun
(geometry, physics, engineering, of an object or a geometrical figure) The point at which gravitational force (or other universally and uniformly acting force) may be supposed to act on a given rigid, uniformly dense body; the centre of gravity or centre of mass.
(geometry, specifically, of a triangle) The point of intersection of the three medians of a given triangle; the point whose (Cartesian) coordinates are the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of the three vertices.
(graph theory, of a tree) Given a tree of n nodes, either (1) a unique node whose removal would split the tree into subtrees of fewer than n/2 nodes, or (2) either of a pair of adjacent nodes such that removal of the edge connecting them would split the tree into two subtrees of exactly n/2 nodes.
(mathematical analysis, of a function) An analogue of the centre of gravity of a nonuniform body in which local density is replaced by a specified function (which can take negative values) and the place of the body's shape is taken by the function's domain.
(of a finite set of points) the point whose (Cartesian) coordinates are the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of a given finite set of points.
(statistics, cluster analysis, of a cluster of points) the arithmetic mean (alternatively, median) position of a cluster of points in a coordinate system based on some application-dependent measure of distance.
chelidon
chelidon
noun
(rare, anatomy) Synonym of elbow pit
chelonid
chelonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Cheloniidae of sea turtles.
clorinde
codamine
codeinas
codeines
codeines
noun
plural of codeine
codesign
codesign
verb
(transitive) To cryptographically sign (software).
(transitive) To design together.
codivine
codriven
codriven
verb
past participle of codrive
coffined
coffined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coffin
cognised
cognised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cognise
cognized
cognized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cognize
coincide
coincide
verb
To correspond, concur, or agree.
To occupy exactly the same space.
To occur at the same time.
cojoined
cojoined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cojoin
combined
combined
adj
Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. united together.
noun
(skiing) Ellipsis of Nordic combined..
(skiing) Ellipsis of alpine combined.. An event in alpine skiing consisting of one run of downhill and two runs of slalom.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of combine
comedian
comedian
noun
(by extension) Any person who is humorous or amusing, either characteristically or on a particular occasion.
(dated) A person who performs in theatrical plays.
(obsolete) A writer of comedies.
An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.
confided
confided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confide
confider
confider
noun
One who confides.
confides
confides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confide
confined
confined
adj
In childbed.
Limited; narrow; restricted.
Not free to move.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confine
confixed
confixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confix
connived
connived
verb
simple past tense and past participle of connive
consider
consider
verb
(ditransitive) To assign some quality to.
(intransitive) To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
(transitive) To look at attentively.
(transitive) To take up as an example.
(transitive) To think about seriously.
(transitive) To think of doing.
(transitive, parliamentary procedure) To debate (or dispose of) a motion.
To believe or opine (that).
To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
cordiner
cordiner
Noun
A shoemaker.
corniced
corniced
adj
With a cornice.
corydine
corydine
noun
(organic chemistry) An aporphinoid alkaloid found in Glaucium fimbrilligerum.
cosigned
cosigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosign
coxendix
cupidone
cynoidea
daemonic
daemonic
adj
Alternative form of demonic
daimones
debonair
debonair
adj
(especially of men) Charming, confident, and carefully dressed.
(obsolete) Gracious, courteous.
Suave, urbane and sophisticated.
noun
(obsolete) Debonaire behaviour; graciousness.
deboning
deboning
verb
present participle of debone
decision
decision
noun
(baseball) A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.
(chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.
(uncountable) Firmness of conviction.
A choice or judgement.
The act of deciding.
verb
(boxing) To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout
decoding
decoding
noun
An instance of the translation of something into a form more suitable for subsequent processing.
verb
present participle of decode
decoying
decoying
noun
The act of one who decoys.
verb
present participle of decoy
decurion
decurion
noun
(historical) A member of local government in ancient Rome.
(historical) An officer in charge of ten men in the ancient Roman army.
dedition
dedition
noun
(obsolete) The act of yielding; surrender.
defusion
defusion
noun
(proscribed) The act of defusing.
(psychology) The separation of an emotion or behavior-provoking verbal stimulus from the unwanted emotional or behavioral response as part of a therapeutic process. A neologism meant to indicate the reversal of thought-emotion-action fusion.
Misspelling of diffusion.
deignous
deignous
Adjective
haughty; disdainful
deinodon
deionize
deionize
verb
To remove the ions from
delation
delation
noun
(law) An accusation or charge brought against someone, especially by an informer; the act of accusing someone.
(obsolete) Conveyance.
deletion
deletion
noun
(Internet slang) An act of killing or murder.
(genetics) A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.
An item that has been or will be deleted.
The act of deleting.
delichon
delusion
delusion
noun
A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.
A fixed, false belief, that will not change, despite evidence to the contrary.
That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.
demijohn
demijohn
noun
A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
demilion
demilion
noun
(heraldry) The upper or front half of a lion
demimonk
demiphon
demitone
demitone
noun
(music) A semitone.
demoniac
demoniac
adj
Of or pertaining to demons; demonic.
Possessed or controlled by a demon.
noun
Someone who is possessed by a demon.
demonial
demonial
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to a demon.
demonian
demonian
adj
Relating to, or having the nature of, a demon.
demonise
demonise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of demonize.
demonish
demonish
adj
Like or characteristic of a demon; demonic.
demonism
demonism
noun
(countable) An act or event attributed to demons or devils; an evil act.
(uncountable) Belief in, or worship of demons or devils.
(uncountable, often figurative) The quality of being demonic.
demonist
demonist
noun
A believer in, or worshipper of, demons.
demonize
demonize
verb
To describe or represent as evil or diabolic, usually falsely.
To turn into a demon.
demoting
demoting
verb
present participle of demote
demotion
demotion
noun
An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status
dendroid
dendroid
adj
Resembling a shrub or tree.
noun
(mathematics) An arcwise connected, hereditarily unicoherent continuum.
dennison
denoting
denoting
verb
present participle of denote
denotive
denotive
adj
Serving to denote something.
deponing
deponing
verb
present participle of depone
deposing
deposing
verb
present participle of depose
deration
deration
verb
To remove rationing restrictions from (a product or commodity), so that the amounts one can buy or obtain are no longer limited by regulation.
derision
derision
noun
Act of treating with disdain.
Something to be derided; a laughing stock.
desimone
desition
desition
noun
An end, ending or conclusion
despoina
detonize
detonize
verb
(archaic) To explode, or cause to explode; to burn with an explosion; to detonate.
detoxing
detoxing
noun
Synonym of detox (“detoxification, especially of the body from drugs”)
verb
present participle of detox
devonian
devonian
Adjective
of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago
Of or pertaining to the English region of Devon.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the English region of Devon.
Proper noun
the Devonian period
devonite
devoting
devoting
verb
present participle of devote
devotion
devotion
noun
(countable, ecclesiastical) A prayer (often found in the plural)
(in the plural, obsolete) Religious offerings; alms.
(uncountable) Feeling of strong or fervent affection; dedication
(uncountable) Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
(uncountable) The act or state of devoting or being devoted.
diagnose
diagnose
verb
(by extension) To determine the cause of a problem.
(transitive, medicine) To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.
diaphone
diaphone
noun
(phonology) A particular dialectal variant of a phoneme; all the dialectal variants of a phoneme, considered as a whole.
A kind of organ pipe.
A sound signal which produces sound by means of a slotted piston moved back and forth by compressed air.
dibstone
dibstone
noun
(dated, 19th century) A pebble used in a child's game called dibstones.
dicerion
dichlone
dichlone
Noun
A particular fungicide.
diegueno
digenous
digenous
adj
(biology) Relating to digenesis.
digenova
dignosce
dignosce
verb
(obsolete, Scotland) to discern
dignosle
dihedron
dihedron
noun
(mathematics) A polyhedron having two faces
dikerion
diketone
diketone
noun
(chemistry) any compound having two neighbouring ketonic carbonyl groups
diluendo
dimedone
dimedone
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic diketone 5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione used in analytical chemistry
dinamode
dinheiro
dinheiro
noun
(historical) A coin used from the 12th to the 15th century in Portugal.
dinsmore
dinsmore
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries
diocesan
diocesan
adj
Pertaining to a diocese.
noun
An inhabitant of a diocese.
The bishop of a diocese.
dioecian
dioecian
adj
(botany, zoology) dioecious
diogenes
diogenic
diolefin
diolefin
noun
(organic chemistry) An olefin that has two double bonds; a diene