simple past tense and past participle of accustomize
acetotoluide
acetotoluide
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of a toluidine
acidulations
acidulations
noun
plural of acidulation
acrodactylum
acrodactylum
noun
The upper surface of a toe
adjectitious
adjectitious
adj
(formal) Added; additional.
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adjudication
adjudication
noun
(emergency response) The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action.
(law) The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt.
(law, Scotland) A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt.
A judgment or sentence.
The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
adjudicators
adjudicators
noun
plural of adjudicator
adjudicatory
adjudicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to an adjudication.
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
adscititious
adscititious
adj
Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.
adstipulator
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adulterators
adulterators
noun
plural of adulterator
adulterously
adulterously
adv
In an adulterous manner.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
altitudinous
altitudinous
adj
(humorous) Lofty; very high.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ammoniureted
andouillette
andouillette
noun
A small andouille (type of sausage).
anthomedusae
anthomedusan
anthomedusan
noun
Any hydrozoan of the former order Anthomedusae (now Anthoathecata)
antidilution
antidilution
adj
(finance) Preventing share dilution.
appenditious
arthrodirous
arthropodous
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
audiologists
audiologists
noun
plural of audiologist
audiometries
audiometries
noun
plural of audiometry
audiometrist
audiometrist
noun
A technician who carries out audiometry.
auditorially
auditorially
adv
In an auditory manner.
audubonistic
aulostomidae
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autobasidium
autobasidium
noun
(mycology) Synonym of holobasidium
autodetector
autodetector
noun
An automatic detector.
autodialling
autodialling
verb
simple past tense of autodial
autodidactic
autodidactic
adj
Of, relating to, or being an autodidact; self-taught; self-educated.
autodrainage
autoindexing
autoindexing
noun
(computing) The programmed retrieval of words from a document for use in building an index
automatic indexing
autosyndesis
autotriploid
autotriploid
adj
(genetics) triploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autoxidation
autoxidation
noun
(chemistry) A spontaneous oxidation reaction that results in the slow, flameless combustion of a material.
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.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
boatbuilders
boatbuilders
noun
plural of boatbuilder
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
caudolateral
caudolateral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tail and the side of an organ etc.
chaetopodous
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.
clitoridauxe
coadjustment
coadjustment
noun
mutual adjustment
coadjutement
coadjutrices
coadventured
coadventurer
coadventurer
noun
A fellow adventurer.
cocultivated
cocultivated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocultivate
coeducations
cogitabundly
collaudation
coloquintida
coloquintida
noun
(obsolete) Colocynth, a viny plant bearing extremely bitter fruit.
communicated
communicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communicate
conductances
conductances
noun
plural of conductance
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.
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
contractured
contractured
adj
(medicine) deformed by contracture
cordylanthus
cotransduced
cotransduced
adj
transduced along with another
cotransduces
cotransduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cotransduce
counderstand
countenanced
countenanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countenance
counteracted
counteracted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counteract
counterbrand
counterbrand
noun
A replacement brand of this kind on cattle.
verb
(transitive) To brand (cattle) with a new and different brand, to mark change of ownership.
counterdance
counterdance
noun
Alternative form of contra dance
counterdraft
counterdrain
counterdrain
noun
(surgery) An inserted device or other means by which excess fluid is drained off from a part of the body in which it accumulates.
A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
verb
(surgery) To drain off excess fluid from a part of the body in which it accumulates.
counterguard
counterguard
noun
(fortification) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
counterideal
counterideal
noun
An opposing ideal.
countermands
countermands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand
counterpaled
counterpaned
counterpaned
adj
Fitted with a counterpane.
counterplead
counterplead
verb
(transitive) To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
counterraids
counterraids
noun
plural of counterraid
countershade
counterstand
counterstand
noun
(obsolete) A stand against; opposition, resistance.
countertrade
countertrade
noun
(international trade) Exchange of goods or services that are paid for, in whole or part, with other goods or services.
verb
To engage in exchanges of this kind.
creaturehood
creaturehood
noun
The condition of being a creature; the realm of creatures.
cubitoradial
cubitoradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cubit and radius.
cuspidations
daemonurgist
datiscaceous
daughterhood
daughterhood
noun
The condition of being a daughter.
deambulation
deambulation
noun
(obsolete) A walking abroad; a promenading.
A cycle or revolution during which a programmable machine performs various functions
deambulatory
deambulatory
adj
Going about from place to place; wandering.
noun
(dated) A covered place in which to walk; an ambulatory.
decantherous
decantherous
adj
(botany) Having ten anthers
decapetalous
decapetalous
adj
Having ten petals.
decoagulated
decrustation
decrustation
noun
The removal of a crust.
decussations
decussations
noun
plural of decussation
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
deflocculant
deflocculant
noun
A deflocculating agent.
deflocculate
deflocculate
verb
To disperse an agglomerate into fine particles and form a colloid
defraudation
defraudation
noun
(obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
degraduation
degustations
degustations
noun
plural of degustation
dematiaceous
dematiaceous
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to a group of fungi that produce melanin in their cell walls, giving them a characteristic brown colour when grown on agar.
demodulating
demodulating
verb
present participle of demodulate
demodulation
demodulation
noun
The inverse of the effect of modulation, or applying a signal to a carrier.
demodulators
demodulators
noun
plural of demodulator
demutization
denaturation
denaturation
noun
(biochemistry) The change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused by heating, changes in pH, or exposure to certain chemicals.
The deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink
dentolingual
dentolingual
adj
Alternative form of dentilingual
denudational
denudational
adj
(geology) Relating to, or influenced by, denudation.
denumeration
denunciation
denunciation
noun
An open declaration of personal fault.
Proclamation; announcement; a publishing.
That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment.
The act of denouncing; an accusation made in public
The announcement of termination (of a treaty).
denunciatory
denunciatory
adj
Tending to denounce.
deoperculate
deoperculate
adj
(botany) Having the lid removed; said of the capsules of mosses.
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.
depopulative
depopulative
adj
That depopulates
depopulators
depopulators
noun
plural of depopulator
deputational
deputational
adj
Of or relating to a deputation.
deputization
deputization
noun
The process of becoming a deputy.
deregulation
deregulation
noun
The process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulation.
deregulatory
deregulatory
adj
Of or pertaining to deregulation
dermapterous
dermatonosus
desaturation
desaturation
noun
(chemistry) the conversion of a saturated compound to an unsaturated one by removing hydrogen or other atoms to form a double bond
(medicine) a decrease in the level of oxygen saturation in a patient's haemoglobin
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
detruncation
detruncation
noun
The act of lopping or cutting off, as the head from the body.
deuteranomal
deuteranopes
deuteranopes
noun
plural of deuteranope
deuteranopia
deuteranopia
noun
A form of color blindness in which the retina is deficient in or lacks cone cells containing opsins that respond to the color green, resulting in an inability to distinguish red from green.
deuteranopic
deuteranopic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, deuteranopia.
deuterations
deuterations
noun
plural of deuteration
deuteropathy
deuteropathy
noun
(medicine, dated) A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, such as headache from an overloaded stomach.
deuteroplasm
deuteroplasm
noun
Synonym of deutoplasm
deuterostoma
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
deutoplasmic
deutoplastic
deutoplastic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to, or composed of, deutoplasm.