(organic chemistry) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
acondylose
acondylose
adj
Alternative form of acondylous
aconelline
acotyledon
acotyledon
noun
(botany) A plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.
actinolite
actinolite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂, belonging to the amphibole group.
actionable
actionable
adj
(law) Affording grounds for legal action.
I'm sure it's not good of me to write that he's a lush, but is it actionable?
That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
actionless
actionless
adj
Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
adolescent
adolescent
adj
Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
noun
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
aeolodicon
aeolodicon
noun
(music) An obsolete keyed wind instrument resembling the harmonium, its tone produced from steel springs.
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
alcyonacea
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
alienicola
allogeneic
allogeneic
adj
(genetics) Genetically different because of being derived from separate individuals of the same species.
(immunology) Of a reaction that occurs when cells are transplanted into a genetically different recipient.
allowanced
allowanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allowance
allowances
allowances
noun
plural of allowance
almochoden
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
aluconidae
aluconinae
amylogenic
amylogenic
adj
Forming starch; applied specifically to leucoplasts.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.
anchorable
anchorable
adj
Capable of being anchored.
That can be used as an anchorage.
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
androecial
androecial
adj
(botany) Relating to the androecium
anemologic
anepiploic
angletouch
anisocycle
anovesical
anovesical
adj
Relating to the anus and urinary bladder.
antecloset
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
antiloemic
antipolice
antipolice
adj
Opposed to or prejudiced against the police
arecolidin
arenicolor
arvicoline
arvicoline
adj
That inhabits meadows; rural
noun
Any rodent of the subfamily Arvicolinae
ascolichen
ascolichen
noun
Any lichen whose fungal component is an ascomycete
balanocele
balconette
balconette
noun
(architecture) A false balcony, or railing at the outer plane of a window-opening reaching to the floor, and resembling a balcony when the window is open.
(rare) A small balcony.
barcellona
barcelonas
barleycorn
barleycorn
noun
(architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two mouldings.
(obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
A grain of barley.
beaconless
beaconless
adj
Without a beacon.
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
blackstone
bouchaleen
bounceable
bounceable
adj
Able to be bounced
bounceably
cacothelin
caenostyly
cajolement
cajolement
noun
The act of cajoling or the state of being cajoled.
calascione
calascione
noun
Alternative form of colascione
caledonian
caledonian
Adjective
In or from Caledonia.
In or from New Caledonia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Caledonia; a Scot.
caledonite
caledonite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic carbonate / sulfate mineral of copper and lead
calliopean
calliopean
Adjective
Of or relating to Calliope.
callowness
callowness
noun
The condition of being callow; immaturity.
calodaemon
calzoneras
camerlengo
camerlengo
noun
The cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes.
camerlingo
cancellous
cancellous
adj
(anatomy, of bone) Having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones.
candlebomb
candlebomb
noun
A pasteboard shell used in signaling, filled with a substance which makes a brilliant light when it explodes.
A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
candlewood
candlewood
noun
Dacryodes excelsa, a tree native to Puerto Rico.
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus, a medium-sized evergreen tree indigenous to South Africa.
cannelloni
cannelloni
Noun
Wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven.
cantaloupe
cantaloupe
noun
(Australia, US) Having a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.
(UK, Ireland) Smooth-skinned, also known as true cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and also grown in Europe.
An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
capitoline
capreoline
capreoline
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the roebuck.
carbondale
carbonless
carbonless
adj
Without carbon.
carmagnole
carmagnole
noun
(archaic) A bombastic report from the French armies.
(clothing, historical) A short jacket, fashionable during the French Revolution, with short skirts, a broad collar and lapels, and several rows of buttons.
(historical) A popular Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
castagnole
castellano
castellano
noun
(historical) A former Spanish coin, notionally equivalent to a castellano of gold.
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 4.8 g.
celadonite
celadonite
noun
(mineralogy) A blueish-green form of mica.
celiodynia
cellophane
cellophane
noun
Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.
verb
(transitive) To wrap or package in cellophane.
censorable
censorable
adj
Capable of being censored.
centimolar
centimolar
adj
(chemistry) Of or relating to centimoles; one hundredth as concentrated as a molar solution.
centonical
centonical
adj
Of or pertaining to a cento (work quoting from other authors).
centroidal
centroidal
adj
(graph theory, of a tree) Having a single centroid.
Of or pertaining to a centroid.
cephalonia
cephalonia
Proper noun
A Greek island in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.
ceremonial
ceremonial
adj
(archaic) Observant of ceremony, ritual, or social forms.
Of, relating to, or used in a ceremony.
noun
A ceremony, or series of ceremonies, prescribed by ritual.
chalcedony
chalcedony
noun
A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
chalcosine
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chamaeleon
chamaeleon
noun
Alternative spelling of chameleon
chameleons
chameleons
noun
plural of chameleon
chancellor
chancellor
noun
(Christianity) A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
(Scotland, law) The foreman of a jury.
(UK politics) Ellipsis of Chancellor of the Exchequer.
(US, law) The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).
(education) The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
charlemont
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
chaumontel
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
chelonidae
chlidanope
chloramine
chloramine
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of unstable compounds of nitrogen and chlorine R₁R₂NCl; also the parent compound NH₂Cl, used to manufacture hydrazine, and as the antiseptic chloramine-T
chlorinate
chlorinate
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).
cholestane
cholestane
noun
(organic chemistry) The tetracyclic hydrocarbon precursor of most steroids, such as cholesterol.
chopfallen
chopfallen
adj
Synonym of chapfallen
citronella
citronella
noun
A tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon nardus, that has citrus-scented leaves.
An essential oil obtained from this plant, often used as an insect repellent.
cladoceran
cladoceran
noun
Any of the small crustaceans of the order Cladocera
clanfellow
clanfellow
noun
A fellow member of a clan.
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
clanswomen
clanswomen
noun
plural of clanswoman
claybourne
cleromancy
cleromancy
noun
Divination by casting lots (sortilege).
Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone.
clinoclase
clinoclase
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral composed of a basic copper arsenate
cloacaline
cloacaline
adj
Synonym of cloacal
cloacinean
clothesman
clothesman
noun
Someone who sells clothes
coalescent
coalescent
adj
Causing coalescence.
noun
Any agent that causes coalescence.
coalescing
coalescing
noun
coalescence
verb
present participle of coalesce
coalmonger
coalmonger
noun
(dated) A dealer in coal.
coastlines
coastlines
noun
plural of coastline
cobalamine
cobalamine
noun
(chemistry) A corrinoid.
coccinella
coelacanth
coelacanth
noun
Any lobe-finned fish in the order Coelacanthiformes, thought until 1938 to have been extinct for 70 million years.
Either of two species of deep-water fish, Latimeria chalumnae of the Indian Ocean and Latimeria menadoensis of Indonesia.
coelentera
coelentera
noun
plural of coelenteron
coenaculum
coenoblast
coenoblast
noun
(zoology) Germinal tissue of Porifera that forms cores or developing mesoderms
coenoecial
coenoecial
adj
Relating to the coenoecium.
coenosteal
coenosteal
adj
Relating to a coenosteum
coevalness
cognisable
cognisable
adj
Alternative form of cognizable
cognizable
cognizable
adj
(law) Within the jurisdiction of a particular court.
Capable of being known or perceived.
coislander
coislander
noun
An inhabitant of the same island.
colascione
colascione
noun
An early form of lute with a long neck; the mandora.
colecannon
colemanite
colemanite
noun
(mineralogy) A white, grey or colorless mineral form of calcium borate; a principal source of boron.
collagenic
collagenic
Adjective
Relating to, or composed of collagen
collarbone
collarbone
noun
The bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone.
collegians
collegians
noun
plural of collegian
collegiant
colligance
collineate
collineate
verb
To collimate
To converge to form a single line or point
collophane
colonnaded
colonnaded
adj
(architecture) Having one or more colonnades.
colonnades
colonnades
noun
plural of colonnade
colubrinae
columnated
columnated
adj
(architecture) Having columns; columnar
columnates
columnates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columnate
combinable
combinable
adj
Able to be combined.
commensals
commensals
noun
plural of commensal
commonable
commonable
adj
(of land) Owned, managed or used in common.
Of an animal: that may be pastured on common land.
commonweal
commonweal
noun
(obsolete or archaic) The common good; public wellbeing or prosperity
The body politic; republic
companable
companable
Adjective
companionable; sociable
complacent
complacent
adj
Apathetic with regard to an apparent need or problem.
Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
complained
complained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complain
complainer
complainer
noun
One who complains, or is known for their complaints.
complanate
complanate
adj
Flattened to a level surface.
verb
(transitive) To make level.
compliance
compliance
noun
(mechanics) A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility
(medicine) The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
(uncountable) The state of being compliant.
(uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.
(uncountable, business) The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with.