(organic chemistry) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum.
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.
adelantado
adelantado
noun
(historical) A governor of a province; a commander, in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries.
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adlegation
adlegation
noun
A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
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.
aggelation
alboranite
aldoketene
algodonite
algodonite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.
alienation
alienation
noun
(property law) The transfer of property to another person.
(theater) Verfremdungseffekt.
Emotional isolation or dissociation.
The act of alienating.
The state of being alienated.
alineation
alineation
noun
Alternative form of allineation
alipterion
allegation
allegation
noun
An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
The act of alleging.
allentando
allotments
allotments
noun
plural of allotment
alloxanate
alloxanate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of alloxanic acid.
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alteration
alteration
noun
The act of altering or making different.
The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.
alternator
alternator
noun
(electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.
ameliorant
ameliorant
noun
A substance that helps plants grow by improving the physical condition of the soil.
Anything that improves something else.
andouillet
anelytrous
angletouch
anhelation
anhelation
noun
(uncountable) Followed by after or for: eager desire; (countable) an instance of this.
(uncountable) Mental or spiritual agitation.
(uncountable, pulmonology, archaic) Breathing difficulty, shortness of breath.
ankylotome
anogenital
anogenital
adj
(anatomy) Of, or relating to, the anus and genitals.
antecloset
antedorsal
antelation
antelopian
antelopine
antemortal
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
anteriorly
anteriorly
adv
before (in time)
in front (in position)
towards the anterior
anthelions
anthophile
anthophile
noun
(zoology) An organism that visits flowers.
A person who loves flowers.
antifelony
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antilepton
antilepton
noun
(physics) The antiparticle of a lepton.
antiloemic
antilogies
antilogies
noun
plural of antilogy
antilopine
antilopine
adj
Relating to, or resembling, antelopes in the bovid subfamily Antelopinae.
Relating to, or resembling, antelopes in the tribe Antelopini within that subfamily
Relating to, or resembling, antelopes.
noun
An antilopine kangaroo
Any antelope in the subfamily Antelopinae
Any antelope in the tribe Antilopini
antinovels
antinovels
noun
plural of antinovel
antipleion
antipleion
noun
A region of negative departure from a norm.
antipolice
antipolice
adj
Opposed to or prejudiced against the police
antizealot
antizealot
noun
One who opposes zealotry.
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
aplotaxene
aplotaxene
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (8Z,11Z,14Z)-heptadeca-1,8,11,14-tetraene present in the roots of burdock
applotment
applotment
Noun
apportionment
areolation
areolation
noun
An areola, or a similar form of a space surrounded by something of a different colour.
arsenolite
arsenolite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of arsenic trioxide.
assoilment
assoilment
noun
Act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal.
Act of soiling; defilement.
autogeneal
autogeneal
adj
(archaic) Self-produced; autogenous.
autolesion
azotoluene
babylonite
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.
ballonette
ballottine
balneation
balneation
noun
(formal) The act of bathing.
The administration of public baths.
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
bartonella
bartonella
noun
Any parasitic bacterium of the genus Bartonella
battletown
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
benzoylate
benzoylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To react with a benzoyl radical
bertolonia
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
binoxalate
binoxalate
noun
(chemistry) A salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the base; an acid oxalate.
blackstone
blastogeny
blazonment
blazonment
noun
The act of blazoning.
borolanite
borolanite
noun
(mineralogy) A pyroxene-melanite containing nepheline syenite
butanolide
butanolide
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives
cacothelin
caenostyly
cajolement
cajolement
noun
The act of cajoling or the state of being cajoled.
caledonite
caledonite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic carbonate / sulfate mineral of copper and lead
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
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.
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.
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.
charlemont
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
chaumontel
checklaton
checklaton
noun
Alternative form of ciclatoun
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.
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.
clothesman
clothesman
noun
Someone who sells clothes
coalescent
coalescent
adj
Causing coalescence.
noun
Any agent that causes coalescence.
coastlines
coastlines
noun
plural of coastline
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
coenoblast
coenoblast
noun
(zoology) Germinal tissue of Porifera that forms cores or developing mesoderms
coenosteal
coenosteal
adj
Relating to a coenosteum
colemanite
colemanite
noun
(mineralogy) A white, grey or colorless mineral form of calcium borate; a principal source of boron.
collegiant
collineate
collineate
verb
To collimate
To converge to form a single line or point
columnated
columnated
adj
(architecture) Having columns; columnar
columnates
columnates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columnate
complacent
complacent
adj
Apathetic with regard to an apparent need or problem.
Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
complanate
complanate
adj
Flattened to a level surface.
verb
(transitive) To make level.
concentual
concentual
adj
(rare) Harmonious, in harmony.
conceptual
conceptual
adj
Of or relating to conceptualism.
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
conciliate
conciliate
verb
(intransitive) To mediate in a dispute.
(transitive) To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate.
(transitive, now rare) To reconcile (discordant theories, demands etc.); to make compatible, bring together.
(transitive, obsolete) To acquire, to procure.
conculcate
conculcate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To tread or trample underfoot.
confutable
confutable
adj
(archaic or formal) That can be confuted, i.e. shown to be false; disprovable.
congenital
congenital
adj
(of a trait or a disease) Present since birth.
conglobate
conglobate
adj
Shaped like or formed into a ball.
verb
(transitive) To form into a globe or ball.
constables
constables
noun
plural of constable
consulated
consulates
consulates
noun
plural of consulate
contactile
contextual
contextual
adj
Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location in which the information was found.
contraplex
contraplex
adj
(telegraphy) Of message signals, passing in opposite directions at the same time.
conventual
conventual
adj
Pertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic.
noun
A member of a convent.
corelating
corelation
corelation
noun
(mathematics) The dual of a relation.
A corresponding relationship.
Alternative form of correlation
coterminal
coterminal
adj
(category theory) Describing an object in a category, such that there is precisely one morphism that maps that object to every object in the category.
(geometry, of two angles) Differing only by a whole number of complete circles.
(university education, of a student) Simultaneously studying towards two or more separate degrees.
Coterminous: having the same scope or range, or meeting at the ends.
noun
(aviation) One of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of ticketing.
cotsetland
cottondale
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
covalently
covalently
adv
Using covalent bonds.
covenantal
covenantal
adj
Of or pertaining to a covenant.
creational
creational
adj
of, or pertaining to creation
crotalinae
ctenoplana
dealbation
dealbation
noun
(chemistry, archaic) The process or act of becoming or being made white, most commonly by bleaching; whitening.
decathlons
decathlons
noun
plural of decathlon
declinator
declinator
noun
(obsolete) A dissenter.
An instrument for taking the declination or angle which a plane makes with the horizontal plane.
decolorant
decolorant
noun
A substance that removes colour, or bleaches.
dedolation
dedolation
noun
(medicine, archaic) A slicing wound made by a sharp instrument grazing the surface.
deflations
deflations
noun
plural of deflation
defoliants
defoliants
noun
plural of defoliant
degelation
degelation
noun
The conversion of a gel into a liquid.
delatorian
delegation
delegation
noun
(computing) A method-dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.
(law) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate)
A group of delegates used to discuss issues with an opponent.
An act of delegating.
deligation
deligation
noun
(surgery) A binding up; a bandaging.
delineator
delineator
noun
A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile, as of a road.
One who, or that which, delineates.
deliration
deliration
noun
aberration of the mind; delirium
dentonasal
deoppilant
depilation
depilation
noun
Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing; hair removal.