(Quebec) A borough, a submunicipal administrative division
An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
asclepiadaceae
aspidobranchia
aspidoganoidei
aspidospermine
aspidospermine
noun
(medicine) An alkaloid, obtained from quebracho bark, that was once used as a respiratory stimulant and antispasmodic, and as an antipyretic in typhoid fever
associatedness
associatedness
noun
The state or quality of being associated.
asterospondyli
astrodiagnosis
astrodiagnosis
noun
The use of astrology to diagnose illness.
atlantodidymus
atlantomastoid
atlantomastoid
adj
Relating to the atlas (bone) and mastoid (process)
attitudinarian
attitudinarian
noun
One who attitudinizes; a posture maker.
attitudinising
attitudinising
verb
present participle of attitudinise
attitudinizing
attitudinizing
noun
The act of one who attitudinizes; affected posturing.
verb
present participle of attitudinize
aulostomatidae
auricyanhydric
autoconduction
autodiagnostic
autodiagnostic
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodiagnosis; self-diagnosing.
autopolyploidy
autopolyploidy
noun
The property of being autopolyploid.
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autosensitized
autotetraploid
autotetraploid
adj
(genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
azodisulphonic
azoxytoluidine
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
bactericidally
bactericidally
adv
In a bactericidal manner.
balanoglossida
balanopsidales
basidiogenetic
basidiomycetes
basidiomycetes
noun
plural of basidiomycete
basidiosporous
basilosauridae
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
bastardisation
bastardisation
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of bastardization.
bastardization
bastardization
noun
(by extension) The combining of separate races in marriage or breeding; miscegenation.
(more generally) The creation of an inferior copy or version; corruption, degradation, or debasement.
Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.
Any change or neologism in language that is viewed as a degradation.
The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.
The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.
batrachoididae
batrachophidia
bdellostomidae
belostomatidae
benedictionale
benedictionary
benedictionary
noun
A collected series of benedictions.
benzaldiphenyl
benzhydroxamic
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
berberidaceous
berberidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Berberidaceae of barberries.
bewilderedness
bewilderedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewildered.
biddulphiaceae
bidialectalism
bidialectalism
noun
The use of two dialects of a language.
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
biodegradation
biodegradation
noun
The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.
bituberculated
blanchardville
blandiloquence
blandiloquence
noun
(archaic) flattery [from 17th c.]
blandiloquious
blastodermatic
bloodguiltless
bloodguiltless
adj
Free from bloodguilt.
bloodthirstier
bloodthirstier
adj
comparative form of bloodthirsty: more bloodthirsty
bloodthirstily
bloodthirstily
adv
In a bloodthirsty manner.
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
bodenbenderite
borofluohydric
bothriocidaris
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
brachydactylia
brachydactylia
noun
brachydactyly
brachydactylic
brachydactylic
adj
Relating to brachydactyly
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
brachypinacoid
brachypinacoid
noun
(crystallography) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.
brachysclereid
brachysclereid
noun
(botany) A sclereid that occurs in the stems (and some fruit) of plants
bradfordsville
bradyseismical
brainardsville
branchiobdella
branchiopodous
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchipodidae
brevicipitidae
bridegroomship
bridgebuilding
bridgebuilding
noun
The construction of bridges.
brobdingnagian
brobdingnagian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Brobdingnagian
brodheadsville
bronchadenitis
bronchodilator
bronchodilator
noun
(medicine) Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs
bronchotyphoid
brooklandville
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
bureaucratized
bureaucratized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bureaucratize
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
calcaneocuboid
calcaneocuboid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the cuboid bone.
callianassidae
callitrichidae
calotermitidae
camaldolensian
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
camelopardalis
camelopardidae
campanularidae
candlelighting
candlelighting
noun
The lighting of a candle, especially as part of a ceremony
cantharidating
cantharidating
verb
present participle of cantharidate
cantharidizing
capparidaceous
capparidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Capparidaceae (preferred: Capparaceae) of capers and close relatives.
carbacidometer
carbacidometer
noun
A instrument used to measure the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air
carbohydrazide
carbohydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any N,N'-diamino derivative of urea
cardiemphraxia
cardinalfishes
cardinalfishes
noun
plural of cardinalfish
cardioarterial
cardioarterial
adj
Relating to the heart and the arteries
cardiocentesis
cardiocentesis
noun
(surgery) incision or puncture into the heart
cardiodynamics
cardiodynamics
noun
The (study of the) action of the heart
cardiographies
cardiographies
noun
plural of cardiography
cardiomotility
cardiomotility
noun
motility (movement) of the heart
cardiomyopathy
cardiomyopathy
noun
(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.
cardionecrosis
cardioneurosis
cardioneurosis
noun
Da Costa's syndrome
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
cardiotoxicity
cardiotoxicity
noun
The state or condition of being cardiotoxic.
cardiovascular
cardiovascular
adj
Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
cardiovisceral
cardiovisceral
adj
Relating to the heart and the viscera.
carphosiderite
carphosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic, hydrated form of ferric sulfate
catacromyodian
catadioptrical
catadioptrical
adj
catadioptric
cecidomyiidous
centrechinoida
cephalodiscida
ceratodontidae
cercomonadidae
cercopithecoid
cercopithecoid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the superfamily Cercopithecoidea (the Old World monkeys).
cerebrocardiac
cerebrocardiac
adj
Relating to the brain and heart.
cervicicardiac
cervicicardiac
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the heart.
chaetodontidae
chalcosiderite
chalcosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
chalicotheriid
chalicotheriid
noun
(zoology) Any mammal in the family Chalicotheriidae.
chandlersville
chappaquiddick
cheilodipterus
chemicodynamic
chenopodiaceae
chickenhearted
chickenhearted
adj
Alternative form of chicken-hearted
childishnesses
childishnesses
noun
plural of childishness
chlamydosporic
chloranhydride
chloridellidae
chloropalladic
chlorophyllide
chlorophyllide
noun
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble breakdown product of chlorophyll formed by hydrolysis or enzyme action
chlorophylloid
chlorothiazide
chlorothiazide
noun
(medicine) A thiazide diuretic used in the treatment of hypertension and other conditions