(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
acroclinium
acroclinium
noun
Any Australian plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now named Rhodanthe)
adjurations
adjurations
noun
plural of adjuration
adjustoring
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
ailuromania
alcicornium
allopurinol
allopurinol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluniferous
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amphithuron
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androginous
androgonium
androtauric
anguimorpha
anisandrous
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
annunciator
annunciator
noun
(UK, railways) A buzzer in a signal box that sounds when a train activates a treadle positioned on the track, and thus provides a warning or announcement of a nearby train.
A signalling device that shows which of several electrical circuits is active, especially such a device in a telephone switchboard
An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the people of the festivals to be celebrated.
Anything that announces something
anticarious
anticarious
adj
(dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antineutron
antineutron
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a neutron.
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
antitumoral
antitumoral
adj
(oncology) antitumor
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archineuron
arcifinious
arcifinious
adj
(law, dated) Having a natural boundary, like a river, rather than an artificial dividing line.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
astronautic
astronautic
adj
Of or pertaining to astronautics.
attribution
attribution
noun
(law) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
The act of attributing something.
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
aurodiamine
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
autocarpian
autoturning
belabouring
belabouring
verb
present participle of belabour
beliquoring
belorussian
bernoullian
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
bistournage
bittencourt
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
borofluorin
bourbonisms
bourbonnais
bourgeoning
bourgeoning
adj
That bourgeons
noun
sprouting or blossoming
verb
present participle of bourgeon
bourguignon
bourguignon
noun
Beef bourguignon, or a similar dish replacing beef with some other ingredient.
bourneville
boutonniere
boutonniere
noun
A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket.
bromalbumin
bronchiolus
bronchiolus
noun
A bronchiole.
brontosauri
brontosauri
noun
plural of brontosaurus
buccinators
buccinators
noun
plural of buccinator
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
bucciniform
bucerotinae
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
calumniator
calumniator
noun
A person who calumniates (slanders, or makes personal attacks upon, others).
capricornus
capricornus
Proper noun
A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.
Capricorn.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carbonnieux
carburation
carburation
noun
Alternative spelling of carburetion
carburetion
carburetion
noun
The process, such as occurs in a carburetor, of mixing fuel with oxygen or air in appropriate proportion for combustion.
cardionosus
carilloneur
carilloneur
noun
someone who plays the carillon; a carillonist
cariousness
cariousness
noun
the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
carnivorous
carnivorous
adj
(botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Predatory or flesh-eating.
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
catercousin
centuriator
centuriator
noun
A historian who distinguishes time by centuries, especially one of those who wrote the Magdeburg Centuries.
ceremonious
ceremonious
adj
Characterized by ceremony or rigid formality
Fond of ceremony, ritual or strict etiquette; punctilious
cerulignone
chirurgeons
chirurgeons
noun
plural of chirurgeon
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
chondrinous
chontaquiro
churchgoing
churchgoing
adj
Regularly attending church; being a practicing Christian.
noun
The practice of regularly attending church.
cineraceous
cineraceous
adj
Like ashes; ash-coloured; cinerous.
cineritious
cineritious
adj
(anatomy) Related to the cinerea.
cinereous
circulation
circulation
noun
(strictly) The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with the cells and tissues of the body; (loosely) the circulatory system.
Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion
The movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
circumconic
circumconic
noun
(mathematics) A conic section that passes through all the vertices of a triangle
clangouring
clangouring
verb
present participle of clangour
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
cocautioner
coculturing
coculturing
verb
present participle of coculture
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
coinsurable
coinsurance
coinsurance
noun
(US) The joint assumption of risk between the insurer and the insured party.
(international) The joint assumption of risk between multiple insurers.
collunarium
colouration
colouration
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of coloration
columnarian
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
columniform
columniform
adj
Having the form of a column.
communitary
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
concubinary
concubinary
adj
Of or pertaining to a concubine
noun
The state of being a concubine
conditorium
condurangin
condurangin
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two poisonous glucosides obtained from condurango.
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
configuring
configuring
verb
present participle of configure
congruistic
congruities
congruities
noun
plural of congruity
conjuration
conjuration
noun
(obsolete) A league for a criminal purpose; conspiracy.
(obsolete) The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name, or in solemn manner, or binding by an oath; an earnest entreaty; adjuration.
A magic trick.
Conjuring, legerdemain or magic.
connaisseur
connaisseur
noun
A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
connoisseur
connoisseur
noun
A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.
consortiums
constituter
constituter
noun
One who constitutes or appoints.
constitutor
constitutor
noun
One who or that which constitutes something.
consularity
consularity
noun
The office or tenure of a consul; consulship.
consumerism
consumerism
noun
A materialistic attachment to possessions.
A policy of protecting and informing consumers through honesty in advertising and packaging, improved safety standards etc
An economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the long run.
consumerist
consumerist
adj
Of or pertaining to consumerism; consumeristic.
noun
A proponent of consumerism.
continuator
continuator
noun
A person who continues the work of another
contrarious
contrarious
adj
(archaic, of persons) Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.
(archaic, of things) Harmful, vexatious.
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
contributes
contributes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contribute
contributor
contributor
noun
A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.
A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.
A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.
conurbation
conurbation
noun
A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.