The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
apoturmeric
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
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
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
auctorizate
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
autocracies
autocracies
noun
plural of autocracy
autosoteric
autosoteric
adj
Relating to autosoterism
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
bittencourt
boviculture
boviculture
noun
The rearing and care of cattle.
brucellosis
brucellosis
noun
(pathology) Infection by a bacterium of the genus Brucella, which is carried by ruminants and other mammals, with symptoms include recurring fevers, sweating, weakness, anorexia, headaches, depression, and generalized aches and pains.
bucerotidae
bucerotinae
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calcigerous
calcigerous
adj
Containing lime.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
caquetoires
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carbonnieux
carburetion
carburetion
noun
The process, such as occurs in a carburetor, of mixing fuel with oxygen or air in appropriate proportion for combustion.
caricaceous
caricaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Caricaceae.
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.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
catercousin
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
caulopteris
celliferous
celliferous
adj
Bearing or producing cells.
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
cerophilous
cerulignone
cetiosauria
cetiosaurus
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
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.
chyliferous
chyliferous
adj
That bears or transmits chyle.
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
ciliiferous
cineraceous
cineraceous
adj
Like ashes; ash-coloured; cinerous.
cineritious
cineritious
adj
(anatomy) Related to the cinerea.
cinereous
circumvolve
circumvolve
verb
(intransitive) To revolve or move around something.
(transitive) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
cirriferous
cirriferous
Adjective
Bearing cirri
cirrigerous
cirrigerous
adj
Bearing cirri.
citharoedus
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
coadjutrice
cocautioner
cocciferous
cocciferous
adj
Bearing or producing berries.
cocksureism
coexecutrix
coexecutrix
noun
A joint executrix.
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.
colletarium
colleterium
colleterium
noun
(zoology) An organ, in female insects, containing a cement to unite the ejected ova.
collutories
collutories
noun
plural of collutory
colourative
colourative
adj
Rare spelling of colorative.
colpeurysis
colpeurysis
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The dilation of the vagina, as by a colpeurynter.
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
commissures
commissures
noun
plural of commissure
commixtures
commixtures
noun
plural of commixture
compositure
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
computerite
computerize
computerize
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
(transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
(transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
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.
congruities
congruities
noun
plural of congruity
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.
constituter
constituter
noun
One who constitutes or appoints.
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.
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
contributes
contributes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contribute
copublisher
copublisher
noun
A joint publisher; one of several publishers releasing a publication together.
coquecigrue
coquecigrue
noun
(mathematics) A certain mathematical object in connection with Leibniz algebras.
A chimera.
corbiculate
corbiculate
adj
Having corbiculae
noun
Any bee that has a corbicula (pollen basket)
corequisite
corequisite
noun
(education) A course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course.
corniculate
corniculate
adj
Having processes resembling small horns.
Horned; having horns.
corniferous
corniferous
adj
Horned.
cornigerous
cornigerous
adj
Horned, having a horn or horns.
cornucopiae
corrigendum
corrigendum
noun
(usually in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections.
An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
corruptible
corruptible
adj
(of a person) bribable, that can be bought
perishable, subject to decay
noun
(archaic) That which may decay and perish; the human body.
coruscative
corybulbine
costiferous
costiferous
adj
(anatomy) Bearing ribs.
costumeries
costumeries
noun
plural of costumery
coterminous
coterminous
adj
(by extension) Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time.
(geography) Having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary.
(law) Said of linked or related property leases that expire together.
Meeting end to end or at the ends.
coulometric
coulometric
adj
(physics, chemistry) of, or relating to coulometry
coulommiers
couniversal
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterdike
counterfeit
counterfeit
adj
Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical.
False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
Inauthentic.
noun
(obsolete) An impostor; a cheat.
(obsolete) That which resembles another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.
A non-genuine article; a fake.
One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.
verb
(transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
(transitive, obsolete) To feign; to mimic.
(transitive, obsolete) To produce a faithful copy of.
(transitive, poker, usually "be counterfeited") Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.
counterfire
counterfire
noun
(military) firing of weapons in response
counterfoil
counterfoil
noun
the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub
countergift
countergift
noun
A gift given in response to a gift received.
counteridea
counteridea
noun
An opposite idea.
counterions
counterions
noun
plural of counterion
counterlife
counterlife
noun
A counterfactual life; a life other than the one actually lived.
countermaid
countermine
countermine
noun
A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.
A stratagem or plot by which another stratagem or project is defeated.
An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) to sap hostile mining.
To plot opposition; to frustrate the initiatives of another.
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
counterraid
counterraid
noun
A raid carried out in response to another raid.
verb
To carry out a counterraid.
counterruin
counterside
counterside
adj
Beside a counter.
noun
An opposite side.
countersign
countersign
noun
(law) A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.
The response to a sign or signal.
verb
(transitive) To sign on the opposite side of (a document).
(transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersuit
countersuit
noun
(law) A lawsuit filed against a party that has filed a suit against one.
countertail
countertime
countertime
noun
(equestrianism, obsolete) The resistance of a horse that interrupts its cadence and the measure of its manège, caused by bad horsemanship or the bad temper of the horse.
(obsolete) Opposition; resistance.
countervail
countervail
verb
(obsolete) To have the same value or number as.
To compensate for.
To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
countervair
countervair
noun
(heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterwill
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
countrieman
countrified
countrified
adj
Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countrify
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryside
countryside
noun
A rural landscape.
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
Such part of a larger area.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
courtesying
courtesying
noun
gerund of courtesy: an act of curtseying.
verb
present participle of courtesy
courtierism
courtierism
noun
The behaviour or practices of a courtier; obsequiousness.
courtliness
courtliness
noun
The quality of being courtly; refinement of manners.
courtzilite
courtzilite
noun
(mineralogy) A type of asphalt allied to uintahite and gilsonite.
couseranite
couturieres
couturieres
noun
plural of couturiere
crematorium
crematorium
noun
A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.
crenulation
crenulation
noun
A minute crenation.
The state of being minutely scalloped.
criniferous
crinigerous
crinigerous
Adjective
hairy
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
crouseville
cruciferous
cruciferous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
Bearing a cross.
crucigerous
crucigerous
adj
Bearing a cross; marked with the figure of a cross.