(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amyliferous
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
aphroditeum
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoturmeric
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
aristodemus
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
atomiferous
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
auribromide
aurobromide
aurodiamine
autoerotism
autoerotism
noun
Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
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
birdmouthed
broomsquire
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
ceremonious
ceremonious
adj
Characterized by ceremony or rigid formality
Fond of ceremony, ritual or strict etiquette; punctilious
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
circumvolve
circumvolve
verb
(intransitive) To revolve or move around something.
(transitive) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
cocksureism
colletarium
colleterium
colleterium
noun
(zoology) An organ, in female insects, containing a cement to unite the ejected ova.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
countrieman
courtierism
courtierism
noun
The behaviour or practices of a courtier; obsequiousness.
crematorium
crematorium
noun
A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.
culmiferous
culmiferous
adj
(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.
(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
customaries
customaries
noun
plural of customary
customizers
customizers
noun
plural of customizer
decussorium
decussorium
noun
(medicine, archaic) An instrument for depressing the dura after trephining.
demiurgeous
dermutation
derodidymus
deutomerite
deutomerite
noun
The posterior nucleated portion of an attached cephalont in gregarines
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dimercurion
dimolecular
dimolecular
adj
bimolecular
dinotherium
dinotherium
noun
An extinct animal of large size, with elephant-like tusks curved down from its lower jaw.
ditrematous
domiculture
domiculture
noun
The art of housekeeping, cookery, etc.; the domestic arts.
ecotourisms
ecotourisms
noun
plural of ecotourism
empoririums
emunctories
emunctories
noun
plural of emunctory
emydosauria
endocardium
endocardium
noun
(anatomy, cardiology) A thin serous membrane that lines the interior of the heart.
endocranium
endocranium
noun
(anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull
endometrium
endometrium
noun
(anatomy) The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.
endoneurium
endoneurium
noun
(anatomy) A layer of delicate connective tissue enclosing the myelin sheath of a spinal cord nerve fiber.
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
enumeration
enumeration
noun
(programming) A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.
A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.
A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
erythronium
erythronium
noun
(obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium.
A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.
euchromatic
euchromatic
adj
Of or pertaining to euchromatin.
euchromatin
euchromatin
noun
(genetics) uncoiled dispersed threads of chromosomal material that occurs during interphase; it stains lightly with basic dyes
eudiometers
eudiometers
noun
plural of eudiometer
eudiometric
eudiometric
Adjective
Of or relating to eudiometry.
europeanism
europeanism
Noun
A word or phrase only used in Europe, or having a special meaning there.
Proper noun
The norms and values common to the people of Europe.
A position that supports European political and economic integration.
eurylaimoid
eurytomidae
exoperidium
exoperidium
noun
The outer layer of a two-layered peridium
ferrocerium
ferrocerium
noun
A pyrophoric alloy of iron and cerium that is used to make the flints for cigarette lighters
fimetarious
fimetarious
adj
Growing on dung.
florilegium
florilegium
noun
(Christianity) A patristic anthology.
A collection of flowers.
fluobromide
fluorimeter
fluorimeter
noun
Alternative form of fluorometer
fluorimetry
fluorimetry
noun
(chemistry, physics) fluorescence spectroscopy
fluviometer
fluviometer
noun
A device used to measure the depth of water in a river, and sometimes used to record its rise and fall
formularies
formularies
noun
plural of formulary
formularise
formularise
verb
(Britain) To express as a formula, to formulate.
formularize
formularize
verb
(US) To express as a formula, to formulate.
furosemides
furosemides
noun
plural of furosemide
gemmiferous
gemmiferous
adj
(biology) Multiplying by means of buds.
(biology) Producing gemmae or buds.
gemmiparous
gemmiparous
adj
(biology) That reproduces by means of buds (gemmae).
geocoronium
geocoronium
noun
(geophysics, meteorology, obsolete) A hypothetical gaseous chemical element proposed to explain certain spectroscopic lines, and the green glow, found in the polar aurorae, that was later found to be explained by singly-ionized oxygen.
germigenous
germiparous
gestatorium
girouettism
girouettism
noun
The practice of frequently altering one's views and opinions to follow current trends.
glamourized
glamourized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of glamourize
glamourizer
glamourizes
glamourizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glamourize
glumiferous
glumiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing a glume.
glumiflorae
gourmandise
gourmandise
noun
gluttony
verb
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
gourmandize
gummiferous
gummiferous
adj
That produces gum (or latex etc)
hemipterous
hemipterous
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran
hemitropous
hemitropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous
Turned half round; half inverted.
hemocyturia
hermoupolis
homebuilder
homebuilder
noun
A person or company which builds houses
homiculture
homiculture
noun
human stirpiculture; eugenics
hormigueros
houseminder
houseminder
noun
A person employed to look after another person's house while the usual occupants are absent.
hydrogenium
hydrogenium
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) Hydrogen, especially when formerly considered as a metal.
ignoramuses
ignoramuses
noun
plural of ignoramus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ignoramus
imperiously
imperiously
adv
In a way that brooks no refusal; commandingly.
In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.
imponderous
imponderous
adj
(obsolete) imponderable
importunate
importunate
adj
(of a demand) Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
(of a person) Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.
verb
(rare) To importune, or to obtain by importunity.
importunely
importunely
adv
(obsolete) In an importune manner.
importuners
importuners
noun
plural of importuner
importunite
imposterous
imposterous
adj
(obsolete) fraudulent; pretending to be someone else
incomposure
intercolumn
intercolumn
noun
(architecture) A space between columns.
intermodule
intermodule
adj
Between modules
internodium
isothermous
leprosarium
leprosarium
noun
An isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
leucocrinum
leucodermia
leucodermic
leucodermic
adj
white-skinned, Caucasian; pale
limbiferous
linguaeform
luminometer
luminometer
noun
photometer
luminophore
luminophore
noun
(chemistry, physics) That part of a molecule that is responsible for a given emission band when it undergoes luminescence.
macronuclei
macronuclei
noun
plural of macronucleus
macrouridae
maleruption
maleruption
noun
(dentistry) The abnormal eruption of a tooth.
mammiferous
mammiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having mammae, or (humorous) breasts.
Mammalian.
manniferous
manniferous
adj
Yielding manna.
manoeuvring
manoeuvring
noun
A manoeuvre.
verb
present participle of manoeuvre
mariupolite
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.