Any Australian plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now named Rhodanthe)
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
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antitumoral
antitumoral
adj
(oncology) antitumor
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
belabouring
belabouring
verb
present participle of belabour
beliquoring
belorussian
bernoullian
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
borofluorin
bourneville
bromalbumin
bronchiolus
bronchiolus
noun
A bronchiole.
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).
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carilloneur
carilloneur
noun
someone who plays the carillon; a carillonist
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
cerulignone
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
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.
clangouring
clangouring
verb
present participle of clangour
coculturing
coculturing
verb
present participle of coculture
coinsurable
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.
consularity
consularity
noun
The office or tenure of a consul; consulship.
corniculate
corniculate
adj
Having processes resembling small horns.
Horned; having horns.
corybulbine
councillary
councillors
councillors
noun
plural of councillor
couniversal
counterfoil
counterfoil
noun
the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub
counterlife
counterlife
noun
A counterfactual life; a life other than the one actually lived.
countertail
countervail
countervail
verb
(obsolete) To have the same value or number as.
To compensate for.
To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
counterwill
courtliness
courtliness
noun
The quality of being courtly; refinement of manners.
crenulation
crenulation
noun
A minute crenation.
The state of being minutely scalloped.
criminously
criminously
adv
In a criminous manner.
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
crouchingly
crouchingly
adv
In a crouching manner; while crouched down; in a crouch.
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
curculionid
curculionid
noun
Any weevil of the family Curculionidae
decolouring
decolouring
verb
present participle of decolour
delusionary
delusionary
adj
(psychology) Delusional.
devouringly
devouringly
adv
In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
diploneural
diploneural
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points.
dorsicolumn
elocutioner
elocutioner
noun
A public speaker; one who uses elocution.
elusoriness
elusoriness
noun
The quality of being elusory.
elutriation
elutriation
noun
The process of separating the lighter particles from the heavier ones by means of an upward directed stream of gas or liquid.
endoneurial
endoneurial
adj
Of or pertaining to the endoneurium.
epirotulian
ereuthalion
eruditional
exclusioner
exclusioner
Noun
A member of the political factions that sought to exclude from the throne of England in the 17th century.
excursional
excursional
adj
Of or relating to excursions.
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
florisugent
floundering
floundering
noun
The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle.
verb
present participle of flounder
flourishing
flourishing
adj
growing, thriving, doing well
noun
The action of the verb flourish; flowering.
verb
present participle of flourish
fluorescein
fluorescein
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted; used forensically to detect traces of blood, and in analytical chemistry as an indicator in silver nitrate titrations
fluorescing
fluorescing
verb
present participle of fluoresce
fluorinated
fluorinated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with fluorine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
fluorindine
fluorogenic
fluorogenic
adj
(physics) That generates fluorescence
flustration
flustration
noun
(colloquial) The act of flustrating; confusion; flurry.
formulating
formulating
verb
present participle of formulate
formulation
formulation
noun
(medicine) A medicinal preparation.
A particular linguistic construction; a turn of phrase.
The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
formulising
formulising
verb
present participle of formulise
formulizing
formulizing
verb
present participle of formulize
fulguration
fulguration
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface
(medicine) cauterization with electricity; electrocautery
A flash of lightning
fulminatory
fulminatory
adj
Thundering; striking terror.
fundatorial
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
furloughing
furloughing
verb
present participle of furlough
furunculoid
galeorhinus
genouillere
glandarious
glucuronide
glucuronide
noun
(biochemistry) Any of various derivatives of glucuronic acid formed during the metabolism of phenols etc that serve to remove them from the bloodstream.
glycuronide
granulation
granulation
noun
(astronomy) A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere.
(medicine) Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue.
(uncountable) The condition of being granulated.
The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery.
The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.
The forming of metals into granules by pouring them through a sieve into water while hot.
granuliform
granuliform
adj
(mineralogy) Having a granular structure.
gratulation
gratulation
noun
(archaic) The expression of pleasure at someone's else's success or luck; congratulation.
(now rare) A feeling of happiness and satisfaction; joy, especially at one's good fortune.
grouchingly
grouchingly
adv
In a grouchy manner; grouchily.
groundlings
groundlings
noun
plural of groundling
guillotiner
guillotiner
noun
An executioner who uses the guillotine.
gurgulation
helicorubin
holothurian
holothurian
noun
(zoology) sea cucumber (of the class Holothuroidea)
hydraulicon
hydraulicon
noun
An ancient musical instrument, the water organ.
hydroquinol
illuminator
illuminator
noun
An artist who adds illustrations and decorations to illuminated manuscriptsᵂ.
One who illuminates; an explainer.
illusionary
illusionary
adj
Illusory; pertaining to an illusion, or of the nature of an illusion.
importunely
importunely
adv
(obsolete) In an importune manner.
incorruptly
incorruptly
adv
Without corruption.
incredulous
incredulous
adj
(largely obsolete, now only nonstandard) Difficult to believe; incredible.
Expressing or indicative of incredulity.
Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe.
inculcators
inculcators
noun
plural of inculcator
inculcatory
inculpatory
inculpatory
adj
that causes someone to be blamed for something
incuriously
incuriously
adv
In an incurious manner.
infraocular
infraocular
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Situated below the eyes.
injuriously
injuriously
adv
In an injurious manner; in a manner that injures.
inoculators
inoculators
noun
plural of inoculator
inodorously
inopercular
inopercular
adj
inoperculate
insufflator
insufflator
noun
A form of injector for forcing air into a furnace.
Agent noun of insufflate: a person or device which insufflates.
insultproof
insultproof
adj
Resistant to insults.
intercolumn
intercolumn
noun
(architecture) A space between columns.
intercouple
intercouple
adj
Between couples.
verb
(transitive) To couple (separate items) together.
intercupola
interfluous
interfluous
adj
Alternative form of interfluent
intermodule
intermodule
adj
Between modules
interocular
interocular
adj
Between the eyes.
intervolute
intraocular
intraocular
adj
(ophthalmology) Inside or within the eye.
intrusional
intrusional
adj
Of or pertaining to intrusion.
involucrate
involucrate
adj
(botany) Having an involucre; involucred.
involuntary
involuntary
adj
Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.
Without intention; unintentional.
journalised
journalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of journalise
journalisms
journalisms
noun
plural of journalism
journalists
journalists
noun
plural of journalist
journalized
journalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of journalize
journalizer
journalizer
noun
One who records events in a journal.
journalizes
journalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of journalize
journalling
journalling
noun
Alternative form of journaling
labouringly
labouringly
adv
With labour; strenuously.
lanciferous
lanciferous
adj
Bearing a lance.
laniflorous
latrocinium
laureations
laureations
noun
plural of laureation
lentigerous
lentigerous
adj
Having a crystalline lens.
leucocrinum
leukotriene
leukotriene
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several physiologically active lipids, related to the prostaglandins, that participate in allergic responses.
ligniferous
ligniferous
adj
Yielding or producing wood.
lignivorous
lignivorous
adj
That feeds on wood.
ligurrition
linguaeform
linguliform
linguliform
adj
(biology) resembling a lingula
noun
Any brachiopod of the subphylum Linguliformea
locutionary
locutionary
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of locution
louringness
lubrication
lubrication
noun
The application of a substance (a lubricant), between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.