(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
ailurophile
ailurophile
noun
A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.
ailurophobe
ailurophobe
noun
A person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
aleurodidae
alloxuremia
alumiferous
aluniferous
amyliferous
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
austrophile
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
belabouring
belabouring
verb
present participle of belabour
beliquoring
belliferous
belliferous
adj
(rare, formal) Bringing war.
belorussian
bernoullian
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
bodybuilder
bodybuilder
noun
(bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
boilerhouse
boilerhouse
noun
(nautical) The deckhouse above a ship's boiler and engine room.
A building containing a boiler.
boilersuits
boilersuits
noun
plural of boilersuit
bouleuteria
bouleuteria
noun
plural of bouleuterion
bourneville
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.
bulbiferous
bulbiferous
adj
(botany) Producing bulbs or bulbils.
byelorussia
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calcigerous
calcigerous
adj
Containing lime.
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
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.
cerophilous
cerulignone
cheliferous
cheliferous
adj
Having chelae (cheliform claws)
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.
ciliiferous
circumvolve
circumvolve
verb
(intransitive) To revolve or move around something.
(transitive) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
coinsurable
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
copublisher
copublisher
noun
A joint publisher; one of several publishers releasing a publication together.
corbiculate
corbiculate
adj
Having corbiculae
noun
Any bee that has a corbicula (pollen basket)
corniculate
corniculate
adj
Having processes resembling small horns.
Horned; having horns.
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.
corybulbine
coulometric
coulometric
adj
(physics, chemistry) of, or relating to coulometry
coulommiers
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.
courtzilite
courtzilite
noun
(mineralogy) A type of asphalt allied to uintahite and gilsonite.
crenulation
crenulation
noun
A minute crenation.
The state of being minutely scalloped.
croquignole
croquignole
noun
Alternative form of crokinole
crouseville
cuadrillero
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
culmiferous
culmiferous
adj
(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.
(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
decolouring
decolouring
verb
present participle of decolour
decolourise
decolourise
verb
Alternative spelling of decolourize
decolourize
decolourize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To drain of colour, to remove the colour from.
deglutitory
deglutitory
adj
Serving for, or aiding in, deglutition.
deleterious
deleterious
adj
(genetics) Having lower fitness.
Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.
deliriously
deliriously
adv
In a delirious manner, or to the point of delirium.
delusionary
delusionary
adj
(psychology) Delusional.
desultorily
desultorily
adv
In a desultory fashion.
devouringly
devouringly
adv
In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
dimolecular
dimolecular
adj
bimolecular
diploneural
diploneural
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points.
disclosures
disclosures
noun
plural of disclosure
discoloured
discoloured
adj
Britain standard spelling of discolored.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discolour
domiculture
domiculture
noun
The art of housekeeping, cookery, etc.; the domestic arts.
egregiously
egregiously
adv
conspicuously badly (used negatively)
eleutherios
elocutioner
elocutioner
noun
A public speaker; one who uses elocution.
elucidators
elucidators
noun
plural of elucidator
elucidatory
elucidatory
adj
Serving to elucidate.
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.
elutriators
elutriators
noun
plural of elutriator
endoneurial
endoneurial
adj
Of or pertaining to the endoneurium.
epirotulian
equicaloric
equicaloric
adj
Having the same number of calories.
eradiculose
eradiculose
adj
Not radiculose.
ereuthalion
eruditional
erysipelous
erysipelous
adj
Alternative form of erysipelatous
eurylaimoid
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.
executorial
executorial
adj
Of or relating to an executive (branch of government etc.).
Of or relating to an executor.
ferociously
ferociously
adv
In a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive.
Intensely or extremely.
feudatorial
feudatorial
adj
Synonym of feudatory
filoviruses
filoviruses
noun
plural of filovirus
floriferous
floriferous
adj
(botany) That bears flowers (especially lots of flowers).
florilegium
florilegium
noun
(Christianity) A patristic anthology.
A collection of flowers.
florisugent
floundering
floundering
noun
The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle.
verb
present participle of flounder
flourishers
flourishers
noun
plural of flourisher
fluobromide
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
fluoridated
fluoridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fluoridised
fluoridised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridise
fluoridized
fluoridized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridize
fluorimeter
fluorimeter
noun
Alternative form of fluorometer
fluorimetry
fluorimetry
noun
(chemistry, physics) fluorescence spectroscopy
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
fluviometer
fluviometer
noun
A device used to measure the depth of water in a river, and sometimes used to record its rise and fall
foliiferous
foliiferous
adj
Alternative form of foliferous
forcipulate
forficulate
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.
fruticulose
fruticulose
adj
(botany) Like, or pertaining to, a small shrub
fulgoroidea
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
furodiazole
galeorhinus
galliferous
galliferous
adj
Containing or producing gallium.
gauloiserie
genouillere
glamourized
glamourized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of glamourize
glamourizer
glamourizes
glamourizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glamourize
globiferous
globiferous
adj
(zoology) Having a round or globular tip.
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.