Active help from a person, organization, etc., such as an orderly sharing of space or resources.
Association for mutual benefit, such as for purposes of production or purchase.
cooperstein
coparenting
coparenting
verb
present participle of coparent
copartiment
copernicans
coplanarity
coplanarity
noun
(astronomy, of multiple planets or other orbiting bodies) The state or characteristic of orbiting a central celestial object within the same orbital plane.
(geometry, of at least two things, usually lines) The state or characteristic of being within the same plane.
copresident
copresident
noun
Someone who serves as president together within someone else.
coprincipal
coprincipal
noun
One of a group of people who act jointly as principals (in various senses).
coprisoners
coprisoners
noun
plural of coprisoner
coproducing
coproducing
verb
present participle of coproduce
coprolagnia
coprolagnia
noun
coprophilia
copromoting
copromoting
verb
present participle of copromote
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
corecipient
corecipient
noun
A joint recipient; one of several people who receive something.
cornerpiece
cornerpiece
noun
Part of an object that fits at its corner.
cornucopiae
cornucopian
cornucopian
adj
in great abundance, very abundant
cornucopias
cornucopias
noun
plural of cornucopia
coronership
coronership
noun
The role or office of coroner.
corporation
corporation
noun
(historical) In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.
(slang, dated, humorous) A protruding belly (perhaps a play on the word corpulence).
A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
The municipal governing body of a borough or city.
corruptions
corruptions
noun
plural of corruption
coryphaenid
coryphaenid
noun
(zoology) Any dolphinfish in the family Coryphaenidae.
coscripting
coscripting
verb
present participle of coscript
cotranspire
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
craniograph
craniograph
noun
An instrument once used to make scale-drawings of the skull
craniopagus
craniopagus
noun
(medicine) A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head.
Either of the individual twins of such a pair.
craniopathy
craniopathy
noun
cranial disease
craniophore
craniophore
noun
An apparatus for holding the skull during craniometry
cranioscopy
cranioscopy
noun
(dated) Phrenology.
(rare) The study of the shape, size, and other features of the human skull.
crepitation
crepitation
noun
A crepitant rale.
A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air.
The act of crepitating or crackling.
criniparous
crosspoints
crosspoints
noun
plural of crosspoint
crypteronia
cryptodiran
cryptodiran
Noun
Any member of the Cryptodira, the taxonomic suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles.
cryptogenic
cryptogenic
adj
(of a disease) Of uncertain cause.
(of an organism) Of uncertain origin, either introduced or native to its area.
(of epilepsy) Presumed but not proven to be caused by an abnormality in a particular part of the brain (contrasts with symptomatic and idiopathic).
cryptonymic
cryptonymic
adj
Of or pertaining to cryptonyms.
cryptozonia
ctenophoric
ctenophoric
Adjective
Of or relating to the ctenophores.
cuprammonia
cupronickel
cupronickel
noun
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
cyanophoric
cynomorphic
cynomorphic
adj
doglike
cypridinoid
cypriniform
cypriniform
noun
Any of many ray-finned fish, of the order Cypriniformes, such as the carps, minnows and loaches
cyprinodont
cyprinodont
noun
(zoology) Any of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows.
cyprinoidea
cytosporina
decryptions
decryptions
noun
plural of decryption
dendrophile
dendrophile
noun
One who loves trees.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
departition
departition
noun
(obsolete) departure
(obsolete) separation
verb
(transitive) to remove the partitions from; to merge back into a single unit
deperdition
deperdition
noun
(archaic) Loss; destruction
depersonize
deploration
deploration
noun
The act of deploring or lamenting; lamentation.
deploringly
deploringly
adv
In a deploring manner.
deportation
deportation
noun
The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.
depravation
depravation
noun
Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Detraction; depreciation.
The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
deprecation
deprecation
noun
(countable) A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
(countable) An imprecation or curse.
(uncountable) The act of deprecating.
Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
depredation
depredation
noun
A raid or predatory attack.
An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
depressions
depressions
noun
plural of depression
deprevation
deprivation
deprivation
noun
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
(countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
(followed by “of”) lack
(uncountable) The state of being deprived
description
description
noun
(linguistics) A descriptive linguistic survey.
(linguistics) The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage.
(taxonomy) A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
desorptions
desorptions
noun
plural of desorption
desperation
desperation
noun
A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.
Reckless fury.
Short for bladder desperation.
The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
diamorphine
diamorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The BAN name for the drug heroin.
dipartition
dipartition
noun
Synonym of bipartition
diplocarpon
diplohedron
diplokaryon
diplokaryon
noun
A tetraploid cell nucleus
diploneural
diploneural
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points.
diprotodont
diprotodont
noun
(biology) Any marsupial of the order Diprotodontia
discerption
discerption
noun
The act of pulling or tearing something to pieces
discophoran
disemprison
disimprison
disimprison
verb
(transitive) To free or release from a state of imprisonment.
disparation
disparition
disparition
noun
(obsolete or nonstandard) The act of disappearing; disappearance.
dispensator
dispensator
noun
A distributor; a person who dispenses.
dispersions
dispersions
noun
plural of dispersion
disportment
disportment
noun
(obsolete) Act of disporting; diversion; play.
disruptions
disruptions
noun
plural of disruption
dorsispinal
dorsispinal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the back and the spine.
downpatrick
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
drepaniform
drepaniform
adj
sickle-shaped
dropforging
eclipsareon
eclipsareon
noun
(historical) A device for measuring eclipses.
emancipator
emancipator
noun
A person who emancipates.
encryptions
encryptions
noun
plural of encryption
endocarpoid
endomorphic
endomorphic
adj
of or pertaining to an endomorph
endospermic
endospermic
adj
of, or relating to the endosperm
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
endotrophic
endotrophic
adj
(biology, of some parasitic fungi) obtaining nourishment from within another organism
enteropexia
epeirogenic
epeirogenic
Adjective
Relating to epeirogenesis.
epembryonic
epicondylar
epicondylar
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or resembling, an epicondyle.
epiplastron
epiplastron
noun
(anatomy) One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles
epirogenies
epirotulian
erythropsin
esperantido
eucatropine
eucatropine
noun
(pharmacology) Euphthalmine.
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
europeanise
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.
europeanize
europeanize
verb
Alternative letter-case form of Europeanize
evaporating
evaporating
verb
present participle of evaporate
evaporation
evaporation
noun
(archaic) That which is evaporated; vapor.
The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.
The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
exceptioner
exceptioner
noun
(obsolete) One who takes exceptions or protests.
excerptions
excerptions
noun
plural of excerption
expirations
expirations
noun
plural of expiration
explanitory
exploration
exploration
noun
(medicine) A physical examination of a patient.
The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
The process of exploring.
The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
exploringly
exploringly
adv
So as to explore.
exportation
exportation
noun
(logic) Either the logical law ((P∧Q)→R)⇒(P→(Q→R)), or the rule of replacement ((P∧Q)→R)⇔(P→(Q→R)).
The act of carrying something outside.
The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.
The commodity exported; an export.
expressions
expressions
noun
plural of expression
expurgation
expurgation
noun
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
extirpation
extirpation
noun
The act of extirpating or uprooting.
ferrotyping
ferrotyping
verb
present participle of ferrotype
fetoprotein
fetoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein
fingerposts
fingerposts
noun
plural of fingerpost
floripondio
floripondio
noun
The flowering plant Brugmansia arborea.
forcipation
forcipation
noun
torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers
foreappoint
foreappoint
verb
(transitive) To appoint beforehand.
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
forepointer
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
fortepianos
fortepianos
noun
plural of fortepiano
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
fourpennies
fourpennies
noun
plural of fourpenny
francophile
francophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile
frontpaging
frontspiece
frostnipped
frostnipped
adj
Affected by frostnip.
gramophonic
gramophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to the gramophone.
granophyric
granophyric
adj
(petrology) Having a texture resembling that of classic granophyre.
graphomania
graphomania
noun
(art) Used as part of the name of various surrealist techniques, e.g., a method in which dots are made at the sites of impurities in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots; see "Entoptic graphomania".
The compulsion to write.
grippotoxin
groupthinks
gymnocarpic
harmoniphon
harmoniphon
noun
Alternative form of harmoniphone
harpagornis
harpoonlike
heliotropin
heliotropin
noun
piperonal
hemiprotein
hemiprotein
noun
(biochemistry) An insoluble proteid substance formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid, and apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone.