(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
acrostichum
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
alumiferous
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amphibryous
amphigouris
amphivorous
amyliferous
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
aristodemus
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
atomiferous
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
autoerotism
autoerotism
noun
Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
bothridiums
bourbonisms
broomsquire
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
ceremonious
ceremonious
adj
Characterized by ceremony or rigid formality
Fond of ceremony, ritual or strict etiquette; punctilious
chloriambus
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
circumsolar
circumsolar
adj
Surrounding or moving around the Sun
clostridium
clostridium
noun
Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
cocksureism
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
commissural
commissural
adj
Of or pertaining to a commissure
commissures
commissures
noun
plural of commissure
commixtures
commixtures
noun
plural of commixture
compositure
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
consortiums
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.
corvillosum
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.
coulommiers
courtierism
courtierism
noun
The behaviour or practices of a courtier; obsequiousness.
criminously
criminously
adv
In a criminous manner.
culmiferous
culmiferous
adj
(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.
(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
customaries
customaries
noun
plural of customary
customarily
customarily
adv
(frequency) Under normal circumstances, normally.
(manner) In the customary manner; as is custom
customizers
customizers
noun
plural of customizer
decussorium
decussorium
noun
(medicine, archaic) An instrument for depressing the dura after trephining.
demiurgeous
derodidymus
diascordium
diascordium
noun
(obsolete, pharmacology) A medicine made from dried herbs, especially Teucrium scordium.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dicoumarins
dicoumarols
dicoumarols
noun
plural of dicoumarol
discomorula
ditrematous
dorsicolumn
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
dysprosiums
ecotourisms
ecotourisms
noun
plural of ecotourism
empoririums
emunctories
emunctories
noun
plural of emunctory
emydosauria
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
eudiometers
eudiometers
noun
plural of eudiometer
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.
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
fibromatous
fibromatous
adj
Of or relating to a fibroma.
fibromucous
fimetarious
fimetarious
adj
Growing on dung.
fissuriform
fissuriform
adj
That resembles a fissure
fistuliform
fistuliform
adj
Of a fistular form; tubular; pipe-shaped.
floricomous
floricomous
adj
(zoology) Having a certain kind of ovipositor, characteristic of the Cnephasiini, consisting of papillae anales with a section of flat-headed setae.
Having the head adorned with flowers.
formidolous
formularies
formularies
noun
plural of formulary
formularise
formularise
verb
(Britain) To express as a formula, to formulate.
formularism
formularist
formulising
formulising
verb
present participle of formulise
formulistic
formulistic
adj
formulaic
fumatoriums
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).
germigenous
germiparous
gestatorium
girouettism
girouettism
noun
The practice of frequently altering one's views and opinions to follow current trends.
glamourizes
glamourizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glamourize
glumiferous
glumiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing a glume.
gourmandise
gourmandise
noun
gluttony
verb
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
gourmandism
gourmandism
noun
A passion for and deep interest in good food.
gravaminous
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.
hermoupolis
honorariums
hormigueros
houseminder
houseminder
noun
A person employed to look after another person's house while the usual occupants are absent.
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
importuners
importuners
noun
plural of importuner
imposterous
imposterous
adj
(obsolete) fraudulent; pretending to be someone else
imposturism
imposturous
imposturous
adj
Alternative spelling of imposterous
incomposure
isocoumarin
isocoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) An isomer of coumarin in which the orientation of the lactone is reversed
isomorphous
isomorphous
adj
Of, relating to, or exhibiting isomorphism.
isothermous
journalisms
journalisms
noun
plural of journalism
leprosarium
leprosarium
noun
An isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
limbiferous
lumbricosis
luminarious
machairodus
macrobiotus
macrorhinus
madisonburg
mammiferous
mammiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having mammae, or (humorous) breasts.
Mammalian.
manniferous
manniferous
adj
Yielding manna.
maraboutism
maraboutism
noun
Support for marabouts (Muslim holy men or mystics).
maritorious
maritorious
adj
Being fond of one's husband to the point of obsession; excessively doting on one's husband.
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
masticurous
maturations
maturations
noun
plural of maturation
measuration
measuration
noun
measurement; mensuration
melliferous
melliferous
adj
(botany) Bearing any substance that is collected by bees to produce honey
Bearing honey
mellivorous
mellivorous
adj
honey-eating
mensuration
mensuration
noun
(forestry) The use of quantitative measurements of forest stand to determine stand timber volume, productivity, and health.
(mathematics) The study of measurement, especially the derivation and use of algebraic formulae to measure the areas, volumes and different parameters of geometric figures.
(music) A 13th century system for governing rhythmic relationships in music that was a precursor to the modern use of time signatures; The use of mensural notation.
The act or process of measuring; measurement.
mentiferous
mentiferous
adj
(archaic) Conveying thought; telepathic.
mentigerous
mercedonius
merdivorous
merdivorous
adj
Dung-eating, coprophagous.
merdurinous
merdurinous
adj
(archaic, rare) Consisting of excrement and urine.
meritorious
meritorious
adj
Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
mesocardium
mesocardium
noun
(anatomy) The structure of splanchnic mesoderm that supports the embryonic heart in the pericardial cavity
mesometrium
mesometrium
noun
(anatomy) The fold of the peritoneum supporting the uterus forming a major part of the broad ligament.
mesorhinium
mesosporium
mesothorium
mesothorium
noun
(physics) Any product of the radioactive decay of thorium, mainly isotopes of radium and actinium
micrandrous
micrandrous
adj
(botany) That produces dwarf male plants
microbursts
microbursts
noun
plural of microburst
microbusses
microcitrus
micrococcus
micrococcus
noun
(biology) Any of a group of spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Micrococcus, that are wide-ranging and harmless.