(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.
acroclinium
acroclinium
noun
Any Australian plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now named Rhodanthe)
acrostichum
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
alcicornium
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
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.
archimorula
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
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
bromouracil
bromouracil
noun
A brominated derivative of uracil.
bucciniform
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calculiform
calculiform
adj
Having the shape of a pebble
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).
caprifolium
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
ceremonious
ceremonious
adj
Characterized by ceremony or rigid formality
Fond of ceremony, ritual or strict etiquette; punctilious
chloriambus
chromaturia
chromaturia
noun
(pathology) Any abnormal colouration of the urine
chymiferous
chymiferous
adj
Bearing or containing chyme
circumconic
circumconic
noun
(mathematics) A conic section that passes through all the vertices of a triangle
circumlitio
circumpolar
circumpolar
adj
(astronomy) Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel.
Located or found throughout a polar region.
circumsolar
circumsolar
adj
Surrounding or moving around the Sun
circumvolve
circumvolve
verb
(intransitive) To revolve or move around something.
(transitive) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
cirrocumuli
cirrocumuli
noun
plural of cirrocumulus
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
colletarium
colleterium
colleterium
noun
(zoology) An organ, in female insects, containing a cement to unite the ejected ova.
collunarium
collutorium
collutorium
noun
Synonym of mouth wash
colubriform
colubriform
adj
Characteristic of snakes of the family Colubridae; colubrid
Having the form of a snake
noun
Any snake of the clade Colubriformes
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
columbarium
columbarium
noun
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
A niche in such a building for housing urns.
A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
columnarian
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
columniform
columniform
adj
Having the form of a column.
commissural
commissural
adj
Of or pertaining to a commissure
commissures
commissures
noun
plural of commissure
committitur
commixtures
commixtures
noun
plural of commixture
communitary
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.
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.
conditorium
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.
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.
coruminacan
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.
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.
criminously
criminously
adv
In a criminous manner.
cruciformly
cruciformly
adv
In a cruciform manner.
cuculliform
cuculliform
adj
Cowl- or hood-shaped.
culmiferous
culmiferous
adj
(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.
(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
cuprammonia
curiomaniac
curiomaniac
noun
A person who is addicted to collecting curios.
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.
diascordium
diascordium
noun
(obsolete, pharmacology) A medicine made from dried herbs, especially Teucrium scordium.
dicoumarins
dicoumarols
dicoumarols
noun
plural of dicoumarol
dimercurion
dimolecular
dimolecular
adj
bimolecular
discomorula
domiculture
domiculture
noun
The art of housekeeping, cookery, etc.; the domestic arts.
dorsicolumn
ecotourisms
ecotourisms
noun
plural of ecotourism
emunctories
emunctories
noun
plural of emunctory
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
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
eudiometric
eudiometric
Adjective
Of or relating to eudiometry.
ferrocerium
ferrocerium
noun
A pyrophoric alloy of iron and cerium that is used to make the flints for cigarette lighters
fibromucous
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.
formicarium
formicarium
noun
A vivarium used for the study of ants and ant colonies.
formulistic
formulistic
adj
formulaic
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.
hemocyturia
homiculture
homiculture
noun
human stirpiculture; eugenics
hypocarpium
hypocarpium
noun
(botany) An enlarged fleshy structure that forms below the fruit, from the receptacle or hypanthium.
importunacy
importunacy
noun
Constant demanding and pressure; importunity.
The quality of being importunate.
incomposure
inductorium
inductorium
noun
(dated) An induction coil.
intercolumn
intercolumn
noun
(architecture) A space between columns.
isocoumarin
isocoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) An isomer of coumarin in which the orientation of the lactone is reversed
latrocinium
leucocrinum
leucodermia
leucodermic
leucodermic
adj
white-skinned, Caucasian; pale
lumbricosis
machairodus
macrobiotus
macronuclei
macronuclei
noun
plural of macronucleus
macrorhinus
macrouridae
masticurous
mauricetown
mercedonius
mercuration
mesocardium
mesocardium
noun
(anatomy) The structure of splanchnic mesoderm that supports the embryonic heart in the pericardial cavity
micrandrous
micrandrous
adj
(botany) That produces dwarf male plants
microburner
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.
microcosmus
microcuries
microcuries
noun
plural of microcurie
microfaunae
microfaunae
noun
plural of microfauna
microfaunal
microfaunal
adj
Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
microfaunas
microfungal
microfungal
adj
Relating to microfungi.
microfungus
microfungus
noun
A fungus of microscopic size.
micromodule
micromodule
noun
A very small scale electronic module
micronemous
micronuclei
micronuclei
noun
plural of micronucleus
micropodous
microporous
microporous
adj
(of a material) Having micropores of a size less than 2 nanometres.
micropterus
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
microsauria
microseptum
microsporum
microtubule
microtubule
noun
A small tube made of protein and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.