(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
aphroditous
aristodemus
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
australioid
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bothridiums
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
cardionosus
cassiodorus
chiropodous
chiropodous
adj
(zoology) Having feet that are adapted for grasping
chondrinous
cirropodous
cirropodous
adj
relating to, or characteristic of the cirripeds
citharoedus
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
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterside
counterside
adj
Beside a counter.
noun
An opposite side.
countryside
countryside
noun
A rural landscape.
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
Such part of a larger area.
cuckoldries
cuckoldries
noun
plural of cuckoldry
cursoriidae
decolourise
decolourise
verb
Alternative spelling of decolourize
decussorium
decussorium
noun
(medicine, archaic) An instrument for depressing the dura after trephining.
deinosauria
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.
demiurgeous
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
dentigerous
dentigerous
adj
Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures; of or pertaining to tissue from which teeth develop.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
derodidymus
destruction
destruction
noun
The act of destroying.
The results of a destructive event.
desucration
desultorily
desultorily
adv
In a desultory fashion.
detrivorous
detrivorous
adj
Alternative form of detritivorous
dextrosuria
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
dinosaurian
dinosaurian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Dinosaurian.
Of, relating to, or resembling a dinosaur.
noun
A dinosaur.
dioestruses
dipsosaurus
disciferous
disciferous
adj
Bearing discs.
discigerous
disclosures
disclosures
noun
plural of disclosure
discoloured
discoloured
adj
Britain standard spelling of discolored.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discolour
discomorula
discounters
discounters
noun
plural of discounter
discouraged
discouraged
adj
Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.
unrecommended; unprescribed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discourage
discourager
discourager
noun
One who discourages.
discourages
discourages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discourage
discoursers
discoursers
noun
plural of discourser
discoursing
discoursing
verb
present participle of discourse
discoursive
discoursive
adj
discursive
of or pertaining to discourse or reasoning
discourtesy
discourtesy
noun
A rude act.
Lack of courtesy; rudeness.
discubitory
discubitory
adj
(obsolete, nonce word) leaning; fitted for a reclining posture
disenshroud
disenshroud
verb
(transitive) To divest of a shroud; to unveil.
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disgracious
disgracious
adj
Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
dishonoured
dishonoured
adj
Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dishonour
dishonourer
dishonourer
noun
One who dishonours.
disjointure
disjointure
noun
An instance or state of being disjoint; separation.
disobstruct
disobstruct
verb
To clear away an obstruction.
disquisitor
disquisitor
noun
A person who makes a disquisition; an inquirer or investigator.
disruptions
disruptions
noun
plural of disruption
distributor
distributor
noun
(printing, historical) A machine for distributing type.
(printing, historical) An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.
A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
One who or that which distributes.
ditrematous
dolichosaur
dolichosaur
noun
Any extinct squamate reptile of the genus Dolichosaurus
dorsicolumn
dorsiferous
dorsiferous
adj
(biology) Bearing, or producing, on the back; applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, whose ova become attached to the skin of the parent's back, where they develop.
dorsigerous
dorsigerous
adj
(zoology, obsolete) Carrying on the back.
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
dorsiparous
dorsiparous
adj
dorsiferous
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
droughtiest
droughtiest
adj
superlative form of droughty: most droughty
drouthiness
drouthiness
noun
(Scotland, US) droughtiness
drupiferous
duplicators
duplicators
noun
plural of duplicator
dysprosiums
echinodorus
elucidators
elucidators
noun
plural of elucidator
emydosauria
endocrinous
endocrinous
adj
(dated) endocrine
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
enshrouding
enshrouding
noun
The process or situation of something being enshrouded; a covering.
verb
present participle of enshroud
eradiculose
eradiculose
adj
Not radiculose.
eudiometers
eudiometers
noun
plural of eudiometer
fairgrounds
fairgrounds
noun
Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
plural of fairground
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
fidejussory
fidejussory
adj
Of or relating to fidejussion.
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fluoridised
fluoridised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridise
formidolous
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
furosemides
furosemides
noun
plural of furosemide
geodiferous
geodiferous
adj
Producing or containing geodes.
glandarious
gordiaceous
gordiaceous
adj
of, relating to, or being a member of the Nematomorpha
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.
graduations
graduations
noun
plural of graduation
groundlings
groundlings
noun
plural of groundling
harbourside
harbourside
adj
Located on or near a harbour.
noun
(British spelling) An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
hirundinous
hirundinous
adj
hirundine
houseminder
houseminder
noun
A person employed to look after another person's house while the usual occupants are absent.
houseridden
imponderous
imponderous
adj
(obsolete) imponderable
incredulous
incredulous
adj
(largely obsolete, now only nonstandard) Difficult to believe; incredible.
Expressing or indicative of incredulity.
Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe.
indurations
indurations
noun
plural of induration
industrious
industrious
adj
Hard-working and persistent.
I was very industrious in my effort to learn unicycle riding.
infusorioid
infusorioid
adj
Characteristic of the infusorians
inodorously
introducers
introducers
noun
plural of introducer
isodialuric
jaguarondis
jaguarondis
noun
plural of jaguarondi
jeopardious
journalised
journalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of journalise
labrosaurid
leggiadrous
leggiadrous
adj
(obsolete) graceful, elegant
liquidators
liquidators
noun
plural of liquidator
ludicrosity
ludicrosity
noun
ludicrousness; something ludicrous
ludicrously
ludicrously
adv
In a ludicrous manner.
machairodus
madisonburg
mercedonius
merdivorous
merdivorous
adj
Dung-eating, coprophagous.
merdurinous
merdurinous
adj
(archaic, rare) Consisting of excrement and urine.
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
micropodous
misfortuned
misfortuned
adj
(archaic) unlucky, unfortunate
misgrounded
misgrounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misground
misproduced
misproduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misproduce