(biology) Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
(mathematics) Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.
(music) A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
(music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.
The process of abbreviating.
The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
abbreviators
abbreviators
noun
plural of abbreviator
abbreviatory
abbreviatory
adj
Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adverbiation
adversarious
adversarious
adj
(archaic) hostile; adversarial
advertorials
advertorials
noun
plural of advertorial
aeolsklavier
aeolsklavier
noun
(music, historical) A modification of the aeolodicon, having wooden reeds or springs, and a pedal which triggered a set of bellows (one for each note) and produced a soft and ethereal sound.
aggravations
aggravations
noun
plural of aggravation
ambiversions
ameliorative
ameliorative
adj
(linguistics) Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation.
(philosophy) Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation is most conducive to solve the problems the concept is a priori taken to solve.
Able to repair or ameliorate.
noun
(linguistics, rare) A linguistic unit (such as a word, morpheme) that implies a positive or approving evaluation.
That which betters or improves.
aminovaleric
antananarivo
antananarivo
Proper noun
The capital city of Madagascar.
antitakeover
antitakeover
adj
(business) Countering a corporate takeover.
antivibrator
antivibrator
noun
A device attached to a vehicle or machine, etc. to reduce vibrations.
antroversion
antroversion
noun
Alternative form of anteroversion.
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
arnoldsville
asseveration
asseveration
noun
An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.
avariciously
avariciously
adv
In a greedy or self-serving manner.
averrhoistic
bananivorous
bananivorous
adj
(rare) Feeding on bananas; banana-eating.
barbourville
barbourville
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
bartonsville
basialveolar
basialveolar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the basion and the alveolus (or to their separation)
behaviorally
behaviorally
adv
With respect to behavior.
behaviorisms
behaviorisms
noun
plural of behaviorism
behaviorists
behaviorists
noun
plural of behaviorist
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
boulevardier
boulevardier
noun
A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant.
verb
(intransitive) To strut or show off like a boulevardier.
boulevardize
boulevardize
verb
(transitive) To convert into boulevards.
brandonville
brevifoliate
brevirostral
brevirostral
adj
(zoology) Having a short beak or bill
cancrivorous
cancrivorous
adj
That feeds on crabs and other crustaceans
carlovingian
carlovingian
Adjective
Relating to or descended from Frankish dynasty of
cervicodynia
cervicodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in the neck
cerviconasal
chivalrously
chivalrously
adv
In a chivalrous manner.
circumjovial
circumjovial
adj
(astronomy, obsolete) In orbit around the planet Jupiter.
noun
(astronomy, obsolete) Any of the moons or satellites of the planet Jupiter.
circumvolant
circumvolant
adj
flying around
civilisatory
civilizatory
civilizatory
adj
That tends to civilize
clairvoyance
clairvoyance
noun
(parapsychology) The power to see the future.
clairvoyancy
clairvoyancy
noun
(nonstandard) Clairvoyance.
clairvoyants
clairvoyants
noun
plural of clairvoyant
clavicornate
coacervating
coacervation
coacervation
noun
The separation of a colloidal system into two liquid phases, one of which (the coacervate) is more concentrated in the colloid component.
coazervation
cochranville
comfortative
comfortative
adj
(archaic) Offering comfort.
noun
(archaic) A medicine or other item causing comfort.
comparatival
comparatival
adj
(grammar) Expressing or relating to a comparison.
comparatives
comparatives
noun
plural of comparative
confervalike
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
congregative
congregative
adj
That congregates
consecrative
consecrative
adj
Relating to consecration.
conservation
conservation
noun
(biology) Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor
(biology) The discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources
(culture) The protection and care of cultural heritage, including artwork and architecture, as well as historical and archaeological artifacts
(physics) lack of change in a measurable property of an isolated physical system (conservation of energy, mass, momentum, electric charge, subatomic particles, and fundamental symmetries)
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
Wise use of natural resources.
conservatism
conservatism
noun
A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.
A risk-averse attitude or approach.
conservatist
conservative
conservative
adj
(Britain, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
(Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.
(US, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
(clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.
(medicine) Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)
(physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
Based on pessimistic assumptions.
Cautious, moderate.
Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
Tending to resist change or innovation.
noun
(US, economics) A fiscal conservative.
(US, politics) A person who favors decentralization of political power and disfavors interventionist foreign policy.
(US, social sciences) A social conservative.
(politics) One who opposes changes to the traditional institutions of their country.
A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
conservatize
conservatize
verb
To make or become conservative.
conservatrix
conservatrix
noun
A female conservator.
conspirative
conspirative
adj
(uncommon) Conspiratorial.
contradivide
contravening
contravening
verb
present participle of contravene (to act contrary or to deny something.)
contrivances
contrivances
noun
plural of contrivance
conversation
conversation
noun
(archaic) Behaviour, the way one conducts oneself; a person's way of life.
(computing, networking) The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction.
(fencing) The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.
(obsolete) Engagement with a specific subject, idea, field of study etc.
(obsolete) Interaction; commerce or intercourse with other people; dealing with others.
Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.
verb
(nonstandard, transitive, intransitive) To engage in conversation (with).
conversative
conversative
adj
(dated) Chatty; inclined to talk.
(dated) Relating to conversation with others; social.
conversional
conversional
adj
Relating to conversion.
cooperatives
cooperatives
noun
plural of cooperative
coordinative
coordinative
adj
Of or pertaining to coordination
corelatively
correlatives
correlatives
noun
plural of correlative
corrivalship
corrivalship
noun
(obsolete) joint rivalry
corycavamine
corycavidine
countervails
countervails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail
countervairy
countervairy
adj
(heraldry, of a field or charge, rare) Divided into a countervair pattern of two or more tinctures.
covariations
covariations
noun
plural of covariation
curvicostate
curvicostate
adj
(botany, rare) Having bent ribs.
curvifoliate
curvifoliate
adj
Having curved leaves.
curvirostral
curvirostral
adj
(zoology) Having a crooked beak
darsonvalism
deactivators
deactivators
noun
plural of deactivator
decoratively
decoratively
adv
In a decorative manner.
denervations
denervations
noun
plural of denervation
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
derivational
derivational
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
dermovaccine
derogatively
derogatively
adv
In a derogative way or manner: derogatorily.
devaporation
devaporation
noun
The change of vapour into water, as in the formation of rain.
devirginator
devirginator
noun
One who devirginates; a deflowerer.
disapprovals
disapprovals
noun
plural of disapproval
disapprovers
disapprovers
noun
plural of disapprover
disapproving
disapproving
verb
present participle of disapprove
discoverable
discoverable
adj
(law) Subject to legal discovery; able to be requested by an opposing party through a legal process such as a subpoena.
Able to be discovered.
discoverably
discoverably
adv
In a discoverable way.
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.
divaporation
divarication
divarication
noun
(botany) The growth habit of some low-growing shrubs; with wide angles where they diverge, the branches may interlace.
A divergence of opinion.
The point at which branching occurs.
diversionary
diversionary
adj
That serves as a diversion.
dorsiventral
dorsiventral
adj
Alternative form of dorsoventral
earthmovings
eavedropping
edulcorative
edulcorative
adj
Tending to sweeten or purify by affusions of water.
electrovital
electrovital
adj
Derived from, or dependent upon, vital processes; said of certain electric currents supposed by some physiologists to circulate in the nerves of animals.
endeavouring
endeavouring
noun
Alternative form of endeavoring
verb
present participle and gerund of endeavour
endocervical
endocervical
adj
Of or pertaining to the endocervix.
Within a cervix.
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
equivocatory
equivocatory
adj
Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
evaporations
evaporations
noun
plural of evaporation
evaporimeter
evaporimeter
noun
An atmometer
evisceration
evisceration
noun
(figurative, by extension) A vigorous verbal or physical assault.
A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
evolutionary
evolutionary
adj
Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution.
Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.
The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors.
exacervation
exacervation
noun
(medicine, uncommon) A recurrence of a symptom; paroxysm.
(obsolete) The act of heaping up.
excavatorial
excavatorial
adj
Relating to excavation or to excavators
extraversion
extraversion
noun
Alternative spelling of extroversion
factoryville
favorability
favorability
noun
Something which is favorable
The quality or degree of being viewed favorably
ferroinclave
festivalgoer
festivalgoer
noun
A person attending a festival
flavoprotein
flavoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) any of a group of enzymes, containing flavin, that act as dehydrogenases
fluviomarine
fluviomarine
adj
(geology) Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea.
foveolarious
graverobbing
graverobbing
noun
The practice of illegally removing corpses (or other items) from graves, originally to supply cadavers for medical study.
gravicembalo
gravicembalo
noun
(music) An early form of piano derived from the harpsichord
gravitations
gravitations
noun
plural of gravitation
gravitometer
gravitometer
noun
densitometer
gravimeter
hydrometer
heliogravure
heliogravure
noun
An engraving of this kind.
The process of photographic engraving.
homoveratric
homoveratric
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to homoveratric acid or its derivatives
hyperovarism
iarovization
improvisator
improvisator
noun
An improvvisatore.
inconversant
inconversant
adj
Not conversant or acquainted (with something); unfamiliar.