An alabastron, or ancient pottery container for oil.
allomerous
allomerous
adj
(chemistry) Characterized by allomerism.
ambulators
ambulators
noun
plural of ambulator
aneurismal
aneurismal
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmal
aneurysmal
aneurysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms
anomalurus
arcosolium
arcosolium
noun
(architecture) A tomb in an arched recess in a wall.
bimuscular
bimuscular
adj
(zoology) Having two adductor muscles.
bloomsburg
bloomsburg
Proper noun
A town in Pennsylvania
bloomsbury
bloomsbury
Proper noun
An area of the London borough of Camden, known for its array of garden squares and its literary connections.
circumsail
circumsail
verb
(transitive) To sail completely around.
clamourist
clamourous
clamourous
adj
Archaic spelling of clamorous.
closterium
coelastrum
collyriums
collyriums
noun
plural of collyrium
compsilura
compulsory
compulsory
adj
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Required; obligatory; mandatory.
noun
Something that is compulsory or required.
crumbliest
crumbliest
adj
superlative form of crumbly: most crumbly
crumblings
crumblings
noun
plural of crumbling
crystoleum
cumberless
cumberless
adj
unencumbered
cumbrously
cumbrously
adv
In a cumbrous manner.
demiluster
demilustre
dissimuler
dissimuler
noun
(obsolete) A dissembler.
disulfiram
disulfiram
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound (trademark Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholics to make drinking alcohol produce unpleasant after-effects.
dullardism
dullardism
noun
Synonym of dullardry
ectromelus
elasmosaur
elasmosaur
noun
Any plesiosaur of the genus Elasmosaurus.
embryulcus
emplastrum
emulatress
emulatress
noun
A female who emulates.
emulsifier
emulsifier
noun
A substance that helps an emulsion form, or helps keep an emulsion from separating.
enormously
enormously
adv
Extremely, greatly: to an enormous degree.
Shockingly.
ergastulum
eurylaimus
flummeries
flummeries
noun
plural of flummery
flusherman
flushermen
formulates
formulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formulate
formulised
formulised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulise
formuliser
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
glamourous
glamourous
adj
Rare form of glamorous.
glimmerous
glimmerous
adj
glimmering
glomerulus
glomerulus
noun
(anatomy) A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine
(anatomy) A structure in the olfactory bulb central to olfactory sensory transduction, composed of receptor neuron axons and mitral neuron dendrites and organized by odor type.
Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things
gradualism
gradualism
noun
(biology) The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next.
(politics) The belief that change ought to be brought about in small, discrete increments rather than in abrupt strokes such as revolutions or uprisings.
(transferred sense) The belief that some phenomenon occurs gradually over a long period of time.
granulomas
granulomas
noun
plural of granuloma
gruesomely
gruesomely
adv
In a gruesome manner
humoralism
humoralism
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The doctrine that diseases proceed from the humours; humorism.
(obsolete, medicine) The state or quality of being humoral.
humoralist
humoralist
noun
One who favors the humoral pathology or believes in humoralism.
humorously
humorously
adv
In a humorous manner; jocularly
humourless
humourless
adj
(British spelling, Canada) Alternative spelling of humorless
insularism
insularism
noun
Insular (withdrawn) behavior.
journalism
journalism
noun
The activity or profession of being a journalist.
The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications and broadcast news media, for the purpose of informing the audience.
The style of writing characteristic of material in periodical print publications and broadcast news media, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events with an attempt to minimize analysis or interpretation.
laboursome
laboursome
adj
(now rare) Characterised or marked by labour; laborious; difficult, elaborate, involved.
(obsolete) Hard-working.
lachrymous
larvariums
lebensraum
lebensraum
noun
(chiefly with reference to nations and peoples) Hitherto unoccupied “living space” claimed as one’s rightful domain.
limesulfur
limivorous
limivorous
adj
Eating mud or soil for organic matter in it.
lumberless
lumberless
adj
Without lumber.
lumbersome
lumbersome
adj
Marked or characterised by lumbering or awkwardness; cumbrous
luminaries
luminaries
noun
plural of luminary
luminarism
luminarist
lumisterol
lumisterol
noun
Constituent of vitamin D₁.
lumpsucker
lumpsucker
noun
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.
lunchrooms
lunchrooms
noun
plural of lunchroom
majuscular
majuscular
adj
(of letters) uppercase, capitalized
malandrous
maliferous
maliferous
adj
(archaic) unhealthy
(archaic) unsafe, perilous
malmesbury
malmesbury
Proper noun
a market town in Wiltshire, England.
malodorous
malodorous
adj
(figuratively) Highly improper.
Having a bad odor.
malvastrum
manureless
manureless
adj
Without manure.
maricolous
maricolous
adj
(rare) Inhabiting the sea.
marlaceous
marlaceous
adj
Resembling marl.
marlacious
marlacious
adj
(geology) Containing large quantities of marl.
marsupials
marsupials
noun
plural of marsupial
marvellous
marvellous
adj
(British spelling) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
marylhurst
measurable
measurable
adj
Able to be measured.
Of significant importance.
noun
That which can be measured; a metric.
measurably
measurably
adv
In a measurable manner.
To a measurable extent.
measuredly
measuredly
adv
In a measured fashion.
megalosaur
megalosaur
noun
A carnivorous dinosaur of the family Megalosauridae.
melicerous
melicerous
adj
(medicine) Consisting of or containing matter like honey; said of certain encysted tumours.
melichrous
mensurable
mensurable
adj
(music) Having a fixed rhythm.
measurable
mensurably
mensurably
adv
In a mensurable manner.
merluccius
mesofurcal
mesofurcal
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the mesofurca.
mesopleura
mesopleura
noun
plural of mesopleuron
microluces
microluxes
microluxes
noun
plural of microlux
micromelus
micromelus
noun
(archaic, medicine) A person with micromelia.
millcourse
minuscular
minuscular
adj
Synonym of minuscule
miraculist
miraculist
noun
One who believes in miracles.
miraculous
miraculous
adj
By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.
Very surprising; amazing.
misculture
modulators
modulators
noun
plural of modulator
mollicrush
molligrubs
molligrubs
noun
Alternative form of mulligrubs
morbillous
morbillous
adj
Resembling or relating to measles.
mudslinger
mudslinger
noun
One who casts aspersions or insults; especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition.
mulattress
mulattress
noun
(dated, now offensive) A female mulatto, a mulatta; a woman with one black and one white parent.
mulberries
mulberries
noun
plural of mulberry
muliebrous
mulligrubs
mulligrubs
noun
(obsolete) colic
(regional) low spirits, mild depression, the blues
(slang) sullenness; sulky behaviour
multiresin
multistory
multistory
adj
(US, Canada) Alternative spelling of multi-storey
multiverse
multiverse
noun
(fiction) The different canons, continuities or timelines of a fictional property, considered as a whole.
(philosophy) The world, considered as lacking in purpose, design, or predictability.
(physics, cosmology) The hypothetical group of all the possible universes in existence.
multiwords
murlemewes
murmurless
murmurless
adj
(medicine) without murmur
(poetic) silent
uncomplaining
muscularly
muscularly
adv
In a muscular manner.
muskflower
muskflower
noun
The monkeyflower Erythranthe moschata.
musterable
musterable
adj
Capable of being mustered.
mutilators
mutilators
noun
plural of mutilator
naturalism
naturalism
noun
(art) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as romanticism or surrealism, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic or idealistic treatment.
(nonstandard) naturism, nudism, social nudity.
(philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics
(philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.
(politics, law) The belief in natural law.
A state of nature; conformity to nature.
The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts and in spiritual influences.
neuroplasm
neuroplasm
noun
The protoplasm of a nerve cell.
neutralism
neutralism
noun
(biology) The neutral theory of molecular evolution, holding that, at the molecular level, most evolutionary changes and variation within and between species are caused not by natural selection but by genetic drift of mutant alleles that are neutral.
A political policy of nonalignment in a situation of conflict.
The state of being neutral; neutrality.
nonsimular
numberless
numberless
adj
Without number; having too many to count.
numerously
numerously
adv
In a numerous manner; in great numbers.
operculums
peristylum
peromelous
petroleums
petroleums
noun
plural of petroleum
plumassier
plumassier
noun
One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers.
plumberies
plumberies
noun
plural of plumbery
polymerous
polymerous
adj
(biology) Having many parts or members in each set.
(chemistry) Polymeric.
popularism
popularism
noun
Any political doctrine chosen to appeal to a majority of the electorate.
premusical
premusical
adj
Before music.
prestimuli
presumable
presumable
adj
Capable of being presumed.
presumably
presumably
adv
able to be sensibly presumed
presumedly
presumedly
adv
(rare) In a way that is presumed; expectedly; presumably.
primulales
primulinus
promiseful
promiseful
adj
Full of promise for the future; promising.
psalterium
psalterium
noun
A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)
An omasum.
psilothrum
pulsimeter
pulsimeter
Noun
A sphygmograph.
pulsometer
pulsometer
noun
A vacuum pump or hydrotrope.
racemously
racemulose
racemulose
adj
(botany) Growing in very small racemes.
remorseful
remorseful
adj
(of a person) Feeling or filled with remorse.
Expressing or caused by remorse.
ritualisms
ritualisms
noun
plural of ritualism
rumswizzle
rumswizzle
noun
A kind of cloth made in Ireland from pure undyed wool.
sclerotium
sclerotium
noun
(mycology) A compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that, in some higher fungi such as ergot, becomes detached and remains dormant until a favourable opportunity for growth occurs.
scrofulism
secularism
secularism
noun
Neutrality towards all religions.
The political belief in the separation of church and state, i.e. the position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions.