(biochemistry, steroids) A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
alienations
alienations
noun
plural of alienation
allantoides
allantoides
noun
plural of allantois
allegations
allegations
noun
plural of allegation
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
alstonidine
alstonidine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in dita bark.
alterations
alterations
noun
plural of alteration
alternators
alternators
noun
plural of alternator
anatomiless
anatomiless
adj
Having no clear anatomy.
ancestorial
ancestorial
adj
Ancestral.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
anthesterol
anthologies
anthologies
noun
plural of anthology
anthologise
anthologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthologize.
antiapostle
antileprosy
antileprosy
adj
(medicine) Countering leprosy.
assertional
assertional
adj
Of or pertaining to assertion
assoilments
assoilments
noun
plural of assoilment
asteroxylon
asthenolith
asthenology
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
atonalities
atonalities
noun
plural of atonality
ballottines
barotseland
bisectional
bisectional
adj
Of, pertaining to, or obtained by bisection
blastogenic
blastogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to blastogenesis.
bloatedness
bloatedness
noun
The state or quality of being bloated.
bosselation
bosselation
noun
(pathology) The presence of bosses on the skin
caenolestes
caenostylic
cajolements
cajolements
noun
plural of cajolement
callistemon
calorescent
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
captionless
captionless
adj
Without a caption.
castellanos
castellanos
noun
plural of castellano
castiglione
catonsville
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
charlestons
charlestown
chlorinates
chlorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate
cholestanol
cholestanol
noun
coprostanol
citronellas
citronellas
noun
plural of citronella
coelacanths
coelacanths
noun
plural of coelacanth
coessential
coessential
adj
Being essential for each other (with something else).
Holding the same essence or nature.
colemanites
colemanites
noun
plural of colemanite
conciliates
conciliates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conciliate
conglobates
conglobates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conglobate
congustable
consentable
consimilate
consolidate
consolidate
adj
(obsolete) Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
verb
(finance) With respect to debt, to pay off several debts with a single loan.
(transitive, intransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
To make stronger or more solid.
consortable
consortable
adj
(obsolete) Suitable for association or companionship.
constablery
constablery
noun
Obsolete form of constabulary.
constabless
constabless
noun
(obsolete) The wife of a constable.
constellate
constellate
verb
(intransitive) To (form a) cluster.
(intransitive) To shine with united radiance, or one general light.
(transitive) To combine as a cluster.
(transitive) To fit, adorn (as if) with constellations.
construable
construable
adj
That may be construed.
consultable
consultable
adj
That may be consulted
contestable
contestable
adj
That which can be contested.
contestably
contestably
adv
Such that it can be contested or challenged.
conventuals
conventuals
noun
plural of conventual
cosectional
countersale
counterseal
counterseal
noun
An additional seal applied to the reverse of the main seal.
verb
(transitive) To seal or ratify with another or others.
cutaneously
cutaneously
adv
In a cutaneous way.
delassation
delegations
delegations
noun
plural of delegation
delineators
delineators
noun
plural of delineator
depilations
depilations
noun
plural of depilation
desalinator
desalinator
noun
A device that performs desalination.
desolations
desolations
noun
plural of desolation
devotionals
devotionals
noun
plural of devotional
digestional
digestional
adj
Synonym of digestive
disrelation
dorosternal
eclipsation
eclipsation
noun
An eclipsing.
elephantous
elephantous
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Of or relating to elephantiasis.
eliminators
eliminators
noun
plural of eliminator
elongations
elongations
noun
plural of elongation
eluviations
eluviations
noun
plural of eluviation
endoblastic
endoblastic
adj
(biology) Relating to the endoblast.
endosteally
endosteally
adv
In the endosteum.
endostracal
enneastylos
enstatolite
entoblastic
entoglossal
entoglossal
adj
(anatomy) Within the tongue; applied to the glossohyal bone.
entoplastic
entoplastic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to, or composed of, entoplasm.
entosphenal
entosternal
entosternal
adj
Relating to the entosternum.
eosinoblast
epiplastron
epiplastron
noun
(anatomy) One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles
escalations
escalations
noun
plural of escalation
ethanolysis
ethanolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) alcoholysis using ethanol
etiolations
etiolations
noun
plural of etiolation
evaluations
evaluations
noun
plural of evaluation
exaltations
exaltations
noun
plural of exaltation
exanthalose
exhalations
exhalations
noun
plural of exhalation
extensional
extensional
adj
Having great extent.
Of or pertaining to extension.
exultations
exultations
noun
plural of exultation
filamentose
filamentose
adj
Being hair- or thread-like.
Having the form of a thread, as in the thread in clothes.
filamentous
filamentous
adj
Having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
floatplanes
floatplanes
noun
plural of floatplane
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
fontanelles
fontanelles
noun
plural of fontanelle
footcandles
footcandles
noun
plural of footcandle
forestlands
forestlands
noun
plural of forestland
gadolinites
gadolinites
noun
plural of gadolinite
gastonville
genealogist
genealogist
noun
A person who studies or practises genealogy, an expert in genealogy.
genioplasty
genioplasty
noun
(surgery) mentoplasty
genoblastic
genoblastic
adj
Relating to the genoblast.
genyoplasty
gestational
gestational
adj
Of a person or animal: pregnant
Of or pertaining to gestation.
glauconites
glauconites
noun
plural of glauconite
gleizations
goaltenders
goaltenders
noun
plural of goaltender
gravelstone
halogenates
halogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halogenate
hospitalmen
houseplants
houseplants
noun
plural of houseplant
hyposternal
hypotenusal
hypotenusal
adj
Of or relating to the hypotenuse.
incautelous
inconsolate
inconsolate
adj
(archaic) Inconsolable; disconsolate.
inosculated
inosculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inosculate
inosculates
inosculates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inosculate
inosilicate
inosilicate
noun
any silicate having interlocking chains of silicate tetrahedra
insertional
insertional
adj
That involves insertion.
inspectoral
inspectoral
adj
Alternative form of inspectorial
intensional
intensional
adj
Of or pertaining to intension.
intercostal
intercostal
adj
(anatomy) Between the ribs of an animal or person.
(nautical) Between the ribs of a boat.
noun
(anatomy) Something that is between the ribs of an animal.
(anatomy) The intercostal muscles.
(nautical) Hull reinforcing inserted between frames or bulkheads of a boat.
interdorsal
interdorsal
adj
(ichthyology) Between dorsal fins
interosseal
interosseal
adj
(anatomy) Between bones; interosseous.
intersocial
intersocial
adj
Pertaining to the mutual intercourse or relations of persons in society.
intersporal
intersporal
adj
Between spores
intraosteal
kinetoplast
kinetoplast
noun
(microbiology) A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
A kinetoplastid.
kostelanetz
lacerations
lacerations
noun
plural of laceration
lactigenous
lactigenous
adj
That produces milk
landdrosten
langoustine
langoustine
noun
A small edible European orange-pink lobster, Nephrops norvegicus
lansfordite
lansfordite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft monoclinic hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral.
laureations
laureations
noun
plural of laureation
legislation
legislation
noun
Law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body
The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.