The process of becoming accustomed to something; habituation.
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acquiescement
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
albuminolysis
albuminoscope
algiomuscular
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
ambrosiaceous
ambulatoriums
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphipneustic
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphithalamus
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amplitudinous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
antiamusement
antiamusement
adj
Opposed to public entertainment venues such as amusement arcades and funfairs.
anticommunism
anticommunism
noun
Opposition to communism.
anticommunist
anticommunist
adj
Opposed to the tenets of communism.
noun
One who is opposed to the tenets of communism.
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antimusically
antiritualism
antiritualism
noun
Opposition to ritualism.
antiserumsera
antismuggling
antismuggling
adj
(law enforcement) Acting to combat or prevent smuggling
A word or phrase only used in Australia, or having a special meaning there.
austrophilism
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autocriticism
autocriticism
noun
Self-criticism; criticism of what one has done, said or been.
autoeroticism
autoeroticism
noun
The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
automechanism
automobilists
automobilists
noun
plural of automobilist
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
ayuntamientos
ayuntamientos
noun
plural of ayuntamiento
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
biculturalism
biculturalism
noun
The state or quality of being bicultural
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bimillenniums
bioinstrument
bioinstrument
noun
Any device, attached to the body, that is used in bioinstrumentation
biscuitmaking
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
bonaventurism
bourignianism
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
bromeliaceous
bromeliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants
bumblebeefish
bumptiousness
bumptiousness
noun
The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
bureaucratism
bureaucratism
noun
bureaucratic policies or behaviour
businesswoman
businesswoman
noun
A woman involved in business.
businesswomen
businesswomen
noun
plural of businesswoman
calamiferious
calumniations
calumniations
noun
plural of calumniation
carcinomatous
carcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to a carcinoma.
cardiospermum
cardipaludism
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catechumenism
catechumenism
noun
The religious instruction given to a catechumen.
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
cerumniparous
chaucerianism
chausseemeile
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chromophilous
chromophilous
adj
Synonym of chromophilic (“readily stained with dyes”)
churchmanship
churchmanship
noun
The craft or skill of being a churchman.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cinquecentism
circumambages
circumambages
noun
Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.
circumcisions
circumcisions
noun
plural of circumcision
circumcission
circumclusion
circumclusion
noun
(dated) An acupressure technique in which the pin is passed beneath the vessel, the wire loop placed over its point, and the ends brought over the artery and made fast.
The act of enclosing on all sides.
circuminsular
circuminsular
adj
Surrounding an island.
circumscribed
circumscribed
adj
Limited narrowly; restricted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumscribe
circumscriber
circumscriber
noun
One who, or that which, circumscribes.
circumscribes
circumscribes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumscribe
circumsession
circumspangle
circumspatial
circumspatial
adj
Of or pertaining to the surrounding space
circumspectly
circumspectly
adv
In a circumspect manner. With consideration for all that is pertinent.
circumspheral
circumstanced
circumstanced
adj
(in combination) In the specified situation or circumstances.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumstance
circumstances
circumstances
noun
plural of circumstance
circumstellar
circumstellar
adj
(astronomy) That surrounds, or revolves around a star
cirrocumulous
cleistogamous
cleistogamous
adj
(botany) Pertaining to cleistogamy.
climaciaceous
clistothecium
cnemidophorus
colloquialism
colloquialism
noun
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
Colloquial style of speaking.
colubriformes
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
comburivorous
comburivorous
adj
(obsolete) Consuming a relatively large amount of the supporter of combustion.
commentitious
commentitious
adj
(rare) fictitious, imaginary.
communalising
communalising
verb
present participle of communalise
communalistic
communalistic
adj
Pertaining to communalism.
communicators
communicators
noun
plural of communicator
communisation
communisation
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of communization.
communistical
communistical
adj
communist.
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
conceptualism
conceptualism
noun
(philosophy) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
The art movement towards conceptual art.
condominiiums
coniospermous
consumingness
consumingness
noun
The quality or characteristic of being consuming.
consummations
consummations
noun
plural of consummation
consumptional
consumptional
adj
Relating to consumption.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
contumacities
contumacities
noun
plural of contumacity
convulsionism
convulsionism
noun
(historical) The practice of the convulsionists, going into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion.