(biochemistry) The process by which molecules are made able to react.
(marketing) The promotion of a brand through an event or campaign.
(physics) The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.
Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.
activeness
activeness
noun
The state or quality of being active.
activizing
activizing
verb
present participle of activize
adjunctive
adjunctive
adj
(logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a
additional; neither basic nor primary
forming an adjunct
noun
(grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
(manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
advenience
advenience
noun
The property of being advenient.
advertence
advertence
noun
The quality of being advertent
advertency
advertency
noun
The quality of being advertent.
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
advocation
advocation
noun
(Britain, law) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.
(Scotland, law) The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.
(archaic) Advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading.
advowsance
anovesical
anovesical
adj
Relating to the anus and urinary bladder.
antecavern
anticivism
anticivism
noun
(obsolete) opposition to the body politic of citizens
antonovich
antonovics
approvance
approvance
Noun
Approval.
archdivine
arvicoline
arvicoline
adj
That inhabits meadows; rural
noun
Any rodent of the subfamily Arvicolinae
avalanched
avalanched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avalanche
avalanches
avalanches
noun
plural of avalanche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avalanche
avenaceous
avenaceous
adj
Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.
avicennism
avirulence
avirulence
noun
The state of being avirulent.
avocations
avocations
noun
plural of avocation
avoidances
avoidances
noun
plural of avoidance
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
avunculate
avunculate
noun
(In certain tribal peoples, for example, the Korowai) a special relationship between a man and a maternal uncle, and the mutual responsibilities between them.
the relationship between a man and his sister's children, generally her sons.
avunculize
biunivocal
biunivocal
adj
Relating to two, related univocal terms, sources etc.
bucorvinae
cabdriving
cabdriving
noun
The trade of a cabdriver.
cadaverine
cadaverine
noun
A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH₂(CH₂)₅NH₂.
caernarvon
cainsville
calvinists
caneyville
cantalever
cantalever
noun
Dated form of cantilever.
cantaliver
cantilever
cantilever
noun
(architecture) A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.
(figure skating) A technique, similar to the spread eagle, in which the skater travels along a deep edge with knees bent and bends their back backwards, parallel to the ice.
A beam anchored at one end and used as a lever within a microelectromechanical system.
verb
To project (something) in the manner of or by means of a cantilever.
canvasback
canvasback
noun
A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird.
canvaslike
canvaslike
adj
Resembling canvas (the fabric).
canvassers
canvassers
noun
plural of canvasser
canvassing
canvassing
noun
The act of one who canvasses or solicits.
verb
present participle of canvass
captivance
captivance
noun
(obsolete, rare) Captivity.
caravaneer
caravaneer
noun
The leader or driver of the camels in a caravan.
caravaning
caravaning
verb
present participle of caravan
caravanist
caravanist
noun
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) One who travels in a caravan (towed furnished vehicle).
A member of a caravan (convoy or procession of travellers with animals, cargo, etc.)
caravanned
caravanner
caravanner
noun
(UK) A person who holidays in a caravan (mobile home).
A person who leads a caravan (trail of animals).
carnivaler
carnivoral
carnivoral
adj
(obsolete) carnivorous
carnivores
carnivores
noun
plural of carnivore
catenative
catenative
adj
Having the ability to catenate, or form chains.
noun
(linguistics) A catenative verb.
cavalryman
cavalryman
noun
A soldier in the cavalry.
cavalrymen
cavalrymen
noun
plural of cavalryman
cavernitis
cavernitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the corpus cavernosum
cavernlike
cavernlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cavern.
cavicornia
cavilingly
cavilingly
adv
With petty criticism.
cavitating
cavitating
verb
present participle of cavitate
cavitation
cavitation
noun
(biology) The formation of cavities in an organ, especially in lung tissue as a result of tuberculosis.
(fluid dynamics) The formation, in a fluid, of vapor bubbles that rapidly collapse, especially in a rotating marine propeller or pump impeller.
The formation of pits on a surface.
cervantist
cervantite
cervantite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing antimony and oxygen.
changeover
changeover
noun
A conversion or transition from one thing to another.
chauvinism
chauvinism
noun
(derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
(derogatory) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.
chauvinist
chauvinist
adj
(derogatory) Chauvinistic; excessively patriotic or heavily biased.
Pertaining to chauvinism.
noun
(derogatory) A chauvinistic person.
chavantean
chekhovian
chekhovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) or his writings.
cheventayn
chevetaine
chevisance
chevisance
noun
(obsolete) A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.
(obsolete) An unlawful agreement or contract.
(obsolete) Chivalrous adventure.
(obsolete) Help, remedy; a resource or solution.
(obsolete) The raising of money; money raised or lent for some purpose.
chevrotain
chevrotain
noun
Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae (genera Hyemoschus, Moschiola, and Tragulus), native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa; a mouse deer.
chivareing
chivariing
chivariing
verb
present participle of chivari
cleavingly
cleavingly
adv
In a cleaving manner
coadjuvant
coadjuvant
adj
cooperating
noun
(medicine) An adjuvant.
coevalness
concaptive
conclavist
conclavist
noun
The personal aide of a cardinal at a papal conclave.
conditivia
conjuctiva
connivance
connivance
noun
(law) The process of conniving or conspiring.
connivancy
conservacy
conservant
conservant
adj
Having the power or quality of conservation; conserving.
conservate
conservate
verb
(dated, transitive) To conserve.
(nonstandard, intransitive) To practice conservation.
constative
constative
adj
(linguistics) Pertaining to an utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
noun
(linguistics) An utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
contravene
contravene
verb
(transitive) To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation.
(transitive, obsolete) To deny the truth of something.
convalesce
convalesce
verb
To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness.
Pertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic.
noun
A member of a convent.
conversant
conversant
adj
(obsolete) Concerned; occupied.
Closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction.
Familiar or acquainted by use or study; well-informed; versed.
noun
One who converses with another.
conveyable
conveyable
adj
Able to be conveyed, especially from one owner to another.
conveyance
conveyance
noun
(archaic) A manner of conveying one's thoughts, a style of communication.
(law) An instrument transferring title of an object from one person or group of persons to another.
A means of transporting, especially a vehicle.
An act or instance of conveying.
verb
(law, transitive) To transfer (the title) of an object from one person or group of persons to another.
conviciate
convocated
convocated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convocate
convocator
convulsant
convulsant
adj
Causing or producing convulsions; convulsive.
noun
Anything, such as a drug, that causes convulsions
corycavine
covalences
covalences
noun
plural of covalence
covalently
covalently
adv
Using covalent bonds.
covariance
covariance
noun
(object-oriented programming) The conversion of data types from wider to narrower in certain situations.
(statistics) A statistical measure defined as scriptstyle operatorname Cov(X,Y)= operatorname E((X-𝜇)(Y-𝜈)) given two real-valued random variables X and Y, with expected values scriptstyle E(X),=,𝜇 and scriptstyle E(Y),=,𝜈.
covenantal
covenantal
adj
Of or pertaining to a covenant.
covenanted
covenanted
adj
Bound by a covenant.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of covenant
covenantee
covenantee
noun
The person in whose favor a covenant is made.
covenanter
covenanter
noun
One who makes a covenant.
covenantor
covenantor
noun
The party who makes a covenant.
coventrate
coventrate
verb
(transitive) To devastate by heavy bombing.
cravatting
cravatting
verb
present participle of cravat.
cravenette
cravenette
noun
(countable) A waterproof coat made from this material.
(uncountable) A certain waterproof material.
verb
(transitive) To waterproof by a particular process.
cravenness
cravenness
noun
The state of being craven.
crevassing
crevassing
verb
present participle of crevasse
cuernavaca
cunctative
cunctative
adj
(rare) Inclined to delay
czerniakov
deceivance
deceivance
noun
deceit, deception
decennoval
decennoval
adj
Of or related to a nineteen-year period.
Of or related to the number nineteen.
deviancies
deviancies
noun
plural of deviancy
devocation
devocation
noun
A calling off or away.
disadvance
disadvance
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To draw back, pull back.
disavaunce
disavaunce
verb
(obsolete) To retard; to repel; to do damage to.
evacuating
evacuating
verb
present participle of evacuate
evacuation
evacuation
noun
Abolition; nullification.
That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.
The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.
The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.
Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, country, fortress, etc.
evanescent
evanescent
adj
(botany) Of plant parts: shed after a period.
(electromagnetism) Of an oscillating electric or magnetic field: not propagating as an electromagnetic wave but having its energy spatially concentrated in the vicinity of its source.
(mathematics) Of a number or value: diminishing to the point of reaching zero as a limit; infinitesimal.
Barely there; almost imperceptible.
Disappearing, vanishing.
Ephemeral, fleeting, momentary.
evanescing
evanescing
verb
present participle of evanesce
evectional
evectional
adj
(astronomy) Relating to evection.
evocations
evocations
noun
plural of evocation
excavating
excavating
verb
present participle of excavate
excavation
excavation
noun
(countable) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
(countable) A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.
(countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
(countable) Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.
(countable) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
(uncountable) Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
(uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
facesaving
facesaving
adj
That prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestige.
flavescent
flavescent
adj
yellow-ish in colour, or turning yellow
galvanical
galvanical
adj
galvanic
governance
governance
noun
(management) Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.
The group of people who make up an administrative body.
The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
The state of being governed.
grievances
grievances
noun
plural of grievance
guvacoline
guvacoline
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid that is the methyl ester of guvacine
hanceville
inactivate
inactivate
verb
(transitive) To make inactive.
inactively
inactively
adv
In an inactive manner.
inactivity
inactivity
noun
The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.
incavation
incavation
noun
A hollow; a physical depression.
The act of making hollow.
inchoative
inchoative
adj
(grammar) Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
(grammar) Inflected in or relating to the inchoative aspect.
At the beginning, still in an unformed state.
noun
(grammar) An inchoative construction.
incitative
incitative
adj
inciting
noun
A provocative; an incitant; a stimulant.
increative
incubative
incubative
adj
Of or pertaining to incubation.
incurvated
incurvated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of incurvate
indicative
indicative
adj
(grammar) of, or relating to the indicative mood
serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something
noun
(grammar, countable) A term in the indicative mood.
(grammar, uncountable) The indicative mood.
ingaevonic
ingvaeonic
ingvaeonic
Proper noun
North Sea Germanic, a postulated grouping of the West Germanic languages that comprises Old Frisian, Old English and Old Saxon.