The process of becoming accustomed to something; habituation.
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
actinocarpous
actinocutitis
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
albocinereous
albuminoscope
algiomuscular
altingiaceous
ambrosiaceous
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
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.)
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
angioleucitis
anisostichous
annunciations
annunciations
noun
plural of annunciation
anteroclusion
anthracitious
anticalculous
anticalculous
adj
(dentistry) Countering dental calculi.
anticancerous
anticancerous
adj
anticancer
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.
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
archaeohippus
armouchiquois
articulations
articulations
noun
plural of articulation
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
asclepiadeous
ascriptitious
ascriptitious
adj
(obsolete) additional
(obsolete) ascribed
astronautical
astronautical
adj
referring to travel in outer space
atrociousness
atrociousness
noun
The state or quality of being atrocious.
audaciousness
audaciousness
noun
Impudence.
Risky or daring behaviour.
aurantiaceous
aurantiaceous
adj
(archaic) Relating to the former family Aurantiaceae.
Of or relating to oranges or orange trees.
aureocasidium
auscultations
auscultations
noun
plural of auscultation
austroasiatic
auteciousness
autocatalysis
autocatalysis
noun
(chemistry) catalysis of a reaction by one of its products
autocatharsis
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autocorrosion
autocriticism
autocriticism
noun
Self-criticism; criticism of what one has done, said or been.
autocytolysis
autocytolysis
noun
cytolysis by a lysin produced by the same cell
autoeroticism
autoeroticism
noun
The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation
automechanism
autopsychosis
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
autotoxicosis
autotoxicosis
noun
(medicine) Synonym of autointoxication
bacilliparous
bacillogenous
bacteriaceous
bibaciousness
bignoniaceous
bignoniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae.
bloodsuckings
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
bourgeoisitic
bourgeoisitic
adj
(rare) bourgeois
brachiopodous
brachiosaurus
brachiosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Jurassic period.
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
brassicaceous
brassicaceous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling cabbage or other brassicas.
bromeliaceous
bromeliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants
broncobusting
calamiferious
calcariferous
calcariferous
adj
calciferous
calumniations
calumniations
noun
plural of calumniation
calyciflorous
calyciflorous
adj
(botany) calycifloral
capaciousness
capaciousness
noun
The quality of being capacious.
capitulations
capitulations
noun
plural of capitulation
capsuliferous
capsuliferous
adj
(botany, anatomy) Bearing capsules
capsuligerous
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carbonigenous
carbonigenous
adj
Carboniferous.
carburisation
carburisation
noun
Alternative form of carburization
carcinomatous
carcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to a carcinoma.
cardiospermum
carillonneurs
carillonneurs
noun
plural of carillonneur
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
cartilaginous
cartilaginous
adj
(mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.
(zoology, of a vertebrate animal) Having a skeleton of cartilage.
Related to or resembling cartilage.
cassiduloidea
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
caudotibialis
cauterisation
cauterisation
noun
Alternative form of cauterization
cavernicolous
cavernicolous
adj
(rare) that inhabits caverns or caves
celluliferous
celluliferous
adj
Bearing or producing little cells.
cellulosities
cephalodiscus
ceratofibrous
cercopithecus
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
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
chelidosaurus
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chiarooscuros
chiaroscurist
chiaroscurist
noun
A painter who uses light and shade rather than colour to create the illusion of volume.
chiastoneural
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans
chitinogenous
chitinogenous
adj
(biology) That secretes chitin
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chorepiscopus
chorepiscopus
noun
A country or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district.
choripetalous
choripetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate, unconnected petals; polypetalous.
choriphyllous
chorisepalous
choristoneura
christophorus
chromophilous
chromophilous
adj
Synonym of chromophilic (“readily stained with dyes”)
cichoriaceous
cichoriaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cichoriaceae.
cinchonaceous
cinchonaceous
adj
Allied or pertaining to cinchona, or to the plants that produce it.
circuituously
circulatories
circulatories
noun
plural of circulatory
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.
circumsession
cirrocumulous
cladautoicous
cladautoicous
adj
(botany, of a moss) that has the male inflorescence on a special branch
cladoniaceous
cladoniaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the family Cladoniaceae of fungi.
clavariaceous
clavariaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Clavariaceae.
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
cleistogamous
cleistogamous
adj
(botany) Pertaining to cleistogamy.
cleistogenous
cleistogenous
adj
(botany) That has cleistogamous flowers
climaciaceous
clinocephalus
clistocarpous
clistocarpous
adj
Alternative form of cleistocarpous
clistothecium
cnemidophorus
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
coauthorships
coauthorships
noun
plural of coauthorship
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
coburghership
coccobacillus
coccobacillus
noun
(bacteriology) Any bacteria with a shape intermediate between cocci (spherical) and bacilli (rod-shaped)
cocculiferous
coconsciously
coconstituent
coexecutrices
coffeehousing
coffeehousing
noun
(by extension) Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game.
The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering.
cogitabundous
colleagueship
colleagueship
noun
The state of being a colleague
colloquialism
colloquialism
noun
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.