A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle.
A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
The act of abjuring.
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
accoutring
accoutring
verb
present participle of accoutre
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
acturience
acturience
noun
tendency or impulse to act
acutorsion
acutorsion
noun
(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
adjuration
adjuration
noun
A grave warning.
A solemn oath.
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
allanturic
ammoniuret
anacrustic
anacrustic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to anacrusis.
anazoturia
anazoturia
noun
(medicine) A decrease in the amount of nitrogenous material (such as urea) in the urine.
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
annularity
annularity
noun
The property of being annular.
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
anthriscus
antichorus
antichurch
antichurch
adj
Opposed to the church; against the Christian institution.
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antigyrous
antiliquor
antiliquor
adj
Opposing the drinking of alcoholic liquor.
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
antiritual
antiritual
adj
Opposing a ritual or rituals.
noun
A ritual that opposes another ritual, or is set up in opposition to it.
antiserums
antiserums
noun
plural of antiserum
antitragus
antitragus
noun
(anatomy) A projection on the lower posterior portion of the auricle of the ear opposite the tragus.
antiuratic
antiurease
antiurease
adj
(biochemistry) That counters the action of urease
antrustion
antrustion
noun
(historical) A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises.
aquatinter
aquatinter
Noun
An artist who makes aquatints.
arbusterin
arbutinase
arbutinase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme beta-glucosidase.
argenteuil
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argutation
argutation
noun
(obsolete) caviling; subtle disputation
arietinous
arietinous
Adjective
Shaped like a ram's head.
armaturing
armaturing
verb
present participle of armature
arseniuret
arseniuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An arsenide.
arthuriana
arthuriana
Noun
Things relating to King Arthur.
articulant
arutiunian
attainture
attainture
noun
(obsolete) A state of being found guilty of an offence.
(obsolete) Imputation of dishonour.
(obsolete) Unhealthy bodily condition.
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
auctioneer
auctioneer
noun
A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, taking bids to find the best price for the vendor.
verb
(transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction.
auguration
auguration
noun
The practice of augury.
aurigation
aurigation
noun
The act of driving a chariot or a carriage.
austinburg
australian
austrasian
austrasian
Noun
A person from the historical province of Austrasia
Adjective
Of or from Austrasia.
austringer
austringer
noun
(falconry) A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting.
(obsolete) A keeper of goshawks.
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
avanturine
avanturine
noun
Alternative form of aventurine
aventurine
aventurine
noun
(mineralogy, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.
A kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles.
batocrinus
becrusting
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bierstuben
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
blustering
blustering
adj
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
noun
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
verb
present participle of bluster
botaurinae
bourbonist
bourbonist
Noun
A supporter of Bourbonism.
bournonite
bournonite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfosalt mineral, a sulfantimonite of lead and copper.
braunstein
bringhurst
brunetiere
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
buccinator
buccinator
noun
(anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
buchnerite
buettneria
buitenzorg
buonarroti
burlington
burlington
Proper noun
A place
A settlement in Canada
A city in Ontario
A riding, federally and provincially, in Ontario
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador
An incorporated community in Nova Scotia
An unincorporated area in Prince Edward Island
A location in the United States
A city in Colorado
A town in Connecticut
A village in Illinois
A town in Indiana
A city in Iowa
A city in Kansas
A census-designated place (CDP) in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A town in Massachusetts
A village in Michigan
A city in New Jersey
A town in New York
A city in North Carolina
A city in North Dakota
A CDP (census-designated place) in Ohio
A town in Oklahoma
A borough in Pennsylvania
A city in Vermont
A city in Washington
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in West Virginia
A city and a town in Wisconsin
A town in Wyoming
burnettize
burnettize
verb
(transitive) To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of zinc chloride, to prevent decay.
burstiness
burstiness
noun
(computer science) The degree to which something occurs in abrupt bursts
burthening
burthening
verb
present participle of burthen
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
butyrinase
capernutie
carinulate
carinulate
adj
Having the form of a carinula
carnoustie
carthusian
carthusian
Noun
A member of a Christian contemplative order of monks founded by Bruno of Cologne (St Bruno) in 1084.
A pupil of Charterhouse School (founded in a Carthusian monastery)
Adjective
Of, or relating to this order.
cautionary
cautionary
adj
(obsolete) Held as security or hostage
Serving to caution or warn; admonitory
Serving to ward off; preventive
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
centaurial
centaurian
centaurian
adj
Pertaining to or reminiscent of a centaur.
centauries
centauries
noun
plural of centaury
centaurium
centrifuge
centrifuge
noun
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
verb
To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.
centriscus
centuriate
centuriate
adj
divided into hundreds
verb
(obsolete) To divide into hundreds.
centurions
centurions
noun
plural of centurion
ceratinous
cerianthus
cetorhinus
chuntering
chuntering
noun
Grumbling; complaining.
verb
present participle of chunter
cincturing
cincturing
verb
present participle of cincture
cinquanter
circuiting
circuiting
noun
circuitous movement
verb
present participle of circuit
circuition
circuition
noun
(archaic) The act of going round; a circuit, an encircling.
circuitman
circuitmen
circumvent
circumvent
verb
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
(transitive) to outwit or outsmart
(transitive) to surround or besiege
citrulline
citrulline
noun
(biochemistry) An amino acid, first isolated from watermelons, that is an intermediate in the urea cycle.
clustering
clustering
adj
Forming a cluster.
noun
(computing) The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
(demographics) The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
(writing) A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.
A grouping of a number of similar things.
verb
present participle of cluster
cluttering
cluttering
noun
A speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering.
An instance of cluttered speech.
The act of making, or condition of being, cluttered.
verb
present participle of clutter
comminutor
comminutor
noun
(engineering) A type of machine that grinds up solid materials, especially in waste treatment
condurrite
condurrite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide.
consortium
consortium
noun
(biology) A group of symbiotic microbes.
(law) The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
An association or society.
construing
construing
noun
The act of one who construes.
verb
present participle of construe
continuers
continuers
noun
plural of continuer
contouring
contouring
noun
a technique in makeup using blush and bronzing powder to define contours on the face
the building up of muscles with exercise
the construction of contour lines through a matrix of points each having a known value of some variable
walking along contour lines, usually to save energy or simplify navigation
verb
present participle of contour
contribute
contribute
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
cornulites
coroutines
coroutines
noun
plural of coroutine
corrupting
corrupting
verb
present participle of corrupt
corruption
corruption
noun
(computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
(usage prescription) A nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, assigned a value judgment as being debased, especially when resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, or mishearing.
Something originally good or pure that has turned evil or impure; a perversion.
The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.
The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity
The decomposition of biological matter.
The product of corruption; putrid matter.
Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, and so on.
cothurnian
counterbid
counterbid
noun
(business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party
verb
To make a counterbid
counterfix
countering
countering
verb
present participle of counter
counterion
counterion
noun
(chemistry) Any ion of opposite charge to another in a solution or other electrochemical system
counterlit
countryish
countryish
adj
(music) Having characteristics of country music
critiquing
critiquing
verb
present participle of critique
cronartium
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
cruciating
cruciating
verb
present participle of cruciate
cruciation
cruciation
noun
(obsolete) torture; torment
crunchiest
crunchiest
adj
superlative form of crunchy: most crunchy
crustation
crustation
noun
An adherent crust; an incrustation
crustiness
crustiness
noun
The state of being crusty
curtailing
curtailing
noun
A cutting short; truncation.
verb
present participle of curtail
curtaining
curtaining
noun
Material used for curtains.
verb
present participle of curtain
curtseying
curtseying
noun
The act of dropping a curtsey.
verb
present participle of curtsey
curvetting
curvetting
noun
Alternative form of curveting
cystinuria
cystinuria
noun
(medicine) The presence of cystine in the urine
demiturned
denaturing
denaturing
noun
The process by which something is denatured.
verb
present participle of denature
denaturise
denaturise
verb
Adulterate (alcohol) to make unsuitable for human consumption
Alter the chemical structure
Combine fissionable material with nonfissionable material.
Take away a natural characteristic
denaturize
denaturize
verb
To denature.
denticular
denticular
adj
Synonym of denticulate
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurition
depurition
noun
Alternative form of depuration
dextrinous
diparentum
disburthen
disburthen
verb
(obsolete) disburden
discounter
discounter
noun
A vendor of discount goods.
One who discounts or disregards.
discurrent
discurrent
adj
(obsolete) Not current or free to circulate; not in use.
discurtain
disfortune
disgruntle
disgruntle
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
disincrust
disjunctor
disjunctor
noun
(biology) A small, temporary body between the conidia of some fungi.