(obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
(obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power.
(obsolete, law) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
abjunction
abjunction
noun
(logic) Synonym of material nonimplication
(mycology, biology) The creation of spores by cutting off portions of the sporophore by the growth of septa; abstriction.
aborticide
aborticide
noun
An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
abreaction
abreaction
noun
(psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
accubation
accubation
noun
The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
acrobatics
acrobatics
noun
A spectacular display of agility.
The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
acrobatism
acrobatism
noun
(dated) The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats.
actionable
actionable
adj
(law) Affording grounds for legal action.
I'm sure it's not good of me to write that he's a lush, but is it actionable?
That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
actionably
actionably
adv
In an actionable manner.
aerobatics
aerobatics
noun
Spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
aerobiotic
aerobiotic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerobiosis
albication
albication
noun
The process of becoming white, or developing white patches or streaks.
ametabolic
ametabolic
adj
(entomology) Not undergoing metamorphosis
anabolitic
anabolitic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to anabolism or to anabolites
antibiotic
antibiotic
adj
(obsolete) Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist.
(pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics.
noun
(pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.
antibromic
antibromic
adj
(archaic) Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
noun
(archaic) Any substance capable of eliminating offensive smells.
archibuteo
asymbiotic
asymbiotic
adj
Not symbiotic
bacterioid
bacterioid
adj
(rare) Resembling a bacterium.
bacterious
bactritoid
bactritoid
noun
Any extinct cephalopod of the order Bactritida
balatronic
balatronic
adj
buffoonish
balopticon
balopticon
noun
(historical) An early kind of stereopticon or projector.
bandicoots
bandicoots
noun
plural of bandicoot
baphometic
barometric
barometric
adj
Made or done with a barometer
Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barotactic
barotactic
adj
Relating to barotaxis
barotropic
barotropic
adj
(meteorology) In which the pressure of the atmosphere is dependent upon its density only.
batholitic
batholitic
adj
Of or relating to batholite.
batocrinus
batonistic
batrachoid
batrachoid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Batrachoididae of marine fishes, called toadfish.
(zoology, dated) Frog-like; batrachian.
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Batrachoididae; a batrachoidid.
batticaloa
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bilocation
bilocation
noun
(Forteana) The ability to be, or fact of being, in two places at once.
biloculate
biloculate
adj
Having two loculi.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
bioblastic
biocellate
biocellate
adj
(zoology) Having two ocelli, or eye-like spots.
bioplastic
bioplastic
noun
Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as plant sugars, starches, or oils, rather than from petroleum.
biostatics
biostatics
noun
(biology) The science of the structure and function of organic bodies
biotically
biotically
adv
In a biotic manner
blastodisc
blastodisc
noun
Alternative form of blastodisk
boucicault
bovaristic
brachiator
brachiator
noun
Any creature that moves by means of brachiation
bradytocia
bromacetic
buccinator
buccinator
noun
(anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
cabotinage
cabotinage
noun
overacting; hamming
cabriolets
cabriolets
noun
plural of cabriolet
calibrator
calibrator
noun
A person or device that calibrates.
catabasion
catabasion
noun
A vault under the altar of a Greek church.
catabiotic
catabiotic
adj
Of or pertaining to catabiosis.
catabolism
catabolism
noun
(biochemistry) Destructive metabolism, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.
catabolite
catabolite
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance produced during catabolism
catabolize
catabolize
verb
(intransitive) To undergo catabolism.
(transitive) To cause (a substance) to undergo catabolism.
(transitive) To produce (a substance) by catabolism.
catacombic
catacombic
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a catacomb.
celibatory
chavibetol
chavibetol
noun
(organic chemistry) A phenylpropanoid that is one of the primary constituents of the essential oil from the leaves of the betel plant.
clofibrate
clofibrate
noun
(pharmacology) A compound C₁₂H₁₅ClO₃ used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats and cholesterol in the blood.
cnidoblast
cnidoblast
noun
(biology) A cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops
coatbridge
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
cohabitant
cohabitant
noun
A person who cohabits with another
cohabitate
cohabitate
verb
To cohabit.
cohabiting
cohabiting
verb
present participle of cohabit
cohobating
cohobating
verb
present participle of cohobate
cohobation
cohobation
noun
(dated, chemistry) The boiling of a material in a liquid with the repeated return of the distillate.
(dated, chemistry) The concentrated distillate so formed.
coimbatore
coimbatore
Proper noun
The second-largest city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
combatting
combatting
verb
present participle of combat
combinator
combinator
noun
(computer science) A lambda expression which has no free variables in it.
compatible
compatible
adj
Able to get along well.
Capable of easy interaction.
Consistent; congruous.
noun
Something that is compatible with something else.
compatibly
compatibly
adv
In a compatible manner
connubiate
connubiate
verb
(rare, slang) To live together as man and wife; to marry; (loosely), to have relations.
corybantic
corybantic
adj
frenetic, ecstatic and orgiastic
of or pertaining to a Corybant
corymbiate
cribration
cribration
noun
The separation of the finer parts of drugs from the coarser parts by sifting.
decubation
decubation
noun
(obsolete, rare, formal) The act of lying down.
diabrotica
entamoebic
entamoebic
adj
Alternative form of entamebic
fabricator
fabricator
noun
A person who fabricates or manufactures something; a manufacturer
A person who makes a fabrication of something; a counterfeiter or falsifier
gabbroitic
geobotanic
geobotanic
Adjective
phytogeographical
halibiotic
halobiotic
halobiotic
adj
(ecology) That lives in the sea or salt water.
horbachite
iceboating
iceboating
noun
The act of travelling in a iceboat.
imbroccata
imbroccata
noun
(obsolete) A hit or thrust.
incubation
incubation
noun
(chemistry) A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction.
(pathology) The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development.
(psychology) One of the four proposed stages of creativity (preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification): the unconscious recombination of thought elements that were stimulated through conscious work at one point in time, resulting in novel ideas at a later point.
Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
Sleeping in a temple or other holy place in order to have oracular dreams or to receive healing.
incubators
incubators
noun
plural of incubator
incubatory
incubatory
adj
Serving for incubation.
jaboticaba
jaboticaba
noun
Its fruit, purplish-black with a white pulp, which can be eaten raw or used in jellies and drinks.
The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
jacobitely
jacobitish
jacobitish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Jacobites.
jacobitism
jacobitism
Noun
The political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland.
laboristic
lubricator
lubricator
noun
A device that lubricates, that applies lubricant.
A person employed to lubricate.
macrobiote
macrobiote
noun
(rare) One who lives for a long time.
metabiotic
metabiotic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, metabiosis.
microbiota
microbiota
noun
The microbial community that inhabits a multi-cellular organism, whether the entire organism or a specific body surface.
microblast
mitchboard
mobocratic
mobocratic
adj
Of or pertaining to mobocracy.
myoblastic
myoblastic
adj
of or relating to the myoblast
neoblastic
neoblastic
adj
Constituting or pertaining to a new growth, as of tissue.
nonbotanic
noncabinet
noncabinet
adj
(politics) Not of or pertaining to the cabinet.
noncitable
noticeable
noticeable
adj
Capable of being seen or noticed.
Worthy of note; significant.
noticeably
noticeably
adv
(degree) To a detectable degree, sufficient to be noticed.
(manner) In a noticeable way.
(modal) In truth and observably.
objectival
objectival
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the object of a sentence.
obstinance
obstinance
noun
The characteristic of being obstinate.
obstinancy
obstinancy
noun
(rare) Obstinance; the characteristic of being obstinate.
obtainance
olfactible
olfactible
adj
Having an odor; capable of being smelled.
orbiculate
orbiculate
adj
spherical or circular; orbicular
noun
That which is orbiculate, especially a solid whose vertical section is oval and whose horizontal section is circular.
parabiotic
parabiotic
adj
relating to parabiosis
picketboat
picketboat
noun
Alternative form of picket boat
probatical
recubation
recubation
noun
(obsolete) recumbence
rubricator
rubricator
noun
(historical) The person who wrote the red titles and headings in a manuscript.
scabiosity
scabiosity
noun
The quality of being scabious; scabbiness.
subcaption
subcaption
noun
A caption that is subordinate to another caption.
verb
(transitive) To provide with a subordinate caption.
suboptical
suboptical
adj
Smaller than can be seen with the unaided eye.
tetraboric
tibouchina
tibouchina
noun
Any of various species of myrtalean trees of the genus Tibouchina, native to tropical America, many of which are used as garden ornamentals.
tobaccoism
tobaccoism
noun
An addiction to tobacco.
tobaccoite
tobaccoite
noun
(archaic) One who supports the smoking of tobacco.
tobaccosim
tocophobia
tocophobia
noun
Alternative spelling of tokophobia
torbanitic
torbanitic
adj
Of or relating to torbanite.
toxalbumic
vocability
vocability
noun
The condition of being vocable
vocabulist
vocabulist
noun
The writer or maker of a vocabulary; a lexicographer.