In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
acetylator
acetylator
noun
(biochemistry) A human being or other organism that can metabolize certain drugs by acetylating them (to a greater or lesser extent).
acroterial
acroterial
adj
Pertaining to an acroterium.
adulterous
adulterous
adj
Of, or characterized by adultery.
aeolotropy
aeolotropy
noun
(physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
aerolitics
aerolitics
noun
The scientific study of aerolites.
aerologist
aerologist
noun
One who studies, or is knowledgable in, aerology.
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
agricolite
agrosteral
agrosterol
akroterial
alboranite
alectoriae
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
alipterion
allegorist
allegorist
noun
One who speaks in, or writes, allegories.
allegretto
allegretto
adv
(music) To be played rather fast and lively.
noun
(music) A movement in this time.
alleviator
alleviator
noun
That who or which alleviates.
alloerotic
alloerotic
adj
having erotic desire of or attraction to another person of any sex
allometric
allometric
adj
(mathematics, of a population) That grows at a rate proportional to a power of another population
Of or pertaining to allometry
allosteric
allosteric
adj
(biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive
noun
(biochemistry) An allosteric modulator
allotheria
allotropes
allotropes
noun
plural of allotrope
alteration
alteration
noun
The act of altering or making different.
The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.
alternator
alternator
noun
(electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.
(colloquial, usually with the) A state of nakedness. (Especially in the phrase in the altogether)
ameliorant
ameliorant
noun
A substance that helps plants grow by improving the physical condition of the soil.
Anything that improves something else.
ameliorate
ameliorate
verb
(intransitive) To become better; improve.
(transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
amylometer
amylometer
noun
An instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.
anelytrous
antedorsal
antemortal
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
anteriorly
anteriorly
adv
before (in time)
in front (in position)
towards the anterior
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
antrorsely
antrorsely
adv
(biology) In an antrorse fashion.
aporetical
aporetical
Adjective
Tending to doubt.
araeostyle
araeostyle
noun
(architecture) intercolumniation
arbusterol
arctogaeal
arctogaeal
adj
(biogeography) Of or relating to the Arctogea, a biogeographical division comprising the Holarctic and Paleotropical regions.
areolation
areolation
noun
An areola, or a similar form of a space surrounded by something of a different colour.
areologist
areologist
noun
(astronomy) One who studies the planet Mars.
argoletier
argoletier
noun
(obsolete, military) A light mounted soldier; a mounted bowman.
arrowplate
arsenolite
arsenolite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of arsenic trioxide.
arteriolar
arteriolar
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an arteriole
arterioles
arterioles
noun
plural of arteriole
arthrocele
arthrocele
noun
(pathology) The swelling of a joint; a hernia of the synovium through the capsule of a joint
arthrolite
asporulate
asporulate
adj
(botany) That does not produce spores
asteroidal
asteroidal
adj
Of or pertaining to an asteroid
astrolabes
astrolabes
noun
plural of astrolabe
astrolater
astrolater
noun
One who worships the stars.
astrologer
astrologer
noun
One who studies or practices astrology.
authorless
authorless
adj
Without an author.
autodialer
autodialer
noun
(computing) malicious software, embedded in a website, that routes dial-up Internet connections to a different telephone number charged at a premium rate
an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks
autoloader
autoloader
noun
(computing) A mechanical device that automatically loads storage media (such as tapes or disks) into the device that can read them.
(firearms) A semi-automatic firearm.
(military) A mechanical device that loads ordnance into weapons such as tanks and artillery that would otherwise be loaded by a dedicated crew.
(programming) A software mechanism that automatically locates and loads classes etc. as required at run time.
backlotter
ballhooter
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
bardolater
bardolater
noun
Alternative spelling of bardolator
bartholemy
bartolomeo
bartonella
bartonella
noun
Any parasitic bacterium of the genus Bartonella
bathflower
bathoflore
battleboro
battledore
battledore
noun
(historical) A wooden paddle-shaped bat or beetle used to wash clothes by beating, stirring, or smoothing them.
(obsolete) A child's hornbook for learning the alphabet.
A game played with a shuttlecock and rackets (properly battledore and shuttlecock); a forerunner of badminton.
The racket used in this game.
belderroot
belltopper
beltcourse
beltcourse
noun
Alternative form of belt course
bertolonia
bertolucci
bethflower
betorcinol
betrothals
betrothals
noun
plural of betrothal
billposter
billposter
noun
One who posts handbills or posters in public places.
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
blastoderm
blastoderm
noun
(embryology) The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
blastomere
blastomere
noun
(biology) Any cell that results from division of a fertilized egg.
blastopore
blastopore
noun
(embryology) The opening into the archenteron
blisterous
bluestoner
bluethroat
bluethroat
noun
A small Old World passerine bird, Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.
blusterous
blusterous
adj
(of wind) Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
Characterized by strong or violent emotion; not calm, stable or orderly.
boatloader
bolivarite
bolivarite
Noun
An amorphous mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
bolometric
bolometric
adj
Of or pertaining to bolometry
as measured using a bolometer
bolsterers
bolsterers
noun
plural of bolsterer
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
boltcutter
boltcutter
noun
Alternative form of bolt cutter
boltheader
boltspreet
boltstrake
bootholder
bootlegger
bootlegger
noun
An illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol.
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
bootloader
bootloader
noun
Alternative spelling of boot loader
borolanite
borolanite
noun
(mineralogy) A pyroxene-melanite containing nepheline syenite
boroughlet
botryolite
botryolite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of datolite, usually having a botryoidal structure.
bottlebird
brasiletto
brasiletto
noun
Alternative form of braziletto
braziletto
braziletto
noun
The brazilwood tree.
The wood of the brazilwood tree.
breastplow
briolettes
briolettes
noun
plural of briolette
brocatelle
brocatelle
noun
A form of variegated marble.
A heavy brocade fabric with raised designs.
brocatello
brocatello
noun
Alternative form of brocatel
bromellite
bromellite
noun
(mineralogy) A white oxide mineral containing beryllium.
brontolite
brotulidae
bulbotuber
bulbotuber
noun
A corm.
cabriolets
cabriolets
noun
plural of cabriolet
caelometer
calefactor
calefactor
noun
A heater; one who, or that which, makes hot, such as a stove, etc.
calotermes
capreolate
capreolate
adj
(botany) Having a tendril or tendrils.
caracolite
caracolite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, lead, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.
carbolated
carbolated
adj
Modified by the addition of carbolic acid
carmeloite
carpholite
carpholite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
carrollite
carrollite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and sulfur.
castleford
castleford
Proper noun
a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
catalogers
catalogers
noun
plural of cataloger
cataloguer
cataloguer
noun
(informal) A person who is fanatical about buying items from catalogues.
One who catalogues.
categorial
categorial
adj
categorical, absolute, without exception
categorical, pertaining to a category
pertaining to categorial grammar
ceilometer
ceilometer
noun
A device that measures the altitude of the cloud base, especially above an airfield.
celebrator
celebrator
noun
A person who celebrates or praises.
celibatory
centerfold
centerfold
noun
(by extension) Any very sexually attractive person, who is therefore material for such a photograph.
A large photograph printed on this sheet, typically in the form of a nude, or provocatively dressed, sexually attractive woman or man.
The person appearing in such a photograph.
The single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication.
centimolar
centimolar
adj
(chemistry) Of or relating to centimoles; one hundredth as concentrated as a molar solution.
centrefold
centrefold
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of centerfold
centroidal
centroidal
adj
(graph theory, of a tree) Having a single centroid.
Of or pertaining to a centroid.
ceratohyal
ceratohyal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.
noun
(anatomy) A ceratohyal bone or cartilage which, in humans, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.
cerecloths
cerecloths
noun
plural of cerecloth
ceroplasty
ceroplasty
noun
ceroplastics; the art of modelling in wax
cesarolite
cesarolite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, manganese, and oxygen.
charlemont
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
chevrolets
chloridate
chloridate
verb
(transitive) To treat or prepare with a chloride.
chlorinate
chlorinate
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).
chloritize
chloritize
verb
(mineralogy) To metamorphose into the mineral chlorite
To treat with a chlorite, typically as a bleach
choultries
choultries
noun
plural of choultry
chrysolite
chrysolite
noun
(mineralogy) Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
A piece of such stone.
chrysotile
chrysotile
noun
(mineralogy) A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄; a form of serpentine asbestos.
citronella
citronella
noun
A tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon nardus, that has citrus-scented leaves.
An essential oil obtained from this plant, often used as an insect repellent.
citronelle
clamatores
clearstory
clearstory
noun
Alternative form of clerestory
clerestory
clerestory
noun
(architecture) The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral.
clinometer
clinometer
noun
An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).
clinometry
clinometry
noun
(geology) The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.