(psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
antibromic
antibromic
adj
(archaic) Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
noun
(archaic) Any substance capable of eliminating offensive smells.
arcboutant
balatronic
balatronic
adj
buffoonish
batocrinus
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
beneceptor
beneceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends pleasurable or beneficial signals.
benefactor
benefactor
noun
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
betancourt
betorcinol
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
biocentric
biocentric
adj
Supporting or pertaining to biocentrism.
biocontrol
biocontrol
noun
(biology) The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens
verb
To exercise such control
blackthorn
blackthorn
noun
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
branchport
bronchitic
bronchitic
adj
Of or pertaining to bronchitis.
noun
A person who has bronchitis.
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
brownistic
buccinator
buccinator
noun
(anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
carbonated
carbonated
adj
(mineralogy) Containing calcium carbonate, often as a result of mineral carbonation.
Containing carbon dioxide gas under pressure, especially pertaining to beverages, as natural mineral water or man-made drinks.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbonate
carbonates
carbonates
noun
plural of carbonate
carbonator
carbonator
noun
A device that carries out carbonation.
colbertine
colbertine
noun
(obsolete) A kind of lace.
combinator
combinator
noun
(computer science) A lambda expression which has no free variables in it.
contraband
contraband
adj
Prohibited from being traded.
noun
(countable, US, historical) A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.
(uncountable) Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
(uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.
verb
(obsolete) To declare prohibited; to forbid.
(obsolete) To import illegally; to smuggle.
contrabass
contrabass
noun
Any of the several contrabass instruments.
Double bass; string bass.
The part or section one octave lower than bass.
The person or instrument performing the contrabass part.
contradebt
contribute
contribute
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
cornbottle
corybantes
corybantic
corybantic
adj
frenetic, ecstatic and orgiastic
of or pertaining to a Corybant
coulterneb
coulterneb
Noun
The puffin.
counterbid
counterbid
noun
(business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party
verb
To make a counterbid
cribration
cribration
noun
The separation of the finer parts of drugs from the coarser parts by sifting.
culbertson
curbstoner
curbstoner
noun
(slang, auto) A freelancer used car dealer who places for-sale ads and meets a prospective buyer at a designated curbside address.
curbstones
curbstones
noun
plural of curbstone
incubators
incubators
noun
plural of incubator
incubatory
incubatory
adj
Serving for incubation.
interblock
interblock
adj
Between blocks.
noun
A space or interval between two adjacent blocks or cells on a grid.
narcobatus
notchboard
notchboard
noun
(carpentry) The board that receives the ends of the steps in a staircase.
obtruncate
obtruncate
verb
To deprive of a limb; to lop.
procumbent
procumbent
adj
(botany) That trails along the ground
(dentistry) inclined towards the lips
prone or prostrate
recubation
recubation
noun
(obsolete) recumbence
strongback
strongback
noun
(carpentry) A load-bearing post with a T-shaped cross-section, where the short T-tail prevents bowing of the long post.
(nautical) A strong bar placed across a hatch opening to hold hatch boards or hatch covers. (FM 55-501)
(nautical) The fore-and-aft spar extending from stem to stern on a lifeboat and serving as a raised spreader for a boat cover. (FM 55-501)
(sculpture) A backing pole used to reinforce and stabilize vertically-oriented sculptures.
(space science) A vertical structure used to support and stabilize a rocket, often hosting fuel and power umbilical connections. Usually retracted immediately before launch.
subcontrol
subcontrol
noun
(chiefly computing, graphical user interface) A control making up part of a larger control.