(biology) An organ, in some anthozoans, that functions as a gill
anaerobiotic
anaerobiotic
adj
(anatomy) Resembling or relating to anaerobes.
antimicrobic
antimicrobic
adj
antimicrobial
noun
Any antimicrobial agent
antithrombic
antithrombic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the action of antithrombin
aplanobacter
archibenthos
arthrobranch
arthrobranch
noun
A gill, of a crustacean, that is attached to the membrane between the body and the base of the leg
backcourtman
backcourtman
noun
(basketball) A backcourt player.
backcourtmen
backcourtmen
noun
plural of backcourtman
backpointers
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
bacteriocins
bacteriocins
noun
plural of bacteriocin
bactriticone
bactriticone
noun
(malacology) A shell which has a straight cone shape, like certain primitive Ammonoidea.
batocrinidae
bicarbonates
bicarbonates
noun
plural of bicarbonate
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
bioenergetic
bioenergetic
adj
Of or pertaining to bioenergetics
biometrician
biometrician
noun
One who practices biometrics.
birefraction
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
borotungstic
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
brachiations
brachiations
noun
plural of brachiation
brecciations
brecciations
noun
plural of brecciation
broadcasting
broadcasting
adj
Sending in all directions.
noun
(business) The business or profession of radio and television.
The act by which something is broadcast.
verb
present participle of broadcast
bromoacetone
bromoacetone
noun
(organic chemistry) The brominated derivative of acetone CH₃-CO-CH₂Br, once used as a lachrymatory agent
bronchitises
bronchitises
noun
plural of bronchitis
bronchomotor
bronchomotor
adj
Relating to change in the form or action of a bronchus
bronchopathy
bronchopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the bronchi.
bronchostomy
broncobuster
broncobuster
noun
(chiefly US) A person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden with a saddle.
brownistical
cabinetworks
calibrations
calibrations
noun
plural of calibration
carboazotine
carbogelatin
carbolineate
carbomethene
carbonations
carbonations
noun
plural of carbonation
carbonimeter
carbonitride
carbonitride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A mixed carbide and nitride
verb
To harden the surface of a metal using carbon and nitrogen
carbonometer
carbonometer
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) An early device for measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in a gas, by bubbling it through limewater and measuring the cloudiness.
carbonometry
carbonylated
carbonylated
adj
Subjected to carbonylation.
carburetions
carburetions
noun
plural of carburetion
celebrations
celebrations
noun
plural of celebration
centerboards
centerboards
noun
plural of centerboard
cerebrations
cerebrations
noun
plural of cerebration
cerebrotonia
cerebrotonia
noun
In the somatotype theories of William Herbert Sheldon, an intellectual personality type characterised by emotional restraint and alertness correlated with the ectomorph body type.
cerebrotonic
cerebrotonic
adj
Designating a personality type characterised as intellectual, introverted, and emotionally restrained.
noun
A person who has this personality type.
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
colibacterin
combinatoric
combinatoric
adj
Of or pertaining to combinatorics; combinatorial.
comprobation
comprobation
noun
(obsolete) approbation
(obsolete) joint attestation; proof
concelebrant
concelebrant
noun
One who concelebrates.
concelebrate
concelebrate
verb
(of a newly ordained priest) To celebrate a mass along with the bishop who ordained him
To celebrate along with others
confabulator
confabulator
noun
One who confabulates.
constabulary
constabulary
adj
Characteristic of police; police-like, rather than military.
Of or relating to constables.
noun
A police force.
The police in a particular district or area.
contrabasses
contrabasses
noun
plural of contrabass
contractable
contractable
adj
Capable of being contracted (in various senses).
contractible
contractible
adj
(mathematics) (of a topological set) Able to be reduced to one of its points by a continuous deformation
Capable of contraction
contractibly
contrastable
contrastable
adj
Capable of being contrasted (with something else); admitting contrast.
contrastably
contributary
contributary
adj
Obsolete form of contributory.
contributing
contributing
verb
present participle and gerund of contribute
contribution
contribution
noun
An amount of money given toward something.
Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
The act of contributing.
The taking part, often with the idea that it has led to (scientific etc.) progress.
contributive
contributive
adj
Tending to contribute; making a contribution
contributors
contributors
noun
plural of contributor
contributory
contributory
adj
(obsolete) Paying tribute, tributary.
Of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution
Tending to contribute to a result
controllable
controllable
adj
Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.
noun
(business) Any factor that can be controlled.
controllably
controllably
adv
In a controllable manner.
contubernial
contubernial
adj
Alternative form of contubernal
contubernium
conturbation
conturbation
noun
disorder, disturbance
conurbations
conurbations
noun
plural of conurbation
convertibles
convertibles
noun
plural of convertible
cornubianite
cornubianite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark-blue laminated rock found in Cornwall with granite.
corybantiasm
corybantiasm
noun
(medicine, archaic) A kind of frenzy in which the patient is tormented by fantastic visions and lack of sleep.
corytuberine
corytuberine
noun
(organic chemistry) An aporphine alkaloid found in the family Hernandiaceae of flowering plants.
counterblast
counterblast
noun
A work that strongly refutes or criticises another.
counterblows
counterblows
noun
plural of counterblow
counterbored
counterbored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbore
counterborer
counterbrace
counterbrace
verb
(engineering, transitive) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted.
(nautical, transitive) To brace in opposite directions.
counterbrand
counterbrand
noun
A replacement brand of this kind on cattle.
verb
(transitive) To brand (cattle) with a new and different brand, to mark change of ownership.
cryptobranch
cryptobranch
noun
Any limpet of the genus Cryptobranchia
cybernations
cybernations
noun
plural of cybernation
cytomembrane
cytomembrane
noun
(biology) A membrane found in cytoplasm
decarbonated
decarbonated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decarbonate
decarbonates
decarbonates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decarbonate
decarbonator
elucubration
elucubration
noun
The act of elucubrating.
embrocations
embrocations
noun
plural of embrocation
embryoctonic
encorbelment
encorbelment
noun
corbelling
exacerbation
exacerbation
noun
An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)
exorbitances
exorbitances
noun
plural of exorbitance
fabrications
fabrications
noun
plural of fabrication
fibrinolytic
fibrinolytic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or producing fibrinolysis.
noun
A substance or drug that produces fibrinolysis.
fibronectins
fibronectins
noun
plural of fibronectin
fractonimbus
frictionable
frontbencher
frontbencher
noun
(politics) A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet.
granoblastic
granoblastic
adj
(geology) Containing equidimensional grains of metamorphic rock formed by recrystallization
imbrications
imbrications
noun
plural of imbrication
incubatorium
incubatorium
noun
(science fiction) A place where fetuses are stored in a state of incubation.
(zoology) A brood pouch.
intercombine
intercombine
verb
To combine with each other.
intrabiontic
introducible
introducible
adj
able to be introduced
lubrications
lubrications
noun
plural of lubrication
lubrifaction
lubrifaction
noun
lubrication
lucubrations
lucubrations
noun
plural of lucubration
narcobatidae
neuroblastic
neuroblastic
adj
Of or pertaining to a neuroblastoma.
nonbacterial
nonbacterial
adj
Not bacterial.
nonbroadcast
nonbroadcast
adj
Not of or pertaining to broadcast.
noncarbonate
noncarbonate
noun
That which is not a carbonate.
noncelebrity
noncelebrity
noun
Someone who is not a celebrity
nonhubristic
nonimbricate
nonimbricate
adj
Not imbricate.
nonlubricant
nonobscurity
nonobscurity
noun
The state of not being obscure.
nonobstetric
nonobstetric
adj
Not obstetric.
nontraceable
nontraceable
adj
Not traceable.
nontraceably
nontractable
nontractably
normoblastic
normoblastic
adj
Relating to or having the character of a normoblast.
obscurantism
obscurantism
noun
A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment.
Deliberate obscurity or vagueness.
obscurantist
obscurantist
adj
Of or relating to obscurantism.
noun
A practitioner of obscurantism; an obscurant.
obscurations
obscurations
noun
plural of obscuration
obstetrician
obstetrician
noun
(medicine) A physician who specializes in childbirth.
obstructions
obstructions
noun
plural of obstruction
obtruncation
obtruncation
noun
(formal) The act of lopping or cutting off.
omniscribent
orbiculation
orbiculation
noun
The state or quality of being orbiculate.
outbranching
outbranching
noun
An outbranch.
verb
present participle of outbranch
oxycarbonate
oxycarbonate
noun
(chemistry) Any substance which is both an oxide and a carbonate
percarbonate
percarbonate
noun
(chemistry) Any of a family of perhydrates of carbonate compounds.
Sodium percarbonate or a product containing it.
precombatant
precombating
preobjection
protuberance
protuberance
noun
A bulge, knob, swelling, spine or anything that protrudes.
protuberancy
protuberancy
noun
A protuberance.
The quality or state of being protuberant.
rambunctious
rambunctious
adj
(chiefly US, informal) Boisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control.