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.
absinthium
absinthium
noun
(now rare) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
absinthe oil
absolution
absolution
noun
(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
abundantia
accubation
accubation
noun
The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
aktyubinsk
albuminate
albuminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound of albumin and a base or acid
albutannin
albutannin
noun
exsiccated tannin albuminate
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
antelabium
antibusing
antibusing
adj
(US politics) Opposing the use of busing to achieve racial integration in schools
antilobium
arbusterin
arbutinase
arbutinase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme beta-glucosidase.
austinburg
bakuninist
bakuninist
Adjective
Relating to, or supporting the revolutionary anarchism of
balaustine
balaustine
noun
(archaic) The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine.
balbutient
balbutient
adj
stammering
balibuntal
balibuntal
noun
A fine, woven straw used for making hats.
A straw hat made from this material.
bananaquit
bananaquit
noun
A nectar-feeding bird, Coereba flaveola, thought to be related to the Darwin's finches and the grassquits.
banqueting
banqueting
noun
The act of holding or participating in a banquet.
verb
present participle of banquet
batocrinus
beaumontia
beautician
beautician
noun
One who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments.
beudantite
beudantite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.
biangulate
biangulate
adj
Synonym of biangular
verb
To establish the two-dimensional position of a point by measuring the position of an intermediate point relative to a fixed point
biannulate
biannulate
adj
(biology) Having two rings.
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
binucleate
binucleate
adj
(biology) having two nuclei
noun
A cell that has two nuclei
bipunctate
bipunctate
adj
Having two punctures or spots.
bipunctual
bipunctual
adj
Having two points.
bituminate
bituminate
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with bitumen.
boethusian
botaurinae
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
braunstein
buccinator
buccinator
noun
(anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
buchmanite
buettneria
buonarroti
butanolide
butanolide
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives
butylamine
butylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric aliphatic amines derived from butane
butylating
butylating
verb
present participle of butylate
butylation
butylation
noun
(organic chemistry) A reaction in which a butyl group is added to a molecule
butyrinase
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
connubiate
connubiate
verb
(rare, slang) To live together as man and wife; to marry; (loosely), to have relations.
decubation
decubation
noun
(obsolete, rare, formal) The act of lying down.
detubation
disturbant
disturbant
adj
(archaic) disturbing
noun
(archaic) Something that disturbs.
dubitation
dubitation
noun
(countable) A pang or expression of doubt.
(countable, obsolete) A thing to be doubted; a matter that calls for doubt.
(uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.
eburnation
eburnation
noun
A degenerative process of bone, occurring at sites of articular cartilage erosion and commonly found in patients with osteoarthritis. Subchondral bone responds to increased friction by generating reactive, ivory-like dense bone at the site of erosion.
extubation
extubation
noun
(medicine) The removal of a tube inserted by intubation.
exurbanite
exurbanite
noun
A person who lives in an exurb
a former urbanite
februation
februation
noun
Purification, rejuvenation, or renewal, especially ritual or ceremonial.
The object of such purification; a sacrifice.
gatlinburg
incubating
incubating
verb
present participle of incubate
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.
incubative
incubative
adj
Of or pertaining to incubation.
incubators
incubators
noun
plural of incubator
incubatory
incubatory
adj
Serving for incubation.
indubitate
indubitate
adj
Not questioned or doubtful; evident; certain.
verb
(obsolete) To bring into doubt; to cause to be doubted.
infibulate
infibulate
verb
To perform infibulation (on)
infratubal
ingustable
ingustable
Adjective
tasteless; insipid
insuitable
insuitable
adj
Obsolete form of unsuitable.
insultable
insultable
adj
Capable of being insulted.
intabulate
interurban
interurban
adj
Of, pertaining to, involving or joining two or more urban centres
noun
(rail transport, US) An electric railway carrying mainly passengers between two or more urban centres.
intratubal
intratubal
adj
Within a tube.
intubating
intubating
verb
present participle of intubate
intubation
intubation
noun
(medicine) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in cases of croup.
intuitable
intuitable
adj
Capable of being intuitively sensed or understood.
inurbanity
inurbanity
noun
Lack of urbanity or courtesy; bad manners.
jubilantly
jubilantly
adv
With jubilation or triumph.
jubilating
jubilating
verb
present participle of jubilate
jubilation
jubilation
noun
A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.
lobulation
lobulation
noun
(pathology) The presence of lobules (in a place where there are normally none)
lubricants
lubricants
noun
plural of lubricant
meditabund
metalbumin
metalbumin
noun
(biochemistry) A form of albumin found in ascitic and certain serous fluids, and sometimes regarded as a mixture of albumin and mucin.
nebulation
nebulation
noun
A clouded or ill-defined mark of colour.
The condition of being nebulated.
nubilation
nubilation
noun
obnubilation; a clouding over
obdurating
obdurating
verb
present participle of obdurate
obduration
obduration
noun
(obsolete) A hardening of the heart; hardness of heart.
obituarian
obituarian
noun
One who writes obituaries.
objuration
objuration
noun
(rare) The act of objuring; a firm binding by oath.
obnubilate
obnubilate
adj
(obsolete) Covered or darkened as with a cloud; overclouded; obscured.
verb
(obsolete) To obscure, to shadow.
To make cloudy.
obturating
obturating
verb
present participle of obturate
obturation
obturation
noun
(firearms) The process of a bullet expanding under pressure to fit the bore of the firearm, or a cartridge case expanding under pressure to seal the chamber.
The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.
outbanning
outbargain
outbargain
verb
(transitive) To outdo in bargaining.
outbarking
outbarking
verb
present participle of outbark
outbarring
outbarring
verb
present participle of outbar
outbatting
outbawling
outbawling
verb
present participle of outbawl
outbeaming
outbeaming
adj
Shining outward.
outbearing
outbearing
verb
present participle of outbear
outblazing
outblazing
verb
present participle of outblaze
outbraving
outbraving
verb
present participle of outbrave
outfabling
outfabling
verb
present participle of outfable
pabulation
pabulation
noun
(obsolete, rare) The act of eating or feeding.
paintbrush
paintbrush
noun
A thin brush for applying paint.
plankbuilt
recubation
recubation
noun
(obsolete) recumbence
reunitable
reunitable
adj
Capable of being reunited.
rhinobatus
saintsbury
subantique
subantique
adj
(art) Relating to, or exhibiting, an antique classical style imitated by a non-classical culture.
subcabinet
subcabinet
adj
Of, being, or pertaining to an administrative level below cabinet level.
noun
(politics) A political cabinet dealing with one particular topic, and making up part of a larger cabinet.
subcaptain
subcaptain
noun
A subordinate captain.
subcaption
subcaption
noun
A caption that is subordinate to another caption.
verb
(transitive) To provide with a subordinate caption.
subgenital
subgenital
adj
Posterior or interior to, or beneath the genitalia
subinitial
subintimal
subintimal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath an intima; relating to a subintima
subintrant
subintrant
adj
(medicine) With paroxysms succeeding one another so fast as to be almost continuous.
submediant
submediant
noun
(music) The sixth note of a scale, shown as VI.
subnitrate
subnitrate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A mixed hydroxide and nitrate
subretinal
subretinal
adj
(anatomy) Underneath the retina
substantia
substation
substation
noun
A satellite police station serving one neighborhood or part of a larger jurisdiction.
A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed and/or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.
subtasking
subterrain
subterrain
adj
Synonym of subterranean
noun
(geology) The bedrock or rock layer that lies beneath the soil and superficial features of an area.
An underground region.
An underlying basis or undercurrent.
subtertian
subtetanic
subtetanic
adj
Less severe than that of tetanus
subutopian
sunbathing
sunbathing
noun
The act of lying outdoors exposed to the sun, usually wearing little or no clothing, especially in order to get a tan.
verb
present participle of sunbathe
tabulating
tabulating
verb
present participle of tabulate
tabulation
tabulation
noun
(biology) The pattern of plates on a dinoflagellate
(computing) A printout
A result of tabulating: a table, displaying data in compact form
The act or process of tabulating
tambourine
tambourine
noun
A kind of Provençal dance.
A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.
A tambourine dove.
verb
To make a sound like a tambourine.
To play the tambourine.
tambouring
tambouring
verb
present participle of tambour
tambourins
tambourins
noun
plural of tambourin
thumbelina
thumbnails
thumbnails
noun
plural of thumbnail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thumbnail
thunbergia
thunbergia
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Thunbergia of flowering plants.
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.
titubantly
titubation
titubation
noun
The act of stumbling, rocking, or rolling; a reeling.
topinambou
toxalbumin
toxalbumin
noun
A protein which is toxic (i.e. organic and poisonous)
tubemaking
tubemaking
noun
The manufacture of tubes.
tuberation
tubicinate
tubinarial
tubinarine
tubularian
tubularian
adj
Hydriform in a tubular shape with wide disc.
noun
(zoology) Any hydroid belonging to the former suborder Tubularida.