(figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one.
(literally) A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance.
verb
(transitive) To apply weight in order to balance an opposing weight.
(transitive, figuratively) To match or equal in effect when applying opposing force
counterbarrage
counterbarrage
noun
A barrage in response to another barrage.
counterbattery
counterbattery
adj
(military) Directed against opposing artillery.
counterbeating
counterbewitch
counterboycott
counterboycott
noun
An opposing boycott set up in response to another boycott.
counterbracing
counterbracing
verb
present participle of counterbrace
counterembargo
counterembargo
noun
An embargo that a nation sets up in response to another embargo against it.
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
countersubject
countersubject
noun
(music) The secondary melody in contrapuntal music
cryptobranchus
cubometatarsal
cucurbitaceous
cucurbitaceous
adj
Pertaining to the gourd family, including cucumbers, pumpkins etc.
cuddebackville
cumbersomeness
cumbersomeness
noun
The state of being cumbersome
cuprobismutite
cuprobismutite
noun
(mineralogy) A black mineral, with a metallic lustre, found in quartz deposits; it is a mixed sulfide of copper and bismuth.
customableness
customableness
noun
(obsolete) Quality of being customable; conformity to custom.
cymbocephalous
cytoblastemous
daubentoniidae
deambulatories
deambulatories
noun
plural of deambulatory
decompoundable
decompoundable
adj
Capable of being decompounded.
demountability
denumerability
denumerability
noun
(mathematics) The property of being denumerable.
desubstantiate
deutocarbonate
diffusibleness
diffusibleness
noun
diffusibility
diplobacterium
diplobacterium
noun
A bacterium composed of two adherent bacteria
disambiguating
disambiguating
verb
present participle of disambiguate
disambiguation
disambiguation
noun
(wiki jargon) A page on a wiki containing links to two or more topics with the same name.
The removal of ambiguity.
discombobulate
discombobulate
verb
(transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
discontinuable
discontinuable
adj
Capable of being discontinued.
discourageable
discourageable
adj
Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
disemboguement
disemboguement
noun
The act of disemboguing; discharge.
disencumbering
disencumbering
verb
present participle of disencumber
disencumbrance
disencumbrance
noun
Freedom or deliverance from encumbrance, or anything burdensome or troublesome.
disequilibrate
disequilibrate
verb
(transitive) To bring out of a state of equilibrium; to unbalance.
disequilibrium
disequilibrium
noun
The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.
dishabituating
dishabituating
verb
present participle of dishabituate
displeasurable
displeasurable
adj
Causing displeasure; displeasing; offensive.
displeasurably
displeasurably
adv
In a displeasurable manner.
disputableness
disputableness
noun
The state or quality of being disputable or arguable; disputability.
disqualifiable
disqualifiable
adj
Able to be disqualified.
disruptability
disruptability
noun
The quality of being disruptable.
dissolubleness
dissolubleness
noun
The state or quality of being dissoluble.
distributaries
distributaries
noun
plural of distributary
distributional
distributional
adj
(bridge) Having an uneven distribution.
Of or pertaining to distribution
distributively
distributively
adv
In a distributive manner
distributivity
distributivity
noun
(mathematics) the fact of being distributive
distributution
disubstitution
disubstitution
noun
(organic chemistry) Any substitution reaction in which two groups are substituted
doublecrossing
doublecrossing
verb
present participle of doublecross
doublehandedly
doublehandedly
adv
Alternative form of double-handedly
doublehatching
doublethinking
dumbartonshire
eburnification
eburnification
noun
The conversion of certain substances into others which have the appearance or characteristics of ivory.
emballonuridae
embryoniferous
embryoniferous
adj
(biology) Having an embryo.
epituberculous
epituberculous
adj
(pathology) Near or superimposed upon a tuberculous lesion
equichangeable
equilibrations
equilibrations
noun
plural of equilibration
ethmoturbinate
ethmoturbinate
adj
(anatomy) ethmoid and turbinate
noun
The part of the ethmoid bone occupying the caudal part of the nasal fossae
euphorbiaceous
euphorbiaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae of spurges.
excommunicable
excommunicable
adj
Liable or deserving to be excommunicated.
exhaustibility
exhaustibility
noun
The property of being exhaustible.
extinguishable
extinguishable
adj
Able to be extinguished.
favourableness
favourableness
noun
The state or condition of being favourable.
fibrilliferous
fibrilliferous
adj
Bearing fibrils.
fibromyomatous
fibronucleated
flavobacterium
flavobacterium
noun
Any of many Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, of the class Flavobacteriia ^([sic]), that occur in soil and water, and are mostly pigmented and photosynthetic.
fredericksburg
fredericksburg
Proper noun
A town in Posey County, Indiana, United States.
A city/town in Iowa State.
A village in Ohio State.
A city in Texas State.
A city in the northern part Virginia Commonwealth.
gastrotubotomy
gebrauchsmusik
globiocephalus
globulariaceae
gonoblastidium
gonoblastidium
noun
A blastostyle.
granuloblastic
granuloblastic
adj
Relating to granuloblasts
habitualnesses
haemoglobinous
haemoglobinous
adj
Alternative form of hemoglobinous
helleboraceous
hematoglobulin
hemimetabolous
hemimetabolous
adj
Exhibiting hemimetabolism.
hemoglobinuria
hemoglobinuria
noun
(medicine) The presence of hemoglobin in the urine.
hemoglobinuric
hemoglobinuric
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hemoglobinuria
noun
An individual who has hemoglobinuria
heteroalbumose
holometabolous
holometabolous
adj
(entomology) Pertaining to, or undergoing, holometabolism; going through complete metamorphosis.
honourableness
honourableness
noun
Alternative spelling of honorableness
hydrobilirubin
hydrobilirubin
noun
(biochemistry) A body formed from bilirubin, identical with urobilin.
hydrocarbonous
hydrocarbonous
adj
(archaic) Being or relating to a hydrocarbon.
hydrofluoboric
hyperbarbarous
hyperbarbarous
adj
Very barbarous.
hyperglobulism
hyperobtrusive
hyperobtrusive
adj
Extremely obtrusive.
illuminability
illuminability
noun
The property of being illuminable.
immunoglobulin
immunoglobulin
noun
(biochemistry, immunology) Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody.
immutabilities
immutabilities
noun
plural of immutability
imperscrutable
imperscrutable
adj
(obsolete) Not capable of being searched out; inscrutable.
imperturbation
imperturbation
noun
Freedom from agitation of mind; calmness.
implausibility
implausibility
noun
Lack of plausibility; the quality of being implausible.
Something implausible.
inagglutinable
incommunicable
incommunicable
adj
(of a disease etc) That cannot be communicated or transmitted
(of a person) Who does not communicate freely; uncommunicative or reserved
incommunicably
incommunicably
adv
In an incommunicable manner or fashion.
inconsumptible
inconsumptible
adj
(obsolete) inconsumable
inculpableness
inculpableness
noun
The quality of being inculpable; blamelessness.
indestructible
indestructible
adj
Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible.
indestructibly
indestructibly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is indestructible
indubitability
indubitability
noun
Something that cannot be doubted; a certainty.
The quality or state of being indubitable.
indubitatively
ineluctability
ineluctability
noun
The state or condition of being ineluctable.
inexcusability
inexcusability
Noun
The quality of being inexcusable.
innumerability
innumerability
noun
The state of being innumerable.
insalubriously
insalubriously
adv
In an insalubrious manner.
inscrutability
inscrutability
noun
The condition of being inscrutable
insolubilities
insolubilities
noun
plural of insolubility
insolubilizing
insolubilizing
verb
present participle of insolubilize
insubstantiate
insuperability
insuperability
noun
The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.
insuppressible
insuppressible
adj
That cannot be suppressed.
insuppressibly
insuppressibly
adv
In an insuppressible manner.
insurmountable
insurmountable
adj
Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable
insurmountably
insurmountably
adv
In an insurmountable manner.
To an insurmountable extent.
interambulacra
interambulacra
noun
plural of interambulacrum
intransfusible
intransfusible
adj
Not transfusible
intransmutable
intransmutable
adj
Not capable of being transmuted, or changed into another substance.
invaluableness
invaluableness
noun
The quality of being invaluable.
irreducibility
irreducibility
noun
(countable) Something that is irreducible.
(uncountable) The quality or degree of being irreducible.
irrefutability
irrefutability
noun
Quality of being irrefutable.
irreproducible
irreproducible
adj
that cannot be reproduced or duplicated
irresolubility
irresuscitable
irresuscitable
adj
Incapable of being resuscitated or revived.
irresuscitably
irresuscitably
adv
So as not to be resuscitated; in an irresuscitable manner.
isocorybulbine
jusquaboutisme
justiciability
justiciability
noun
(law) The ability (of a subject matter) to be evaluated and resolved by the courts.
justifiability
justifiability
noun
The property of being justifiable.
labiatiflorous
labiatiflorous
adj
(botany, very rare) Having labiate flowers (as the snapdragon).
labiotenaculum
laboulbeniales
launderability
launderability
noun
The quality or degree of being launderable.
leucocytoblast
leukocytoblast
libidinousness
libidinousness
noun
lechery, lustfulness, the state of being libidinous