(medicine) The expansion of fibers extending from the superior pubic ligament to the posterior surface of the linea alba.
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
agglutinoid
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumenized
albumenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenize
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminized
albuminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminize
altitudinal
altitudinal
adj
Of or in relation to altitude
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
andalusites
andalusites
noun
plural of andalusite
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androginous
androgonium
androtauric
anguillidae
anisandrous
anisopodous
annunciated
annunciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annunciate
antecardium
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
antialbumid
antialbumid
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion, convertible into antipeptone.
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
antidysuric
antipendium
antireducer
antistudent
antistudent
adj
Opposing students.
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
aptitudinal
aptitudinal
adj
Relating to aptitude.
arachnidium
arlequinade
arnaudville
arundinaria
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
attitudinal
attitudinal
adj
expressive of or pertaining to attitude
audibleness
audibleness
noun
The state or quality of being audible.
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
auditioning
auditioning
verb
present participle of audition
auricyanide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
aurodiamine
autodialing
autodialing
verb
present participle of autodial
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autoloading
autoloading
noun
(programming) Capability of loading and linking portions of a program from mass storage automatically when needed.
verb
present participle of autoload
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balantidium
balantidium
noun
Any parasite of the genus Balantidium.
barracudina
barracudina
noun
Any of the elongated ray-finned fish of the order Paralepididae.
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
becudgeling
becudgeling
verb
present participle of becudgel
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
becushioned
belinuridae
benzdifuran
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
bituminized
bituminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminize
bludgeoning
bludgeoning
noun
An assault with a club or similar weapon.
verb
present participle of bludgeon
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
blunderings
blunderings
noun
plural of blundering
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bucklandite
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulldogging
bulldogging
verb
present participle of bulldog
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
burdigalian
burdigalian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Miocene epoch.
burnettized
burnettized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burnettize
butazolidin
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
calumniated
calumniated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calumniate
camaldulian
canandaigua
canandaigua
Proper noun
a city and town in New York, USA
candidature
candidature
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.
cardionosus
cassidulina
centrifuged
centrifuged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifuge
chelidonium
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chondrinous
cinclidotus
clinandrium
clinandrium
noun
(botany) An area at the tip of the column of orchid flowers, beneath the anthers.
clinopodium
clubionidae
cnidogenous
cnidoscolus
coadunating
coadunating
verb
present participle of coadunate
coadunation
coadunation
noun
(obsolete) Union into a single body or mass; unity.
coadunative
coadunative
adj
Serving to coadunate or unite.
coatimundis
coatimundis
noun
plural of coatimundi
coeducation
coeducation
noun
the education of male and female students in the same institution
colongitude
colongitude
noun
(astronomy) The longitude of the morning terminator (division between illuminated and dark regions) on the Moon, as measured in degrees westward from the prime meridian.
coloquintid
coloquintid
noun
(obsolete) colocynth
compendious
compendious
adj
briefly describing a body of knowledge
containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
compendiums
compounding
compounding
noun
An accumulation of compound interest.
The act of mixing or combining substances to make a compound, such as a medicine
verb
present participle of compound
concludendi
concludible
concludible
adj
Archaic spelling of concludable.
condictious
conditivium
conditorium
condominium
condominium
noun
(US, Canada, Philippines) An individual unit (such as an apartment) in such a complex.
(US, Canada, Philippines) The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
A region or territory under such rule.
Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.
The legal tenure involved.
conducingly
conductible
conductible
adj
Able to be conducted or transmitted.
Able to conduct (heat, electricity, etc.).
conductions
conductions
noun
plural of conduction
condurangin
condurangin
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two poisonous glucosides obtained from condurango.
confounding
confounding
noun
(epidemiology) The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
verb
present participle of confound
constituted
constituted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of constitute
continuando
continuando
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) The situation where a plaintiff recovered damages for several trespasses in the same action.
continuedly
continuedly
adv
In a continued manner; ongoingly.
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
contusioned
coproducing
coproducing
verb
present participle of coproduce
corduroying
corduroying
verb
present participle of corduroy
corrigendum
corrigendum
noun
(usually in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections.
An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
counsinhood
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterdike
counteridea
counteridea
noun
An opposite idea.
countermaid
counterraid
counterraid
noun
A raid carried out in response to another raid.
verb
To carry out a counterraid.
counterside
counterside
adj
Beside a counter.
noun
An opposite side.
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
countrified
countrified
adj
Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countrify
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryside
countryside
noun
A rural landscape.
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
Such part of a larger area.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
cousinhoods
cousinhoods
noun
plural of cousinhood
cuneocuboid
cuneocuboid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the joint between the cuboid and lateral cuneiform.