(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
amidosuccinamic
aminobarbituric
aminosuccinamic
ammonocarbonous
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
anomalocephalus
anomalogonatous
antepenultimate
antepenultimate
adj
Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.
noun
The syllable that comes two before the last in a word.
Two before the last in a series. e.g. (..., antepenultimate, penultimate, ultimate)
anthracotherium
anticeremonious
anticommunistic
anticommunistic
adj
Opposing communism.
anticommutative
anticommutative
adj
(algebra) Of an operator * for which a * b = - (b * a)
antimoniuretted
antimoniuretted
adj
(chemistry) Combined with or containing antimony.
antimusicalness
antiscripturism
antistimulation
antiturnpikeism
aquincubitalism
aquincubitalism
noun
The quality of being aquincubital.
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
assumptiousness
assumptiousness
noun
The quality of being assumptious.
asymmetranthous
autocollimation
autocollimation
noun
(physics, astronomy) The collimation of a telescope by means of a plane mirror
autodecremented
autodecremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autodecrement
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
autoluminescent
autoluminescent
adj
Relating to autoluminescence.
automonstration
autonephrectomy
autotransformer
autotransformer
noun
(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
benzosulphimide
bioaccumulation
bioaccumulation
noun
(biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.
bioluminescence
bioluminescence
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
branchiostomous
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bulbomembranous
canterburianism
cardiopneumatic
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
carposporangium
carposporangium
noun
(biology) A sporangium (that contains carpospores) in red algae, a cluster of which forms the cystocarp
cellulomonadeae
ceremoniousness
ceremoniousness
noun
The state of being ceremonious.
churchwardenism
cicrumspections
circumagitation
circumambiently
circumambiently
adv
In a circumambient manner.
circumantarctic
circumcrescence
circumcrescence
noun
Synonym of epiboly
The condition of being circumcrescent
circumferential
circumferential
adj
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a circumference.
Circuitous, indirect or roundabout.
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
circumgestation
circumgestation
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of carrying about.
circumincession
circumincession
noun
(theology) The reciprocal existence in each other of the three persons of the Trinity.
circuminsession
circuminsession
noun
Alternative spelling of circumincession
circumjacencies
circumjacencies
noun
plural of circumjacency
circumlocutions
circumlocutions
noun
plural of circumlocution
circummigration
circumnavigable
circumnavigable
adj
able to be circumnavigated
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumnavigator
circumnavigator
noun
A person who circumnavigates, that is, sails around the world.
circumplanetary
circumplanetary
adj
(astronomy) Surrounding a planet
circumplication
circumsaturnian
circumsaturnian
adj
That circles the planet Saturn
noun
Any of the moons of Saturn
circumscription
circumscription
noun
(taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.
Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.
The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.
circumspections
circumspections
noun
plural of circumspection
circumspectness
circumspectness
noun
the state or quality of being circumspect
circumstantiate
circumstantiate
verb
To describe, verify or prove by setting out circumstantial evidence
To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts.
circumtonsillar
circumtonsillar
adj
Surrounding the tonsil.
circumvallating
circumvallating
verb
present participle of circumvallate
circumvallation
circumvallation
noun
A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended.
coenenchymatous
coenenchymatous
adj
Composed of coenenchyme
collenchymatous
collenchymatous
adj
Relating to collenchyma.
columbotitanate
combustibleness
combustibleness
noun
The state or quality of being combustible.
commensurations
commensurations
noun
plural of commensuration
communalisation
communalization
communalization
noun
The act or process of communalizing (any sense).
communicability
communicability
noun
The quality of being communicable.
communicational
communicational
adj
Relating to communications
That communicates
communicatively
communicatively
adv
In a communicative manner.
communistically
communistically
adv
In a communistic manner.
compendiousness
compendiousness
noun
The state or quality of being compendious.
compunctionless
compunctionless
adj
Without compunction.
computationally
computationally
adv
In a computational manner
Using computation
computativeness
computativeness
noun
The quality of being computative.
computerization
computerization
noun
The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.
constructionism
constructionism
noun
(law) A strict interpretation of the actual words and phrases used in law, rather than to any underlying intent.
(social sciences) The idea that people learn about, or perceive the world by constructing mental models.
consumptiveness
consumptiveness
noun
The state of being consumptive.
contemporaneous
contemporaneous
adj
Existing or created in the same period of time.
contrastimulant
contrastimulant
adj
(pharmacology) That reverses the effect of a stimulant.
noun
(pharmacology) Any agent that counteracts a stimulant.
corynebacterium
corynebacterium
noun
Any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic.
cosmonautically
costopneumopexy
coterminousness
counterargument
counterargument
noun
An argument that is opposed to another argument.
counteraverment
countercampaign
countercampaign
noun
A campaign that opposes another campaign.
counterclaimant
counterclaimant
noun
One who makes a counterclaim.
counterclaiming
counterclaiming
verb
present participle of counterclaim
counterembargos
counterexamples
counterexamples
noun
plural of counterexample
counterfeitment
counterfeitment
noun
counterfeiting
countermandable
countermandable
adj
Capable of being countermanded.
countermaneuver
countermaneuver
noun
A maneuver made in response to another maneuver.
verb
To make a maneuver in response to another maneuver.
countermarching
countermarching
noun
A countermarch.
verb
present participle of countermarch
countermarriage
countermeasures
countermeasures
noun
plural of countermeasure
countermovement
countermovement
noun
A movement in opposition, or retaliation to another.
counterstimulus
counterstimulus
noun
Any stimulus that causes counterstimulation
countersympathy
cylindrosporium
cynocrambaceous
cystenchymatous
demasculinising
demasculinising
verb
present participle of demasculinise
demasculinizing
demasculinizing
verb
present participle of demasculinize
demonolatrously
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
deorsumvergence
deorusumduction
dermatoneurosis
deuteranomalous
deuteranomalous
adj
Having or relating to deuteranomaly.
deuteronomistic
dichotomousness
dichotomousness
noun
The quality of being dichotomous.
disambiguations
disambiguations
noun
plural of disambiguation
discouragements
discouragements
noun
plural of discouragement
disencumberment
disillusionment
disillusionment
noun
A feeling of disappointment, akin to depression, arising from the realization that something is not what it was expected or believed to be, possibly accompanied by philosophical angst from having one's beliefs challenged.
The act of freeing from an illusion; the state of being freed therefrom.
displeasurement
distinguishment
distinguishment
noun
A distinction; observation of difference.
documentational
documentational
adj
Relating to documentation.
draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
noun
UK standard spelling of draftsmanship.
dromaeognathous
dromaeognathous
adj
(ornithology) Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
dumbfounderment
dumbfounderment
noun
dumbfoundedness
echinodermatous
echinodermatous
adj
(zoology) Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal.
eleutheromaniac
eleutheromaniac
adj
Having a passionate mania for freedom.
noun
A person that has such a mania.
emasculatations
emulsifications
emulsifications
noun
plural of emulsification
enantiomorphous
enantiomorphous
adj
Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic
enchondromatous
enchondromatous
adj
Relating to enchondroma.
enterobacterium
enterobacterium
noun
(microbiology) Any of very many gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, many of which are pathogenic.
entomophthorous
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
equidimensional
equidimensional
adj
Having (approximately) the same dimensions.
ethnomusicology
ethnomusicology
noun
(music) The study of music and culture; the study of music as it relates to its cultural context.