(obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
noun
(neuroanatomy) An abducens nerve.
That which abducts.
abducentes
abducentes
noun
plural of abducens
abducting
abducting
verb
present participle of abduct
abduction
abduction
noun
(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abjudicating
abjudicating
verb
present participle of abjudicate
abjudication
abjudication
noun
(law, rare) Rejection by judicial sentence.
abundant
abundant
adj
(mathematics) Being an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.
Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.
Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity.
abundantia
abundantly
abundantly
adv
Extremely.
In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure.
adumbrant
adumbrant
adj
Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.
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.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
antialbumid
antialbumid
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion, convertible into antipeptone.
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
atmidalbumin
audubonistic
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autohybridization
autoinhibited
autoinhibited
adj
Subject to, or produced by autoinhibition
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoinhibit
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balantidium
balantidium
noun
Any parasite of the genus Balantidium.
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bandcutter
bandobust
bankrupted
bankrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bankrupt
banqueted
banqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of banquet
basutoland
basutoland
Proper noun
Lesotho.
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
beturbaned
beturbaned
adj
wearing a turban
beudanite
beudantite
beudantite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
bidenticulate
bidenticulate
adj
Having two denticles.
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
biquadrantal
bladdernut
bladdernut
noun
Any of several species of large shrubs or small trees, of the genus Staphylea, in the family Staphyleaceae
Diospyros whyteana, a species of tree with edible fruit, native to Africa.
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
blunthead
blunthearted
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
bondurant
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
breadnut
breadnut
noun
A tree, Brosimum alicastrum, native to Latin America
Artocarpus camansi, a close relative of the breadfruit
The edible fruit of this tree
breadnuts
breadnuts
noun
plural of breadnut
bucklandite
bulletheadedness
bundesrat
bundesrat
Proper noun
federal council of Germany
bundesrath
bundestag
bundestag
Proper noun
The federal/state parliament of Germany.
bunodonta
bunomastodontidae
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.
butadiene
butadiene
noun
(organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, CH₂=CH-CH=CH₂; it is obtained from petroleum and is used in the preparation of the synthetic rubber polybutadiene.
butadiyne
butadiyne
noun
(organic chemistry) diacetylene
butanolid
butanolid
noun
Alternative form of butanolide
butanolide
butanolide
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives
butazolidin
butenandt
butsudan
butsudan
noun
A Buddhist shrine, comprising a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a religious icon.
caducibranchiata
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
ceratomandibular
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
chondrofibromatous
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
cogitabundity
cogitabundity
noun
(archaic, literary) The state of being cogitabund, or deep in thought.
cogitabundly
cogitabundous
conduceability
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
consubstantiated
consubstantiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consubstantiate
cosubordinate
counterbalanced
counterbalanced
adj
Having a counterbalance
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbalance
counterband
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
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.
counterembattled
countermandable
countermandable
adj
Capable of being countermanded.
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.
cumberlandite
danburite
danburite
noun
(mineralogy) A crystalline mineral similar to topaz.
daubentonia
daubentoniidae
deambulation
deambulation
noun
(obsolete) A walking abroad; a promenading.
A cycle or revolution during which a programmable machine performs various functions
debauchment
debauchment
noun
The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
debituminization
debituminization
noun
The act of depriving of bitumen.
debutant
debutant
noun
A person (especially a male) who débuts, or appears for the first time.
debutante
debutante
noun
A female debutant, especially in sport and entertainment.
A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society.
debutantes
debutantes
noun
plural of debutante
debutants
debutants
noun
plural of debutant
decarburation
decarburisation
decarburisation
noun
Alternative form of decarburization
decarburization
decarburization
noun
The act, process, or result of decarburizing.
decubation
decubation
noun
(obsolete, rare, formal) The act of lying down.
demountability
demountable
demountable
adj
(computing, of a hard drive, dated) Designed to be removed from the read mechanism.
Able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled.
noun
(Australia) A temporary and portable building, especially a portable classroom in a school.
denumerability
denumerability
noun
(mathematics) The property of being denumerable.
desubstantialize
desubstantiate
detubation
deutocarbonate
diabetogenous
diabetogenous
adj
(pathology) Caused by diabetes
dipleurobranchiate
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.
disambiguations
disambiguations
noun
plural of disambiguation
discombobulating
discombobulating
adj
Confusing; tending to befuddle or perplex.
verb
present participle of discombobulate
discombobulation
discombobulation
noun
(humorous) An embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused.
A confused or disorderly state.
discontinuable
discontinuable
adj
Capable of being discontinued.
discountable
discountable
adj
That can be discounted (in all senses).
discubation
disequilibration
disequilibration
noun
The act of bringing about a state of disequilibrium
dishabituating
dishabituating
verb
present participle of dishabituate
dismountable
dismountable
adj
capable of being dismounted
disputableness
disputableness
noun
The state or quality of being disputable or arguable; disputability.
disreputableness
disreputableness
noun
The state or quality of being disreputable or disgraceful; disreputability.
distinguishability
distinguishability
noun
The state of being distinguishable.
distinguishable
distinguishable
adj
Able, or easily able to be distinguished.
distinguishableness
distinguishableness
noun
The state or quality of being distinguishable.
distinguishably
distinguishably
adv
In a distinguishable way
distributional
distributional
adj
(bridge) Having an uneven distribution.
Of or pertaining to distribution
disturbance
disturbance
noun
(psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.
A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
Something that disturbs.
The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
disturbances
disturbances
noun
plural of disturbance
disturbant
disturbant
adj
(archaic) disturbing
noun
(archaic) Something that disturbs.
disturbation
disturbation
Noun
disturbance
disvulnerability
documentable
documentable
adj
Capable of being supported by documentary evidence.
doublehatching
doubleheartedness
doubtance
doubtance
noun
(obsolete) doubt; uncertainty
drumbeating
drumbeating
noun
A beating of drums.
drumbeatings
drumbeatings
noun
plural of drumbeating
dubiocrystalline
dubitancy
dubitancy
noun
doubt; uncertainty
dubitant
dubitante
dubitatingly
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.
dubitations
dubitations
noun
plural of dubitation
dumbarton
dumbarton
Proper noun
a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
a CDP in Henrico County, Virginia, USA.
dumbartonshire
dunbarton
dunstable
dunstable
Proper noun
a town in Bedfordshire, England.
dustband
earthbound
earthbound
adj
(figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.
(science fiction) Heading towards Earth.
Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.