(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
aberduvine
aberduvine
noun
Alternative form of aberdevine.
abjudging
abjudging
verb
present participle of abjudge
abjudicating
abjudicating
verb
present participle of abjudicate
abjudication
abjudication
noun
(law, rare) Rejection by judicial sentence.
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
abuilding
abuilding
adj
(archaic, excluding US) Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel.
(archaic, excluding US) Developing or arising, as a trend or an idea.
abundantia
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
airbound
airbound
adj
Of a pump etc.: containing too much air, such that the flow is impeded.
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumenized
albumenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenize
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminized
albuminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminize
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
albuminoidal
albuminoidal
adj
(chemistry) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
antialbumid
antialbumid
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion, convertible into antipeptone.
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
atmidalbumin
audibleness
audibleness
noun
The state or quality of being audible.
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
badineur
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bagpudding
bainbrudge
balantidium
balantidium
noun
Any parasite of the genus Balantidium.
baldaquin
baldaquin
noun
Alternative form of baldacchin
baldoquin
balduin
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bandurria
bandurria
noun
A bird, the black-faced ibis.
A plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body, with twelve strings in six courses in its most common modern form, originating in Spain.
bandurrias
bandurrias
noun
plural of bandurria
bandusia
bandusian
baronduki
barracudina
barracudina
noun
Any of the elongated ray-finned fish of the order Paralepididae.
barramundi
barramundi
noun
A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes.
barramundies
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
barundi
basiglandular
baudekin
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
baudin
baudoin
baudouin
beaudoin
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
bedaubing
bedaubing
verb
present participle of bedaub
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
bejaundice
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
belinuridae
benzdifuran
benzenediazonium
bermudian
bermudian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.
Personal legal status equivalent to citizenship for the country of Bermuda.
Noun
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
bermudians
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.
bidiurnal
bidiurnal
adj
Every other day.
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
biguanide
biguanide
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine
Any of a class of antihyperglycemic and antimalarial drugs based upon this compound.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
biquadrantal
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blandiloquence
blandiloquence
noun
(archaic) flattery [from 17th c.]
blandiloquious
blandiloquous
blandiloquous
adj
(obsolete) blandiloquent
blockaderunning
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
bougainvilliidae
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
branchiopodous
brunhilda
bubonidae
buccinidae
bucconidae
bucklandite
bufonidae
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bundahish
bungaloid
bungaloid
noun
(sometimes derogatory) A house resembling a bungalow.
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.
burdigalian
burdigalian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Miocene epoch.
burgaudine
burgundian
burgundian
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.
A member or descendant of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe.
Proper noun
The extinct East Germanic language of the Burgundians.
The Burgundian Oïl language, Bourguignon-Morvandiau.
Adjective
Pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language.
burhinidae
burundians
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
caducibranch
caducibranch
noun
(zoology) Any caducibranchiate organism.
caducibranchiata
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
calcaneocuboid
calcaneocuboid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the cuboid bone.
ceratomandibular
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chondrofibromatous
clubionidae
coachbuilding
coachbuilding
noun
The construction of coaches.
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
consubstantiated
consubstantiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consubstantiate
coracomandibular
coracomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process and the mandible.
cosubordinate
cumberlandite
danburite
danburite
noun
(mineralogy) A crystalline mineral similar to topaz.
danubian
danubian
Adjective
Pertaining to, or bordering on, the Danube river in Europe.
Noun
A member of one of the early human cultures which were centred in the Danube basin, such as the Linear Pottery culture or the Vučedol culture.
daubentonia
daubentoniidae
daubigny
daubing
daubing
noun
A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the appearance of stone; roughcast.
In currying horses, a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into leather; dubbing.
Something daubed, such as graffiti.
verb
present participle of daub
daubingly
daunorubicin
daunorubicin
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic anthracycline antibiotic C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₀ which is a nitrogenous glycoside that interferes with DNA synthesis and is used in the treatment of acute leukemia and other cancers.
dealbuminize
deambulation
deambulation
noun
(obsolete) A walking abroad; a promenading.
A cycle or revolution during which a programmable machine performs various functions