(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
aerobium
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiform
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminofibrin
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambiparous
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisinistrous
ambisinistrous
adj
clumsy, ambilevous
ambrosiaceous
ambrosius
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulatoria
ambulatorial
ambulatorial
adj
(zoology) ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambulatorily
ambulatorily
adv
By or in terms of walking.
ambulatorium
ambulatoriums
aminobarbituric
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphibryous
anaerobium
arceuthobium
aristorepublicanism
arthrobacterium
auribromide
aurobromide
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
barquisimeto
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
binomenclature
bioinstrument
bioinstrument
noun
Any device, attached to the body, that is used in bioinstrumentation
bioinstrumentation
bioinstrumentation
noun
The use of sensors attached to or embedded in the body to remotely monitor physiological function
biomolecular
biomolecular
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules)
biramous
biramous
adj
Branching in two, composed of two branches.
birdmouthed
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
bismutosphaerite
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
bloomingburg
bloomsburian
boedromius
bonaventurism
boracium
boracium
noun
(obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.
boroughmongering
boroughmongering
noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
bothridiums
bothrium
bothrium
noun
(zoology) A tentacle; a nerve ending that has a similar morphology
bothriums
botrychium
botrydium
botuliform
botuliform
adj
Having the shape of a sausage
boucherism
bourbonism
bourbonism
Noun
The principles of the supporters of the obstinate conservatism.
bourbonisms
bourignianism
bourignonism
brachiorrheuma
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
branchiostomous
brimborium
bristlemouth
bristlemouth
noun
A member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
A member of one of several of the species of oceanic ray-finned fish in genera Argyripnus or Maurolicus in the family Sternoptychidae.
bristlemouths
bristlemouths
noun
plural of bristlemouth
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
bromalbumin
bromatium
bromauric
bromeliaceous
bromeliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants
bromius
bromoauric
bromodeoxyuridine
bromodeoxyuridine
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic nucleoside which is an analogue of thymidine; it is commonly used in the detection of proliferating cells in living tissues, where it competes with uridine
bromouracil
bromouracil
noun
A brominated derivative of uracil.
bromouracils
bromouracils
noun
plural of bromouracil
bronchium
bronchium
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.
bronchomucormycosis
bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia
noun
(medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
bronchopneumonic
bronchopneumonic
adj
Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia
brontotherium
broomsquire
brosimum
brotuliform
brunonism
bucciniform
bulbiform
bulbiform
adj
Shaped like a bulb.
bulimiform
bulliform
bulliform
adj
(medicine) Having a blistered appearance; bullate.
noun
A bulliform cell
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
burmanniaceous
burmanniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Burmanniaceae.
bursiform
bursiform
adj
Shaped like a purse or bag.
butyrometric
butyrometric
adj
Measured using a butyrometer
Relating to butyrometry
calcareobituminous
calcareobituminous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carbonium
carbonium
noun
(dated, chemistry, deprecated) Any of several organic cations; carbocation or carbenium.
ceratomandibular
cervicolumbar
cervicolumbar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the lumbar region of the spine
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlorambucil
chlorambucil
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
chloriambus
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chondrofibromatous
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
choriambuses
chromobacterium
ciborium
ciborium
noun
(Christianity) A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist.
(architecture) A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.
circumambagious
circumambagious
adj
Of or relating to circumambages; circumlocutionary.
circumambulation
circumambulation
noun
The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumambulations
circumambulations
noun
plural of circumambulation
circumambulator
circumambulator
noun
Someone who walks around something.
circumambulatory
circumambulatory
adj
Designed especially for ritualistic circumambulation.
That is circumambulating.
circumboreal
circumboreal
adj
(biogeography) Relating to the northern ecoregion of abundant forest growth particularly spanning Eurasia and North America
circumorbital
circumorbital
adj
(anatomy) Around the eye.
noun
Any of the scales around a reptile's eye.
colubriform
colubriform
adj
Characteristic of snakes of the family Colubridae; colubrid
Having the form of a snake
noun
Any snake of the clade Colubriformes
colubriformes
colubriformia
columbaria
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
columbarium
columbarium
noun
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
A niche in such a building for housing urns.
A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
columbier
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
comburimeter
comburimeter
noun
(obsolete) An instrument for measuring how comburivorous a substance is.
comburimetry
comburimetry
noun
(obsolete) The measurement of how comburivorous a substance is.
comburivorous
comburivorous
adj
(obsolete) Consuming a relatively large amount of the supporter of combustion.
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
contubernium
coracomandibular
coracomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process and the mandible.
corbiculum
corbiculum
noun
Synonym of corbicula (“bee's pollen-basket”)
corbovinum
corbovinum
noun
Alternative form of cor bovinum
corymbiferous
corymbiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
corynebacterium
corynebacterium
noun
Any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic.
counterestablishment
counterestablishment
noun
An establishment that opposes another establishment.
countergambit
countergambit
noun
(chess) A gambit offered by the black (non-starting) player.