The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
aeluroid
aeluroidea
aigialosauridae
ailuroid
ailuroidea
ailuropoda
aleurodidae
alexandroupolis
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
amidofluorid
amidofluoride
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anarchoindividualist
ancistrocladaceous
ancistrocladus
androclinium
anomaluridae
antiproductively
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
aperulosid
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
arillodium
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
asperuloside
asperuloside
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular glycoside with similar properties to aucubin.
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
auditorial
auditorial
adj
auditory
auditorially
auditorially
adv
In an auditory manner.
auditorily
auditorily
adv
With regard to hearing.
aurichloride
aurichloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Tetrachloroaurate
aurichlorohydric
auriculoid
aurochloride
aurochloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry, countable) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, AuCl₄⁻, produced when gold is dissolved in aqua regia.
australioid
australoid
australoid
Noun
A member of the racial classification that includes Veddahs, Negritos, New Guineans, Melanesians, Micronesians and Australian aborigines.
autodepolymerization
autodialer
autodialer
noun
(computing) malicious software, embedded in a website, that routes dial-up Internet connections to a different telephone number charged at a premium rate
an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
autotetraploid
autotetraploid
adj
(genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
autotetraploidy
autotetraploidy
noun
The property of being autotetraploid.
autotriploid
autotriploid
adj
(genetics) triploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autotriploidy
autotriploidy
noun
The condition of being autotriploid
balourdise
basilosauridae
bdellouridae
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
blizzardous
blizzardous
adj
Marked by overly cold and snowy conditions; blizzardlike.
Unclear, hazy, difficult to view.
blockaderunning
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
boatbuilders
boatbuilders
noun
plural of boatbuilder
boulevardier
boulevardier
noun
A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant.
verb
(intransitive) To strut or show off like a boulevardier.
boulevardiers
boulevardiers
noun
plural of boulevardier
boulevardize
boulevardize
verb
(transitive) To convert into boulevards.
brotulidae
caloriduct
caloriduct
noun
A tube or duct for conducting heat; a caliduct.
cardioneural
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
cardiovascular
cardiovascular
adj
Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
carludovica
caudatolenticular
caudatolenticular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the caudate and lenticular nuclei of the corpus striatum in the brain.
centrolepidaceous
centrolepidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Centrolepidaceae.
ceratomandibular
chelidosaurus
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
circummeridional
circumundulation
cladosporium
cleidoscapular
clitoridauxe
coachbuilder
coachbuilder
noun
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.
A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages.
colubridae
columnarized
columnarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnarize
conductorial
conductorial
adj
Characteristic of a conductor (especially one who directs an orchestra)
contradictiously
contradictiously
adv
In a contradictious manner.
coracomandibular
coracomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process and the mandible.
corallidomous
coresidual
coresidual
noun
(mathematics) Any of four points on the common chord of a cubic curve intercepted by a cone
corticopeduncular
corticopeduncular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the peduncles.
counterclaimed
counterclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim
counterdeclaration
counterdeclaration
noun
A declaration made in response to another declaration.
counterideal
counterideal
noun
An opposing ideal.
counterpleading
counterpleading
noun
A pleading against; a contrary pleading.
verb
present participle of counterplead
countervailed
countervailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countervail
cuadrillero
cubitoradial
cubitoradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cubit and radius.
curculionidae
cylindraceous
cylindraceous
adj
cylindrical, or approaching a cylindrical form
cylindrocellular
cylindrocellular
adj
(biology) Relating to cylindrical cells.
cylindromatous
cylindromatous
adj
Of or relating to a cylindroma.
dativogerundial
deambulatories
deambulatories
noun
plural of deambulatory
dearticulation
decolouration
decolouration
noun
The reversal of colouration; bleaching
decolourisation
decolourization
decolourization
noun
Alternative spelling of decolorization
degranulation
degranulation
noun
(biology) The loss of secretory granules in certain cells
deindustrialization
deindustrialization
noun
The loss or deprivation of industrial capacity or strength.
delesseriaceous
delesseriaceous
adj
Belonging to the Delesseriaceae.
delphocurarine
delusionary
delusionary
adj
(psychology) Delusional.
demioctangular
demipauldron
denaturalisation
denaturalisation
noun
The act or process of denaturalising, of changing or destroying the quality (nature) of a thing.
denaturalization
denaturalization
noun
The act or process of denaturalizing, of changing or destroying the quality (nature) of a thing.
The removal of the rights of a citizen.
denaturational
denaturational
adj
Relating to, or causing denaturation
deneutralization
deneutralization
noun
Process of deneutralizing.
dentosurgical
denuclearization
denuclearization
noun
The act or process of denuclearizing.
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
depopularize
deregulation
deregulation
noun
The process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulation.
deregulationize
deregulations
deregulations
noun
plural of deregulation
dermatocellulitis
desoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonuclease
noun
Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease
despiritualization
despiritualization
noun
The process of despiritualizing.
destructional
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
desulfurisation
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
deuterocanonical
deuterocanonical
adj
(biblical) Being of the second canon of the Old Testament of the Bible, and not accepted by some Christians. Part of the Apocrypha.
(fandom) Of, within, or according to a decidedly lesser canon of installments in a franchise.
deuteronomical
devolutionary
devolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, advocating or permitting devolution.
dextrocularity
dialoguer
dialoguer
noun
A participant in a dialogue.
A person employed to write dialogue for characters in a soap opera or similar show.
dialycarpous
dibothriocephalus
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
dicoumarol
dicoumarol
noun
An anticoagulant that functions as a vitamin K antagonist, also used in biochemical experiments as an inhibitor of reductases.
dicoumarols
dicoumarols
noun
plural of dicoumarol
dicumarol
dicumarol
noun
Alternative form of dicoumarol
diethylmalonylurea
dimolecular
dimolecular
adj
bimolecular
diovular
diphenylthiourea
diplarthrous
dipleurobranchiate
diplobacterium
diplobacterium
noun
A bacterium composed of two adherent bacteria
diploneural
diploneural
adj
(anatomy) Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points.
diploplacular
disarticulation
disarticulation
noun
Some amputations: where a joint is disarticulated: e.g. knee, hip, elbow or shoulder disarticulation.