(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
becrusting
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bescouring
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
bourgeoisitic
bourgeoisitic
adj
(rare) bourgeois
brachigerous
branchiogenous
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
burgensic
calcareoargillaceous
calcareoargillaceous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, calcareous and argillaceous earths.
calcigerous
calcigerous
adj
Containing lime.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
caprimulgiformes
capsuligerous
carbonigenous
carbonigenous
adj
Carboniferous.
cartilagineous
cartilagineous
adj
Archaic form of cartilaginous.
cauterising
cauterising
verb
present participle of cauterise
censuring
censuring
noun
An act of censure.
verb
present participle of censure
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrifugalise
centrifugalise
verb
Alternative form of centrifugalize
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifuges
centrifuges
noun
plural of centrifuge
cerigerous
cheirogaleus
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chemurgies
chemurgies
noun
plural of chemurgy
childersburg
chiropterygious
chirurgeons
chirurgeons
noun
plural of chirurgeon
chlorophylligenous
chlorophylligerous
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondropterygious
churrigueresco
churrigueresque
churrigueresque
adj
Alternative form of Churrigueresque
cigaresque
cigaresque
adj
Characteristic of cigars
circumambages
circumambages
noun
Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.
circumesophagal
circumesophageal
circumesophageal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the esophagus.
circumgestation
circumgestation
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of carrying about.
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumoesophagal
circumspangle
cirrigerous
cirrigerous
adj
Bearing cirri.
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
clearinghouses
clearinghouses
noun
plural of clearinghouse
clustering
clustering
adj
Forming a cluster.
noun
(computing) The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
(demographics) The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
(writing) A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.
A grouping of a number of similar things.
verb
present participle of cluster
clusteringly
clusteringly
adv
In clusters.
clusterings
clusterings
noun
plural of clustering
coburghership
commeasuring
commeasuring
verb
present participle of commeasure
commensurating
commensurating
verb
present participle of commensurate
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
congruencies
congruencies
noun
plural of congruency
congruities
congruities
noun
plural of congruity
contrasuggestible
contrasuggestible
adj
Liable to respond to psychological suggestion by doing the opposite.
coralligenous
coralligenous
Adjective
Producing coral.
coralligerous
coralligerous
adj
Producing coral
cornigeous
cornigerous
cornigerous
adj
Horned, having a horn or horns.
cotyligerous
cotyligerous
adj
(zoology) Having cotyles.
counteraggression
counteraggression
noun
Aggression shown in response to the aggression of another.
counteraggressions
counteraggressions
noun
plural of counteraggression
countercampaigns
countercampaigns
noun
plural of countercampaign
counterdisengage
counterdisengagement
counterdistinguish
counterdistinguish
verb
Synonym of contradistinguish
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
counterespionage
counterespionage
noun
All those activities undertaken to neutralize or exploit the espionage activities of another nation or an enemy.
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
countergarrison
counterinsurgencies
counterinsurgencies
noun
plural of counterinsurgency
counterinsurgency
counterinsurgency
noun
Any political or military action taken to defeat insurgency, especially during guerrilla warfare.
counterinsurgent
counterinsurgent
noun
A person combating an insurgency.
counterinsurgents
counterinsurgents
noun
plural of counterinsurgent
counterintrigues
counterintrigues
noun
plural of counterintrigue
counterlegislation
counterlegislation
noun
Legislation that counteracts or opposes another piece of legislation.
counterpoising
counterpoising
verb
present participle of counterpoise
counterposting
counterpropagations
counterraising
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
countersiege
countersiege
noun
A siege in response to another siege.
countersign
countersign
noun
(law) A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.
The response to a sign or signal.
verb
(transitive) To sign on the opposite side of (a document).
(transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.
countersignal
countersignal
noun
A signal produced in response to another signal.
verb
(sociology) To send a false or misleading signal.
countersignature
countersignature
noun
A signature made to confirm or endorse another.
countersignatures
countersignatures
noun
plural of countersignature
countersigned
countersigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countersign
countersigning
countersigning
verb
present participle of countersign
countersigns
countersigns
noun
plural of countersign
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersign
countersinking
countersinking
verb
present participle of countersink
countersleight
counterspying
counterspying
noun
Spying on spies.
verb
present participle of counterspy
counterstrategies
counterstrategies
noun
plural of counterstrategy
countersuggestion
countersuggestion
noun
A suggestion made as an alternative to an earlier idea or suggestion.
countersuggestions
countersuggestions
noun
plural of countersuggestion
countersuing
countersuing
verb
present participle of countersue
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
courtesying
courtesying
noun
gerund of courtesy: an act of curtseying.
verb
present participle of courtesy
crinigerous
crinigerous
Adjective
hairy
croquignoles
crucigerous
crucigerous
adj
Bearing a cross; marked with the figure of a cross.
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
crumblingness
crumblingness
noun
The quality of crumbling.
crunchingness
crustaceological
crustaceological
adj
(rare) Pertaining to crustaceology.
crustaceologist
crustaceologist
noun
One who studies crustaceology.
crystalligerous
cuprotungstite
cuprotungstite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
curmudgeonish
curtseying
curtseying
noun
The act of dropping a curtsey.
verb
present participle of curtsey
cuscohygrine
cuscohygrine
noun
(chemistry) A pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca and certain other plants.
cystigerous
cystoneuralgia
cytomegalovirus
cytomegalovirus
noun
(virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
decarburising
decarburising
verb
present participle of decarburise
decolourising
decolourising
verb
present participle of decolourise
dentosurgical
destructing
destructing
verb
present participle of destruct
discigerous
discourage
discourage
noun
(rare) Lack of courage
verb
(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
discourageable
discourageable
adj
Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
discouraged
discouraged
adj
Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.
unrecommended; unprescribed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discourage
discouragedly
discouragedly
adv
In a discouraged manner.
discouragement
discouragement
noun
Anything that discourages.
The act of discouraging.
The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
discouragements
discouragements
noun
plural of discouragement
discourager
discourager
noun
One who discourages.
discouragers
discouragers
noun
plural of discourager
discourages
discourages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discourage
discouragingness
disencourage
disencourage
verb
(now regional or nonstandard) To discourage.
disencumbering
disencumbering
verb
present participle of disencumber
disgraceful
disgraceful
adj
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.