(historical, Ancient Rome) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
centumviral
centumviral
adj
Of or pertaining to the centumviri
centumvirate
centumvirate
noun
A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.
cervicohumeral
cervicohumeral
adj
Relating to the neck and the shoulder.
cervicolumbar
cervicolumbar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the lumbar region of the spine
cervicomuscular
circumaviate
circumnavigable
circumnavigable
adj
able to be circumnavigated
circumnavigate
circumnavigate
verb
(intransitive, sailing) To sail around the world.
(transitive) To circumvent or bypass.
(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumscriptive
circumscriptive
adj
That circumscribes or outlines
circumscriptively
circumscriptively
adv
In a circumscriptive manner
With regard to circumscription
circumscrive
circumspective
circumspective
adj
Looking in all directions; cautious or watchful of danger.
circumspectively
circumspectively
adv
In a circumspective manner.
circumvallate
circumvallate
adj
(anatomy) Surrounded by a ridge or elevation.
Surrounded with a wall; enclosed with a rampart.
verb
(transitive) To surround with, or as if with, a rampart.
circumvallated
circumvallated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvallate
circumvent
circumvent
verb
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
(transitive) to outwit or outsmart
(transitive) to surround or besiege
circumventable
circumventable
adj
Capable of being circumvented.
circumvented
circumvented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvent
circumventer
circumventer
noun
Alternative form of circumventor
circumventing
circumventing
verb
present participle of circumvent
circumvention
circumvention
noun
The act of evading or going around (bypassing).
The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception
circumventions
circumventions
noun
plural of circumvention
circumventive
circumventive
adj
evading or overcoming some protective measure.
circumventor
circumventor
noun
A person who circumvents
circumvents
circumvents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent
circumvest
circumvest
verb
(obsolete) To cover round, as with a garment; to invest.
circumviate
circumvolute
circumvolute
verb
To roll, curl or twist around
circumvolve
circumvolve
verb
(intransitive) To revolve or move around something.
(transitive) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
circumvolved
circumvolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve
cirrocumulative
clavicytherium
clavicytherium
noun
(music) A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.
conservatorium
conservatorium
noun
(music) conservatory
counteraverment
counteravouchment
counterdevelopment
counterdevelopment
noun
A development that counteracts another development.
counterinvestment
counterinvestment
noun
Synonym of countercathexis
countermaneuver
countermaneuver
noun
A maneuver made in response to another maneuver.
verb
To make a maneuver in response to another maneuver.
countermove
countermove
noun
A move in opposition or response to a preceding move.
verb
To move in opposition or in retaliation.
countermoved
countermoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermove
countermovement
countermovement
noun
A movement in opposition, or retaliation to another.
countermovements
countermovements
noun
plural of countermovement
countermoves
countermoves
noun
plural of countermove
countermoving
countermoving
adj
That moves in opposition or retaliation
verb
present participle of countermove
countervenom
countervenom
noun
antivenin
curvesome
curvesome
adj
(dated) curvy
(of a woman) curvaceous
curvesomeness
curvimeter
curvimeter
noun
A device for measuring the length of curves, such as on a map
curvometer
curvometer
noun
Alternative form of curvimeter
cytomegalovirus
cytomegalovirus
noun
(virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
demiculverin
demiculverin
noun
(now historical) A medium cannon, slightly larger than a saker and smaller than a culverin.
deorsumvergence
destructivism
destructivism
noun
An art movement that involves destroying objects in front of spectators.
diverticulum
diverticulum
noun
(anatomy) A small out-pouching of an organ wall such as the large intestine or urinary bladder.
emotiovascular
flavobacterium
flavobacterium
noun
Any of many Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, of the class Flavobacteriia ^([sic]), that occur in soil and water, and are mostly pigmented and photosynthetic.
immunoreactive
immunoreactive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
noun
Any substance that causes an immune reaction.
immunoreactivity
immunoreactivity
noun
A measure of the immune reaction caused by an antigen.
intercommunicative
intercommunicative
adj
Relating to intercommunication.
macroevolution
macroevolution
noun
Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions.
macroevolutionary
macroevolutionary
adj
Pertaining to, or as a result of macroevolution
marcgraviaceous
marcgraviaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Marcgraviaceae.
mauriceville
microevolution
microevolution
noun
Small-scale changes in the history of life, such as changes in allele frequencies in a population (over a few generations); also known as change at or below the species level.
microevolutionary
microevolutionary
adj
Of or pertaining to microevolution
microvasculature
microvasculature
noun
(biology) The smallest vessels of the circulatory system: the capillaries, arterioles, and venules
microvolume
microvolume
noun
(often attributive) A microscopic volume.
microvolumetric
misconstructive
misconstructive
adj
Being or relating to a misconstruction.
miscurvature
miscurvature
noun
Bad or wrong curvature.
misinstructive
misinstructive
adj
Constituting misinstruction; instructing wrongly.
mucivore
mucivore
noun
(zoology) An insect that feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, as certain Diptera, of the tribe Mucivora.
multiservice
multiservice
adj
Pertaining to or offering more than one type of service.
mycoviruses
mycoviruses
noun
plural of mycovirus
naviculaeform
neoconstructivism
nervimuscular
nervimuscular
adj
Alternative form of nervomuscular
nervomuscular
nervomuscular
adj
(physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
noncircumscriptive
noncircumvallated
novemarticulate
overaccumulate
overaccumulate
verb
To accumulate excessively
overaccumulated
overaccumulated
adj
Excessively accumulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overaccumulate
overaccumulating
overaccumulating
verb
present participle of overaccumulate
overaccumulation
overaccumulation
noun
accumulation of too much
action and effect of accumulating capital without productive purposes.
overcircumspect
overcircumspect
adj
Excessively circumspect.
overcircumspection
overcommunicative
overcompound
overconsume
overconsume
verb
To consume too much.
overconsumed
overconsumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overconsume
overconsumes
overconsumes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overconsume
overconsuming
overconsuming
verb
present participle of overconsume
overconsumption
overconsumption
noun
Excessive consumption.
overconsumptions
overcumber
overcumber
verb
(transitive, dated) To overencumber.
overcustom
overdiscouragement
overdocument
overdocument
verb
(transitive) To document something in greater detail than necessary.
overintellectualism
overmerciful
overmerciful
adj
Excessively merciful.
overmercifully
overmercifulness
overmeticulous
overmeticulousness
overmuch
overmuch
adj
Excessive
adv
(chiefly Britain) Too much; overly much
det
(chiefly Britain) Very much; too much
pron
Too much
overmuches
overmuchness
overmuchness
noun
The quality or state of being in excess; superabundance.
(nonce word) A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.
pneumoventriculography
pneumoventriculography
noun
ventriculography of the ventricles of the larynx
prostatovesiculectomy
prostatovesiculectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of prostate and seminal vesicles
quindecemvir
quindecemvir
noun
(historical) Any member of an official group of fifteen people, especially a member of the 15-man college of priests who cared for the Sibylline Books in ancient Rome.
quindecemvirate
quindecemvirate
noun
Alternative form of quindecimvirate.
quindecemviri
quindecimvir
quindecimvir
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) Any member of a group of fifteen officials.
reductivism
reductivism
noun
(art) A minimalist movement in abstract painting and sculpture from the 1950s onwards.
(music) A minimalist school of music with similar aims.
(philosophy of mind) The view that mental states can be reduced to physical phenomena.
Extreme simplification; reduction to a minimum; use of the fewest essentials
revictualment
revictualment
noun
The act of revictualling.
semichivalrous
semichivalrous
adj
Partly chivalrous.
semicircumvolution
semicursive
semicursive
adj
Of or relating to a style of writing Chinese characters, not as abbreviated as cursive.
Partially cursive.
semicurvilinear
semicurvilinear
adj
Somewhat or partly curvilinear.
semidestructive
semidestructive
adj
Somewhat or partly destructive.
semiproductive
semiproductive
adj
Somewhat or partly productive.
semiproductively
semiproductively
adv
In a semiproductive manner.
semiproductiveness
semiproductivity
semiproductivity
noun
The quality of being semiproductive.
semperjuvenescent
semperjuvenescent
adj
(rare, literary) Forever young or growing younger.
spermoviduct
subimbricative
superachievement
sursumvergence
sursumvergence
noun
The amount by which the eyes can diverge in a vertical plane.
ultraconservatism
ultraconservatism
noun
ultraconservative beliefs
uncircumspective
uncircumvented
uncommemorative
uncommemoratively
uncommiserative
uncommiseratively
uncomprehensive
uncomprehensive
adj
(archaic) Unable to comprehend.
(obsolete) incomprehensible
uncomprehensively
uncomprehensively
adv
In an uncomprehensive manner.
uncomprehensiveness
uncomprehensiveness
noun
The quality of being uncomprehensive.
unconfirmative
underachievement
underachievement
noun
An achievement that is less than expected; underperformance.