(UK, education, historical) One who takes two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce their length of study.
(cryptography) A one way membership function.
(engineering, hydraulics) A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).
(finance) A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.
(gambling) A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
(literally) One who, or that which, accumulates.
(manufacturing) A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
(mechanics) A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
(programming) A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
accumulators
accumulators
noun
plural of accumulator
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acrodactylum
acrodactylum
noun
The upper surface of a toe
acrostolium
alectoromorphous
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amicronucleate
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
anteoperculum
anticeremoniously
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
archeptolemus
archicleistogamous
aristorepublicanism
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
auriculotemporal
auriculotemporal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the external ear and the temporal region.
autallotriomorphic
autocollimator
autocollimator
noun
(physics) A device that uses a plane mirror to align or collimate optical devices
autocollimators
autocollimators
noun
plural of autocollimator
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
binomenclature
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
calcareobituminous
calcareobituminous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
calumniator
calumniator
noun
A person who calumniates (slanders, or makes personal attacks upon, others).
calumniators
calumniators
noun
plural of calumniator
calumniatory
calumniatory
adj
Containing calumny; slanderous.
calyptrimorphous
campulitropal
campulitropous
campylotropous
campylotropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together.
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
cathartolinum
ceratomandibular
ceratophyllum
chalicotherium
chartophylacium
chaulmoograte
chaulmoograte
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of chaulmoogric acid.
chemicopharmaceutical
chemicopharmaceutical
adj
Relating to chemistry and pharmacy.
chemoautotrophically
chemoautotrophically
adv
By chemoautotrophic means.
chemotherapeutical
chemotherapeutical
adj
Synonym of chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutically
chemotherapeutically
adv
By means of chemotherapy
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
chromatophilous
chromoleucite
chromoleucite
noun
(botany) A chromoplastid.
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.
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
circumlitio
circumlittoral
circumlittoral
adj
Around, or bordering the shore.
Describing the part of the sea bottom immediately beyond the littoral.
circumlocute
circumlocute
verb
To use circumlocution.
circumlocution
circumlocution
noun
(countable) An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.
(uncountable) Necessary use of a phrase to circumvent either a vocabulary fault (of speaker or listener) or a lexical gap, either monolingually or in translation.
(uncountable) Unnecessary use of extra words to express an idea, such as a pleonastic phrase (sometimes driven by an attempt at emphatic clarity) or a wordy substitution (the latter driven by euphemistic intent, pedagogic intent, or sometimes loquaciousness alone).
circumlocutional
circumlocutional
adj
Of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary.
circumlocutionary
circumlocutionary
adj
(of speech) Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points.
Articulated in a roundabout manner; tautological or with repetitive language.
circumlocutionist
circumlocutionist
noun
One who uses circumlocutions.
circumlocutions
circumlocutions
noun
plural of circumlocution
circumlocutory
circumlocutory
adj
Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic; verbose.
circumorbital
circumorbital
adj
(anatomy) Around the eye.
noun
Any of the scales around a reptile's eye.
circumplication
circumtonsillar
circumtonsillar
adj
Surrounding the tonsil.
circumtropical
circumtropical
adj
(distributed) throughout the tropics
circumundulation
circumvallation
circumvallation
noun
A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended.
circumvolant
circumvolant
adj
flying around
circumvolute
circumvolute
verb
To roll, curl or twist around
circumvolution
circumvolution
noun
Anything winding or sinuous.
The act of revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis.
circumvolutory
circumvolutory
adj
Exhibiting or relating to circumvolution.
cirrhopetalum
cirrocumulative
clamourist
claromontanus
climatotherapeutics
closterium
clostridium
clostridium
noun
Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
clumproot
clumproot
noun
Synonym of clubroot
coagulometer
coagulometer
noun
(medicine) A device used to measure the ability of the blood to coagulate (and the time taken to do so).
coelastrum
coformulator
colatorium
collectarium
collectarium
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A book that contains the collects (type of prayer).
colletarium
colleterium
colleterium
noun
(zoology) An organ, in female insects, containing a cement to unite the ejected ova.
colletotrichum
collutorium
collutorium
noun
Synonym of mouth wash
colostrum
colostrum
noun
(medicine) A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth. Human and bovine colostrum is thick and yellowish. In humans, it has high concentrations of nutrients and antibodies, but it is small in quantity.
A mixture of turpentine and egg yolk, formerly used as an emulsion.
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
comfortful
comfortful
adj
Full of comforts; comfortable.
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
commensurately
commensurately
adv
In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or proportionate.
With equal measure or extent.
compulsatorily
compulsatorily
adv
In a compulsatory manner.
compulsatory
compulsatory
adj
Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
compurgatorial
compurgatorial
adj
Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation.
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
computerless
computerless
adj
Without a computer.
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
contemplature
contemporaneously
contemporaneously
adv
In the same period of time.
conterminously
conterminously
adv
In a conterminous manner
contrastimulant
contrastimulant
adj
(pharmacology) That reverses the effect of a stimulant.
noun
(pharmacology) Any agent that counteracts a stimulant.
contrastimulation
contrastimulation
noun
Synonym of counterstimulation
contrastimulus
contrastimulus
noun
Synonym of counterstimulus
cosmotellurian
costopulmonary
costopulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the lungs.
cotemporaneously
cotemporaneously
adv
During the same time period.
coterminously
coterminously
adv
In a coterminous manner; ending together.
coulombmeter
coulombmeter
noun
An instrument by which electricity can be measured in coulombs.
coulometer
coulometer
noun
(physics, chemistry) a device, used in coulometry, to determine the amount of substance released during electrolysis.
coulometers
coulometers
noun
plural of coulometer
coulometric
coulometric
adj
(physics, chemistry) of, or relating to coulometry
coulometrically
coulometrically
adv
By means of coulometry, or by the use of a coulometer
coulometries
coulometries
noun
plural of coulometry
coulometry
coulometry
noun
(physics, chemistry) A technique in analytical chemistry in which the amount of substance released during electrolysis, and the amount of electricity used, are measured.
counterclaim
counterclaim
noun
(law) A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.
verb
(intransitive) To file a counterclaim.
counterclaimant
counterclaimant
noun
One who makes a counterclaim.
counterclaimed
counterclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim
counterclaiming
counterclaiming
verb
present participle of counterclaim
counterclaims
counterclaims
noun
plural of counterclaim
countercomplaint
countercomplaint
noun
A complaint raised in response to another complaint, and usually against the party that complained first
countercomplaints
countercomplaints
noun
plural of countercomplaint
counterdevelopment
counterdevelopment
noun
A development that counteracts another development.
counterembattled
counterenamel
counterestablishment
counterestablishment
noun
An establishment that opposes another establishment.
counterexample
counterexample
noun
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.
counterexamples
counterexamples
noun
plural of counterexample
counterformula
counterformula
noun
A formula that counters or goes against another formula.
counterimpulse
counterimpulse
noun
An impulse that runs counter to another impulse.
countermandable
countermandable
adj
Capable of being countermanded.
countermissile
countersmile
countersmile
noun
A smile in response to another person's smile.
counterstimulate
counterstimulate
verb
(transitive) To stimulate in an opposite manner or direction.
counterstimulation
counterstimulation
noun
Any treatment for pain based on distraction.
Stimulation in an opposite manner or direction.
counterstimulus
counterstimulus
noun
Any stimulus that causes counterstimulation
crotalum
crotalum
noun
(music) A kind of clapper or castanet used in religious dances by groups in Ancient Greece (including the Korybants) and elsewhere.
crumbcloth
crumbcloth
noun
A cloth laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments and keep the carpet or floor clean.
crystalloluminescence
crystoleum
cubitometacarpal
cubitopalmar
cubometatarsal
culteranismo
culteranismo
noun
(literature) A literary style during the Baroque period of Spain, characterized by a very ornamental, ostentatious vocabulary and a message that is complicated by a sea of metaphors and complex syntactical order.
cultriform
cultriform
adj
(botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.