(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
adelarthrosomatous
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adiathermanous
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adrenomedullary
adrenomedullary
adj
Of or relating to the adrenal medulla.
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(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
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventuresomeness
adventuresomeness
noun
The state or quality of being adventuresome.
adventuresomes
alumbrado
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
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.
amidofluorid
amidofluoride
aminoaciduria
aminoaciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of amino acids in the urine.
ammoniureted
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anadromous
anadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
(of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
anametadromous
androcephalum
androclinium
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androdynamous
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
androgametangium
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androgonium
andromaque
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anomaluridae
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antimoniureted
antimoniuretted
antimoniuretted
adj
(chemistry) Combined with or containing antimony.
aphroditeum
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
arillodium
aristodemus
armoured
armoured
adj
(military) Equipped with armoured vehicles.
Possessing, wearing, or fitted out with armour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armour
audiogram
audiogram
noun
A graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
audiometer
audiometer
noun
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
audiometries
audiometries
noun
plural of audiometry
audiometrist
audiometrist
noun
A technician who carries out audiometry.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditorium
auditorium
noun
(in a theater, etc.) the space where the audience is located
a large room for public meetings or performances
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
aureocasidium
auribromide
aurobromide
aurodiamine
ausformed
ausformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ausform
autodecrement
autodecrement
noun
(computing) An automatic decrement.
verb
(computing) To decrement automatically.
autodecremented
autodecremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autodecrement
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autodepolymerization
autodermic
autodiagrammatic
autodrome
autodrome
noun
A circuit used for motor sports events, but not for high-speed racing
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
autoradiogram
autoradiogram
noun
Synonym of autoradiograph
ballyllumford
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
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.
birdmouthed
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
boedromius
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
bothridiums
botrydium
brachydodromous
broadmouth
broadmouth
noun
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
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
brutedom
brutedom
noun
The condition of being a brute; brutality.
budworm
budworm
noun
Any of various moth caterpillars.
budworms
budworms
noun
plural of budworm
bugbeardom
bulbomedullary
burdensome
burdensome
adj
Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
burdensomely
burdensomely
adv
In a burdensome fashion.
burdensomeness
burdensomeness
noun
The state or quality of being burdensome.
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
burgherdom
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butlerdom
butlerdom
noun
The status or sphere of butlers.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
camelopardus
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
cardiocarpum
cardiopneumatic
cardiopneumograph
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
cardiorrheuma
cardiospermum
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
catanadromous
catanadromous
adj
(zoology) Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
caudiform
caudiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a tail.
caudofemoral
caudofemoral
adj
(anatomy) caudal and femoral
centaurdom
centaurdom
noun
The condition of being, or resembling, a centaur.
The world or realm of centaurs.
centrodesmus
ceratomandibular
cerebromedullary
cerebromedullary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydosaurus
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chondrocranium
chondrocranium
noun
(anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification
chondrofibromatous
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondromucoid
chondromucoid
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The combination of chondroitin sulfate and collagen fibres that gives cartilage its resilience and flexibility.
chondrosarcomatous
chondroseptum
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
chromidium
chromidium
noun
A granule of extranuclear chromatin in the cytoplasm of a cell
churchdom
churchdom
noun
The institution, government, or authority of a church.
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
circumdenudation
circumdenudation
noun
(geology) denudation around an object
circumdiction
circumduction
circumduction
noun
(Scotland, law) The act of circumducing.
(anatomy) The circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.
circummeridional
circumrotated
circumrotated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumrotate
circumundulation
circumvolved
circumvolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve