(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
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.
aminoaciduria
aminoaciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of amino acids in the urine.
androcephalum
androclinium
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
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.
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
aureocasidium
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
autodermic
autodiagrammatic
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
brachydodromous
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
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
cladosporium
clamoured
clamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clamour
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
cnemidophorus
coastguardman
coastguardman
noun
(dated) A coastguard.
coastguardsman
coastguardsman
noun
A member of a coastguard.
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
cocksuredom
columnarized
columnarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnarize
comburendo
comecrudo
commeasured
commeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commeasure
commensurated
commensurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commensurate
communard
communard
noun
A person who lives in a commune.
compounder
compounder
noun
(UK, archaic) One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take.
(UK, historical) A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.
A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result)
One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.
One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
comproduce
computerdom
computerdom
noun
(informal) The world of computers and the people associated with them.
computerdoms
computerised
computerised
adj
Functioning upon or through the medium of computers; digital.
Having undergone computerisation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerise
computerized
computerized
adj
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of computerised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerize
concordatum
conditorium
conductimeter
conductimeter
noun
Alternative form of conductometer
conductimetric
conductimetric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a titration in which the endpoint is determined by measuring conductivity
(physics) Of or pertaining to the measurement of conductivity
conductometer
conductometer
noun
(physics) Any device used to measure conductivity
conductometric
conductometric
adj
Of or pertaining to conductometry
conundrum
conundrum
noun
A difficult choice or decision that must be made.
A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
conundrumize
conundrums
conundrums
noun
plural of conundrum
coprodaeum
coracomandibular
coracomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process and the mandible.
corallidomous
coriandrum
cormidium
cormidium
noun
(zoology) The colonial body of a compound animal
corrigendum
corrigendum
noun
(usually in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections.
An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
corundum
corundum
noun
(mineralogy) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al₂O₃, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.
corundums
corundums
noun
plural of corundum
counterclaimed
counterclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim
countercommand
countercommand
noun
A command that cancels or reverses a previous command; a countermand.
verb
(transitive) To countermand (a person or group).
(transitive) To countermand (a previous command).
countercondemnation
countercondemnation
noun
A condemnation in response to another condemnation.
counterdemand
counterdemand
noun
A demand made in response to another demand.
counterdemands
counterdemands
noun
plural of counterdemand
counterdemonstrate
counterdemonstrate
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a demonstration in opposition to another demonstration that is happening nearby at the same time.
counterdemonstration
counterdemonstration
noun
A demonstration in opposition to another demonstration
counterdemonstrations
counterdemonstrations
noun
plural of counterdemonstration
counterdemonstrator
counterdemonstrator
noun
Someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration that is happening nearby at the same time
counterdemonstrators
counterdemonstrators
noun
plural of counterdemonstrator
counterdevelopment
counterdevelopment
noun
A development that counteracts another development.
counterdisengagement
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
counterembattled
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
countermaid
countermand
countermand
noun
An order to the contrary of a previous one.
verb
(figuratively) To counteract, to act against, to frustrate.
(obsolete) To maintain control of, to keep under command.
(obsolete) To oppose or revoke the command of (someone).
(obsolete) To prohibit (a course of action or behavior).
To cancel an order for (some specified goods).
To recall a person or unit with such an order.
To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
countermandable
countermandable
adj
Capable of being countermanded.
countermanded
countermanded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermand
countermanding
countermanding
noun
The act of something being countermanded.
verb
present participle of countermand
countermands
countermands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand
countermined
countermined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermine
countermoved
countermoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermove
craniodidymus
craspedodromous
craspedodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having pinnate veins in which the secondary veins terminate at the margins, often as teeth
crumrod
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
cundeamor
cundeamor
noun
A certain variety of forastero cocoa bean.
Ipomoea quamoclit (cypress vine).
Momordica balsamina (balsam apple), a vine species found in Africa.
curmudgeon
curmudgeon
noun
(archaic) A miser.
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.
curmudgeonery
curmudgeonery
noun
Alternative form of curmudgeonry
curmudgeonish
curmudgeonly
curmudgeonly
adj
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish
curmudgeons
curmudgeons
noun
plural of curmudgeon
currycombed
currycombed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of currycomb
cylindromatous
cylindromatous
adj
Of or relating to a cylindroma.
cylindrosporium
dampcourse
decamerous
decamerous
adj
Synonym of decempartite
decaspermous
decemflorous
decemlocular
decemlocular
adj
Having ten cells.
decomposure
decorum
decorum
noun
(countable) A convention of social behavior.
(uncountable) Appropriate social behavior.
decorums
decorums
noun
plural of decorum
decussorium
decussorium
noun
(medicine, archaic) An instrument for depressing the dura after trephining.