(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinosphaerium
amphicyrtous
amphicytula
amphipneustic
amphithecium
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amplexicaudate
antipneumococcic
antipneumococcic
adj
(immunology) Acting against pneumococcus.
antirepublicanism
antiscripturism
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
apoturmeric
aquopentamminecobaltic
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
aristorepublicanism
auriculotemporal
auriculotemporal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the external ear and the temporal region.
autallotriomorphic
autoanticomplement
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
automorphically
automorphically
adv
(mathematics) In terms of automorphisms
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
autopotamic
autopsychorhythmia
autosepticemia
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
callithump
callithump
noun
(US) A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
(US) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
callithumpian
callithumpian
adj
(US) Of, relating to, or resembling a callithump.
callithumps
callithumps
noun
plural of callithump
calyptrimorphous
campulitropal
campulitropous
capillitium
capillitium
noun
A mass of sterile fibers within a fruiting body interspersed among spores.
capitatum
capitellum
capitellum
noun
(botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum
capitolium
capitolium
Noun
An ancient temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, built on hills and other prominent areas in many cities in Italy and the provinces.
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
capitulum
capitulum
noun
(anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
(arachnology) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
(botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
(entomology, obsolete) The enlarged end of a proboscis.
caputium
cardiopneumatic
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
catechumenship
catechumenship
noun
The state or condition of a catechumen.
centiplume
cephalanthium
cephalanthium
noun
(botany) An anthodium.
chartophylacium
cheiropatagium
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
chemicopharmaceutical
chemicopharmaceutical
adj
Relating to chemistry and pharmacy.
chemoautotrophic
chemoautotrophic
adj
(biology, of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis.
chemoautotrophically
chemoautotrophically
adv
By chemoautotrophic means.
chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutic
adj
(medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.
noun
(medicine, oncology) A chemical agent used in chemotherapy
chemotherapeutical
chemotherapeutical
adj
Synonym of chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutically
chemotherapeutically
adv
By means of chemotherapy
chemotherapeuticness
chemotherapeutics
chemotherapeutics
noun
plural of chemotherapeutic
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chiropterygium
chromatophilous
cicrumspections
circumpentagon
circumplanetary
circumplanetary
adj
(astronomy) Surrounding a planet
circumplect
circumplicate
circumplication
circumposition
circumposition
noun
(chiefly technical) The act of positioning something around something else; or the state of being so positioned
(linguistics) A pair of adpositions that occur on either side of the complement
The act of circumposing.
circumscript
circumscript
adj
Limited, circumscribed.
circumscription
circumscription
noun
(taxonomy) The definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.
Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area.
The act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed.
circumscriptions
circumscriptions
noun
plural of circumscription
circumscriptive
circumscriptive
adj
That circumscribes or outlines
circumscriptively
circumscriptively
adv
In a circumscriptive manner
With regard to circumscription
circumscriptly
circumscriptly
adv
In a circumscript manner.
circumspatial
circumspatial
adj
Of or pertaining to the surrounding space
circumspect
circumspect
adj
Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
circumspection
circumspection
noun
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.
circumspections
circumspections
noun
plural of circumspection
circumspective
circumspective
adj
Looking in all directions; cautious or watchful of danger.
circumspectively
circumspectively
adv
In a circumspective manner.
circumspectly
circumspectly
adv
In a circumspect manner. With consideration for all that is pertinent.
circumspectness
circumspectness
noun
the state or quality of being circumspect
circumtropical
circumtropical
adj
(distributed) throughout the tropics
cirrhopetalum
climatotherapeutics
clumpiest
clumpiest
adj
superlative form of clumpy: most clumpy
coleoptilum
compitum
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
complicitous
complicitous
adj
Complicit.
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
compositous
compositous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Compositae; composite.
compositure
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
compulsatively
compulsatively
Adverb
By compulsion.
compulsatorily
compulsatorily
adv
In a compulsatory manner.
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
compulsivity
compulsivity
noun
compulsion
compunction
compunction
noun
A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.
compunctionary
compunctionless
compunctionless
adj
Without compunction.
compunctions
compunctions
noun
plural of compunction
compunctious
compunctious
adj
Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.
compunctiously
compunctiously
adv
With compunction.
compunctive
compunctive
adj
(obsolete) Sensitive with regard to wrongdoing; conscientious.
compurgation
compurgation
noun
(now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
compurgatorial
compurgatorial
adj
Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation.
computability
computability
noun
(computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
computation
computation
noun
The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
The result of computation; the amount computed.
computational
computational
adj
Of or relating to computation.
computationally
computationally
adv
In a computational manner
Using computation
computations
computations
noun
plural of computation
computative
computative
adj
calculating, shrewdly or selfishly reckoning
of or relating to computation, computational
computatively
computativeness
computativeness
noun
The quality of being computative.
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerised
computerised
adj
Functioning upon or through the medium of computers; digital.
Having undergone computerisation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerise
computerises
computerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerise
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
computerists
computerists
noun
plural of computerist
computerite
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
computerization
computerization
noun
The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.
computerize
computerize
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
(transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
(transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.
computerized
computerized
adj
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of computerised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerize
computerizes
computerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerize
computerizing
computerizing
verb
present participle of computerize
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
computing
computing
noun
(computer science) The use of a computer or computers.
(literally) The process or act of calculation.
The study of computers and computer programming.
verb
present participle of compute
computist
computist
noun
One who performs computations.
One who performs computus (calculation of the date of Easter).
conceptualism
conceptualism
noun
(philosophy) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
The art movement towards conceptual art.
consumptible
consumption
consumption
noun
(pathology) The wasting away of the human body through disease.
(pathology, dated) Pulmonary tuberculosis and other diseases that cause wasting away, lung infection, etc.
The act of consuming or destroying.
The act of eating, drinking or using.
The amount consumed.
consumptional
consumptional
adj
Relating to consumption.
consumptions
consumptions
noun
plural of consumption
consumptive
consumptive
adj
(pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
Of, or relating to consumption.
noun
A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptiveness
consumptiveness
noun
The state of being consumptive.
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
countercampaign
countercampaign
noun
A campaign that opposes another campaign.
countercampaigns
countercampaigns
noun
plural of countercampaign
countercompetition
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
counterimpulse
counterimpulse
noun
An impulse that runs counter to another impulse.
counterprogramming
counterprogramming
noun
Psychological programming carried out to combat the effects of earlier programming.
counterpronunciamento
cputime
crepitaculum
crepitaculum
noun
A clapper or noisemaker sometimes used in place of an altar bell.