(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
bombacaceous
bombacaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae).
bombycinous
bombycinous
adj
(obsolete) Of the colour of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.
(obsolete) silken; made of silk
(of paper) made of cotton in imitation of parchment.
boucherism
brachydodromous
brachystomatous
brachystomous
branchiostomous
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
bromeliaceous
bromeliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants
bromouracils
bromouracils
noun
plural of bromouracil
bronchomucormycosis
bucolicism
bucolicism
noun
Bucolic attitudes or behaviour.
buncombes
burmanniaceous
burmanniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Burmanniaceae.
bursectomy
bursectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of a bursa
butomaceous
butomaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Butomaceae.
calcareobituminous
calcareobituminous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
cambouis
chlamydobacteriaceous
chloriambus
chondrofibromatous
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
choriambuses
circumambagious
circumambagious
adj
Of or relating to circumambages; circumlocutionary.
circumambulations
circumambulations
noun
plural of circumambulation
clubrooms
clubrooms
noun
plural of clubroom
coabsume
collembolous
colubriformes
columbaceous
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
columbines
columbines
noun
plural of columbine
columbous
columbus
colymbus
combasou
combretaceous
combretaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Combretaceae.
comburgess
comburgess
noun
A fellow burgess.
comburivorous
comburivorous
adj
(obsolete) Consuming a relatively large amount of the supporter of combustion.
combust
combust
adj
(astrology) In close conjunction with the sun (so that its astrological influence is "burnt up"), sometimes specified to be within 8 degrees 30'.
(obsolete) Burnt.
noun
(obsolete) That which undergoes burning.
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness.
To burn; to catch fire.
combusted
combusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of combust
combustibilities
combustibilities
noun
plural of combustibility
combustibility
combustibility
noun
The quality or state of being combustible
combustible
combustible
adj
(figurative, dated) Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
Capable of burning.
noun
A material that is capable of burning.
combustibleness
combustibleness
noun
The state or quality of being combustible.
combustibles
combustibles
noun
plural of combustible
combustibly
combustibly
adv
in a combustible manner
combusting
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
combustion
combustion
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of burning.
(figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.
A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
combustions
combustions
noun
plural of combustion
combustious
combustious
adj
(figurative) turbulent
inflammable; combustible
combustive
combustive
adj
Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.
combustively
combustor
combustor
noun
A chamber acting as the furnace in a jet engine or turbine engine, where intense combustion is induced.
combusts
combusts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of combust
commeasurable
commeasurable
adj
Having the same measure; commensurate; proportional.
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
commensurable
commensurable
adj
(mathematics) (of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ
Able to be measured using a common standard.
Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.
commensurableness
commensurableness
noun
The state or quality of being commensurable.
commensurably
commensurably
adv
In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
communbus
communicableness
communicableness
noun
The state or quality of being communicable.
commutableness
commutableness
noun
The quality of being commutable or interchangeable.
connubialism
connubialism
noun
(formal) Marriage; married life.
consubstantialism
consubstantialism
noun
The doctrine of consubstantiation.
consumable
consumable
adj
That is consumed or depleted upon use.
That may be eaten.
noun
A material or product that is produced for consumption.
consumables
consumables
noun
plural of consumable
consumptible
corymbiferous
corymbiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
corymbous
corymbous
adj
In the form of a corymb.
coulombs
coulombs
noun
plural of coulomb
counterambush
counterambush
noun
An ambush set up in response to another ambush.
counterembargos
counterestablishment
counterestablishment
noun
An establishment that opposes another establishment.
cubomedusae
cubomedusae
noun
plural of cubomedusa
cubomedusan
cubomedusan
adj
Of or pertaining to the cubomedusa
cubometatarsal
cumbersome
cumbersome
adj
Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious
Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
Inert, lumbering, slow in movement
Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.
cumbersomely
cumbersomely
adv
In a cumbersome way.
cumbersomeness
cumbersomeness
noun
The state of being cumbersome
cumbrous
cumbrous
adj
(also figuratively) Unwieldy because of size or weight; cumbersome.
Causing hindrance or obstruction.
Giving annoyance or trouble; troublesome, vexatious.
cumbrously
cumbrously
adv
In a cumbrous manner.
cumbrousness
cumbrousness
noun
The state or quality of being cumbrous.
cumulonimbus
cumulonimbus
noun
(meteorology) A cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base, that is often associated with thunderstorms.
cuprobismutite
cuprobismutite
noun
(mineralogy) A black mineral, with a metallic lustre, found in quartz deposits; it is a mixed sulfide of copper and bismuth.
currycombs
currycombs
noun
plural of currycomb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of currycomb
customable
customable
adj
(obsolete) Subject to the payment of customs; dutiable.
(obsolete) customary
customableness
customableness
noun
(obsolete) Quality of being customable; conformity to custom.
customably
customably
adv
(obsolete) usually; by custom or habit
customizable
customizable
adj
Able to be customized.
cymbocephalous
cynocrambaceous
cytoblastematous
cytoblastemous
debouchments
debouchments
noun
plural of debouchment
discombobulate
discombobulate
verb
(transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
discombobulated
discombobulated
adj
(informal) Broken, mixed up.
(informal) Confused, embarrassed, upset.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discombobulate
discombobulates
discombobulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discombobulate
discombobulating
discombobulating
adj
Confusing; tending to befuddle or perplex.
verb
present participle of discombobulate
discombobulation
discombobulation
noun
(humorous) An embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused.
A confused or disorderly state.
embouchures
embouchures
noun
plural of embouchure
encumbrous
encumbrous
adj
(obsolete) Of, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance; cumbersome; troublesome.
fibromucous
fibromuscular
fibromuscular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.
fractonimbus
fusobacterium
fusobacterium
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Fusobacterium
incombustibility
incombustibility
noun
The quality or state of being incombustible.
incombustible
incombustible
adj
Not capable of catching fire and burning; not flammable.
noun
Any substance that is not flammable.
incombustibleness
incombustibleness
noun
The quality of being incombustible.
incombustibly
incombustibly
adv
In an incombustible manner.
incombustion
incommensurability
incommensurability
noun
The state or characteristic of being incommensurable.
incommensurable
incommensurable
adj
(mathematics, of two integers) having no common integer divisor except 1.
(mathematics, of two real numbers) having a ratio that is not expressible as a fraction of two integers.
Not able to be measured by the same standards as another term in the context.
noun
An incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number.
incommensurableness
incommensurableness
noun
(rare) Incommensurability.
incommensurably
incommensurably
adv
In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
incommunicableness
incommunicableness
noun
Quality of being incommunicable.
incommutableness
inconsumable
inconsumable
adj
Not consumable; incapable of being consumed, wasted, or spent.