(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
accouplement
accouplement
noun
(rare) That which couples, as a tie or brace
(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
acetoamidophenol
adenolipoma
adenolipoma
noun
(oncology) A benign lipoma of a gland containing both glandular and fat tissue.
adenolipomatosis
adenolipomatosis
noun
(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
adenolymphocele
adenolymphocele
noun
(pathology) cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction
adenolymphoma
adenolymphoma
noun
A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
adenophlegmon
adenophlegmon
noun
(obsolete, pathology) inflammation of a lymph gland
adenophthalmia
albuminoscope
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
alimentotherapy
allophanamide
allophanamide
noun
(organic chemistry) biuret
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
aluminaphone
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
alycompaine
alymphopotent
amidophenol
aminodiphenyl
aminophenol
aminophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a phenol
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric amino derivatives of phenol; hydroxyaniline
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
amnioclepsis
ampelograpny
ampelopsidin
ampelopsin
ampelopsin
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular flavanonol.
amphiboline
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amplexation
amplexation
Noun
An embrace.
amyelencephalous
amylopectin
amylopectin
noun
(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anaplasmoses
anaplasmoses
noun
plural of anaplasmosis
androcephalum
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
anemophile
anemophile
noun
Any anemophilous plant.
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
angiohemophilia
angioneoplasm
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
anomaliped
anomalocephalus
anomalopteryx
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anoplonemertean
anoplonemertini
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteoperculum
anthropometrical
anthropometrical
adj
Pertaining to anthropometry.
anthropometrically
anthropometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, anthropometry.
anticomplement
anticomplement
noun
(biochemistry) Synonym of complement
anticomplementary
anticomplementary
adj
(geometry) antimedial
(immunology) That diminishes the action of an immunological complement
anticomplex
antihemophilic
antihemophilic
adj
(medicine) That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antiparallelogram
antiparallelogram
noun
A quadrilateral in which the pairs of nonadjacent sides are congruent, but in which two opposite sides intersect and are therefore not parallel.
antipolemist
antiunemployment
antiunemployment
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering unemployment.
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
aplanogamete
aplanogamete
noun
A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
applemonger
applemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of apples.
applewoman
applewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells apples.
applotment
applotment
Noun
apportionment
aquopentamminecobaltic
aristorepublicanism
autoanticomplement
autodepolymerization
automanipulative
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
becompliment
belmopan
benzomorpholine
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
benzosulphimide
bibliokleptomania
bibliokleptomania
noun
A mental disorder that produces a compulsion to steal books.
bibliokleptomaniac
bibliokleptomaniac
noun
Someone who suffers from bibliokleptomania.
bismutoplagionite
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
blennophlogisma
blennophthalmia
blepharoadenoma
blepharocarcinoma
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosyndesmitis
bontempelli
branchiopulmonate
bromochlorophenol
bromonaphthalene
bromonaphthalene
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric brominated derivatives of naphthalene
bromophenol
bromophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any phenol in which one or more hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by bromine
bromphenol
campanologer
campanulaceous
campanulaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Campanulaceae, a family of plants including the harebell.
campbellton
campbelltown
campbeltown
camptonville
campyloneuron
celiosalpingectomy
celiosalpingotomy
centroplasm
centroplasm
noun
The substance of the centrosome
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalomant
cephalomenia
cephalomeningitis
cephalomeningitis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of meningitis
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
chamaesiphonales
championless
championless
adj
Without a champion.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
chloramphenicol
chloramphenicol
noun
(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₁₁H₁₂Cl₂N₂O₅ isolated from cultures of a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces venezuelae) or prepared synthetically and used against serious infections such as typhoid fever.
chlorpheniramine
chlorpheniramine
noun
chlorphenamine
chlorpromazine
chlorpromazine
noun
A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.
chlorprophenpyridamine
cholecystnephrostomy
cholecystonephrostomy
chorionepithelioma
chromeplating
chrysosplenium
cinematographical
cinematographical
adj
Alternative form of cinematographic
cinematographically
cinematographically
adv
By means of cinematography.
cleptomania
cleptomania
noun
Dated form of kleptomania.
cleptomaniac
cleptomaniac
noun
Alternative spelling of kleptomaniac
clinocephalism
clomiphene
clomiphene
noun
(pharmacology) UK and US spelling of clomifene.
clomiphenes
clomiphenes
noun
plural of clomiphene
coemploying
coemployment
coemptional
coemptional
adj
Relating to coemption.
colleaguesmanship
colpenchyma
commonplace
commonplace
adj
Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
noun
A commonplace book.
A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to.
A platitude or cliché.
Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring.
verb
(obsolete) To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.
To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.
To make a commonplace book.
commonplaceism
commonplaceism
noun
(countable) Something that is commonplace; a trite remark.
(uncountable) The quality of being commonplace; banality.
commonplacely
commonplacely
adv
In a commonplace manner.
commonplaceness
commonplaceness
noun
The state or quality of being commonplace.
commonplacer
commonplacer
noun
One who writes a commonplace book.
commonplaces
commonplaces
noun
plural of commonplace
companable
companable
Adjective
companionable; sociable
companiable
companiable
adj
(obsolete) companionable; sociable
companionable
companionable
adj
Having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable.
companionableness
companionableness
noun
The state or quality of being companionable.
companionless
companionless
adj
Without a companion; friendless, alone.
companyless
comparableness
comparableness
noun
The state or quality of being comparable; comparability.
compartmental
compartmental
adj
Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments
compartmentalization
compartmentalization
noun
(counter-espionage) The act of dividing tasks involving confidential information so that no one person is capable of leaking enough to be incriminating. Alternatively, it can involve distributing information in such a way that no individual knows the full extent or purpose of the task they have been given, hence, if they are captured or monitored, the enemy would not be able to obtain useful information from any given person.
(software) The act of dividing complex code into libraries with common functionality to help make the process of programming more manageable and reusable.
The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.
compartmentalize
compartmentalize
verb
(transitive) To separate something into different categories or compartments.
compartmentalized
compartmentalized
adj
divided into compartments
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalize
compartmentalizes
compartmentalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compartmentalize