Any Australian plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now named Rhodanthe)
adrenomedullary
adrenomedullary
adj
Of or relating to the adrenal medulla.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
ailuromania
albuminiferous
albuminiferous
adj
Supplying albumen.
albuminiform
albuminiparous
albuminiparous
adj
Producing albumin.
albuminofibrin
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
albuminurophobia
albuminurophobia
noun
A phobia of renal disease.
alcicornium
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
alluminor
alluminor
noun
(obsolete) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
aluminoferric
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
amicronucleate
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
androcephalum
androclinium
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anomaliflorous
anomaloflorous
anomalure
anomalure
noun
A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel (Sciuridae), found in central Africa
anomaluridae
anomalurus
anomural
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anopluriform
anteoperculum
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anticeremoniously
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
antitumoral
antitumoral
adj
(oncology) antitumor
aristorepublicanism
autodepolymerization
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
binomenclature
bloomingburg
bloomsburian
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
bouleversement
bouleversement
noun
Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil
branchiopulmonata
branchiopulmonate
bromalbumin
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
bulbomembranous
burdensomely
burdensomely
adv
In a burdensome fashion.
calcareobituminous
calcareobituminous
adj
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
californiums
calumniator
calumniator
noun
A person who calumniates (slanders, or makes personal attacks upon, others).
calumniators
calumniators
noun
plural of calumniator
calumniatory
calumniatory
adj
Containing calumny; slanderous.
campyloneuron
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
carminophilous
cathartolinum
ceratomandibular
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chrysosplenium
circumambulation
circumambulation
noun
The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
circumambulations
circumambulations
noun
plural of circumambulation
circumcellion
circumcellion
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Circumcellion
circumclusion
circumclusion
noun
(dated) An acupressure technique in which the pin is passed beneath the vessel, the wire loop placed over its point, and the ends brought over the artery and made fast.
The act of enclosing on all sides.
circumcolumnar
circumcolumnar
adj
Surrounding a column.
circumcorneal
circumcorneal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the cornea
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
circumlocution
circumlocution
noun
(countable) An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.
(uncountable) Necessary use of a phrase to circumvent either a vocabulary fault (of speaker or listener) or a lexical gap, either monolingually or in translation.
(uncountable) Unnecessary use of extra words to express an idea, such as a pleonastic phrase (sometimes driven by an attempt at emphatic clarity) or a wordy substitution (the latter driven by euphemistic intent, pedagogic intent, or sometimes loquaciousness alone).
circumlocutional
circumlocutional
adj
Of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary.
circumlocutionary
circumlocutionary
adj
(of speech) Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points.
Articulated in a roundabout manner; tautological or with repetitive language.
circumlocutionist
circumlocutionist
noun
One who uses circumlocutions.
circumlocutions
circumlocutions
noun
plural of circumlocution
circummeridional
circumplication
circumpolygon
circumtonsillar
circumtonsillar
adj
Surrounding the tonsil.
circumundulation
circumvallation
circumvallation
noun
A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended.
circumvolant
circumvolant
adj
flying around
circumvolution
circumvolution
noun
Anything winding or sinuous.
The act of revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis.
circumvolving
circumvolving
verb
present participle of circumvolve
clamorousness
clamorousness
noun
The state or quality of being clamorous.
clamouring
clamouring
noun
A sound that clamours.
verb
present participle of clamour
claromontanus
clubmonger
coharmoniously
collunarium
colourman
colourman
noun
(British spelling, broadcasting) A commentator employed to provide background information, analysis, etc., on a given news or sports event.
A man who sells (and, formerly, prepares) an artist's paints.
columnar
columnar
adj
Constructed with columns.
Having the shape of a column.
columnarian
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
columnarized
columnarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnarize
columner
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
columniform
columniform
adj
Having the form of a column.
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.
commensurately
commensurately
adv
In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or proportionate.
With equal measure or extent.
communaliser
communalizer
comournful
compulsoriness
compulsoriness
noun
The state or quality of being compulsory.
contemplature
contemporaneously
contemporaneously
adv
In the same period of time.
conterminously
conterminously
adv
In a conterminous manner
contrastimulant
contrastimulant
adj
(pharmacology) That reverses the effect of a stimulant.
noun
(pharmacology) Any agent that counteracts a stimulant.
contrastimulation
contrastimulation
noun
Synonym of counterstimulation
contrastimulus
contrastimulus
noun
Synonym of counterstimulus
coracomandibular
coracomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process and the mandible.
corniculum
corniculum
noun
(anatomy) A small horn-like part or process.
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
cosmotellurian
costopulmonary
costopulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the lungs.
cotemporaneously
cotemporaneously
adv
During the same time period.
coterminously
coterminously
adv
In a coterminous manner; ending together.
counterclaim
counterclaim
noun
(law) A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.
verb
(intransitive) To file a counterclaim.
counterclaimant
counterclaimant
noun
One who makes a counterclaim.
counterclaimed
counterclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim
counterclaiming
counterclaiming
verb
present participle of counterclaim
counterclaims
counterclaims
noun
plural of counterclaim
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
counterdevelopment
counterdevelopment
noun
A development that counteracts another development.
counterembattled
counterenamel
counterestablishment
counterestablishment
noun
An establishment that opposes another establishment.
counterexample
counterexample
noun
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.
counterexamples
counterexamples
noun
plural of counterexample
counterformula
counterformula
noun
A formula that counters or goes against another formula.