(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
archicleistogamous
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
archmystagogue
argentums
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
argumentativeness
argumentativeness
noun
the state of being argumentative
argumentmaths
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
argyranthemous
argyrosomus
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
aspergillum
aspergillum
noun
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.
aspergillums
aspergillums
noun
plural of aspergillum
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
augmenters
augmenters
noun
plural of augmenter
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autoplagiarism
autoplagiarism
noun
The republishing or resubmitting of one's own work as if it were original.
autothaumaturgist
autothaumaturgist
noun
One who pretends to be notable or mysterious.
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
bloomsburg
bloomsburg
Proper noun
A town in Pennsylvania
borborygmus
borborygmus
noun
(figurative) Something resembling borborygmus.
A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
bourignianism
bourignonism
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
burgessdom
burgessdom
noun
The role or status of burgess.
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burgomaster
burgomaster
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
burgomasters
burgomasters
noun
plural of burgomaster
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
campbellsburg
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
caprimulgiformes
caprimulgus
carposporangium
carposporangium
noun
(biology) A sporangium (that contains carpospores) in red algae, a cluster of which forms the cystocarp
chambersburg
chaulmoogras
chaulmoogras
noun
plural of chaulmoogra
chemosurgery
chemosurgery
noun
(medicine) The selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin.
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chemurgies
chemurgies
noun
plural of chemurgy
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
chromogenous
chromogenous
adj
Alternative form of chromogenic
circumambages
circumambages
noun
Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.
circumambagious
circumambagious
adj
Of or relating to circumambages; circumlocutionary.
circumcising
circumcising
verb
present participle of circumcise
circumesophagal
circumesophageal
circumesophageal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the esophagus.
circumfusing
circumfusing
verb
present participle of circumfuse
circumgestation
circumgestation
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of carrying about.
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumnavigations
circumnavigations
noun
plural of circumnavigation
circumoesophagal
circumscribing
circumscribing
verb
present participle of circumscribe
circumspangle
circumstancing
circumstancing
verb
present participle of circumstance
circumstantiating
circumstantiating
verb
present participle of circumstantiate
coastguardman
coastguardman
noun
(dated) A coastguard.
coastguardsman
coastguardsman
noun
A member of a coastguard.
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
comburgess
comburgess
noun
A fellow burgess.
commeasuring
commeasuring
verb
present participle of commeasure
commensurating
commensurating
verb
present participle of commensurate
compurgators
compurgators
noun
plural of compurgator
configurationism
configurationism
noun
(psychology) Any theory of psychology based on configurational properties, but especially Gestalt psychology
congruism
congruism
noun
(theology) congruity
countercampaigns
countercampaigns
noun
plural of countercampaign
counterdisengagement
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
counterembargos
countermessage
countermessage
noun
A message that refutes the content of another message.
counterstratagem
counterstratagem
noun
A stratagem set up to oppose another stratagem.
crumblingness
crumblingness
noun
The quality of crumbling.
crumblings
crumblings
noun
plural of crumbling
cryptogamous
cryptogamous
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams
cupromanganese
curmudgeonish
curmudgeons
curmudgeons
noun
plural of curmudgeon
cytomegalovirus
cytomegalovirus
noun
(virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
daemonurgist
demagogueries
demagogueries
noun
plural of demagoguery
demiourgos
demiurgeous
demiurges
demiurges
noun
plural of demiurge.
demiurgism
demiurgos
demiurgos
noun
(more common in earlier works) Alternative form of demiurge.
demiurgus
demiurgus
noun
(chiefly dated) Alternative form of demiurge.
demurrages
demurrages
noun
plural of demurrage
deorsumvergence
dermasurgery
dermasurgery
noun
The surgical treatment of benign and malignant skin conditions; dermatologic surgery.
dermatophagus
deuterogamist
deuterogamist
noun
(theology, law) One who believes in the moral right to, and the lawfulness of, remarriage after divorce or spousal death.
(theology, law) One who remarries after the divorce or death of their spouse.
diminishingturns
discouragement
discouragement
noun
Anything that discourages.
The act of discouraging.
The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
discouragements
discouragements
noun
plural of discouragement
disencumbering
disencumbering
verb
present participle of disencumber
disfigurement
disfigurement
noun
The result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured
disfigurements
disfigurements
noun
plural of disfigurement
disgruntlement
disgruntlement
noun
The state of being disgruntled, usually displayed in a stereotypical form such as frowning and annoyance; the acts of sulky dissatisfaction.
dramaturges
dramaturges
noun
plural of dramaturge
dramaturgies
dramaturgies
noun
plural of dramaturgy
dramaturgist
dramaturgist
noun
A person who composes a drama and directs its representation; a playwright.
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
noun
UK standard spelling of draftsmanship.
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dromaeognathous
dromaeognathous
adj
(ornithology) Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
drudgism
drumbeatings
drumbeatings
noun
plural of drumbeating
electrometallurgist
electrometallurgist
noun
One who carries out electrometallurgy.
embourgeoisement
embourgeoisement
noun
A shift to bourgeois values and practices.
The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.
The proliferation in a society of values perceived as characteristic of the middle class, especially of materialism.
embrasuring
embryophagous
emmetsburg
emmitsburg
encouragements
encouragements
noun
plural of encouragement
epigastraeum
epigastrium
epigastrium
noun
(anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.
episporangium
ergastulum
euhemerising
euhemerising
verb
present participle of euhemerise
eumerogenesis
eurygnathism
eurygnathism
noun
(anatomy) The condition of having a wide jaw.
evangelistarium
fagopyrismus
fagopyrismus
noun
Dated form of fagopyrism.
farmersburg
fibroligamentous
figuresome
figuresome
adj
Characterised as possessing an attractive figure or shape
figurism
figurism
noun
(Christianity, historical) An intellectual movement of Jesuit missionaries at the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, whose participants viewed the I Ching as a prophetic book containing the mysteries of Christianity, and prioritized working with the Qing Emperor (rather than with the Chinese literati) as a way of promoting Christianity in China.