(inorganic chemistry) reduction in the absence of a reducing agent
autoretardation
autoretardation
noun
(chemistry) The retardation of a chemical reaction as a result of the reaction itself.
autorotated
autorotated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autorotate
autosender
autosender
noun
An automatic sender.
autostandardization
autostrada
autostrada
noun
A motorway in Italy (and some other countries)
autostradas
autostradas
noun
plural of autostrada
autotetraploid
autotetraploid
adj
(genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
autotetraploidy
autotetraploidy
noun
The property of being autotetraploid.
autotriploid
autotriploid
adj
(genetics) triploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autotriploidy
autotriploidy
noun
The condition of being autotriploid
autoxidator
autoxidator
noun
(rare, chemistry) A substance that initiates or undergoes autoxidation
autoxidizer
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
berthoud
betrousered
betrousered
adj
(usually humorous) Wearing pants or trousers.
betutored
birdmouthed
boatbuilder
boatbuilder
noun
A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.
boatbuilders
boatbuilders
noun
plural of boatbuilder
bondurant
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
bothridiums
botrydium
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
broadmouth
broadmouth
noun
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
brodehurst
brotulid
brotulidae
brutedom
brutedom
noun
The condition of being a brute; brutality.
bucerotidae
budworth
bulletproofed
bulletproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulletproof
bundlerooted
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butlerdom
butlerdom
noun
The status or sphere of butlers.
buttonholder
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
caloriduct
caloriduct
noun
A tube or duct for conducting heat; a caliduct.
carbohydraturia
carbohydraturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
cardiopneumatic
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
carpodetus
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
catanadromous
catanadromous
adj
(zoology) Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
cathodofluorescence
caudatolenticular
caudatolenticular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the caudate and lenticular nuclei of the corpus striatum in the brain.
caudatory
caudolateral
caudolateral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tail and the side of an organ etc.
centaurdom
centaurdom
noun
The condition of being, or resembling, a centaur.
The world or realm of centaurs.
centrodesmus
centrolepidaceous
centrolepidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Centrolepidaceae.
ceratodus
ceratoduses
ceratomandibular
ceratopteridaceous
chapournetted
cheilodipterus
chlamydobacteriaceous
chondrofibromatous
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondropterygious
chondrosarcomatous
chondroseptum
chondrosteous
chordacentrous
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
choudrant
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
circumdenudation
circumdenudation
noun
(geology) denudation around an object
circumdiction
circumduction
circumduction
noun
(Scotland, law) The act of circumducing.
(anatomy) The circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.
circumrotated
circumrotated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumrotate
circumundulation
citharoedus
clitoridauxe
clostridium
clostridium
noun
Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
clotured
clotured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cloture
cloudburst
cloudburst
noun
A sudden heavy rainstorm.
cloudbursts
cloudbursts
noun
plural of cloudburst
cloudcroft
coadjudicator
coadjutator
coadjutor
coadjutor
noun
(ecclesiastical) An assistant to a bishop.
An assistant or helper.
coadjutors
coadjutors
noun
plural of coadjutor
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
coadjutress
coadjutress
noun
A female coadjutor or assistant.
coadjutrice
coadjutrices
coadjutrix
coadjutrix
noun
A female coadjutor
An assistant (and eventual successor) to an abbess
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
coadventured
coadventurer
coadventurer
noun
A fellow adventurer.
coadventuress
coadventuring
coastguard
coastguard
noun
Alternative spelling of coast guard
coastguardman
coastguardman
noun
(dated) A coastguard.
coastguards
coastguards
noun
plural of coastguard
coastguardsman
coastguardsman
noun
A member of a coastguard.
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
coauditor
coauditor
noun
A joint auditor.
coauthered
coauthored
coauthored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coauthor
coldturkey
commensurated
commensurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commensurate
computerdom
computerdom
noun
(informal) The world of computers and the people associated with them.
computerdoms
computerised
computerised
adj
Functioning upon or through the medium of computers; digital.
Having undergone computerisation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerise
computerized
computerized
adj
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of computerised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerize
concordatum
conditorium
conductimeter
conductimeter
noun
Alternative form of conductometer
conductimetric
conductimetric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a titration in which the endpoint is determined by measuring conductivity
(physics) Of or pertaining to the measurement of conductivity
conductometer
conductometer
noun
(physics) Any device used to measure conductivity
conductometric
conductometric
adj
Of or pertaining to conductometry
conductor
conductor
noun
(architecture) A leader.
(mathematics) An ideal of a ring that measures how far it is from being integrally closed
(music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
(physics) Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound.
(rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.
A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, such as lithontriptic forceps; a director.
One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
conductorial
conductorial
adj
Characteristic of a conductor (especially one who directs an orchestra)
conductorless
conductorless
adj
Lacking a conductor
conductors
conductors
noun
plural of conductor
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
conductory
conductory
adj
Able to conduct (electricity, etc.)
conductress
conductress
noun
(dated) a female conductor
condurrite
condurrite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide.
condylarthrous
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
congratulated
congratulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congratulate
conjectured
conjectured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conjecture
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
conquistadors
constructed
constructed
adj
artificial; man-made
verb
simple past tense and past participle of construct
construed
construed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of construe
consuetudinary
consuetudinary
adj
(law) Customary; considered law by virtue of the fact that it is generally observed.
noun
A ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order.
An unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.
contextured
contextured
adj
Formed into texture; woven together; arranged or composed.
contoured
contoured
adj
Smoothly shaped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contour
contractured
contractured
adj
(medicine) deformed by contracture
contradictious
contradictious
adj
(obsolete) Filled with contradictions; inconsistent.
(obsolete) Inclined to contradict or cavil.
contradictiously
contradictiously
adv
In a contradictious manner.
contradictiousness
contradictiousness
noun
The state or quality of being contradictious.
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
contrude
coproduct
coproduct
noun
(mathematics) The colimit of two (or more) objects, without regard to any morphisms between them.
Any of multiple products that are produced at the same time, or by the same process
coproduction
coproduction
noun
A production in which two or more people, groups or companies work together.