(botany) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.
accentuable
accentuable
adj
Capable of being accentuated
accentually
accentually
adv
In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.
acclimature
acclimature
noun
(rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
acclivitous
acclivitous
adj
Acclivous
accountable
accountable
adj
(rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
Liable to be called on to render an account.
Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
accountably
accountably
adv
In an accountable manner.
acculturate
acculturate
verb
(intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.
(transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.
(transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.
acculturize
acculturize
verb
Synonym of acculturate
accumulated
accumulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accumulate
accumulates
accumulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accumulate
accumulativ
accumulator
accumulator
noun
(Britain) A wet-cell storage battery.
(UK, education, historical) One who takes two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce their length of study.
(cryptography) A one way membership function.
(engineering, hydraulics) A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).
(finance) A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.
(gambling) A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
(literally) One who, or that which, accumulates.
(manufacturing) A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
(mechanics) A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
(programming) A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
accusatival
accusatival
adj
Of or pertaining to the accusative case.
acetabulous
acetabulous
adj
cup-shaped; acetabular
acetabulums
acetotoluid
acettoluide
acicularity
acicularity
noun
Quality or degree of being acicular.
acidulating
acidulating
verb
present participle of acidulate
acidulation
acidulation
noun
The act of acidulating.
acrostolium
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
actualistic
actualistic
adj
(archaeology) Relating to actual use
Relating to action or the actual
actualities
actualities
noun
plural of actuality
actualizing
actualizing
verb
present participle of actualize
actuarially
actuarially
adv
By actuarial principles.
From an actuarial perspective.
In a manner performed by an actuary.
acuminulate
acuminulate
adj
(rare) Somewhat or slightly acuminate.
acutangular
acutangular
adj
(geometry) acute-angled.
acutilobate
adulticidal
adulticidal
adj
Of or pertaining to an adulticide
aeciotelium
afterclause
afunctional
afunctional
adj
Not functional.
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
aliturgical
aliturgical
adj
(of a day in the Christian calendar) On which the holy sacrifice is not offered.
alleluiatic
alleluiatic
adj
Pertaining to or consisting of an alleluia.
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
alphatoluic
alticamelus
altocumulus
altocumulus
noun
(physics, meteorology) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.)
amphicytula
anacleticum
anacoluthia
anacoluthia
noun
(grammar) A syntactic construction in which an element is followed by another that does not agree properly
anacoluthic
anacoluthic
adj
Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
anacoluthon
anacoluthon
noun
(grammar) A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause.
(rhetoric) Intentional use of such a structure.
anacoluttha
antecubital
antecubital
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior or inner part of the elbow (cubitus)
anticouncil
anticouncil
noun
A council set up in opposition to another council.
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
anticularia
antimusical
antimusical
adj
(music) Of or pertaining to antimusic.
(music) Opposing or countering music.
antinuclear
antinuclear
adj
Against the nucleus of a biological cell.
Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.
Serving as protection from nuclear devices
antinucleon
antinucleon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle of a nucleon
apiculation
apicultural
apicultural
adj
(agriculture) relating to beekeeping
apicultures
aquaculture
aquaculture
noun
The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.
aquatically
aquatically
adv
In an aquatic style or manner.
aquiculture
aquiculture
noun
Alternative form of aquaculture
archambault
archicytula
articulable
articulable
adj
(of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language.
(phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
articularly
articularly
adv
In an articular manner.
articulated
articulated
adj
(grammar, linguistics) Qualified by an article
Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
noun
An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of articulate
articulates
articulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of articulate
articulator
articulator
noun
(dentistry) A mechanical device to which casts of the teeth are fixed, reproducing recorded positions of the mandible in relation to the maxilla.
(phonetics) Any organ in the vocal tract used to articulate, produce speech.
One who articulates bones and mounts skeletons.
One who, or that which, articulates or expresses.
artifactual
artifactual
adj
Of or pertaining to artifact.
Resembling an artifact.
arviculture
arviculture
noun
(agriculture) arable farming
astuciously
astuciously
adv
astutely
atrociously
atrociously
adv
in an atrocious manner
auriculated
auriculated
adj
(biology, rare) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared.
(botany, rare) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auriculate.
(zoology, rare) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc.
auscultated
auscultated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auscultate
auscultates
auscultates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auscultate
auscultator
auscultator
noun
(historical) In Germany, one who had passed his first public examination in law, and who was merely retained, not yet employed or paid by government.
An instrument for auscultation.
One who practices auscultation.
autarchical
autarchical
adj
autarchic
auteciously
autecologic
authentical
authentical
adj
(archaic) Authentic.
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
autocephaly
autocephaly
noun
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
autoclastic
autoclastic
adj
(geology) Broken in place; said of rocks having a broken or brecciated structure due to crushing, in contrast to those of brecciated materials brought from a distance.
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autological
autological
adj
(grammar, of a word, phrase, or especially an adjective) Possessing the property it describes.
automatical
automatical
adj
Archaic form of automatic.
autonomical
autonomical
adj
Alternative form of autonomic
autopelagic
autoplastic
autoplastic
adj
(psychology) Involving a subject changing him/herself rather than the environment or situation.
Of or pertaining to autoplasty (type of lesion repair with healthy tissue).
auxetically
auxetically
adv
By auxesis.
avicultures
avicultures
noun
plural of aviculture
balaneutics
baluchistan
basculation
basculation
noun
(geology) The tilting of a geological layer.
(medicine, archaic) The replacement of a retroverted uterus by swinging it into its place.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
betulaceous
betulaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Betulaceae.
biarticular
biarticular
adj
(anatomy) Affecting, or connecting two joints
bidactylous
bifurcately
bifurcately
adv
In a bifurcate manner.
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
blacktongue
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
boletaceous
boletaceous
adj
Belonging to the family Boletaceae of mushrooms.
bucculatrix
bucklandite
bulbochaete
bulborectal
buphthalmic
buphthalmic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, buphthalmia.
bursiculate
bursiculate
adj
(botany) bursiform
butyrically
calamistrum
calamistrum
noun
(zoology) A comb-like structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders (Ciniflonidae), used to curl certain fibres in the construction of their webs.
calathidium
calathiscus
calculating
calculating
adj
(especially of a person) Serving one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.
(not comparable) Having the ability to calculate.
verb
present participle of calculate
calculation
calculation
noun
(chess, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
(countable) An expectation based on circumstances.
(countable) Reckoning, estimate.
(mathematics, countable) The result of calculating.
(mathematics, uncountable) The act or process of calculating.
calculative
calculative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or involving calculation.
calculators
calculators
noun
plural of calculator
calculatory
calculatory
adj
Of or pertaining to calculation.
calenturing
calenturish
calenturist
callithumps
callithumps
noun
plural of callithump
calochortus
calumniated
calumniated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calumniate
calumniates
calumniates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumniate
calumniator
calumniator
noun
A person who calumniates (slanders, or makes personal attacks upon, others).
calycanthus
calycanthus
noun
Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.
calyculated
calyculated
adj
(botany) Having a set of bracts resembling a calyx.
campanulate
campanulate
adj
Shaped like a bell.
canafistula
canafistula
noun
The flowering plant Cassia fistula, the golden shower tree.
canafistulo
cannulating
cannulating
verb
present participle of cannulate
cannulation
cannulation
noun
The insertion of a cannula
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
capillitium
capillitium
noun
A mass of sterile fibers within a fruiting body interspersed among spores.
capitoulate
capitoulate
noun
(historical) The former districts of Toulouse, France, responsible for electing the capitouls.
(historical) The office or term of office of a capitoul.
Rule by capitouls, (specifically, historical) the former municipal government of Toulouse, France, under their direction.
capitularly
capitularly
adv
In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter.
capitulated
capitulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitulate
capitulates
capitulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capitulate
capitulator
capitulator
noun
A person who capitulates.
capiturlary
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
capsulotome
capsulotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to incise the capsule of the lens of the eye
capsulotomy
capsulotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts
carefullest
carefullest
adj
superlative form of careful: most careful
caricatural
caricatural
adj
Having the character of a caricature.
cartularies
cartularies
noun
plural of cartulary
carunculate
carunculate
adj
Having a caruncle or caruncles; caruncular.
castellanus
castellanus
noun
(meteorology) A cloud species which shows vertical formations giving a crenellated appearance, associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.