(uncountable) The state of being adapted; suitableness; fitness.
adaptometer
adaptometer
noun
An optometric instrument that measures the minimum threshold of brightness that can be detected or how well the human eye can adapt to a recently darkened environment.
adelpholite
adenectopia
adenectopic
adenotyphus
adeptnesses
adeptnesses
noun
plural of adeptness
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
adipocerite
adipopectic
adiposities
adiposities
noun
plural of adiposity
adoperation
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adstipulate
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
aldopentose
aldopentose
noun
(biochemistry) A pentose that is also an aldose.
amboceptoid
amboceptoid
noun
(obsolete) A hypothetical form of amboceptor that has undergone a degenerative change and lost its cytophil or complementophile groups.
amphodelite
anabaptized
anabaptized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anabaptize
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
anthropidae
anticipated
anticipated
adj
expected to arrive; scheduled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anticipate
antipendium
antipodeans
antipodeans
noun
plural of antipodean
antitorpedo
antitorpedo
adj
(military) Acting against torpedos.
aphroditeum
aplodiorite
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoplectoid
apostatised
apostatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostatise
apostatized
apostatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostatize
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
appendicate
appendotome
appertained
appertained
verb
past participle of appertain
apportioned
apportioned
adj
Assigned as somebody's portion; allotted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apportion
appreciated
appreciated
adj
(of an investment) having risen in value
recognized as having value
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appreciate
appredicate
apprenticed
apprenticed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprentice
aptenodytes
apterygidae
armorplated
arpeggiated
arpeggiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggiate
asepticized
asepticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asepticize
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
atrophiated
atrophiated
adj
(obsolete) Atrophied.
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
backstamped
backstopped
backstopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
bespattered
bespattered
adj
covered in spots of splashed liquid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespatter
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
blacktopped
blacktopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blacktop
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
buprestidae
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
camphorated
camphorated
adj
Treated or impregnated with camphor.
camptodrome
capacitated
capacitated
adj
(transitive, mathematics) Constrained by maximum throughput, often applied to physical networks transporting flows.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capacitate
capernoited
capitalised
capitalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitalise
capitalized
capitalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitalize
capitonidae
capitulated
capitulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitulate
carpentered
carpentered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpenter
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
carpopodite
carpopodite
noun
The fifth joint of the endopodite of a crustacean (between the meropodite and the propodite)
cataleptoid
cataleptoid
adj
Resembling catalepsy.
catchpolled
chaetopodan
chaptalized
chaptalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaptalize
cocaptained
cocaptained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocaptain
compactedly
compactedly
adv
In a compacted manner; close together.
compendiate
compendiate
verb
(obsolete) To sum or collect together.
compensated
compensated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compensate
complicated
complicated
adj
(biology) Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).
Difficult or convoluted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complicate
constipated
constipated
adj
(figurative) Failing to make a point or reach a conclusion; stifled.
Unable to defecate; costive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of constipate
contraposed
contraposed
adj
(geology) Having a coastal region of hard rocks that is separated from the sea by a belt of overlapping softer deposits.
(logic) Forming a contraposition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contrapose
copartnered
copartnered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copartner
craspedotal
crepidomata
crypturidae
cycadophyte
cycadophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta; a cycad.
dactylopore
dactylopore
noun
(biology) A pore in the coenosteum of a hydrozoan, through which the dactylozooids protrude
decampments
decampments
noun
plural of decampment
decapitable
decapitable
adj
Able or fit to be decapitated.
decapitated
decapitated
adj
With the head removed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decapitate
decapitates
decapitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decapitate
decapitator
decapitator
noun
One who decapitates.
decapsulate
decapsulate
verb
(surgery, transitive) To remove a capsule (especially from the kidney).
decempedate
deceptional
deceptional
adj
Employing or relating to deception; deceptive.
decrepitate
decrepitate
verb
(intransitive) Of salts and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles.
(transitive) To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire.
demiplacate
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
departement
departition
departition
noun
(obsolete) departure
(obsolete) separation
verb
(transitive) to remove the partitions from; to merge back into a single unit
departments
departments
noun
plural of department
depasturage
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depauperate
depauperate
adj
(botany, of a plant etc) Having stunted growth
Having a limited biodiversity.
Impoverished.
verb
To impoverish.
To stunt the growth of.
dependantly
depetticoat
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
depilations
depilations
noun
plural of depilation
depleteable
deploration
deploration
noun
The act of deploring or lamenting; lamentation.
deplumation
deplumation
noun
(medicine) Loss of the eyelashes due to disease of the eyelids.
(metaphoric) The stripping of someone's symbol(s) of status and prestige; humiliation.
The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers.
depopulated
depopulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depopulate
depopulates
depopulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depopulate
depopulator
depopulator
noun
A person who depopulates an area, especially one who forcibly removes people from an estate.
deportation
deportation
noun
The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.
depravation
depravation
noun
Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Detraction; depreciation.
The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
depravement
depravement
noun
(archaic) Depravity; corruption.
depravities
depravities
noun
plural of depravity
deprecating
deprecating
adj
In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling.
verb
present participle of deprecate
deprecation
deprecation
noun
(countable) A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
(countable) An imprecation or curse.
(uncountable) The act of deprecating.
Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
deprecative
deprecative
adj
Tending to deprecate; disapproving.
deprecators
deprecators
noun
plural of deprecator
deprecatory
deprecatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to avert evil by prayer.
That deprecates; apologetic or disparaging
depreciated
depreciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depreciate
depreciates
depreciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depreciate
depreciator
depreciator
noun
(economics) One who depreciates.
depredating
depredating
verb
present participle of depredate
depredation
depredation
noun
A raid or predatory attack.
An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
depredators
depredators
noun
plural of depredator
depredatory
depredatory
adj
Tending or designed to depredate.
depredicate
depressanth
depressants
depressants
noun
plural of depressant
deprevation
deprivation
deprivation
noun
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
(countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.