(emergency response) The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action.
(law) The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt.
(law, Scotland) A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt.
A judgment or sentence.
The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
adjutantship
adjutantship
noun
The role or status of adjutant.
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
adminiculate
adminiculate
verb
(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.
adosculation
adosculation
noun
(biology) impregnation by external contact, without intromission
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
agglutinated
agglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate
albuminoidal
albuminoidal
adj
(chemistry) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
alexandrinus
altitudinous
altitudinous
adj
(humorous) Lofty; very high.
ammoniureted
anandrarious
andouillette
andouillette
noun
A small andouille (type of sausage).
androclinium
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
angulinerved
anhalouidine
anisomyodous
anomaluridae
antediluvial
antediluvial
adj
(biblical) Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.
(rare) Antiquated.
antediluvian
antediluvian
adj
(biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.
Ancient or antiquated.
Extremely dated.
Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
noun
One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
antidandruff
antidandruff
adj
Countering or preventing dandruff.
antidiffuser
antidilution
antidilution
adj
(finance) Preventing share dilution.
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antireducing
aouellimiden
appendicious
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
appenditious
applaudingly
applaudingly
adv
in an applauding manner
arseniureted
arseniureted
adj
Alternative form of arseniuretted
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
ascogonidium
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
atmidalbumin
attitudinise
attitudinise
verb
Alternative spelling of attitudinize
attitudinize
attitudinize
verb
(intransitive) To assume an affected, unnatural exaggerated attitude or pose.
(transitive) To cause to assume a pose.
(transitive) To give the appearance of, make a show of by posing.
audubonistic
austenitized
austenitized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of austenitize
autoantibody
autoantibody
noun
An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself
autodialling
autodialling
verb
simple past tense of autodial
autodrainage
autoindexing
autoindexing
noun
(computing) The programmed retrieval of words from a document for use in building an index
automatic indexing
autosyndesis
autoxidation
autoxidation
noun
(chemistry) A spontaneous oxidation reaction that results in the slow, flameless combustion of a material.
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
barramundies
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
biquadrantal
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
caducibranch
caducibranch
noun
(zoology) Any caducibranchiate organism.
candidatures
candidatures
noun
plural of candidature
cardianeuria
cardioneural
centauridium
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
clairaudient
clairaudient
adj
(parapsychology) Pertaining to or involving clairaudience.
noun
(parapsychology) One who has the power of clairaudience.
claudication
claudication
noun
(medicine, countable) A condition in which temporary cramp-like pain in the calf muscles is induced by exercise, typically caused by obstruction of the arteries.
(medicine, uncountable) Limping.
clupanodonic
clupanodonic
adj
Of or pertaining to clupanodonic acid or its derivatives
coeducations
cogitabundly
collaudation
coloquintida
coloquintida
noun
(obsolete) Colocynth, a viny plant bearing extremely bitter fruit.
columnarized
columnarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnarize
communalised
communalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communalise
communalized
communalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communalize
communicated
communicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communicate
conductional
conductional
adj
Relating to, or by means of conduction
conductorial
conductorial
adj
Characteristic of a conductor (especially one who directs an orchestra)
conduplicate
conduplicate
adj
(botany) Of leaves: folded (doubled) lengthwise.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
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.
counterdrain
counterdrain
noun
(surgery) An inserted device or other means by which excess fluid is drained off from a part of the body in which it accumulates.
A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
verb
(surgery) To drain off excess fluid from a part of the body in which it accumulates.
counterideal
counterideal
noun
An opposing ideal.
counterraids
counterraids
noun
plural of counterraid
cuckoomaiden
cuprocyanide
curvidentate
cuspidations
daemonurgist
damnificatus
daughterling
daughterling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A daughter, especially a young or precious one.
daunorubicin
daunorubicin
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic anthracycline antibiotic C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₀ which is a nitrogenous glycoside that interferes with DNA synthesis and is used in the treatment of acute leukemia and other cancers.
dauntingness
dauntingness
noun
The quality of being daunting.
dealbuminize
deambulation
deambulation
noun
(obsolete) A walking abroad; a promenading.
A cycle or revolution during which a programmable machine performs various functions
debussyanize
decrustation
decrustation
noun
The removal of a crust.
decussations
decussations
noun
plural of decussation
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
defraudation
defraudation
noun
(obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
deglutinated
deglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deglutinate
degraduation
degustations
degustations
noun
plural of degustation
dehumanising
dehumanising
verb
present participle of dehumanise
dehumanizing
dehumanizing
noun
An act of dehumanization.
verb
present participle of dehumanize
deincrustant
deinsularize
deliberandum
demigauntlet
demigauntlet
noun
A bandage that covers the hand but not the fingers
demipauldron
demodulating
demodulating
verb
present participle of demodulate
demodulation
demodulation
noun
The inverse of the effect of modulation, or applying a signal to a carrier.
demutization
denaturalise
denaturalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of denaturalize.
denaturalize
denaturalize
verb
(transitive) To cease to treat as natural.
(transitive) To make less natural; to cause to deviate from its nature.
(transitive) To revoke or deny the citizenship of.
denaturation
denaturation
noun
(biochemistry) The change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused by heating, changes in pH, or exposure to certain chemicals.
The deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink
denaturising
denaturising
verb
present participle of denaturise
denaturizing
denaturizing
verb
present participle of denaturize
denticulated
denticulated
adj
(heraldry, of a bordure, very rare) Embattled, but with only the projecting portions visible, and the lower line being the edge of the shield, so that the bordure appears non-contiguous.
Denticulate, having many small toothlike protrusions.
dentilingual
dentilingual
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the teeth and the tongue.
(linguistics, of a sound) Produced with the tongue touching the teeth.
noun
(linguistics, rare) A sound produced with the tongue touching the teeth.
dentolingual
dentolingual
adj
Alternative form of dentilingual
denuclearize
denuclearize
verb
(transitive) To ban, remove or reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons in an area.
denudational
denudational
adj
(geology) Relating to, or influenced by, denudation.
denumeration
denumerative
denunciating
denunciating
verb
present participle of denunciate
denunciation
denunciation
noun
An open declaration of personal fault.
Proclamation; announcement; a publishing.
That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment.
The act of denouncing; an accusation made in public
The announcement of termination (of a treaty).
denunciative
denunciative
adj
denunciatory
denunciatory
denunciatory
adj
Tending to denounce.
depopulating
depopulating
verb
present participle of depopulate
depopulation
depopulation
noun
The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.
deputational
deputational
adj
Of or relating to a deputation.
deputization
deputization
noun
The process of becoming a deputy.
dequantitate
dequantitate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To diminish the quantity of.
deregulating
deregulating
verb
present participle of deregulate
deregulation
deregulation
noun
The process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulation.
desaturation
desaturation
noun
(chemistry) the conversion of a saturated compound to an unsaturated one by removing hydrogen or other atoms to form a double bond
(medicine) a decrease in the level of oxygen saturation in a patient's haemoglobin
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
detruncating
detruncating
verb
present participle of detruncate
detruncation
detruncation
noun
The act of lopping or cutting off, as the head from the body.
deuteranopia
deuteranopia
noun
A form of color blindness in which the retina is deficient in or lacks cone cells containing opsins that respond to the color green, resulting in an inability to distinguish red from green.