(medicine) The expansion of fibers extending from the superior pubic ligament to the posterior surface of the linea alba.
aesculapian
affluencies
affluencies
noun
plural of affluency
afunctional
afunctional
adj
Not functional.
albuminuric
albuminuric
adj
showing the symptom albuminuria, i.e. having albumen in the urine
alcicornium
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
alivincular
alivincular
adj
(biology, of bivalves) Having the longer axis transverse to the hinge line
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
alsinaceous
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
ambulomancy
ambulomancy
noun
Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles.
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
animalculae
animalcular
animalcular
adj
Of, relating to, or resembling animalcules.
animalcules
animalcules
noun
plural of animalcule
animalculum
animalculum
noun
Synonym of animalcule
annunciable
annunciable
adj
(archaic, rare) That may be announced or declared.
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
aphelenchus
apiculation
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
auchincloss
aulacomnium
authentical
authentical
adj
(archaic) Authentic.
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autonomical
autonomical
adj
Alternative form of autonomic
auxinically
avicularian
avicularian
noun
Any of the genus Avicularia of spiders.
avuncularly
avuncularly
adv
In an avuncular way.
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
balaneutics
baluchistan
bareknuckle
basculation
basculation
noun
(geology) The tilting of a geological layer.
(medicine, archaic) The replacement of a retroverted uterus by swinging it into its place.
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
blacktongue
bucklandite
bulbocapnin
calchaquian
calcigenous
calcigenous
adj
That forms a calx when oxidized.
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.
calenturing
calenturish
calenturist
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
callensburg
callionymus
callousness
callousness
noun
The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.
The quality of having calluses.
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
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.
camaldulian
campanulate
campanulate
adj
Shaped like a bell.
campanulous
campanulous
adj
Resembling a bell in shape or sound.
canafistula
canafistula
noun
The flowering plant Cassia fistula, the golden shower tree.
canafistulo
canalicular
canalicular
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a canaliculus
canaliculus
canaliculus
noun
(anatomy) Any of many small canals or ducts in the body, such as in the bone, or in some plants
cancerously
cancerously
adv
In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
With cancer.
canchalagua
canchalagua
noun
Centaurium cachanlahuen, the original canchalagua
Centaurium chironioides, a Mexican species
Schkuhria pinnata, a plant in the sunflower family native to South America and used medicinally
Zeltnera venusta, a California species in the gentian family
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
cannulating
cannulating
verb
present participle of cannulate
cannulation
cannulation
noun
The insertion of a cannula
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
capsulizing
capsulizing
verb
present participle of capsulize
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carbuncular
carbuncular
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a carbuncle.
carefulness
carefulness
noun
The state of being careful.
carfuffling
carilloneur
carilloneur
noun
someone who plays the carillon; a carillonist
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
carunculate
carunculate
adj
Having a caruncle or caruncles; caruncular.
carunculous
carunculous
Adjective
Of, relating to, or like, a caruncle.
Furnished with caruncles.
cassidulina
castellanus
castellanus
noun
(meteorology) A cloud species which shows vertical formations giving a crenellated appearance, associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.
Alternative form of castellan
catalaunian
cataloguing
cataloguing
noun
(British spelling) The act of arranging in, or as if in, a catalogue.
verb
present participle of catalogue
catapulting
catapulting
verb
present participle of catapult
cauligenous
cauligenous
adj
(botany) Originating from the stem of a plant.
causational
causational
adj
pertaining to causation
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
cavernulous
cavernulous
adj
Full of small cavities.
cellulating
cellulating
verb
present participle of cellulate
cellulation
cellulation
noun
The formation of cells (in a material).
centrifugal
centrifugal
adj
(botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
(botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
noun
A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
centumviral
centumviral
adj
Of or pertaining to the centumviri
chaenolobus
chancefully
chancefully
adv
by chance or coincidence
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
chloranthus
churchmanly
churchmanly
adj
Befitting a churchman.
circulating
circulating
adj
An institution lending from its collection, especially of books, on condition of membership.
Moving about freely.
verb
present participle of circulate
circulation
circulation
noun
(strictly) The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with the cells and tissues of the body; (loosely) the circulatory system.
Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion
The movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
circumflant
circumflant
adj
(obsolete) blowing around
circumlunar
circumlunar
adj
Surrounding, or travelling around the moon
circumrenal
circumrenal
adj
Around the kidney
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
cladogenous
clancularly
clancularly
adv
(obsolete) privately; secretly
clangouring
clangouring
verb
present participle of clangour
clarencieux
clinandrium
clinandrium
noun
(botany) An area at the tip of the column of orchid flowers, beneath the anthers.
clinanthium
clinanthium
noun
(botany) The receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant; the clinium.
clubhauling
clubhauling
noun
(nautical) A risky maneuver whereby a sail-boat tacks (turns into and through the wind) by dropping one of the front anchors, the intent being to turn the boat in a tighter space than would be possible using the rudder and sails alone, especially when difficult conditions such as light winds or heavy swell make tacking more difficult than usual.
verb
present participle of clubhaul
clubionidae
coagulating
coagulating
verb
present participle of coagulate
coagulation
coagulation
noun
Similar solidification of other materials (e.g. of tofu).
The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size (by any of several physical or chemical processes)(e.g. of proteins)
The process by which blood forms solid clots.
coenaculous
coequalness
coequalness
noun
The state or quality of being coequal.
coinsurable
collagenous
collagenous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling collagen.
colleaguing
colleaguing
verb
present participle of colleague
collunarium
colouration
colouration
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of coloration
columbanian
columnarian
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
columnating
columnating
verb
present participle of columnate
columnation
commulation
communalise
communalise
verb
Alternative form of communalize
communalism
communalism
noun
(India) stoking conflict or discrimination based on religious identity
Any social system based around a community.
The communal ownership of property.
communalist
communalist
noun
An advocate of communalism.
communality
communality
noun
(mathematics) A measure of variance in factor analysis.