(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.
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.
acidulating
acidulating
verb
present participle of acidulate
acidulation
acidulation
noun
The act of acidulating.
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
actualizing
actualizing
verb
present participle of actualize
acuminulate
acuminulate
adj
(rare) Somewhat or slightly acuminate.
acutangular
acutangular
adj
(geometry) acute-angled.
adglutinate
adulterants
adulterants
noun
plural of adulterant
adultnesses
afunctional
afunctional
adj
Not functional.
agglutinant
agglutinant
adj
Uniting, as glue; causing, or tending to cause, adhesion.
noun
Any viscous substance which causes agglutination
agglutinate
agglutinate
adj
(linguistics) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning
United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
noun
(countable) A clump of agglutinated material.
(uncountable) Agglutinated material.
verb
(linguistics) To form through agglutination.
(transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
agglutinins
agglutinins
noun
plural of agglutinin
agglutinize
agglutinize
verb
Synonym of agglutinate
agglutinoid
ailanthuses
ailanthuses
noun
plural of ailanthus
albategnius
albuginitis
allaeanthus
allocutions
allocutions
noun
plural of allocution
allurements
allurements
noun
plural of allurement
alluviation
alluviation
noun
The deposition of alluvium (sediment) by a river.
altiloquent
altiloquent
adj
Pompous, or pretentious in speech
altitudinal
altitudinal
adj
Of or in relation to altitude
aluminosity
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
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
anakoluthia
andalusites
andalusites
noun
plural of andalusite
angulations
angulations
noun
plural of angulation
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
annulations
annulations
noun
plural of annulation
annullation
annullation
noun
(obsolete) Annulment.
anoplanthus
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
antecubital
antecubital
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior or inner part of the elbow (cubitus)
antennulary
antenuptial
antenuptial
adj
Occurring before marriage; prenuptial.
antepenults
antepenults
noun
plural of antepenult
antialbumid
antialbumid
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion, convertible into antipeptone.
antialbumin
antiangular
antibilious
antibilious
adj
(pharmacology) Countering liver disorder.
antiburglar
antiburglar
adj
Opposing or countering burglars.
anticouncil
anticouncil
noun
A council set up in opposition to another council.
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
anticularia
antifouling
antifouling
adj
That prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
noun
Any substance that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
antifungals
antifungals
noun
plural of antifungal
antiguggler
antiliturgy
antimusical
antimusical
adj
(music) Of or pertaining to antimusic.
(music) Opposing or countering music.
antinatural
antinatural
adj
contrary to nature
antineutral
antineutral
Adjective
Opposing a policy of neutrality.
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
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antitumoral
antitumoral
adj
(oncology) antitumor
apiculation
aptitudinal
aptitudinal
adj
Relating to aptitude.
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
attitudinal
attitudinal
adj
expressive of or pertaining to attitude
augmentable
augmentable
adj
Capable of being augmented or increased.
Capable of increasing.
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
austinville
australiana
australians
authentical
authentical
adj
(archaic) Authentic.
authenticly
authenticly
adv
Dated spelling of authentically.
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autodialing
autodialing
verb
present participle of autodial
autoloading
autoloading
noun
(programming) Capability of loading and linking portions of a program from mass storage automatically when needed.
verb
present participle of autoload
autonomical
autonomical
adj
Alternative form of autonomic
auxiliation
balaneutics
balantidium
balantidium
noun
Any parasite of the genus Balantidium.
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.
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
blacktongue
bladdernuts
bladdernuts
noun
plural of bladdernut
blanquettes
blanquettes
noun
plural of blanquette
brutalising
brutalising
verb
(Britain) present participle of brutalise
brutalizing
brutalizing
adj
Cruel, harsh, or otherwise insensitive.
verb
present participle of brutalize
bucklandite
bullbaiting
bullbaiting
noun
(Scientology) A process in which a person is subjected to simulated threats and verbal abuse but must not respond.
An old blood sport involving the baiting of bulls.
butazolidin
buttonballs
buttonballs
noun
plural of buttonball
butylations
butylations
noun
plural of butylation
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
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.
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
capsulation
capsulation
noun
(medicine) The enclosing of (typically) a drug in a capsule
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.
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
causational
causational
adj
pertaining to causation
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
chloranthus
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
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
clinanthium
clinanthium
noun
(botany) The receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant; the clinium.
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.
colouration
colouration
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of coloration
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
columnating
columnating
verb
present participle of columnate
columnation
commulation
communalist
communalist
noun
An advocate of communalism.
communality
communality
noun
(mathematics) A measure of variance in factor analysis.
The condition of being communal.
The extent to which something is communal.
confabulate
confabulate
verb
(intransitive) To confer.
(intransitive) To speak casually with; to chat.
(transitive, intransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
conflictual
conflictual
adj
Characterized by conflict
congustable
conjectural
conjectural
adj
In the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture.
noun
Something that is conjectural; a conjecture.
conjubilant
conjubilant
adj
(archaic) Shouting together for joy; rejoicing together.