(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.
achromatium
achromatous
achromatous
adj
Lacking normal colour; colourless
acrimonious
acrimonious
adj
(archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
acroclinium
acroclinium
noun
Any Australian plant of the former genus Acroclinium (now named Rhodanthe)
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acromphalus
acromphalus
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the navel that sometimes leads to umbilical hernia
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acrorrheuma
acrostichum
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adumbration
adumbration
noun
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
(specifically, heraldry) The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
ailuromania
albumosuria
albumosuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.
alcicornium
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
aleurometer
aleurometer
noun
An instrument used for the examination of crude gluten as to its power of distending under the influence of heat, as a means of judging of the value of a flour for breadmaking.
alloxuremia
alumiferous
aluminiform
aluminiform
adj
Having the form of alumina.
ambulatoria
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
amorphously
amorphously
adv
In an amorphous manner.
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amphibryous
amphigouris
amphimorula
amphithuron
amphivorous
ampulliform
ampulliform
adj
Having the shape of a flask.
amyliferous
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androgonium
androphorum
androphorum
noun
(botany) A stalk-like extension of the center of a flower from which emerge the stamens.
anguimorpha
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antitumoral
antitumoral
adj
(oncology) antitumor
antrostomus
aphroditeum
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoturmeric
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archimorula
arcocentrum
argyrosomus
aristodemus
arrhythmous
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
astrocaryum
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
atmocautery
atomiferous
atramentous
atramentous
adj
atramental
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
auribromide
aurobromide
aurodiamine
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
autoerotism
autoerotism
noun
Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
auxanometer
auxanometer
noun
An instrument to measure the growth of plants.
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
auxohormone
axospermous
barotraumas
barotraumas
noun
plural of barotrauma
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
bromalbumin
bromoaurate
bromouracil
bromouracil
noun
A brominated derivative of uracil.
burgomaster
burgomaster
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calculiform
calculiform
adj
Having the shape of a pebble
californium
californium
noun
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
calumniator
calumniator
noun
A person who calumniates (slanders, or makes personal attacks upon, others).
camouflager
camouflager
noun
A person skilled in the art of camouflage.
A person who camouflages things.
camoufleurs
camoufleurs
noun
plural of camoufleur
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
camptosorus
caprifolium
capsuliform
capsuliform
adj
Having the form of a capsule
caramoussal
caramoussal
noun
(historical) A high-pooped Turkish ship.
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
ceraunogram
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chaulmoogra
chaulmoogra
noun
A tree found in Southeast Asia, Hydnocarpus wightiana, which yields an oil that was formerly used as a treatment for leprosy.
chloriambus
chromaturia
chromaturia
noun
(pathology) Any abnormal colouration of the urine
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
circumpolar
circumpolar
adj
(astronomy) Of a celestial body, continually visible above the horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel.
Located or found throughout a polar region.
circumsolar
circumsolar
adj
Surrounding or moving around the Sun
clamorously
clamorously
adv
In a clamorous manner.
clamoursome
clamoursome
adj
Characterised or marked by clamouring; clamorous
cockalorums
cockalorums
noun
plural of cockalorum
colletarium
collunarium
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
columbarium
columbarium
noun
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
A niche in such a building for housing urns.
A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
columnarian
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
commeasured
commeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commeasure
commissural
commissural
adj
Of or pertaining to a commissure
communitary
commutators
commutators
noun
plural of commutator
compurgator
compurgator
noun
(historical, law) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
(now historical, law) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
concordatum
connumerate
connumerate
verb
(transitive) To count together.
consummator
consummator
noun
One who consummates.
corrumpable
corrumpable
adj
(obsolete) corruptible
coruminacan
countermaid
countermand
countermand
noun
An order to the contrary of a previous one.
verb
(figuratively) To counteract, to act against, to frustrate.
(obsolete) To maintain control of, to keep under command.
(obsolete) To oppose or revoke the command of (someone).
(obsolete) To prohibit (a course of action or behavior).
To cancel an order for (some specified goods).
To recall a person or unit with such an order.
To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countreeman
countrieman
crematorium
crematorium
noun
A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.
cuprammonia
curiomaniac
curiomaniac
noun
A person who is addicted to collecting curios.
currantworm
customaries
customaries
noun
plural of customary
customarily
customarily
adv
(frequency) Under normal circumstances, normally.
(manner) In the customary manner; as is custom
demagoguery
demagoguery
noun
Rhetoric that appeals to the prejudices of the people.
The actions of a demagogue.
demodulator
demodulator
noun
Any device that demodulates a signal
dermoneural
dermoneural
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and neural structures.
dermutation
deuterogamy
deuterogamy
noun
A second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law.
diascordium
diascordium
noun
(obsolete, pharmacology) A medicine made from dried herbs, especially Teucrium scordium.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dicoumarins
dicoumarols
dicoumarols
noun
plural of dicoumarol
dimolecular
dimolecular
adj
bimolecular
discomorula
ditrematous
documentary
documentary
adj
(of a film, book etc) Presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.
Of, related to, or based on documents.
Which serves to document (record and:or illustrate) a subject.
noun
A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.