(medicine) The expansion of fibers extending from the superior pubic ligament to the posterior surface of the linea alba.
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
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.
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
agglutinoid
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albumenized
albumenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenize
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
albuminized
albuminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminize
altitudinal
altitudinal
adj
Of or in relation to altitude
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
andalusites
andalusites
noun
plural of andalusite
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androginous
androgonium
androtauric
anguillidae
anisandrous
anisopodous
annunciated
annunciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annunciate
antecardium
antependium
antependium
noun
(ecclesiastical) The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
antheridium
antheridium
noun
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
antialbumid
antialbumid
noun
(biochemistry) A compound formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion, convertible into antipeptone.
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
antidysuric
antipendium
antireducer
antistudent
antistudent
adj
Opposing students.
antisubsidy
antisubsidy
adj
(politics) Opposing a subsidy.
antisudoral
antisudoral
adj
Preventing sweating.
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
aptitudinal
aptitudinal
adj
Relating to aptitude.
arachnidium
arlequinade
arnaudville
arundinaria
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
attitudinal
attitudinal
adj
expressive of or pertaining to attitude
audibleness
audibleness
noun
The state or quality of being audible.
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
auditioning
auditioning
verb
present participle of audition
auricyanide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
aurodiamine
autodialing
autodialing
verb
present participle of autodial
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autoloading
autoloading
noun
(programming) Capability of loading and linking portions of a program from mass storage automatically when needed.
verb
present participle of autoload
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balantidium
balantidium
noun
Any parasite of the genus Balantidium.
barracudina
barracudina
noun
Any of the elongated ray-finned fish of the order Paralepididae.
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
belinuridae
benzdifuran
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
biglandular
biglandular
adj
Having two glands
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
bucklandite
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
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.
burdigalian
burdigalian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Miocene epoch.
butazolidin
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
calumniated
calumniated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calumniate
camaldulian
canandaigua
canandaigua
Proper noun
a city and town in New York, USA
candidature
candidature
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.
cardionosus
cassidulina
clinandrium
clinandrium
noun
(botany) An area at the tip of the column of orchid flowers, beneath the anthers.
clubionidae
coadunating
coadunating
verb
present participle of coadunate
coadunation
coadunation
noun
(obsolete) Union into a single body or mass; unity.
coadunative
coadunative
adj
Serving to coadunate or unite.
coatimundis
coatimundis
noun
plural of coatimundi
coeducation
coeducation
noun
the education of male and female students in the same institution
condurangin
condurangin
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two poisonous glucosides obtained from condurango.
continuando
continuando
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) The situation where a plaintiff recovered damages for several trespasses in the same action.
counteridea
counteridea
noun
An opposite idea.
countermaid
counterraid
counterraid
noun
A raid carried out in response to another raid.
verb
To carry out a counterraid.
curvilinead
curvilinead
noun
(geometry, obsolete) An instrument for drawing curved lines.
cusparidine
cuspidation
cyanuramide
cylindruria
cylindruria
noun
(pathology) The presence of renal cylinders in the urine
dardanarius
daubentonia
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
daunomycins
daunomycins
noun
plural of daunomycin
decaudation
decaudation
noun
The act of decaudating, or removing the tail from something.
declinature
declinature
noun
(law) Recusal.
(law) The legal privilege of a party, in certain circumstances, to decline the jurisdiction of a judge before whom the party's case sits.
The act of declining or refusing.
decoupaging
decoupaging
verb
present participle of decoupage
decurionate
decurionate
noun
The position or office of a decurion.
decurvation
decussating
decussating
verb
present participle of decussate
decussation
decussation
noun
A crossing or intersection of lines etc. so as to form an X-shape.
deglutinate
deglutinate
verb
(transitive) To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unites; to unglue.
degustation
degustation
noun
tasting, especially as a form of careful appreciation
dehumanised
dehumanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise
dehumanized
dehumanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanize
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
deinosauria
delineature
delineature
noun
(obsolete) delineation
delusionary
delusionary
adj
(psychology) Delusional.
demagoguing
demagoguing
verb
present participle of demagogue
deminatured
deminatured
adj
Having half the nature of another.
denaturised
denaturised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denaturise
denaturiser
denaturized
denaturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denaturize
denaturizer
denticulate
denticulate
adj
(architecture) Having dentils or denticules.
(botany, zoology) Finely dentate, as a leaf edge; bearing many small toothlike structures.
noun
A denticulated object.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
denudations
denudations
noun
plural of denudation
denunciable
denunciable
adj
Fit to be denounced; blameworthy; censurable.
denunciated
denunciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denunciate
denunciator
denunciator
noun
One who denounces, publishes, or proclaims, especially intended or coming evil; one who threatens or accuses.
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
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.
deputations
deputations
noun
plural of deputation
dermutation
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
despumation
despumation
noun
Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification.
The act of throwing up froth or scum.
desucration
deuterating
deuterating
verb
present participle of deuterate
deuteration
deuteration
noun
(chemistry) deuteriation
devaluating
devaluating
verb
present participle of devaluate
devaluation
devaluation
noun
(economics) The intentional or deliberate lowering of a currency's value compared to another country's currency or a standard value (e.g. the price of gold).
Depreciation.
The removal or lessening of something's value.
devulcanize
devulcanize
verb
(transitive) To treat vulcanized rubber with processes designed to restore the materials that were present prior to vulcanization.