(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.
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
accustomize
accustomize
verb
(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
achromatium
achromatous
achromatous
adj
Lacking normal colour; colourless
acrostichum
acrostolium
acrotarsium
acrotarsium
noun
(zoology) The instep of the foot (front of the tarsus)
acumination
acumination
noun
A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adipomatous
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.
aeciotelium
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agonostomus
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.
altocumulus
altocumulus
noun
(physics, meteorology) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.)
aluminosity
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
ambitiously
ambitiously
adv
In an ambitious manner.
ambulations
ambulations
noun
plural of ambulation
ambulatoria
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
ametabolous
ametabolous
adj
Alternative form of ametabolic
ametoecious
ammunitions
ammunitions
noun
plural of ammunition
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amphistomum
amphithuron
amphitokous
ampullosity
ampullosity
noun
(rare, formal) turgidity of language; bombast
amputations
amputations
noun
plural of amputation
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
apoturmeric
arcocentrum
aristodemus
arrhythmous
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
assumptions
assumptions
noun
plural of assumption
assumptious
assumptious
adj
assuming; presumptuous; prone to assume things or take them for granted
astoundment
astoundment
noun
amazement
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
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autoerotism
autoerotism
noun
Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.
automatable
automatable
adj
able to be automated
automatical
automatical
adj
Archaic form of automatic.
automations
automations
noun
plural of automation
automatisms
automatisms
noun
plural of automatism
automatists
automatists
noun
plural of automatist
automatized
automatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automatize
automatizes
automatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automatize
automatonta
automobiled
automobiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of automobile
automobiles
automobiles
noun
plural of automobile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of automobile
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.
autonomical
autonomical
adj
Alternative form of autonomic
autonomists
autonomists
noun
plural of autonomist
autopotamic
autosomally
autosomally
adv
In an autosomal way.
autostylism
autostylism
noun
Synonym of autostyly
autosymnoia
autotomised
autotomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autotomise
autotomized
autotomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autotomize
autotomizes
autotomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autotomize
autotoxemia
autotoxemia
noun
Alternative form of autotoxaemia
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.
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
azothionium
azygomatous
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
barotraumas
barotraumas
noun
plural of barotrauma
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
bromoaurate
buphthalmos
buphthalmos
noun
(medicine) Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
burgomaster
burgomaster
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
butomaceous
butomaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Butomaceae.
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calumniator
calumniator
noun
A person who calumniates (slanders, or makes personal attacks upon, others).
camptosorus
capsulotome
capsulotome
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to incise the capsule of the lens of the eye
capsulotomy
capsulotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts
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.
catawampous
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chromaturia
chromaturia
noun
(pathology) Any abnormal colouration of the urine
coatimundis
coatimundis
noun
plural of coatimundi
coelomatous
coenanthium
colletarium
columellate
columellate
adj
Having, or resembling a columella
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
columnating
columnating
verb
present participle of columnate
columnation
commulation
commulative
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.
communicant
communicant
adj
Communicating.
noun
(Christianity) A person who receives (or is allowed to receive) the elements (i.e., bread and wine) of the sacrament of Holy Communion. (Compare also these terms: communion, Communion, Lord's Supper, Mass, Eucharist, Divine Liturgy.)
One who communicates.
communicate
communicate
verb
(intransitive) To be connected with (another room, vessel etc.) by means of an opening or channel.
(intransitive) To express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means; to have intercourse, to exchange information.
(intransitive, Christianity) To receive the bread and wine at a celebration of the Eucharist; to take part in Holy Communion.
(transitive) To impart or transmit (an intangible quantity, substance); to give a share of.
(transitive) To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell.
(transitive) To pass on (a disease) to another person, animal etc.
(transitive, Christianity) To administer the Holy Communion to (someone).
(transitive, obsolete) To share (in); to have in common, to partake of.
communitary
commutating
commutating
verb
present participle of commutate
commutation
commutation
noun
(US) The process or habit of journeying to and from work on a regular basis; commuting.
(electronics) The reversal of an electric current.
(formal or archaic) Substitution of one thing for another; interchange.
(law) The change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State
(linguistics) Substitution, as a means of discriminating between phonemes.
(obsolete) A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.
(obsolete) The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.
Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another, especially a switch to monetary payment from obligations of labour.
commutative
commutative
adj
(algebra, of an algebraic structure) Having a commutative operation.
(mathematics, of a binary operation) Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.
(mathematics, of a diagram of morphisms) Such that any two sequences of morphisms with the same initial and final positions compose to the same morphism.
Relating to exchange; interchangeable.
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.
computation
computation
noun
The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
The result of computation; the amount computed.
computative
computative
adj
calculating, shrewdly or selfishly reckoning
of or relating to computation, computational
concordatum
connumerate
connumerate
verb
(transitive) To count together.
consumating
consumation
consummated
consummated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consummate
consummates
consummates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consummate
consummator
consummator
noun
One who consummates.
contaminous
contumacies
contumacies
noun
plural of contumacy
contumacity
contumacity
noun
Alternative form of contumacy
cosmonautic
cosmonautic
adj
Of or related to cosmonauts or cosmonautics.
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.
culmination
culmination
noun
(US) A ceremony marking the completion of studies at an elementary school, middle school or junior high school, the term "graduation" being reserved for high school.
(astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.
cumulations
cumulations
noun
plural of cumulation
currantworm
customaries
customaries
noun
plural of customary
customarily
customarily
adv
(frequency) Under normal circumstances, normally.
(manner) In the customary manner; as is custom
cystomatous
demodulated
demodulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demodulate
demodulates
demodulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demodulate