(biology, of bivalves) Having the longer axis transverse to the hinge line
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autovaccine
autovaccine
noun
autogenous vaccine
averruncate
averruncate
verb
(transitive, rare) To avert; to ward off.
(transitive, rare) To root up.
avicularian
avicularian
noun
Any of the genus Avicularia of spiders.
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
avuncularly
avuncularly
adv
In an avuncular way.
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
carnivorous
carnivorous
adj
(botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Predatory or flesh-eating.
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.
centumviral
centumviral
adj
Of or pertaining to the centumviri
chauvinisms
chauvinisms
noun
plural of chauvinism
chauvinists
chauvinists
noun
plural of chauvinist
coadjuvancy
coadjuvancy
noun
(rare) cooperation; mutual effort
coadunative
coadunative
adj
Serving to coadunate or unite.
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
conjugative
conjugative
adj
Of, relating to, or producing combination or conjunction; combinative or connective.
conjunctiva
conjunctiva
noun
(anatomy) A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera.
conventuals
conventuals
noun
plural of conventual
convolvulad
convulsants
convulsants
noun
plural of convulsant
coronavirus
coronavirus
noun
(metonymically) An illness caused by a coronavirus.
(often the intended sense, since 2020) SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19.
(virology) A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the specific coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
couniversal
countervail
countervail
verb
(obsolete) To have the same value or number as.
To compensate for.
To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
countervair
countervair
noun
(heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
culminative
cultivating
cultivating
verb
present participle of cultivate
cultivation
cultivation
noun
Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition
Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)
The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture
The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture
curvilinead
curvilinead
noun
(geometry, obsolete) An instrument for drawing curved lines.
curvilineal
curvilineal
adj
(Of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilinear.
curvilinear
curvilinear
adj
(geometry, art) Formed by curved lines.
(of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilineal.
decurvation
devulcanize
devulcanize
verb
(transitive) To treat vulcanized rubber with processes designed to restore the materials that were present prior to vulcanization.
duncanville
enunciative
enunciative
adj
Relating to, or containing, enunciation; declarative.
equivalence
equivalence
noun
(chemistry) The quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency.
(countable, mathematics) An equivalence relation; ≡; ~
(geometry) A number in intersection theory. A positive-dimensional variety sometimes behaves formally as if it were a finite number of points; this number is its equivalence.
(mathematics) A Boolean operation that is TRUE when both input variables are TRUE or both input variables are FALSE, but otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.
(translation studies) The degree to which a term or text in one language is semantically similar to its translated counterpart.
(uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
(uncountable, logic) The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.
verb
(transitive) To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.
equivalency
equivalency
noun
(countable) An equivalent thing.
(uncountable) equivalence
evacuations
evacuations
noun
plural of evacuation
excurvation
fecundative
fecundative
adj
That fecundates.
inculcative
inculcative
adj
Serving to inculcate.
inculpative
incurvating
incurvating
verb
present participle of incurvate
incurvation
incurvation
noun
(obsolete) Bowing in reverence or worship.
A curving inwards; the condition of being curved inwards.
The act of acquiring or being given a curved form; an instance of curving or bending.
The state of being curved or bent; any curved shape or formation; curvature; a curve; a bend.
incurvature
incurvature
noun
curvature; curving
inoculative
inoculative
adj
Relating to inoculation.
inveracious
involucrate
involucrate
adj
(botany) Having an involucre; involucred.
juvenocracy
manuductive
neuroactive
neuroactive
adj
That acts on the central nervous system.
noctivagous
noctivagous
adj
Wandering at night; nightwandering, noctivagant.
noncurative
noncurative
adj
Not curative.
nonvascular
nonvascular
adj
not vascular
novaculites
novaculites
noun
plural of novaculite
nuncupative
nuncupative
adj
(obsolete) Nominal; existing only in name.
(obsolete) Publicly or solemnly declaratory.
Oral; not written.
outcaviling
overcaution
overcaution
noun
excessive caution
verb
(transitive) To caution excessively.
overcurtain
oversaucing
oversaucing
verb
present participle of oversauce
punctuative
punctuative
adj
Suggesting or pertaining to punctuation.
purveyancer
purveyances
purveyances
noun
plural of purveyance
recurvation
recurvation
noun
A bending or flexure backward.
subclavians
subclavians
noun
plural of subclavian
survivances
survivances
noun
plural of survivance
unabjective
unactivated
unactivated
adj
Not activated; (often, especially) never yet activated.
unadvancing
unadvancing
adj
That does not advance.
unadvocated
unadvocated
adj
Not advocated.
uncalmative
uncanvassed
uncanvassed
adj
Not canvassed.
uncaptivate
uncausative
uncavernous
uncavilling
unchivalric
uncleavable
uncleavable
adj
Not cleavable.
uncombative
uncombative
Adjective
Not combative.
unconvenial
uncovenable
uncovenable
Adjective
Not covenable; inconvenient.
uncoverable
uncoverable
adj
Able to be uncovered.
Unable to be covered.
uncravatted
uncravatted
adj
Not wearing a cravat.
uncravingly
uncravingly
adv
Without craving.
uncrevassed
uncrevassed
adj
Without crevasses.
uncultivate
uncultivate
verb
(transitive, rare) To undo the cultivation of; to make uncultivated.
underactive
underactive
Adjective
Less than normally active.
undercarved
undercarved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of undercarve
uneducative
unequivocal
unequivocal
adj
(possibly dated) Without equal, matchless.
Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable
unevacuated
unevacuated
adj
Not evacuated.
unevangelic
unevangelic
adj
Not evangelic.
unevocative
unevocative
adj
Not evocative.
unexcavated
unexcavated
adj
Not excavated.
unfricative
univocality
univocality
noun
The condition of being univocal
unlucrative
unlucrative
adj
Not lucrative.
unrevocable
unrevocably
unscavenged
unscavenged
adj
That has not been scavenged
unsiccative
unvacuously
unvasculous
unveracious
unveracious
adj
Fake, imitation.
Not veracious; untruthful; false.
unveridical
unveridical
Adjective
Not veridical.
unvicarious
unvictualed
unvictualed
adj
Alternative form of unvictualled
unvivacious
unvivacious
adj
Not vivacious.
unvocalised
unvocalised
adj
Alternative spelling of unvocalized
unvocalized
unvocalized
adj
Not having vowel diacritics in its spelling.
Not vocalized; unspoken, unvoiced.
unvoracious
unvoracious
adj
Not voracious.
vaccigenous
vacuolation
vacuolation
noun
(medicine, biology) The formation of vacuoles in a cellular tissue
vacuousness
vacuousness
noun
the quality of being vacuous
vancouveria
veneraceous
ventricular
ventricular
adj
Of or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus.
vernaculars
vernaculars
noun
plural of vernacular
vernaculate
vernaculate
verb
(rare) To express in the vernacular.
vernaculous
vernaculous
adj
(obsolete) vernacular
(obsolete, Latinism) scoffing; scurrilous
victualling
victualling
noun
(especially nautical, military) Provisions of food.
(especially nautical, military) The process of supplying food.