(mycology, biology) The creation of spores by cutting off portions of the sporophore by the growth of septa; abstriction.
abjuration
abjuration
noun
A repudiation on oath of a religious or political principle.
A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
The act of abjuring.
absolution
absolution
noun
(civil law, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent.
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
(obsolete) Delivery, in speech.
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense.
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.
abstrusion
abstrusion
noun
(rare) The act of thrusting away.
absumption
absumption
noun
(obsolete) Destruction or disintegration, especially a gradual one; wasting away.
abulomania
abulomania
noun
Alternative form of aboulomania
accubation
accubation
noun
The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
albumenoid
albumenoid
noun
Alternative form of albuminoid
albuminoid
albuminoid
adj
like albumen
of albumin
noun
A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
albuminous
albuminous
adj
Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
anaerobium
antilobium
basigenous
batocrinus
beaumontia
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becousined
bedouinism
bedouinism
noun
Nomadic desert life, like that of the bedouins.
bernouilli
bescouring
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
biangulous
biangulous
adj
(archaic) biangular
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bicornuous
biloculina
biloculine
biloculine
adj
(biology) Characteristic of species of foraminifers in the genus Biloculina, now principally in Pyrgo.
Having two chambers or compartments.
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
binominous
binominous
adj
(obsolete) binomial
binotonous
bituminoid
bituminous
bituminous
adj
Of or pertaining to bitumen.
noun
(countable) A type or grade of bituminous coal.
(uncountable) Bituminous coal.
biunivocal
biunivocal
adj
Relating to two, related univocal terms, sources etc.
blanquillo
blanquillo
noun
tilefish (Malacanthidae spp.)
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
boethusian
borinqueno
botaurinae
boulangism
boulangism
Noun
The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with (1837–1891), who promoted an aggressive nationalism which opposed Germany and called for the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) to be avenged.
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
boumdienne
bounciness
bounciness
noun
The characteristic of being bouncy.
bouncingly
bouncingly
adv
With a bouncing motion.
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bourbonian
bourbonism
bourbonism
Noun
The principles of the supporters of the obstinate conservatism.
bourbonist
bourbonist
Noun
A supporter of Bourbonism.
bourbonize
bourignian
bournonite
bournonite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfosalt mineral, a sulfantimonite of lead and copper.
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
brauronian
brinehouse
broquineer
bubonalgia
buccinator
buccinator
noun
(anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
bucconidae
bucconinae
bucorvinae
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
buffoonish
buffoonish
adj
Characteristic of a buffoon.
buffoonism
buffoonism
noun
(rare, archaic) The practices of a buffoon; buffoonery.
bufotenine
bufotenine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.
buitenzorg
bulldozing
bulldozing
noun
An act of demolition with a bulldozer.
verb
present participle of bulldoze
bullionism
bullionism
noun
(economics, historical) An economic theory that defines wealth by the amount of precious metals owned; a primitive form of mercantilism.
bullionist
bullionist
noun
An advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper currency always convertible into gold.
buonarroti
buononcini
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
burgeoning
burgeoning
adj
That buds, grows or expands; developing.
noun
(by extension) A new growth or expansion of something.
A bud or branch.
The act of budding or sprouting.
verb
present participle of burgeon
burlington
burlington
Proper noun
A place
A settlement in Canada
A city in Ontario
A riding, federally and provincially, in Ontario
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador
An incorporated community in Nova Scotia
An unincorporated area in Prince Edward Island
A location in the United States
A city in Colorado
A town in Connecticut
A village in Illinois
A town in Indiana
A city in Iowa
A city in Kansas
A census-designated place (CDP) in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A town in Massachusetts
A village in Michigan
A city in New Jersey
A town in New York
A city in North Carolina
A city in North Dakota
A CDP (census-designated place) in Ohio
A town in Oklahoma
A borough in Pennsylvania
A city in Vermont
A city in Washington
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in West Virginia
A city and a town in Wisconsin
A town in Wyoming
butanolide
butanolide
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
butylation
butylation
noun
(organic chemistry) A reaction in which a butyl group is added to a molecule
carbonuria
cherubicon
cherubikon
chosunilbo
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
colubrinae
columbeion
columbiana
columbines
columbines
noun
plural of columbine
combusting
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
combustion
combustion
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of burning.
(figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.
A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
conalbumin
conalbumin
noun
(biology) One of the two major types of albumin found in egg white (the other being ovalbumin), which isolates and sequesters metallic contaminants in the egg white.
concubinal
concubinal
adj
Of or pertaining to concubinage.
concubines
concubines
noun
plural of concubine
concubitus
conducible
conducible
adj
conducive; tending; contributing
conducibly
conducibly
adv
In a conducible manner; so as to promote.
connubiate
connubiate
verb
(rare, slang) To live together as man and wife; to marry; (loosely), to have relations.
consubsist
consubsist
verb
(intransitive) To subsist together.
contribute
contribute
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
corbovinum
corbovinum
noun
Alternative form of cor bovinum
corybulbin
counterbid
counterbid
noun
(business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party
verb
To make a counterbid
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
decubation
decubation
noun
(obsolete, rare, formal) The act of lying down.
dendrobium
dendrobium
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Dendrobium.
detubation
disburgeon
doubtingly
doubtingly
adv
In a doubting manner.
dubitation
dubitation
noun
(countable) A pang or expression of doubt.
(countable, obsolete) A thing to be doubted; a matter that calls for doubt.
(uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.
ebullition
ebullition
noun
A sudden emotional outburst.
The act of boiling.
eburnation
eburnation
noun
A degenerative process of bone, occurring at sites of articular cartilage erosion and commonly found in patients with osteoarthritis. Subchondral bone responds to increased friction by generating reactive, ivory-like dense bone at the site of erosion.
euglobulin
euglobulin
noun
(biochemistry) A fraction of serum proteins obtained as a precipitate by adjusting salt levels and pH
euphorbine
euphorbine
noun
Alternative form of euphorbin
extubation
extubation
noun
(medicine) The removal of a tube inserted by intubation.
februation
februation
noun
Purification, rejuvenation, or renewal, especially ritual or ceremonial.
The object of such purification; a sacrifice.
floribunda
floribunda
noun
A rose cultivar, having large sprays of small flowers, made by crossing polyantha and hybrid tea rose varieties.
funebrious
funebrious
adj
Obsolete form of funebrial.
gibsonburg
groundbird
harbouring
harbouring
verb
present participle of harbour
hobhouchin
hobhouchin
noun
(Britain, obsolete) An owl
incubation
incubation
noun
(chemistry) A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction.
(pathology) The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development.
(psychology) One of the four proposed stages of creativity (preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification): the unconscious recombination of thought elements that were stimulated through conscious work at one point in time, resulting in novel ideas at a later point.
Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
Sleeping in a temple or other holy place in order to have oracular dreams or to receive healing.
incubators
incubators
noun
plural of incubator
incubatory
incubatory
adj
Serving for incubation.
innubilous
innubilous
adj
(obsolete, rare) Cloudless.
inoculable
inoculable
adj
Capable of being inoculated.
Capable of transmitting disease, or of being transmitted, by inoculation.
intubation
intubation
noun
(medicine) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in cases of croup.
jubilation
jubilation
noun
A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.
libidinous
libidinous
adj
Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness.
lobulation
lobulation
noun
(pathology) The presence of lobules (in a place where there are normally none)
lumbodynia
lumbodynia
noun
(pathology) lower back pain
moribundly
moribundly
adv
In a moribund way.
muttonbird
muttonbird
noun
Alternative form of mutton bird
myoalbumin
nebulation
nebulation
noun
A clouded or ill-defined mark of colour.
The condition of being nebulated.
nebulosity
nebulosity
noun
(meteorology, astronomy) The characteristic of being nebulous; cloudiness (measured in octas).
neighbours
neighbours
noun
plural of neighbour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of neighbour
nonabusive
nonabusive
adj
Not abusive.
nonaudible
nonaudible
adj
Not audible; that cannot be heard.
nonaudibly
nonbilious
nonbilious
adj
Not bilious.
nonbudding
nonbudding
adj
That does not bud.
nonburning
nonburning
adj
Not burning.
nonfibrous
nonfibrous
adj
Not fibrous
nonfusible
nonobvious
nonsubsidy
nonsubsidy
noun
Absence of subsidy; failure to subsidize something.