Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.
Pliable; easily corrupted.
verb
present participle of accommodate
accommodation
accommodation
noun
(chiefly Britain, usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.
(countable) The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended.
(countable, commerce) A loan of money.
(countable, commerce) An accommodation bill or note.
(countable, geology) The place where sediments can make, or have made, a sedimentation.
(countable, law) An offer of substitute goods to fulfill a contract, which will bind the purchaser if accepted.
(countable, medicine) The adjustment of the eye to a change of the distance from an observed object.
(countable, physiology, biology) The adaptation or adjustment of an organism, organ, or part.
(countable, uncountable) A convenience, a fitting, something satisfying a need.
(countable, uncountable) Adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement; compromise.
(countable, uncountable) Willingness to accommodate; obligingness.
(countable, uncountable, followed by to) The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment.
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) Modification(s) to make one's way of communicating similar to others involved in a conversation or discourse.
(theology) An adaptation or method of interpretation which explains the special form in which the revelation is presented as unessential to its contents, or rather as often adopted by way of compromise with human ignorance or weakness.
accommodative
accommodative
adj
Supplying with or obliging; accommodating.
accommodators
accommodators
noun
plural of accommodator
accordionists
accordionists
noun
plural of accordionist
accreditation
accreditation
noun
(education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.
The act of accrediting.
The giving of credentials.
acetazolamide
acetazolamide
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness).
acetbromamide
acetonylidene
acetonylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH₃-CO-CH= formally derived from acetone
achroodextrin
achroodextrin
noun
Alternative form of achrodextrin
acidification
acidification
noun
The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acroceratidae
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinomyxidia
adenoidectomy
adenoidectomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.
adiaphoristic
adiaphoristic
adj
(theology) Theologically indifferent.
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
adrenalectomy
adrenalectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.
airconditions
alectoropodes
alectrionidae
alodification
amethodically
amethodically
adv
In an amethodical manner.
amygdalectomy
amygdalectomy
Noun
Surgical removal of the amygdala.
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anchitherioid
ancylodactyla
anecdotically
anecdotically
adv
Synonym of anecdotally
angiocarditis
anidiomatical
anidiomatical
adj
(archaic) Not idiomatic.
anisodactylic
antaphroditic
antaphroditic
adj
(obsolete, medicine) antaphrodisiac
(obsolete, medicine) antisyphilitic
antecedaneous
antecedaneous
adj
(obsolete) antecedent; coming earlier in time
anthocyanidin
anthocyanidin
noun
(organic chemistry) An aglycone of an anthocyanin.
anticonductor
antidecalogue
antidemocracy
antidemocracy
adj
Opposed to democracy.
noun
Opposition to democracy.
antidominican
antidotically
antieducation
antieducation
adj
Opposed to education.
antireduction
antispasmodic
antispasmodic
adj
(pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
antodontalgic
antodontalgic
adj
Alternative form of antiodontalgic
aphydrotropic
apodictically
apodictically
adv
(logic) In an apodictical manner.
arachnoiditis
arachnoiditis
noun
(pathology) A neuropathic disease caused by the inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surround and protect the nerves of the spinal cord.
archdeaconate
archdogmatist
articodactyla
ascensiontide
aspidochirota
astrodynamics
astrodynamics
noun
The study of the motion of rockets and other spacecraft usually from Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation.
atelorachidia
atticomastoid
autodecrement
autodecrement
noun
(computing) An automatic decrement.
verb
(computing) To decrement automatically.
autoeducation
autoeducation
noun
Self-education, driven by the learner exploring topics of interest.
autoeducative
autoeducative
adj
Of or relating to autoeducation.
autoinduction
autoinduction
noun
(biochemistry) The expression of an enzyme that is responsible for the metabolism of the agent expressing it
autoinductive
autoinductive
adj
That exhibits autoinduction
autoreduction
autoreduction
noun
(inorganic chemistry) reduction in the absence of a reducing agent
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
bacteriocidal
bacteriocidal
adj
Alternative form of bactericidal
basidiomycete
basidiomycete
noun
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
benedictional
benedictional
noun
a book of benedictions.
biconditional
biconditional
adj
Having two conditions
noun
(logic) An "if and only if" conditional wherein the truth of each term depends on the truth of the other
bidirectional
bidirectional
adj
Moving in two directions (usually opposite)
Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)
noun
Such an antenna or microphone
bostrychoidal
brachiopodist
brachydomatic
brachydontism
broadcastings
broadcastings
noun
plural of broadcasting
cambridgeport
carbodynamite
carbodynamite
noun
A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carcinomatoid
carcinomatoid
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling that of carcinomata, often histopathologically.
cardiatrophia
cardiectomize
cardiodilator
cardiodilator
noun
A machine for cardiodilation.
cardiohepatic
cardiohepatic
adj
Relating to the heart and the kidneys
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
cardiologists
cardiologists
noun
plural of cardiologist
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
cardiotrophia
cartilaginoid
cartilaginoid
adj
(anatomy) Resembling or having the characteristics of cartilage.
noun
(medicine) A cartilage-like nodule, growth or other structure, which is not part of the normal anatomy.
catadicrotism
catadicrotism
noun
The quality of being catadicrotic.
catadioptrics
catadioptrics
noun
(optics) The construction and use of catadioptric lenses and systems
catanadromous
catanadromous
adj
(zoology) Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
catercornered
cathodography
cattycornered
caudotibialis
cecidiologist
centrodesmose
centropomidae
ceratocricoid
cercopithecid
cercopithecid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Cercopithecidae, the Old World monkeys.
chaetosomidae
chapournetted
chiasmodontid
chiasmodontid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Chiasmodontidae.
chiropodistry
chiropodistry
noun
(archaic) chiropody
chloroplastid
chloroplastid
noun
(botany) A granule of chlorophyll.
choledochitis
choledochitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the common bile duct
cholterheaded
chondrocostal
chondrocostal
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of costochondral
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chondroseptum
chondrosteoma
chondrosteous
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
chromoplastid
chromoplastid
noun
(botany) A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green.
circumdiction
circumduction
circumduction
noun
(Scotland, law) The act of circumducing.
(anatomy) The circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.
circumrotated
circumrotated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumrotate
cladautoicous
cladautoicous
adj
(botany, of a moss) that has the male inflorescence on a special branch
cladodontidae
clavichordist
clavichordist
noun
Someone who plays the clavichord.
cleidomastoid
cleidomastoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the clavicle and the mastoid process
cleidosternal
clitoridotomy
clitoridotomy
noun
(surgery) A surgical procedure which reduces the size of the clitoral hood.
closefistedly
clypeastroida
coadaptations
coadaptations
noun
plural of coadaptation
coadjudicator
coadjutorship
coadjutorship
noun
The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
coadunatively
coadunatively
adv
In a coadunative manner
coadventuress
coadventuring
coastguardman
coastguardman
noun
(dated) A coastguard.
codeclination
codeclination
noun
polar distance
codifiability
codifiability
noun
The ability to structure information or knowledge into a code, or set of rules; ability to codify.
codifications
codifications
noun
plural of codification
codirectional
codirectional
adj
Operating in the same direction
coeducational
coeducational
adj
of or pertaining to coeducation
coelacanthoid
coelacanthoid
noun
Any extinct fish of the suborder †Coelacanthoidei
cogitabundity
cogitabundity
noun
(archaic, literary) The state of being cogitabund, or deep in thought.
cogitabundous
coheartedness
coldheartedly
coldheartedly
adv
Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly
collectedness
collectedness
noun
The state or quality of being collected.
collectivized
collectivized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of collectivize
comicotragedy
commendations
commendations
noun
plural of commendation
commensurated
commensurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commensurate
committedness
committedness
noun
The state or condition of being committed; commitment.