The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetylcellulose
acoustoelectric
acoustoelectric
adj
Of or pertaining to electroacoustics
acquisitiveness
acquisitiveness
noun
(phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
acrimoniousness
acrimoniousness
noun
The quality of being acrimonious.
actinosphaerium
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adiaphanousness
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventurousness
adventurousness
noun
The quality of being adventurous.
aegithognathous
affusedaffusing
aigialosauridae
alexandroupolis
allagostemonous
alternipetalous
alternisepalous
aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
alveolosubnasal
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
ambisexualities
ambisexualities
noun
plural of ambisexuality
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
anfractuousness
anfractuousness
noun
The state or quality of being anfractuous.
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angustirostrate
anomalocephalus
antecedaneously
antecedaneously
adv
(rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
anticeremonious
anticrepuscular
antifeudalistic
antimusicalness
antinaturalness
antireligiously
antispeculation
antispeculation
adj
(economy) Opposing or countering financial speculation.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
antiturnpikeism
archaeopithecus
argyrocephalous
asclepiadaceous
asclepiadaceous
adj
(botany) Relating to the milkweeds.
assiduousnesses
assumptiousness
assumptiousness
noun
The quality of being assumptious.
asymmetranthous
atrabiliousness
atrabiliousness
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The state or quality of having an excess of black bile.
Grumpiness, irritability, melancholy, moroseness.
atrociousnesses
atrosanguineous
attributiveness
attributiveness
noun
The state or quality of being attributive.
authenticalness
authenticalness
noun
The quality of being authentic; authenticity.
authentications
authentications
noun
plural of authentication
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autocatheterism
autocatheterism
noun
(medicine) The operation of introducing a catheter into one's own body.
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autodestruction
autodestruction
noun
(chiefly science fiction) A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself.
autoluminescent
autoluminescent
adj
Relating to autoluminescence.
autoprogressive
autoproteolysis
autoproteolysis
noun
(biochemistry) Spontaneous proteolysis
autoschediastic
autoschediastic
adj
(dated) impromptu, improvised, ex tempore or offhand
autoserotherapy
autoserotherapy
noun
serotherapy using an autoserum
autostethoscope
autosuggestible
autosuggestible
adj
Prone to autosuggestion.
autosuggestions
autosuggestions
noun
plural of autosuggestion
autosuppression
autotransformer
autotransformer
noun
(electrical engineering) A transformer with a single winding, its output being taken from taps.
autovivisection
autovivisection
noun
The vivisection of one's own body.
bacillariaceous
bacillariaceous
adj
Belonging to the Bacillariaceae; rod-shaped.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
batrachospermum
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
belshazzaresque
bennettitaceous
benzosulphimide
bioluminescence
bioluminescence
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).
bismutosmaltite
blasphemousness
blasphemousness
noun
The state or quality of being blasphemous.
blastoneuropore
bloodguiltiness
bloodguiltiness
noun
Guilt of having shed blood or killed someone.
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
bluestockingism
bluestockingism
noun
(colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
boltuprightness
bothriocephalus
bougainvillaeas
bougainvillaeas
noun
plural of bougainvillaea
boundlessnesses
boundlessnesses
noun
plural of boundlessness
boussingaultite
boussingaultite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachycephalous
brachycephalous
adj
Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
bronchopleurisy
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
bulbocavernosus
bulbocavernosus
noun
The bulbospongiosus muscle
bulbomembranous
bulldoggishness
bumblebeefishes
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
calcitestaceous
calculabilities
calculabilities
noun
plural of calculability
calycanthaceous
calycanthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Calycanthaceae.
campylospermous
campylospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face, as in sweet cicely.
canterburianism
caprifoliaceous
caprifoliaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Caprifoliaceae family of honeysuckles.
cardiodysneuria
carnivorousness
carnivorousness
noun
The quality of being a carnivore.
carpometacarpus
carpometacarpus
noun
(anatomy) The fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds.
catelectrotonus
catelectrotonus
noun
The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode when a current is passed through it.
cerebrovascular
cerebrovascular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the blood vessels that run to or from the brain.
ceremoniousness
ceremoniousness
noun
The state of being ceremonious.
cervicomuscular
cervicoscapular
cervicoscapular
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or joining the neck and the shoulder bone
cheilostomatous
cheilostomatous
adj
Relating to the cheilostomates
chenopodiaceous
chenopodiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae).
chiropterygious
chloranthaceous
chloranthaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Chloranthaceae of fragrant trees and shrubs, the sole family in order Chloranthales.
cholesterinuria
cholesteroluria
chroococcaceous
chroococcaceous
adj
(bacteriology) Belonging to the Chroococcaceae.
churchwardenism
churrigueresque
churrigueresque
adj
Alternative form of Churrigueresque
cicrumspections
circumambulates
circumambulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumambulate
circumcrescence
circumcrescence
noun
Synonym of epiboly
The condition of being circumcrescent
circumesophagal
circumforaneous
circumforaneous
adj
(by extension) Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.
Wandering from place to place or market to market.
circumgestation
circumgestation
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of carrying about.
circumincession
circumincession
noun
(theology) The reciprocal existence in each other of the three persons of the Trinity.
circuminsession
circuminsession
noun
Alternative spelling of circumincession
circumjacencies
circumjacencies
noun
plural of circumjacency
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumscribable
circumscribable
adj
able to be circumscribed
circumscriptive
circumscriptive
adj
That circumscribes or outlines
circumspections
circumspections
noun
plural of circumspection
circumspectness
circumspectness
noun
the state or quality of being circumspect
circumstantiate
circumstantiate
verb
To describe, verify or prove by setting out circumstantial evidence
To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts.
cladophoraceous
cladophoraceous
adj
Belonging to the Cladophoraceae.
clavodeltoideus
cleistogamously
cleistogamously
adv
In a cleistogamous fashion.
coccothraustine
coccothraustine
adj
Relating to finches of the genus Coccothraustes
coconsciousness
coconsciousness
noun
An awareness of things on the edge of one's consciousness that are only brought into focus under certain circumstances.
coenenchymatous
coenenchymatous
adj
Composed of coenenchyme
coinstantaneous
coinstantaneous
adj
Happening at the same instant.
collenchymatous
collenchymatous
adj
Relating to collenchyma.
combustibleness
combustibleness
noun
The state or quality of being combustible.
commensurations
commensurations
noun
plural of commensuration
compendiousness
compendiousness
noun
The state or quality of being compendious.
compunctionless
compunctionless
adj
Without compunction.
computativeness
computativeness
noun
The quality of being computative.
conceptualising
conceptualising
verb
present participle of conceptualise
conceptualistic
conceptualistic
adj
Of or pertaining to conceptualism.
confluxibleness
congenerousness
congenerousness
noun
The state or property of being congenerous or congeneric.
