The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
alsinaceous
aluniferous
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anisogenous
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
anxiousness
anxiousness
noun
A feeling of anxiety.
The state of being anxious.
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
autocinesis
autogenesis
autogenesis
noun
(biology) The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter.
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autoscience
azosulphine
bangiaceous
belorussian
bistournage
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
calcigenous
calcigenous
adj
That forms a calx when oxidized.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
cariousness
cariousness
noun
the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
catercousin
cauligenous
cauligenous
adj
(botany) Originating from the stem of a plant.
cineraceous
cineraceous
adj
Like ashes; ash-coloured; cinerous.
coinsurable
coinsurance
coinsurance
noun
(US) The joint assumption of risk between the insurer and the insured party.
(international) The joint assumption of risk between multiple insurers.
communalise
communalise
verb
Alternative form of communalize
connaisseur
connaisseur
noun
A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
consanguine
consanguine
adj
Related by birth or "by blood", i.e. having close ancestors in common.
noun
A person related to another by birth.
contumacies
contumacies
noun
plural of contumacy
couniversal
couseranite
cytinaceous
cytinaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cytinaceae.
decussation
decussation
noun
A crossing or intersection of lines etc. so as to form an X-shape.
degustation
degustation
noun
tasting, especially as a form of careful appreciation
deinosauria
delusionary
delusionary
adj
(psychology) Delusional.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
denudations
denudations
noun
plural of denudation
deputations
deputations
noun
plural of deputation
despumation
despumation
noun
Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification.
The act of throwing up froth or scum.
desucration
diadoumenos
eluviations
eluviations
noun
plural of eluviation
ennosigaeus
enunciators
enunciators
noun
plural of enunciator
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
equationism
equationist
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
equisonance
equisonance
noun
(music) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
equitations
equitations
noun
plural of equitation
eructations
eructations
noun
plural of eructation
eudaemonics
eudaemonics
noun
That part of ethics that deals with happiness; the science of happiness, contrasted with aretaics.
eudaemonism
eudaemonism
noun
A philosophical notion, or system of ethics, which measures happiness in relation to morality.
eudaemonist
eudaemonist
noun
A supporter of eudaemonism.
eudaimonism
eudaimonism
noun
Alternative spelling of eudaemonism
eudaimonist
eunomianism
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
europeanise
europeanism
europeanism
Noun
A word or phrase only used in Europe, or having a special meaning there.
Proper noun
The norms and values common to the people of Europe.
A position that supports European political and economic integration.
evacuations
evacuations
noun
plural of evacuation
evaluations
evaluations
noun
plural of evaluation
excursional
excursional
adj
Of or relating to excursions.
exhaustions
exhaustions
noun
plural of exhaustion
exhumations
exhumations
noun
plural of exhumation
exsanguious
exsanguious
adj
(zoology) Without true, or red, blood.
Destitute of blood.
exultations
exultations
noun
plural of exultation
exuviations
exuviations
noun
plural of exuviation
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
filamentous
filamentous
adj
Having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
galeorhinus
galinaceous
glauconites
glauconites
noun
plural of glauconite
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
glucosamine
glucosamine
noun
(biochemistry) An amino derivative of glucose that is a component of polysaccharides such as chitin; it is marketed as a dietary supplement supposedly to reduce the symptoms of arthritis.
gourmandise
gourmandise
noun
gluttony
verb
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
grangousier
graniferous
graniferous
adj
Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.
gregarinous
guaniferous
guaniferous
adj
Yielding guano.
housemating
ignoramuses
ignoramuses
noun
plural of ignoramus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ignoramus
incautelous
inosculated
inosculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inosculate
inosculates
inosculates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inosculate
insouciance
insouciance
noun
Carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern.
Nonchalance.
intraserous
intraserous
adj
Within the blood serum.
intravenous
intravenous
adj
Inside the veins.
noun
(medicine) A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.
inveracious
isoceraunic
isoceraunic
adj
Alternative form of isokeraunic
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
journalised
journalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of journalise
journalizes
journalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of journalize
katipuneros
lactigenous
lactigenous
adj
That produces milk
lanciferous
lanciferous
adj
Bearing a lance.
langoustine
langoustine
noun
A small edible European orange-pink lobster, Nephrops norvegicus
laudanosine
laudanosine
noun
(organic chemistry) A benzyltetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid that is a metabolite of atracurium and cisatracurium.
laureations
laureations
noun
plural of laureation
leguminosae
leukopenias
leukopenias
noun
plural of leukopenia
ligamentous
ligamentous
adj
Forming part of a ligament.
Of or pertaining to ligaments.
manniferous
manniferous
adj
Yielding manna.
measuration
measuration
noun
measurement; mensuration
mellaginous
mellaginous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling honey
mensuration
mensuration
noun
(forestry) The use of quantitative measurements of forest stand to determine stand timber volume, productivity, and health.
(mathematics) The study of measurement, especially the derivation and use of algebraic formulae to measure the areas, volumes and different parameters of geometric figures.
(music) A 13th century system for governing rhythmic relationships in music that was a precursor to the modern use of time signatures; The use of mensural notation.
The act or process of measuring; measurement.
mesosuchian
metaigneous
moustierian
munnopsidae
musophagine
naiadaceous
naiadaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Naiadaceae.
nefariouses
nefariously
nefariously
adv
In a nefarious manner.
neostriatum
neostriatum
noun
(anatomy) That part of the corpus striatum that is more recently developed
neuromastic
neuromastic
adj
Relating to neuromasts
nonbeauties
nonissuable
nonissuable
adj
Not issuable.
nonresidual
nonresidual
adj
Not leaving a residue.
Not residual.
nonsanguine
nonsanguine
adj
Not sanguine.
nonsimulate
noumenalism
noumenalist
nourishable
nourishable
adj
Capable of being nourished.
novaculites
novaculites
noun
plural of novaculite
nucleations
nucleations
noun
plural of nucleation
numerations
numerations
noun
plural of numeration
obnubilates
obnubilates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obnubilate
occupancies
occupancies
noun
plural of occupancy
oceanariums
oestruation
oestruation
noun
(biology) The period of heat, or eagerness to mate, in animals.
oliniaceous
oliniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Oliniaceae.
ossianesque
ossianesque
Adjective
Characteristic of Ossian
outdistance
outdistance
verb
(transitive) To run further or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.