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.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
alumiferous
aluniferous
amortisseur
amortisseur
noun
Short for amortisseur winding.
amyliferous
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
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.
araliaceous
araliaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Araliaceae.
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
aristodemus
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
aspersorium
aspersorium
noun
A basin that holds holy water with which worshippers sprinkle themselves.
astriferous
astriferous
adj
Bearing stars.
atomiferous
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
austrophile
authorities
authorities
noun
The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service
The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere
plural of authority
authorizers
authorizers
noun
plural of authorizer
autocracies
autocracies
noun
plural of autocracy
autodialers
autodialers
noun
plural of autodialer
autoerotism
autoerotism
noun
Sexual activity involving oneself, including masturbation.
autosoteric
autosoteric
adj
Relating to autosoterism
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
barbigerous
barbigerous
adj
(rare, humorous) Having a beard; bearded; hairy.
belorussian
bistournage
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
byelorussia
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cafetoriums
cafetoriums
noun
plural of cafetorium
calciferous
calciferous
adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calcigerous
calcigerous
adj
Containing lime.
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
caquetoires
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
caricaceous
caricaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Caricaceae.
cariousness
cariousness
noun
the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.
carniferous
carniferous
adj
Obsolete form of carnivorous.
catercousin
cauliferous
cauliferous
adj
(botany) Giving rise to a stalk or stem
caulopteris
cetiosauria
cetiosaurus
cineraceous
cineraceous
adj
Like ashes; ash-coloured; cinerous.
citharoedus
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
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.
columbaries
columbaries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columbary
connaisseur
connaisseur
noun
A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
coruscative
couniversal
couseranite
cursoriidae
customaries
customaries
noun
plural of customary
deinosauria
delusionary
delusionary
adj
(psychology) Delusional.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
desucration
dextrosuria
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
discouraged
discouraged
adj
Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.
unrecommended; unprescribed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discourage
discourager
discourager
noun
One who discourages.
discourages
discourages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discourage
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
ditrematous
elucidators
elucidators
noun
plural of elucidator
elutriators
elutriators
noun
plural of elutriator
emydosauria
enunciators
enunciators
noun
plural of enunciator
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
eradiculose
eradiculose
adj
Not radiculose.
eructations
eructations
noun
plural of eructation
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.
excursional
excursional
adj
Of or relating to excursions.
farinaceous
farinaceous
adj
Having a floury texture; grainy.
Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
fedifragous
fedifragous
adj
Treaty-breaking.
feudatories
feudatories
noun
plural of feudatory
fimetarious
fimetarious
adj
Growing on dung.
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
formularies
formularies
noun
plural of formulary
formularise
formularise
verb
(Britain) To express as a formula, to formulate.
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
galeorhinus
galliferous
galliferous
adj
Containing or producing gallium.
gauloiserie
gemmiparous
gemmiparous
adj
(biology) That reproduces by means of buds (gemmae).
germiparous
gestatorium
glamourizes
glamourizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glamourize
gordiaceous
gordiaceous
adj
of, relating to, or being a member of the Nematomorpha
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.
harbourside
harbourside
adj
Located on or near a harbour.
noun
(British spelling) An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
heteroousia
ignoramuses
ignoramuses
noun
plural of ignoramus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ignoramus
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
isobutyrate
isobutyrate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of isobutyric acid
isocellular
isocellular
adj
Composed of cells of equal size or of similar character.
isoceraunic
isoceraunic
adj
Alternative form of isokeraunic
isokeraunic
isokeraunic
adj
Indicating areas that have the same amount of thunderstorm activity.
iteroparous
iteroparous
adj
(biology) reproducing more than once in a lifetime
jeopardious
journalised
journalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of journalise
journalizes
journalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of journalize
katipuneros
lactiferous
lactiferous
adj
Able to secrete milk or a milky fluid.
lactigerous
lanciferous
lanciferous
adj
Bearing a lance.
lapeirousia
larvigerous
latericeous
latericeous
adj
Alternative form of lateritious
lateritious
lateritious
adj
(medicine) Like bricks; of a reddish brick colour.
laureations
laureations
noun
plural of laureation
leggiadrous
leggiadrous
adj
(obsolete) graceful, elegant
leprosarium
leprosarium
noun
An isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
levulosuria
loiseleuria
mammiferous
mammiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having mammae, or (humorous) breasts.
Mammalian.
manniferous
manniferous
adj
Yielding manna.
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
measuration
measuration
noun
measurement; mensuration
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.
mesocardium
mesocardium
noun
(anatomy) The structure of splanchnic mesoderm that supports the embryonic heart in the pericardial cavity
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
modularizes
modularizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modularize
moustierian
multiramose
multiramose
Adjective
Having many branches.
myricaceous
myricaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Myricaceae of bog myrtles and close relatives.
nefariouses
nefariously
nefariously
adv
In a nefarious manner.
neostriatum
neostriatum
noun
(anatomy) That part of the corpus striatum that is more recently developed