A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
boulevardiers
boulevardiers
noun
plural of boulevardier
caprimulgidae
cardipaludism
cauldrifeness
chelidosaurus
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
clairaudience
clairaudience
noun
(parapsychology) The power to perceive auditory stimuli beyond the realm of normal hearing.
corallidomous
countervailed
countervailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countervail
cumberlandite
curculionidae
cylindraceous
cylindraceous
adj
cylindrical, or approaching a cylindrical form
decolouration
decolouration
noun
The reversal of colouration; bleaching
degranulation
degranulation
noun
(biology) The loss of secretory granules in certain cells
demiurgically
demiurgically
adv
In the manner of a demiurge
denaturalised
denaturalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denaturalise
denaturalized
denaturalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denaturalize
dentosurgical
denuclearized
denuclearized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denuclearize
denuclearizes
denuclearizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denuclearize
deregulations
deregulations
noun
plural of deregulation
destructional
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
devolutionary
devolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, advocating or permitting devolution.
diploplacular
disangularize
disarticulate
disarticulate
verb
(transitive) To amputate (a limb) at a joint without cutting the bone.
(transitive) To disjoint.
discogastrula
discouragedly
discouragedly
adv
In a discouraged manner.
disequilibria
disequilibria
noun
plural of disequilibrium
disfavourable
disfavourable
adj
Not favourable; unfavourable.
disgracefully
disgracefully
adv
In a disgraceful manner.
dishonourable
dishonourable
adj
Alternative spelling of dishonorable
dishonourably
dishonourably
adv
(Britain) Alternative spelling of dishonorably
dismeasurable
disnaturalize
disnaturalize
verb
(transitive) To make alien; to deprive of the privileges of birth.
disoperculate
displeasuring
displeasuring
verb
present participle of displeasure
dispopularize
dissimulators
dissimulators
noun
plural of dissimulator
distributable
distributable
adj
Capable of being distributed
noun
(computing) A software component that can be distributed.
(construction) Any of the costs that are not directly associated with a specific account.
distributival
diverticulate
diverticulate
adj
Related to a diverticulum
documentarily
documentarily
adv
By means of documents.
dolichosauria
dolichosaurus
dramaturgical
dramaturgical
adj
Of or pertaining to dramaturgy
epimandibular
euchlorhydria
euchlorhydria
noun
The presence of the normal concentration of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juices
eudiometrical
eudiometrical
adj
Of or relating to eudiometry.
extrajudicial
extrajudicial
adj
(law) Out of or beyond the power or authority of a court or judge; beyond jurisdiction.
(law, of a punishment) Carried out without legal authority.
extrudability
extrudability
noun
The quality or degree of being extrudable.
fissurellidae
fistulariidae
fluoridations
fluoridations
noun
plural of fluoridation
fuddlebrained
glucuronidase
glucuronidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a glucuronide; a glycuronidase
grandiloquent
grandiloquent
adj
(of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid
grandiloquous
grandiloquous
adj
grandiloquent
groenlandicus
hollidaysburg
hollidaysburg
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
holothuroidea
hubbardsville
humerodigital
hyaluronidase
hyaluronidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of hyaluronic acid
hydraulically
hydraulically
adv
Using hydraulics.
hydraulicking
hydraulicking
noun
hydraulic mining (mining using pressurized water jets to dislodge rock or move sediment)
verb
present participle of hydraulic
hyomandibular
hyomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating both to the hyoid arch and the mandible or lower jaw.
(anatomy) Relating to the hyomandibula.
noun
(anatomy) The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.
impersuadable
impersuadable
adj
Not to be persuaded; obstinate; unyielding.
inarticulated
inarticulated
adj
Not articulated; not connected by a joint.
indisturbable
industrialise
industrialise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of industrialize.
industrialism
industrialism
noun
The socio-economic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture.
industrialist
industrialist
noun
(music) One who performs or enjoys industrial music.
A person involved in the ownership or management of an industrial enterprise.
industrialize
industrialize
verb
(of a country) To develop industry; to become industrial.
(of a process) To organize along industrial lines.
intercuspidal
intercuspidal
adj
Between the cusps of the teeth (especially between teeth of upper and lower jaws)
intraduodenal
intraduodenal
adj
Within the duodenum.
iridoavulsion
labidophorous
landlubberish
landlubberish
adj
Synonym of landlubberly
lateroduction
lateroduction
noun
The movement (of a limb or eye) away from the midline
leiodermatous
lepidosaurian
lepidosaurian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Lepidosauria.
leuckartiidae
lucernariidae
madrigalesque
madrigalesque
adj
(music) Reminiscent of a madrigal.
maldistribute
mandibuliform
mandibuliform
adj
Having the form of a mandible; said especially of the maxillae of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
marsupialised
marsupialized
marsupialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of marsupialize
megalosauroid
megalosauroid
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of, a megalosaurid.
noun
Any dinosaur of the superfamily Megalosauroidea.
mercurialised
mercurialised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mercurialise
mercurialized
mercurialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mercurialize
meriquinoidal
midmandibular
muddlebrained
muddlebrained
adj
Foolish, stupid.
multibarreled
multibarreled
Adjective
Having more than one barrel.
multibranched
multibranched
adj
Having more than one branch.
multiradiated
multiradiated
adj
Alternative form of multiradiate
multiradicate
multiradicate
adj
Having many roots.
multiramified
multiramified
adj
Very much ramified; divided into a complicated system or hierarchy.
multithreaded
multithreaded
adj
(computing) Of a programming language, able to produce such programs
(computing) Of an application program, having more than one thread of execution; thus taking advantage of multi-tasking operating systems and hardware.
multitudinary
multitudinary
adj
multitudinous
nidulariaceae
nondurability
nondurability
noun
The state or condition of being nondurable.
nonidolatrous
nonindustrial
nonindustrial
adj
Not industrial.
Of a geographic area, not designated for use by manufacturers and other industries; residential or commercial.
nonprudential
nonrepudiable
nonrepudiable
adj
Not repudiable; exhibiting the property of nonrepudiation.
nonrudimental
olethreutidae
overlaudation
overlaudation
noun
Excessive laudation.
overqualified
overqualified
adj
Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job.
palladiferous
palladiferous
adj
Containing or producing palladium.
paratoluidine
pentafluoride
pentafluoride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any fluoride containing five fluorine atoms in each molecule.
perdurability
perdurability
noun
The state of being perdurable.
periglandular
periglandular
adj
Surrounding a gland or glands.
perimedullary
perimedullary
adj
Surrounding a medulla (especially the medulla oblongata).
perpendicular
perpendicular
adj
(geometry) at or forming a right angle (to something).
Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.
Independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal.
noun
(geometry) A line or plane that is perpendicular to another.
(obsolete, slang) A meal eaten at a tavern bar while standing up.
A device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line.
philydraceous
philydraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Philydraceae.
platiniridium
platiniridium
noun
(chemistry, mineralogy) A natural alloy of platinum and iridium occurring in grayish metallic rounded or cubical grains with platinum.
plesiosauroid
plesiosauroid
noun
Any marine plesiosaur of the superfamily Plesiosauroidea
pleuroceridae
pleurodelidae
pleurotomidae
plumulariidae
pluriseriated
precirculated
precultivated
precultivated
adj
cultivated in advance
preduplicated
preduplicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preduplicate
preindustrial
preindustrial
adj
Not yet industrialized.
Of or relating to the period before the Industrial Revolution and the global industrialisation that followed.
preinoculated
prejudiciable
prejudicially
prejudicially
adv
In a prejudicial manner.
preliquidated
premandibular
premandibular
adj
In front of the lower jaw.
noun
A bone in front of the lower jaw in some reptiles.
prestimulated
prestimulated
adj
stimulated in advance
proindustrial
proindustrial
adj
(politics) Favoring industry
prudentialism
prudentialism
noun
The policy or practice of being prudential.
prudentialist
prudentialist
noun
One who is governed by, or acts from, prudential motives.