(biochemistry) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.
aleikum
alibamu
alliums
alliums
noun
plural of allium
almique
alodium
alodium
noun
Alternative form of allodium
alumian
alumian
noun
(mineralogy) natroalunite
alumina
alumina
noun
Aluminum oxide, especially when used in mining, material sciences or ceramics.
alumine
alumine
noun
(obsolete) alumina
alumins
alumish
alumish
adj
Somewhat like alum.
alumite
alumium
alumium
noun
(obsolete) Obsolete form of aluminium/aluminum. (metallic element)
ambitus
ambitus
noun
(botany, zoology) The exterior edge or border of a thing, such as a leaf or shell.
(historical, Roman antiquity) A canvassing for votes.
(music) the range of a melody, especially those of ecclesiastical chants
ambulia
amicous
amictus
amiloun
amphius
amueixa
amuguis
amulius
amusias
amusias
noun
plural of amusia
amusing
amusing
adj
Entertaining.
Funny, hilarious.
verb
present participle of amuse
amusive
amusive
adj
(now rare) Amusing, humorous.
(now rare) Giving entertainment or interest; recreative, diverting, engaging.
(obsolete) Illusive, deceitful.
animous
animous
adj
animose
anticum
antihum
antihum
noun
(historical) A device that reduces the mechanical vibration of telegraph wires to prevent their making a humming sound.
apemius
arctium
arolium
arolium
noun
(entomology) A median lobe into which the pretarsus expands, in an insect's leg.
aruwimi
asquirm
asquirm
adj
Covered or filled (with something squirming).
Squirming.
athumia
atriums
auramin
autisms
autisms
noun
plural of autism
autumni
axumite
azimuth
azimuth
noun
An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.
The quadrant of an azimuth circle.
azonium
azulmic
babuism
babuism
noun
A malapropism or other erroneous form produced by an Indian speaking English.
ballium
ballium
noun
Synonym of bailey (“fortification”)
bariums
bariums
noun
plural of barium
baumier
beauism
belgium
belgium
Proper noun
country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France.
bismuth
bismuth
noun
A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
bittium
bitumed
bitumed
adj
(obsolete) Smeared with bitumen.
bitumen
bitumen
noun
(Australia, colloquial) Roads sealed with bitumen, as opposed to dirt roads.
(Canada) Canadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil.
(by extension) Any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petrolea, and even the light, volatile naphthas.
A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.
verb
To cover or fill with bitumen.
bluming
boulimy
brimful
brimful
adj
Filled to maximum capacity.
noun
(figurative) A large amount.
The maximum amount a container can hold.
bromius
brumbie
brumidi
brummie
brummie
Noun
A person from Birmingham, United Kingdom.
The accented variety of English spoken in Birmingham.
Adjective
Of or relating to Birmingham, United Kingdom.
brutism
brutism
noun
Behaviour or action characteristic of a brute.
bruxism
bruxism
noun
(dentistry) The habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs.
buckism
budtime
bulimia
bulimia
noun
(pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle - extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.
bulimic
bulimic
adj
Of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa.
Suffering from bulimia nervosa.
noun
A person suffering from bulimia nervosa.
bulimus
bullism
bumelia
bumicky
bumkins
bumkins
noun
plural of bumkin
bumming
bumming
verb
present participle of bum
bumpier
bumpier
adj
comparative form of bumpy: more bumpy
bumpily
bumpily
adv
In a bumpy manner.
bumping
bumping
noun
(chemistry) The violent boiling when an homogenous liquid is superheated to the point that the bubbles are formed at pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and be expelled from the container
Form of racing for coxed fours traditional at Oxford and Cambridge Universities; bumps race
The sound or action of a bump.
verb
present participle of bump
bumpity
bumpity
intj
Nonce variation of the word bump, usually indicating the sound of someone or something tumbling down an uneven surface, or traveling on a rough road.
bumpkin
bumpkin
noun
(nautical) A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay.
A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
Dance, a series of reels, Scottish.
burmite
cadmium
cadmium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal. # (countable) A single atom of this element.
caesium
caesium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Cs) with an atomic number of 55. It is a soft, gold-colored, highly reactive alkali metal.
calcium
calcium
noun
The chemical element (Symbol Ca), with an atomic number 20. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.
camaieu
camaieu
noun
(art) A cameo (relief carving).
(art) A style of painting in a small range of monochrome colours.
(art) A style of printing pictures producing the effect of a pencil drawing.
cambium
cambium
noun
(anatomy) Periosteum, a membrane that covers the outer surface of bones
(botany) A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.
(obsolete) One of the humours formerly believed to nourish the bodily organs.
camirus
cardium
carpium
cedrium
celtium
celtium
noun
(historical) The name originally proposed for chemical element number 72, now called hafnium; the discoverer, Georges Urbain, conjectured it to be a rare earth element, and proposed the symbol Ct), but subsequent work demonstrated it to be a transition element, and hafnium was given the symbol Hf.
ceriums
ceriums
noun
plural of cerium
cesiums
chillum
chillum
noun
A conical pipe used for smoking marijuana, usually made of fired clay, porcelain, soapstone, glass or, more rarely, wood.
The part of such a pipe that contains the tobacco and charcoal balls.
chumawi
ciliium
cimabue
cimbura
cirsium
citatum
clinium
clinium
noun
(botany) clinanthium
clinkum
clusium
comique
comique
noun
(dated) A comic actor or singer.
coniums
coniums
noun
plural of conium
coueism
cputime
cranium
cranium
noun
(anatomy) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
(anthropology, informal) The upper portion of the skull, including the neurocranium and facial bones, but not including the jawbone (mandible).
(informal) Synonym of skull.
crinkum
crinums
crinums
noun
plural of crinum
crisium
crissum
crissum
noun
The area of feathers on a bird that surround its cloaca.
crummie
cubisms
cubisms
noun
plural of cubism
cucumis
culming
cultism
cultism
noun
(literature) Synonym of culteranismo
The system or practice of a cult.
cumarin
cumbria
cumbria
Proper noun
A county of Northern England bordering Lancashire, North Yorkshire, County Durham and Northumberland.
cumidin
cuminal
cuminal
noun
Synonym of cuminaldehyde
cumings
cuminic
cuminic
adj
Pertaining to, or derived from, cumin.
cuminol
cuminol
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic alcohol (4-propan-2-ylphenyl)methanol
cuminyl
cuminyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cuminol
cummine
cumming
cumming
verb
present participle of cum
cummins
curiums
cymbium
cymbium
noun
(zoology) The tarsus of the copulatory pedipalp in certain spiders.
daumier
debitum
decimus
dedimus
dedimus
noun
(law) A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, such as to examine a witness, etc.
dictums
didymus
didymus
noun
(obsolete, very rare) A testis.
diminue
dimouts
dimouts
noun
plural of dimout
dinkums
dirdums
discumb
disomus
disrump
doarium
dominus
dominus
noun
master; sir; a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor or an academic master
drumlin
drumlin
noun
(geography) An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift.
dualism
dualism
noun
(chemistry, dated) The theory, originated by Lavoisier and developed by Berzelius, that all definite compounds are binary in their nature, and consist of two distinct constituents, themselves simple or complex, and having opposite chemical or electrical affinities.
(philosophy) The view that the world consists of, or is explicable in terms of, two fundamental principles, such as mind and matter or good and evil.
(theology) The belief that the world is ruled by a pair of antagonistic forces, such as good and evil; the belief that man has two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual.
Duality; the condition of being double.
dumaist
dumaist
noun
A member of a duma (Russian legislative assembly).
dumbing
dumbing
verb
present participle of dumb
dummied
dummied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dummy
dummies
dummies
noun
plural of dummy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dummy
dumpier
dumpier
adj
comparative form of dumpy: more dumpy
dumpies
dumpies
noun
plural of dumpie
plural of dumpy
dumpily
dumpily
adv
In a dumpy manner.
dumping
dumping
noun
Selling goods at less than their normal price, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.
The disposal of something no longer needed, or of no value.