(rhetoric) The feigning of disinterest in something while actually desiring it.
achenium
achenium
noun
(botany) achene
aciculum
aciculum
noun
(botany, zoology) A needlelike spine or bristle, specially the seta of an annelid
aconitum
aconitum
noun
Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.
The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
acontium
acontium
noun
An Ancient Greek weapon similar to a javelin
One of a series of threads of a septum of some actinians
acridium
acrydium
actinium
actinium
noun
A radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores.
adiantum
adiantum
noun
The maidenhair fern and related ferns (of the genus Adiantum)
adlumine
adlumine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of genus Adlumia.
aecidium
aecidium
noun
(mycology) A member of the form genus Aecidium.
The cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families
aegimius
aerarium
aerarium
noun
(historical) The state treasury of Ancient Rome.
aerobium
aguamiel
aimfully
aimfully
adv
In an aimful manner; with fixed purpose.
akuammin
alamiqui
alangium
albarium
albarium
noun
(art) A form of lime, made by heating marble, used for stucco.
albumins
albumins
noun
plural of albumin
albumoid
aleikoum
alinotum
allodium
allodium
noun
(dated or historical) Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land.
allumine
alluvium
alluvium
noun
soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain
altruism
altruism
noun
(biology, sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.
aluminas
aluminas
noun
plural of alumina
alumines
aluminic
aluminic
adj
(chemistry) Of, relating to or containing aluminium.
aluminum
aluminum
noun
US and Canadian standard spelling of aluminium.
aluminyl
aluminyl
noun
(inorganic chemistry, especially in combination) Aluminium in the +1 oxidation state.
ambuling
ameiurus
americus
americus
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
a CDP in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
amiantus
amiantus
noun
Alternative spelling of amianthus
amidulin
amidulin
noun
soluble starch, so rendered by boiling or treating with hydrochloric acid
amitular
ammianus
ammobium
ammonium
ammonium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent NH₄⁺ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any similar cation formed by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl or aryl radicals
amourist
amourist
noun
Alternative form of amorist
amphiuma
amphiuma
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders.
amuletic
amuletic
adj
Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm.
amyluria
amyluria
noun
(medicine) A condition in which starch is found in the urine.
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
aneurism
aneurism
noun
Alternative spelling of aneurysm
animuses
animuses
noun
plural of animus
annulism
antiquum
antismut
antismut
adj
(informal) Opposed to obscenity or pornography.
apomyius
apterium
apterium
noun
(ornithology) An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
apurimac
aquarium
aquarium
noun
A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.
A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
ariminum
armarium
armarium
noun
(entomology) proventriculus
Synonym of ambry (“cupboard or storage area”)
arminius
arminius
Proper noun
A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian and founder of Arminianism.
arretium
arsenium
arsenium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The radical cation H₂As:⁺ derived from arsine
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this ion R₂As:⁺
arsonium
arsonium
noun
(chemistry) The univalent AsH₄⁺ cation, derived from arsine.
arumlike
ascidium
ascidium
noun
(botany) A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
(zoology) One of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea.
aspidium
aspidium
noun
(dated, countable) Synonym of dryopteris: a genus of ferns or a member of the genus, including the male fern.
(dated, medicine, uncountable) A vermifuge prepared from the dried male fern.
assuming
assuming
adj
haughty; arrogant
noun
An assumption.
verb
present participle of assume
athyrium
atymnius
aulicism
aumbries
aumbries
noun
plural of aumbrie
aumildar
aumildar
noun
Alternative form of amildar
auramine
auramine
noun
(organic chemistry, cytology) Any of a family of fluorescent dyes used to stain tissues for fluorescence microscopy
auriform
auriform
adj
Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.
aurorium
austrium
austrium
noun
A supposed chemical element proposed by Eduard Linnemann in 1886, later found to be gallium.
autecism
auxilium
auximone
azimuths
azimuths
noun
plural of azimuth
azohumic
bannimus
bannimus
noun
A form of expulsion of any individual from the University of Oxford, by putting the proctorial edict up in some public place, as a denunciation or promulgation of it. It also served to prevent the individual from claiming the cause of expulsion.
basidium
basidium
noun
(mycology) A small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections. [from 19th c.]
bdellium
bdellium
noun
Probably an aromatic gum like balsam that was exuded from a tree, probably one of several species in the genus Commiphora.
bemusing
bemusing
verb
present participle of bemuse
bhumibol
bhumidar
biennium
biennium
noun
A period of two years, particularly for purposes involving intercalation or fiscal calculations.
bifolium
bifolium
noun
(geometry) A quartic plane curve whose equation in Cartesian coordinates is (x²+y²)²=ax²ʸ.
bigamous
bigamous
adj
(of a marriage) involving bigamy
(of a spouse) guilty of bigamy
bigmouth
bigmouth
adj
(zoology) Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth.
noun
(informal, derogatory) One who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
bikkurim
bimanous
bimanous
adj
(biology) Having two hands (rather than any other distal part of a forelimb).
bimanual
bimanual
adj
Involving or using both hands
bimodule
bimodule
noun
(mathematics) An abelian group that is both a left and a right module, such that the left and right multiplications are compatible
binarium
bipalium
biramous
biramous
adj
Branching in two, composed of two branches.
bismuths
bismuths
noun
plural of bismuth
bitumens
bitumens
noun
plural of bitumen
bohemium
bohemium
noun
(chemistry) Former name of rhenium.
boracium
boracium
noun
(obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.
bothrium
bothrium
noun
(zoology) A tentacle; a nerve ending that has a similar morphology
botulism
botulism
noun
(pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.
boulimia
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
brimfull
brimfull
adj
Obsolete spelling of brimful
brosimum
brumaire
brumalia
brumbies
brumbies
noun
plural of brumby
brunizem
brutisms
brutisms
noun
plural of brutism
bruxisms
bruxisms
noun
plural of bruxism
buccinum
buchheim
buddhism
buhrmill
bulimiac
bulimiac
adj
Alternative form of bulimic
bulimias
bulimias
noun
plural of bulimia
bulimoid
bullyism
bullyism
noun
(dated) The swaggering, domineering behaviour of a bully.
bumbling
bumbling
adj
Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent; showing little or no skill.
noun
The act of one who bumbles; a mistake or error, especially through clumsiness.
verb
present participle of bumble
bumpiest
bumpiest
adj
superlative form of bumpy: most bumpy
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
butolism
cadmiums
cadmiums
noun
plural of cadmium
caesiums
caladium
caladium
noun
Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor.
calamumi
calciums
calciums
noun
plural of calcium
calumnia
cambiums
cambouis
camiguin
camillus
camoudie
camuning
canarium
canarium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Canarium of about 100 species of tropical and subtropical evergreen trees in the family Burseraceae.
capsicum
capsicum
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore) The spicy fruit of the above plants, the bell pepper.
Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
capsumin
caputium
caulomic
caulomic
adj
Relating to a caulome.
caumatic
cecidium
cecidium
noun
A gall produced on a plant by infection from insects etc
cenobium
cenobium
noun
A monastery, a monastic community.
ceramium
ceratium
ceratium
noun
(rare) An orchid (Eria compressa).
chamouni
cherubim
cherubim
noun
A cherub.
chiasmus
chiasmus
noun
(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.