(rare) Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical .
Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education.
noun
(plural only) Academic dress, consisting of a cap and gown.
academised
academised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of academise
academized
academized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of academize
acclimated
acclimated
adj
accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment
verb
(chiefly US) simple past tense and past participle of acclimate
accomodate
accomodate
verb
(Scotland) accommodated
Misspelling of accommodate.
accustomed
accustomed
adj
(obsolete) Frequented by customers.
(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.
(of a thing, condition, activity, etc.) Familiar through use; usual; customary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustom
acediamine
acetamidin
achaemenid
achenodium
acidimeter
acidimeter
noun
(chemistry) An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids.
acidimetry
acidimetry
noun
(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.
acidometer
acidometer
noun
A hydrometer, especially one that is used to measure the strength of an acid.
Any of various other devices used to measure acidity, either chemical or electronic.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acridinium
acridinium
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any cation produced by protonation of an acridine.
acridonium
acridonium
noun
Alternative form of acridinium
acromyodic
acromyodic
adj
Relating to the acromyodians
acropodium
acropodium
noun
(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot
(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
acuminated
acuminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acuminate
adactylism
adactylism
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.
adamancies
adamancies
noun
plural of adamancy
adamically
adamitical
adenectomy
adenectomy
noun
(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
adenotomic
adenotomic
adj
Pertaining to adenotomy (the dissection of or incision into a gland).
adminicula
admittance
admittance
noun
(Britain, law) The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.
(physics) The reciprocal of impedance
Actual entrance, reception.
Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance.
The act of admitting.
adramelech
adriamycin
adriamycin
noun
An anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.
alchemised
alchemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemise
alchemized
alchemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemize
alcoholdom
aldermancy
aldermancy
noun
The office or position of an alderman.
aldermanic
aldermanic
adj
(Of a sum) substantial, considerable, sizeable.
(Of size) plump, rotund, fleshy.
Of or pertaining to an alderman.
almochoden
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
ambuscaded
ambuscaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambuscade
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscades
ambuscades
noun
plural of ambuscade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambuscade
ambuscados
ambuscados
noun
plural of ambuscado
amebicidal
amebicidal
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of amoebicidal
ammocoetid
amoebicide
amoebicide
noun
Alternative spelling of amebicide
amphidetic
amphidetic
adj
(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
amphodarch
anacardium
ancramdale
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andromache
andromache
Proper noun
the wife of Hector
anemochord
anhydremic
antidromic
antidromic
adj
(neurology, of a nerve impulse) flowing in the opposite direction from normal
antiedemic
antiedemic
noun
An agent or substance that counters edema.
archidamus
archimedes
archimedes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer.
A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.
arcimboldi
armchaired
armchaired
adj
Based on general knowledge or theory rather than data.
Furnished with armchairs.
Seated in an armchair.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armchair
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
autodermic
bambochade
barmecidal
barmecidal
adj
unreal; illusory
beclamored
beclamored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclamor
bedchamber
bedchamber
noun
(archaic) A bedroom.
belamcanda
bembecidae
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
biodynamic
biodynamic
adj
(Anthroposophy, agriculture, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of organic agriculture with mystical and holistic elements, based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.
(New Age, psychoanalysis, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of psychotherapy, massage and energy healing developed by Gerda Boyesen in Norway in the 1950s.
Of, or relating to the effects of motion on living things.
biomedical
biomedical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomedicine.
noun
A product of the biomedicine industry.
bombycidae
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
bradycauma
bromhydric
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
cacodaemon
cacodaemon
noun
(obsolete) A nightmare.
A wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).
Twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
cadmiumize
caedmonian
calamander
calamander
noun
A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a kind of ebony obtained from species of Diospyros, especially Diospyros quaesita.
calamaroid
calamitoid
calamondin
calamondin
noun
A small decorative evergreen citrus tree, of the hybrid Citrus × microcarpa (syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis), sometimes cultivated for its fruit.
calcimined
calcimined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calcimine
calodaemon
cambodians
cameloidea
camelopard
camelopard
noun
(archaic) A giraffe.
camisadoes
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
campholide
campodeoid
candlebeam
candlebeam
noun
(architecture, UK, regional, archaic) A rood beam.
candlebomb
candlebomb
noun
A pasteboard shell used in signaling, filled with a substance which makes a brilliant light when it explodes.
A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
candymaker
candymaker
noun
A manufacturer of candy.
capitaldom
capitaldom
noun
The condition of being a capital city.
caramboled
caramboled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carambole
cardiagram
cardiatomy
cardiogram
cardiogram
noun
(cardiology) The visual output an electrocardiograph produces
cardiotomy
cardiotomy
noun
(surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
casemented
casemented
adj
Having a casement or casements.
catostomid
catostomid
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Catostomidae
caudillism
caudillism
noun
Alternative form of caudilloism
centaurdom
centaurdom
noun
The condition of being, or resembling, a centaur.
The world or realm of centaurs.
cerambycid
cerambycid
noun
(coleopterology, entomology) Any member of the family Cerambycidae of longhorn beetles.
ceramidium
ceramidium
noun
(phycology) In macroalgae in the Rhodomelaceae family, the urn-shaped envelope surrounding the sporogenous filaments of the cystocarp
cercomonad
cercomonad
noun
(zoology) A small flagellate of the order Cercomonadida, widespread in aqueous habitats and common in soils.
chairmaned
champagned
champagned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagne
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
checkmated
checkmated
adj
(chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
(figuratively) Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkmate
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
chemstrand
chiasmodon
childermas
childermas
Proper noun
A day to commemorate the killing of the Holy Innocents. Variously held on 28th December in the Western Church and 29th December in the Eastern Church. In Spanish-speaking countries this is often a prank-filled day like April Fools' Day.
chimaeroid
chimaeroid
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the suborder Chimaeroidei
chironomid
chironomid
noun
(entomology) Any of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera.
Fossil chironomids have proven useful as indicators of climatic change.
chlamydate
chlamydate
adj
(zoology, of some molluscs) Having a mantle or fringe
chloramide
chloramide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The compound NHCl₂; part of the chloramine class.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any amide in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms attached to the nitrogen atom is replaced with chlorine
chondrioma
chondriome
chondriome
noun
(biology) The set of intracellular organelles contained in the cytosol.
chondromas
chondromas
noun
plural of chondroma
chordotomy
chordotomy
noun
(surgery) Alternative spelling of cordotomy
chromatoid
chromatoid
adj
Resembling chromatin.
noun
(cytology) The part of a nucleus comprising DNA and proteins where chromosomes are formed.
chromidial
chromidial
adj
Relating to chromidia
chromidium
chromidium
noun
A granule of extranuclear chromatin in the cytoplasm of a cell
chytridium
cinnamoned
cinnamoned
adj
Flavoured with cinnamon.
circumdate
circumduce
circumduce
verb
(archaic, law, Scotland, transitive) To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence.
circumduct
circumduct
verb
(anatomy) To move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed.
(law) Alternative form of circumduce (“to close a case to further proof”)
(law, obsolete) To contravene; to nullify.
(obsolete) To lead about or astray.
citizendom
citizendom
noun
Citizenship; the status of a citizen.
The world or sphere of citizens.
clammyweed
clammyweed
noun
Any of several North American plants of the genus Polanisia
cleidotomy
cleidotomy
noun
(obstetrics) Intentional fracturing of the clavicle of a fetus for the management of shoulder dystocia during vaginal delivery .
coadjument
coadjument
noun
Mutual help; cooperation.
coadmiring
coadmitted
coadmitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coadmit
coatimundi
coatimundi
noun
The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a South American carnivore.
cockneydom
cockneydom
Noun
The region or home of Cockneys; Cockneys collectively.
codominant
codominant
adj
(genetics) Describing two or more alleles that are equally dominant.
Equally dominant.
noun
A species or organism that jointly dominates a region.
coembedded
coembodied
coembodies
coemployed
coenamored
cofferdams
cofferdams
noun
plural of cofferdam
coldstream
collimated
collimated
adj
(physics, of a light beam) Composed of rays that are parallel, thus having a wavefront that is planar.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of collimate
columbidae
columnated
columnated
adj
(architecture) Having columns; columnar
columnized
columnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnize