Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.
counterpillar
counterpointe
counterpoints
counterpoints
noun
plural of counterpoint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterpoint
counterpoised
counterpoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpoise
counterpoises
counterpoises
noun
plural of counterpoise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterpoise
counterpoison
counterpoison
noun
A poison used against another poison, serving as an antidote.
counterspying
counterspying
noun
Spying on spies.
verb
present participle of counterspy
courtesanship
courtesanship
noun
The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
craftsmanship
craftsmanship
noun
An example of a craftsman's work.
The quality of being a craftsman.
craftsmenship
craniographer
craniographer
noun
One who studies craniography.
cranioscopist
cranioscopist
noun
(archaic) A person who makes deductions concerning someone's intellectual, emotional, or moral qualities by studying the features of that individual's skull; a phrenologist.
cryptanalysis
cryptanalysis
noun
An analysis or decrypting of a specific text or a specific code or cipher.
The science of analyzing and breaking of codes and ciphers.
cryptanalytic
cryptanalytic
adj
Of or pertaining to cryptanalysis or cryptanalytics.
cryptodynamic
cryptogenetic
cryptogenetic
adj
(physiology) Relating to cryptogenesis
Alternative form of cryptogenic
cryptolunatic
cryptoxanthin
cryptoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature.
cubitoplantar
cunctatorship
cunctatorship
noun
A policy of delaying or lingering.
cupressineous
cupressineous
adj
Resembling a cypress tree
cuproammonium
cuproammonium
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The cation Cu(NH₃)₄²⁺ formed by adding ammonia to copper salts: A complex of four molecules of ammonia surrounding a copper ion.
cycloparaffin
cycloparaffin
noun
(chemistry) A cycloalkane.
cyclosporinae
cylindrograph
cyprinodontes
decompressing
decompressing
verb
present participle of decompress
decompression
decompression
noun
(medicine) The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery.
A mode of operation of some internal combustion engines which reduces the engine's compression ratio, making it easier to start but significantly increasing fuel consumption.
The process of decompressing.
The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver).
decrepitating
decrepitating
verb
present participle of decrepitate
decrepitation
decrepitation
noun
(mineralogy) The shattering of minerals by the action of heat, especially when accompanied by a crackling sound
depancreatize
deprecatingly
deprecatingly
adv
In a deprecating manner.
depreciations
depreciations
noun
plural of depreciation
deproceduring
dermatopnagic
dihydrocuprin
dipicrylamine
disappearance
disappearance
noun
The action of disappearing or vanishing.
discrepancies
discrepancies
noun
plural of discrepancy
discrepencies
disquiparancy
distemperance
distemperance
noun
(obsolete) distemperature
dropsicalness
dryopithecine
dryopithecine
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, the primate genus Dryopithecus, considered to be relatives of both humans and apes.
noun
(zoology) Any member of this genus of primates
dynamomorphic
echinospermum
ecphorization
ectropionized
electrophonic
electrophonic
adj
relating to electronic equipment to produce sound (this adjectival sense is not comparable)
resembling in sound that produced by such equipment
electrotyping
electrotyping
noun
the act or process of making electrotypes
emancipatress
emancipatress
noun
A female emancipator.
empiricalness
empiricalness
noun
Quality of being empirical.
enantiotropic
enantiotropic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting enantiotropism
encipherments
encipherments
noun
plural of encipherment
endocrinopath
endoparasitic
endoparasitic
adj
Of or pertaining to endoparasites.
endopleuritic
engraphically
engraphically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, engrams.
entoparasitic
entoparasitic
adj
Alternative form of endoparasitic
epeirogenetic
epeirogenetic
adj
Relating to epeirogenesis.
epichindrotic
epichondrosis
epichondrotic
epitrachelion
epitrachelion
noun
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
epornitically
equiproducing
europocentric
europocentric
Adjective
Eurocentric
exendospermic
expectorating
expectorating
verb
present participle of expectorate
expectoration
expectoration
noun
(physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
(physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
experiencible
experiencible
adj
Alternative form of experienceable
extratympanic
extratympanic
adj
Outside of the tympanum
extrospection
extrospection
noun
The observation of things external to one's own mind, as opposed to introspection. Ordinary sense perception or reasoning concerning the things perceived.
fluoroscoping
fluoroscoping
verb
present participle of fluoroscope
francophilism
frictionproof
frictionproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by friction.
frontispieced
frontispieced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frontispiece
frontispieces
frontispieces
noun
plural of frontispiece
galvanotropic
gastrophrenic
gastrophrenic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
gastrosplenic
gastrosplenic
adj
(anatomy, pathology) Of or pertaining to the stomach and the spleen.
geranomorphic
germanophobic
germanophobic
adj
Alternative form of Germanophobic
gonadotrophic
gonadotrophic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads
gramophonical
gramophonical
adj
Alternative form of gramophonic
graphicalness
graphicalness
noun
The quality of being graphical.
gyrencephalic
gyrencephalic
adj
Having a cerebral cortex covered with convolutions
haruspication
haruspication
noun
The act or practice of divination from the entrails of animals slain in sacrifice.
helicoprotein
hepatoenteric
hepatoenteric
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the liver and the intestine
hepatonephric
hepatonephric
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the liver and the kidney.
hieracosphinx
hieracosphinx
noun
A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.
hippalectryon
hydrocupreine
hydroplutonic
hydroponicist
hyperanabolic
hyperanarchic
hyperbranchia
hypercrinemia
hypercyanosis
hypercyanotic
hypercyanotic
adj
(pathology) Marked by severe cyanosis.
hypercylinder
hypercylinder
noun
(mathematics) A four-dimensional analogue of a cylinder
hyperfunction
hyperfunction
noun
(mathematics) A generalization of a function
(medicine) Abnormally elevated function
hyperisotonic
hyperneurotic
hyperneurotic
adj
Extremely neurotic.
hyperromantic
hyperromantic
Adjective
Extremely romantic.
hypertonicity
hypertonicity
noun
the condition of being hypertonic
hypobranchial
hypobranchial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the segment between the basibranchial and the ceratobranchial in a branchial arch.
noun
(anatomy) A bone or cartilage of this kind.
hypochondriac
hypochondriac
adj
Related to, or affected by hypochondria
Related to, or located in the hypochondrium.
noun
A person affected with hypochondria.
hypochondrial
hypochondrial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the hypochondrium
hypochondrias
hypochondrias
noun
plural of hypochondria
hypochondrium
hypochondrium
noun
(anatomy) The upper region of the abdomen, below the lower ribs, each side of the epigastrium.
hyposecretion
hyposecretion
noun
A secretion below the normal value.
ichnographies
ichnographies
noun
plural of ichnography
iconographies
iconographies
noun
plural of iconography
iconographist
iconographist
noun
(dated) An iconographer.
impercipience
impercipience
noun
The quality of being impercipient.
imperfections
imperfections
noun
plural of imperfection
imperfectness
imperfectness
noun
The state of being imperfect.
impertinences
impertinences
noun
plural of impertinence
impreciseness
impreciseness
noun
The quality of being imprecise, or lacking precision.
improficience
improficience
noun
Alternative form of improficiency
improficiency
improficiency
Noun
Lack of proficiency.
improvidences
improvidences
noun
plural of improvidence
imputrescence
inappreciable
inappreciable
adj
insignificant, undetectable, not able to be noticed
inappreciably
inappreciably
adv
In an inappreciable manner.
incapacitator
incircumspect
incircumspect
adj
Not circumspect; careless; reckless.
incomportable
incomportable
adj
(rare) Not comportable; intolerable; inconsistent; unsuitable; unendurable.
incomprehense
incomprehense
Adjective
incomprehensible
incorporality
incorporality
noun
Obsolete form of incorporeality.
incorporating
incorporating
verb
present participle of incorporate
incorporation
incorporation
noun
(law) A doctrine of constitutional law according to which certain parts of the Bill of Rights are extended to bind individual American states. ᵂᵖ
(linguistics) A phenomenon by which a grammatical category forms a compound with its direct object or adverbial modifier, while retaining its original syntactic function.
A body incorporated; a corporation.
The act of creating a corporation.
The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.
The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation.
incorporative
incorporative
adj
(grammar) Polysynthetic.
That serves to incorporate.
incorporators
incorporators
noun
plural of incorporator
incorporeally
incorporeally
adv
In an incorporeal manner.
incorruptible
incorruptible
adj
Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.
Not subject to corruption or decay.
noun
(Christianity) A person whose body does not decompose after death, a sign of holiness.
(historical) One of an ancient religious sect of Alexandria, whose adherents believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, and pain only in appearance.
incorruptibly
incorruptibly
adv
In an incorruptible manner.
incorruptness
incorruptness
noun
the state of being incorrupt
indescriptive
indescriptive
adj
Not descriptive.
indiscerpible
indiscerpible
adj
Not discerpible; inseparable.
inexperienced
inexperienced
adj
Not experienced; lacking knowledge or experience; green.
Virginal or lacking in personal knowledge and experiences of sex.
inexperiences
inexperiences
noun
plural of inexperience
infracephalic
infrascapular
infrascapular
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the scapula.
infraspecific
infraspecific
adj
(taxonomy) pertaining to a taxon at a rank lower than species, such as subspecies (in certain kingdoms only), strains, and varieties.