(countable) An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.
(uncountable) Necessary use of a phrase to circumvent either a vocabulary fault (of speaker or listener) or a lexical gap, either monolingually or in translation.
(uncountable) Unnecessary use of extra words to express an idea, such as a pleonastic phrase (sometimes driven by an attempt at emphatic clarity) or a wordy substitution (the latter driven by euphemistic intent, pedagogic intent, or sometimes loquaciousness alone).
circumvolution
circumvolution
noun
Anything winding or sinuous.
The act of revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis.
coharmoniously
commensurately
commensurately
adv
In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or proportionate.
With equal measure or extent.
compulsoriness
compulsoriness
noun
The state or quality of being compulsory.
conterminously
conterminously
adv
In a conterminous manner
contrastimulus
contrastimulus
noun
Synonym of counterstimulus
cosmotellurian
costopulmonary
costopulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the lungs.
counterclaimed
counterclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim
counterexample
counterexample
noun
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.
counterformula
counterformula
noun
A formula that counters or goes against another formula.
counterimpulse
counterimpulse
noun
An impulse that runs counter to another impulse.
countermissile
cylindromatous
cylindromatous
adj
Of or relating to a cylindroma.
demioctangular
deuteronomical
eleutheromania
eleutheromania
noun
A great desire for or obsession with freedom.
emballonuridae
extrapulmonary
extrapulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Beyond or outside the lungs.
femororotulian
ganglioneuroma
ganglioneuroma
noun
A tumour of the sympathetic nerve fibres arising from neural crest cells.
gastropulmonic
gastropulmonic
adj
Synonym of gastropulmonary
glamourization
glamourization
noun
Alternative form of glamorization
glamourousness
glamourousness
noun
Rare spelling of glamorousness.
graminifolious
graminifolious
adj
(botany) Bearing leaves that resemble blades of grass.
granulomatosis
granulomatosis
noun
(pathology) Any disease or condition accompanied by multiple granulomas.
hemoglobinuria
hemoglobinuria
noun
(medicine) The presence of hemoglobin in the urine.
hemoglobinuric
hemoglobinuric
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hemoglobinuria
noun
An individual who has hemoglobinuria
heteronomously
heteronomously
adv
In a heteronomous manner.
heteronymously
heteronymously
adv
In a heteronymous manner.
homalocenchrus
humourlessness
humourlessness
noun
Alternative spelling of humorlessness
hyperpulmonary
inframolecular
inharmoniously
inharmoniously
adv
In an inharmonious way.
insurmountable
insurmountable
adj
Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable
insurmountably
insurmountably
adv
In an insurmountable manner.
To an insurmountable extent.
intermolecular
intermolecular
adj
(chemistry, physics) from one molecule to another; between molecules
interoperculum
interoperculum
noun
(anatomy) The posteroinferior opercular bone in fishes.
interpulmonary
interpulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Between the lungs.
intramolecular
intramolecular
adj
(chemistry, physics) Between different parts of the same molecule.
intrapulmonary
intrapulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Within the material of the lungs
iridioplatinum
lamellicornous
laminariaceous
laminariaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Laminariaceae.
lienomedullary
macroevolution
macroevolution
noun
Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions.
malinstruction
malinstruction
noun
Synonym of misinstruction
malnourishment
malnourishment
noun
malnutrition, undernourishment
malodorousness
malodorousness
noun
The state or condition of being malodorous.
marvellousness
marvellousness
noun
The quality or state of being marvellous.
masturbational
masturbational
adj
Of, or pertaining to, masturbation
Sexually alluring, inciting a desire to masturbate
matriculations
matriculations
noun
plural of matriculation
matrimoniously
matrimoniously
adj
(archaic) matrimonially
mcconnellsburg
melanospermous
melanospermous
adj
Of or relating to melanosperms.
melanotrichous
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
microevolution
microevolution
noun
Small-scale changes in the history of life, such as changes in allele frequencies in a population (over a few generations); also known as change at or below the species level.
micropulsation
micropulsation
noun
A very small, change in the strength of the magnetic field of the Earth.
minicalculator
miraculousness
miraculousness
noun
The state of being miraculous.
misconstruable
misconstruable
adj
Capable of being misconstrued.
misfortunately
misfortunately
adv
In a misfortunate manner.
modularization
modularization
noun
The act or process of modularizing.
mournfulnesses
mournfulnesses
noun
plural of mournfulness
mucosogranular
mucosopurulent
mucosopurulent
adj
Alternative form of mucopurulent
multiconductor
multiconductor
adj
Comprising more than one electrical conductor.
multinucleolar
multinucleolar
adj
(cytology) With multiple nucleoli.
musculophrenic
musculophrenic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.
narcostimulant
neurilemmatous
neurilemmatous
adj
Relating to the neurilemma.
neuroepidermal
neuroepidermal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or giving rise to, the central nervous system and epidermis.
neuroplasmatic
nomenclaturist
nomenclaturist
noun
One who studies or contributes to a system of nomenclature.
nonclamorously
noncruciformly
noncurtailment
noncurtailment
noun
Lack of curtailment.
noncustomarily
nondenumerable
nonequilibrium
nonequilibrium
noun
The condition of not being in equilibrium
nonformulation
nonformulation
noun
Absence of formulation; failure to formulate something.
nonimperiously
nonmetallurgic
nonsubmergible
nonsubmersible
nonsubmersible
adj
Not submersible.
nonverminously
northumberland
northumberland
Proper noun
The most northerly county of England bordered by County Durham, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Scotland and the North Sea.
osmoregulation
osmoregulation
noun
The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).
overhumbleness
overmodulation
overmodulation
noun
(telecommunications) The condition where the instantaneous level of the modulating signal exceeds the value necessary to produce 100% modulation of the carrier, resulting in distortion.
overmournfully
overnumerously
parsimoniously
parsimoniously
adv
In a parsimonious manner.
perambulations
perambulations
noun
plural of perambulation
pleasuremonger
polioneuromere
polysporangium
polysporangium
noun
(botany) A sporangium that contains many spores
(botany) A sporangium that contains polyspores
postmandibular
postmandibular
adj
Posterior to the lower jaw.
preformulating
preformulating
verb
present participle of preformulate
preformulation
preformulation
noun
The formulation of a pharmaceutical drug in advance of general availability
prehumiliation
prehumiliation
adj
Before humiliation.
prestimulation
prestimulation
adj
Before stimulation
noun
stimulation prior to another operation
protevangelium
proximolingual
pulmobranchial
querimoniously
querimoniously
adv
In a querimonious manner.
rambunctiously
rambunctiously
adv
In a rambunctious manner.
reaccumulation
reaccumulation
noun
A second or subsequent accumulation
reflourishment
reflourishment
noun
The process of flourishing anew.
reformulations
reformulations
noun
plural of reformulation
reillumination
reillumination
noun
The act or process of reilluminating.
remanipulation
remorsefulness
remorsefulness
noun
The quality of being remorseful.
repromulgating
repromulgating
verb
present participle of repromulgate
repromulgation
repromulgation
noun
The act of promulgating again.
retropulmonary
rumblegumption
rumblegumption
noun
Alternative form of rumgumption
seminuliferous
semirevolution
sinistromanual
sinistromanual
noun
(rare) A person who is left-handed.
slumberousness
slumberousness
noun
The quality of being slumberous.
sterelminthous
subconformable
subconformable
adj
Partially conformable.
subconformably
sulfogermanate
sulphogermanic
supernormality
supernormality
noun
The state or condition of being supernormal.
supersolemness
supersolemnity
supersolemnity
noun
The quality of being supersolemn.
temporaneously
temporaneously
adv
(obsolete) temporarily
transpulmonary
transpulmonary
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Through the lung.
(physiology, medicine) Across the lung boundary, as in transpulmonary pressure.
tuberculomania
ulnometacarpal
ulnometacarpal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ulna and metacarpus.
ultimogenitary
ultimogenitary
adj
Relating to ultimogeniture.
ultimogeniture
ultimogeniture
noun
A system of inheritance in which the youngest son or youngest child inherits an estate.
ultramodernism
ultramodernism
noun
An ultramodern style.
ultramodernist
ultramodernist
noun
One who strongly believes in current views, who is extremely modern in ideas or style.
ultramontanism
ultramontanism
noun
A Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope.