(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
acetotoluidine
achondroplasia
achondroplasia
noun
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
acknowledgedly
acknowledgedly
adv
Confessedly, admittedly.
acknowledgment
acknowledgment
noun
(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
adaptationally
adaptationally
adv
In terms of, or by means of, adaptation.
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
adenographical
adenologaditis
adenomeningeal
adenophthalmia
adenosclerosis
adenosclerosis
noun
(medicine) The hardening of a gland.
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
adminiculation
adminiculation
noun
(law) proof; corroboration
adrenocortical
adrenocortical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the adrenal cortex.
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
aeolomelodicon
aeolomelodicon
noun
(music, historical) An obsolete musical instrument derived from the aeolodicon but having brass tubes affixed to the reeds, making it more like an organ.
aerohydroplane
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
alexandropolis
allodification
allodification
noun
Conversion to the allodial system.
allotriodontia
amidoazobenzol
amidosulphonal
amminochloride
amphicondylous
anallantoidean
ancistrocladus
androcephalous
androcephalous
adj
Having a human head (upon an animal's body), like the Egyptian sphinx.
anhydroglocose
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
ankylodactylia
anoplotherioid
antherozooidal
antidogmatical
antidromically
antidromically
adv
(neurology) In an antidromic manner.
antilocapridae
antimethodical
antiodontalgic
antiodontalgic
adj
(rare) Countering toothache.
noun
(rare) A remedy for toothache.
antiorthodoxly
antisacerdotal
antisacerdotal
adj
Hostile to priests or the priesthood.
antistadholder
asterospondyli
atlantodidymus
atlantomastoid
atlantomastoid
adj
Relating to the atlas (bone) and mastoid (process)
azodisulphonic
azoxytoluidine
balanoglossida
balanopsidales
balsamodendron
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
benedictionale
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
blandiloquence
blandiloquence
noun
(archaic) flattery [from 17th c.]
blandiloquious
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
branchiobdella
bronchodilator
bronchodilator
noun
(medicine) Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs
brooklandville
bulldoggedness
bulldoggedness
noun
stubborn determination; doggedness
bunoselenodont
bunoselenodont
adj
(zoology) Having teeth whose inner cusps have the form of blunt cones and the outer ones of longitudinal crescents
calcaneocuboid
calcaneocuboid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the cuboid bone.
camaldolensian
candolleaceous
candolleaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Candolleaceae.
centrodorsally
centrodorsally
adv
In a centrodorsal manner.
chloranhydride
chondrocranial
chondrocranial
adj
Of or relating to the chondrocranium.
chondroglossal
chondroglossus
chondroglossus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.
chondromalacia
chondromalacia
noun
A painful condition caused by irritation of cartilage, often in the undersurface of the kneecap.
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chondrosternal
chondrosternal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal cartilage and the sternum
cladoselachian
cladoselachian
noun
Any extinct cartilaginous fish of the genus †Cladoselache
clapperdudgeon
clapperdudgeon
noun
A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms
cobaltocyanide
coelacanthidae
coincidentally
coincidentally
adv
In a coincidental manner.
colorblindness
colorblindness
noun
Alternative form of color blindness
commendatorily
commendatorily
adv
In a commendatory manner; in such a way as to commend or compliment.
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
conceptualised
conceptualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualise
conceptualized
conceptualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize
condensability
condensability
noun
The condition of being condensable.
condensational
condensational
adj
Of or pertaining to condensation.
conditionalism
conditionalism
noun
The doctrine that salvation after death is conditional
conditionalist
conditionalist
noun
A believer in conditionalism.
conditionality
conditionality
noun
(countable, economics, finance) A condition applied to the access of a government to credit facilities and other international financial assistance, especially from the IMF and the World Bank.
(uncountable) A state of being subject to conditions.
conditionalize
conditionalize
verb
(transitive) To make conditional.
conduceability
conducibleness
conducibleness
noun
The state or quality of being conducible.
conductibility
conductibility
noun
The ability to conduct electricity.
conduplication
conduplication
noun
(botany) An instance of being conduplicate
condylarthrous
confidentially
confidentially
adv
In a confidential manner.
Spoken of in a private manner.
consolidations
consolidations
noun
plural of consolidation
contemplatedly
contradictable
contradictable
adj
Capable of being contradicted.
convolutedness
convolutedness
noun
The quality of being convoluted.
coolheadedness
coolheadedness
noun
The state or characteristic of being coolheaded.
corimelaenidae
corundophilite
costoabdominal
costoabdominal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the abdomen
counterclaimed
counterclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim
countercolored
countercolored
adj
Synonym of counterchanged
counterlighted
counterplotted
counterplotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterplot
counterreplied
crotonaldehyde
crotonaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH=CH-CHO that is used in organic synthesis
cyclodiolefine
cyclospondylic
cylindromatous
cylindromatous
adj
Of or relating to a cylindroma.
cylindrometric
cylindroogival
dactylosternal
daffadowndilly
daffadowndilly
noun
(archaic, poetic) daffodil
daffodowndilly
daffodowndilly
noun
(informal) the daffodil.
daffydowndilly
daffydowndilly
noun
Alternative form of daffadowndilly
dearticulation
deassimilation
decancellation
decarbonylated
decarbonylated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decarbonylate
dechloridation
dechloridation
noun
The removal of chloride (salt) from the body
dechloridizing
dechlorinating
dechlorinating
adj
That leads to dechlorination
verb
present participle of dechlorinate
dechlorination
dechlorination
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction in which chlorine atoms are removed from a molecule
The removal of chlorine from water that has been chlorinated
decimalisation
decimalisation
noun
Conversion to a decimal system.
Specifically, conversion of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1971 from pounds, shillings and pence to a decimal system in which one pound was worth 100 new pence (later renamed simply pence).
decimalization
decimalization
noun
Alternative spelling of decimalisation
decivilization
decivilization
noun
The process of decivilization.
declensionally
decolonisation
decolonisation
noun
Alternative spelling of decolonization
decolonization
decolonization
noun
(social sciences) The reverse of colonization, i.e. granting back autonomy to a group.
The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence.
decolorisation
decolorization
decolorization
noun
the removal of color from something; bleaching
decompoundable
decompoundable
adj
Capable of being decompounded.
dedolomitizing
dedolomitizing
verb
present participle of dedolomitize
defibrillation
defibrillation
noun
The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
deflocculating
deflocculating
verb
present participle of deflocculate
deflocculation
deflocculation
noun
The dispersion of an aggregate to form a stable colloid; the reverse of coagulation or flocculation
dehydroretinol
dehydroretinol
noun
(organic chemistry) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2.
delatinization
delatinization
noun
(Christianity) Changes in the Catholic liturgy that move away from the Roman Rite.
The removal of Latin elements from something.
delobranchiata
delocalisation
delocalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of delocalization
delocalization
delocalization
noun
(chemistry) the phenomenon in which bonding electrons of some molecules serve to bind several atoms instead of just two; it is observed in metals and in aromatic and conjugated organic compounds
the process of delocalizing or the fact of being delocalized
delphocurarine
demioctangular
demobilisation
demobilisation
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of demobilization
demobilization
demobilization
noun
The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.
demonstratable
demonstratable
adj
Alternative form of demonstrable
demonstratedly
demonstratedly
adv
In a way that has been demonstrated or proven.
demoralisation
demoralisation
noun
Alternative spelling of demoralization
demoralization
demoralization
noun
The act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.