In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
acrologies
acropoleis
acropoleis
noun
plural of acropolis
acroterial
acroterial
adj
Pertaining to an acroterium.
aculeiform
aculeiform
adj
Like a prickle or thorn
adenoviral
adenoviral
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or caused by an adenovirus
adrianople
aeluroidea
aerolitics
aerolitics
noun
The scientific study of aerolites.
aerologies
aerologies
noun
plural of aerology
aerologist
aerologist
noun
One who studies, or is knowledgable in, aerology.
aerophilia
aerophilic
aerophilic
adj
(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
aerosolize
aerosolize
verb
(American spelling) Alternative form of aerosolise
agricolite
agrologies
ailuroidea
akroterial
alboranite
alectoriae
aleurobius
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
alipterion
allegories
allegories
noun
plural of allegory
allegorise
allegorise
verb
(intransitive, British spelling) To use allegory.
(transitive, British spelling) To create an allegory from some event or situation.
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allegorist
allegorist
noun
One who speaks in, or writes, allegories.
allegorize
allegorize
verb
Alternative spelling of allegorise
alleviator
alleviator
noun
That who or which alleviates.
alloerotic
alloerotic
adj
having erotic desire of or attraction to another person of any sex
alloisomer
alloisomer
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of geometric isomer
allomerism
allomerism
noun
(chemistry) Variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form.
allomerize
allomerize
verb
To undergo allomerization
allometric
allometric
adj
(mathematics, of a population) That grows at a rate proportional to a power of another population
Of or pertaining to allometry
allosteric
allosteric
adj
(biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive
noun
(biochemistry) An allosteric modulator
allotheria
almoravide
alodiaries
alteration
alteration
noun
The act of altering or making different.
The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; a changed condition.
ameliorant
ameliorant
noun
A substance that helps plants grow by improving the physical condition of the soil.
Anything that improves something else.
ameliorate
ameliorate
verb
(intransitive) To become better; improve.
(transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
anchorlike
anchorlike
adj
Resembling an anchor.
androecial
androecial
adj
(botany) Relating to the androecium
anteriorly
anteriorly
adv
before (in time)
in front (in position)
towards the anterior
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
aperulosid
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologizer
apologizer
noun
Agent noun of apologize: one who apologizes.
aporetical
aporetical
Adjective
Tending to doubt.
apresoline
arboricole
arboricole
adj
(zoology) arboreal
archicoele
arecolidin
arenicolor
areolation
areolation
noun
An areola, or a similar form of a space surrounded by something of a different colour.
areologies
areologist
areologist
noun
(astronomy) One who studies the planet Mars.
argoletier
argoletier
noun
(obsolete, military) A light mounted soldier; a mounted bowman.
arsenolite
arsenolite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of arsenic trioxide.
arteriolar
arteriolar
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an arteriole
arterioles
arterioles
noun
plural of arteriole
arthrolite
arvicoline
arvicoline
adj
That inhabits meadows; rural
noun
Any rodent of the subfamily Arvicolinae
ascaridole
ascaridole
noun
(biochemistry) A bicyclic monoterpene peroxide found in plants of the Chenopodium genus; it is explosive
asteroidal
asteroidal
adj
Of or pertaining to an asteroid
autodialer
autodialer
noun
(computing) malicious software, embedded in a website, that routes dial-up Internet connections to a different telephone number charged at a premium rate
an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks
balourdise
behavioral
behavioral
adj
(American spelling) Of or relating to behavior.
belaboring
belaboring
verb
present participle of belabor
beliquored
beliquored
adj
Drunken.
belorussia
belorussia
Proper noun
Belarus
bernalillo
bernalillo
Proper noun
a town in New Mexico, USA
bernouilli
bertolonia
bertolucci
beryllosis
betorcinol
bialveolar
bichloride
bichloride
noun
(chemistry) A dichloride.
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bielorouss
bifluoride
bifluoride
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of difluoride
biliferous
biliferous
adj
Generating bile.
billholder
billholder
noun
A device by means of which bills, etc., are held.
One who holds a bill or acceptance.
billposter
billposter
noun
One who posts handbills or posters in public places.
bipersonal
bipersonal
adj
Relating to, or consisting of, two persons.
bipolarize
bipolarize
verb
To make bipolar
bitemporal
bitemporal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two temporal bones
blazonries
blazonries
noun
plural of blazonry
blisterous
bloomeries
bloomeries
noun
plural of bloomery
bloomerism
bloomerism
Noun
Support for equal rights for women; an early form of feminism.
boilerless
boilerless
adj
Without a boiler.
bolivarite
bolivarite
Noun
An amorphous mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
bolometric
bolometric
adj
Of or pertaining to bolometry
as measured using a bolometer
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
bootlicker
bootlicker
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Anyone who is seen as supporting authoritarianism.
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady
bordelaise
bordelaise
adj
(postpositive) Served with Bordelaise sauce.
noun
Ellipsis of Bordelaise sauce.
borderline
borderline
adj
Exhibiting borderline personality disorder.
Showing bad taste.
nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.
adv
Nearly; not entirely but nevertheless to a great extent.
noun
(countable) A boundary or accepted division; a border.
(countable) An individual who has borderline personality disorder.
(uncountable) Short for borderline personality disorder.
verb
(transitive) To border, or border on; to be physically close or conceptually akin to.
borolanite
borolanite
noun
(mineralogy) A pyroxene-melanite containing nepheline syenite
botryolite
botryolite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of datolite, usually having a botryoidal structure.
bottlebird
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowdlerize
bowdlerize
verb
To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
bowldering
brasiletto
brasiletto
noun
Alternative form of braziletto
braziletto
braziletto
noun
The brazilwood tree.
The wood of the brazilwood tree.
briolettes
briolettes
noun
plural of briolette
bromellite
bromellite
noun
(mineralogy) A white oxide mineral containing beryllium.
bronchiole
bronchiole
noun
(anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus.
brontolite
bronxville
bronzelike
bronzelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of bronze.
brookfield
brookville
broomfield
brotulidae
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
brownville
bryologies
byromville
cabriolets
cabriolets
noun
plural of cabriolet
cajoleries
cajoleries
noun
plural of cajolery
calceiform
calceiform
adj
Having the shape of a slipper or shoe
calciferol
calciferol
noun
Vitamin D₃ (C₂₇H₄₄O)
callirrhoe
calorifier
calorifier
noun
An apparatus that generates hot water
camerlingo
capreoline
capreoline
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the roebuck.
caracolite
caracolite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, lead, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.
caraviello
carbolised
carbolised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbolise
carbolized
carbolized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbolize
carbolizes
carbolizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carbolize
cardiocele
carmeloite
carpholite
carpholite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
carrollite
carrollite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and sulfur.
categorial
categorial
adj
categorical, absolute, without exception
categorical, pertaining to a category
pertaining to categorial grammar
ceilometer
ceilometer
noun
A device that measures the altitude of the cloud base, especially above an airfield.
celebrious
celebrious
adj
(obsolete) Famous.
celibatory
celiorrhea
cellvibrio
centimolar
centimolar
adj
(chemistry) Of or relating to centimoles; one hundredth as concentrated as a molar solution.
centroidal
centroidal
adj
(graph theory, of a tree) Having a single centroid.
Of or pertaining to a centroid.
ceremonial
ceremonial
adj
(archaic) Observant of ceremony, ritual, or social forms.
Of, relating to, or used in a ceremony.
noun
A ceremony, or series of ceremonies, prescribed by ritual.
cerulignol
cesarolite
cesarolite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, manganese, and oxygen.
charlevoix
charlevoix
Proper noun
A region of Quebec, Canada.
A city in Michigan, USA
cheiroline
cheirology
cheirology
noun
The representation of words or letters by use of the fingers