(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
albumenised
albumenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albumenise
albuminised
albuminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albuminise
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
ambassadeur
amblypodous
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
ampelideous
amphipodous
amphipodous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
antidromous
antidromous
adj
(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
aristodemus
astoundment
astoundment
noun
amazement
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
autotomised
autotomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autotomise
barramundas
barramundas
noun
plural of barramunda
barramundis
barramundis
noun
plural of barramundi
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
bothridiums
busybodyism
busybodyism
noun
The behaviour of a busybody; interfering, meddling.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
caudillismo
caudillismo
noun
The type of government ruled by a caudillo.
checksummed
checksummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checksum
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
circumcised
circumcised
adj
(of a woman) Having had the clitoris, prepuce, or labia excised.
(of an man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
noun
A circumcised person.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumcise
circumfused
circumfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse
clostridium
clostridium
noun
Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
coatimundis
coatimundis
noun
plural of coatimundi
cocksuredom
commeasured
commeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commeasure
compendious
compendious
adj
briefly describing a body of knowledge
containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
compendiums
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
consummated
consummated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consummate
cubomedusae
cubomedusae
noun
plural of cubomedusa
cubomedusan
cubomedusan
adj
Of or pertaining to the cubomedusa
cumberbunds
cumberbunds
noun
Misspelling of cummerbunds.
cummerbunds
cummerbunds
noun
plural of cummerbund.
curmudgeons
curmudgeons
noun
plural of curmudgeon
daunomycins
daunomycins
noun
plural of daunomycin
decomposure
decussorium
decussorium
noun
(medicine, archaic) An instrument for depressing the dura after trephining.
dehumanised
dehumanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
delphiniums
delphiniums
noun
plural of delphinium
demagoguism
demagoguism
noun
Alternative form of demagogism
demicuirass
demiurgeous
demodulates
demodulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demodulate
demulsified
demulsified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demulsify
demulsifier
demulsifier
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to break an emulsion into its constituent liquids.
demulsifies
demulsifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demulsify
denouements
denouements
noun
plural of denouement
denudements
denudements
noun
plural of denudement
depursement
dermococcus
derodidymus
desideratum
desideratum
noun
Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential.
desmatippus
desmogenous
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
despumation
despumation
noun
Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification.
The act of throwing up froth or scum.
desquamated
desquamated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desquamate
desquamates
desquamates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desquamate
detumescent
detumescent
adj
Exhibiting detumescence.
deutoplasms
deutoplasms
noun
plural of deutoplasm
deutschmark
dharmasutra
diadoumenos
diascordium
diascordium
noun
(obsolete, pharmacology) A medicine made from dried herbs, especially Teucrium scordium.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dichotomous
dichotomous
adj
Dividing or branching into two pieces.
dicoumarins
dicoumarols
dicoumarols
noun
plural of dicoumarol
digoneutism
digoneutism
noun
The quality of being digoneutic.
diluvianism
dimanganous
diminuendos
diminuendos
noun
plural of diminuendo
diminutions
diminutions
noun
plural of diminution
diminutives
diminutives
noun
plural of diminutive
dipneumones
dipotassium
dipotassium
noun
(inorganic chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of potassium in a compound
disaccustom
disaccustom
verb
to cause (someone) to break a habit or become unaccustomed to something that they are previously accustomed to
disarmature
disarmature
noun
(rare) The act of divesting of armature.
discomorula
discussment
disembogued
disembogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembogue
disembogues
disembogues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembogue
disemburden
disemburden
verb
to disburden
disencumber
disencumber
verb
(transitive) To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
dishumanize
disinhuming
disinhuming
verb
present participle of disinhume
dismayfully
dismayfully
adv
(rare) In dismay.
dismeasured
dismounting
dismounting
noun
The act of one who dismounts.
verb
present participle of dismount
dismutation
dismutation
noun
(biochemistry) A disproportionation reaction, especially in a biological context, in which oxidized and reduced forms of a chemical species are produced simultaneously
disruptment
disseminule
disseminule
noun
A seed fruit that has been modified for migration.
dissimulate
dissimulate
adj
(obsolete) Feigning; simulating; pretending.
verb
(intransitive) To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance.
(transitive) To disguise or hide by adopting a false appearance.
(transitive, rare) To connive at; to wink at; to pretend not to notice.
distemonous
distomatous
disulfirams
disulfirams
noun
plural of disulfiram
disunionism
disunionism
noun
(US, historical) The political position that the Union (the federal government of the United States) should be dissolved.
dithyrambus
dithyrambus
noun
Alternative form of dithyramb
ditrematous
dividualism
documenters
documenters
noun
plural of documenter
doomfulness
dorsicolumn
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
adj
(anatomy) dorsal and lumbar
dorsumbonal
dramaturges
dramaturges
noun
plural of dramaturge
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
drumbeaters
drumbeaters
noun
plural of drumbeater
drunkensome
drunkensome
adj
Characterised or marked by drunkenness
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
dumpinesses
dumpishness
dumpishness
noun
Quality of being dumpish.
duodecimals
duodecimals
noun
plural of duodecimal
duodedenums
duumvirates
duumvirates
noun
plural of duumvirate
dysprosiums
emasculated
emasculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emasculate
emydosauria
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
endosternum
endosternum
noun
Synonym of entoplastron
endostracum
epidendrums
epidendrums
noun
plural of epidendrum
estremadura
eudaemonics
eudaemonics
noun
That part of ethics that deals with happiness; the science of happiness, contrasted with aretaics.
eudaemonism
eudaemonism
noun
A philosophical notion, or system of ethics, which measures happiness in relation to morality.
eudaemonist
eudaemonist
noun
A supporter of eudaemonism.
eudaimonism
eudaimonism
noun
Alternative spelling of eudaemonism
eudaimonist
eudiometers
eudiometers
noun
plural of eudiometer
euhemerised
euhemerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euhemerise
exobasidium
formidolous
freudianism
freudianism
Noun
Freudian beliefs and practices, particularly the mechanism of psychological repression, the centrality of sexual desire to the development of the persona, and the efficacy of the "talking cure" or psychoanalytic technique.