(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
adstipulator
aeropleustic
aeropleustic
adj
(humorous) Of or pertaining to aerial navigation.
alcaptonuria
alcaptonuria
noun
Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
amphicyrtous
amphistomous
amphistomous
adj
(zoology) Having a sucker at each extremity.
amphithurons
amphitropous
amphitropous
adj
(botany) Having the ovule bent so that the ends are near each other.
amputational
amputational
adj
Of or relating to amputation.
anisopterous
anisotropous
anisotropous
adj
Archaic form of anisotropic.
anophthalmus
antesuperior
anthocarpous
anthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthophilous
anthophilous
adj
Living or growing on flowers
anthophorous
anthospermum
anthropurgic
antiopelmous
antiopelmous
adj
(zoology) Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.
antiopiumist
antiopiumist
noun
(historical) One who opposes the use of the drug opium.
antiopiumite
antipetalous
antipetalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antepetalous
antipopulism
antisepalous
antisepalous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of antesepalous
apneumatosis
apneumatosis
noun
(medicine) atelectasis
apogalacteum
aponeurotome
aponeurotomy
aponeurotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of aponeuroses
aposaturnium
aposaturnium
noun
(astronomy) Apoapsis around Saturn
apostematous
apostematous
adj
Of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes.
appenditious
appoggiatura
appoggiatura
noun
(music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.
appoggiature
apterygotous
arreptitious
arreptitious
adj
Possessed; raving; isolated from reality.
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arthropleura
arthropleure
arthropodous
artiphyllous
artocarpeous
artocarpeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the breadfruit, or the genus Artocarpus.
astipulation
astipulation
noun
(obsolete) stipulation; agreement
atmospherium
attroupement
autechoscope
autocephalia
autocephalia
noun
Alternative form of autocephaly
autocephalic
autocephalic
adj
Autocephalous.
autocratship
autocratship
noun
(rare) The state of being an autocrat; autocracy.
autoepigraph
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
autohypnoses
autohypnoses
noun
plural of autohypnosis
autohypnosis
autohypnosis
noun
Hypnosis of oneself.
autohypnotic
autohypnotic
adj
Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
automorphism
automorphism
noun
(algebra) An isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself.
The ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autoplasties
autoplasties
noun
plural of autoplasty
autoportrait
autoportrait
noun
A self-portrait.
autopositive
autoptically
autoptically
adv
By means of ocular view, or one's own observation.
autotriploid
autotriploid
adj
(genetics) triploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autotrophies
autotrophies
noun
plural of autotrophy
auxotrophies
auxotrophies
noun
plural of auxotrophy
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
capitulation
capitulation
noun
A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
An enumeration of the main parts of a subject.
The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
capitulatory
capitulatory
adj
Serving to capitulate or surrender.
capituliform
capituliform
adj
Resembling a capitulum.
capsulectomy
capsulectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a capsule, especially one that surrounds an implant
captiousness
captiousness
noun
captious behaviour
the state of being captious
catapetalous
catapetalous
adj
(botany) Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow.
cephalotaxus
cespititious
chaetopodous
chaetopterus
chapterhouse
chaunoprockt
chiropterous
coauthorship
coauthorship
noun
Joint authorship by two or more authors.
coleopterous
coleopterous
adj
Of or pertaining to beetles of the order Coleoptera.
colipuncture
colopuncture
colpeurynter
colpeurynter
noun
(obsolete, medicine) An inflatable bag used to dilate the vagina or cervical canal.
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
complicitous
complicitous
adj
Complicit.
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
compulsatory
compulsatory
adj
Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
compulsivity
compulsivity
noun
compulsion
compunctions
compunctions
noun
plural of compunction
compunctious
compunctious
adj
Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.
compurgation
compurgation
noun
(now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
compurgators
compurgators
noun
plural of compurgator
compurgatory
compurgatory
adj
compurgatorial
computations
computations
noun
plural of computation
computerdoms
computereses
computerised
computerised
adj
Functioning upon or through the medium of computers; digital.
Having undergone computerisation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerise
computerises
computerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerise
computerists
computerists
noun
plural of computerist
computerized
computerized
adj
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of computerised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerize
computerizes
computerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerize
computerless
computerless
adj
Without a computer.
computerlike
computerlike
adj
Having some similarity to a computer.
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
conceptually
conceptually
adv
In a conceptual manner
concupiscent
concupiscent
adj
Amorous; lustful.
conduplicate
conduplicate
adj
(botany) Of leaves: folded (doubled) lengthwise.
conspectuity
conspectuses
conspectuses
noun
plural of conspectus
consumptible
consumptions
consumptions
noun
plural of consumption
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
contemptuous
contemptuous
adj
Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
contraptious
contraptious
adj
Characteristic of a contraption; complicated and precarious.
contrapuntal
contrapuntal
adj
(music) Of or relating to counterpoint.
(music, of a piece of music) With two or more independent melodic lines.
Of or in counterpoint.
coproduction
coproduction
noun
A production in which two or more people, groups or companies work together.
copulatively
copulatively
adv
In a copulative manner.
cornucopiate
cornucopiate
adj
Having the shape of a cornucopia.
corruptingly
corruptingly
adv
In a corrupting manner.
corruptively
corruptively
adv
In a corruptive way.
costipulator
costopleural
costopleural
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the pleura.
cosuretyship
countercoupe
countercoups
countercoups
noun
plural of countercoup
counterpaled
counterpaned
counterpaned
adj
Fitted with a counterpane.
counterpanes
counterpanes
noun
plural of counterpane
counterparry
counterparry
noun
(fencing) A parry that uses the energy of the opponent's incoming lunge.
(figurative) An act of avoiding or deflecting in response to an opponent's avoidance or deflection.
verb
(fencing) To parry using the energy of the opponent's incoming lunge.
(figurative) To avoid or deflect in response to an opponent's avoidance or deflection.
counterparts
counterparts
noun
plural of counterpart
counterplans
counterplans
noun
plural of counterplan
counterplays
counterplays
noun
plural of counterplay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterplay
counterplead
counterplead
verb
(transitive) To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
counterpleas
counterpleas
noun
plural of counterplea
counterplots
counterplots
noun
plural of counterplot
counterploys
counterploys
noun
plural of counterploy
counterpoint
counterpoint
noun
(music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.
An opposite point.
Any similar contrasting element in a work of art.
Obsolete form of counterpane.
verb
(transitive) To compose or arrange such music.
(transitive) To serve as an opposing point against.
counterpoise
counterpoise
noun
A weight sufficient to balance another, for example in the opposite end of scales; an equal weight.
An effect of equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force or influence
The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium
verb
To act against with equal power; to balance.
To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
counterpoles
counterpoles
noun
plural of counterpole
counterposed
counterposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpose
counterposes
counterposes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterpose
counterpower
counterpower
noun
A political or other kind of power capable of challenging and potentially removing the power of another.
counterprick
counterproof
counterproof
noun
(logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement.
(printing) The inverted image of an original proof.
counterprove
counterprove
verb
(printing, transitive) To take a counterproof of.
counterpunch
counterpunch
noun
(printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative space in or around a glyph.
A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
verb
(boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent's momentary defensive weakness caused by a punch thrown by the opponent.
To deliver a competitive response to an opponent designed to exploit a weakness created by the opponent's offensive efforts.
counterreply
counterreply
noun
A reply to a reply.
counterscarp
counterscarp
noun
(architecture) The outer slope of a defensive or fortified ditch
counterslope
counterslope
noun
An overhanging slope.
counterspell
counterspell
noun
A magic spell that reverses the effects of some other previous spell.
verb
(transitive) To cast a counterspell against.
counterspies
counterspies
noun
plural of counterspy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterspy