A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
aculeated
aculeated
adj
(figurative) Pungent, incisive.
Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.
adjunctly
adjunctly
adv
In an adjunct manner.
adulating
adulating
verb
present participle of adulate
adulation
adulation
noun
Flattery; fulsome praise.
adulators
adulators
noun
plural of adulator
adulatory
adulatory
adj
Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.
adulterer
adulterer
noun
A male adulterer specifically, opposite adulteress referring to female ones.
One who commits adultery: a spouse who has sex with a non-spouse
adulthood
adulthood
noun
The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
adultlike
adultlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an adult
adultness
adultness
noun
The state or quality of being an adult.
adultress
adultress
noun
Alternative form of adulteress
adventual
adventual
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the Advent.
altitudes
altitudes
noun
plural of altitude
ambulated
ambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulate
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
ampulated
angulated
angulated
adj
Synonym of angulate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angulate
annulated
annulated
adj
(organic chemistry) Composed of several fused rings
Having rings
assaulted
assaulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assault
auditable
auditable
adj
Able to be audited.
autodials
autodials
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodial
autolyzed
autolyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autolyze
balductum
balductum
adj
(obsolete) nonsensical
noun
(obsolete) senseless talk or writing; balderdash.
a posset
bedquilts
bedquilts
noun
plural of bedquilt
betumbled
betumbled
adj
Tossed in confusion; disordered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betumble
bivaulted
bivaulted
adj
Having two vaults or arches.
bloodlust
bloodlust
noun
A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.
blunthead
blustered
blustered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bluster
brautlied
budgetful
butanolid
butanolid
noun
Alternative form of butanolide
butlerdom
butlerdom
noun
The status or sphere of butlers.
butylated
butylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified to contain one or more butyl groups
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butylate
candlenut
candlenut
noun
A flowering tree (Aleurites moluccana and Aleurites rockinghamensis) of the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, kemiri, varnish tree or kukui nut tree.
The seed of this tree, used as a candle
canulated
canulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canulate
celsitude
centupled
centupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuple
claritude
claritude
noun
(obsolete) clarity; splendour
claudetta
claudette
claughted
cloudiest
cloudiest
adj
superlative form of cloudy: most cloudy
cloudlets
cloudlets
noun
plural of cloudlet
clustered
clustered
adj
(databases, of a primary key) Used as the clustering key of a clustered index.
Grouped into a cluster.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cluster
cluttered
cluttered
adj
Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects that take up space; littered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clutter
comatulid
comatulid
noun
(zoology) Any crinoid of the genus Antedon or allied genera in order Comatulida; a feather star.
consulted
consulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consult
copulated
copulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copulate
coulthard
courtland
credulity
credulity
noun
(now nonstandard) Faith, credence; acceptance or maintenance of a belief.
A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness.
crudelity
crustedly
cuddliest
cuddliest
adj
superlative form of cuddly: most cuddly
cultrated
cultrated
adj
cultrate
cumulated
cumulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cumulate
cupolated
cupolated
adj
Synonym of cupolaed
curtailed
curtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curtail
custodial
custodial
adj
Of, pertaining to or providing custody, especially of a child
Providing protection, care, supervision or guarding
Providing punishment by incarceration
dactylous
dauntless
dauntless
adj
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation.
debateful
debateful
adj
(obsolete) Contentious, argumentative, full of strife.
deceitful
deceitful
adj
Deceptive, two-faced.
Deliberately misleading or cheating.
decubital
decubital
adj
(medicine, broadly) Any position of lying down.
(medicine, dated) Relating to a pressure ulcer (a decubitus ulcer, that is, a bedsore).
(medicine, less broadly) A position of lying on one's side, in contrast with supine or prone positions of lying down.
deductile
defaulted
defaulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of default
defaulter
defaulter
noun
one who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
delacourt
delegatus
delictual
delictual
adj
(law) Derived from a delict (analogous to a tort).
deliquate
deliquate
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To melt or be dissolved; to deliquesce.
(obsolete, transitive) To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume.
deltarium
deltidium
deltidium
noun
(conchology) The triangular space under the beak of many brachiopod shells.
delumbate
delusters
delusters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deluster
demiadult
demulcent
demulcent
adj
(also figuratively) Soothing or softening.
noun
(medicine) A soothing medication used to relieve pain in inflamed tissues.
dentalium
dentalium
noun
Any of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium.
dentelure
denticule
denticule
noun
A small tooth or toothlike structure.
dentulous
dentulous
adj
(usually medicine or zoology) Having natural teeth.
deoculate
deoculate
verb
To remove the eyes or their equivalent from
deplumate
deplumate
verb
(transitive) To deplume; to strip of feathers.
deputable
deputable
adj
Fit to be deputed; suitable to act as a deputy.
desertful
desertful
adj
(obsolete) deserving; meritorious
noun
Enough to fill a desert.
desultory
desultory
adj
(obsolete) Leaping, skipping or flitting about, generally in a random or unsteady manner.
Disappointing in performance or progress.
Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.
Out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject.
deutomala
devaluate
devaluate
verb
(transitive) To reduce in value.
devoutful
devoutful
adj
(obsolete) Full of devotion.
(obsolete) Sacred.
diestrual
difficult
difficult
adj
(obsolete) Unable or unwilling.
(often of a person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.
diffluent
diffluent
adj
Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed.
dilutedly
dilutions
dilutions
noun
plural of dilution
diluviate
diluviate
verb
(obsolete) To run as a flood.
diminutal
diminutal
adj
Indicating or causing diminution.
dishclout
dishclout
noun
(obsolete) A dishcloth.
disluster
dislustre
dislustre
verb
To give up or lose lustre.
dissolute
dissolute
adj
Recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures.
Unrestrained by morality.
noun
An immoral person devoted to sensual pleasures.
disulfate
disulfate
noun
Alternative form of disulphate
dithalous
diuturnal
diuturnal
adj
durable, long-lasting
divulgate
divulgate
adj
(obsolete) Published.
verb
(obsolete) To divulge.
doubleted
doubleted
Adjective
Wearing a doublet.
doubleton
doubleton
noun
(bridge) A pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a player's hand
(mathematics, rare) A set containing precisely two elements.
doublette
doubtable
doubtable
adj
(obsolete) Fearsome; redoubtable.
(uncommon) Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
doubtably
doubtedly
doubtless
doubtless
adj
(obsolete) Free from fear or suspicion.
Characterized by or experiencing no doubt at all, certain; undoubted; undoubting.
adv
Without doubt; very probably, in all likelihood; doubtlessly.
doughtily
doughtily
adv
In a doughty manner.
droitural
droitural
adj
(UK, law, obsolete) Relating to the mere right of property, as distinguished from the right of possession.
droiturel
drumliest
drupelets
drupelets
noun
plural of drupelet
dualistic
dualistic
adj
Of or relating to dualism.
dualities
dualities
noun
plural of duality
dualmutef
dubbeltje
dubbeltje
noun
(South Africa, historical) An English penny, worth the same as the Dutch coin.
(historical) A former Dutch coin, originally of silver, worth one tenth of a guilder.
dubitable
dubitable
adj
Capable of being doubted; susceptible of being questioned.
dubitably
dubitably
adv
doubtfully
ducktails
ducktails
noun
plural of ducktail
ductilely
ductilely
adv
in a ductile manner
ductility
ductility
noun
(physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.
ductilize
ductilize
verb
(transitive) To make (metal) ductile.
dudleyite
duelistic
duellists
duellists
noun
plural of duellist
dulcinist
dulcitone
dulcitone
noun
A keyboard instrument in which sound is produced by a range of tuning forks, which vibrate when struck by felt-covered hammers activated by the keyboard.
dulcitude
dulcitude
noun
Sweetness
dulcorate
dulcorate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To sweeten; to make less acrimonious.
dunstable
dunstable
Proper noun
a town in Bedfordshire, England.
dunstaple
duopolist
duopolist
noun
A member of a duopoly.
duplation
duplation
noun
(mathematics) A historic form of multiplication based on doubling
doubling
duplexity
duplexity
noun
The state of being duplex
duplicate
duplicate
adj
(games) In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.
Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
noun
(botany, zoology) A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.
(law) An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original
(uncountable) The game of duplicate Scrabble.
(uncountable) The game of duplicate bridge.
A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.
One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
verb
(transitive) To do repeatedly; to do again.
(transitive) To make a copy of.
(transitive) To produce something equal to.
duplicity
duplicity
noun
Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.
dustcloth
dustcloth
noun
A cloth used for dusting; a duster.
duteously
duteously
adv
in a duteous manner
dutifully
dutifully
adv
With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.
eliquated
eliquated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eliquate
elucidate
elucidate
verb
(transitive) To make clear; to clarify; to shed light upon.
elumbated
elumbated
adj
weak or lame in the loins
eluviated
eluviated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eluviate
englutted
englutted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of englut
epauleted
epauleted
adj
Wearing epaulets; decorated with epaulets.
eruditely
eruditely
adv
In a learned or scholarly manner.
eudialyte
eudialyte
noun
(mineralogy) A red silicate mineral that forms in alkaline igneous rocks such as nepheline syenites.