(bowling) A kind of cylindrical tenpin used in a North American regional form of bowling.
candlepins
candlepins
noun
plural of candlepin
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
cardinalship
cardinalship
noun
The office (or term of office) of a cardinal
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
cardplaying
cardplaying
noun
The playing of card games.
centipedal
centipedal
adj
Having 100 or another large number of legs or appendages.
Of or resembling a centipede.
centrolepidaceae
centrolepidaceous
centrolepidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Centrolepidaceae.
centuplicated
centuplicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuplicate
cephalacanthidae
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
cephalopodan
cephalorachidian
cephalorachidian
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of cerebrospinal
cephalorhachidian
cephaloridine
cephaloridine
noun
A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.
chapland
chenopodiales
chilopodan
chippendale
chlidanope
chlorprophenpyridamine
chondrolipoma
chondropharyngeal
chondropharyngeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cartilaginous part (especially of the hyoid bone) of the pharynx
chondroplast
chondroplastic
chondroplastic
adj
Relating to chondroplasty.
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
christadelphian
christadelphian
Noun
A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.
Adjective
Pertaining to the Christadelphians.
christadelphianism
cladosiphonic
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
clapboarding
clapboarding
verb
present participle of clapboard
clapperdudgeon
clapperdudgeon
noun
A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms
clinopinacoid
clinopinacoid
noun
(crystallography) The plane in monoclinic crystals that is parallel to the vertical and the inclined lateral (clinidiagonal) axes.
clinopinacoidal
clinopinacoidal
adj
(crystallography) Relating to the clinopinacoid.
clinopyramid
clupanodonic
clupanodonic
adj
Of or pertaining to clupanodonic acid or its derivatives
colpindach
colpindach
noun
(Scotland, law, obsolete) A two-year-old heifer.
compartmentalized
compartmentalized
adj
divided into compartments
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalize
complained
complained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complain
complicatedness
complicatedness
noun
The state or quality of being complicated.
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
conceptualised
conceptualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualise
conceptualized
conceptualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize
conduplicate
conduplicate
adj
(botany) Of leaves: folded (doubled) lengthwise.
conduplicated
conduplicated
adj
Synonym of conduplicate
conduplication
conduplication
noun
(botany) An instance of being conduplicate
condylopoda
contemplated
contemplated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemplate
contemplatedly
copeland
copeland
Proper noun
A forest between Ennerdale and Egremont in Cumbria (and a present-day borough in that area).
of someone from that area.
A city in Kansas.
A community in Saskatchewan, Canada.
copland
copland
noun
(obsolete) A piece of ground terminating in a point or acute angle.
correspondential
correspondentially
corticopeduncular
corticopeduncular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the peduncles.
cosmopolitanised
cosmopolitanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanise
cosmopolitanized
cosmopolitanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanize
counterpaled
counterplead
counterplead
verb
(transitive) To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
counterpleading
counterpleading
noun
A pleading against; a contrary pleading.
verb
present participle of counterplead
counterscalloped
coupland
cropland
cropland
noun
arable land
croplands
croplands
noun
cropland
cryptanalyzed
cryptanalyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cryptanalyze
cryptomonadales
cyanoplastid
cyclopentadiene
cyclopentadiene
noun
(organic chemistry) an unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₅H₆; it forms complexes with some transition elements
cylindrocephalic
cylindrograph
dalapon
dalapon
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated carboxylic acid 2,2-dichloropropanoic acid that is used as a herbicide
dalapons
dantophilist
dantophily
dapperling
dapperling
noun
(rare, archaic) A dwarf; a dandiprat; a dapper little fellow.
dappledness
dappledness
noun
The quality of being dappled.
dappleness
dappling
dappling
noun
A dappled pattern.
verb
present participle of dapple
decahydronaphthalene
decahydronaphthalene
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic cycloalkane consisting of two fused cyclohexane rings; it is used as an industrial solvent
decapitalization
decapitalization
noun
The process of decapitalizing something.
decapsulation
decapsulation
noun
The act or process of decapsulating.
decephalization
decephalization
noun
The process of decephalizing.
deceptional
deceptional
adj
Employing or relating to deception; deceptive.
declinograph
decompositional
decompositional
adj
Of or pertaining to decomposition.
decompoundable
decompoundable
adj
Capable of being decompounded.
deduplication
deduplication
noun
(biology) The division of that which is morphologically one organ into two or more, such as the division of an organ of a plant into a pair or cluster.
(computing) The elimination of redundant duplicate data.
deinocephalia
deipnodiplomatic
delaplaine
delaplane
delapsion
delapsion
noun
A falling down or out of place; prolapse.
delphian
delphian
Adjective
Of or relating to Delphi in Greece; Delphic.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Delphi.
Proper noun
A dialect of Ancient Greek.
delphina
delphinapterus
delphinia
delphinia
noun
Synonym of delphinine
delphinidae
delphinoidea
delphocurarine
demipauldron
dendrocolaptidae
dendrocolaptine
dendrocolaptine
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the bird subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of woodcreepers.
dentiscalp
dentiscalp
noun
An instrument for scraping the teeth; a toothpick.
deoppilant
deoppilation
deoppilation
noun
(obsolete) The removal of whatever stops up the passages.
deparliament
departmental
departmental
adj
Of or pertaining to a department.
departmentalisation
departmentalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of departmentalization
departmentalise
departmentalise
verb
Alternative spelling of departmentalize
departmentalised
departmentalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of departmentalise
departmentalising
departmentalising
verb
present participle of departmentalise
departmentalism
departmentalism
noun
Excessive adherence to departmental methods, rules or structure
departmentalization
departmentalization
noun
The organization of something into departments according to function, geographic location etc.
departmentalize
departmentalize
verb
To organize something into departments
departmentalized
departmentalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of departmentalize
departmentalizes
departmentalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of departmentalize
departmentalizing
departmentalizing
verb
present participle of departmentalize
departmentally
departmentally
adv
In a departmental manner; affecting departments
dependabilities
dependabilities
noun
plural of dependability
dependability
dependability
noun
The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.
dependable
dependable
adj
Able, or easily able to be depended on.
noun
A reliable person or thing.
dependableness
dependableness
noun
Dependability.
dependably
dependably
adv
In a dependable manner.
dependantly
depersonalise
depersonalise
verb
Alternative spelling of depersonalize
depersonalised
depersonalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depersonalise
depersonalising
depersonalising
verb
present participle of depersonalise
depersonalization
depersonalization
noun
(psychiatry) A feeling of being unreal, detached or unable to feel emotion.
(psychology) The loss of one's sense of personal identity.
The act of depersonalizing or the state of being depersonalized.
depersonalize
depersonalize
verb
(psychiatry, intransitive) To suffer an episode of depersonalization.
(transitive) To present (something) as an impersonal object.
(transitive) To remove a sense of personal identity or individual character from something; to anonymize.
depersonalized
depersonalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depersonalize
depersonalizes
depersonalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depersonalize
depersonalizing
depersonalizing
verb
present participle of depersonalize
dephlegmation
dephlegmation
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; concentration.
dephlogistication
dephlogistication
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, or supposed ability to burn.
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
depilating
depilating
verb
present participle of depilate
depilation
depilation
noun
Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing; hair removal.
Removal of hair, wool or bristles from the body.
depilations
depilations
noun
plural of depilation
depilitant
deplane
deplane
verb
To disembark from an airplane.
deplaned
deplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deplane
deplanes
deplanes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deplane
deplaning
deplaning
verb
present participle of deplane
deplant
deplant
verb
(transitive) To take up plants; to transplant.
deplantation
deplantation
noun
The removal of plants from beds.
deploitation
deplorableness
deplorableness
noun
The state or quality of being deplorable.
deploration
deploration
noun
The act of deploring or lamenting; lamentation.
deplumation
deplumation
noun
(medicine) Loss of the eyelashes due to disease of the eyelids.
(metaphoric) The stripping of someone's symbol(s) of status and prestige; humiliation.
The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers.
depolarisation
depolarisation
noun
Alternative spelling of depolarization
depolarising
depolarising
verb
present participle of depolarise
depolarization
depolarization
noun
(biology, medicine) An intracellular shift in electrical charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared with outside; it is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the overall physiology of an organism.
(sociology) Reduction of political polarization.
depolarizing
depolarizing
verb
present participle of depolarize
depolymerization
depolymerization
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments