(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any cation produced by protonation of an acridine.
acridonium
acridonium
noun
Alternative form of acridinium
acropodium
acropodium
noun
(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot
(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adiposuria
adiposuria
noun
Synonym of lipuria
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjuration
adjuration
noun
A grave warning.
A solemn oath.
admittatur
admittatur
noun
The certificate of admission given in some American colleges.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
adulteries
adulteries
noun
plural of adultery
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
adulterize
adulterize
verb
(intransitive, largely obsolete) To commit adultery.
(transitive, intransitive, uncommon) To adulterate.
aeluroidea
ailuroidea
ailuropoda
airbrushed
airbrushed
adj
(by extension) Having had imperfections and blemishes removed through digital manipulation.
Having been manipulated with an airbrush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airbrush
ameiuridae
anacardium
anandrious
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andronicus
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
aperulosid
archidamus
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
arillodium
attributed
attributed
adj
(programming) decorated with an attribute
verb
simple past tense and past participle of attribute
audibertia
audiencier
audiencier
noun
A bailiff in certain French courts.
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
audiometer
audiometer
noun
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
auditorial
auditorial
adj
auditory
auditories
auditories
noun
plural of auditory
auditorily
auditorily
adv
With regard to hearing.
auditorium
auditorium
noun
(in a theater, etc.) the space where the audience is located
a large room for public meetings or performances
auletrides
auletrides
noun
plural of auletris
auriculoid
australoid
australoid
Noun
A member of the racial classification that includes Veddahs, Negritos, New Guineans, Melanesians, Micronesians and Australian aborigines.
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authorized
authorized
adj
Explicitly allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorize
autodermic
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
auxocardia
bainbrudge
balourdise
bandurrias
bandurrias
noun
plural of bandurria
barramundi
barramundi
noun
A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes.
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
baudelaire
bermudians
biarcuated
biarcuated
adj
Synonym of biarcuate
bifurcated
bifurcated
adj
Divided into two branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate
biquadrate
biquadrate
noun
(mathematics) The fourth power; the square of a square.
verb
(transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the fourth power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself three times.
boundaries
boundaries
noun
plural of boundary
breadfruit
breadfruit
noun
An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
The large round fruit of this tree.
brevicauda
brotulidae
brutalised
brutalised
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of brutalise
brutalized
brutalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brutalize
budgerigah
budgerigar
budgerigar
noun
A species of small green parrot, Melopsittacus undulatus, native to inland Australia; a common cagebird throughout the world and bred in many colour varieties.
burgaudine
burgundian
burgundian
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.
A member or descendant of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe.
Proper noun
The extinct East Germanic language of the Burgundians.
The Burgundian Oïl language, Bourguignon-Morvandiau.
Adjective
Pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language.
burhinidae
burundians
caducicorn
caducicorn
adj
(zoology) Having deciduous horns or antlers.
caloriduct
caloriduct
noun
A tube or duct for conducting heat; a caliduct.
carbuilder
carbuilder
noun
(rail transport, US) A manufacturer of railroad cars.
carburised
carburised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carburise
carburized
carburized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carburize
cardioncus
cardueline
cardueline
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the subfamily Carduelinae of finches.
cauterised
cauterised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cauterise
cauterized
cauterized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cauterize
ceramidium
ceramidium
noun
(phycology) In macroalgae in the Rhodomelaceae family, the urn-shaped envelope surrounding the sporogenous filaments of the cystocarp
charadrius
chaudfroid
chaudfroid
noun
Alternative form of chaud-froid
chaukidari
circulated
circulated
adj
distributed about a circuit
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circulate
circumdate
coadjutrix
coadjutrix
noun
A female coadjutor
An assistant (and eventual successor) to an abbess
coguardian
coguardian
noun
A joint guardian.
colubridae
coresidual
coresidual
noun
(mathematics) Any of four points on the common chord of a cubic curve intercepted by a cone
coriandrum
crapaudine
crapaudine
noun
(cooking) A method of preparing fowl and poultry, where the back is split apart and the bird is flattened down the breast, looking somewhat like a toad; spatchcock.
(cooking) A type of piquant sauce flavored with tarragon, lemon or vinegar, and other spices, that is traditionally served with a fowl cooked in the crapaudine style.
(obsolete) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse, sheep, or donkey.
(rare) The socket in which the pivot of a door turns.
A device for calibrating a pendulum consisting of a dilatable plate that produces an artificial tilt of a clinometer.
A form of torture in which the hands and feet are tied together behind the back, forcing the victim's body to bow, and sometimes accompanied by additional forms of torture, such as suspending the body by the point where the hands and feet are tied or beating.
A toadstone.
An heirloom variety of beet originating in France, and considered possibly the oldest beet cultivar.
crassitude
crassitude
noun
(archaic) thickness, coarseness.
The state or quality of being crass.
cuadrillas
cuadrillas
noun
plural of cuadrilla
dasyuridae
daubreeite
daubreeite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare bismuth oxide–halide mineral of the matlockite group.
daundering
daundering
verb
present participle of daunder
decarhinus
decussoria
dedicature
defrauding
defrauding
noun
The act of committing fraud.
verb
present participle of defraud
demiquaver
demiquaver
noun
(music) A semiquaver, a sixteenth note.
denaturing
denaturing
noun
The process by which something is denatured.
verb
present participle of denature
denaturise
denaturise
verb
Adulterate (alcohol) to make unsuitable for human consumption
Alter the chemical structure
Combine fissionable material with nonfissionable material.
Take away a natural characteristic
denaturize
denaturize
verb
To denature.
denticular
denticular
adj
Synonym of denticulate
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
derailleur
derailleur
noun
The entire gearset on a bicycle with such a mechanism.
The mechanism on a bicycle used to move the chain from one sprocket (gear) to another.
deruralize
deruralize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become no longer rural.
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
desugaring
desugaring
verb
present participle of desugar
desugarize
deurbanize
deurbanize
verb
To make (a region) less urban.
dhaulagiri
diaceturia
diaceturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of acetoacetic acid (diacetic acid) in the urine
diadromous
diadromous
adj
(of a fish) that travels between salt water and fresh water as part of its life cycle
diagredium
diagrydium
dibutyrate
dibutyrate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester containing two butyrate ions or groups
dicoumarin
dicoumarol
dicoumarol
noun
An anticoagulant that functions as a vitamin K antagonist, also used in biochemical experiments as an inhibitor of reductases.
dicruridae
dinosauria
dinosauric
dinosauric
adj
(rare) Dinosaurian.
dioscurian
diparentum
dipleurula
disastrous
disastrous
adj
Foreboding disaster; ill-omened.
Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
disbursals
disbursals
noun
plural of disbursal
discipular
discourage
discourage
noun
(rare) Lack of courage
verb
(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
discurtain
disenamour
disenamour
verb
(transitive) To free from being in love; to cause to fall out of love.
disfeature
disfeature
verb
(transitive) To deprive of features; to mar the features of.
disnatural
disnatured
disnatured
adj
(obsolete) Deprived or destitute of natural feelings; unnatural.
disparatum
disputator
disputator
noun
One who takes part in a dispute; a disputant or debater.
disquarter
disregular
dissuasory
dissuasory
adj
Tending to dissuade.
distraught
distraught
adj
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.
Mad; insane.
disturbant
disturbant
adj
(archaic) disturbing
noun
(archaic) Something that disturbs.
disulfiram
disulfiram
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound (trademark Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholics to make drinking alcohol produce unpleasant after-effects.
diumvirate
diuretical
diuretical
adj
(obsolete) diuretic
diurnation
diurnation
noun
(obsolete) Continuance during the day.
(zoology) The condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by day.
divulgater
divulgater
noun
(obsolete) One who divulges.
divulgator
divulgator
noun
Teacher.
douzainier
dracontium
dracontium
noun
(pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus