(obsolete) Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable
accidental
accidental
adj
(geometry) Being a double point with two distinct tangent planes in 4-dimensional projective space.
(music) Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.
(philosophy) Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional.
Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional.
Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.
noun
(music) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
(painting, plural only) Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
Part of a text that has a mainly structural purpose, such as spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.
accidently
accidently
adv
(now nonstandard) Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally.
acetanilid
acetanilid
noun
Alternative form of acetanilide
acrindolin
adminicula
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
aeolodicon
aeolodicon
noun
(music) An obsolete keyed wind instrument resembling the harmonium, its tone produced from steel springs.
aldermanic
aldermanic
adj
(Of a sum) substantial, considerable, sizeable.
(Of size) plump, rotund, fleshy.
Of or pertaining to an alderman.
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
aluconidae
androecial
androecial
adj
(botany) Relating to the androecium
anglicised
anglicised
adj
Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicise
anglicized
anglicized
adj
Alternative spelling of anglicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicize
anodically
anodically
adv
In an anodic manner.
antidactyl
appendical
appendical
adj
(rare, biology, specifically) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of the vermiform appendix.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of an appendix or appendices (chiefly of books).
appendicle
appendicle
noun
A small appendage.
arcadianly
arecolidin
ascendible
ascendible
adj
Capable of being ascended; climbable.
asclepidin
backliding
balantidic
baldachini
baldachino
baldachins
baldachins
noun
plural of baldachin
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
bicondylar
bicondylar
adj
Involving two condyles.
biflecnode
biflecnode
noun
(geometry) A fleflecnode
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
brainchild
brainchild
noun
A creation, original idea, or innovation, usually used to indicate the originators
verb
(transitive, rare) To think up; to come up with.
calamondin
calamondin
noun
A small decorative evergreen citrus tree, of the hybrid Citrus × microcarpa (syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis), sometimes cultivated for its fruit.
calcimined
calcimined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calcimine
caledonian
caledonian
Adjective
In or from Caledonia.
In or from New Caledonia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Caledonia; a Scot.
caledonite
caledonite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic carbonate / sulfate mineral of copper and lead
calendaric
calendaric
adj
Alternative form of calendrical
calendulin
calendulin
noun
(organic chemistry) A gummy or mucilaginous substance obtained from the marigold or calendula, and analogous to bassorin.
calliandra
calliandra
noun
A flowering plant of the genus Calliandra.
callidness
calydonian
candelilla
candelilla
noun
wax plant
candlefish
candlefish
noun
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
candlepins
candlepins
noun
plural of candlepin
candlewick
candlewick
noun
A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
The thread used to make the wicks of candles
canoodling
canoodling
noun
amorous pettings or caresses
verb
present participle of canoodle
cantilated
carbanilid
cardinalic
cardinalic
adj
Of or relating to a cardinal.
cardinalis
cardinally
cardinally
adv
In a cardinal manner; fundamentally.
cardueline
cardueline
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the subfamily Carduelinae of finches.
carloading
carloading
noun
(rail transport) The loading of a freight car.
carnalized
carnalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carnalize
celadonite
celadonite
noun
(mineralogy) A blueish-green form of mica.
celandines
celandines
noun
plural of celandine
celiodynia
centipedal
centipedal
adj
Having 100 or another large number of legs or appendages.
Of or resembling a centipede.
centroidal
centroidal
adj
(graph theory, of a tree) Having a single centroid.
Of or pertaining to a centroid.
chalcidian
chalinidae
chandelier
chandelier
noun
(obsolete, military) A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.
(surgery) An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.
A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling
chelidonic
chelidonin
chelonidae
chiliadron
chilinidae
chilopodan
chlidanope
chondrilla
chronicled
chronicled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chronicle
cicindelid
cicindelid
noun
(zoology) Any beetle in the former family Cicindelidae, now considered to be the carabid subfamily Cicindelinae; a tiger beetle.
cinderella
cinderella
noun
Alternative form of Cinderella
cinderlike
cinderlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cinder.
cingulated
cingulated
adj
Having a cingulum
cladonioid
cladonioid
adj
Relating to the genus Cladonia of cup lichen.
claudianus
claudicant
claudicant
adj
(medicine) limping
noun
(medicine) One who limps.
clinandria
clinandria
noun
plural of clinandrium
cloddiness
cloddiness
noun
The condition of being cloddy
cloudiness
cloudiness
noun
The property of being murky (e.g. liquid, style).
The property of being obscure (e.g. information).
The state of being cloudy (e.g. weather).
clubridden
cnidoblast
cnidoblast
noun
(biology) A cell in the epidermis of cnidarians in which the nematocyst develops
coalisland
coalisland
Proper noun
a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
coislander
coislander
noun
An inhabitant of the same island.
collinwood
colorblind
colorblind
adj
Alternative form of color blind
colpindach
colpindach
noun
(Scotland, law, obsolete) A two-year-old heifer.
columnized
columnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnize
combinedly
combinedly
adv
In combination; jointly
commingled
commingled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commingle
complained
complained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complain
conchoidal
conchoidal
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a conchoid; that may be defined as a conchoid.
(mineralogy, of a fracture) Irregular, with planar, concentric curves, similar to those on a mussel shell.
(mineralogy, of a mineral) That fractures with planar concentric curves (e.g., as flint, chert or obsidian).
concluding
concluding
adj
(obsolete) Conclusive; convincing; decisive.
Finishing; closing; final.
noun
A conclusion.
verb
present participle of conclude
concordial
concordial
adj
(rare) concordant, harmonious
correlated to grammatical concord
condiddled
condiddled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of condiddle
conducible
conducible
adj
conducive; tending; contributing
conducibly
conducibly
adv
In a conducible manner; so as to promote.
confinedly
conflicted
conflicted
adj
(Canada, US, informal) In a state of personal or emotional conflict.
Having a conflict of interest.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflict
conoidally
conoidally
adv
In a conoidal manner.
conoidical
conoidical
adj
Alternative form of conoidic
copelidine
cordelling
coriandrol
coriandrol
noun
(organic chemistry) Linalool.
cornfields
cornfields
noun
plural of cornfield
corydaline
corydaline
noun
(biochemistry) A bioactive isoquinoline alkaloid.
cosmolined
cosmolined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmoline
credential
credential
adj
Pertaining to or serving as an introduction or recommendation (to someone).
noun
(chiefly in the plural) documentary or electronic evidence that a person has certain status or privileges
verb
to furnish with credentials
cuckolding
cuckolding
noun
The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
verb
present participle of cuckold
cudgelling
cudgelling
Noun
A beating with a cudgel.
culminated
culminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of culminate
cyclodiene
cyclodiene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of chlorinated polycyclic insecticides derived from cyclopentadiene
cycloidean
cycloidian
cycloidian
noun
(zoology) cycloid
cylindered
cylindered
adj
Having a specified kind or number of cylinders.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cylinder
cylinderer
cylinderer
noun
One who cylinders or calenders.
cylindrite
cylindrite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfosalt mineral, containing tin, lead, antimony and iron, whose triclinic pinacoidal crystals often occur as tubes or cylinders.
cylindroid
cylindroid
noun
(geometry) A certain three-dimensional surface described by a moving straight line, used to illustrate the motions of a rigid body and the forces that act upon it.
(geometry) A cylinder with elliptical cross-section.
(medicine) A ribbon-like mucous cast frequently found in the urine in cases of mild irritation of the kidney.
cylindroma
cylindroma
noun
A tumor with nests of cells that resemble a cylinder in cross section.
dacelonine
dalcassian
dalliances
dalliances
noun
plural of dalliance
dandically
darwinical
deblocking
deblocking
verb
present participle of deblock
decennials
decennials
noun
plural of decennial
decidingly
decinormal
decinormal
adj
(chemistry) Having a concentration one tenth that of a normal solution
decisional
decisional
adj
Having the power or authority to make decisions.
Of or pertaining to decisions.
declaimant
declaimant
Noun
A declaimer.
declaiming
declaiming
noun
declamation
verb
present participle of declaim
declassing
declassing
verb
present participle of declass
declension
declension
noun
(grammar) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.
(grammar) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.
(grammar) The product of that act; a list of declined forms.
A falling off, decay or descent.
declinable
declinable
adj
(grammar) Capable of being declined.
declinator
declinator
noun
(obsolete) A dissenter.
An instrument for taking the declination or angle which a plane makes with the horizontal plane.
declomycin
decolonise
decolonise
verb
Alternative spelling of decolonize
decolonize
decolonize
verb
(transitive) To release from the status of colony; to allow a colony to become independent.
decoloring
decoloring
verb
present participle of decolor
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
defacingly
defacingly
adv
So as to deface.
defailance
defailance
noun
(obsolete) failure; miscarriage
deflecting
deflecting
verb
present participle of deflect
deflection
deflection
noun
The act of deflecting or something deflected.
The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.
deglycerin
demicolumn
demilancer
demilancer
noun
A soldier who carries a demilance.
demoniacal
demoniacal
adj
Pertaining to, characteristic of, or produced by a demon or evil spirit; devilish, demonic, fiendish.
denticular
denticular
adj
Synonym of denticulate
dentiscalp
dentiscalp
noun
An instrument for scraping the teeth; a toothpick.