(transitive, obsolete) To renounce; to contradict.
acanaceous
acanaceous
adj
(very rare) Bearing prickles or thistles; prickly.
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
acensuador
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
achenodium
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acusection
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
aluconidae
aluconinae
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
angletouch
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
anonaceous
anonaceous
adj
Alternative form of annonaceous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
arenaceous
arenaceous
adj
(geology) Arenitic.
(of a plant) Growing in sandy soil.
(of soil) Sandy.
ascogenous
ascogenous
adj
(mycology) That grows from the ascogonium of a fungus
assecution
assecution
noun
(obsolete) acquisition; an obtaining
auctioneer
auctioneer
noun
A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, taking bids to find the best price for the vendor.
verb
(transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction.
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
autonetics
autonoetic
autonoetic
adj
Of or relating to autonoesis.
avenaceous
avenaceous
adj
Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becousined
bescouring
betancourt
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
biloculine
biloculine
adj
(biology) Characteristic of species of foraminifers in the genus Biloculina, now principally in Pyrgo.
Having two chambers or compartments.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
bouchaleen
bounceable
bounceable
adj
Able to be bounced
bounceably
bounceback
bounceback
noun
(Internet) An automated response to an email, indicating that it could not be delivered.
(marketing) A customized order form sent out with previously ordered goods, encouraging the customer to make a further order, perhaps motivated by a discount or free gift.
A rebound.
An economic recovery.
bounciness
bounciness
noun
The characteristic of being bouncy.
bubonocele
bubonocele
noun
(medicine) An inguinal hernia, especially of the incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a swelling there like a bubo.
bubonoceze
bucconidae
bucconinae
bucorvinae
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
cancellous
cancellous
adj
(anatomy, of bone) Having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones.
canephorus
cannaceous
cannaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cannaceae.
cantaloupe
cantaloupe
noun
(Australia, US) Having a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.
(UK, Ireland) Smooth-skinned, also known as true cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and also grown in Europe.
An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
carnoustie
castaneous
castaneous
adj
Having the colour of a chestnut; chestnut-coloured.
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
cenogonous
censorinus
censorious
censorious
adj
Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
Implying or expressing censure.
centaurdom
centaurdom
noun
The condition of being, or resembling, a centaur.
The world or realm of centaurs.
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
centurions
centurions
noun
plural of centurion
ceratinous
cerulignol
ceruminous
ceruminous
adj
Having to do with cerumen (earwax).
cetorhinus
chadbourne
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chapournet
chaumontel
cherubicon
cherubikon
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
cienfuegos
cinquefoil
cinquefoil
noun
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
(topology) A particular knot of five crossings.
A potentilla (flower).
circumcone
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
claybourne
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).
clubmonger
coadjument
coadjument
noun
Mutual help; cooperation.
coadunated
coadunated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coadunate
coaudience
coccineous
coccineous
adj
(formal) Scarlet.
coeffluent
coenaculum
coenduring
coenduring
verb
present participle of coendure
coenoecium
coenoecium
noun
(zoology) A polypary; a chitinous investment or covering of a coenosarc in hydroid hydrozoans.
coenosteum
coenosteum
noun
(zoology) The calcareous skeletal ectodermal tissue of a coenosarc
coequating
coequating
verb
present participle of coequate
coequation
coetaneous
coetaneous
adj
Belonging to the same age, era or period; coeval or contemporary.
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
colubrinae
columbeion
columbines
columbines
noun
plural of columbine
columnated
columnated
adj
(architecture) Having columns; columnar
columnates
columnates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columnate
columnized
columnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnize
columnizes
columnizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columnize
columnwise
columnwise
adj
By columns; one column at a time.
comburendo
comeupance
comeupance
noun
Alternative form of comeuppance
comminuate
comminuted
comminuted
adj
Reduced to small particles or to powder, as by crushing or pulverizing.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comminute
communique
communique
noun
Alternative form of communiqué
communised
communised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communise
communized
communized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communize
compendium
compendium
noun
(pharmaceutical industry) A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.
A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
A list or collection of various items.
A short, complete summary; an abstract.
compounded
compounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compound
compounder
compounder
noun
(UK, archaic) One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take.
(UK, historical) A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.
A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result)
One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.
One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
concarneau
concentual
concentual
adj
(rare) Harmonious, in harmony.
conceptual
conceptual
adj
Of or relating to conceptualism.
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
concludent
concludent
adj
(obsolete) conclusive; decisive.
(obsolete) convincing.
concluders
concluders
noun
plural of concluder
conclusive
conclusive
adj
Pertaining to a conclusion.
Providing an end to something; decisive.
concourses
concourses
noun
plural of concourse
concubines
concubines
noun
plural of concubine
conculcate
conculcate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To tread or trample underfoot.
concurrent
concurrent
adj
(computing, of code) Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such as threads, event loops or time-slicing.
(geometry) Meeting in one point.
Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect.
Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects.
Running alongside one another on parallel courses; moving together in space.
noun
One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.
One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
One who accompanies a sheriff's officer as witness.
One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
concussive
concussive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing concussion
concutient
conducible
conducible
adj
conducive; tending; contributing
conductive
conductive
adj
Able to conduct electrical current or heat.
Of, or relating to conductivity of a material.
condurrite
condurrite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide.
confecture
confecture
noun
(obsolete) confiture
(obsolete) conjecture, hypothesis
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
conflexure
confluence
confluence
noun
(biology) The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other.
(computer science, in rewriting systems) A property describing which terms can be rewritten with other, equivalent terms.
A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.
The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.
The stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams; a combined flood.
confounded
confounded
adj
confused, astonished
damned, accursed, bloody
defeated, thwarted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confound
confounder
confounder
noun
(mathematics) A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable
A person who confounds
confusable
confusable
adj
Able to be confused.
noun
A word or phrase that is easily confused with another
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
confutable
confutable
adj
(archaic or formal) That can be confuted, i.e. shown to be false; disprovable.
congruence
congruence
noun
(algebra) More generally: any equivalence relation defined on an algebraic structure which is preserved by operations defined by the structure.
(mathematics, geometry) The quality of being isometric — roughly, the same measure and shape.
(mathematics, linear algebra) Matrix similarity by an orthogonal matrix.
(mathematics, number theory) A relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number.
The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and appropriate.
congruency
congruency
noun
(mathematics) The state of being congruent
The quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
coniferous
coniferous
adj
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
conjecture
conjecture
noun
(formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
(formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
(mathematics, linguistics) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
(obsolete) Interpretation of signs and omens.
verb
(formal, intransitive) To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
(transitive) To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.
conjugable
conjugable
adj
Capable of being conjugated.
conjugales
conjugatae
conjugated
conjugated
adj
(organic chemistry, of an organic compound or part of such a compound) Containing one or more pairs of double bonds and/or lone pairs, each pair being separated by a single bond.
Joined together in pairs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conjugate
conjugates
conjugates
noun
plural of conjugate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conjugate
conjuncted
connexivum
connexivum
noun
The banded or spotted border of the abdomen of various insects
connubiate
connubiate
verb
(rare, slang) To live together as man and wife; to marry; (loosely), to have relations.