(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
alloimmune
alloimmune
adj
(pathology) Characterized by alloimmunity, which is immunity, obtained from a tissue graft from another person, against one's own cells.
aluconidae
aluconinae
andouillet
aneuploidy
aneuploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
anisomelus
annelidous
annelidous
adj
Of or pertaining to annelids
antifouler
antifouler
noun
Synonym of antifoulant
autolesion
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
bernouilli
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.
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
butanolide
butanolide
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
cerulignol
cinquefoil
cinquefoil
noun
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
(topology) A particular knot of five crossings.
A potentilla (flower).
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).
colubrinae
columbeion
columbines
columbines
noun
plural of columbine
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.
conclusive
conclusive
adj
Pertaining to a conclusion.
Providing an end to something; decisive.
conducible
conducible
adj
conducive; tending; contributing
consultive
consultive
adj
Determined by, or relating to, consultation; deliberate.
convulsive
convulsive
adj
Having or producing convulsions.
Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
corniculer
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
cornulites
councilmen
councilmen
noun
plural of councilman
counseling
counseling
noun
Assistance (especially from a professional) in the resolution of personal difficulties.
verb
present participle of counsel
counterlit
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
delusional
delusional
adj
Being or relating to a delusion.
Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs.
noun
A person suffering from a delusion.
demicolumn
dentiloguy
dentiloquy
dentiloquy
noun
(rare) The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth.
desmoulins
devolution
devolution
noun
(derogatory) Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).
(government) The transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the U.K. parliament to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly).
A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession
A rolling down.
The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
discounsel
discounsel
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To advise (someone) against doing something.
disulphone
ebullition
ebullition
noun
A sudden emotional outburst.
The act of boiling.
eleusinion
eliquation
eliquation
noun
(metallurgy) The process of separating a fusible substance from one less fusible, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the one and not the other, as an alloy of copper and lead; liquation.
elocutions
elocutions
noun
plural of elocution
eluctation
eluctation
noun
(obsolete) A struggling out of any difficulty.
eluviation
eluviation
noun
(geology, uncountable) Creation of geological deposits (eluvial deposits) by in situ weathering or weathering plus gravitational movement or accumulation.
(soil science, countable) The sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall
elychnious
emulations
emulations
noun
plural of emulation
enaliosaur
enaliosaur
noun
(paleontology, obsolete) One of the Enaliosauria (now known as the ichthyosaurs or sauropterygians.
epiloguing
epiloguing
verb
present participle of epilogue
equational
equational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or constructed using equations
eriocaulon
eruptional
eruptional
adj
eruptive
euchlorine
euchlorine
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A yellow or greenish-yellow gas, supposed to consist of chlorine dioxide with some free chlorine.
euglobulin
euglobulin
noun
(biochemistry) A fraction of serum proteins obtained as a precipitate by adjusting salt levels and pH
eulogising
eulogising
verb
present participle of eulogise
eulogizing
eulogizing
verb
present participle of eulogize
euphonical
euphonical
adj
(archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
euploeinae
eupolidean
evaluation
evaluation
noun
(computing, programming) Determination of the value of a variable or expression.
(mathematics) A completion of a mathematical operation; a valuation.
An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.
evolutions
evolutions
noun
plural of evolution
evulgation
evulgation
noun
(obsolete) A divulging.
exclusions
exclusions
noun
plural of exclusion
expulsions
expulsions
noun
plural of expulsion
exsolution
exsolution
noun
(geology) The process in which a solution of molten rocks separates into its constituents upon cooling
exultation
exultation
noun
The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight
fenouillet
feuilleton
feuilleton
noun
A section of a European newspaper typically dedicated to arts, culture, criticism, and light literature.
An article published in such a section.
flamineous
flamineous
adj
Pertaining to a flamen; flaminical.
florentium
florentium
noun
(chemistry, disused nomenclature) Promethium.
flounciest
flounciest
adj
superlative form of flouncy: most flouncy
flouriness
flouriness
noun
The state or condition of being floury.
fluidounce
fluidounce
noun
Alternative form of fluid ounce
fluocerine
fluorinate
fluorinate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To introduce fluorine into a compound.
foeniculum
foraminule
foraminule
noun
A very small foramen
foulminded
fulmineous
fulmineous
adj
fulminous; of or pertaining to thunder.
fusionless
fusionless
adj
Without fusion.
gelatinous
gelatinous
adj
Jelly-like.
Of or referring to gelatin.
glauconite
glauconite
noun
(mineralogy) A greenish form of mica found in greensand
glucogenic
glucogenic
adj
(biochemistry) That produces glucose
gluttonies
gluttonies
noun
plural of gluttony
gluttonise
gluttonise
verb
Alternative form of gluttonize
gluttonize
gluttonize
verb
(intransitive) To eat an excessive amount, or voraciously.
groundline
groundline
noun
(art) A line drawn to signify the surface of the ground, especially in architectural blueprints and in drawings by children which lack dimension.
In equestrian show jumping, a marker such as a row of flowers which signifies the point from which a horse should begin a jump over an obstacle.
guillotine
guillotine
noun
(Britain) A parliamentary procedure for fixing the dates when various stages of discussion of a bill must end, to ensure that the enactment of the bill proceeds expeditiously.
(US) A legislative motion that debate be ended and a vote taken; a cloture.
(historical, also figuratively) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.
(surgery) An instrument with a sliding blade for cutting the tonsils, uvula, or other body parts.
A device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged or sliding blade attached to a flat platform.
verb
(Britain) To end discussion (about a parliamentary bill or part of one) by invoking a guillotine procedure.
(US) To end (a legislative debate) by invoking cloture.
(also figuratively) To execute (someone) with a guillotine.
To cut or trim (a body part, a stack of paper, etc.) with a guillotine.
guvacoline
guvacoline
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid that is the methyl ester of guvacine
heliconius
houselling
houselling
verb
present participle of housel
illumonate
illusioned
illusioned
adj
Under an illusion; deceived.
inclosures
inclosures
noun
plural of inclosure
indevoutly
indevoutly
adv
In an indevout manner.
ineloquent
ineloquent
Adjective
Not eloquent
innoculate
innoculate
verb
Alternative spelling of inoculate
inoculable
inoculable
adj
Capable of being inoculated.
Capable of transmitting disease, or of being transmitted, by inoculation.
inoculated
inoculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inoculate
inoculates
inoculates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inoculate
inosculate
inosculate
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by inosculation.
verb
(intransitive) To intercommunicate; to interjoin.
(intransitive) To open into.
(transitive) To homogenize; to make continuous.
(transitive) To unite.
intercloud
intercloud
adj
(astronomy) Between clouds of stars.
verb
(transitive) To shut within clouds.
interlocus
interlocus
adj
(genetics) Between genetic loci
inulaceous
involucred
involucred
adj
(botany) Having an involucre.
involucres
involucres
noun
plural of involucre
involutely
involutely
adv
In an involute manner.
isoeugenol
isoeugenol
noun
A phenylpropanoid that occurs in the essential oils of plants such as ylang ylang (Cananga odorata), can be synthesized from eugenol, and has been used in the manufacture of vanillin.
isoleucine
isoleucine
noun
(biochemistry) An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, isomeric with leucine, found in most animal proteins.
isonuclear
isonuclear
adj
(physics) Having the same nucleus
isopleuran
journalise
journalise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of journalize
journalize
journalize
verb
(intransitive) To write in a journal; to keep a journal.
(transitive) To record in a journal.
julolidine
julolidine
noun
(organic chemistry) A heterocyclic aromatic organic compound with the formula C₁₂H₁₅N.
kaligenous
kaligenous
adj
(chemistry) Forming alkalis with oxygen, as some metals do.
lacinulose
laniferous
laniferous
adj
Bearing or producing wool.
lanigerous
lanigerous
Adjective
Bearing or producing wool.
lanuginose
lanuginose
adj
Covered with down, or fine soft hairs; downy.
laumontite
laumontite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, of a white color and vitreous luster, with the chemical formula CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Exposed to the air, it loses water, becomes opaque, and crumbles.
laureation
laureation
noun
The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title.
laurionite
laurionite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
leguminose
leguminose
adj
Alternative form of leguminous
leguminous
leguminous
adj
of the Leguminosae family of peas, beans etc
resembling a legume
lenticonus
lenticonus
noun
A rare congenital anomaly of the eye, characterized by a conical protrusion on the crystalline lens capsule and the underlying cortex.
leucocidin
leucocidin
noun
(biology) Any staphylococcal or streptococcal exotoxin that causes leucocyte killing or lysis.
leucogenic
leucomaine
leucomaine
noun
(biochemistry) An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a ptomaine or cadaveric poison.
leucopenia
leucopenia
noun
Alternative spelling of leukopenia
leucopenic
leucopenic
adj
Alternative form of leukopenic
leucotaxin
leukocidin
leukocidin
noun
Alternative form of leucocidin
leukopenia
leukopenia
noun
(medicine) An abnormally low count of leukocytes, or white blood cells, in the blood.
leukopenic
leukopenic
adj
(not comparable) Characterized by, or concerning, leukopenia.
Having leukopenia.
leukotaxin
licentious
licentious
adj
Disregarding accepted rules.
Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled
limousines
limousines
noun
plural of limousine
lipogenous
lipoxenous
longitudes
longitudes
noun
plural of longitude
lysigenous
lysigenous
adj
(biology) Related to or formed by lysigeny.
menologium
menologium
Noun
A service book of the Eastern Orthodox Church that corresponds, though very roughly, to the proprium sanctorum of the Latin breviary. They include all the movable parts of the services connected with the commemoration of saints and in particular the canons sung in the Orthros, the office which corresponds with Catholic lauds, including the synaxaries, i. e. the historical notices regarding the saints of the day.
The tables of scriptural lessons, arranged according to months and saints' days, which are often found at the beginning of manuscripts of the gospels or other lectionaries. The saints' days are briefly named and the readings indicated beside each.
A collection of long lives of the saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church, whenever these lives, are arranged according to months and days of the year.