(physics) The conveying of heat or electricity through material.
The act of leading or guiding.
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.
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
confucians
confusions
confusions
noun
plural of confusion
conglution
coniferous
coniferous
adj
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
conjuctiva
conjurison
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.
conopodium
conorhinus
conquering
conquering
noun
gerund of conquer: an act of conquest.
verb
present participle of conquer
conquinine
conquinine
noun
Synonym of quinidine
consortium
consortium
noun
(biology) A group of symbiotic microbes.
(law) The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
An association or society.
constitute
constitute
noun
(obsolete) An established law.
verb
(transitive) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
(transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.
(transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact.
construing
construing
noun
The act of one who construes.
verb
present participle of construe
consubsist
consubsist
verb
(intransitive) To subsist together.
consulship
consulship
Noun
The office of a consul, in its various senses.
The term of office of a consul.
consulting
consulting
noun
Short for consulting physician.
verb
present participle and gerund of consult
consultive
consultive
adj
Determined by, or relating to, consultation; deliberate.
contagious
contagious
adj
(figurative) Easily passed on to others.
(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.
(of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.
contiguate
contiguate
adj
(obsolete) Contiguous; touching.
contiguity
contiguity
noun
A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.
contiguous
contiguous
adj
Adjacent; neighboring.
Connected; touching; abutting.
Connecting without a break.
continuant
continuant
adj
Continuing; prolonged; sustained.
noun
(mathematics) A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix.
(ontology) An endurant.
(phonetics) A linguistic sound other than a stop.
continuate
continuate
adj
(obsolete) Chronic; long-lasting; long-continued.
(obsolete) Continuous; uninterrupted; continued without break or interruption.
continuers
continuers
noun
plural of continuer
continuing
continuing
noun
A continuation.
verb
present participle of continue
continuist
continuity
continuity
noun
(narratology) A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.
(uncountable, film) Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions.
(uncountable, mathematics) A characteristic property of a continuous function.
(uncountable, radio, television) The announcements and messages inserted by the broadcaster between programmes.
Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
continuous
continuous
adj
(botany) Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.
(grammar) Expressing an ongoing action or state.
(mathematical analysis, of a function) Such that, for every x in the domain, for each small open interval D about f(x), there's an interval containing x whose image is in D.
(mathematics, more generally, of a function between two topological spaces) Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).
Without intervening space; continued.
Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
continuums
contouring
contouring
noun
a technique in makeup using blush and bronzing powder to define contours on the face
the building up of muscles with exercise
the construction of contour lines through a matrix of points each having a known value of some variable
walking along contour lines, usually to save energy or simplify navigation
verb
present participle of contour
contribute
contribute
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
contusions
contusions
noun
plural of contusion
conuropsis
conversusi
convolvuli
convulsing
convulsing
verb
present participle of convulse
convulsion
convulsion
noun
(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
Violent turmoil.
convulsive
convulsive
adj
Having or producing convulsions.
Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
copernicus
copulating
copulating
verb
present participle of copulate
copulation
copulation
noun
(countable) The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
(uncountable) Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.
coquetting
coquetting
noun
coquetry
verb
present participle of coquet
corbovinum
corbovinum
noun
Alternative form of cor bovinum
coriandrum
coriolanus
cornicular
cornicular
adj
Being or relating to a horn angle.
noun
A secretary or clerk.
corniculer
corniculum
corniculum
noun
(anatomy) A small horn-like part or process.
cornigeous
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
cornucopia
cornucopia
noun
(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.
A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.
An abundance or plentiful supply.
cornulites
coroutines
coroutines
noun
plural of coroutine
corrupting
corrupting
verb
present participle of corrupt
corruption
corruption
noun
(computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
(usage prescription) A nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, assigned a value judgment as being debased, especially when resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, or mishearing.
Something originally good or pure that has turned evil or impure; a perversion.
The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.
The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity
The decomposition of biological matter.
The product of corruption; putrid matter.
Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, and so on.
corybulbin
cosingular
cosingular
adj
(algebra) Having the same singularities.
cosinusoid
cosounding
cothurnian
coumarinic
coumarinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to, or derived from a coumarin
councilist
councilist
noun
(obsolete) One who belongs to a council; one who gives an opinion.
A communist who advocates workers' councils
councillor
councillor
noun
A member of a council.
In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor
councilman
councilman
noun
A male member of a council, especially a city council.
councilmen
councilmen
noun
plural of councilman
councilors
councilors
noun
plural of councilor
counseling
counseling
noun
Assistance (especially from a professional) in the resolution of personal difficulties.
verb
present participle of counsel
counterbid
counterbid
noun
(business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party
verb
To make a counterbid
counterfix
countering
countering
verb
present participle of counter
counterion
counterion
noun
(chemistry) Any ion of opposite charge to another in a solution or other electrochemical system
counterlit
countryish
countryish
adj
(music) Having characteristics of country music
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
cousinhood
cousinhood
noun
(uncountable) Cousins, or persons related by blood, collectively.
Relationship as of cousins.
The state or quality of being a cousin.
cousinries
cousinries
noun
plural of cousinry
cousinship
cousinship
noun
The state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins.
couthiness
couthiness
noun
(Scotland) The quality of being couthie.
covinously
covinously
adv
In a covinous manner.
cronartium
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
cruciation
cruciation
noun
(obsolete) torture; torment
crustation
crustation
noun
An adherent crust; an incrustation
cuckolding
cuckolding
noun
The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
verb
present participle of cuckold
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
cummington
cumulation
cumulation
noun
Accumulation.
The effect of free trade agreements on the rules of origin in calculating importation tariffs, quotas, etc.
cunctation
cunctation
noun
(obsolete) Delay, hesitation, procrastination.
cupidinous
cupidinous
adj
Characterized by or related to cupidity (greed, desire for wealth).
cushioning
cushioning
verb
present participle of cushion
custodians
custodians
noun
plural of custodian
cutization
cutization
noun
The transition from mucous membrane to skin at the mucocutaneous margins.
cyanoauric
cynipidous
cynomorium
daunomycin
daunomycin
noun
(pharmacology) Alternative form of daunorubicin.
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
decubation
decubation
noun
(obsolete, rare, formal) The act of lying down.
deductions
deductions
noun
plural of deduction
defunction
defunction
noun
(obsolete) Death.
demicolumn
denouncing
denouncing
noun
denunciation
verb
present participle of denounce
diaconicum
dichronous
dicoumarin
digoneutic
digoneutic
adj
(entomology) Having two broods per season.
dinosauric
dinosauric
adj
(rare) Dinosaurian.
dioscurian
disclusion
disclusion
noun
(dentistry) A separation of the teeth when the jaw is slightly opened.
(dentistry) Especially, a separation of posterior teeth when the lower jaw moves forward, as a natural result of the alignment of the anterior teeth.
(obsolete) A shutting off; exclusion.
discommune
disconduce
disconjure
discounsel
discounsel
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To advise (someone) against doing something.
discounted
discounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discount
discounter
discounter
noun
A vendor of discount goods.
One who discounts or disregards.
discursion
discursion
noun
(obsolete, rare) The action of hurriedly moving hither and thither.
(philosophy) Ratiocination; step-by-step philosophical reasoning, as opposed to intuition.
(rare, figuratively) Digression.
discussion
discussion
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The dispersion of a tumour.
Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
Text giving further detail on a subject.
disjunctor
disjunctor
noun
(biology) A small, temporary body between the conidia of some fungi.
A kind of electrical circuit breaker.
disulfonic
disulfonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having two sulfonic groups
dorsicornu
dracontium
dracontium
noun
(pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus
duplicando
duplicando
noun
(Scotland, law) Alternative form of duplicand
ecuadorian
educations
educations
noun
plural of education
elocutions
elocutions
noun
plural of elocution
eluctation
eluctation
noun
(obsolete) A struggling out of any difficulty.
elychnious
emuscation
emuscation
noun
(obsolete, rare) The removal of moss.
encoignure
encoignure
noun
A small armoire, commode, cabinet or cupboard made to fit a corner.
encomiumia
enunciator
enunciator
noun
One who enunciates or proclaims.
eponychium
eponychium
noun
(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
(zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
equiconvex
equiconvex
adj
(optics, of a lens) Having surfaces with the same radius of curvature.
ericineous
erinaceous
erinaceous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.
eriocaulon
eructation
eructation
noun
An erumpent blast of gas, wind, or other matter ejected from the depths of the earth.
The act of belching, of expelling gas from the stomach through the mouth.
euangiotic
euchlorine
euchlorine
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A yellow or greenish-yellow gas, supposed to consist of chlorine dioxide with some free chlorine.
eudaemonic
eudaemonic
adj
Of or pertaining to a eudaemon.
That produces satisfied happiness and well-being.
eudemonics
eudemonics
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonics
euharmonic
euharmonic
adj
(rare) Pleasingly melodious or harmonious — applied especially to the euharmonic organ invented by Henry Ward Poole (1825-1890), in whose design mathematical principles of harmony were employed.