(mycology, biology) The creation of spores by cutting off portions of the sporophore by the growth of septa; abstriction.
accounting
accounting
noun
(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.
(law) An equitable remedy requiring wrongfully obtained profits to be distributed to those who deserve them.
A relaying of events; justification of actions.
verb
present participle of account
accoutring
accoutring
verb
present participle of accoutre
accubation
accubation
noun
The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
accusation
accusation
noun
(law) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
An allegation.
The act of accusing.
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
acousticon
acousticon
noun
(historical) A kind of hearing aid.
acusection
acutorsion
acutorsion
noun
(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
adjunction
adjunction
noun
(category theory) Given a pair of categories 𝒞 and 𝒟: an anti-parallel pair of functors F:𝒞→𝒟 and G:𝒟→𝒞 and a natural transformation 𝜂: mbox id_C→GF called “unit” such that for any object A∈𝒞, for any object B∈𝒟, and for any morphism f:A→GB, there is a unique morphism g:FA→B such that Gg∘𝜂_A=f. (Note: there is another natural transformation called “counit” as well but its existence may be derived by theorem.) The pair of functors express a similarity between the pair of categories which is weaker than that of an equivalence of categories.
(law) The joining of personal property owned by one to that owned by another.
The act of joining; the thing joined or added.
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
allocution
allocution
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A pronouncement by a pope to an assembly of church officials concerning a matter of church policy.
(chiefly US, law) The legal right of a victim, in some jurisdictions, to make a statement to a court prior to sentencing of a defendant convicted of a crime causing injury to that victim; the actual statement made to a court by a victim.
(chiefly US, law) The question put to a convicted defendant by a judge after the rendering of the verdict in a trial, in which the defendant is asked whether he or she wishes to make a statement to the court before sentencing; the statement made by a defendant in response to such a question; the legal right of a defendant to make such a statement.
(communication, media) The mode of information dissemination in which media broadcasts are transmitted to multiple receivers with no or very limited capability of a two-way exchange of information.
A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.
anacoustic
anacoustic
adj
(physics) Describing the upper reaches of the atmosphere, and of space, in which the concentration of molecules is too small to support the propagation of sound
anechoic, soundless
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
antichorus
antilochus
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
assecution
assecution
noun
(obsolete) acquisition; an obtaining
auctionary
auctionary
adj
Of or pertaining to an auction.
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.
auctioning
auctioning
verb
present participle of auction
autonetics
autonoetic
autonoetic
adj
Of or relating to autonoesis.
auxoaction
batocrinus
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
buccinator
buccinator
noun
(anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek.
carnoustie
causations
causations
noun
plural of causation
cautionary
cautionary
adj
(obsolete) Held as security or hostage
Serving to caution or warn; admonitory
Serving to ward off; preventive
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
cautioning
cautioning
noun
The act of giving a warning.
verb
present participle of caution
centiloquy
centiloquy
noun
A work divided into a hundred parts.
centurions
centurions
noun
plural of centurion
ceratinous
cetorhinus
circuition
circuition
noun
(archaic) The act of going round; a circuit, an encircling.
coatimundi
coatimundi
noun
The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a South American carnivore.
codisjunct
coequating
coequating
verb
present participle of coequate
coequation
cofunction
cofunction
noun
(mathematics) The trigonometric function of the complement of the supplied angle.
(programming) A costatement that takes the form of a function and can accept parameters and return a value.
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
columnists
columnists
noun
plural of columnist
combusting
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
combustion
combustion
noun
(chemistry) The act or process of burning.
(figuratively) Violent agitation, tumult.
A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.
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
comminutor
comminutor
noun
(engineering) A type of machine that grinds up solid materials, especially in waste treatment
communists
communists
noun
plural of communist
communital
concubitus
concutient
conducting
conducting
verb
present participle of conduct
conduction
conduction
noun
(obsolete) The act of training up.
(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.
conglution
conjuctiva
connubiate
connubiate
verb
(rare, slang) To live together as man and wife; to marry; (loosely), to have relations.
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.
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
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
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.
cothurnian
councilist
councilist
noun
(obsolete) One who belongs to a council; one who gives an opinion.
A communist who advocates workers' councils
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.
couthiness
couthiness
noun
(Scotland) The quality of being couthie.
cronartium
croqueting
croqueting
verb
present participle of croquet
cruciation
cruciation
noun
(obsolete) torture; torment
crustation
crustation
noun
An adherent crust; an incrustation
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.
custodians
custodians
noun
plural of custodian
cutization
cutization
noun
The transition from mucous membrane to skin at the mucocutaneous margins.
decubation
decubation
noun
(obsolete, rare, formal) The act of lying down.
deductions
deductions
noun
plural of deduction
defunction
defunction
noun
(obsolete) Death.
digoneutic
digoneutic
adj
(entomology) Having two broods per season.
discounted
discounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discount
discounter
discounter
noun
A vendor of discount goods.
One who discounts or disregards.
disjunctor
disjunctor
noun
(biology) A small, temporary body between the conidia of some fungi.
A kind of electrical circuit breaker.
dracontium
dracontium
noun
(pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus
educations
educations
noun
plural of education
elocutions
elocutions
noun
plural of elocution
eluctation
eluctation
noun
(obsolete) A struggling out of any difficulty.
emuscation
emuscation
noun
(obsolete, rare) The removal of moss.
enunciator
enunciator
noun
One who enunciates or proclaims.
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
euornithic
euphonetic
eupittonic
eupittonic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, eupittone.
evacuation
evacuation
noun
Abolition; nullification.
That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.
The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.
The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.
Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, country, fortress, etc.
excusation
excusation
noun
(obsolete) The act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence.
executions
executions
noun
plural of execution
executonis
expunction
expunction
noun
The act of expunging or erasing.
The condition of being expunged.
exucontian
flounciest
flounciest
adj
superlative form of flouncy: most flouncy
fonticulus
fonticulus
noun
(anatomy) The depression just over the top of the breastbone.
A small artificial ulcer produced by caustics or a lancet.
Synonym of fontanelle (“membranous spot on the head of a baby”)
functional
functional
adj
(computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.
(medicine) Of a disease, such that its symptoms cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of structure; opposed to organic disease, in which the organ itself is affected.
In good working order.
Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture
Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function
noun
(computing) An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).
(mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; More precisely: A function whose argument varies in a space of (real or complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space. An example is the definite integration of integrable real functions in a real interval.
(mathematics, functional analysis) A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.
functioned
functioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of function
functorial
functorial
adj
(category theory) Of or pertaining to a functor
fungitoxic
fungitoxic
adj
That is toxic to fungi.
glauconite
glauconite
noun
(mineralogy) A greenish form of mica found in greensand
housatonic
huguenotic
hutchinson
hutchinson
Proper noun
a city in Kansas, USA
illocution
illocution
noun
(linguistics) The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.
incautious
incautious
adj
careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution.
incestuous
incestuous
adj
Characterized by mutual relationships that are intimate and exclusive to the detriment of outsiders.
Pertaining to or engaging in incest.
incolumity
incolumity
noun
(obsolete) safety; security
inconjunct
inconjunct
noun
(astrology) A quincunx.
incubation
incubation
noun
(chemistry) A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction.
(pathology) The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development.
(psychology) One of the four proposed stages of creativity (preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification): the unconscious recombination of thought elements that were stimulated through conscious work at one point in time, resulting in novel ideas at a later point.
Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
Sleeping in a temple or other holy place in order to have oracular dreams or to receive healing.
incubators
incubators
noun
plural of incubator
incubatory
incubatory
adj
Serving for incubation.
inculcator
inculcator
noun
One who inculcates.
inducteous
inducteous
adj
Rendered electropolar by induction, or brought into the opposite electrical state by the influence of inductive bodies.
inductions
inductions
noun
plural of induction
infectious
infectious
adj
(informal) Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.
(of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another.
(pathology, of a person) Able to infect others.
(pathology, of an illness) Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).