(Scotland, law, historical) Compensation or reparation for a criminal offence.
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
asynartete
asynartete
adj
Being or relating to a verse of two members, having different rhythms, as for example when the first consists of iambuses and the second of trochees.
disconnected; not fitted or adjusted.
asyndetons
asyndetons
noun
plural of asyndeton
athenianly
athermancy
athermancy
noun
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
attendancy
attendancy
noun
(obsolete) A retinue.
(obsolete) Relative position.
attingency
attingency
noun
Alternative form of attingence
autokinesy
autokinesy
noun
autokinesis
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
babylonite
balneatory
balneatory
adj
(obsolete, rare) Pertaining to a bath
barycenter
barycenter
noun
(geometry) The centroid, the geometric center of a plane figure
(physics) The center of a mass; often specifically, the point at which the gravitational forces exerted by two objects are equal
verb
To determine such a barycenter
barycentre
barycentre
noun
(mathematics, physics, astronomy) The point at the centre of a system; an average point, weighted according to mass or other attribute. The term is usually used in astronomy for the centre of mass about which a system rotates, for example, the moon and the earth rotate about a common point within the earth but not near the centre. Jupiter and the Sun rotate about a common point just outside the surface of the Sun.
batteryman
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bayminette
bayoneteer
bayoneteer
noun
A soldier armed with a bayonet.
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
bayonetted
bayonetted
adj
Fitted with a bayonet.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of bayonet
beatifying
beatifying
verb
present participle of beatify
benzoylate
benzoylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To react with a benzoyl radical
berecyntia
besanctify
betrayment
betrayment
Noun
betrayal
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
blastogeny
bleatingly
bleatingly
adv
With bleating sounds.
butylamine
butylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric aliphatic amines derived from butane
butyrinase
bystanders
bystanders
noun
plural of bystander
caenostyly
canterbury
canterbury
noun
A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.
capernoity
castellany
castellany
noun
(historical) The jurisdiction of a castellan, the district controled by a castle.
(historical) The office of a castellan, the lordship of a castle.
catchpenny
catchpenny
noun
A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods.
A publication, etc. intended to make money, with no particular merit otherwise.
cateringly
centrality
centrality
noun
(mathematics) Any of various measures of the relative importance of a vertex in a graph.
A tendency to remain at, or move towards the centre.
The state of being central.
chanteyman
chatellany
chatellany
noun
Alternative form of castellany
chatoyance
chatoyance
noun
chatoyancy
cheatingly
cheatingly
adv
in a cheating manner
cheventayn
choanocyte
choanocyte
noun
(cytology) any of the cells in sponges that contain a flagellum, and are used to control the movement of water
cineplasty
coetaneity
coetaneity
noun
The condition of being coetaneous.
commentary
commentary
noun
(usually in the plural) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum.
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
consectary
consectary
adj
Following by consequence; consequent; deducible.
noun
(rare, chiefly archaic) A conclusion of any kind.
Deduction from premises; a corollary.
That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible.
copartnery
copartnery
noun
The state of being copartners in any undertaking.
corybantes
corynteria
courantyne
covalently
covalently
adv
Using covalent bonds.
cretionary
cryptonema
cyanacetic
cyanaurate
cyanaurate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) An aurocyanide.
cyanometer
cyanometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the intensity of blue colour by comparing it against a set of reference shades.
cyanometry
cyanometry
noun
The use of the cyanometer to measure the intensity of blue colour.
cybernated
cybernated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cybernate
cynthiidae
cysteamine
cysteamine
noun
(biochemistry) The simplest stable aminothiol, a degradation product of the amino acid cysteine, used to treat cystine excretion disorders and radiation sickness.
cystoidean
cystoidean
noun
(zoology) A cystidean.
cytinaceae
debatingly
debatingly
adv
In the manner of a debate.
debonairty
decadently
decadently
adv
In a decadent manner.
defrayment
defrayment
noun
The payment of charges.
denudatory
denudatory
adj
Synonym of denudative
desynaptic
desynaptic
adj
Relating to desynapsis.
dictynidae
dictyonema
disamenity
disamenity
noun
A disadvantage or drawback, especially of a location
donatively
donatively
adv
As a donation.
By means of donations.
doryanthes
dynametric
dynamiters
dynamiters
noun
plural of dynamiter
dynastides
dynastinae
dysanalyte
elementary
elementary
adj
(archaic) Sublunary; not celestial; belonging to the sublunary sphere, to which the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) were confined; composed of or pertaining to these four elements.
(physics) Relating to a subatomic particle.
Relating to an elementary school.
Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
noun
(mythology, mysticism) A supernatural being which is associated with the elements.
An elementary school
elephantry
elephantry
noun
(military, historical) That branch of an army that uses elephants.
embryonate
embryonate
adj
Having an embryo.
verb
To produce, or to differentiate into an embryo
emendately
emendately
adv
(obsolete) Without fault; correctly.
emendatory
emendatory
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to emendation; corrective
enchantery
encyrtidae
endophytal
endophytal
adj
Of or relating to endophytes.
endostylar
endostylar
adj
Of or relating to the endostyle
energiatye
enneastyle
enneastyle
adj
(architecture, of a Classical temple or other structure) Having nine columns.
entomotaxy
entomotaxy
noun
The preparation of insects for preservation.
entophytal
equanimity
equanimity
noun
The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
ergatandry
ergatogyne
ergatogyny
erymanthos
erymanthos
Proper noun
A mountain in the southcentral part of the Achaia prefecture in southwestern Greece
A river in the southwestern Peloponnese in southwestern Greece, it flows into the Achaia and the Ilia prefectures
erymanthus
erythraean
eternality
eternality
noun
All of time; eternity
The condition of being eternal; endlessness
ethnically
ethnically
adv
Of or pertaining to ethnicity.
ethnocracy
ethnocracy
noun
A form of government in which a particular ethnic group holds a disproportionate amount of government power.
ethylamine
ethylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless, volatile liquid amine, CH₃-CH₂-NH₂ having many industrial applications.
ethylating
ethylating
adj
That serves to ethylate
verb
present participle of ethylate
ethylation
ethylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces an ethyl group into a molecule