(medicine) Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs
bronchotyphoid
bucerotidae
burckhardt
bureaucratized
bureaucratized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bureaucratize
butcherbird
butcherbird
noun
(South Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.
(US) Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, family Artamidae, of Australia and New Guinea.
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butchered
butchered
adj
(by extension) Taken apart, destroyed or (figurative) distorted beyond recognition.
(of an animal) Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of butcher
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
byproducts
byproducts
noun
plural of byproduct
caducibranchiata
caducibranchiate
caducibranchiate
adj
(zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.
calibrated
calibrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calibrate
cambridgeport
cantboard
cantboard
noun
A board, typically at the edge of a roof, that has a slope to divert rainwater.
carbacidometer
carbacidometer
noun
A instrument used to measure the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air
carbodynamite
carbodynamite
noun
A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
carbohydrate
carbohydrate
noun
(colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbohydraturia
carbohydraturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of carbohydrates (principally sugars) in the urine
carbolated
carbolated
adj
Modified by the addition of carbolic acid
carbonated
carbonated
adj
(mineralogy) Containing calcium carbonate, often as a result of mineral carbonation.
Containing carbon dioxide gas under pressure, especially pertaining to beverages, as natural mineral water or man-made drinks.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbonate
carbonitride
carbonitride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A mixed carbide and nitride
verb
To harden the surface of a metal using carbon and nitrogen
carbonylated
carbonylated
adj
Subjected to carbonylation.
carboxylated
carboxylated
adj
(chemistry) Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate
carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
carburated
carburated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carburate
carbureted
carbureted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carburet
carburetted
cardioblast
cardioblast
noun
(biology) An embryonic cell, in some insects, that develops into the heart
carpetbagged
carpetbagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpetbag
catbird
catbird
noun
A babbler-like bird from eastern Africa, Parophasma galinieri.
Any of four species of Australasian bowerbirds of the genera Ailuroedus and Scenopoeetes.
Either of two species of American mockingbird relatives, the grey catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, and the black catbird, Melanoptila glabrirostris.
catbirds
catbirds
noun
plural of catbird
celebrated
celebrated
adj
famous or widely praised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of celebrate
celebratedly
celebratedly
adv
In a celebrated way; famously.
celebratedness
celebratedness
noun
celebrity; fame
centerboard
centerboard
noun
(American spelling, nautical) Alternative spelling of centreboard
centerboards
centerboards
noun
plural of centerboard
centreboard
centreboard
noun
(British spelling, nautical) The adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind.
ceratomandibular
cerebrated
cerebrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cerebrate
chamberleted
chamberleted
adj
Alternative form of chamberletted
chamberletted
chamberletted
adj
(zoology) Divided into little chambers.
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
chesterbed
chickenbreasted
childbirth
childbirth
noun
The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.
childbirths
childbirths
noun
plural of childbirth
chlamydobacteriaceae
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
chondroblastoma
chondroblastoma
noun
(pathology) A rare bone tumor, usually benign and slow-growing, that originates from chondroblasts
chondrofibromatous
circumambulated
circumambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate
cloudburst
cloudburst
noun
A sudden heavy rainstorm.
cloudbursts
cloudbursts
noun
plural of cloudburst
coadsorbent
coadsorbent
noun
A substance that increases the efficacy of an adsorbent
coatbridge
codebtor
codebtor
noun
One of a group of people who are jointly responsible for a debt.
codebtors
codebtors
noun
plural of codebtor
collaborated
collaborated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of collaborate
concelebrated
concelebrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of concelebrate
considerability
containerboard
containerboard
noun
A form of paperboard especially manufactured for the production of corrugated fiberboard.
contraband
contraband
adj
Prohibited from being traded.
noun
(countable, US, historical) A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.
(uncountable) Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
(uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.
verb
(obsolete) To declare prohibited; to forbid.
(obsolete) To import illegally; to smuggle.
contrabandage
contrabandage
noun
dealing in contraband
contrabandery
contrabandism
contrabandism
noun
traffic in contraband goods; smuggling
contrabandist
contrabandist
noun
A dealer in contraband.
contrabandista
contrabandista
noun
A contrabandist in Spain, Portugal, or Latin America.
contrabands
contrabands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contraband
contradebt
contradictable
contradictable
adj
Capable of being contradicted.
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
corroborated
corroborated
adj
Strengthened; confirmed; rendered more certain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corroborate
corrodibility
corrodibility
noun
The quality of being corrodible.
corymbiated
corymbiated
adj
Having a corymb.
cosubordinate
counterbalanced
counterbalanced
adj
Having a counterbalance
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbalance
counterband
counterbend
counterbid
counterbid
noun
(business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party
verb
To make a counterbid
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterblockade
counterblockade
noun
A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade.
counterblockades
counterblockades
noun
plural of counterblockade
counterbond
counterbond
noun
A bond to secure one who has given bond for another.
counterborder
counterbored
counterbored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbore
counterbrand
counterbrand
noun
A replacement brand of this kind on cattle.
verb
(transitive) To brand (cattle) with a new and different brand, to mark change of ownership.
counterbuilding
counterembattled
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
countermandable
countermandable
adj
Capable of being countermanded.
courtbred
courtbred
adj
Bred or educated at court; polished; courtly.
credibilities
credibilities
noun
plural of credibility
credibility
credibility
noun
(law) Believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.
Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
creditabilities
creditabilities
noun
plural of creditability
creditability
creditability
noun
The quality of being creditable.
creditable
creditable
adj
Credible or believable.
That brings credit or honour; respectable.
That can be assigned; assignable.
creditableness
creditableness
noun
The state or quality of being creditable.
creditably
creditably
adv
In a creditable manner; reputably, without disgrace.
crossbolted
cryptobranchidae
cryptodouble
cubitoradial
cubitoradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cubit and radius.
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.
cumberlandite
cybernated
cybernated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cybernate
dacryocystoblennorrhea
decarbonate
decarbonate
verb
To remove carbon dioxide from something
decarbonated
decarbonated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decarbonate
decarbonates
decarbonates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decarbonate
decarbonating
decarbonating
verb
present participle of decarbonate
decarbonation
decarbonation
noun
The removal of carbon
decarbonator
decarbonisation
decarbonisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of decarbonization
decarbonization
decarbonization
noun
The act or process of decarbonizing.
The process of arterialization of the blood by oxygenation and the removal of carbon dioxide in the lungs.
decarbonylate
decarbonylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To remove one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule
decarbonylated
decarbonylated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decarbonylate
decarbonylating
decarbonylating
verb
present participle of decarbonylate
decarbonylation
decarbonylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule
decarboxylate
decarboxylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
decarboxylated
decarboxylated
adj
Describing a product of decarboxylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decarboxylate
decarboxylating
decarboxylating
verb
present participle of decarboxylate
decarboxylation
decarboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
decarboxylization
decarburation
decarburisation
decarburisation
noun
Alternative form of decarburization
decarburization
decarburization
noun
The act, process, or result of decarburizing.
decembrist
decembrist
Noun
A participant in or sympathizer with the Decembrist revolt.
Adjective
According to or derived from the politics or philosophy of the Decembrists.
decerebrate
decerebrate
adj
(biology) Having the cerebrum removed.
verb
To remove the cerebrum in order to eliminate brain function.
decerebrated
decerebrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decerebrate
decerebrates
decerebrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decerebrate
decerebrating
decerebrating
verb
present participle of decerebrate
decerebration
decerebration
noun
The act of decerebrating; the elimination of cerebral brain function in an animal by removing the cerebrum, cutting across the brain stem, or severing certain arteries in the brain stem.
decipherability
decipherability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something can be deciphered.
(uncountable) The condition of being decipherable.
decorability
decorability
noun
The quality of being decorable; ability to be decorated.
decumbiture
decumbiture
noun
(astrology, now historical) The time one takes to one's bed during an illness, as used for astrological prognostications; or a chart drawn up to express this.
(obsolete) The fact of lying down, specifically of a person due to illness.
delobranchiata
democratifiable
deobstruct
deobstruct
verb
(chiefly medicine) To clear (something) of obstructions.
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
deoxyribonucleotide
deoxyribonucleotide
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any nucleotide containing deoxyribose.
dermobranchiata
dermobranchiate
describability
describability
noun
The quality of being describable.
describent
describent
Noun
A generatrix.
desoxyribonucleoprotein
destructibilities
destructibility
destructibility
noun
The condition of being destructible
destructible
destructible
adj
Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.