(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventuresomeness
adventuresomeness
noun
The state or quality of being adventuresome.
adventuresomes
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
adventurousness
adventurousness
noun
The quality of being adventurous.
anarchoindividualist
angiocavernous
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anovular
anovular
adj
Synonym of anovulatory
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
anterevolutional
anterevolutionary
anticarnivorous
anticarnivorous
adj
Opposing the eating of meat.
antievolutionary
antievolutionary
adj
antievolution
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiproductivity
antirevolution
antirevolution
adj
Opposing a revolution.
antirevolutionaries
antirevolutionaries
noun
plural of antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
adj
Opposing a sociopolitical revolution.
noun
One who opposes a sociopolitical revolution.
antirevolutionist
antirevolutionist
noun
Synonym of antirevolutionary
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antivariolous
antivariolous
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing the spread of smallpox.
arteriovenous
arteriovenous
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and the veins
astragalonavicular
atrioventricular
atrioventricular
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Of the spatial relationship between the ventricles and the atria of the heart.
auriculoventricular
auriculoventricular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the auricles and the ventricles (of the heart).
authoritativeness
authoritativeness
noun
The quality of possessing authority.
The quality of trustworthiness and reliability.
autoconverter
autonavigator
autonavigators
avariciousness
avariciousness
noun
The state or quality of being avaricious.
averruncation
averruncation
noun
(archaic, rare) (The act of) warding off, averting (something evil).
Eradication, uprooting.
averruncator
averruncator
noun
An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod.
avourneen
avourneen
Noun
darling, sweetheart
aznavour
bananivorous
bananivorous
adj
(rare) Feeding on bananas; banana-eating.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
bonaventura
bonaventure
bonaventurism
bouleversement
bouleversement
noun
Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil
bourneville
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
bronchocavernous
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
bucorvinae
bulbocavernosus
bulbocavernosus
noun
The bulbospongiosus muscle
bulbocavernous
bulbocavernous
adj
Relating to the bulbocavernosus
burnover
burnover
noun
The situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it.
burtonsville
cadaverousness
cadaverousness
noun
The state or quality of being cadaverous.
calcaneonavicular
calcaneonavicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the navicular bone.
cancrivorous
cancrivorous
adj
That feeds on crabs and other crustaceans
carnivorous
carnivorous
adj
(botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Predatory or flesh-eating.
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
carnivorousness
carnivorousness
noun
The quality of being a carnivore.
carnivorousnesses
cauthornville
cavernicolous
cavernicolous
adj
(rare) that inhabits caverns or caves
cavernous
cavernous
adj
(anatomy, zootomy) Composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part.
(dentistry) Having cavities.
Giving the impression of vast, dark depths.
Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
cavernulous
cavernulous
adj
Full of small cavities.
cervicolingual
cervicolingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lingual region of the neck of a tooth
chivalrousness
chivalrousness
noun
The state of being chivalrous.
chivalrousnesses
circumaviation
circumnavigation
circumnavigation
noun
The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.
circumnavigations
circumnavigations
noun
plural of circumnavigation
circumnavigator
circumnavigator
noun
A person who circumnavigates, that is, sails around the world.
circumnavigatory
circumnavigatory
adj
pertaining to circumnavigation
circumvallation
circumvallation
noun
A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended.
circumvention
circumvention
noun
The act of evading or going around (bypassing).
The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception
circumventions
circumventions
noun
plural of circumvention
circumventor
circumventor
noun
A person who circumvents
circumvoisin
circumvolant
circumvolant
adj
flying around
circumvolution
circumvolution
noun
Anything winding or sinuous.
The act of revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis.
circumvolving
circumvolving
verb
present participle of circumvolve
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
coadventured
coadventurer
coadventurer
noun
A fellow adventurer.
coadventuress
coadventuring
coevolutionary
coevolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution.
confervaceous
confervaceous
adj
Belonging to the Confervae.
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
conservatorium
conservatorium
noun
(music) conservatory
constructive
constructive
adj
(law) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.
Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
Not direct or expressed, but inferred.
Relating to or causing construction.
constructively
constructively
adv
In a constructive manner
constructiveness
constructiveness
noun
(phrenology) Creativity, the capacity to invent.
The characteristic of being constructive.
constructivism
constructivism
noun
(art) A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials.
(mathematics) A philosophy that asserts the need to construct a mathematical object to prove it exists.
(philosophy, psychology) A psychological epistemology which argues that humans generate knowledge and meaning from their experiences.
constructivist
constructivist
adj
Of or relating to constructivism.
noun
An advocate of constructivism.
contrarevolutionary
contributive
contributive
adj
Tending to contribute; making a contribution
contributively
contributively
adv
In a contributive fashion.
contributiveness
contributiveness
noun
The quality of being contributive.
convallariaceous
convallariaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Convallariaceae.
conventicular
conversus
conversus
noun
(chiefly historical) A lay brother.
conversusi
convolutionary
convulsionaries
convulsionaries
noun
plural of convulsionary
convulsionary
convulsionary
adj
Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive.
noun
A convulsionist.
corbovinum
corbovinum
noun
Alternative form of cor bovinum
coronavirus
coronavirus
noun
(metonymically) An illness caused by a coronavirus.
(often the intended sense, since 2020) SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19.
(virology) A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the specific coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
couniversal
counteractive
counteractive
adj
That counteracts
counteractively
counteractively
adv
In a counteractive manner.
counteractivity
counteractivity
noun
counteraction; action that opposes or goes against something
counteradvance
counteradvance
noun
An advance that counters or goes against another advance.
counteradvantage
counteradvantage
noun
A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
An advantage held by an opponent.
counteradvice
counteradvice
noun
Advice that goes against other advice; opposite advice.
counteradvise
counteradvise
verb
To give the opposite advice.
counterattractive
counterattractive
adj
(rare) Acting as a counterattraction; counterattracting.
counterattractively
counteraverment
counteravouch
counteravouchment
counterconversion
counterdevelopment
counterdevelopment
noun
A development that counteracts another development.
counterdrive
counterdrive
noun
A drive that counteracts another drive.
counterequivalent
counterevidence
counterevidence
noun
(philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.
counterevidences
counterevidences
noun
plural of counterevidence
counterintuitive
counterintuitive
adj
Contrary to intuition or common sense.
counterinvective
counterinvective
noun
invective in response to prior invective
counterinvestment
counterinvestment
noun
Synonym of countercathexis
counterlove
countermaneuver
countermaneuver
noun
A maneuver made in response to another maneuver.
verb
To make a maneuver in response to another maneuver.
countermove
countermove
noun
A move in opposition or response to a preceding move.
verb
To move in opposition or in retaliation.
countermoved
countermoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermove
countermovement
countermovement
noun
A movement in opposition, or retaliation to another.
countermovements
countermovements
noun
plural of countermovement
countermoves
countermoves
noun
plural of countermove
countermoving
countermoving
adj
That moves in opposition or retaliation
verb
present participle of countermove
counternarrative
counternarrative
noun
A narrative that goes against another narrative.
counteroffensive
counteroffensive
noun
US spelling of counter-offensive
counteroffensives
counteroffensives
noun
plural of counteroffensive
counterproductive
counterproductive
adj
More of a hindrance than a help.
counterproductively
counterproductively
adv
In a counterproductive way.
counterproductiveness
counterproductiveness
noun
The state or condition of being counterproductive.
counterproductivity
counterproductivity
noun
The quality of being counterproductive.
counterprove
counterprove
verb
(printing, transitive) To take a counterproof of.
counterrevolution
counterrevolution
noun
A revolution aiming to reverse the political or social changes instigated by a previous revolution.
counterrevolutionaries
counterrevolutionaries
noun
plural of counterrevolutionary
counterrevolutionary
counterrevolutionary
adj
In opposition to a revolution.
noun
A person who opposes a revolution and attempts to reverse the changes made by it.