(education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.
The act of accrediting.
The giving of credentials.
acetbromamide
achroodextrin
achroodextrin
noun
Alternative form of achrodextrin
acroceratidae
acrochordidae
acrochordinae
adenocancroid
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
aerodynamical
aerodynamical
adj
Synonym of aerodynamic
alectrionidae
anchitherioid
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
antidemocracy
antidemocracy
adj
Opposed to democracy.
noun
Opposition to democracy.
antireduction
aperiodically
aperiodically
adv
In an aperiodic way.
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
atelorachidia
aureocasidium
autoreduction
autoreduction
noun
(inorganic chemistry) reduction in the absence of a reducing agent
bacteriocidal
bacteriocidal
adj
Alternative form of bactericidal
bidirectional
bidirectional
adj
Moving in two directions (usually opposite)
Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)
noun
Such an antenna or microphone
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
calliphoridae
cambridgeport
carbodynamite
carbodynamite
noun
A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
cardiectomize
cardiogenesis
cardiogenesis
noun
The development of the embryonic heart
cardiographer
cardiographer
noun
Synonym of cardiographist
cardiohepatic
cardiohepatic
adj
Relating to the heart and the kidneys
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
cardiomegalia
cardionephric
cardionephric
adj
nephrocardiac
cardiophrenia
cardiorrheuma
cardiorrhexis
cardiorrhexis
noun
(medicine) Rupture of the heart wall.
cardiospermum
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
celidographer
centropomidae
cephaloridine
cephaloridine
noun
A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.
ceratocricoid
cervicodorsal
cervicodorsal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the back
noun
Any such vertebrae
chalkosideric
chelidosaurus
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
chondrosamine
chondrosamine
noun
(dated) galactosamine
chorioadenoma
chorioadenoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma of the chorion
chrysomelidae
cinemelodrama
circumrotated
circumrotated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumrotate
cleidocranial
cleidocranial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the clavicle and the cranium.
cleidosternal
clypeastroida
coadventuring
codirectional
codirectional
adj
Operating in the same direction
coleophoridae
comicotragedy
commandeering
commandeering
verb
present participle of commandeer
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
comradeliness
comradeliness
noun
The state or quality of being comradely.
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederating
confederating
verb
present participle of confederate
confederation
confederation
noun
A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
The act of forming an alliance.
confederatism
confederative
confederative
adj
Of or pertaining to confederates of a confederation.
confederatize
confervoideae
confidentiary
consderations
considerately
considerately
adv
In a considerate manner.
consideration
consideration
noun
(law) A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.
A payment or other recompense for something done.
Importance, claim to notice, regard.
Something considered as a reason or ground for a (possible) decision.
The tendency to consider others.
The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
considerative
considerative
adj
(archaic) considerate; careful; thoughtful
constrainedly
constrainedly
adv
in a constrained manner; subject to constraint
containerized
containerized
adj
Alternative form of containerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of containerize
contradictive
contradictive
adj
(now rare) Contradictory.
copperheadism
copperheadism
Noun
The state of being a Copperhead; sympathy in the North for Southern secessionists during the American Civil War.
copperytailed
cordaitaceous
coryphaenidae
cosubordinate
counteradvice
counteradvice
noun
Advice that goes against other advice; opposite advice.
counteradvise
counteradvise
verb
To give the opposite advice.
countervailed
countervailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countervail
craddockville
crawfordville
curculionidae
cyanohermidin
cyclopteridae
cylindraceous
cylindraceous
adj
cylindrical, or approaching a cylindrical form
dasyproctidae
dearsenicator
dearsenicator
noun
A machine that dearsenicates.
decarbonating
decarbonating
verb
present participle of decarbonate
decarbonation
decarbonation
noun
The removal of carbon
decarbonising
decarbonising
verb
present participle of decarbonise
decarbonizing
decarbonizing
verb
present participle of decarbonize
decarboxylize
decarboxylize
verb
Synonym of decarboxylate
decarburation
decelerations
decelerations
noun
plural of deceleration
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.
dechlorinated
dechlorinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dechlorinate
declaratorily
declaratorily
adv
In a declaratory manner.
decolouration
decolouration
noun
The reversal of colouration; bleaching
decorationist
decorationist
noun
One who creates or applies decoration.
decorrugative
decorticating
decorticating
verb
present participle of decorticate
decortication
decortication
noun
The removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of anything
decortization
decrepitation
decrepitation
noun
(mineralogy) The shattering of minerals by the action of heat, especially when accompanied by a crackling sound
delacrimation
democratising
democratising
verb
present participle of democratise
democratizing
democratizing
verb
present participle of democratize
demographical
demographical
adj
Of or relating to demography; demographic.
dendrochirota
dendroclastic
dendrological
dendrological
adj
Of, pertaining to dendrology
dentosurgical
deprecatorily
deprecatorily
adv
In a deprecatory manner.
depreciations
depreciations
noun
plural of depreciation
dermatocoptic
dermatopathic
dermatopathic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to skin diseases or their cure.
dermatophytic
dermatophytic
adj
Being or relating to a dermatophyte.
dermatopnagic
dermatotropic
dermatotropic
adj
Having an affinity for the skin
dermobranchia
dermoreaction
deromanticize
deromanticize
verb
(transitive) To strip of romance; to make realistic rather than wishfully ideal.
destructional
deuteropathic
deuteropathic
adj
Of or pertaining to deuteropathy.
devisceration
dextrocardial
dialectologer
diaphoretical
diaphoretical
adj
Alternative form of diaphoretic
dicarboxylate
dicarboxylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a dicarboxylic acid, but especially any of such compounds (such as glutamates) that have biological activity
dichondraceae
dimorphotheca
dimorphotheca
noun
Any of several composite plants, of the genus Dimorphotheca, the cape marigolds.
dinoceratidae
dioscoreaceae
diospyraceous
dipterocarpus
directionally
directionally
adv
In a directional manner.
directorially
directorially
adv
In terms of film direction.
disaccordance
discographies
discographies
noun
plural of discography
discohexaster
discohexaster
noun
(zoology) A sponge spicule with six rays octahedrally arranged, ending with disks.
discordancies
discordancies
noun
plural of discordancy
discouragedly
discouragedly
adv
In a discouraged manner.
discretionary
discretionary
adj
Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.
disoperculate
documentarian
documentarian
noun
(sometimes attributive, theology) Somebody who advocates the documentary hypothesis.
A person who cares about communication and documentation.
A person who writes software documentation.
A person whose profession is to create documentary films.