(geometry) Being a double point with two distinct tangent planes in 4-dimensional projective space.
(music) Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.
(philosophy) Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional.
Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional.
Pertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.
noun
(music) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
(painting, plural only) Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
Part of a text that has a mainly structural purpose, such as spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.
accidently
accidently
adv
(now nonstandard) Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally.
acetanilid
acetanilid
noun
Alternative form of acetanilide
acotyledon
acotyledon
noun
(botany) A plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.
adelantado
adelantado
noun
(historical) A governor of a province; a commander, in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries.
adenoblast
adenoblast
noun
(cytology) An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma
adherently
adherently
adv
In an adherent manner.
adjacently
adjacently
adv
In such a way as to be adjacent.
adlegation
adlegation
noun
A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
adolescent
adolescent
adj
Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
noun
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
adterminal
adulterant
adulterant
noun
That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
adulterine
adulterine
adj
Born of adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
Pertaining to adultery.
Spurious; due to adulteration.
noun
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
aedilitian
alabandite
alabandite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of manganese sulfide, MnS, sometimes found in meteorites
aldoketene
algodonite
algodonite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.
allentando
alternated
alternated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alternate
andalusite
andalusite
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅.
anderlecht
andouillet
animatedly
animatedly
adv
In an animated manner; with animation.
antebridal
antedorsal
anteflexed
anteflexed
adj
Bent in an anterior (forward) direction, as the uterus.
antemedial
antemedial
adj
(entomology) Situated before (i.e. closer to the head than) the middle of the thorax or wing.
antifeudal
antifeudal
adj
(politics) Opposing a feudal system.
anucleated
anucleated
adj
From which the nucleus has been removed.
Not nucleated; anucleate.
arendalite
atlantides
bandelette
bangtailed
bangtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bangtail
barneveldt
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bedlington
bidentalia
bilineated
bladdernut
bladdernut
noun
Any of several species of large shrubs or small trees, of the genus Staphylea, in the family Staphyleaceae
Diospyros whyteana, a species of tree with edible fruit, native to Africa.
blendwater
bloodstone
bloodstone
noun
A green chalcedony that has been sprinkled with red spots (which resemble blood, hence the name).
Hematite.
bulletined
bulletined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulletin
butanolide
butanolide
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives
caledonite
caledonite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic carbonate / sulfate mineral of copper and lead
calentured
calentured
adj
Afflicted with calenture.
candlerent
cannelated
cannulated
cannulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cannulate
cantilated
celadonite
celadonite
noun
(mineralogy) A blueish-green form of mica.
centeredly
centerfold
centerfold
noun
(by extension) Any very sexually attractive person, who is therefore material for such a photograph.
A large photograph printed on this sheet, typically in the form of a nude, or provocatively dressed, sexually attractive woman or man.
The person appearing in such a photograph.
The single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication.
centipedal
centipedal
adj
Having 100 or another large number of legs or appendages.
Of or resembling a centipede.
centrefold
centrefold
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of centerfold
centroidal
centroidal
adj
(graph theory, of a tree) Having a single centroid.
Of or pertaining to a centroid.
cingulated
cingulated
adj
Having a cingulum
columnated
columnated
adj
(architecture) Having columns; columnar
concludent
concludent
adj
(obsolete) conclusive; decisive.
(obsolete) convincing.
conflicted
conflicted
adj
(Canada, US, informal) In a state of personal or emotional conflict.
Having a conflict of interest.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflict
consulated
controlled
controlled
adj
(in combination) Under the control of the specified entity.
(medicine, sciences, research) Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)
Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of control
convoluted
convoluted
adj
(chiefly anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.
(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convolute
cotsetland
cottondale
cotyledons
cotyledons
noun
plural of cotyledon
credential
credential
adj
Pertaining to or serving as an introduction or recommendation (to someone).
noun
(chiefly in the plural) documentary or electronic evidence that a person has certain status or privileges
verb
to furnish with credentials
crenelated
crenelated
adj
Having a series of square indentations
Having crenellations or battlements
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crenelate
crenulated
crenulated
adj
Alternative form of crenulate
culminated
culminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of culminate
cylindrite
cylindrite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfosalt mineral, containing tin, lead, antimony and iron, whose triclinic pinacoidal crystals often occur as tubes or cylinders.
daigneault
dalmanites
danglement
datelining
datelining
verb
present participle of dateline
dazzlement
dazzlement
noun
(sometimes figuratively) The condition of being dazzled.
A burst or flash of light; a cause of dazzling.
dealbation
dealbation
noun
(chemistry, archaic) The process or act of becoming or being made white, most commonly by bleaching; whitening.
debatingly
debatingly
adv
In the manner of a debate.
debilitant
debilitant
noun
(medicine) A substance which debilitates; a weakening agent; a remedy for excessive excitement.
decadently
decadently
adv
In a decadent manner.
decathlons
decathlons
noun
plural of decathlon
declaimant
declaimant
Noun
A declaimer.
declinator
declinator
noun
(obsolete) A dissenter.
An instrument for taking the declination or angle which a plane makes with the horizontal plane.
decolorant
decolorant
noun
A substance that removes colour, or bleaches.
decontrols
decontrols
noun
plural of decontrol
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decontrol
dedolation
dedolation
noun
(medicine, archaic) A slicing wound made by a sharp instrument grazing the surface.
defailment
defailment
noun
(obsolete) Failure.
defaultant
defaultant
noun
Synonym of defaulter
defaulting
defaulting
noun
The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
verb
present participle of default
defilement
defilement
noun
(military) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
The act of defiling.
The state of being defiled.
definitely
definitely
adv
In a definite manner; decisively.
Without question and beyond doubt.
deflations
deflations
noun
plural of deflation
deflecting
deflecting
verb
present participle of deflect
deflection
deflection
noun
The act of deflecting or something deflected.
The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.
defoliants
defoliants
noun
plural of defoliant
degelation
degelation
noun
The conversion of a gel into a liquid.
delaminate
delaminate
verb
(intransitive) To come apart into its component layers.
(transitive) To cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up.
delatinize
delatorian
delegating
delegating
verb
present participle of delegate
delegation
delegation
noun
(computing) A method-dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.
(law) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate)
A group of delegates used to discuss issues with an opponent.
An act of delegating.
deliberant
deliberant
noun
(rare) A person who deliberates
deligation
deligation
noun
(surgery) A binding up; a bandaging.
delighting
delighting
verb
present participle of delight
delignated
delignated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of delignate
delimiting
delimiting
adj
That serves to delimit.
noun
The act or point of something being delimited.
verb
present participle of delimit
delineated
delineated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of delineate
delineates
delineates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delineate
delineator
delineator
noun
A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile, as of a road.
One who, or that which, delineates.
delineavit
delinition
delinition
noun
(obsolete) A smearing.
delinquent
delinquent
adj
Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
noun
(historical, derogatory) A royalist in the First English Civil War (1642-1646).
A person who has not paid their debts.
One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes.
delirament
delirament
noun
(obsolete) A wandering of the mind; a crazy fancy.
deliration
deliration
noun
aberration of the mind; delirium
delphinite
delsartean
delsartian
delustrant
delustrant
noun
A chemical agent which removes the sheen from something, especially one that removes the sheen from yarn or fabric.
dementedly
dementedly
adv
In a demented manner.
demolition
demolition
noun
The process of demolishing or destroying buildings or other structures.
demulcents
demulcents
noun
plural of demulcent
dendrolite
dendrolite
noun
(paleontology) A petrified or fossil shrub, plant, or part of a plant. .
dentalised
dentalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dentalise
dentaliums
dentalized
dentalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dentalize
dentelated
denticular
denticular
adj
Synonym of denticulate
dentilated
dentilated
adj
toothed
dentiloguy
dentiloquy
dentiloquy
noun
(rare) The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth.
dentinasal
dentiscalp
dentiscalp
noun
An instrument for scraping the teeth; a toothpick.
dentonasal
denucleate
denucleate
verb
To remove the nucleus (typically from a cell)
deontology
deontology
noun
(ethics) Ethics.
(ethics) The normative ethical position that judges the morality of an action based on the action's adherence to rules or obligations rather than either the inherent goodness or the consequences of those actions.
deoppilant
depilating
depilating
verb
present participle of depilate
depilation
depilation
noun
Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing; hair removal.
Removal of hair, wool or bristles from the body.
depilitant
depletions
depletions
noun
plural of depletion
deployment
deployment
noun
(parachuting) the start of something
An arrangement or classification of things.
An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
The distribution of military forces prior to battle.
derailment
derailment
noun
(psychiatry) A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.
(rail transport) The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.
desalinate
desalinate
verb
To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply
desolating
desolating
verb
present participle of desolate
desolation
desolation
noun
A place or country wasted and forsaken.
The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
The state of being desolated or laid waste
detainable
detainable
adj
Capable of being detained.
devilments
devilments
noun
plural of devilment
devolution
devolution
noun
(derogatory) Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).
(government) The transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the U.K. parliament to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly).
A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession
A rolling down.
The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
devotional
devotional
adj
(usually religious) Of or pertaining to devotion or worship.
noun
A brief religious service.
A text or piece of music or writing to be used for devotion.
digitalein
dilatement
dilettante
dilettante
adj
Pertaining to or like a dilettante.
noun
(sometimes offensive) A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.
An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
dilettanti
diligentia
diligently
diligently
adv
In a diligent manner, with appropriate effort, carefully.