(medicine) The expansion of fibers extending from the superior pubic ligament to the posterior surface of the linea alba.
adulticidal
adulticidal
adj
Of or pertaining to an adulticide
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androtauric
annunciated
annunciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annunciate
antecardium
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
antidysuric
antireducer
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
arachnidium
archaimbaud
archbuilder
archduchess
archduchess
noun
A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Coordinate term: archduke
archduchies
archduchies
noun
plural of archduchy
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archfounder
archseducer
articulated
articulated
adj
(grammar, linguistics) Qualified by an article
Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
noun
An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of articulate
audaciously
audaciously
adv
In a audacious manner; bravely, daringly, but not foolheartedly.
In a brazen, forthright manner.
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
auriculated
auriculated
adj
(biology, rare) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared.
(botany, rare) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auriculate.
(zoology, rare) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc.
auriculidae
auricyanide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
auscultated
auscultated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auscultate
autodidacts
autodidacts
noun
plural of autodidact
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
barracudina
barracudina
noun
Any of the elongated ray-finned fish of the order Paralepididae.
batidaceous
bauckiebird
becudgeling
becudgeling
verb
present participle of becudgel
becudgelled
becudgelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becudgel
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
becushioned
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
bescoundrel
bicuspidate
bicuspidate
adj
Having two points or prominences (as teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.); bicuspid.
bidactylous
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
biquadratic
biquadratic
adj
(mathematics) Of a polynomial expression, involving only the zeroth, second, and fourth powers of a variable, as x⁴ + 3x² + 2. Sometimes extended to any expression involving the biquadrate or fourth power (but no higher powers), as x⁴ − 4x³ + 3x² − x + 1.
noun
(mathematics) A biquadratic equation.
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blockbusted
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
buccaneered
buccaneered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buccaneer
bucerotidae
bucklandite
buckskinned
buckskinned
adj
Wearing clothes made from buckskin.
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
bulbocodium
bunchbacked
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
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.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
caduciaries
calathidium
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
calumniated
calumniated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calumniate
calyculated
calyculated
adj
(botany) Having a set of bracts resembling a calyx.
camaldulian
camouflaged
camouflaged
adj
wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camouflage
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
canandaigua
canandaigua
Proper noun
a city and town in New York, USA
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
candidature
candidature
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.
capitulated
capitulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitulate
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
carburetted
cardionosus
cardophagus
carduaceous
carduaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Carduaceae of plants.
caricatured
caricatured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caricature
carludovica
cassidulina
cassiduloid
cassiduloid
noun
Any sea urchin of the order Cassiduloida.
cassiodorus
casuariidae
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
caterwauled
caterwauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul
caudillismo
caudillismo
noun
The type of government ruled by a caudillo.
caudodorsal
caudodorsal
adj
(anatomy) Near the back of the tail
caudotibial
causticized
causticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of causticize
celestitude
celestitude
noun
celestialness
celluloided
celluloided
adj
Covered in celluloid.
centrifuged
centrifuged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifuge
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
ceratoduses
chalcidicum
chauffeured
chauffeured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chauffeur
checksummed
checksummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checksum
chelidonium
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chilopodous
chiropodous
chiropodous
adj
(zoology) Having feet that are adapted for grasping
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chondrinous
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
chubbedness
chucklehead
chucklehead
noun
(informal) A stupid or clumsy person.
A coastal rockfish of California, Sebastes chlorostictus.
chugalugged
chugalugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chugalug
churchified
churchified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of churchify
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
churchyards
churchyards
noun
plural of churchyard
cinclidotus
circumcised
circumcised
adj
(of a woman) Having had the clitoris, prepuce, or labia excised.
(of an man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
noun
A circumcised person.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumcise
circumclude
circumfused
circumfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse
circummured
circummured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circummure
circumradii
circumradii
noun
plural of circumradius
cirropodous
cirropodous
adj
relating to, or characteristic of the cirripeds
citharoedus
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
cladocerous
cladogenous
claudetites
clinandrium
clinandrium
noun
(botany) An area at the tip of the column of orchid flowers, beneath the anthers.
clinopodium
closehauled
closehauled
adj
(nautical) Alternative form of close-hauled
clostridium
clostridium
noun
Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores