(transitive, obsolete) To renounce; to contradict.
abundances
abundances
noun
plural of abundance
acanaceous
acanaceous
adj
(very rare) Bearing prickles or thistles; prickly.
acanthuses
acanthuses
noun
plural of acanthus
accentuate
accentuate
verb
(transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
(transitive) To mark with a written accent.
(transitive) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
accounters
accounters
noun
plural of accounter
accruement
accruement
noun
The act of accruing.
accumbency
accumbency
noun
(rare) The state of being accumbent or reclining.
acensuador
acervuline
acervuline
adj
Resembling little heaps.
acetonuria
acetonuria
noun
(pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
achenodium
acinaceous
acinaceous
adj
(botany) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.
aconuresis
aconuresis
noun
(pathology) urinary incontinence (inability to control urination)
acquainted
acquainted
adj
Personally known; familiar.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acquaint
acquirenda
acquirenda
noun
plural of acquirendum
acquitment
acquitment
noun
(law) Acquittal.
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
actualness
actualness
noun
The state or quality of being actual.
acturience
acturience
noun
tendency or impulse to act
acuminated
acuminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acuminate
acusection
adjunctive
adjunctive
adj
(logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a
additional; neither basic nor primary
forming an adjunct
noun
(grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
(manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
aeronautic
aeronautic
adj
Having to do with aerial navigation
aesculetin
aesculetin
noun
A derivative of coumarin found in chicory and many other plants.
affluences
affluences
noun
plural of affluence
alcornoque
alcornoque
noun
The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
aluconidae
aluconinae
amarynceus
ambulanced
ambulanced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambulance
ambulancer
ambulancer
noun
(military) A medic working in a mobile field hospital.
ambulances
ambulances
noun
plural of ambulance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulance
americanum
anacahuite
anaculture
anchesmius
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
angletouch
animalcule
animalcule
noun
(obsolete) A small animal.
(physiology, historical) A sperm cell or spermatozoon; also, the embryo that was formerly thought to be contained inside a spermatozoon in a fully developed state.
(zoology, archaic) A microscopic aquatic animal, including protozoa and rotifers.
announcers
announcers
noun
plural of announcer
annuisance
annunciade
annunciate
annunciate
verb
(transitive, formal) To announce.
anonaceous
anonaceous
adj
Alternative form of annonaceous
anorectous
anorectous
adj
(archaic) anorectic; lacking appetite
antechurch
antefurcae
antefurcae
noun
plural of antefurca
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
anteocular
anteocular
adj
Positioned in front of the eye
antepectus
anthericum
anthericum
noun
(botany) Any member of the genus Anthericum of rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae.
antiluetic
antiluetic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering lues (syphilis).
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters lues (syphilis).
anucleated
anucleated
adj
From which the nucleus has been removed.
Not nucleated; anucleate.
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apocyneous
apocyneous
adj
Relating to, or resembling, the dogbanes of the genus Apocynum.
archeunuch
archgunner
arenaceous
arenaceous
adj
(geology) Arenitic.
(of a plant) Growing in sandy soil.
(of soil) Sandy.
ascogenous
ascogenous
adj
(mycology) That grows from the ascogonium of a fungus
assecution
assecution
noun
(obsolete) acquisition; an obtaining
assurances
assurances
noun
plural of assurance
assurgency
assurgency
noun
A tendency to rise.
auchinleck
auctioneer
auctioneer
noun
A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, taking bids to find the best price for the vendor.
verb
(transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction.
audiencier
audiencier
noun
A bailiff in certain French courts.
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
aureomycin
aureomycin
noun
(medicine) The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
austenitic
austenitic
adj
Relating to, or containing austenite
authigenic
authigenic
adj
(geology) Generated where it is found or observed.
autonetics
autonoetic
autonoetic
adj
Of or relating to autonoesis.
avenaceous
avenaceous
adj
Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.
avirulence
avirulence
noun
The state of being avirulent.
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
avunculate
avunculate
noun
(In certain tribal peoples, for example, the Korowai) a special relationship between a man and a maternal uncle, and the mutual responsibilities between them.
the relationship between a man and his sister's children, generally her sons.
avunculize
bandcutter
barbecuing
barbecuing
verb
present participle of barbecue
beautician
beautician
noun
One who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments.
beccabunga
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becousined
becrusting
bejaundice
benedictus
beneficium
bescouring
betancourt
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
biloculine
biloculine
adj
(biology) Characteristic of species of foraminifers in the genus Biloculina, now principally in Pyrgo.
Having two chambers or compartments.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
binucleate
binucleate
adj
(biology) having two nuclei
noun
A cell that has two nuclei
bipunctate
bipunctate
adj
Having two punctures or spots.
bontebucks
bontebucks
noun
plural of bontebuck
bouchaleen
bounceable
bounceable
adj
Able to be bounced
bounceably
bounceback
bounceback
noun
(Internet) An automated response to an email, indicating that it could not be delivered.
(marketing) A customized order form sent out with previously ordered goods, encouraging the customer to make a further order, perhaps motivated by a discount or free gift.
A rebound.
An economic recovery.
bounciness
bounciness
noun
The characteristic of being bouncy.
bubonocele
bubonocele
noun
(medicine) An inguinal hernia, especially of the incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a swelling there like a bubo.
bubonoceze
buccaneers
buccaneers
noun
plural of buccaneer
buccinidae
bucconidae
bucconinae
buchbinder
buchenwald
buchmanite
buchnerite
bucklering
bucklering
verb
present participle of buckler
bucorvinae
bullescene
bullnecked
bullnecked
adj
Having a thick, muscular neck
bunchberry
bunchberry
noun
Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
Cornus suecica - Eurasian bunchberry or northern bunchberry.
The fruit of either of these plants.
bunchiness
bunchiness
noun
The quality or condition of being bunchy.
buoyancies
buoyancies
noun
plural of buoyancy
butchering
butchering
noun
The act by which someone or something is butchered; a slaughter or killing.
verb
present participle of butcher
cacatuinae
cacuminate
cacuminate
verb
(obsolete) To make sharp or pointed.
cajuputene
cajuputene
noun
(archaic, organic chemistry) An aromatic oil (mainly limonene) extracted from cajuput
calendulas
calendulas
noun
plural of calendula
calendulin
calendulin
noun
(organic chemistry) A gummy or mucilaginous substance obtained from the marigold or calendula, and analogous to bassorin.
calentural
calentured
calentured
adj
Afflicted with calenture.
calumniate
calumniate
verb
(transitive) To levy a false charge against, especially of a vague offense, with the intent to damage someone's reputation or standing.
(transitive) To make hurtful untrue comments about.
cancellous
cancellous
adj
(anatomy, of bone) Having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones.
canephorus
cannaceous
cannaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Cannaceae.
cannelburg
cannelured
cannelured
adj
Having cannelures
cannulated
cannulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cannulate
cantaloupe
cantaloupe
noun
(Australia, US) Having a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.
(UK, Ireland) Smooth-skinned, also known as true cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and also grown in Europe.
An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
canterbury
canterbury
noun
A rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.
capernutie
carbuncled
carbuncled
adj
Affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles; marked with red sores; pimpled and blotched.
Set with carbuncles (red precious stones).
carbuncles
carbuncles
noun
plural of carbuncle
cardueline
cardueline
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the subfamily Carduelinae of finches.
carinulate
carinulate
adj
Having the form of a carinula
carnoustie
carunculae
carunculae
noun
plural of caruncula
castaneous
castaneous
adj
Having the colour of a chestnut; chestnut-coloured.
casualness
casualness
noun
A relaxed and nonchalant attitude.
The state of being casual.
catechumen
catechumen
noun
A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.
catenulate
catenulate
adj
(botany, zoology) In the form of a chain of linked parts
verb
To form into a chain
caulescent
caulescent
adj
(botany) having a well-developed stem above ground; with a trunk
cautioners
cautioners
noun
plural of cautioner
cecutiency
cecutiency
noun
(obsolete) Partial blindness, or a tendency toward blindness.
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
cenogonous
censorinus
censorious
censorious
adj
Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.