(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
aequorins
aequorins
noun
plural of aequorin
akuammine
akuammine
noun
(organic chemistry) An indole alkaloid found in the seeds of the tree Picralima nitida.
albuginea
albuginea
noun
(anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
albugines
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
aleutians
aleutians
Noun
of (person)
Proper noun
The Aleutian Islands.
alimentum
almuredin
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
aluminize
aluminize
verb
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminise.
aluminose
alumniate
anchusine
andouille
andouille
noun
A spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig.
aneuploid
aneuploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
angelique
angelique
noun
Alternative form of angélique
anguineal
anguineal
adj
(obsolete, mathematics) Describing a certain type of hyperbola that has a snakelike form
Like a snake; anguineous
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anguishes
anguishes
noun
plural of anguish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anguish
animacule
annualize
annualize
verb
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of annualise.
annuities
annuities
noun
plural of annuity
antiquate
antiquate
verb
(transitive) To cause to become old or obsolete.
antiquely
antiquely
adv
In an antique manner.
antiquers
antiquers
noun
plural of antiquer
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antluetic
anukabiet
anukabiet
noun
An old Thai unit of length, approximately 2.6 centimetres.
anxietude
anxietude
noun
The state or condition of being troubled, worried, or anxious; anxiety.
aphelinus
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
aquitaine
arduinite
arrhenius
arsenious
arsenious
adj
(chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 3.
arzrunite
arzrunite
noun
(mineralogy) A biaxial orthorhombic sulfate chloride mineral.
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
assinuate
aubergine
aubergine
noun
(Britain) An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
(Britain) The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
(color) A dark purple colour; eggplant.
auchenium
auchenium
noun
(zoology) The posterior portion of the neck in birds.
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
audiencer
audiences
audiences
noun
plural of audience
audiencia
audiencia
noun
(historical) An appellate court of the Spanish empire.
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
augustine
aumoniere
aunjetitz
auntliest
auntliest
adj
superlative form of auntly: most auntly
aureation
aureation
noun
(rhetoric) The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.
aureoline
aureoling
auriphone
austenite
austenite
noun
A solid solution or carbon or ferric carbide in iron that exists in steel at high temperatures.
authentic
authentic
adj
(music, of a Gregorian mode) Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
(obsolete) Authoritative.
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
authigene
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
autoindex
autourine
autunites
autunites
noun
plural of autunite
aventurin
avifaunae
avirulent
avirulent
Adjective
Not virulent.
awunctive
azorubine
azorubine
noun
(organic chemistry) a red azo dye used as a food colouring, mostly in baked goods
baigneuse
barnumize
barnumize
verb
Alternative form of Barnumize
baudekins
baudekins
noun
plural of baudekin
bealtuinn
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bedaubing
bedaubing
verb
present participle of bedaub
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
beduncing
beduncing
verb
present participle of bedunce
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
beguiling
beguiling
adj
That beguiles or beguile.
noun
A beguilement.
verb
present participle of beguile
begulfing
begumming
begumming
verb
present participle of begum
belauding
belauding
verb
present participle of belaud
belinurus
benumbing
benumbing
verb
present participle of benumb
beraunite
beraunite
Noun
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
bermudian
bermudian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.
Personal legal status equivalent to citizenship for the country of Bermuda.
Noun
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
bernoulli
betulinic
betulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to betulinic acid or its derivatives
betulinol
beudanite
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
bienniums
bienniums
noun
plural of biennium
bienvenue
bigeminum
biguanide
biguanide
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine
Any of a class of antihyperglycemic and antimalarial drugs based upon this compound.
biltongue
biltongue
noun
Archaic form of biltong.
binuclear
binuclear
adj
having two nuclei; binucleate
biogenous
biogenous
adj
biogenic; produced by living things
bisinuate
bisinuate
adj
(botany) doubly sinuate
bitternut
bitternut
noun
Its fruit, a bitter nut sometimes used as feed for livestock.
The bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
blennuria
bluejoint
bluelines
bluelines
noun
plural of blueline
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueline
bluepoint
bluepoint
noun
(felinology) A colourpoint cat with blue markings.
(marine biology) A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.
blueprint
blueprint
noun
(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
(informal, by extension) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.
A print produced with this process.
A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
verb
To make a blueprint for.
To make a detailed operational plan for.
bluisness
bottineau
bottineau
Proper noun
A city in North Dakota.
bouillone
bounciest
bounciest
adj
superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy
bouquetin
bouquetin
noun
ibex
brauneria
braunites
braunites
noun
plural of braunite
brodequin
brodequin
noun
(obsolete) A buskin or half-boot.
brundidge
brunellia
brunhilde
brunizems
bubonidae
buchanite
buchonite
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
budgeting
budgeting
noun
The activity of constructing a budget.
verb
present participle of budget
buffering
buffering
verb
present participle of buffer
buffeting
buffeting
noun
(aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow
A blow or motion that buffets.
verb
present participle of buffet
bufonidae
bufotenin
bufotenin
noun
Alternative spelling of bufotenine
buggering
buggering
noun
An act of buggery.
verb
present participle of bugger
bugginess
bugginess
noun
The quality of being buggy.
bulginess
bulginess
noun
The state of being bulgy
bulkiness
bulkiness
noun
The characteristic of being bulky, or of having bulk.
bulleting
bulleting
noun
(Scotland) The game of road bowling.
verb
present participle of bullet
bulletins
bulletins
noun
plural of bulletin
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bumpiness
bumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being bumpy.
bumpkinet
bunchiest
bunchiest
adj
superlative form of bunchy: most bunchy
bunkering
bunkering
noun
(chiefly Nigeria) The illicit removal of oil from a pipeline or other distribution system.
(nautical) The taking on board of bunker fuel.
verb
present participle of bunker
bunsenite
bunsenite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing nickel and oxygen, Nickel(II) oxide.
buntlines
buntlines
noun
plural of buntline
burdening
burdening
verb
present participle of burden
burgensic
burliness
burliness
noun
The characteristic of being burly.
burnetize
burniebee
burnished
burnished
adj
(figurative) Blazing, bright.
Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burnish
burnisher
burnisher
noun
A tool used to burnish, for making smooth and shiny by rubbing.
burnishes
burnishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of burnish