A pruning device mounted on a pole, so as to reach high branches; a weeding machine.
abietineous
abietineous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Abietineae.
abouchement
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abruptiones
abstentious
abstentious
adj
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
accentuator
accentuator
noun
An agent that accentuates.
accountable
accountable
adj
(rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
Liable to be called on to render an account.
Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
accountment
accountment
noun
Responsibility.
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
acesodynous
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
acutonodose
adenogenous
adenomatous
adenomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenoma
adenoneural
adenopodous
adenotyphus
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adjournment
adjournment
noun
(rhetoric) Ampliatio.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
aeronautics
aeronautics
noun
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation
aeronautism
aeronautism
noun
The practice of aeronautic travel.
aetosaurian
aetosaurian
noun
Any aetosaur of the order †Aetosauria
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
allogeneous
allogeneous
adj
(medicine) From a nonself donor of the same species.
different in nature or kind.
alsinaceous
altiloquent
altiloquent
adj
Pompous, or pretentious in speech
aluminotype
aluminotype
noun
A form of printing plate made of a sheet of aluminium.
aluniferous
amentaceous
amentaceous
adj
(botany) Bearing, resembling, or consisting of an ament or aments.
aminopurine
aminopurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a purine
amorousness
amorousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorous.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphogenous
anaerobious
anaerobious
adj
(archaic) anaerobic
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
anatiferous
anatiferous
adj
Producing ducks. Formerly used of barnacles, since it was believed that they produced ducks and geese.
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
anfractuose
anfractuose
adj
Alternative form of anfractuous
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anisogenous
anisomerous
anisomerous
adj
(botany) Having the number of floral organs unequal.
annonaceous
annonaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the soursop and other members of the Annonaceae family.
anthogenous
antineutron
antineutron
noun
(physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a neutron.
antinucleon
antinucleon
noun
(physics) The antiparticle of a nucleon
anxiousness
anxiousness
noun
A feeling of anxiety.
The state of being anxious.
apneumonous
apneumonous
adj
(zoology) Without lungs.
aponeuroses
aponeuroses
noun
plural of aponeurosis
aponeurosis
aponeurosis
noun
(anatomy) A flattened pearly white fibrous membrane taking the place of a tendon that binds together and forms the terminations and attachments of muscles or connects them to other body parts like skin or bone.
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
aqueousness
aqueousness
noun
The state or quality of being aqueous.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archfounder
archineuron
arcocentrum
arduousness
arduousness
noun
The state of being arduous.
arenicolous
arenicolous
adj
(biology) living or burrowing in sand
arsenofuran
arundineous
arundineous
adj
(rare) Abounding in reeds; reedy.
astoundable
astoundable
adj
Capable of being astounded.
astoundment
astoundment
noun
amazement
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
atramentous
atramentous
adj
atramental
attenuation
attenuation
noun
(biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
(botany) The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
(brewing) The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast.
(engineering) A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
(homeopathy) The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses.
(physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
A gradual diminishing of strength.
attenuators
attenuators
noun
plural of attenuator
auctioneers
auctioneers
noun
plural of auctioneer
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
aurodiamine
austrogaean
austronesia
austronesia
Proper noun
The Pacific islands of Indonesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia considered as a group.
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
autocinesis
autogeneses
autogenesis
autogenesis
noun
(biology) The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter.
autogenetic
autogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to autogenesis.
Self-generated.
autogenuous
autokinesis
autokinesis
noun
A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
autokinetic
autokinetic
adj
(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
autoscience
autovaccine
autovaccine
noun
autogenous vaccine
auxanometer
auxanometer
noun
An instrument to measure the growth of plants.
auxohormone
avellaneous
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
azosulphine
bangiaceous
baroqueness
baroqueness
noun
The state or condition of being baroque.
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
becushioned
belabouring
belabouring
verb
present participle of belabour
beliquoring
bellybutton
bellybutton
noun
(informal) The navel or umbilicus.
belorussian
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
bernoullian
bescoundrel
bescutcheon
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bettencourt
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
biliousness
biliousness
noun
The state of being bilious.
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
bistournage
bittencourt
blacktongue
blountville
blountville
Proper noun
A in the U.S. state of that is the of
bludgeoneer
bludgeoning
bludgeoning
noun
An assault with a club or similar weapon.
verb
present participle of bludgeon
bluebonnets
bluebonnets
noun
plural of bluebonnet
bluetongues
bluetongues
noun
plural of bluetongue
blunderbore
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
bodefulness
bogusnesses
bonaventura
bonaventure
bontequagga
boragineous
boragineous
adj
(botany) Relating to the borage tribe; boraginaceous.
botulinuses
boundedness
boundedness
noun
The state or quality of being bounded.
boundlessly
boundlessly
adv
In a boundless manner.
boundnesses
bounteously
bounteously
adv
In a bounteous manner.
bouquiniste
bourgeoning
bourgeoning
adj
That bourgeons
noun
sprouting or blossoming
verb
present participle of bourgeon
bournemouth
bournemouth
Proper noun
A large town in Dorset, England
bourneville
boutonniere
boutonniere
noun
A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket.
brunellesco
bucerotinae
buckeystown
bullionless
bullionless
adj
Without bullion.
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
buoyantness
buoyantness
noun
The state or quality of being buoyant.
burthensome
burthensome
adj
Obsolete spelling of burdensome
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
buttonholed
buttonholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buttonhole
buttonholer
buttonholer
noun
An attachment for a sewing machine which automates the side-to-side and forward-and-backward motions involved in sewing a buttonhole.
One who detains somebody in conversation against their will.
buttonholes
buttonholes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhole
buxomnesses
buzzerphone
buzzerphone
noun
(military, historical) A portable buzzer system for transmitting messages in Morse code.
byssogenous
byssogenous
adj
Secreting or producing byssus.
calcigenous
calcigenous
adj
That forms a calx when oxidized.
callousness
callousness
noun
The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.
The quality of having calluses.
cancerously
cancerously
adv
In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
With cancer.
cantaloupes
cantaloupes
noun
plural of cantaloupe
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
carbolineum
carbolineum
noun
An oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown coal tar mixture, formerly used to preserve wooden structures.