simple past tense and past participle of acupuncture
adenophoreus
adenophorous
adenophorous
adj
(botany) Producing glands.
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adjournments
adjournments
noun
plural of adjournment
adminiculary
adminiculary
adj
(obsolete) Adminicular.
adularescent
adularescent
adj
Exhibiting adularescence.
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adumbrations
adumbrations
noun
plural of adumbration
adventureful
adventureful
adj
Given to adventure.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
aldebaranium
aldebaranium
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
alexandrinus
ammoniureted
anandrarious
androclinium
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
angulinerved
anomaluridae
antidandruff
antidandruff
adj
Countering or preventing dandruff.
antidiffuser
antidiuretic
antidiuretic
adj
preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
noun
(physiology, medicine) an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
antireducing
anuradhapura
appendicular
appendicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a limb or appendage.
Of or pertaining to the appendix.
arseniureted
arseniureted
adj
Alternative form of arseniuretted
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
autodrainage
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bareknuckled
barramundies
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
biquadrantal
bleachground
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blunthearted
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
bondieuserie
bondieuserie
noun
Any devotional ornament or church object, especially one having little artistic value; a religious knick-knack.
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
brandenburgh
brandenburgs
brassbounder
brassbounder
noun
(nautical, historical) A young ship's apprentice whose parents paid for him to have certain privileges on board.
buddenbrooks
bundlerooted
burdensomely
burdensomely
adv
In a burdensome fashion.
buttonholder
caducibranch
caducibranch
noun
(zoology) Any caducibranchiate organism.
candelabrums
candidatures
candidatures
noun
plural of candidature
cardianeuria
cardioneural
carunculated
carunculated
adj
Alternative form of carunculate
centauridium
centrodesmus
chandragupta
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
churchwarden
churchwarden
noun
(Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
circumducing
circumducing
verb
present participle of circumduce
circumvented
circumvented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvent
clairaudient
clairaudient
adj
(parapsychology) Pertaining to or involving clairaudience.
noun
(parapsychology) One who has the power of clairaudience.
cnidophorous
cnidophorous
adj
Relating to cnidophores
coadventured
coadventurer
coadventurer
noun
A fellow adventurer.
columnarized
columnarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnarize
conductorial
conductorial
adj
Characteristic of a conductor (especially one who directs an orchestra)
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
conquistador
conquistador
noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
contractured
contractured
adj
(medicine) deformed by contracture
conundrumize
coproduction
coproduction
noun
A production in which two or more people, groups or companies work together.
cordylanthus
cotransduced
cotransduced
adj
transduced along with another
cotransduces
cotransduces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cotransduce
counderstand
counteracted
counteracted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counteract
counterbored
counterbored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterbore
counterbrand
counterbrand
noun
A replacement brand of this kind on cattle.
verb
(transitive) To brand (cattle) with a new and different brand, to mark change of ownership.
counterdance
counterdance
noun
Alternative form of contra dance
counterdraft
counterdrain
counterdrain
noun
(surgery) An inserted device or other means by which excess fluid is drained off from a part of the body in which it accumulates.
A drain at the foot of the embankment of a canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may soak through.
verb
(surgery) To drain off excess fluid from a part of the body in which it accumulates.
counterdrive
counterdrive
noun
A drive that counteracts another drive.
counterguard
counterguard
noun
(fortification) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
counterideal
counterideal
noun
An opposing ideal.
countermands
countermands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand
countermined
countermined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermine
countermoved
countermoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermove
counterorder
counterorder
noun
An order (command) made in opposition to a previous one.
verb
To issue a counterorder.
counterpaled
counterpaned
counterpaned
adj
Fitted with a counterpane.
counterplead
counterplead
verb
(transitive) To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
counterposed
counterposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpose
counterraids
counterraids
noun
plural of counterraid
counterround
counterround
noun
A body of military officers whose duty it is to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.
countershade
counterstand
counterstand
noun
(obsolete) A stand against; opposition, resistance.
countersynod
countersynod
noun
A synod that opposes another synod.
countertrade
countertrade
noun
(international trade) Exchange of goods or services that are paid for, in whole or part, with other goods or services.
verb
To engage in exchanges of this kind.
countertrend
countertrend
noun
A trend that opposes mainstream or popular trends.
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
countrysides
countrysides
noun
plural of countryside
cuprocyanide
curmudgeonly
curmudgeonly
adj
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish
cursednesses
cursednesses
noun
plural of cursedness
curvidentate
cylindricule
daemonurgist
daughterling
daughterling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A daughter, especially a young or precious one.
daunorubicin
daunorubicin
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic anthracycline antibiotic C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₀ which is a nitrogenous glycoside that interferes with DNA synthesis and is used in the treatment of acute leukemia and other cancers.
decantherous
decantherous
adj
(botany) Having ten anthers
deconstructs
deconstructs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deconstruct
decorousness
decorousness
noun
(countable) A decorous behaviour.
The state or quality of being decorous.
decrustation
decrustation
noun
The removal of a crust.
decurrencies
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
defraudation
defraudation
noun
(obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
degraduation
deincrustant
deinotherium
deinotherium
noun
Alternative form of dinotherium
deinsularize
deliberandum
demiculverin
demiculverin
noun
(now historical) A medium cannon, slightly larger than a saker and smaller than a culverin.
demipauldron
demurenesses
demurenesses
noun
plural of demureness
denaturalise
denaturalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of denaturalize.
denaturalize
denaturalize
verb
(transitive) To cease to treat as natural.
(transitive) To make less natural; to cause to deviate from its nature.
(transitive) To revoke or deny the citizenship of.
denaturation
denaturation
noun
(biochemistry) The change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused by heating, changes in pH, or exposure to certain chemicals.
The deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink
denaturising
denaturising
verb
present participle of denaturise
denaturizing
denaturizing
verb
present participle of denaturize
dendroctonus
dendrologous
denuclearize
denuclearize
verb
(transitive) To ban, remove or reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons in an area.
denumberment
denumeration
denumerative
denunciatory
denunciatory
adj
Tending to denounce.
deradenoncus
deregulating
deregulating
verb
present participle of deregulate
deregulation
deregulation
noun
The process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulation.
derelinquish
derelinquish
noun
to abandon or desert, to leave to itself
dermatonosus
desaturation
desaturation
noun
(chemistry) the conversion of a saturated compound to an unsaturated one by removing hydrogen or other atoms to form a double bond
(medicine) a decrease in the level of oxygen saturation in a patient's haemoglobin
desirousness
desirousness
noun
The state of being desirous.
destructions
destructions
noun
plural of destruction
detournement
detournement
noun
(sociology) The reuse of elements of mainstream media to produce a subversive message.