(Scotland, law, transitive) To prove; to corroborate.
adminiculation
adminiculation
noun
(law) proof; corroboration
adminiculum
adminiculum
noun
(medicine) That which gives support to a part.
(medicine) The expansion of fibers extending from the superior pubic ligament to the posterior surface of the linea alba.
aecidium
aecidium
noun
(mycology) A member of the form genus Aecidium.
The cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families
alumohydrocalcite
alumohydrocalcite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
amidoguaiacol
amidosuccinamic
aminoaciduria
aminoaciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of amino acids in the urine.
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphicondylous
amplexicaudate
anacardium
anacatadidymus
androclinium
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
antecardium
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
arachnidium
archaimbaud
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archidamus
archidium
ascidium
ascidium
noun
(botany) A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ or appendage of a plant.
(zoology) One of the former genus Ascidium of simple ascidians, which included most of the known species; sometimes used as a name for the family Ascidiidae or for all the Tunicata, or Ascidiacea.
ascogonidium
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
audiometrically
audiometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, audiometry.
aureocasidium
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autodermic
autodiagrammatic
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
autoincremented
autoincremented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoincrement
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
bimaculated
bimaculated
adj
Alternative form of bimaculate
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
bulbocodium
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cadmium
cadmium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal. # (countable) A single atom of this element.
cadmiumize
cadmiums
cadmiums
noun
plural of cadmium
caladium
caladium
noun
Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor.
caladiums
caladiums
noun
plural of caladium
calathidium
caldarium
caldarium
noun
In Roman baths, the hottest room, with a plunge-pool. It preceded the tepidarium and frigidarium.
In modern spas, a room with a hot floor.
calderium
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
calumniated
calumniated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calumniate
camaldulian
camoudie
campanularidae
capnodium
caprimulgidae
cardiocarpum
cardiopneumatic
cardiopneumograph
cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the lungs.
cardiorrheuma
cardiospermum
cardipaludism
cardium
carpidium
cathedraticum
cathodoluminescence
cathodoluminescence
noun
(physics) A form of luminescence produced by the bombardment of a metal or a phosphor by electrons (as in a traditional television).
cathodoluminescent
cathodoluminescent
adj
Exhibiting cathodoluminescence.
caudiform
caudiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a tail.
caudillism
caudillism
noun
Alternative form of caudilloism
caudillismo
caudillismo
noun
The type of government ruled by a caudillo.
caudillismos
caudillismos
noun
plural of caudillismo
cavaedium
cavaedium
noun
(architecture) The central hall or court within an Ancient Roman house.
cecidium
cecidium
noun
A gall produced on a plant by infection from insects etc
cecidomyiidous
cedrium
centauridium
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
ceramidium
ceramidium
noun
(phycology) In macroalgae in the Rhodomelaceae family, the urn-shaped envelope surrounding the sporogenous filaments of the cystocarp
ceratomandibular
chalcidicum
chelidonium
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chilidium
chilidium
noun
(zoology) A plate covering a portion of the dorsal valve in certain brachiopods.
chlamydobacteriaceous
chondroalbuminoid
chondroalbuminoid
adj
chondral and albuminoid
chondrocranium
chondrocranium
noun
(anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification
chondrofibromatous
chondromucoid
chondromucoid
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The combination of chondroitin sulfate and collagen fibres that gives cartilage its resilience and flexibility.
chromidium
chromidium
noun
A granule of extranuclear chromatin in the cytoplasm of a cell
churchwardenism
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
chytridium
circumadjacent
circumadjacent
adj
Lying immediately around
circumambulated
circumambulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumambulate
circumbendibus
circumbendibus
adj
(often humorous) indirect or roundabout
noun
(often humorous) A roundabout route or process
(often humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing
circumbendibuses
circumbendibuses
noun
plural of circumbendibus
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
circumdate
circumdenudation
circumdenudation
noun
(geology) denudation around an object
circumdiction
circumduce
circumduce
verb
(archaic, law, Scotland, transitive) To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence.
circumducing
circumducing
verb
present participle of circumduce
circumduct
circumduct
verb
(anatomy) To move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed.
(law) Alternative form of circumduce (“to close a case to further proof”)
(law, obsolete) To contravene; to nullify.
(obsolete) To lead about or astray.
circumducted
circumducted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumduct
circumduction
circumduction
noun
(Scotland, law) The act of circumducing.
(anatomy) The circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.
circumfused
circumfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse
circummeridian
circummeridian
adj
(astronomy) About or around the meridian.
circummeridional
circummundane
circummundane
adj
(chiefly zoology) Existing throughout the world.
circummured
circummured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circummure
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
circumnutated
circumnutated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnutate
circumradii
circumradii
noun
plural of circumradius
circumradius
circumradius
noun
(mathematics) For a given geometric shape, the radius of the smallest circle or sphere into which it will fit.
circumradiuses
circumrotated
circumrotated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumrotate
circumscribed
circumscribed
adj
Limited narrowly; restricted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumscribe
circumstanced
circumstanced
adj
(in combination) In the specified situation or circumstances.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumstance
circumstantiated
circumstantiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumstantiate
circumundulate
circumundulate
verb
To flow around as waves or undulations
circumundulation
circumvallated
circumvallated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvallate
circumvented
circumvented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvent
circumvolved
circumvolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve
cladodium
cladosporium
clinandrium
clinandrium
noun
(botany) An area at the tip of the column of orchid flowers, beneath the anthers.
clinopodium
cliquedom
cliquedom
noun
The world of cliques; cliques generally.
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