(rare) The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union
acetomorphin
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
aminocaproic
aminocaproic
adj
Of or pertaining to aminocaproic acids and their derivatives
aminoplastic
aminoplastic
noun
melamine/formaldehyde resin
amnioclepsis
amphibiontic
amphicentric
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicondyla
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amphinucleus
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
anomaloscope
anomaloscope
noun
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.
anomocarpous
anomocarpous
adj
(botany) Having anomalous fruits
antimephitic
antimephitic
adj
Countering mephitic gases.
antimetropic
antimetropic
adj
Relating to antimetropia
antipacifism
antipacifism
noun
Opposition to pacifism.
appendectomy
appendectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
approachment
approachment
noun
(archaic) approach
archchampion
archiphoneme
archiphoneme
noun
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.
attemperance
attemperance
noun
(obsolete) temperance; attemperament
backstamping
becompliment
bronchospasm
bronchospasm
noun
(medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles
cameraperson
cameraperson
noun
A person who operates a camera.
campanologer
campanulales
campanularia
campanulatae
campanulated
campanulated
adj
Alternative form of campanulate (“bell-shaped”)
campbelltown
campephagine
camphorating
camphorating
verb
present participle of camphorate
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
campsheeting
campsheeting
noun
Alternative form of campshedding
camptonville
caprimulgine
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
carpetmonger
carpetmonger
noun
(obsolete) One fond of pleasure; a gallant.
One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalomenia
chairmanship
chairmanship
noun
The office, or the term, of a chairman.
chamaedaphne
chamaesiphon
champagnized
champagnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagnize
championless
championless
adj
Without a champion.
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
championship
championship
noun
(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
Defense or support of some cause.
The position of champion, or winner.
chapmansboro
chapmanville
chimneypiece
chimneypiece
noun
A mantelpiece.
chumpishness
chumpishness
noun
The quality of being chumpish.
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
cinemascopic
clanjamphrey
clansmanship
classmanship
cleptomaniac
cleptomaniac
noun
Alternative spelling of kleptomaniac
clinopyramid
clumpishness
coachmanship
coachmanship
noun
Skill in driving a coach.
coemployment
comeuppances
comeuppances
noun
plural of comeuppance
commonership
commonership
noun
The condition of being a fellow-commoner.
commonplacer
commonplacer
noun
One who writes a commonplace book.
commonplaces
commonplaces
noun
plural of commonplace
companionage
companionage
noun
The condition of being a companion (a knight of the lowest rank in certain orders).
companionate
companionate
adj
(now historical) Designating a proposed type of marriage (or other partnership) in which the partners plan to have no children and take on no legal obligations to one another.
Friendly, companionable.
Pertaining to a (chiefly romantic) relationship that emphasises companionship and mutual respect.
companioning
companioning
verb
present participle of companion
companionize
companionize
verb
(transitive, intransitive, archaic) To associate with as a companion; to act as a friend to.
companionway
companionway
noun
(nautical) a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship
comparcioner
compartition
compartition
noun
(obsolete) A division or compartment.
(obsolete) The act of dividing into parts or compartments.
compartments
compartments
noun
plural of compartment
compaternity
compaternity
noun
(obsolete) The relationship of a godfather to a person.
compellation
compellation
noun
(archaic, rare) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; an appellation, a designation.
(archaic, rare) An act of addressing a person by a certain name or title.
(obsolete) An act of addressing or speaking to someone; also, the address or speech so made.
compellingly
compellingly
adv
In a compelling manner.
compenetrate
compenetrate
verb
(transitive) To penetrate every part of; to permeate.
To penetrate mutually or reciprocally; to interpenetrate.
compensating
compensating
verb
present participle of compensate
compensation
compensation
noun
(finance) The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.
(neuroscience) The ability of one part of the brain to overfunction in order to take over the function of a damaged part (e.g. following a stroke).
(real estate) An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.
A recompense or reward for service.
Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.
The act or principle of compensating.
The relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems, the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose.
compensative
compensative
adj
that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
(obsolete) compensation
compensators
compensators
noun
plural of compensator
compensatory
compensatory
adj
(genetics) That compensates for a deleterious mutation
(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
competencies
competencies
noun
plural of competency
competitions
competitions
noun
plural of competition
compilations
compilations
noun
plural of compilation
complacences
complacences
noun
plural of complacence
complacently
complacently
adv
In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.
complainable
complainable
adj
That may be complained of.
complainants
complainants
noun
plural of complainant
complaintful
complaintful
adj
(obsolete) Full of complaint.
complaintive
complaintive
adj
Tending to complain, characterized by complaining.
complaisance
complaisance
noun
The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable.
(obsolete) Of persons: accomplished; talented; experienced.
(obsolete) Of the nature of a ceremony that is not essential but accessory; ceremonial; ceremonious; formal.
Complementary.
Of the nature of a complement; completing.
complemented
complemented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complement
complementer
complementer
noun
Something that serves as a complement to something else.
completement
completement
noun
(obsolete) Act of completing or perfecting; completion.
completeness
completeness
noun
(logic) The property of a logical theory that whenever a wff is valid then it must also be a theorem. Symbolically, letting T represent a theory within logic L, this can be represented as the property that whenever T vDash 𝜙 is true, then T⊢𝜙 must also be true, for any wff φ of logic L.
The state or condition of being complete.
complexation
complexation
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex
complexional
complexional
adj
(obsolete) Pertaining to one's mental disposition; temperamental.
(obsolete) Pertaining to one's physical composition; constitutional.
Pertaining to the complexion of the skin.
complexioned
complexioned
adj
(in combination) Having a specified type of complexion.
compliancies
compliancies
noun
plural of compliancy
complicating
complicating
verb
present participle of complicate
complication
complication
noun
(horology) A feature beyond basic time display in a timepiece.
(medicine) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.
A person who doesn't fit in with the main scheme of things; an interloper.
The act or process of complicating.
The state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; complexity.
complimental
complimental
adj
(obsolete) complimentary.
complimented
complimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compliment
complimenter
complimenter
noun
One given to complimenting; a flatterer.
One who compliments.
componential
componential
adj
Of, pertaining to, or comprising components
comportments
comportments
noun
plural of comportment
composedness
composedness
noun
The state or quality of being composed.
compositions
compositions
noun
plural of composition
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
compoundness
compoundness
noun
The state or quality of being compound.
comprecation
comprecation
noun
(obsolete) The act of praying together.
comprehended
comprehended
adj
Included; comprised; contained.
Understood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprehend
comprehender
comprehender
noun
Agent noun of comprehend: one who comprehends.
comprehensor
comprehensor
noun
(obsolete) One who comprehends; one who has attained a full knowledge.
compressions
compressions
noun
plural of compression
comprobation
comprobation
noun
(obsolete) approbation
(obsolete) joint attestation; proof
compromising
compromising
adj
Vulnerable to suspicion.
Willing or able to compromise.
verb
present participle of compromise
compunctions
compunctions
noun
plural of compunction
compunctious
compunctious
adj
Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.
compurgation
compurgation
noun
(now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
computations
computations
noun
plural of computation
computerniks
computerniks
noun
plural of computernik
conocephalum
consumership
consumership
noun
The role or status of consumer.
consumptible
consumptions
consumptions
noun
plural of consumption
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
contemperate
contemperate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To temper; to moderate.
contemplable
contemplable
adj
Contemplatable
contemplamen
contemplance
contemplance
noun
(obsolete) contemplation
contemplated
contemplated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemplate
contemplates
contemplates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contemplate
contemplator
contemplator
noun
One who contemplates
contemporary
contemporary
adj
From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.
Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).
noun
(dated) A rival newspaper or magazine.
Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another.
Something existing at the same time.
contemporise
contemporise
verb
Alternative form of contemporize
contemporize
contemporize
verb
(marketing) To modify, repackage, or present a well-known or traditional product or brand in a way that appeals to contemporary consumers.
To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context