(zoology) A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period.
acanthodini
accentuated
accentuated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accentuate
accidentals
accidentals
noun
plural of accidental
accidentary
accidentary
adj
(obsolete) accidental; occurring by chance; occasional
(obsolete) logically accidental; non-essential
accidential
accordantly
accordantly
adv
In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably.
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
acetamidine
acetamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The amidine of acetic acid CH₃C(=NH)NH₂; any N-derivative of this compound
acetanilide
acetanilide
noun
(organic chemistry, pharmacology) the amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic
acetanilids
acetanilids
noun
plural of acetanilid
acetaniside
achatinidae
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achondritic
achondritic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.
acidanthera
acidanthera
noun
Any of the gladioli previously placed in the genus Acidanthera.
acidulating
acidulating
verb
present participle of acidulate
acidulation
acidulation
noun
The act of acidulating.
acrodontism
actaeonidae
actinodrome
actinodrome
adj
Alternative form of actinodromous
acutonodose
adenectopia
adenectopic
adherescent
adiagnostic
adiagnostic
adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
adjectional
adjectional
adj
Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
adjutancies
adjutancies
noun
plural of adjutancy
admittances
admittances
noun
plural of admittance
adolescents
adolescents
noun
plural of adolescent
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
adscription
adscription
noun
The state of being joined, bound or annexed
advancement
advancement
noun
(law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
How advanced something is
The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
The state of being advanced
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
aerodonetic
aerodonetic
adj
Relating to aerodonetics.
affectioned
affectioned
adj
(archaic) Feeling a certain affection for; disposed.
(archaic) affected, pompous
(archaic) obstinate, willful
(archaic) zealous, earnest
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affection
anadicrotic
anadicrotic
adj
Synonym of anacrotic
ancistrodon
androcrates
androcratic
androcratic
adj
Relating to androcracy.
androtauric
anecdotages
anecdotages
noun
plural of anecdotage
anecdotally
anecdotally
adv
In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
anecdotical
anecdotical
adj
Dated form of anecdotal.
anecdotists
anecdotists
noun
plural of anecdotist
anelectrode
anelectrode
noun
(obsolete) Anode; the positive pole of a galvanic battery.
anidiomatic
anisodactyl
anisodactyl
adj
Characterized by anisodactyly
annunciated
annunciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annunciate
antecardium
antecedence
antecedence
noun
(astronomy, obsolete) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west.
(geology) A geologic process that explains how and why antecedent rivers can cut through mountain systems instead of going around them.
(grammar) The relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent.
That which precedes something or someone (e.g. prior events, origin, ancestry).
The length of time by which one event or time period precedes another.
The relationship of preceding something in time or order.
antecedency
antecedency
noun
Antecedence (various senses).
antecedents
antecedents
noun
plural of antecedent
anteflected
anticardiac
anticardium
anticardium
noun
(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.
anticathode
anticathode
noun
(electrochemistry) The opposite of a cathode, an anode.
(electronics) The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.
anticipated
anticipated
adj
expected to arrive; scheduled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anticipate
antidancing
antidancing
adj
Opposing dancing.
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
antidotical
antidotical
adj
Serving as an antidote.
antidynamic
antidysuric
antimedical
antimedical
adj
Inconsistent with the principles of medical science.
antiradical
antiradical
adj
(biochemistry) Counteracting free radicals.
(politics) Opposing or countering a radical ideology.
noun
(medicine) A drug that counter free radicals
antireducer
antisideric
antisuicide
antisuicide
adj
Opposing or preventing suicide.
appendicate
apprenticed
apprenticed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apprentice
arsenicated
arsenicated
adj
Treated with arsenate or other arsenic compound.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arsenicate
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
ascendantly
ascendantly
adv
In an ascendant manner.
ascertained
ascertained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ascertain
attendances
attendances
noun
plural of attendance
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
backadation
becurtained
becurtained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becurtain
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
benedictine
benediction
benediction
noun
A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water and formally dedicated to God.
A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).
Help, good fortune or reward from God or another supernatural source.
In the Anglican church, the ceremony used to institute an abbot, analogous to the consecration of a bishop.
benedictive
benedictive
adj
Of, relating to, or being a benediction or blessing.
noun
(linguistics) A particular verbal mood in Sanskrit language.
benedictory
benedictory
adj
Giving thanks
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction
biconnected
biconnected
adj
(graph theory) Describing a connected graph from which two vertices must be removed for it to become disconnected.
binucleated
binucleated
adj
binucleate
blindstitch
blindstitch
noun
Alternative form of blind stitch
verb
To work in blind stitches.
bloodstanch
bolectioned
bolectioned
adj
(architecture) Having a bolection.
branchstand
bucklandite
cachinnated
cachinnated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cachinnate
caffeinated
caffeinated
adj
(informal, of a person) Overly peppy or energetic; stimulated by caffeine.
Containing caffeine naturally (e.g., coffee, tea, and cacao) or as an additive (e.g., soft drinks, sports drinks, or energy drinks).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caffeinate
calendarist
calendarist
noun
A person who contrives and makes calendars
A person who uses a particular form of calendar
calumniated
calumniated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calumniate
cancellated
cancellated
adj
(anatomy) Open or spongy, like certain porous bones.
Marked with cross lines; crossbarred.
candidating
candidating
noun
(US, colloquial) The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement.
verb
present participle of candidate
candidature
candidature
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.
candlelight
candlelight
noun
The light emitted by a candle.
candlestand
candlestand
noun
A holder for candles; a branched candlestick.
candlestick
candlestick
noun
(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
verb
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties.
cantharidin
cantharidin
noun
(organic chemistry) A volatile organic compound in cantharis, or Spanish fly.
cantillated
cantillated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cantillate
capernoited
capitonidae
carcanetted
cardinalate
cardinalate
noun
Collective term for the cardinals
The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.
cardinalist
cardinalist
noun
A partisan of cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin in 17th century France (as opposed to a royalist).
cardinality
cardinality
noun
(data modeling, databases) The property of a relationship between a database table and another one, specifying whether it is one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many.
(religion) The status of being cardinalitial
(set theory, of a set) The number of elements a given set contains.
(type theory) The number of terms that can inhabit a type; the possible values of a type.
cardiotonic
cardiotonic
adj
That has a favourable (tonic) effect on the action of the heart.
noun
Any drug or substance having a tonic effect on the heart.
carnationed
carnationed
adj
(poetic) Of a rosy pink colour.
Adorned with a carnation.
carotenoids
carotenoids
noun
plural of carotenoid
carotinoids
carotinoids
noun
plural of carotinoid
carpentered
carpentered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carpenter
caryatidean
cattimandoo
cattimandoo
noun
The latex of the tree Euphorbia cattimandoo.
centerboard
centerboard
noun
(American spelling, nautical) Alternative spelling of centreboard
centerfolds
centerfolds
noun
plural of centerfold
centralised
centralised
adj
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of centralized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centralise
centralized
centralized
adj
Having power concentrated in a single, central authority
Having things physically towards the center; consolidated or concentrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centralize
centrarchid
centrarchid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae, the freshwater sunfishes.
centreboard
centreboard
noun
(British spelling, nautical) The adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind.
centrifuged
centrifuged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifuge
centriscoid
cerianthoid
cetorhinoid
chaetopodan
chelidonate
chesterland
childrenite
childrenite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare hydrated phosphate mineral with the chemical formula (Fe,Mn)AlPO₄(OH)₂•H₂O, brown or yellow in colour with a vitreous lustre.
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
chondrocyte
chondrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
chondrodite
chondrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A nesosilicate mineral with chemical formula (Mg,Fe)₅(F,OH)₂(SiO₄)₂, the most frequently encountered member of the humite group.
chondroitic
chondroitin
chondroitin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a range of mucopolysaccharides, derived from galactosamine and glucuronic acid, that occur in cartilage and bone.
chondromata
chondrostei
chondrotome
chondrotome
noun
A surgical instrument for cutting cartilage.
chondrotomy
chondrotomy
noun
(anatomy) The dissection of cartilage.
chordotonal
chordotonal
adj
Describing the stretch receptors in arthropods that detect the position of body segments or appendages
noun
Such a receptor
christendie
christendom
cimetidines
cimetidines
noun
plural of cimetidine
cinclidotus
cinematized
cinematized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cinematize
citizenhood
citizenhood
noun
The group of all citizens.
The state of being a citizen; citizenship
citizenized
citizenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of citizenize
citrangeade
citrangeade
noun
A sweetened drink like orangeade but made with citranges.