Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
acidulation
acidulation
noun
The act of acidulating.
acidulously
acidulously
adv
In an acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acutonodose
adelocerous
adipocerous
adipocerous
adj
Like adipocere.
adjudicator
adjudicator
noun
One who adjudicates.
adjunctions
adjunctions
noun
plural of adjunction
ambuscadoed
ambuscadoed
adj
(obsolete) Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.
androconium
androconium
noun
A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
androtauric
archdukedom
archdukedom
noun
The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy.
archfounder
audaciously
audaciously
adv
In a audacious manner; bravely, daringly, but not foolheartedly.
In a brazen, forthright manner.
audiometric
audiometric
adj
Measured using an audiometer
Of or pertaining to audiometry
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
autodidacts
autodidacts
noun
plural of autodidact
autodynamic
autodynamic
adj
Supplying its own power.
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
batidaceous
becushioned
bescoundrel
bidactylous
blockbusted
bloodsucker
bloodsucker
noun
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).
bodaciously
bodaciously
adv
In a bodacious manner.
bucerotidae
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
bulbocodium
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
camouflaged
camouflaged
adj
wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camouflage
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
carabideous
carabideous
adj
Relating to the carabidans
carborundum
carborundum
noun
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
cardionosus
cardophagus
carduaceous
carduaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Carduaceae of plants.
carludovica
cassiduloid
cassiduloid
noun
Any sea urchin of the order Cassiduloida.
cassiodorus
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
caudillismo
caudillismo
noun
The type of government ruled by a caudillo.
caudodorsal
caudodorsal
adj
(anatomy) Near the back of the tail
caudotibial
celluloided
celluloided
adj
Covered in celluloid.
cephalodium
cephalodium
noun
A small gall-like structure found in some lichens that contain cyanobacterial symbionts.
ceratoduses
chelidonium
chenopodium
chenopodium
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
chilopodous
chiropodous
chiropodous
adj
(zoology) Having feet that are adapted for grasping
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
chondrinous
chordaceous
chordaceous
adj
(botany, rare) string-like
cinclidotus
cirropodous
cirropodous
adj
relating to, or characteristic of the cirripeds
citharoedus
cladanthous
cladanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of pleurocarpous
cladocerous
cladogenous
clinopodium
closehauled
closehauled
adj
(nautical) Alternative form of close-hauled
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
cloudbursts
cloudbursts
noun
plural of cloudburst
cloudlessly
cloudlessly
Adverb
Without clouds.
cloudscapes
cloudscapes
noun
plural of cloudscape
clubionidae
cnidogenous
cnidoscolus
coadjutator
coadjutress
coadjutress
noun
A female coadjutor or assistant.
coadjutrice
coadjuvancy
coadjuvancy
noun
(rare) cooperation; mutual effort
coadunating
coadunating
verb
present participle of coadunate
coadunation
coadunation
noun
(obsolete) Union into a single body or mass; unity.
coadunative
coadunative
adj
Serving to coadunate or unite.
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
coastguards
coastguards
noun
plural of coastguard
coatimundis
coatimundis
noun
plural of coatimundi
coboundless
cocksuredom
cocounseled
coeducation
coeducation
noun
the education of male and female students in the same institution
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
colatitudes
colatitudes
noun
plural of colatitude
colloquized
colloquized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colloquize
colongitude
colongitude
noun
(astronomy) The longitude of the morning terminator (division between illuminated and dark regions) on the Moon, as measured in degrees westward from the prime meridian.
coloquintid
coloquintid
noun
(obsolete) colocynth
commeasured
commeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commeasure
compendious
compendious
adj
briefly describing a body of knowledge
containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
compendiums
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
compounding
compounding
noun
An accumulation of compound interest.
The act of mixing or combining substances to make a compound, such as a medicine
verb
present participle of compound
computerdom
computerdom
noun
(informal) The world of computers and the people associated with them.
concludable
concludable
adj
That can be concluded.
concludence
concludency
concludency
noun
(obsolete) deduction from premises; inference; conclusion
concludendi
concludible
concludible
adj
Archaic spelling of concludable.
concordatum
condictious
conditivium
conditorium
condominium
condominium
noun
(US, Canada, Philippines) An individual unit (such as an apartment) in such a complex.
(US, Canada, Philippines) The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
A region or territory under such rule.
Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.
The legal tenure involved.
conducement
conducement
noun
That which is conducive; something that leads or contributes to an outcome.
conducingly
conductance
conductance
noun
(physics) A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.
conductible
conductible
adj
Able to be conducted or transmitted.
Able to conduct (heat, electricity, etc.).
conductions
conductions
noun
plural of conduction
conductress
conductress
noun
(dated) a female conductor
condurangin
condurangin
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two poisonous glucosides obtained from condurango.
confounders
confounders
noun
plural of confounder
confounding
confounding
noun
(epidemiology) The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
verb
present participle of confound
conjectured
conjectured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conjecture
constituted
constituted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of constitute
constructed
constructed
adj
artificial; man-made
verb
simple past tense and past participle of construct
consuetudes
consuetudes
noun
plural of consuetude
consummated
consummated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consummate
contextured
contextured
adj
Formed into texture; woven together; arranged or composed.
continuando
continuando
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) The situation where a plaintiff recovered damages for several trespasses in the same action.
continuedly
continuedly
adv
In a continued manner; ongoingly.
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
contusioned
convolvulad
convulsedly
coproducers
coproducers
noun
plural of coproducer
coproducing
coproducing
verb
present participle of coproduce
copublished
copublished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copublish
corduroying
corduroying
verb
present participle of corduroy
coreductase
corpsbruder
corrigendum
corrigendum
noun
(usually in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections.
An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
corruptedly
corruptedly
adv
(rare) In a corrupted manner.
cosplendour
cotransduce
cotransduce
verb
(transitive) To transduce along with something else.
coudersport
coudersport
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
counsinhood
counterband
counterbend
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterbond
counterbond
noun
A bond to secure one who has given bond for another.