(rare) Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical .
Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education.
noun
(plural only) Academic dress, consisting of a cap and gown.
academised
academised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of academise
academized
academized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of academize
acclimated
acclimated
adj
accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment
verb
(chiefly US) simple past tense and past participle of acclimate
acediamine
acetamidin
achaemenid
achenodium
acidimeter
acidimeter
noun
(chemistry) An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids.
acidimetry
acidimetry
noun
(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.
acidometer
acidometer
noun
A hydrometer, especially one that is used to measure the strength of an acid.
Any of various other devices used to measure acidity, either chemical or electronic.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acridinium
acridinium
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any cation produced by protonation of an acridine.
acridonium
acridonium
noun
Alternative form of acridinium
acromyodic
acromyodic
adj
Relating to the acromyodians
acropodium
acropodium
noun
(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot
(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
acuminated
acuminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acuminate
adactylism
adactylism
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.
adamancies
adamancies
noun
plural of adamancy
adamically
adamitical
adenotomic
adenotomic
adj
Pertaining to adenotomy (the dissection of or incision into a gland).
adminicula
admittance
admittance
noun
(Britain, law) The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.
(physics) The reciprocal of impedance
Actual entrance, reception.
Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance.
The act of admitting.
adriamycin
adriamycin
noun
An anthracycline antibiotic drug used in cancer chemotherapy.
alchemised
alchemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemise
alchemized
alchemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemize
aldermanic
aldermanic
adj
(Of a sum) substantial, considerable, sizeable.
(Of size) plump, rotund, fleshy.
Of or pertaining to an alderman.
amebicidal
amebicidal
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of amoebicidal
ammocoetid
amoebicide
amoebicide
noun
Alternative spelling of amebicide
amphidetic
amphidetic
adj
(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
anacardium
androecium
androecium
noun
(botany) The set of a flower's stamens.
anhydremic
antidromic
antidromic
adj
(neurology, of a nerve impulse) flowing in the opposite direction from normal
antiedemic
antiedemic
noun
An agent or substance that counters edema.
archidamus
archimedes
archimedes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer.
A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.
arcimboldi
armchaired
armchaired
adj
Based on general knowledge or theory rather than data.
Furnished with armchairs.
Seated in an armchair.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of armchair
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
autodermic
barmecidal
barmecidal
adj
unreal; illusory
bembecidae
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
biodynamic
biodynamic
adj
(Anthroposophy, agriculture, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of organic agriculture with mystical and holistic elements, based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.
(New Age, psychoanalysis, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of psychotherapy, massage and energy healing developed by Gerda Boyesen in Norway in the 1950s.
Of, or relating to the effects of motion on living things.
biomedical
biomedical
adj
Of or pertaining to biomedicine.
noun
A product of the biomedicine industry.
bombycidae
bromhydric
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
cadmiumize
caedmonian
calamaroid
calamitoid
calamondin
calamondin
noun
A small decorative evergreen citrus tree, of the hybrid Citrus × microcarpa (syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis), sometimes cultivated for its fruit.
calcimined
calcimined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calcimine
cambodians
cameloidea
camisadoes
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
campholide
campodeoid
capitaldom
capitaldom
noun
The condition of being a capital city.
cardiagram
cardiatomy
cardiogram
cardiogram
noun
(cardiology) The visual output an electrocardiograph produces
cardiotomy
cardiotomy
noun
(surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
catostomid
catostomid
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Catostomidae
caudillism
caudillism
noun
Alternative form of caudilloism
cerambycid
cerambycid
noun
(coleopterology, entomology) Any member of the family Cerambycidae of longhorn beetles.
ceramidium
ceramidium
noun
(phycology) In macroalgae in the Rhodomelaceae family, the urn-shaped envelope surrounding the sporogenous filaments of the cystocarp
chairmaned
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
chiasmodon
childermas
childermas
Proper noun
A day to commemorate the killing of the Holy Innocents. Variously held on 28th December in the Western Church and 29th December in the Eastern Church. In Spanish-speaking countries this is often a prank-filled day like April Fools' Day.
chimaeroid
chimaeroid
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the suborder Chimaeroidei
chironomid
chironomid
noun
(entomology) Any of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera.
Fossil chironomids have proven useful as indicators of climatic change.
chloramide
chloramide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The compound NHCl₂; part of the chloramine class.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any amide in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms attached to the nitrogen atom is replaced with chlorine
chondrioma
chondriome
chondriome
noun
(biology) The set of intracellular organelles contained in the cytosol.
chromatoid
chromatoid
adj
Resembling chromatin.
noun
(cytology) The part of a nucleus comprising DNA and proteins where chromosomes are formed.
chromidial
chromidial
adj
Relating to chromidia
chromidium
chromidium
noun
A granule of extranuclear chromatin in the cytoplasm of a cell
chytridium
cinnamoned
cinnamoned
adj
Flavoured with cinnamon.
circumdate
circumduce
circumduce
verb
(archaic, law, Scotland, transitive) To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence.
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.
citizendom
citizendom
noun
Citizenship; the status of a citizen.
The world or sphere of citizens.
cleidotomy
cleidotomy
noun
(obstetrics) Intentional fracturing of the clavicle of a fetus for the management of shoulder dystocia during vaginal delivery .
coadmiring
coadmitted
coadmitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coadmit
coatimundi
coatimundi
noun
The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a South American carnivore.
codominant
codominant
adj
(genetics) Describing two or more alleles that are equally dominant.
Equally dominant.
noun
A species or organism that jointly dominates a region.
coembodied
coembodies
collimated
collimated
adj
(physics, of a light beam) Composed of rays that are parallel, thus having a wavefront that is planar.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of collimate
columbidae
columnized
columnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnize
colymbidae
comandanti
combinedly
combinedly
adv
In combination; jointly
comedienne
comedienne
noun
(dated) A female comedian.
comedietta
comedietta
noun
A dramatic composition of the comedy class, but not so much elaborated as a regular comedy, and generally consisting of one or at most two acts.
comediette
commanding
commanding
adj
(of a place or position) Dominating from above, giving a wide view
Impressively dominant.
Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
noun
The act of giving a command.
verb
present participle of command
commandite
commandrie
commending
commending
verb
present participle of commend
comminated
comminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comminate
commingled
commingled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commingle
comminuted
comminuted
adj
Reduced to small particles or to powder, as by crushing or pulverizing.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comminute
commodious
commodious
adj
(obsolete) Advantageous; profitable.
Comfortable, free from hardship.
Convenient, useful; serviceable.
Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable.
communised
communised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communise
communized
communized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communize
compendium
compendium
noun
(pharmaceutical industry) A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.
A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
A list or collection of various items.
A short, complete summary; an abstract.
complained
complained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complain
composited
composited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of composite
condemning
condemning
noun
condemnation
verb
present participle of condemn
condiments
condiments
noun
plural of condiment
confirmand
confirmand
noun
(religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism.
conopodium
coriandrum
cosmolined
cosmolined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmoline
cradletime
creedalism
criminated
criminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of criminate
crippledom
crippledom
noun
The state of being a cripple.
crymodynia
cuckoomaid
culminated
culminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of culminate
customized
customized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of customize
cycadiform
cylindroma
cylindroma
noun
A tumor with nests of cells that resemble a cylinder in cross section.
cystidiums
cytioderma
daunomycin
daunomycin
noun
(pharmacology) Alternative form of daunorubicin.
decametric
decametric
adj
Of, relating to, or measured using a decameter/decametre; especially of electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between one and ten decameters.
decembrist
decembrist
Noun
A participant in or sympathizer with the Decembrist revolt.
Adjective
According to or derived from the politics or philosophy of the Decembrists.
decemviral
decemviral
adj
Pertaining to the decemvirs of ancient Rome.
decenniums
decenniums
noun
plural of decennium
decidement
decidement
noun
(obsolete) Means of forming a decision.
decigramme
decigramme
noun
(Britain) Alternative spelling of decigram
decimalise
decimalise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of decimalize.
decimalism
decimalism
noun
(dated) The decimal system.
decimalist
decimalist
noun
A person who supports the use of the decimal system for weights, money, etc.
decimalize
decimalize
verb
(transitive, intransitive): To convert to the decimal system.
decimating
decimating
verb
present participle of decimate
decimation
decimation
noun
(generally) The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population.
(mathematics) The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of a source sequence.
(signal processing) A digital signal-processing technique for reducing the number of samples in a discrete-time signal; downsampling
(strictly) The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.
A tithe or the act of tithing.
decimeters
decimeters
noun
plural of decimeter
decimetres
decimetres
noun
plural of decimetre
decinormal
decinormal
adj
(chemistry) Having a concentration one tenth that of a normal solution