(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acuminose
acuminose
adj
Terminating in a flat, narrow end.
admixture
admixture
noun
(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
aethalium
aethalium
noun
A flat, plump fruiting body, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia, in certain slime molds.
akuammine
akuammine
noun
(organic chemistry) An indole alkaloid found in the seeds of the tree Picralima nitida.
alambique
aleucemic
aleukemic
aleukemic
adj
Relating to aleukemia.
alimentum
almuredin
alumetize
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
aluminize
aluminize
verb
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminise.
aluminose
alumniate
alvearium
amaritude
amaritude
noun
(rare) Bitterness, sorrow.
americium
americium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Am) with an atomic number of 95.
amoreuxia
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
aneurisms
aneurisms
noun
plural of aneurism
animacule
antiserum
antiserum
noun
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
armouries
armouries
noun
plural of armoury
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
auchenium
auchenium
noun
(zoology) The posterior portion of the neck in birds.
aumoniere
aumsville
autecisms
auteurism
auteurism
noun
(film) A theory that considers a work of cinema or television as the work of its director, rather than of the actors or producers
autoecism
autoecism
noun
(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
autohemic
autotimer
autotimer
noun
An automatic timer.
bacterium
bacterium
noun
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
barnumize
barnumize
verb
Alternative form of Barnumize
bdelliums
bdelliums
noun
plural of bdellium
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
begumming
begumming
verb
present participle of begum
benumbing
benumbing
verb
present participle of benumb
berkelium
berkelium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97.
bermudian
bermudian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.
Personal legal status equivalent to citizenship for the country of Bermuda.
Noun
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
bermudite
beryllium
beryllium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
bienniums
bienniums
noun
plural of biennium
bigeminum
bisellium
bismutite
bismutite
noun
Alternative form of bismuthite
brunizems
bummerish
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bumpiness
bumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being bumpy.
bumpkinet
butlerism
calderium
calumnies
calumnies
noun
plural of calumny
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumny
caricetum
cauterism
cauterism
noun
(archaic) The use or application of a caustic; cautery.
cavaedium
cavaedium
noun
(architecture) The central hall or court within an Ancient Roman house.
centumvir
centumvir
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
cerastium
cerastium
noun
(botany) Any of several plants of the genus Cerastium, such as mouse-eared chickweed
cerithium
ceruminal
ceruminal
adj
Relating to cerumen
chaumiere
chemurgic
chemurgic
adj
Relating to chemurgy.
chummiest
chummiest
adj
superlative form of chummy: most chummy
cimmerium
circumfer
circumfer
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To bear or carry around.
cleithrum
cleithrum
noun
(ichthyology) A large bone in fishes, which extends upward from the base of the pectoral fin and anchors to the cranium above the gills, forming the posterior edge of the gill chamber.
climature
climature
noun
(obsolete) climate.
cliquedom
cliquedom
noun
The world of cliques; cliques generally.
clitellum
clitellum
noun
(biology) A glandular swelling in the epidermis of some annelid worms; it secretes a viscous fluid in which the eggs are deposited.
clumpiest
clumpiest
adj
superlative form of clumpy: most clumpy
clumplike
clumplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a clump.
clumsiest
clumsiest
adj
superlative form of clumsy: most clumsy
cnemidium
coelarium
coenobium
coenobium
noun
(biology) An arranged colony of algae that acts as a single organism; coenobe
Alternative spelling of cenobium (“monastic community”)
coliseums
coliseums
noun
plural of coliseum
collegium
collegium
noun
(in Ancient Rome) Any of several legal associations
(in Russia) A committee or council
columbeia
columbier
columbine
columbine
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to a dove or pigeon.
noun
Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.
columbite
columbite
noun
(mineralogy) A black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main ore of niobium and tantalum.
columnize
columnize
verb
(transitive) To format (writing or data) as a series of columns.
comfiture
comfiture
noun
(obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
comminute
comminute
noun
Pulverized material.
verb
(medicine) To cause fragmentation (of bone).
(transitive) To break into smaller portions.
(transitive) To pulverize; to smash.
communise
communise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of communize.
communize
communize
verb
To become or be made communistic.
To come under public ownership or control.
To impose Communist ideals upon.
To make something the property of a community.
costumier
costumier
noun
A person who supplies or designs costumes.
costumire
coutumier
cribellum
cribellum
noun
(zoology) A spinning organ having many fine pores, situated in front of the spinners in some araneomorph spiders.
criterium
criterium
noun
(cycling) A mass-start road-cycle race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 1 km to 2 km (1/2 mile to just over 1 mile).
Alternative form of criterion
crumbiest
crumbiest
adj
superlative form of crumby: most crumby
crumblier
crumblier
adj
comparative form of crumbly: more crumbly
crummiest
crummiest
adj
superlative form of crummy: most crummy
ctenidium
ctenidium
noun
(zoology) A respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs
(zoology) A row of spines in some insects
ctenolium
culminate
culminate
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the culmen
verb
(US, military, of an offensive, etc) To reach a point at which continued progress is not possible.
(intransitive) To reach the (physical or figurative) summit, highest point, peak etc.
(intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
(intransitive, figuratively) To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.
(transitive) To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.
cumbering
cumbering
verb
present participle of cumber
cumbraite
cumengite
cumengite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal indigo blue mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
cuminseed
cuneiform
cuneiform
adj
Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
Written in the cuneiform writing system.
noun
(anatomy) A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
curiegram
customize
customize
verb
To build or alter according to personal preferences or specifications.
damoiseau
damoiseau
noun
(historical) A young gentleman who was not yet a knight but aspired to be one; a young nobleman accompanying his lord or lady to hunt, walk, travel, etc.
damourite
damourite
noun
(mineralogy) A kind of muscovite, or potash mica, containing water.
decemuiri
decennium
decennium
noun
Synonym of decade: a ten year period.
deciduoma
deciduoma
noun
(pathology) An intrauterine tumor composed of decidual tissue
decumaria
defluvium
degumming
degumming
noun
The removal of gum from a material, especially the removal of sericin from silk or phospholipids etc. from vegetable oils.
deliquium
deliquium
noun
(chemistry) Liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air.
(literary, figuratively) A languid, maudlin mood.
(pathology) An abrupt loss of consciousness usually caused by an insufficient blood flow to the brain; fainting.
(rare) An abrupt absence of sunlight, e.g. caused by an eclipse.
deliriums
deltarium
deltidium
deltidium
noun
(conchology) The triangular space under the beak of many brachiopod shells.
demetrius
demiadult
demibrute
demihague
demihaque
demihuman
demihuman
noun
(fantasy, mythology) A member of a human-like race; in fantasy, sometimes distinguished from the more bestial humanoid races.
demilunes
demilunes
noun
plural of demilune
demipique
demipique
noun
(historical) A kind of military saddle.
demirhumb
demiurges
demiurges
noun
plural of demiurge.
demiurgic
demiurgic
adj
Relating to a demiurge.
demiurgos
demiurgos
noun
(more common in earlier works) Alternative form of demiurge.
demiurgus
demiurgus
noun
(chiefly dated) Alternative form of demiurge.
demulsify
demulsify
verb
(intransitive, of an emulsion) To separate into its components.
(transitive) To separate (an emulsion) into its components.
demulsion
demulsion
noun
Something which has a soothing effect.
demurring
demurring
noun
demurral
verb
present participle of demur
dentalium
dentalium
noun
Any of various tooth shells of the genus Dentalium.
depluming
depluming
verb
present participle of deplume
depositum
depositum
noun
(finance, obsolete) A deposit.
desmodium
desmodium
noun
Any member of the genus Desmodium of the flowering plant family Fabaceae, containing mostly inconspicuous legumes but some with bright or large flowers.
deuterium
deuterium
noun
(physics) An isotope of hydrogen formed of one proton and one neutron in each atom - ²₁H.
An atom of this isotope.
diclesium
diestrums
dimercury
dimercury
noun
(chemistry, especially in combination) Two mercury atoms in a molecule
diminuent
diminuent
adj
lessening
diminuted
dioestrum
discumber
discumber
verb
(archaic, transitive) To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.
disimmure
disinhume
disinhume
verb
To disinter; to dig up from the earth.
disnumber
displumed
displumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of displume
displumes
displumes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of displume