(Canada, Acadian) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.
acidoses
acidoses
noun
plural of acidosis
acridone
acridone
noun
(organic chemistry) An tricyclic heterocyclic ketone derived from acridine; any derivative of this compound
adelphoi
adenoids
adenoids
noun
plural of adenoid
adenosis
adenosis
noun
(medicine) Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.
adeption
adeption
noun
(obsolete) An obtaining; attainment.
adhesion
adhesion
noun
(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
adiposes
adiposes
noun
plural of adiposis
adjoined
adjoined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjoin
adjoiner
adonises
adonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adonise
adonized
adonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adonize
adoptive
adoptive
adj
Pertaining to adoption.
Related through adoption.
adroiter
adroiter
adj
comparative form of adroit: more adroit
aedoeagi
aeluroid
aeolidae
aeolides
aeroides
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
agonized
agonized
adj
in agony or distraught
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonize
aidoneus
airdrome
airdrome
noun
A location where aircraft are operated, usually having a runway and maintenance facilities.
aldolize
aldoside
aldoside
noun
(organic chemistry) Any glucoside of an aldose.
aldoxime
aldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NOH
alkoxide
alkoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species
allodies
amberoid
amidogen
amidogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry, dated) The amino radical, •NH₂, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH₂⁻, regardable as the ammonia molecule with one of its hydrogen atoms removed.
amidones
amidones
noun
plural of amidone
amioidei
amoebida
amoeboid
amoeboid
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an amoeba, particularly in having amoeboid movement.
noun
A single-celled organism that moves or feeds by amoeboid movement.
amoinder
andorite
andorite
noun
(mineralogy) A white mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, and sulfur.
aneroids
aneroids
noun
plural of aneroid
anneloid
anneloid
noun
(zoology) Any animal resembling an annelid.
anodized
anodized
adj
Of a metal object: having a surface layer of oxide, for decoration or protection, and formed via an electrolytic process.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anodize
anodizes
anodizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anodize
anointed
anointed
adj
(archaic, slang) Utter; thorough; eminent.
Having undergone the process of anointing.
noun
A person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anoint
antidote
antidote
noun
(figurative) Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.
A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
verb
(transitive) To counteract as an antidote.
antinode
antinode
noun
(physics) A region of maximum amplitude situated between adjacent nodes of a vibrating body, such as a string.
antipode
antipode
noun
Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
apodidae
apteroid
arillode
arillode
noun
(botany) A structure resembling an aril that comes from the ovule as opposed to the stalk.
armenoid
armenoid
Noun
A member of a subtype of the Caucasian race, similar to the Dinaric but with slightly darker pigmentation, found mainly in the northern part of Western Asia.
armoried
arointed
arointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aroint
assoiled
assoiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assoil
asteroid
asteroid
noun
(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.
(astronomy) In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter
(zoology) Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish
astonied
astonied
adj
(archaic) In shock or confusion; bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astony
athetoid
athetoid
adj
(medicine) characterised by athetosis
atomised
atomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atomise
atomized
atomized
adj
Converted from liquid to a spray or mist.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atomize
autocide
autocide
noun
(agriculture) Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.
(bacteriology) A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium.
(obsolete, rare) A suicidal person.
An act of killing someone with an automobile.
An act of suicide committed by crashing a car.
avodires
avoiders
avoiders
noun
plural of avoider
axoidean
azoimide
azoimide
noun
Hydrazoic acid
azotised
azotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of azotise
azotized
azotized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of azotize
badigeon
badigeon
noun
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
batoidei
bdelloid
bdelloid
adj
Of or pertaining to rotifers of the subclass Bdelloidea
noun
A rotifer of the subclass Bdelloidea
beaudoin
bedouins
bedouins
noun
plural of bedouin
bedsonia
bedsonia
noun
(dated) The chlamydia microorganism.
belonoid
belonoid
Adjective
Shaped like a needle
beroidae
berycoid
berycoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the Berycidae, a family of marine fishes.
bevoiled
bicorned
bicorned
Adjective
Having two horns; bicorn.
biforked
biforked
adj
forked into two; bifurcate
biformed
biformed
adj
Having two forms.
billowed
billowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of billow
bimodule
bimodule
noun
(mathematics) An abelian group that is both a left and a right module, such that the left and right multiplications are compatible
bindoree
binodose
binoxide
binoxide
noun
Archaic form of dioxide.
biocides
biocides
noun
plural of biocide
birdlore
birdlore
noun
The knowledge, science, or study of birds; ornithology.
bishoped
bishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bishop
blennoid
blennoid
noun
Any fish of the family Blenniidae.
bloedite
bloedite
noun
Alternative spelling of blödite
blondine
blondine
noun
A bleach that colors a woman's hair blonde.
A woman who has bleached her hair blonde.
bloodied
bloodied
adj
Covered or stained with blood
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bloody
bloodier
bloodier
adj
comparative form of bloody: more bloody
bloodies
bloodies
noun
plural of bloody
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bloody
boadicea
boatside
boatside
adj
Near or for boats.
adv
Beside a boat.
noun
The side of a boat.
bodieron
bodiless
bodiless
adj
Lacking a body; incorporeal.
bodilize
bodiment
bodleian
bodleian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), English diplomat and scholar and founder of the Bodleian Library.
bodywise
boldoine
bollixed
bollixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bollix
bombidae
bonfield
bouderie
bountied
bountied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bounty
bourride
bourride
noun
A dish made with monkfish, mayonnaise, and a vegetable brunoise.
bovicide
bovicide
noun
One who kills cows.
The killing of a cow.
bridegod
brodekin
brodekin
noun
Alternative form of brodequin
broderic
broderie
broderie
noun
An embroidery pattern.
brodiaea
broiders
broiders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broider
broidery
broidery
noun
(archaic) embroidery
bromides
bromides
noun
plural of bromide
bromised
bromized
bromized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bromize
brontide
brontide
noun
A sound like that of distant thunder, some of which may have seismic origins.
broodier
broodier
adj
comparative form of broody: more broody
cadiueio
calicoed
calicoed
adj
Infected by Tobacco mosaic virus.
cameloid
cameloid
adj
Like a camel, or as found in a camel.
noun
Any (fictional) animal similar to a camel.
Misspelling of camelid.
camoodie
camoudie
candiote
canioned
canopied
canopied
adj
covered overhead with (or as if with) a canopy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canopy
catenoid
catenoid
noun
(geometry) A three-dimensional surface formed by rotation of a catenary
cedalion
centroid
centroid
noun
(geometry, physics, engineering, of an object or a geometrical figure) The point at which gravitational force (or other universally and uniformly acting force) may be supposed to act on a given rigid, uniformly dense body; the centre of gravity or centre of mass.
(geometry, specifically, of a triangle) The point of intersection of the three medians of a given triangle; the point whose (Cartesian) coordinates are the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of the three vertices.
(graph theory, of a tree) Given a tree of n nodes, either (1) a unique node whose removal would split the tree into subtrees of fewer than n/2 nodes, or (2) either of a pair of adjacent nodes such that removal of the edge connecting them would split the tree into two subtrees of exactly n/2 nodes.
(mathematical analysis, of a function) An analogue of the centre of gravity of a nonuniform body in which local density is replaced by a specified function (which can take negative values) and the place of the body's shape is taken by the function's domain.
(of a finite set of points) the point whose (Cartesian) coordinates are the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of a given finite set of points.
(statistics, cluster analysis, of a cluster of points) the arithmetic mean (alternatively, median) position of a cluster of points in a coordinate system based on some application-dependent measure of distance.
ceratoid
ceratoid
adj
Having a horn-like shape or structure.
cercopid
cercopid
noun
(zoology) Any insect in the family Cercopidae, the froghoppers.
cestoids
cestoids
noun
plural of cestoid
chelidon
chelidon
noun
(rare, anatomy) Synonym of elbow pit
cheloids
cheloids
noun
plural of cheloid
chelonid
chelonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Cheloniidae of sea turtles.
chiefdom
chiefdom
noun
(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.
An area or region governed by a chief.
chloride
chloride
noun
(chemistry) any salt of hydrochloric acid, such as sodium chloride, or any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical
choreoid
choreoid
Adjective
Resembling chorea.
chromide
chromide
noun
Any of various cichlid fishes found in Asia.
cioffred
cleidoic
cleidoic
adj
(biology, of an egg) Enclosed in a protective shell that limits the interchange of fluids
cloddier
cloddier
adj
comparative form of cloddy: more cloddy
clodlike
clorinde
clotilde
cloudier
cloudier
adj
comparative form of cloudy: more cloudy
clupeiod
clupeoid
clupeoid
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of fish closely related taxonomically to herring.