(biology) An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.
(medicine) The redistribution of blood flow from the base of the lung towards the upper lobe vessels as a consequence of pulmonary venous hypertension, usually described on a chest radiograph.
cephaloridine
cephaloridine
noun
A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.
cephalospinal
cephalosporin
cephalosporin
noun
Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.
cerebrospinal
cerebrospinal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to brain or spine (particularly the spinal cord).
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
cervicispinal
chalcophanite
chalcophanite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
champagneless
champagneless
adj
Without champagne.
charlatanship
charlatanship
noun
The state of being a charlatan; charlatanism.
chenopodiales
chilectropion
chionablepsia
chionablepsia
noun
inflammation of the eyes caused by exposure to ultraviolet light
snow blindness
chlorophyllan
chlorophyllin
chlorophyllin
noun
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble derivative of chlorophyll in which the central magnesium atom is replaced (often with copper), and a number of side-chains are converted into sodium salts.
chondrolipoma
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chromeplating
circumpolygon
circumspangle
cladosiphonic
clinocephalic
clinocephalic
adj
(pathology) Relating to clinocephaly
clinocephalus
clinopinacoid
clinopinacoid
noun
(crystallography) The plane in monoclinic crystals that is parallel to the vertical and the inclined lateral (clinidiagonal) axes.
clinopyroxene
clinopyroxene
noun
(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure.
colinephritis
coliplication
coloplication
commonplacely
commonplacely
adv
In a commonplace manner.
companionable
companionable
adj
Having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable.
companionably
companionably
adv
In a companionable manner; agreeably, sociably.
companionless
companionless
adj
Without a companion; friendless, alone.
compartmental
compartmental
adj
Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
complacencies
complacencies
noun
plural of complacency
complacential
complacential
adj
(obsolete) Marked by, or causing, complacence.
complainingly
complainingly
adv
In a complaining manner; peevishly.
complaisantly
complaisantly
adv
In a complaisant manner; obligingly.
complementary
complementary
adj
(genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
(physics) Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
noun
(obsolete) One skilled in compliments.
A complementary colour.
An angle which adds with another to equal 90 degrees.
complementers
complementers
noun
plural of complementer
complementing
complementing
verb
present participle of complement
complementoid
complementoid
noun
(biochemistry, dated) An immunological complement that has lost its zymotoxic group, but which still has a receptor site for the hemolysin.
completedness
completedness
noun
The quality of being completed.
complexedness
complexedness
noun
The state or quality of being complexed.
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
complexionist
complications
complications
noun
plural of complication
complimentary
complimentary
adj
Free; provided at no charge.
In the nature of a compliment.
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
complimenters
complimenters
noun
plural of complimenter
complimenting
complimenting
verb
present participle of compliment
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
compositional
compositional
adj
(linguistics) Being the sum of its parts.
Of or pertaining to composition.
compressingly
compressingly
adv
So as to compress.
compressional
compressional
adj
The quality of compression
comprovincial
comprovincial
adj
Being part of the same province.
noun
One who comes from the same province.
computational
computational
adj
Of or relating to computation.
comtemplating
conceptacular
conceptacular
adj
Of or relating to a conceptacle.
conceptaculum
conceptaculum
noun
Obsolete form of conceptacle.
conceptualise
conceptualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of conceptualize.
conceptualism
conceptualism
noun
(philosophy) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
The art movement towards conceptual art.
conceptualist
conceptualist
noun
(philosophy) One who maintains the theory of conceptualism.
An artist involved in the conceptualism movement.
conceptuality
conceptuality
noun
the state or quality of being conceptual
conceptualize
conceptualize
verb
To conceive the idea for something.
To interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept.
concupiscible
concupiscible
adj
(archaic) Greatly to be desired or lusted after; exciting concupiscence.
(archaic) Pertaining to concupiscence or lust; characterized by strong desire.
conduplicated
conduplicated
adj
Synonym of conduplicate
condylopodous
conspicuously
conspicuously
adv
In a conspicuous manner; noticeably.
constableship
constableship
noun
The office or rank of a constable
consumptional
consumptional
adj
Relating to consumption.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
contemplating
contemplating
verb
present participle of contemplate
contemplation
contemplation
noun
Holy meditation.
The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought
The act of looking forward to a future event
The state of being considered or planned.
contemplatist
contemplatist
noun
One who contemplates.
contemplative
contemplative
adj
(medicine, psychiatry) In a phase of mental activity in which one begins to recognize and acknowledge the maladaptiveness of someone's behavior (such as own's own, or that of a family member or friend); usually with reference to substance use.
Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties.
noun
Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious or philosophical contemplation.
contemplators
contemplators
noun
plural of contemplator
contemplature
convertaplane
convertaplane
noun
Alternative form of convertiplane
convertiplane
convertiplane
noun
Any of several forms of aircraft capable of both vertical takeoff and landing, and of normal forward flight; usually has variable geometry wings that can rotate
convertoplane
cooperatingly
coplanarities
coplanarities
noun
plural of coplanarity
corporational
corporealness
corporealness
noun
The state or quality of being corporeal.
corpulentness
corpulentness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being corpulent.
corticospinal
corticospinal
adj
Of, or pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord.
cosmopolitans
cosmopolitans
noun
plural of cosmopolitan
councilorship
councilorship
noun
Alternative form of councillorship
counselorship
counselorship
noun
The function and rank or office of a counselor.
counterappeal
counterappeal
noun
(law) An appeal lodged in response to an earlier appeal.
counterparole
counterpillar
counterplayer
counterplayer
noun
One who makes a counterplay.
counterplease
countrypeople
countrypeople
noun
plural of countryperson
crapulousness
crapulousness
noun
The state or quality of being crapulous.
cryptanalysis
cryptanalysis
noun
An analysis or decrypting of a specific text or a specific code or cipher.
The science of analyzing and breaking of codes and ciphers.
cryptanalytic
cryptanalytic
adj
Of or pertaining to cryptanalysis or cryptanalytics.
cryptanalyzed
cryptanalyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cryptanalyze
cryptoanalyst
cryptoanalyst
noun
Alternative form of cryptanalyst
cryptolunatic
cryptovalence
cryptovalency
ctenocephalus
cubitoplantar
cycloparaffin
cycloparaffin
noun
(chemistry) A cycloalkane.
cyclospondyli
cyclosporinae
cylindrograph
cynocephalous
cynoscephalae
decapsulation
decapsulation
noun
The act or process of decapsulating.
deduplication
deduplication
noun
(biology) The division of that which is morphologically one organ into two or more, such as the division of an organ of a plant into a pair or cluster.
(computing) The elimination of redundant duplicate data.
deinocephalia
delphinoidine
dendrophilous
dendrophilous
adj
Thriving in an environment with trees; living in or on trees.
dependability
dependability
noun
The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.
depersonalise
depersonalise
verb
Alternative spelling of depersonalize
depersonalize
depersonalize
verb
(psychiatry, intransitive) To suffer an episode of depersonalization.
(transitive) To present (something) as an impersonal object.
(transitive) To remove a sense of personal identity or individual character from something; to anonymize.
dephlegmation
dephlegmation
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; concentration.
depopulations
depopulations
noun
plural of depopulation
deprecatingly
deprecatingly
adv
In a deprecating manner.
deprehensible
deprehensible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being caught or discovered.
depthlessness
depthlessness
noun
Absence of depth.
depullulation
derencephalus
dermanaplasty
desmoneoplasm
despoliations
despoliations
noun
plural of despoliation
developedness
developedness
noun
The quality of being developed.
developmental
developmental
adj
Related to development.
noun
A trainee flight controller.
diencephalons
digitoplantar
dilapidations
dilapidations
noun
plural of dilapidation
dilettantship
dinitrophenol
dinitrophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic compounds C₆H₃OH(NO₂)₂ formed by the nitration of phenol; they are metabolic poisons
diphenoxylate
diphenoxylate
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.
diphenylamine
diphenylamine
noun
(chemistry) an aromatic amine, (C₆H₅)₂NH, used in the manufacture of plastics, dyes, explosives, pesticides, fungicides and pharmaceuticals
diphthongally
diphthongally
adv
By means of a diphthong.
dipicrylamine
diplospondyli
dipsomaniacal
dipsomaniacal
adj
pertaining to or suffering from dipsomania.
disciplinable
disciplinable
adj
(obsolete) Relating to discipline; disciplinary.
For which one is liable to be disciplined or punished.
That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.
discomplexion
discomplexion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To change the complexion or hue of.
discompliance
discompliance
noun
(obsolete) Failure or refusal to comply.
discoplacenta
disemployment
disemployment
noun
The state of being disemployed, or deprived of employment.
disparagingly
disparagingly
adv
Insultingly
dispendiously
dispeoplement
dispeoplement
noun
(archaic) Depopulation.
dispiritingly
dispiritingly
adv
In a dispiriting manner.
displacements
displacements
noun
plural of displacement
displeasingly
displeasingly
adv
In a displeasing manner.
displeasuring
displeasuring
verb
present participle of displeasure
dispositional
dispositional
adj
Of, pertaining to, or arising from disposition (in any sense)