(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
aeromedical
aeromedical
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromedicine.
alectorides
alectorioid
alectorioid
adj
Relating to lichen of the genus Alectoria
androclinia
anelectrode
anelectrode
noun
(obsolete) Anode; the positive pole of a galvanic battery.
antiradical
antiradical
adj
(biochemistry) Counteracting free radicals.
(politics) Opposing or countering a radical ideology.
noun
(medicine) A drug that counter free radicals
arachnidial
arachnidial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arachnidium.
(zoology) Of or relating to the Arachnida.
arachnoidal
arachnoidal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the arachnoid mater; arachnoid.
archbuilder
archradical
arecolidine
articulated
articulated
adj
(grammar, linguistics) Qualified by an article
Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
noun
An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of articulate
artiodactyl
artiodactyl
noun
(zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. In contrast, horses have an odd number of toes and as such are not Artiodactyla, but Perissodactyla.
ascaricidal
ascaricidal
adj
That kills roundworms (Ascaridida).
atelocardia
atelocardia
noun
(medicine, rare) A congenital anomaly with incomplete development of the heart.
auriculated
auriculated
adj
(biology, rare) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared.
(botany, rare) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auriculate.
(zoology, rare) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc.
auriculidae
bachelordom
bachelordom
noun
The state of a male who is a bachelor, i.e. unwed.
backsliders
backsliders
noun
plural of backslider
bacteroidal
bacteroidal
adj
Relating to the bacteroids
badderlocks
badderlocks
noun
(Scotland) The edible seaweed Alaria esculenta
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
balladromic
balmarcodes
barefacedly
barefacedly
adv
In a barefaced manner
bescoundrel
bescribbled
bescribbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescribble
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
birdclapper
blackbirded
blackbirded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackbird
blackbirder
blackbirder
noun
A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour).
A ship used for blackbirding.
blackboards
blackboards
noun
plural of blackboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackboard
blackguards
blackguards
noun
plural of blackguard
blackhander
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).
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
brachydomal
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
cadastrally
cadastrally
adv
In terms of cadastres.
cadwallader
calamanders
calamanders
noun
plural of calamander
calamarioid
calandridae
calandrinae
calandrinia
calendarial
calendarial
adj
Of or pertaining to a calendar.
calendarian
calendaring
calendaring
noun
(computing) The use of a computerized calendar to schedule events or appointments.
verb
present participle of calendar
calendarist
calendarist
noun
A person who contrives and makes calendars
A person who uses a particular form of calendar
calenderers
calenderers
noun
plural of calenderer
calendering
calendering
noun
The process of pressing paper, etc. in a calender.
verb
present participle of calender
calendrical
calendrical
adj
Of, pertaining to, or used by a calendar system.
calliphorid
calliphorid
noun
(zoology) Any fly in the family Calliphoridae.
camelopards
camelopards
noun
plural of camelopard
candelabras
candelabras
noun
plural of candelabra
candelabrum
candelabrum
noun
A candle holder.
candleberry
candleberry
noun
Any of the plants in the genus Myrica, containing about 35-50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales, with a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
The fruit of plants in the genus Myrica.
candlemaker
candlemaker
noun
Someone who makes candles; chandler.
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
cantharidal
cantharidal
adj
Of or pertaining to cantharides.
caprellidae
caramelised
caramelised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caramelise
caramelized
caramelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caramelize
carbanilide
carbanilide
noun
(organic chemistry) N,N'-diphenylurea, used in organic synthesis
cardholders
cardholders
noun
plural of cardholder
cardinalate
cardinalate
noun
Collective term for the cardinals
The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.
cardinalism
cardinalist
cardinalist
noun
A partisan of cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin in 17th century France (as opposed to a royalist).
cardinality
cardinality
noun
(data modeling, databases) The property of a relationship between a database table and another one, specifying whether it is one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many.
(religion) The status of being cardinalitial
(set theory, of a set) The number of elements a given set contains.
(type theory) The number of terms that can inhabit a type; the possible values of a type.
cardioblast
cardioblast
noun
(biology) An embryonic cell, in some insects, that develops into the heart
cardiologic
cardiologic
adj
Synonym of cardiological
cardiolysis
cardiolysis
noun
(surgery) The freeing the heart from its adhesions to the sternal periosteum, typically in adhesive mediastinopericarditis
cardiorenal
cardiorenal
adj
(anatomy) Of the heart and the kidney.
cardoncillo
cardoncillo
noun
A woody tropical American cactus Wilcoxia papillosa
cardplayers
cardplayers
noun
plural of cardplayer
cardplaying
cardplaying
noun
The playing of card games.
carillonned
carloadings
carloadings
noun
plural of carloading
carludovica
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
castlewards
castlewards
noun
plural of castleward
caterwauled
caterwauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul
cathedraled
cathedraled
adj
Having a cathedral.
Vaulted like a cathedral.
cathedralic
cathedralic
adj
Relating to, or resembling, a cathedral.
caudodorsal
caudodorsal
adj
(anatomy) Near the back of the tail
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
centerfolds
centerfolds
noun
plural of centerfold
centralised
centralised
adj
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of centralized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centralise
centralized
centralized
adj
Having power concentrated in a single, central authority
Having things physically towards the center; consolidated or concentrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centralize
chairladies
chairladies
noun
plural of chairlady
chalkboards
chalkboards
noun
plural of chalkboard
chancroidal
chancroidal
adj
Relating to chancroid.
chandeliers
chandeliers
noun
plural of chandelier
chandleress
chandleress
noun
A female chandler.
chandleries
chandleries
noun
plural of chandlery
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
charbroiled
charbroiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charbroil
chargrilled
chargrilled
adj
grilled on burning charcoal
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chargrill
cheerleader
cheerleader
noun
(chiefly US) A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for.
(figuratively) A person who rallies support for any cause.
chelydridae
cherryfield
chesterland
childbirths
childbirths
noun
plural of childbirth
childminder
childminder
noun
A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.
childrenite
childrenite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare hydrated phosphate mineral with the chemical formula (Fe,Mn)AlPO₄(OH)₂•H₂O, brown or yellow in colour with a vitreous lustre.
childridden
chiliaedron
chiropodial
chloralized
chloralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloralize
chloralosed
chloralosed
adj
anesthetized with chloralose
chlorhydric
chlorhydric
adj
(chemistry) Alternative form of hydrochloric
chloridated
chloridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridate
chloridella
chloridized
chloridized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridize
chlorinated
chlorinated
adj
(chemistry) Of water, that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate
chloriodide
chloriodide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative form of chloroiodide
chloroamide
chloroamide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
chlorodized
cholralosed
chondralgia
chondrocele
chondrology
chondrology
noun
The branch of anatomy that deals with cartilage.
chordotonal
chordotonal
adj
Describing the stretch receptors in arthropods that detect the position of body segments or appendages
noun
Such a receptor
chrysalidal
chrysalides
chrysalides
noun
plural of chrysalis
chrysidella
chrysomelid
chrysomelid
noun
Any leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae
chylidrosis
circumclude
cirripedial
cirripedial
adj
Relating to the cirripedians
citrylidene
citrylidene
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The divalent radical derived from citral
cladocerans
cladocerans
noun
plural of cladoceran
cladocerous
clapboarded
clapboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clapboard
clavichords
clavichords
noun
plural of clavichord
claybrained
clearedness
clearedness
noun
The quality of being cleared.
clearheaded
clearheaded
adj
Having the ability to think clearly and act appropriately
clearminded
clinandrium
clinandrium
noun
(botany) An area at the tip of the column of orchid flowers, beneath the anthers.
clinohedral
clinohedral
adj
(crystallography) That has a plane of symmetry but not an axis of symmetry