(education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.
The act of accrediting.
The giving of credentials.
acetbromamide
acethydrazide
acethydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydrazide of acetic acid CH₃-CO-NH-NH₂
achroodextrin
achroodextrin
noun
Alternative form of achrodextrin
acidimetrical
acidimetrical
adj
Alternative form of acidimetric
acipenseridae
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acroceratidae
acrochordidae
acrochordinae
acrylaldehyde
acrylaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated aldehyde acrolein
adenocancroid
adenosarcomas
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
adipoceriform
adipoceriform
adj
(rare) Having the form or appearance of adipocere.
adrenalectomy
adrenalectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.
adularescence
adularescence
noun
The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
aerodynamical
aerodynamical
adj
Synonym of aerodynamic
africanderism
agatharchides
alectoropodes
alectrionidae
aleksandrovac
anacardiaceae
anchitherioid
androcephalum
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
antejudiciary
antidemocracy
antidemocracy
adj
Opposed to democracy.
noun
Opposition to democracy.
antireduction
antireductive
aperiodically
aperiodically
adv
In an aperiodic way.
archdeaconate
archdeaconess
archdeaconess
noun
A female archdeacon.
The wife of an archdeacon.
archdetective
archdisturber
archduchesses
archduchesses
noun
plural of archduchess
archiannelida
archimandrite
archimandrite
noun
(ecclesiastical) An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.
(ecclesiastical) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
archplunderer
archpretender
archscoundrel
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
atelorachidia
aureocasidium
autodecrement
autodecrement
noun
(computing) An automatic decrement.
verb
(computing) To decrement automatically.
autoreduction
autoreduction
noun
(inorganic chemistry) reduction in the absence of a reducing agent
aviculariidae
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
backscattered
backscattered
verb
past participle of backscatter
bacteriocidal
bacteriocidal
adj
Alternative form of bactericidal
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
berberidaceae
berchtesgaden
biarticulated
biarticulated
adj
doubly articulated
bicarburetted
bicarburetted
adj
Alternative form of bicarbureted
bidirectional
bidirectional
adj
Moving in two directions (usually opposite)
Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)
noun
Such an antenna or microphone
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
boroglyceride
boroglyceride
noun
(dated, medicine) A preparation made by warming boric acid with glycerine; once sued as an antiseptic
brachydodrome
brainchildren
brainchildren
noun
plural of brainchild
brazenfacedly
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
calamodendron
calliphoridae
cambridgeport
canandelabrum
candleberries
candleberries
noun
plural of candleberry
candlelighter
candlelighter
noun
A person who lights candles.
A spill used for lighting candles.
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
cantharidated
cantharidated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cantharidate
cantharidized
cantharidized
adj
Treated with cantharides.
capparidaceae
caprimulgidae
carbodynamite
carbodynamite
noun
A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
carbohydrogen
cardiasthenia
cardicentesis
cardiectomize
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
cardinalities
cardinalities
noun
plural of cardinality
cardiogenesis
cardiogenesis
noun
The development of the embryonic heart
cardiographer
cardiographer
noun
Synonym of cardiographist
cardiohepatic
cardiohepatic
adj
Relating to the heart and the kidneys
cardiokinetic
cardiokinetic
adj
That excites or stimulates the heart.
noun
A drug that stimulates the heart.
cardiomegalia
cardionephric
cardionephric
adj
nephrocardiac
cardiophrenia
cardiorrheuma
cardiorrhexis
cardiorrhexis
noun
(medicine) Rupture of the heart wall.
cardiospermum
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
catercornered
caterpillared
caterpillared
adj
Fitted with a caterpillar track.
cathedrallike
cathedrallike
adj
Resembling a cathedral
cathedralwise
cathedratical
cathedratical
adj
cathedratic
cathedraticum
cattycornered
cauldrifeness
celidographer
centrarchidae
centrodesmose
centropomidae
cephalochorda
cephaloridine
cephaloridine
noun
A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.
ceratocricoid
cercopithecid
cercopithecid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the family Cercopithecidae, the Old World monkeys.
cervicodorsal
cervicodorsal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the back
noun
Any such vertebrae
chalkosideric
chamberdeacon
chamberletted
chamberletted
adj
(zoology) Divided into little chambers.
chandernagore
chandlerville
chapournetted
characterised
characterised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of characterise
characterized
characterized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of characterize
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
chelidosaurus
chesterfields
chesterfields
noun
plural of chesterfield
chlamydophore
chlamydophore
noun
Any of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos.
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chlorhexidine
chlorhexidine
noun
(pharmacology) A particular chemical antiseptic and bacteriostatic.
chlorobromide
chlorobromide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any mixed chloride and bromide.
(photography) A photographic paper containing such silver salts; a print made on such paper.
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
choledography
cholterheaded
chondrenchyma
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondriosomes
chondriosomes
noun
plural of chondriosome
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chondrosamine
chondrosamine
noun
(dated) galactosamine
chondroseptum
chondrosteoma
chondrosteous
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
choreographed
choreographed
adj
made to work together; orchestrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of choreograph