Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.
Proper noun
a local government council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Region. The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.
a historic county in Scotland which was absorbed into Region in 1975.
achroodextrin
achroodextrin
noun
Alternative form of achrodextrin
acrochordinae
adenemphraxis
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
adrenotrophin
adventureship
ahrendahronon
anaphrodisiac
anaphrodisiac
adj
Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
noun
An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
anaphroditous
anchitherioid
androcephalum
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
aneroidograph
anhydrization
anhydromyelia
anomorhomboid
anoplotheroid
antaphroditic
antaphroditic
adj
(obsolete, medicine) antaphrodisiac
(obsolete, medicine) antisyphilitic
antherozoidal
anthophoridae
anthosiderite
anthropoidean
antiapartheid
antiapartheid
adj
Acting against or opposing apartheid.
antiorthodoxy
apprehendable
apprehendable
adj
That can be apprehended.
arachnoiditis
arachnoiditis
noun
(pathology) A neuropathic disease caused by the inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surround and protect the nerves of the spinal cord.
archdeaconate
archdeaconess
archdeaconess
noun
A female archdeacon.
The wife of an archdeacon.
archiannelida
archidiaconal
archidiaconal
adj
(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) Pertaining to an archdeacon.
archidiskodon
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
arthrodonteae
berchtesgaden
blunderheaded
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardsmanship
boardsmanship
noun
Alternative form of boardmanship
bothrodendron
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
brachioganoid
brachydontism
brainchildren
brainchildren
noun
plural of brainchild
branchiopodan
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bridgehampton
brokenhearted
brokenhearted
adj
Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation of a romantic relationship.
candlelighter
candlelighter
noun
A person who lights candles.
A spill used for lighting candles.
cantharidated
cantharidated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cantharidate
cantharidized
cantharidized
adj
Treated with cantharides.
carbohydrogen
cardiasthenia
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
cardionephric
cardionephric
adj
nephrocardiac
cardiophrenia
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
centrarchidae
cephaloridine
cephaloridine
noun
A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.
chamberdeacon
chandernagore
chandlerville
chapournetted
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
chlorhexidine
chlorhexidine
noun
(pharmacology) A particular chemical antiseptic and bacteriostatic.
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
chondrenchyma
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondriosomal
chondriosomes
chondriosomes
noun
plural of chondriosome
chondroclasis
chondrocostal
chondrocostal
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of costochondral
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chondrography
chondrography
noun
A dissertation concerning cartilage
chondrolipoma
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondromucoid
chondromucoid
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The combination of chondroitin sulfate and collagen fibres that gives cartilage its resilience and flexibility.
chondromyxoma
chondromyxoma
noun
(pathology) chondromyxoid fibroma
chondroplasty
chondroplasty
noun
surgery to reshape the cartilage
chondrosamine
chondrosamine
noun
(dated) galactosamine
chondroseptum
chondrosteoma
chondrosteous
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
chorioadenoma
chorioadenoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma of the chorion
christianised
christianized
christiansand
christiansted
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
cnemidophorus
coheartedness
commandership
commandership
noun
The role of a commander.
comprehending
comprehending
verb
present participle of comprehend
conductorship
conductorship
noun
The position of conductor of an orchestra.
coryphaenidae
costochondral
costochondral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to ribs and cartilage.
counterlathed
counterlathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterlath
cravenhearted
cuboctahedron
cuboctahedron
noun
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.
curmudgeonish
cyanohermidin
cylindrograph
dechlorinated
dechlorinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dechlorinate
dehydrofrozen
dehydrogenase
dehydrogenase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.
dehydrogenate
dehydrogenate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To remove hydrogen from (a substance).
dehydrogenise
dehydrogenise
verb
Alternative spelling of dehydrogenize
dehydrogenize
dehydrogenize
verb
To dehydrogenate.
demonographer
demonographer
noun
Synonym of demonologist
dendrochirota
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
dendrophilous
dendrophilous
adj
Thriving in an environment with trees; living in or on trees.
deprehensible
deprehensible
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being caught or discovered.
derencephalus
dermobranchia
desynchronize
desynchronize
verb
to cause, or to experience desynchronization
dethronements
dethronements
noun
plural of dethronement
diaphanometer
diaphanometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the transparency of a fluid.
diaphanometry
diathermanous
diathermanous
adj
Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
dichlorhydrin
dichlorhydrin
noun
A colourless, odourless fluid prepared by heating anhydrous glycerine with sulphur monochloride; a solvent of resins.
dichondraceae
dichorisandra
dihydrocuprin
dinitrophenol
dinitrophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic compounds C₆H₃OH(NO₂)₂ formed by the nitration of phenol; they are metabolic poisons
dinornithidae
dinotheriidae
disenthralled
disenthralled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disenthral
disenthroning
disenthroning
verb
present participle of disenthrone
disfranchised
disfranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfranchise
disfranchiser
disfranchiser
noun
One who disfranchises.
disfranchises
disfranchises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfranchise
disharmonical
disharmonical
adj
Alternative form of disharmonic (“not harmonic”)
disharmonious
disharmonious
adj
Not harmonious; lacking harmony.
disharmonised
disharmonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disharmonise
disharmonized
disharmonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disharmonize
disheartening
disheartening
adj
Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.
verb
present participle of dishearten
dishonourable
dishonourable
adj
Alternative spelling of dishonorable
dishonourably
dishonourably
adv
(Britain) Alternative spelling of dishonorably
disinheriting
disinheriting
verb
present participle of disinherit
distinguisher
distinguisher
noun
One who, or that which, distinguishes.
dodecahedrons
dolerophanite
dolerophanite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, oxygen, and sulfur.
dolichocranic
downheartedly
downheartedly
adv
In a downhearted manner
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
draftsmanship
draftsmanship
noun
the art or craft of a draftsman
the skill of drawing
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
dryopithecine
dryopithecine
adj
(zoology) Of, or relating to, the primate genus Dryopithecus, considered to be relatives of both humans and apes.