The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandrian Wicca.
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
alimentariness
alimentariness
noun
The state or quality of being alimentary.
allomerization
allomerization
noun
The interconversion of allomeric forms
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminothermic
aluminothermic
adj
Relating to, or employing, aluminothermy.
ambicoloration
amicronucleate
amminochloride
anagrammatical
anagrammatical
adj
Alternative form of anagrammatic
anomaliflorous
anomaloflorous
anticentralism
anticeremonial
anticeremonial
adj
Opposing ceremonial in religion.
anticommercial
anticommercial
adj
Opposed to commercialism
antidromically
antidromically
adv
(neurology) In an antidromic manner.
antifederalism
antifederalism
noun
Alternative form of anti-federalism
antiliberalism
antiliberalism
noun
(politics) Antiliberal beliefs and practices.
antilogarithms
antilogarithms
noun
plural of antilogarithm
antimilitarism
antimilitarism
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-militarism
antimilitarist
antimilitarist
adj
(politics) Opposed to militarism
noun
(politics) One who opposes militarism.
antimonarchial
antimonarchial
adj
Alternative form of antimonarchical
antimoralistic
antimoralistic
adj
Opposing moralism.
antinaturalism
antinaturalism
noun
(sociology) The view that the natural world and the social world are different, related to antipositivism.
antineutralism
antinormalness
antiparliament
antiparliament
adj
Opposing a parliament.
antiradicalism
antiradicalism
noun
Opposition to radical ideologies.
antislaveryism
antislaveryism
noun
Opposition to slavery.
antivermicular
astragalomancy
astragalomancy
noun
Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.
Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.
Simply divination by dice.
astronomically
astronomically
adv
(comparable, degree) In the extreme, very (typically very large).
balsamodendron
binomenclature
blennometritis
bouleversement
bouleversement
noun
Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
campanularidae
caramelisation
caramelisation
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of caramelization
caramelization
caramelization
noun
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
carminophilous
centripetalism
centripetalism
noun
The advocacy of a centripetal state.
ceremonialists
ceremonialists
noun
plural of ceremonialist
ceremonialness
ceremonialness
noun
The state or quality of being ceremonial.
cheesemongerly
chemosterilant
chemosterilant
noun
(chemistry, agriculture) A chemical that controls pests by preventing reproduction, thereby causing the population to collapse.
chimericalness
chloromelanite
chloromelanite
noun
A dark green to black variety of the mineral jadeite.
chlorpromazine
chlorpromazine
noun
A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.
chondromalacia
chondromalacia
noun
A painful condition caused by irritation of cartilage, often in the undersurface of the kneecap.
chrisomloosing
chronometrical
chronometrical
adj
chronometric; measured by chronometer
chrysosplenium
circumcolumnar
circumcolumnar
adj
Surrounding a column.
circumlocution
circumlocution
noun
(countable) An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.
(uncountable) Necessary use of a phrase to circumvent either a vocabulary fault (of speaker or listener) or a lexical gap, either monolingually or in translation.
(uncountable) Unnecessary use of extra words to express an idea, such as a pleonastic phrase (sometimes driven by an attempt at emphatic clarity) or a wordy substitution (the latter driven by euphemistic intent, pedagogic intent, or sometimes loquaciousness alone).
circumstantial
circumstantial
adj
(law) Suggesting guilt, but not proving it conclusively.
Abounding with minor circumstances; in great detail; particular.
Full of circumstance or pomp; ceremonial.
Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance.
circumundulate
circumundulate
verb
To flow around as waves or undulations
circumventable
circumventable
adj
Capable of being circumvented.
circumvolution
circumvolution
noun
Anything winding or sinuous.
The act of revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis.
circumzenithal
circumzenithal
adj
Around the zenith.
coharmoniously
commendatorily
commendatorily
adv
In a commendatory manner; in such a way as to commend or compliment.
commensurately
commensurately
adv
In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or proportionate.
With equal measure or extent.
commentatorial
commentatorial
adj
Relating to the making of commentaries.
commercialness
comparableness
comparableness
noun
The state or quality of being comparable; comparability.
complementizer
complementizer
noun
(linguistics) A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
comprehensible
comprehensible
adj
Able to be comprehended.
comprehensibly
comprehensibly
adv
In a comprehensible manner.
compromisingly
compromisingly
adv
In a compromising manner.
compulsoriness
compulsoriness
noun
The state or quality of being compulsory.
confirmability
confirmability
noun
The state or property of being capable of being confirmed.
confirmational
confirmational
adj
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the confirmation of one theory or observation by others.
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
confirmatorily
confirmatorily
adv
So as to confirm something.
conformability
conformability
noun
conformableness
conformational
conformational
adj
Of or pertaining to a conformation
conglomerating
conglomerating
verb
present participle of conglomerate
conglomeration
conglomeration
noun
An instance of conglomerating, a coming together of separate parts.
That which consists of many previously separate parts.
conglomerative
conglomerative
adj
Causing, or relating to, conglomeration.
contemporarily
contemporarily
adv
At the time being discussed; then.
In the present time.
conterminously
conterminously
adv
In a conterminous manner
contrastimulus
contrastimulus
noun
Synonym of counterstimulus
copolymerizing
copolymerizing
verb
present participle of copolymerize
corimelaenidae
cosmotellurian
costopulmonary
costopulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the lungs.
counterclaimed
counterclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim
counterexample
counterexample
noun
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.
counterformula
counterformula
noun
A formula that counters or goes against another formula.
counterimpulse
counterimpulse
noun
An impulse that runs counter to another impulse.
countermissile
coxankylometer
craniometrical
craniometrical
adj
Relating to craniometry; craniometric.
criminalistics
criminalistics
noun
The scientific processing and study of evidence of crimes.
criminological
criminological
adj
Of or pertaining to criminology
criminologists
criminologists
noun
plural of criminologist
cryptonemiales
crystallomancy
crystallomancy
noun
The use of a crystal ball or other transparent solid for the purpose of divination.
cylindrenchema
cylindrenchyma
cylindromatous
cylindromatous
adj
Of or relating to a cylindroma.
cylindrometric
decriminalized
decriminalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decriminalize
decriminalizes
decriminalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decriminalize
demilitarising
demilitarising
verb
present participle of demilitarise
demilitarizing
demilitarizing
verb
present participle of demilitarize
demineralizing
demineralizing
verb
present participle of demineralize
demioctangular
demonstratable
demonstratable
adj
Alternative form of demonstrable
demonstratedly
demonstratedly
adv
In a way that has been demonstrated or proven.
demoralisation
demoralisation
noun
Alternative spelling of demoralization
demoralization
demoralization
noun
The act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.
demoralizingly
demoralizingly
adv
In a demoralizing manner.
denumerability
denumerability
noun
(mathematics) The property of being denumerable.
departmentally
departmentally
adv
In a departmental manner; affecting departments
depolymerizing
depolymerizing
adj
That depolymerizes
verb
present participle of depolymerize
detrimentality
deuteronomical
developmentary
developmentary
adj
Pertaining to development; developmental.
dextrolimonene
disconformable
disconformable
Adjective
Not conformable.
disconformably
disconformably
adv
In a disconformable manner
discriminantal
discriminantal
adj
(mathematics) Relating to a discriminant.
discriminately
discriminately
adv
In a discriminating manner; distinctly.
disembroilment
disenthralment
disgruntlement
disgruntlement
noun
The state of being disgruntled, usually displayed in a stereotypical form such as frowning and annoyance; the acts of sulky dissatisfaction.
dorsoabdominal
dorsoabdominal
adj
dorsal and abdominal
dynamoelectric
dynamoelectric
adj
(physics) Of or pertaining to the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy.
dynamometrical
dysmenorrhoeal
dysmenorrhoeal
adj
Alternative form of dysmenorrheal
eclairissement
egalitarianism
egalitarianism
noun
The political doctrine that holds that all people in a society should have equal rights from birth.
elasmobranchii
electrodynamic
electrodynamic
adj
(physics) that involves the movement of electric charges
electroforming
electroforming
noun
The manufacture of shaped components by electrodeposition on a pattern or mandrel.
electromagnets
electromagnets
noun
plural of electromagnet
eleemosynarily
eleemosynarily
adv
In an eleemosynary manner; out of charity; charitably.
elementariness
elementariness
noun
The state or condition of being elementary.
eleutheromania
eleutheromania
noun
A great desire for or obsession with freedom.
emballonuridae
embarrassingly
embarrassingly
adv
Causing embarrassment.
In an embarrassing manner.
To the point of embarrassment; to an extreme or bewildering degree.
emphemeralness
encephalomeric
encephalometer
encephalometer
noun
An apparatus for indicating on the skull the location of the regions of the brain