(obsolete) accidental; occurring by chance; occasional
(obsolete) logically accidental; non-essential
accordantly
accordantly
adv
In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably.
accordingly
accordingly
adv
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
acetopyrine
acetopyrine
noun
(medicine) An acetylsalicylate of antipyrine
achyranthes
achyranthes
noun
plural of achyranthe
acromyodian
acromyodian
noun
Any passerine songbird of the former taxon Acromyodi
acronically
acronycally
acronycally
adv
In an acronycal manner; rising when the sun sets, and vice versa.
acronychous
acronyctous
acronyctous
adj
(astronomy) acronycal
acronymized
acronymized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acronymize
actinometry
actinometry
noun
the measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light
the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation
actinophrys
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
aerenchymas
aerodynamic
aerodynamic
adj
having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air
of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics
alcyonarian
alcyonarian
noun
(zoology) Any of the Alcyonaria, a subclass of the Anthozoa.
alcyoniform
aleuromancy
aleuromancy
noun
divination using flour or related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
anacrogynae
ancestrally
ancestrally
adv
Pertaining to ancestry.
ancyloceras
angelocracy
angelocracy
noun
government or rule by angels
anhydraemic
antepyretic
antepyretic
Adjective
Preceding a fever
anticruelty
anticruelty
adj
Opposing cruelty, especially towards animals.
anticryptic
anticryptic
adj
Of or pertaining to camouflage used by a predator to provide stealth, as opposed to camouflage used by prey to hide.
antidysuric
antipyretic
antipyretic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces fever.
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.
antipyrotic
antipyrotic
adj
(medicine) Effective against burns or pyrosis.
antisecrecy
antisecrecy
adj
Opposing or countering secrecy.
antitryptic
antitryptic
adj
That inhibits the action of trypsin
arachnology
arachnology
noun
The study of the Arachnida.
archdeanery
archdeanery
noun
The headquarters, or jurisdiction of an archdean.
archikaryon
archosyrinx
arthrodynic
arthrodynic
adj
Of or relating to arthrodynia.
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
asynartetic
asynartetic
adj
(prosody) Having or containing two different types of metre
attractancy
attractancy
noun
A measure of the ability of something (especially a pheromone) to attract; attractive power.
auricyanide
aurocyanide
aurocyanide
noun
(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The complex anion, Au(CN)₂⁻, produced when gold is dissolved as part of the cyanide process.
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
avuncularly
avuncularly
adv
In an avuncular way.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
barleycorns
barleycorns
noun
plural of barleycorn
baroclinity
baroclinity
noun
The condition of being baroclinic.
barodynamic
barodynamic
adj
Relating to barodynamics.
barycentric
barycentric
adj
Of or pertaining to a centre of gravity.
benedictory
benedictory
adj
Giving thanks
Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction
benefactory
benefactory
adj
Yielding benefit; doing good.
noun
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
beneficiary
beneficiary
adj
Bestowed as a gratuity.
Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
noun
(insurance) One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.
(law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.
One who benefits or receives an advantage.
berycoidean
bicentenary
bicentenary
noun
A 200th anniversary.
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
brachycrany
brainsickly
brainsickly
adv
(obsolete) In a brainsick manner.
branchihyal
bricklaying
bricklaying
noun
The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
brochophony
bromocyanid
bronchially
bronchially
adv
In a bronchial way.
bronchotomy
bronchotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy.
brontoscopy
brontoscopy
noun
divination by thunder
buccinatory
buccinatory
adj
Relating to the buccinator muscle.
byronically
byronically
Adverb
In a Byronic fashion.
calcinatory
calcinatory
noun
A vessel used in calcination.
callynteria
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
cancerously
cancerously
adv
In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
With cancer.
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.
cankerberry
cannonarchy
capreomycin
capreomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
caravansary
caravansary
noun
Alternative spelling of caravanserai
carbonylate
carbonylate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To introduce a carbonyl group, or the elements of carbon monoxide, into a molecule.
carbonylene
carbylamine
carbylamine
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) an isocyanide
carcinology
carcinology
noun
(zoology) The study of crustaceans.
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.
cardiodynia
cardiodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in the heart
cardplaying
cardplaying
noun
The playing of card games.
careeringly
careeringly
adv
With rapid uncontrollable motion; headlong.
caressingly
caressingly
adv
In a caressing manner; soothingly.
carnivority
carnivority
noun
The condition of being carnivorous
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
caryatidean
cattycorner
cattycorner
adv
(US, Canada) Alternative form of catty-corner
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
cementatory
cementatory
adj
Having the quality of cementing, or uniting firmly.
centrically
centrically
adv
In a centric manner or direction; centrally
centrosoyus
ceremoniary
chancellery
chancellery
noun
The building in which such an office is situated
The office or staff of a chancellor
The rank or post of a chancellor
chancellory
chancellory
noun
Alternative spelling of chancellery
charactonym
charactonym
noun
(literature) A name that is somehow descriptive of the character who bears it.
chardonnays
chardonnays
noun
plural of chardonnay
charlatanry
charlatanry
noun
(countable) The act of a charlatan.
(uncountable) The state of being a charlatan.
chatelainry
cheirognomy
cheiromancy
cheiromancy
noun
Alternative form of chiromancy
cherrystone
cherrystone
noun
(used as a size classification by fish merchants) A hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) that is larger than a countneck, littleneck or topneck but smaller than a quahog.
chevronelly
chevronelly
adj
(heraldry) Marked with a chevronel or chevronels.
chieftainry
chieftainry
noun
The role or status of chieftain.
chondrocyte
chondrocyte
noun
(biology) A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
chondrogeny
chondrology
chondrology
noun
The branch of anatomy that deals with cartilage.
chondrotomy
chondrotomy
noun
(anatomy) The dissection of cartilage.
christianly
christianly
Adjective
befitting a Christian.
Adverb
In a Christian fashion.
chronically
chronically
adv
In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree.
chronomancy
chronomancy
noun
The divination of the best time to do something, or the determination of lucky and unlucky days.
chronometry
chronometry
noun
The science of the measurement of time
chronoscopy
chronoscopy
noun
The measurement of very small time intervals by means of a chronoscope
chrysanilin
chrysanisic
chrysarobin
chrysarobin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid.
chrysoidine
chrysoidine
noun
A yellow-orange crystalline dye, C₆H₅N₂.C₆H₃(NH₂)₂.
Any of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoidine.
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
chrysophane
chrysophane
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
churchanity
churchanity
noun
Synonym of Churchianity
churchmanly
churchmanly
adj
Befitting a churchman.
chylomicron
chylomicron
noun
(biology) A microscopic globule of lipoprotein, found in blood and lymph, that is associated with the digestion of fats
cinevariety
cinevariety
noun
(historical) A kind of variety show incorporating bioscope film.
circinately
circinately
adv
In a circinate fashion.
citrylidene
citrylidene
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The divalent radical derived from citral
clairvoyant
clairvoyant
adj
(computing) Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.
Able to foresee the future.
Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
Of or relating to clairvoyance.
noun
A person able to foresee the future
A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
clancularly
clancularly
adv
(obsolete) privately; secretly
clanjamfray
clanjamfrey
claybrained
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clergywomen
clergywomen
noun
plural of clergywoman
cockneybred
coercionary
coercionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing coercion
coeternally
coeternally
adv
In a coeternal manner
cogrediency
colinearity
colinearity
noun
Alternative form of collinearity
collinearly
collinearly
adv
In a collinear manner
collyridian
columnarity
columnarity
noun
The state or quality of being columnar.
combinatory
combinatory
adj
Having the ability to combine; combinable, combinational or combining.
Of, relating to, or derived from a combination or combinations; combinative or combinatorial.
comminatory
comminatory
adj
Of or pertaining to commination.
communitary
compendiary
componentry
componentry
noun
components generally
concatenary
concernancy
concernancy
noun
(obsolete, rare) Relevance.
concernedly
concernedly
adv
In a concerned manner; worriedly.
concertedly
concertedly
adv
In a concerted manner
conchometry
conchometry
noun
The measurement of shells or their curves.
conciliarly
conciliarly
adv
By a council, especially an ecclesiastical council.
concordably
concordancy
concordancy
noun
agreement
concubinary
concubinary
adj
Of or pertaining to a concubine
noun
The state of being a concubine
concurrency
concurrency
noun
(computer science, by extension) A property of systems where several processes execute at the same time.
(transport, civil engineering) A stretch of road that is shared between two or more numbered or named routes.
The property or an instance of being concurrent; something that happens at the same time as something else.