(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
acanthous
acanthous
adj
(botany) Synonym of spinous
accentual
accentual
adj
Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
accounted
accounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of account
accounter
accounter
noun
A person providing an account of events.
A person providing an accounting of expenditure or other actions.
accumbent
accumbent
adj
(botany) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf
Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
noun
One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.
accusants
accusants
noun
plural of accusant
acentrous
acentrous
adj
(ichthyology) lacking vertebral centra
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
aconitums
aconitums
noun
plural of aconitum
acquaints
acquaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acquaint
actiniums
actiniums
noun
plural of actinium
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actuarian
actuarian
adj
Synonym of actuarial
noun
Synonym of actuary
actuating
actuating
verb
present participle of actuate
actuation
actuation
noun
The act of putting into motion.
acuminate
acuminate
adj
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Tapering to a point; pointed.
verb
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
acutances
acutances
noun
plural of acutance
acuteness
acuteness
noun
(medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
(of the senses or feelings) The faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness
Shrewdness, quickness of mind
Shrillness; high pitch; – said of sounds.
The quality of being acute or pointed
adducting
adducting
verb
present participle of adduct
adduction
adduction
noun
(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
adjunctly
adjunctly
adv
In an adjunct manner.
adjutancy
adjutancy
noun
The state or office of being an adjutant, assistant, or helper.
aduncated
aduncated
adj
Alternative form of aduncate
afunction
afunction
noun
Lack of function; failure to work properly.
agincourt
anachueta
anacletus
antecornu
antecourt
antefurca
antefurca
noun
(anatomy) A forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects
antelucan
antelucan
Adjective
Before dawn
anticourt
anticourt
adj
Opposing a legal court.
Opposing a royal court.
antiochus
antiochus
Proper noun
name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
antipudic
antipudic
adj
(rare) That covers the genitals.
antiulcer
antiulcer
adj
(medicine) Serving to prevent or counteract ulcers.
antluetic
antocular
antonescu
anucleate
anucleate
adj
(cytology) Which does not have a nucleus.
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
archcount
arcturian
arcuation
arcuation
noun
(botany) A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
auctioned
auctioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auction
authentic
authentic
adj
(music, of a Gregorian mode) Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
(obsolete) Authoritative.
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
autochton
autogenic
autogenic
adj
(specifically, of a process of soldering) Performed by fusing the parts to be joined without adding solder.
Independent of a medium.
Relating to autogenic training.
Self-produced.
autonomic
autonomic
adj
(neuroanatomy, neurology) Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system.
(neurology) Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
auxotonic
auxotonic
adj
(botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.
(physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage.
awunctive
beechnuts
beechnuts
noun
plural of beechnut
betulinic
betulinic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to betulinic acid or its derivatives
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
bipunctal
bonducnut
bontebuck
bontebuck
noun
Alternative form of bontebok (“South African antelope”)
bounciest
bounciest
adj
superlative form of bouncy: most bouncy
brucetown
brunistic
bucentaur
bucentaur
noun
A Venetian barge modelled on the state barge (called Bucentaur) used annually on Ascension Day in the ancient ceremony of the marriage of the state with the Adriatic.
A supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man.
buchanite
buchonite
bucketing
bucketing
noun
A heavy pouring down of liquid; a deluge.
Synonym of binning (“data pre-processing technique”)
The act of moving material using a bucket.
verb
present participle of bucket
bucketman
buckstone
buckthorn
buckthorn
noun
Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn.
also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
especially genus Rhamnus,
especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
bunchiest
bunchiest
adj
superlative form of bunchy: most bunchy
burntcorn
butacaine
butacaine
noun
(pharmacology) A local anesthetic.
calenture
calenture
noun
A delirium occurring from such symptoms, in which a stricken sailor pictures the sea as grassy meadows and wishes to dive overboard into them.
A heat stroke or fever, often suffered in the tropics.
calutrons
calutrons
noun
plural of calutron
candlenut
candlenut
noun
A flowering tree (Aleurites moluccana and Aleurites rockinghamensis) of the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, kemiri, varnish tree or kukui nut tree.
The seed of this tree, used as a candle
candytuft
candytuft
noun
Any of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
cannulate
cannulate
verb
(medicine) to use a cannula; to insert a tube, particularly into a vein
cantaloup
cantaloup
noun
Alternative form of cantaloupe
cantharus
cantharus
noun
A fountain or basin in the courtyard of an ancient church for worshippers to wash before entering.
A large drinking cup with two handles.
canthuthi
cantorous
canulated
canulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canulate
canulates
canulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canulate
canutillo
caoutchin
caoutchin
noun
(organic chemistry) An inflammable, volatile, oily liquid hydrocarbon, obtained by the destructive distillation of caoutchouc.
captandum
capturing
capturing
verb
present participle of capture
carburant
cartonful
cartonful
noun
As much as a carton will hold.
catamount
catamount
noun
(US) A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar or puma (Puma concolor).
(obsolete) Synonym of catamountain (“a leopard, a panther (Panthera pardus)”).
catoquina
catullian
caudation
caudation
noun
(medicine) A fibrous growth.
(writing) A section appended to the end of a word, line, or poem.
(writing) The addition of a caudation.
A caudate extension or tail.
The property of having a caudate extension or tail.
cauponate
causation
causation
noun
Cause and effect, considered as a system.
The act of causing.
The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
cauterant
cauterant
noun
Any cauterizing substance.
cautioned
cautioned
adj
That has received a caution (typically from the police)
verb
past participle of caution
cautioner
cautioner
noun
(Scotland) A surety.
A person who cautions.
cautiones
cautionry
cautionry
noun
(Scotland, law) suretyship
ceanothus
ceanothus
noun
Any of the genus Ceanothus of North American buckthorns.
ceintures
ceintures
noun
plural of ceinture
centaurea
centaurea
noun
Alternative spelling of centaury
centauric
centaurid
centaurus
centrotus
centrutra
centumvir
centumvir
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
centupled
centupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuple
centuples
centuples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centuple
centurial
centurial
adj
Of or pertaining to a century.
centuried
centuried
adj
(rare, chiefly literary) Having existed for centuries; ancient.
centuries
centuries
noun
plural of century
centurion
centurion
noun
(US) A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed 100 night landings on an aircraft carrier.
(cricket) A player who scores a century.
(historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
centurist
centurist
noun
A centuriator.
ceraunite
cerniture
cestrinus
chanteuse
chanteuse
noun
A female singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
chaunters
chaunters
noun
plural of chaunter
chaunting
chaunting
noun
Obsolete form of chanting.
verb
present participle of chaunt
chazzanut
chennault
chestnuts
chestnuts
noun
plural of chestnut
chiquitan
chitinous
chitinous
adj
Made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin.
choudrant
chthonius
chunkiest
chunkiest
adj
superlative form of chunky: most chunky
chuntered
chuntered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chunter
churchton
ciclatoun
ciclatoun
noun
A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages.
cicutoxin
cicutoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) A poisonous polyyne and alcohol found in various plants, including the water hemlock.
cinctured
cinctured
adj
Having a cincture.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cincture
cinctures
cinctures
noun
plural of cincture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cincture
cingulate
cingulate
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to a cingulum.
noun
Any mammal of the order Cingulata, the armadillos
circulant
circulant
adj
(mathematics) Involving circulation.
noun
(mathematics) A circulant matrix.
circuting
citrinous
citrullin
clianthus
clianthus
noun
Any plant of the genus Clianthus.
clinquant
clinquant
adj
Glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.
noun
Dutch metal.
Tinsel; glitter.
cloanthus
cloturing
cloturing
verb
present participle of cloture
clutching
clutching
noun
The act of one who clutches.
verb
present participle of clutch
clutchman
clutchman
noun
A person who operates a clutch, typically on an agricultural machine
coadunate
coadunate
adj
(botany) Closely joined (by growing together)
verb
To merge; to unite into one.
coadunite
coagulant
coagulant
adj
That causes coagulation or that coagulates
noun
A substance that causes coagulation
coaugment
cocoanuts
cocoanuts
noun
plural of cocoanut
cocurrent
cocurrent
adj
Of or pertaining to flow in the same direction.
cointreau
cointreau
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Cointreau (“serving of Cointreau liqueur”)
collothun
collothun
noun
(historical) An old Persian unit equal to 1.809 gallons.