(botany) describing a plant which has spiny branches
accustomedness
accustomedness
noun
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
acetotoluidine
acetylfluoride
adarticulation
adarticulation
noun
arthrodia
adenostemonous
adiathermanous
adminiculation
adminiculation
noun
(law) proof; corroboration
adscititiously
adscititiously
adv
In an adscititious way.
adscriptitious
adulterousness
adulterousness
noun
A state of being adulterous.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventuresomes
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
alectoropodous
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
anametadromous
anarthropodous
ancistrocladus
anisodactylous
anisodactylous
adj
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
antimoniureted
antiproductive
artiodactylous
artiodactylous
adj
(zoology) even-toed; of ungulates, having the weight borne about equally by the third and fourth toes
atlantodidymus
aulostomatidae
autoconduction
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
autodiagnostic
autodiagnostic
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodiagnosis; self-diagnosing.
autoheterodyne
autoheterodyne
noun
(dated, electronics) autodyne
autopolyploidy
autopolyploidy
noun
The property of being autopolyploid.
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autosensitized
autotetraploid
autotetraploid
adj
(genetics) tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome
azoxytoluidine
bloodguiltless
bloodguiltless
adj
Free from bloodguilt.
bunoselenodont
bunoselenodont
adj
(zoology) Having teeth whose inner cusps have the form of blunt cones and the outer ones of longitudinal crescents
cardiopuncture
cardiopuncture
noun
(surgery) cardiocentesis
cheilodipterus
chordacentrous
chytridiaceous
chytridiaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Chytridiaceae.
coastguardsman
coastguardsman
noun
A member of a coastguard.
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
conceptualised
conceptualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualise
conceptualized
conceptualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize
conduceability
conductibility
conductibility
noun
The ability to conduct electricity.
conductimetric
conductimetric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a titration in which the endpoint is determined by measuring conductivity
(physics) Of or pertaining to the measurement of conductivity
conductivities
conductivities
noun
plural of conductivity
conductometric
conductometric
adj
Of or pertaining to conductometry
conduplication
conduplication
noun
(botany) An instance of being conduplicate
condylarthrous
conquistadores
conquistadores
noun
plural of conquistador
consuetudinary
consuetudinary
adj
(law) Customary; considered law by virtue of the fact that it is generally observed.
noun
A ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order.
An unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.
contradictious
contradictious
adj
(obsolete) Filled with contradictions; inconsistent.
(obsolete) Inclined to contradict or cavil.
convolutedness
convolutedness
noun
The quality of being convoluted.
corundophilite
cotransduction
cotransduction
noun
The simultaneous transduction of multiple genes, especially of two bacterial marker genes
counteraddress
counteraddress
noun
A speech or address made in response to another speech.
counteradvance
counteradvance
noun
An advance that counters or goes against another advance.
counterattired
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
counterclaimed
counterclaimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim
countercolored
countercolored
adj
Synonym of counterchanged
countercommand
countercommand
noun
A command that cancels or reverses a previous command; a countermand.
verb
(transitive) To countermand (a person or group).
(transitive) To countermand (a previous command).
counterdemands
counterdemands
noun
plural of counterdemand
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
counterjudging
counterlighted
countermanding
countermanding
noun
The act of something being countermanded.
verb
present participle of countermand
counterparadox
counterpendent
counterplotted
counterplotted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterplot
counterpointed
counterpointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpoint
counterreplied
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
crosscurrented
cylindromatous
cylindromatous
adj
Of or relating to a cylindroma.
daguerreotyped
daguerreotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daguerreotype
daguerreotyper
daguerreotyper
noun
One who takes daguerreotypes.
daguerreotypes
daguerreotypes
noun
plural of daguerreotype
daguerreotypic
daubentoniidae
deambulatories
deambulatories
noun
plural of deambulatory
dearticulation
deflocculating
deflocculating
verb
present participle of deflocculate
deflocculation
deflocculation
noun
The dispersion of an aggregate to form a stable colloid; the reverse of coagulation or flocculation
dehumanisation
dehumanisation
noun
Alternative spelling of dehumanization
dehumanization
dehumanization
noun
The act or process of dehumanizing.
demioctangular
demountability
denaturational
denaturational
adj
Relating to, or causing denaturation
denaturisation
denaturisation
noun
Alternative form of denaturization
denaturization
denaturization
noun
The process of denaturing.
dentatosinuate
desmachymatous
destructionism
destructionist
destructionist
noun
One who believes in the final destruction or complete annihilation of the wicked; an annihilationist, a conditionalist (i.e., a believer in conditional immortality).
One who delights in destroying that which is valuable, or whose principles and influence tend to destroy existing institutions.
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
deutencephalon
deuterocasease
deuterogenesis
deuteromorphic
deuteromycetes
deuteromycetes
noun
plural of deuteromycete
deuteronomical
deuterostomata
deutocarbonate
devoutlessness
dextrocularity
dialystaminous
diamantiferous
diamantiferous
adj
Yielding diamonds.
dicotyledonous
dicotyledonous
adj
Having two cotyledons.
Of or pertaining to the dicotyledons.
dinitrotoluene
dinitrotoluene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric compounds formed by the nitration of toluene, but especially 1-methyl-2,6-dinitro benzene, which is used as an explosive
diplobacterium
diplobacterium
noun
A bacterium composed of two adherent bacteria
diploplaculate
diplostemonous
diplostemonous
adj
(botany) Having twice as many stamens as petals in two whorls, the inner aligned with the petals.
(botany, uncommon) Having twice as many stamens as petals.
dipterocarpous
disadventurous
disadventurous
adj
(obsolete) Unfortunate; calamitous.
disambiguation
disambiguation
noun
(wiki jargon) A page on a wiki containing links to two or more topics with the same name.
The removal of ambiguity.
disarticulator
disarticulator
noun
One who disarticulates and prepares skeletons.
disastrousness
disastrousness
noun
The state or condition of being disastrous.
discodactylous
discombobulate
discombobulate
verb
(transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
discontinuable
discontinuable
adj
Capable of being discontinued.
discontinuance
discontinuance
noun
The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending.
discostomatous
discountenance
discountenance
noun
Cold treatment; disapprobation.
verb
(transitive) To abash, embarrass or disconcert.
(transitive) To have an unfavorable opinion of; to deprecate or disapprove of.
(transitive) To refuse countenance or support to; to discourage.
discountinuous
discouragement
discouragement
noun
Anything that discourages.
The act of discouraging.
The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
discourteously
discourteously
adv
In a discourteous manner.
disemboguement
disemboguement
noun
The act of disemboguing; discharge.
disillusionist
disillusionist
adj
Characterized by feelings of disillusionment.
disinfeudation
dispiteousness
dispiteousness
noun
The state of being dispiteous.
disputatiously
disputatiously
adv
In a disputatious manner.
disquiparation
disquisitional
disquisitional
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition.
disquisitorial
disquisitorial
adj
Of or pertaining to a disquisitor.
dissimulations
dissimulations
noun
plural of dissimulation
dissolutionism
dissolutionism
noun
Anarchist and nihilist social theory, taken as a whole or type.
dissolutionist
dissolutionist
noun
A person in favour of the dissolution of some institution or state of affairs.
distributional
distributional
adj
(bridge) Having an uneven distribution.
Of or pertaining to distribution
distributution
disubstitution
disubstitution
noun
(organic chemistry) Any substitution reaction in which two groups are substituted
ditrichotomous
ditrichotomous
adj
(botany) Dividing into double or treble ramifications; said of a leaf or stem.
Divided into twos or threes.
diverticulosis
diverticulosis
noun
(pathology) The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon.
documentations
documentations
noun
(very rare or non-native speakers' English) plural of documentation
dodecapetalous
dolichostylous
doublehatching
doublethinking
dumbartonshire
dumfounderment
duodecillionth
duodecillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number duodecillion
noun
One of a duodecillion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the duodecillionth position.