The fact or state of beleaguering; a state of blockade or siege.
benzocoumaran
benzofluorene
benzofluorene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in which a benzene ring is fused to a fluorene moiety
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
benzotrifuran
betulinamaric
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bilirubinemia
bilirubinemia
noun
(medicine) The presence of bilirubin in the blood
bilirubinuria
bilirubinuria
noun
(medicine) the presence of bilirubin in the urine; often a symptom of liver disease
bioinstrument
bioinstrument
noun
Any device, attached to the body, that is used in bioinstrumentation
birchrunville
birectangular
birectangular
adj
Containing two right angles.
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
blunderbusses
blunderbusses
noun
plural of blunderbuss
blunderheaded
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
bonaventurism
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
borotungstate
boroughmonger
boroughmonger
noun
One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
bourguignonne
bourignianism
bourignianist
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.
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
brandenburger
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
bronchobuster
bronchotyphus
broncobusters
broncobusters
noun
plural of broncobuster
broncobusting
brontotherium
browningesque
brugnatellite
brugnatellite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellowish mineral formed of a hydrated ferric and magnesium carbonate/hydroxide.
brunelliaceae
brushlessness
brushlessness
noun
Absence of brushes.
brutalisation
brutalisation
noun
Alternative form of brutalization
brutalitarian
brutalitarian
adj
brutal and totalitarian
noun
A brutal totalitarian.
brutalization
brutalization
noun
(uncountable) The act or process of making brutal
An instance of being brutalized.
brutification
burmanniaceae
burnettsville
burtonization
butcherliness
butcherliness
noun
The quality of being butcherly.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
buttstrapping
butyrolactone
butyrolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid
byelorussians
callorhynchus
campanulariae
campanularian
campanularian
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the hydroid family Campanularidae.
campyloneuron
canandelabrum
cancerousness
cancerousness
noun
The state or quality of being cancerous.
cancrophagous
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
carbonigenous
carbonigenous
adj
Carboniferous.
carburisation
carburisation
noun
Alternative form of carburization
carburization
carburization
noun
impregnation or reaction with carbon, especially in the manufacture of steel
carcinomatous
carcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to a carcinoma.
carefulnesses
carefulnesses
noun
plural of carefulness
carillonneurs
carillonneurs
noun
plural of carillonneur
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
cartilaginous
cartilaginous
adj
(mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.
(zoology, of a vertebrate animal) Having a skeleton of cartilage.
Related to or resembling cartilage.
casuarinaceae
catanadromous
catanadromous
adj
(zoology) Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
cathartolinum
cauldrifeness
cauterisation
cauterisation
noun
Alternative form of cauterization
cauterization
cauterization
noun
The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
cauthornville
cavernicolous
cavernicolous
adj
(rare) that inhabits caverns or caves
censurability
censurability
Noun
The state or condition of being censurable; blameworthiness.
centauromachy
centauromachy
noun
(art) A fight in which centaurs take part; a common theme in ancient relief sculpture.
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
centrifugence
centrifugence
noun
The property or quality of being centrifugal.
centronucleus
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
cerumniparous
chapournetted
chateaubriand
chateaubriand
noun
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
chaucerianism
chiastoneural
chlorocruorin
chlorocruorin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A green respiratory pigment found in many annelids.
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
choanophorous
choanophorous
adj
Synonym of choanate
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
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.
chondroseptum
chondrosteous
chordacentrum
chordacentrum
noun
The centrum of a vertebra
choristoneura
chronogeneous
chronogeneous
adj
Synonym of chronogenetic
chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum
noun
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
chrysobalanus
chrysothamnus
chuckfarthing
churchmanship
churchmanship
noun
The craft or skill of being a churchman.
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
circularising
circularising
verb
present participle of circularise
circularizing
circularizing
verb
present participle of circularize
circumambient
circumambient
adj
Including all aspects of; encompassing.
Surrounding.
adv
in a circumambient manner
circumcellion
circumcellion
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Circumcellion
circumcentral
circumcisions
circumcisions
noun
plural of circumcision
circumcission
circumclusion
circumclusion
noun
(dated) An acupressure technique in which the pin is passed beneath the vessel, the wire loop placed over its point, and the ends brought over the artery and made fast.
The act of enclosing on all sides.
circumcorneal
circumcorneal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the cornea
circumdiction
circumduction
circumduction
noun
(Scotland, law) The act of circumducing.
(anatomy) The circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.
circumference
circumference
noun
(geometry) The length of such a line
(geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
(graph theory) The length of the longest cycle of a graph
(obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To include in a circular space; to bound.
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
circumfluence
circumfluence
noun
A flowing round on all sides; an enclosing with fluid.
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
circumgenital
circumgenital
adj
Surrounding the genital area.
circuminsular
circuminsular
adj
Surrounding an island.
circumjacence
circumjacence
noun
Condition of being circumjacent, or of bordering on every side.
circumjacency
circumjacency
noun
An area circumjacent to another; surroundings, environs.
circummundane
circummundane
adj
(chiefly zoology) Existing throughout the world.
circumneutral
circumneutral
adj
(chemistry) Approximately neutral.
circumnuclear
circumnuclear
adj
Surrounding, or rotating around, a nucleus.
circumnutated
circumnutated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnutate
circumpolygon
circumsession
circumspangle
circumstanced
circumstanced
adj
(in combination) In the specified situation or circumstances.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumstance
circumstances
circumstances
noun
plural of circumstance
circumventing
circumventing
verb
present participle of circumvent
circumvention
circumvention
noun
The act of evading or going around (bypassing).
The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception
circumventive
circumventive
adj
evading or overcoming some protective measure.
circumvolving
circumvolving
verb
present participle of circumvolve
clairaudience
clairaudience
noun
(parapsychology) The power to perceive auditory stimuli beyond the realm of normal hearing.
clamorousness
clamorousness
noun
The state or quality of being clamorous.
claromontanus
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
cnemidophorus
coadventuress
coadventuring
coastguardman
coastguardman
noun
(dated) A coastguard.
coenamourment
colourational
colourational
adj
Rare spelling of colorational.
colourfulness
colourfulness
noun
Alternative form of colorfulness
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
commensurable
commensurable
adj
(mathematics) (of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ
Able to be measured using a common standard.
Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.
commensurably
commensurably
adv
In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
commensurated
commensurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commensurate