(anatomy) Pertaining to both the acromion and the clavicle.
alcovinometer
aminovaleric
anticonservatism
avicularimorphae
brevicomis
carnivorism
carnivorism
noun
The fact or practice of being a carnivore.
cervicectomy
cervicectomy
noun
(medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
cervicobregmatic
cervicobregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anterior fontanelle and the junction of the neck with the floor of the mouth.
cervicohumeral
cervicohumeral
adj
Relating to the neck and the shoulder.
cervicolumbar
cervicolumbar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the lumbar region of the spine
cervicomuscular
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemoreceptive
chemoreceptive
adj
(of a sense organ) able to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemoreceptivities
chemoreceptivity
chemoreceptivity
noun
the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemosorptive
circumaviation
circumaviator
circumjovial
circumjovial
adj
(astronomy, obsolete) In orbit around the planet Jupiter.
noun
(astronomy, obsolete) Any of the moons or satellites of the planet Jupiter.
circumnavigation
circumnavigation
noun
The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.
circumnavigations
circumnavigations
noun
plural of circumnavigation
circumnavigator
circumnavigator
noun
A person who circumnavigates, that is, sails around the world.
circumnavigatory
circumnavigatory
adj
pertaining to circumnavigation
circumvallation
circumvallation
noun
A rampart or other defensive entrenchment that entirely encircles the position being defended.
circumvention
circumvention
noun
The act of evading or going around (bypassing).
The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception
circumventions
circumventions
noun
plural of circumvention
circumventor
circumventor
noun
A person who circumvents
circumvoisin
circumvolant
circumvolant
adj
flying around
circumvolute
circumvolute
verb
To roll, curl or twist around
circumvolution
circumvolution
noun
Anything winding or sinuous.
The act of revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis.
circumvolutory
circumvolutory
adj
Exhibiting or relating to circumvolution.
circumvolve
circumvolve
verb
(intransitive) To revolve or move around something.
(transitive) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
circumvolved
circumvolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve
circumvolving
circumvolving
verb
present participle of circumvolve
cirrocumulative
claviform
claviform
adj
(chiefly biology) Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
(chiefly biology) Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”).
Key-shaped.
noun
(palaeography) An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.
comburivorous
comburivorous
adj
(obsolete) Consuming a relatively large amount of the supporter of combustion.
comfortative
comfortative
adj
(archaic) Offering comfort.
noun
(archaic) A medicine or other item causing comfort.
commemorative
commemorative
adj
Serving to commemorate something.
noun
(philately) A postage stamp issued to commemorate, usually a person or event; also commonly applied to thematic (topical) stamp issues.
An object made to commemorate a person, mark an event, etc.
commemoratively
commemoratively
adv
In a commemorative manner.
commemorativeness
commemorativeness
noun
The quality of being commemorative.
commiserative
commiserative
adj
Feeling or expressing commiseration, compassion, pity or sympathy
commiseratively
commiseratively
adv
In a commiserative manner.
comparatival
comparatival
adj
(grammar) Expressing or relating to a comparison.
comparative
comparative
adj
(obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.
Approximated by comparison; relative.
Of or relating to comparison.
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
(grammar) A word in the comparative form.
(obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.
(obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
comparatively
comparatively
adv
In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities.
comparativeness
comparativeness
noun
The state or quality of being comparative.
comparatives
comparatives
noun
plural of comparative
comparativist
comparativist
noun
Alternative form of comparatist
comprehensive
comprehensive
adj
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
noun
(Britain) A comprehensive school.
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
comprehensiveness
comprehensiveness
noun
The state of being comprehensive.
comprehensivenesses
comprehensives
comprehensives
noun
plural of comprehensive
compressive
compressive
adj
That compresses
compressively
compressively
adv
In a compressive way.
comprovincial
comprovincial
adj
Being part of the same province.
noun
One who comes from the same province.
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
conglomerative
conglomerative
adj
Causing, or relating to, conglomeration.
conservationism
conservationism
noun
A movement that supports conservation, especially that of natural resources
conservatism
conservatism
noun
A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.
A risk-averse attitude or approach.
conservatisms
conservatisms
noun
plural of conservatism
conservatorium
conservatorium
noun
(music) conservatory
constructivism
constructivism
noun
(art) A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials.
(mathematics) A philosophy that asserts the need to construct a mathematical object to prove it exists.
(philosophy, psychology) A psychological epistemology which argues that humans generate knowledge and meaning from their experiences.
contrivement
contrivement
noun
(obsolete) contrivance; invention; arrangement or plan
controversialism
controversialism
noun
The tendency to engage in controversy.
controversionalism
convallamarin
convallamarin
noun
(organic chemistry) A poisonous glucoside extracted from the lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
conversationalism
conversationalism
noun
Synonym of conversationism
conversationism
conversationism
noun
A word or phrase used in conversation; a colloquialism.
conversionism
convertism
corbovinum
corbovinum
noun
Alternative form of cor bovinum
corporativism
corporativism
noun
Synonym of corporatism
correlativism
corviform
corvillosum
corycavamine
costermansville
counterinvestment
counterinvestment
noun
Synonym of countercathexis
countermoving
countermoving
adj
That moves in opposition or retaliation
verb
present participle of countermove
cristivomer
cryptovolcanism
curviform
curviform
adj
Having a curved shape.
cytomegalovirus
cytomegalovirus
noun
(virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
decompressive
decompressive
adj
That decompresses.
dermovaccine
divorcement
divorcement
noun
(figuratively, psychology) Complete detachment or disunion.
(obsolete) Divorce; dissolution of a marriage.
divorcements
divorcements
noun
plural of divorcement
electromotiv
electromotive
electromotive
adj
(physics) of, relating to, or producing the movement of electrons (an electric current)
electromotivity
electromotivity
noun
The quality of being electromotive.
emotiovascular
flavobacterium
flavobacterium
noun
Any of many Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, of the class Flavobacteriia ^([sic]), that occur in soil and water, and are mostly pigmented and photosynthetic.
formicative
formicivora
formicivorous
formicivorous
adj
(entomology) Feeding on ants.
galvanometric
galvanometric
adj
Measured using a galvanometer.
Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
galvanometrical
galvanometrical
adj
Synonym of galvanometric
galvanometrically
galvanometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, galvanometry.
gravicembalo
gravicembalo
noun
(music) An early form of piano derived from the harpsichord
gravicembalos
gravicembalos
noun
plural of gravicembalo
homoveratric
homoveratric
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to homoveratric acid or its derivatives
hyperconservatism
hyperconservatism
noun
The quality of being hyperconservative.
immunoreactive
immunoreactive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
noun
Any substance that causes an immune reaction.
immunoreactivity
immunoreactivity
noun
A measure of the immune reaction caused by an antigen.
improvidence
improvidence
noun
The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift.
improvidences
improvidences
noun
plural of improvidence
improvisatrice
improvisatrice
noun
A female improvisatore.
incomprehensive
incomprehensive
adj
Not comprehensive; shallow, incomplete.
uncomprehending
incomprehensively
incomprehensively
adv
In an incomprehensive manner.
incomprehensiveness
incomprehensiveness
noun
The condition of being incomprehensive.
inmprovidence
intercommunicative
intercommunicative
adj
Relating to intercommunication.
introspectivism
involucriform
involucrum
involucrum
noun
(botany) An involucre.
A sheath that covers or envelopes, especially one that forms around the sequestrum of new bone.
kurchatovium
kurchatovium
noun
(physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
macaviator
macroevolution
macroevolution
noun
Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions.
macroevolutionary
macroevolutionary
adj
Pertaining to, or as a result of macroevolution
magnetostrictive
magnetostrictive
adj
Relating to, or caused by magnetostriction
magnetostrictively
magnetostrictively
adv
By means of or in terms of magnetostriction.
marcgraviaceous
marcgraviaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Marcgraviaceae.
mccordsville
mclemoresville
mechanoreceptive
mechanoreceptive
adj
Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch
mesiocervical
mesiocervical
adj
(dentistry, prosthodontics) Of or relating to the mesial and the cervical surfaces of a tooth.
microdrive
microdrive
noun
(computing) A miniature hard disk.
(computing, historical) An early computer storage system using cartridges of looped tape.
A device for inserting microelectrodes into the brain.
microenvironment
microenvironment
noun
(biology) The very small environment in the immediate vicinity of an organism.
A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings.
microenvironmental
microenvironmental
adj
Pertaining to a microenvironment.
microevolution
microevolution
noun
Small-scale changes in the history of life, such as changes in allele frequencies in a population (over a few generations); also known as change at or below the species level.
microevolutionary
microevolutionary
adj
Of or pertaining to microevolution
microgalvanometer
micrograver
microgravimetric
microgravimetric
adj
gravimetric with respect to very small weights or fields
microgravity
microgravity
noun
(physics) A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained freefall, in orbit, or in interstellar space.
microgroove
microgroove
noun
Any microscopic groove
The long, spiral groove of a vinyl LP record
microgrooves
microgrooves
noun
plural of microgroove
microlevel
microlevel
noun
A microscopic level.
microvasculature
microvasculature
noun
(biology) The smallest vessels of the circulatory system: the capillaries, arterioles, and venules
microvax
microvaxes
microvillar
microvillar
adj
Of or pertaining to a microvillus
microvillous
microvillous
adj
Relating to microvilli
microvillus
microvillus
noun
Any of many fingerlike extensions on the surfaces of many cells, consisting of the proteins actin, fimbrin, and villin.
microvolt
microvolt
noun
One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a volt, abbreviated as µV.
microvolume
microvolume
noun
(often attributive) A microscopic volume.
microvolumetric
microwavable
microwavable
adj
suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers.
microwave
microwave
noun
An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
Ellipsis of microwave oven..
verb
(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
(transitive, slang) To provide minimal preparation for implementation, deeming full or extensive preparation as unnecessary.
microwaves
microwaves
noun
plural of microwave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microwave