(zoology) Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; opposed to phanerocodonic.
adenological
adenological
adj
Pertaining to adenology.
adenomalacia
alectoridine
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anecdotalist
anecdotalist
noun
One who recounts anecdotes, or uses them instead of experimental evidence in a field of study.
anisodactyle
beaconsfield
beaconsfield
Proper noun
A market town in Buckinghamshire, England.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
becrinolined
becrinolined
adj
Dressed in a crinoline.
cacodemonial
calodemonial
cardioneural
centrolinead
centrolinead
noun
An instrument for drawing lines through a point, or lines converging to a centre.
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
chalcedonian
chalcedonian
Noun
One who accepts the definition given at the Council of Chalcedon (451 AD) of how the divine and human relate in the person of Jesus Christ.
chalcedonies
chalcedonies
noun
plural of chalcedony
chalcogenide
chalcogenide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element.
chiliahedron
chiliahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron bounded by one thousand plane surfaces.
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
cladogenesis
cladogenesis
noun
(genetics) An evolutionary splitting event in which each branch and its smaller branches forms a clade
cladogenetic
cladogenetic
adj
(genetics) Alternative form of cladogenic
cladoniaceae
clinohedrite
clinohedrite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral that is a mixed silicate of calcium and zinc
cloddishness
cloddishness
noun
The quality or state of being cloddish.
clotheslined
clotheslined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clothesline
cloudinesses
cloudinesses
noun
plural of cloudiness
codelinquent
codeveloping
codeveloping
verb
present participle of codevelop
coelacanthid
coelacanthid
noun
(zoology) Any of the extinct coelacanth fish in the family Coelacanthidae.
coincidental
coincidental
adj
Happening or existing at the same time.
Occurring as or resulting from coincidence.
coincidently
coincidently
adv
Simultaneously; at the same time
coindwelling
collodionize
collodionize
verb
(transitive) To prepare or treat with collodion.
colonialised
colonialised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colonialise
colonialized
colonialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colonialize
columnarized
columnarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnarize
commendingly
commendingly
adv
So as to commend.
communalised
communalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communalise
communalized
communalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communalize
complexioned
complexioned
adj
(in combination) Having a specified type of complexion.
complimented
complimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compliment
conchyliated
conchyliated
adj
(historical) Of a purple colour, distinguished by Pliny from Tyrian purple and amethystine.
concordville
condemningly
condemningly
adv
In a condemning fashion.
conductively
conductively
adv
By means of conduction
In a conductive manner
conduplicate
conduplicate
adj
(botany) Of leaves: folded (doubled) lengthwise.
confidential
confidential
adj
(dated) Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
(dated) Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
considerable
considerable
adj
Large in amount.
Significant; worth considering.
noun
(obsolete) A thing to be considered, consideration.
considerably
considerably
adv
Significantly; to a degree worth considering.
consimilated
consolidated
consolidated
adj
(finance) Including financial data of the parent and all subsidiary companies.
Having been consolidated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consolidate
consolidates
consolidates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consolidate
contendingly
contendingly
adv
So as to contend or compete.
coordinately
coordinately
adv
In a coordinate or coordinated fashion
cordaitalean
cordaitalean
noun
Any extinct plant of the order †Cordaitales
cortlandtite
cotyledonoid
counterideal
counterideal
noun
An opposing ideal.
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
cyclodextrin
cyclodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.
deallocating
deallocating
verb
present participle of deallocate
deallocation
deallocation
noun
(computing) The release of a portion of storage that had previously been allocated to a specific task.
The act of deallocating.
decalcomania
decalcomania
noun
A decal.
The process of transferring decorative designs onto surfaces using decals.
deceleration
deceleration
noun
(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity decreases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
(uncountable) The act or process of decelerating.
dechlorinate
dechlorinate
verb
To remove chlorine from something.
declamations
declamations
noun
plural of declamation
declarations
declarations
noun
plural of declaration
declensional
declensional
adj
(grammar) Pertaining to declension.
declinations
declinations
noun
plural of declination
declinograph
declinometer
declinometer
noun
An instrument for measuring magnetic declination.
decollations
decollations
noun
plural of decollation
decolonising
decolonising
verb
present participle of decolonise
decolonizing
decolonizing
verb
present participle of decolonize
decoloration
decoloration
noun
Alternative spelling of decolouration
decolorising
decolorising
verb
present participle of decolorise
decolorizing
decolorizing
verb
present participle of decolorize
decomponible
decomponible
adj
(archaic) decomposable
dedicational
deescalation
deescalation
noun
Alternative spelling of de-escalation
defalcations
defalcations
noun
plural of defalcation
deflectional
deflectional
adj
Of or pertaining to deflection.
deglaciation
deglaciation
noun
(climatology, paleontology) The removal of all glacial land ice from a region, usually by melting.
delectations
delectations
noun
plural of delectation
delocalising
delocalising
verb
present participle of delocalise
delocalizing
delocalizing
verb
present participle of delocalize
demoniacally
demoniacally
adv
In a demoniacal manner
derelictions
derelictions
noun
plural of dereliction
descensional
descensional
adj
Relating to descension.
desiliconize
devocalising
devocalising
verb
present participle of devocalise
devocalizing
devocalizing
verb
present participle of devocalize
dichloramine
dichloramine
noun
(chemistry) Any chloramine having two chlorine atoms linked to the nitrogen, but especially the simplest such compound NHCl₂
dicotyledons
dicotyledons
noun
plural of dicotyledon
diencephalon
diencephalon
noun
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.
dilaceration
dilaceration
noun
(dentistry) An angular distortion affecting a tooth.
The act or process of dilacerating; tearing to pieces.
dinucleotide
dinucleotide
noun
(biochemistry) Any molecule consisting primarily of two nucleotide units
diplogenetic
diplogenetic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to diplogenesis.
disallowance
disallowance
noun
(law, politics) A power a higher level authority has to disallow particular legislation of the lower level jurisdiction; such as a federal government disallowing state/provincial legislation, or the crown disallowing federal legislation.
The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.
discolorment
discolorment
noun
A loss of color.
disconsolate
disconsolate
adj
Cheerless, dreary.
Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.
noun
(obsolete) Disconsolateness.
discountable
discountable
adj
That can be discounted (in all senses).
discretional
discretional
adj
discretionary
dissectional
dissectional
adj
Relating to dissection.
domicilement
domicilement
noun
The state of being domiciled; residence in a certain place.
doxycyclines
doxycyclines
noun
plural of doxycycline
dulciloquent
dulciloquent
adj
(literary, rare) Speaking sweetly.
duodecennial
duodecennial
adj
Consisting of twelve years.
Occurring every twelve years.
duodecillion
duodecillion
num
(rare, US, Britain, Australia, short scale) 10³⁹.
(rare, dated, Britain, Australia, long scale) 10⁷².
echinodermal
echinodermal
adj
(zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
edulcorating
edulcorating
verb
present participle of edulcorate
edulcoration
edulcoration
noun
(chemistry) The process of removing acid or other impurities from a substance.
(rare) A sweetening.
(rare) The process of edulcorating.
elucidations
elucidations
noun
plural of elucidation
encyclopedia
encyclopedia
noun
(dated) The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge.
A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.
encyclopedic
encyclopedic
adj
(lexicography) Relating to or containing descriptive information rather than only linguistic or lexical information; about facts and concepts, and not only a word or term; including proper names, biographical and geographical information and illustrations.
Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge.
endocervical
endocervical
adj
Of or pertaining to the endocervix.
Within a cervix.
endocolpitis
endocolpitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the vaginal mucous membrane
endosclerite
epicondylian
eudaemonical
foreinclined
geodynamical
geodynamical
adj
Of or pertaining to geodynamics
glauconiidae
glucuronides
glucuronides
noun
plural of glucuronide
heliconiidae
hendecacolic
holocentroid
hydrocauline
hydroselenic
hypocleidian
incomposedly
inconcludent
inconcludent
adj
(obsolete) Not inferring a conclusion or consequence; not conclusive.
inconfusedly
incontrolled
incorrodable
incorrodible
incorrodible
adj
Incapable of being corroded or eaten away.
indecorously
indecorously
adv
In an indecorous manner; conflicting with accepted standards of conduct or good taste.
indocilities
indocilities
noun
plural of indocility
intercoupled
intercoupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intercouple
interlocated
interlocated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interlocate
introducible
introducible
adj
able to be introduced
irreconciled
irreconciled
adj
Not reconciled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of irreconcile
laevoduction
lanceprisado
landocracies
landocracies
noun
plural of landocracy
languedocian
languedocian
Adjective
Relating to Languedoc, an area and historical region of France.
Proper noun
The dialect of the Occitan language spoken in Languedoc-Roussillon.