University Vocabulary

367,698 words and 113,531 expressions at the university level.

$cientologyname

Scientology, regarded as a money-making scam.

(c)rappersnoun

plural of (c)rapper

-a-paloozasuffix

Forms the name of a promotional event such as a presentation

-abilitiessuffix

plural of -ability

-aesthesiasuffix

Alternative form of -esthesia.

-aesthesissuffix

Alternative form of -esthesia.

-cephaloussuffix

head

-clidiniumsuffix

Used to form names of muscarinic receptor agonists or antagonists.

-cytomatoussuffix

Pertaining to a cytoma.

-dermatoussuffix

having a specified type skin

-desmosidicsuffix

Involving the linkage of a sugar chain attached to a sapogenin through a glycosidic bond.

-dralazinesuffix

Used to form names of hydrazinophthalazine derivatives used as antihypertensives.

-erisationnoun

Non-Oxford British English standard form of -erization.

-erizationnoun

Alternative form of erization.

-flippin'-infix

Pronunciation spelling of -flipping-.

-fosfamidesuffix

Used to form names of alkylating agents of the cyclophosphamide group.

-freakin'-infix

Pronunciation spelling of -freaking-.

-freaking-infix

Euphemistic form of -fucking-.

-gesteronesuffix

Used to form names of progestational steroids.

-gliflozinsuffix

Used to form names of phlorizin derivatives used as sodium glucose cotransporter inhibitors.

-glitazonesuffix

Used to form names of thiazolidinedione derivatives used as peroxisome proliferator activating receptor-γ agonists.

-graphicalsuffix

Used to form adjectives meaning of or relating to corresponding nouns ending in -graphy or -graph.

-iatriciansuffix

A medical practitioner.

-ibilitiessuffix

plural of -ibility

-ificationsuffix

Forms nouns denoting the act or process whereby a subject becomes something else.

-ificationssuffix

plural of -ification

-in-waitingsuffix

Depending on the expected arrival of a result, confirmation, etc.

-ing-formsnoun

plural of -ing-form

-isticallysuffix

Used to form adverbs describing action in the manner of the root adjective; use is identical irrespective of whether the root adjective ends with -istic or -istical.

-manderingsuffix

present participle and gerund of -mander

-mantadinesuffix

Used to form names of adamantane derivatives.

-methasonesuffix

Used to form names of prednisone and prednisolone derivatives.

-phalangiasuffix

Denoting a condition of the phalange bones in the fingers and toes.

-piprazolesuffix

Used to form names of phenylpiperazine derivatives used as psychotropics.

-plinervedsuffix

Indicating that the main nerves are lateral and arise from a point distinctly above the base of the leaf. Combined with a numerical prefix: 3-plinerved, 5-plinerved, etc.

-pocalypsesuffix

Denoting a catastrophic event caused by or related to the stem word.

-prenalinesuffix

Synonym of -terol.

-somethingsuffix

Indicating approximation, as in a range of numbers.

-splainingsuffix

present participle and gerund of -splain

-sploitationsuffix

exploitation of a specific demographic, person, or thing, particularly in media.

-stomatoussuffix

Having stoma(ta).

-thiouracilsuffix

Used to form names of uracil derivatives used as thyroid antagonists.

/d/egeneratesnoun

plural of /d/egenerate

/pol/lacksnoun

plural of /pol/lack

/pol/tardsnoun

plural of /pol/tard

0-4-0+0-4-0noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt-type locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each having an 0-4-0 wheel configuration.

0-4-0+0-4-0snoun

plural of 0-4-0+0-4-0

0-6-0+0-6-0noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt, Meyer, or Fairlie-type locomotive with two pivoting engine units, each having an 0-6-0 wheel configuration.

0-6-0+0-6-0snoun

plural of 0-6-0+0-6-0

0-dimensionaladj

Alternative spelling of zero-dimensional.

1,000-metreadj

Alternative spelling of 1000-metre.

1-connectedadj

Having a singleton as its fundamental group.

1-dimensionaladj

Alternative spelling of one-dimensional.

1-percenternoun

Alternative form of one-percenter.

1-percentersnoun

plural of 1-percenter

1-propanolnoun

One of the two isometric forms of propanol; a primary alcohol with the formula CH₃CH₂CH₂OH, formed naturally in small amounts during many fermentation processes and used as a solvent in the pharmaceutical industry mainly for resins and cellulose esters.

10-20-Lifename

Florida Statute 775.087

10-baggersnoun

plural of 10-bagger

1000-meteradj

Alternative spelling of 1000-metre.

1000-metreadj

Covering or comprising a distance of 1000 metres.

10000-gonsnoun

plural of 10000-gon

1000000-gonnoun

Synonym of megagon: A polygon with one million sides.

1000000-gonsnoun

plural of 1000000-gon

12-crown-4noun

The crown ether 1,4,7,10-tetraoxacyclododecane

13th-gradernoun

Alternative form of thirteenth grader.

13th-gradersnoun

plural of 13th-grader

15-crown-5noun

The crown ether 1,4,7,10,13-Pentaoxacyclopentadecane.

18-crown-6noun

The crown ether 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane

18-wheelernoun

A big rig truck: a semi-trailer plus the truck or tractor pulling it.

18-wheelersnoun

plural of 18-wheeler

1984-esqueadj

Resembling or pertaining to a society with a significant amount of surveillance, totalitarianism and censorship.

2-10-10-2snoun

plural of 2-10-10-2

2-6-0+0-6-2noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 2-6-0 wheel configuration.

2-6-0+0-6-2snoun

plural of 2-6-0+0-6-2

2-8-0+0-8-2noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 2-8-0 wheel configuration.

2-8-0+0-8-2snoun

plural of 2-8-0+0-8-2

2-8-8-8-2snoun

plural of 2-8-8-8-2

2-8-8-8-4snoun

plural of 2-8-8-8-4

2-butanonenoun

Synonym of butanone.

2-dimensionaladj

Alternative form of two-dimensional.

20-somethingnoun

Alternative form of twenty-something.

20-somethingsnoun

plural of 20-something

2channelernoun

A member of the community of the anonymous Japanese textboard 2channel.

2channelersnoun

plural of 2channeler

2SLGBTQIA+noun

Abbreviation of two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual/agender, and other gender identities and sexual orientations.

2SLGBTQQIA+noun

Initialism of two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual plus.

3-dimensionaladj

Alternative spelling of three-dimensional.

3-on-the-treenoun

Alternative spelling of three-on-the-tree.

30-somethingnoun

Alternative form of thirtysomething.

30-somethingsnoun

plural of 30-something

360-degreeadj

Covering all 360 degrees of a circle.

4-6-2+2-6-4noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 4-6-2 wheel configuration.

4-6-2+2-6-4snoun

plural of 4-6-2+2-6-4

4-8-4+4-8-4noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 4-8-4 wheel configuration.

4-8-4+4-8-4snoun

plural of 4-8-4+4-8-4

4-dimensionaladj

Alternative form of four-dimensional.

4-polytopenoun

A four-dimensional polytope.

4-polytopesnoun

plural of 4-polytope

4-wheelersnoun

plural of 4-wheeler

501(c)(3)snoun

plural of 501(c)(3)

501(c)(4)snoun

plural of 501(c)(4)

64-poundernoun

A muzzleloading gun capable of firing shells weighing sixty-four pounds

64-poundersnoun

plural of 64-pounder

65537-gonsnoun

plural of 65537-gon

8514/Adapternoun

Alternative spelling of 8514/A.

`lt`/s`gt`symbol

Alternative form of /s.

`num`MeToo'dverb

simple past and past participle of #MeToo

`num`MeTooedverb

simple past and past participle of #MeToo

`num`MeTooingverb

present participle and gerund of #MeToo

`num`MeToosverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of #MeToo

Ålandishesnoun

plural of Ålandish

Ångermanlandname

A province of Västernorrland County, in central Sweden.

Ægyptologicaladj

Obsolete form of Egyptological.

Ægyptologistnoun

Obsolete form of Egyptologist.

Ægyptologistsnoun

plural of Ægyptologist

Ægyptologynoun

Obsolete spelling of Egyptology.

Æneolithicadj

Alternative form of Eneolithic.

Æsculapianadj

Archaic form of Aesculapian.

Æthiopiansnoun

plural of Æthiopian

Éy7á7juuthemname

Alternative spelling of ʔayʔaǰuθəm.

Île-de-Francename

An administrative region in north-central France, including Paris.

Întregaldename

A commune of Alba County, Romania.

Öndörkhaanname

A city in Khentii, Mongolia.

Östergötlandname

A historical province in eastern Sweden.

Übermenschnoun

An overman (“higher” man) who has overcome (transcended) his (mere) humanity.

Übermenschennoun

plural of Übermensch

Üntermenschennoun

plural of Üntermensch

Þrymskviðaname

The Lay of Thrym; a poem of the Poetic Edda.

åkermanitenoun

A melilite mineral of the sorosilicate group, containing calcium, magnesium, silicon, and oxygen and having the chemical formula Ca₂Mg[Si₂O₇].

æciosporesnoun

plural of æciospore

ædificationnoun

Archaic spelling of edification.

ædileshipsnoun

plural of ædileship

ælurophobenoun

Rare spelling of ailurophobe.

ælurophobesnoun

plural of ælurophobe

æmulationsnoun

plural of æmulation

ænigmaticaladj

Obsolete form of enigmatical.

ænigmaticallyadv

Obsolete form of enigmatically.

ænigmatickadj

Obsolete form of enigmatic.

ænigmatistnoun

Obsolete form of enigmatist.

ænigmatistsnoun

plural of ænigmatist

ænigmatitenoun

Obsolete form of aenigmatite.

ænigmatitesnoun

plural of ænigmatite

æolotropicadj

Obsolete spelling of aeolotropic.

æquabilitynoun

Archaic form of equability.

æqualitiesnoun

plural of æquality

æquanimitiesnoun

plural of æquanimity

æquanimitynoun

Obsolete form of equanimity.

æquanimousadj

Archaic form of equanimous.

æquatorialadj

Archaic form of equatorial.

æquiangularadj

Obsolete spelling of equiangular.

æquidistancenoun

Obsolete form of equidistance.

æquidistancesnoun

plural of æquidistance

æquidistantadj

Obsolete spelling of equidistant.

æquilateraladj

Obsolete spelling of equilateral.

æquilateralsnoun

plural of æquilateral

æquilibrianoun

plural of æquilibrium

æquilibriumnoun

Archaic spelling of equilibrium.

æquinoctesnoun

plural of æquinox

æquinoctialadj

Obsolete form of equinoctial.

æquinoctialsnoun

plural of æquinoctial

æquipoisesnoun

plural of æquipoise

æquiponderantadj

Obsolete form of equiponderant.

æquipotentialadj

Obsolete spelling of equipotential.

æquisonantadj

Obsolete form of equisonant.

æquivalencenoun

Obsolete spelling of equivalence.

æquivalenciesnoun

plural of æquivalency

æquivalencynoun

Obsolete spelling of equivalency.

æquivalentadj

Obsolete spelling of equivalent.

æquivalentsnoun

plural of æquivalent

æquivocateverb

Obsolete spelling of equivocate.

æquivocationnoun

Obsolete form of equivocation.

æquivocationsnoun

plural of æquivocation

æsthesiogenicadj

Obsolete typography of aesthesiogenic.

æsthesiometernoun

Obsolete form of esthesiometer.

æsthesiometrynoun

Obsolete typography of aesthesiometry.

æsthesodicadj

Archaic form of aesthesodic.

æstheticaladj

Dated spelling of aesthetical.

æstheticallyadv

Obsolete spelling of aesthetically.

æstheticiannoun

Dated spelling of aesthetician.

æstheticiansnoun

plural of æsthetician

æstheticiseverb

Obsolete spelling of aestheticise.

æstheticisedverb

simple past and past participle of æstheticise

æstheticisesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of æstheticise

æstheticisingverb

present participle and gerund of æstheticise

æstheticismnoun

Alternative spelling of aestheticism.

æstheticismsnoun

plural of æstheticism

æstheticistnoun

Archaic form of aestheticist.

æstheticistsnoun

plural of æstheticist

æstheticizeverb

Obsolete spelling of aestheticize.

æstheticizedverb

simple past and past participle of æstheticize

æstheticizesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of æstheticize

æstheticizingverb

present participle and gerund of æstheticize

æsthetologynoun

Obsolete spelling of esthetology.

æstiferousadj

Obsolete spelling of aestiferous.

æstimationnoun

Obsolete spelling of estimation.

æstimationsnoun

plural of æstimation

æstivatingverb

present participle and gerund of æstivate

æstivationnoun

Archaic spelling of aestivation.

æstivationsnoun

plural of æstivation

æternitiesnoun

plural of æternity

æthrioscopenoun

Obsolete spelling of aethrioscope.

æthrioscopesnoun

plural of æthrioscope

ætiologicaladj

Obsolete form of etiological.

ætiologicallyadv

Obsolete form of etiologically.

ætiologicsnoun

Obsolete spelling of aetiologics.

ætiologiesnoun

plural of ætiology

ætiologistnoun

Obsolete form of etiologist.

ætiologistsnoun

plural of ætiologist

æviternitynoun

Archaic form of aeviternity.

éboulementnoun

A mass of debris or shingle.

éboulementsnoun

plural of éboulement

écossaisesnoun

plural of écossaise

écrasementnoun

The operation of removing a part, as a tumor, by a wire or chain loop gradually tightened so as to cut slowly through its attachment.

écrasementsnoun

plural of écrasement

égalitarianadj

Alternative spelling of egalitarian.

épaulièresnoun

plural of épaulière

étourderienoun

Thoughtlessness, carelessness; a thoughtless act.

étourderiesnoun

plural of étourderie

étrécissementnoun

The surrealist technique of cutting away parts of images to develop a new image.

ñáñiguismonoun

The beliefs and practices of the Abakuá.

über-fabulousadj

Alternative form of uber-fabulous.

über-nerdsnoun

plural of über-nerd

überbloggernoun

Alternative spelling of uberblogger.

überbloggersnoun

plural of überblogger

überfabulousadj

Alternative form of uber-fabulous.

übermenschnoun

Alternative letter-case form of Übermensch.

übermenschennoun

plural of übermensch

überpopularadj

Hugely popular.

übersexualnoun

Alternative spelling of ubersexual.

übersexualsnoun

plural of übersexual

üntermenschnoun

Alternative letter-case form of Üntermensch.

üntermenschennoun

plural of üntermensch

Đurđenovacname

A municipality of Croatia.

Ōkuninushiname

The Japanese god of nation-building, farming, business, and medicine, as well as love and good love matches.

Ōyamatsuminame

A brother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi, and an important kami in charge of the mountains and the sea. Sometimes also viewed as in charge of sake brewing and war.

œcologicaladj

Obsolete form of ecological.

œcologicallyadv

Obsolete spelling of ecologically.

œcologistsnoun

plural of œcologist

œconomicaladj

Archaic spelling of economical.

œconomicalladj

Obsolete form of economical.

œconomicallyadv

Obsolete spelling of economically.

œconomistsnoun

plural of œconomist

œconomizedverb

simple past and past participle of œconomize

œconomizesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of œconomize

œconomizingverb

present participle and gerund of œconomize

œcumenicaladj

Alternative spelling of ecumenical.

œcumenicitynoun

Obsolete form of ecumenicity.

œcumenistsnoun

plural of œcumenist

œdemateousadj

Obsolete form of edematous.

œil-de-bœufnoun

bull's eye, oculus

œils-de-bœufnoun

plural of œil-de-bœuf

œnologicaladj

Dated spelling of oenological.

œnologicallyadv

Dated spelling of oenologically.

œnologistsnoun

plural of œnologist

œsophagealadj

Obsolete spelling of esophageal.

œsophageanadj

Obsolete form of esophagean.

œsophagicaladj

Obsolete form of esophagical.

œsophagitisnoun

Obsolete spelling of esophagitis.

œsophagospasmnoun

Obsolete typography of oesophagospasm.

œsophagotomynoun

Obsolete form of esophagotomy.

œstrogenicadj

Obsolete spelling of estrogenic.

œstromanianoun

Obsolete form of estromania.

Śródmieściename

A district of Warsaw, Poland.

Świnoujściename

A city and seaport in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.

Šalčininkainame

A city in Vilnius County, Lithuania.

Šibenik-Kninname

A county of Croatia. County seat: Šibenik.

Švenčionysname

A city and district municipality of Vilnius, Lithuania.

Švenčionėliainame

A city in Vilnius, Lithuania.

żabińskiitenoun

A brownish triclinic mineral containing aluminium, calcium, niobium, oxygen, silicon, and tantalum.

Žemaitiansnoun

plural of Žemaitian

Žiežmariainame

A city in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Əlimədədliname

A village in Goygol Rayon, Azerbaijan.

ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥnoun

Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation spelling of Tla-o-qui-aht.

ǂKxʼauǁʼeinname

A Khoisan language spoken in Namibia and Botswana.

Ǧʷixsisəlasname

A female given name from Kwakʼwala

Ǧʷəntilakʷname

A female given name from Kwakʼwala

Șendriceniname

A commune and village in Botoșani County, Romania.

Șieu-Măgherușname

A commune of Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania.

Șieu-Odorheiname

A village and commune of Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania.

Șiștarovățname

A village and commune of Arad County, Romania.

Șoldăneștiname

A city and district of Moldova.

Ștefăneștiname

A city in Argeș County, Romania.

ʔakisq̓nuknoun

Ktunaxa First Nation based in the Kootenays district of British Columbia in Canada, in the British Columbia Treaty Process and part of the Ktunaxa Nation.

ʔayʔajuθəmname

Alternative spelling of ʔayʔaǰuθəm.

ʔayʔaǰuθəmname

Synonym of Comox, Comox-Sliammon.

ʕaaḥuusʔatḥnoun

ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ First Nation spelling of Ahousaht.

ʻākohekohenoun

a species of honeycreeper endemic to the island of Maui in Hawaii (Palmeria dolei)

ʻākohekohesnoun

plural of ʻākohekohe

α-Centauriname

The brightest star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus.

α-naphtholnoun

A substituted naphthalene with a hydroxyl group in the α position.

α-particlenoun

alpha particle

α-particlesnoun

plural of α-particle

β-blockersnoun

plural of β-blocker

β-carotenenoun

Alternative spelling of beta-carotene.

β-lactamasenoun

Alternative form of beta-lactamase.

β-lactamasesnoun

plural of β-lactamase

β-methasonenoun

Alternative form of betamethasone.

β-methasonesnoun

plural of β-methasone

β-particlenoun

beta particle

β-particlesnoun

plural of β-particle

γ-globulinnoun

Alternative spelling of gamma globulin.

γ-globulinsnoun

plural of γ-globulin

δ-hyperbolicadj

In which every geodesic triangle satisfies that every point on the triangle is within a distance of δ (some constant) of each side of the triangle.

μ-completionnoun

A σ-algebra which is obtained as a "completion" of a given σ-algebra, which includes all subsets of the given measure space which simultaneously contain a member of the given σ-algebra and are contained by a member of the given σ-algebra, as long as the contained and containing measurable sets have the same measure, in which case the subset in question is assigned a measure equal to the common measure of its contained and containing measurable sets (so the measure is also being completed, in parallel with the σ-algebra).

μ-completionsnoun

plural of μ-completion

σ-additivitynoun

countable additivity

σ-algebrasnoun

plural of σ-algebra

ḥiškʷiiʔatḥnoun

Hesquiaht First Nation spelling of Hesquiaht.

い-adjectivenoun

An inflecting Japanese adjective.

い-adjectivesnoun

plural of い-adjective

な-adjectivenoun

An adjective that necessitates the copula な (-na) if followed by a noun.

な-adjectivesnoun

plural of な-adjective

ꞌAylóꞌchaxnimname

594913 ꞌAylóꞌchaxnim, a large near-Earth asteroid.