(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenists
abiogenists
noun
plural of abiogenist
ablegates
ablegates
noun
plural of ablegate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablegate
abnegates
abnegates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abnegate
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abolitionising
abolitionising
verb
present participle of abolitionise
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abrogates
abrogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrogate
abrogations
abrogations
noun
plural of abrogation
abrogators
abrogators
noun
plural of abrogator
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absinthiating
absinthiating
verb
present participle of absinthiate
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
abstaining
abstaining
verb
present participle of abstain
absterge
absterge
verb
(transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away.
absterged
absterged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absterge
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterges
absterges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absterge
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
abstracting
abstracting
verb
present participle of abstract
abstricting
abstricting
verb
present participle of abstrict
aerobacteriologist
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
agrobiologist
agrobiologist
noun
One who studies bacteria and other organisms in soil for the purpose of growing crops or feeding animals.
One who studies the nutrition or breeding of animals or crops.
agtbasic
albategnius
albrightsville
albuginitis
algebraist
algebraist
noun
(mathematics) A mathematician who specializes in algebra.
algebraists
algebraists
noun
plural of algebraist
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
ambagiosity
ambagiosity
noun
The quality of being ambagious.
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambisporangiate
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblystegite
angioblast
angioblast
noun
(biology) A cell that differentiates into blood cells and endothelium within an embryo.
angioblastic
angioblastic
adj
Relating to angioblasts.
anglophobist
angulatogibbous
antagonisable
antagonisable
adj
Alternative form of antagonizable
anthropobiologist
anthropobiologist
noun
bioanthropologist
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antibusing
antibusing
adj
(US politics) Opposing the use of busing to achieve racial integration in schools
antihumbuggist
arbitragers
arbitragers
noun
plural of arbitrager
arbitrages
arbitrages
noun
plural of arbitrage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arbitrage
arbitrageurs
arbitrageurs
noun
plural of arbitrageur
arbitragist
arbitragist
noun
One who engages in arbitrage; an arbitrager
assemblagist
assemblagist
noun
(art) One who constructs assemblages (a form of 3D collage).
assibilating
assibilating
verb
present participle of assibilate
assignability
assignability
noun
The quality of being assignable.
assubjugate
assubjugate
verb
(obsolete) To bring into subjection.
astragalotibial
astragalotibial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the astragalus and the tibia
astrobiological
astrobiological
adj
Of or pertaining to astrobiology
astrobiologically
astrobiologically
adv
By means of, or in reference to astrobiology
astrobiologies
astrobiologist
astrobiologist
noun
A biologist whose speciality is astrobiology
astrobiologists
astrobiologists
noun
plural of astrobiologist
astrobiology
astrobiology
noun
(sciences) The study of life anywhere in the universe, including the Earth.
atlasburg
aubergiste
aubergiste
noun
An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
aubergistes
aubergistes
noun
plural of aubergiste
austinburg
autobiographers
autobiographers
noun
plural of autobiographer
autobiographies
autobiographies
noun
plural of autobiography
autobiographist
autobiographist
noun
An autobiographer.
autosuggestibility
autosuggestibility
noun
The quality of being autosuggestible.
autosuggestible
autosuggestible
adj
Prone to autosuggestion.
babysitting
babysitting
noun
, Hypernym: childminding
The work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.
verb
present participle of babysit
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backscratching
backscratching
verb
present participle of backscratch
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backsight
backsight
noun
(surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.
(surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station).
The rear sight of a firearm.
verb
(surveying) To shoot a backsight.
backstabbing
backstabbing
noun
The act of one who backstabs.
verb
present participle of backstab
backstage
backstage
adj
Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
Secret, concealed from the public.
adv
Out of view of the public.
Towards the area behind the stage.
noun
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriologies
bacteriologies
noun
plural of bacteriology
bacteriologist
bacteriologist
noun
A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
bacteriologists
bacteriologists
noun
plural of bacteriologist
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bagatelles
bagatelles
noun
plural of bagatelle
baggagemaster
baggagemaster
noun
(US, historical) A person in charge of the baggage at a railway station.
baggiest
baggiest
adj
superlative form of baggy: most baggy
bagritski
baguets
baguets
noun
plural of baguet
baguettes
baguettes
noun
plural of baguette
ballastage
ballastage
noun
A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port or harbour.
ballasting
ballasting
noun
That which is used for steadying anything; ballast
The addition of ballast to a ship
The application of ballast to a railway line
verb
present participle of ballast
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
balneologist
balneologist
noun
balneotherapist
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
bandagist
bandagist
noun
One who applies bandages.
Someone who produces or sells bandages.
bandstring
bandstring
noun
(obsolete or historical) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
bangster
bangster
noun
(archaic, Scotland) A victor.
(archaic, Scotland) A violent, overbearing man; a ruffian, bully or braggart.
bangtails
bangtails
noun
plural of bangtail
bangwaketsi
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
bantingism
bantingism
Noun
A method of weight loss by avoiding food containing large amounts of farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter.
bantings
bantlings
bantlings
noun
plural of bantling
baptising
baptising
verb
present participle of baptise
bargemaster
bargemaster
noun
The person in charge of transport on a barge or barges.
bargestone
barghest
barghest
noun
(mythology, Britain) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
(mythology, Britain) Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit.
barghests
barghests
noun
plural of barghest
barguest
barguests
barguests
noun
plural of barguest
barnstorming
barnstorming
adj
(especially of a performance) Highly theatrical.
noun
The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches.
verb
present participle of barnstorm
baronetages
baronetages
noun
plural of baronetage
baronetising
basiating
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basidigital
basidigitale
basidigitalia
basidiogenetic
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
basitting
basketing
basketing
verb
present participle of basket
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
basseting
basseting
noun
(mining) The emergence of a stratum at the surface.
(mining) The upward direction of a vein in a mine.
verb
present participle of basset
bassetting
bassetting
verb
present participle of bassett
bastardising
bastardising
verb
present participle of bastardise
bastardizing
bastardizing
noun
The act or process by which something is bastardized.
verb
present participle of bastardize
bastinading
bastinading
verb
present participle of bastinade
bastinadoing
bastinadoing
verb
present participle of bastinado
basting
basting
noun
(archaic) A (physical) beating.
The act by which a food item is basted.
verb
present participle of baste
bastings
bastings
noun
plural of basting
bastogne
batangas
batesburg
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.