(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the genitals.
abednego
abednego
Proper noun
One of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
abencerrages
aberrating
aberrating
verb
present participle of aberrate
abetting
abetting
noun
The act of one who abets.
verb
present participle of abet
abidingness
abidingness
noun
The state or quality abiding.
abinger
abiogeneses
abiogeneses
noun
plural of abiogenesis
abiogenesis
abiogenesis
noun
(evolutionary theory) The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents.
abiogenesist
abiogenesist
noun
A proponent of abiogenesis.
abiogenetic
abiogenetic
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis.
abiogenetical
abiogenetical
adj
Alternative form of abiogenetic
abiogenetically
abiogenetically
adv
(biology) In an abiogenetic manner; to have created life without life.
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenists
abiogenists
noun
plural of abiogenist
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
abiogeny
abiogeny
noun
(biology) abiogenesis.
ablegation
ablegation
noun
(obsolete) Expulsion; banishment.
abnegate
abnegate
verb
(transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
(transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
abnegated
abnegated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abnegate
abnegates
abnegates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abnegate
abnegating
abnegating
verb
present participle of abnegate
abnegation
abnegation
noun
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
abnegative
abnegative
adj
(obsolete, rare): Denying; renouncing; negative
abnegator
abnegator
noun
(rare) One who abnegates, denies, or rejects.
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
aborigine
aborigine
noun
(in the plural) The native flora and fauna of an area.
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
abortogenic
abortogenic
adj
Causing abortion; abortifacient.
noun
A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abreacting
abreacting
verb
present participle of abreact
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridgment
abridgment
noun
(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abscessing
abscessing
verb
present participle of abscess
abseiling
abseiling
noun
The process or act of abseiling.
verb
present participle of abseil
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
abthanage
abthanage
noun
Alternative form of abthanery
acerbating
acerbating
verb
present participle of acerbate
acknowledgeable
acknowledgeable
adj
Able to be acknowledged.
Worthy of acknowledgement.
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
aerobicizing
aerobicizing
verb
present participle of aerobicize
aerobraking
aerobraking
noun
(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
afibrinogenemia
afibrinogenemia
noun
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
agabanee
agabanee
noun
(historical) A cotton fabric embroidered with silk, made in Aleppo.
agammaglobulinemia
agammaglobulinemia
noun
(medicine) A condition in which gammaglobulins such as immunoglobulins are absent from the blood, or present only in low concentrations
agammaglobulinemic
agammaglobulinemic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting agammaglobulinemia.
noun
An individual with agammaglobulinemia.
agglutinable
agglutinable
adj
Able to be agglutinated; that readily undergoes agglutination
aggrandizable
aggrandizable
adj
(very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
agreeableness
agreeableness
noun
(countable) Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
agreeablenesses
agreeablenesses
noun
plural of agreeableness
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
agribusinesses
agribusinesses
noun
plural of agribusiness
albategnius
albigenses
albigensian
albigensian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Albigenses.
albigensianism
albuginaceae
albuginea
albuginea
noun
(anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albugines
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albumenizing
albumenizing
verb
present participle of albumenize
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
algebraizing
algebraizing
verb
present participle of algebraize
algebrization
algebrization
noun
(mathematics) Alternative form of algebraization
algenib
algenib
Proper noun
A yellow supergiant in the constellation Perseus; Alpha (α) Persei.
A variable star in the constellation Pegasus; Gamma (γ) Pegasi. It forms one corner of the square of Pegasus.
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
altenburg
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambigenal
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambisporangiate
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amoebogeniae
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
anaberoga
anemobiagraph
angareb
angareeb
angerboda
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
angleberry
angleberry
noun
A warty growth of the skin of cattle.
anglophobe
anglophobe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobe
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
annabergite
annabergite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral consisting of a hydrous nickel arsenate, chemical formula Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O, with an apple-green colour.
antagonisable
antagonisable
adj
Alternative form of antagonizable
antagonizable
antagonizable
adj
Capable of being antagonized.
antiblennorrhagic
antiblennorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antibreakage
antibreakage
adj
Preventing breakage.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antihemoglobin
antirebating
antirebating
adj
Preventing insurance agents from sharing commission money with insured parties.
anzengruber
arglebargling
arraignable
arraignable
adj
(law) Capable of being arraigned.
(law) For which a person is liable to be arraigned.
arraignableness
arrangeable
arrangeable
adj
That can be arranged (especially in a specified manner)
aschaffenburg
assembling
assembling
noun
A gathering or assembly.
verb
present participle of assemble
assignable
assignable
adj
Capable of being assigned (all senses).
Capable of being specified or shown.
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
aubergine
aubergine
noun
(Britain) An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
(Britain) The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
(color) A dark purple colour; eggplant.
augmentable
augmentable
adj
Capable of being augmented or increased.
Capable of increasing.
aurangzeb
aurungzeb
azygobranchiate
babelising
babelizing
babelizing
verb
present participle of babelize
babingtonite
babingtonite
noun
A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.
babungera
bacilligenic
bacillogenic
bacillogenous
backbearing
backbreaking
backbreaking
adj
(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.
backchecking
backchecking
verb
present participle of backcheck
backening
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
backpedaling
backpedaling
noun
The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
verb
present participle of backscatter
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backslidingness
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacterizing
bacterizing
verb
present participle of bacterize
badgeman
badgeman
noun
(UK) An almshouse man.
A man who wears a badge.
badgemen
badgemen
noun
plural of badgeman
badgering
badgering
noun
The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys.
verb
present participle of badger
badgeringly
badgeringly
adv
So as to badger or annoy.
badigeon
badigeon
noun
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
badinage
badinage
noun
Playful raillery; banter.
verb
To engage in badinage or playful banter.
badinaged
badinaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badinage
badinages
badinages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badinage
badmeng
badoeng
bafflingness
bafflingness
noun
The characteristic of being baffling; mysteriousness.
bagatine
baggageman
baggageman
noun
(US) A railway employee who was in charge of the baggage car, storing and retrieving passenger's baggage and sometimes handling mail.