(Classical mythology) A goat-like creature resembling a satyr, sometimes portrayed as having a fish's tail.
aegirine
aegirine
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals with the chemical formula NaFe³⁺(Si₂O₆) belonging to the pyroxene group.
aegirinolite
aegithognathae
aegithognathism
aegithognathous
aegophony
aegophony
noun
Alternative form of egophony
aegrotant
aenigma
aenigmatite
aenigmatite
noun
(mineralogy) An inosilicate mineral of sodium, iron, and titanium, forming brown to black triclinic lamellar crystals.
aerating
aerating
verb
present participle of aerate
aerifying
aerifying
verb
present participle of aerify
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
aerodontalgia
aerodontalgia
noun
(dentistry) Pain in the teeth caused by changes in air pressure.
aerogen
aerogen
noun
Any noble gas.
aerogene
aerogenes
aerogenesis
aerogenesis
noun
The production of gas or air.
aerogenic
aerogenic
adj
(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
aerogenically
aerogenically
adv
By means of aerogenesis.
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aerognosy
aerogun
aerogun
noun
(dated) An antiaircraft cannon.
aeromagnetic
aeromagnetic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromagnetics
aerosolizing
aerosolizing
verb
present participle of aerosolize
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aestivating
aestivating
verb
Alternative spelling of estivating
present participle of aestivate
aetheling
aethogen
aethogen
noun
(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen and boron which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.
aetiogenic
affecting
affecting
adj
Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
verb
present participle of affect
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affinage
affinage
noun
The aging of cheese as part of its manufacture.
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
affusedaffusing
afghanets
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.
aforegoing
aforegoing
adj
(archaic) preceding, going before.
afrogaean
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aftergrind
afterguns
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afterking
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afternight
afterplanting
afterreckoning
afterripening
aftersong
afterspring
afterswarming
afterworking
agabanee
agabanee
noun
(historical) A cotton fabric embroidered with silk, made in Aleppo.
agacante
agalena
agalenidae
agamemnon
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.
agamogenesis
agamogenesis
noun
asexual reproduction
agamogenetic
agamogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to agamogenesis.
agamogenetically
agamogenetically
adv
By means of agamogenesis.
aganice
aganippe
agaonidae
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agapemone
agapemone
Noun
The base of a religious sect established in Sussex by the Rev. Henry James Prince in the mid-19th century, or a successor establishment in London, which were associated with free love and polygamy.
Any community characterised by mutual love or free love.
agapemonian
agapemonist
agapemonite
agaricine
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agathodaemon
agathodaemon
noun
A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
agatine
agatine
adj
Resembling or pertaining to agate.
agedness
agedness
noun
The state or quality of being aged.
agednesses
ageing
ageing
noun
UK, Australia, and New Zealand standard spelling of aging.
ageings
ageings
noun
plural of ageing
agelacrinites
agelacrinitidae
agelessness
agelessness
noun
The state or quality of being ageless.
agelong
agelong
adj
lasting throughout all time; eternal
agen
agen
adv
Obsolete spelling of again
agena
agenais
agencies
agencies
noun
plural of agency
agency
agency
noun
(sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by such unit of government.
A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
agend
agend
noun
Obsolete form of agendum.
agenda
agenda
noun
(now rare) plural of agendum
(obsolete) A ritual.
A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).
A notebook used to organize and maintain such plans or lists, an agenda book, an agenda planner.
A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
An ulterior motive.
agendaless
agendaless
adj
Without an agenda.
agendas
agendas
noun
plural of agenda
agendum
agendum
noun
(obsolete) A task which ought to be done.
(theology) Something to be done; a practical duty, rather than an article of faith.
agendums
agendums
noun
plural of agendum
agene
agene
noun
(inorganic chemistry) nitrogen trichloride when it was used as a bleaching agent and improving agent in flour
agenes
ageneses
ageneses
noun
plural of agenesis
agenesia
agenesia
noun
agenesis
agenesias
agenesic
agenesic
adj
(biology) sterile, infertile
noun
Such a person or animal
agenesis
agenesis
noun
(pathology) Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization
agenetic
agenetic
adj
Not genetic; that does not have a genetic cause
agenize
agenized
agenized
adj
Treated with agene.
agenizes
agenizing
agenizing
adj
That treats with agene.
agennesis
agennesis
noun
(pathology) Impotence; sterility.
agennetic
agenois
agenor
agent
agent
noun
(computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
(gambling) A cheat who is assisted by dishonest casino staff.
(grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".
A person who looks for work for another person
An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect
One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to do the business of another
One who exerts power, or has the power to act
Someone who works for an intelligence agency
agentess
agentess
noun
(rare, dated) A female agent.
agential
agential
adj
Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.
agenting
agenting
noun
Working as an agent (one who acts for another).
agentival
agentive
agentive
adj
(linguistics) Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
(linguistics) Pertaining to a grammatical agent that performs the action of the verb.
noun
(linguistics) A word having an agentive construction.
agentives
agentives
noun
plural of agentive
agentries
agentries
noun
plural of agentry
agentry
agentry
noun
The position of being an agent.
agents
agents
noun
plural of agent
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
aggelation
aggenerate
aggeration
aggeration
noun
A heaping up; accumulation.
aggiornamenti
aggiornamento
aggiornamento
noun
A bringing up to date, especially of the Roman Catholic Church by the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65; modernization.
agglomerant
agglomerant
adj
That causes agglomeration
agglomerating
agglomerating
verb
present participle of agglomerate
agglomeration
agglomeration
noun
(geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.
(geology) a mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.
State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.
The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
agglutinable
agglutinable
adj
Able to be agglutinated; that readily undergoes agglutination
agglutinate
agglutinate
adj
(linguistics) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning
United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
noun
(countable) A clump of agglutinated material.
(uncountable) Agglutinated material.
verb
(linguistics) To form through agglutination.
(transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
agglutinated
agglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate
agglutinates
agglutinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglutinate
agglutinative
agglutinative
adj
(grammar) having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning
sticky, tacky, adhesive
noun
(grammar) A word formed from the combination of parts, each with a separate meaning.
A sticky material; an adhesive.
agglutinatively
agglutinatively
adv
In an agglutinative fashion; via agglutination.
agglutinize
agglutinize
verb
Synonym of agglutinate
agglutinogen
agglutinogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
adj
Relating to an agglutinogen
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro