Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterglide
aftergrind
agadic
agadir
againstand
againstand
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.
againward
againward
adv
(obsolete) Back again.
agalenidae
agamid
agamid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Agamidae of lizards, including many dragons.
agamidae
agamoid
agaonidae
agapetid
agapetidae
agaricoid
agaricoid
adj
(of a fungus) Resembling an agaric
agaristidae
agaroid
agatharchides
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
agatized
agatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agatize
agatoid
agdistis
agdistis
Proper noun
A hermaphroditic being, associated with the worship of Cybele or Rhea
agelacrinitidae
agenized
agenized
adj
Treated with agene.
aggadic
aggadic
adj
Of or pertaining to the Aggadah.
agglutinated
agglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate
agglutinoid
aggradation
aggradation
noun
(geology) Increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment.
aggradational
aggradational
adj
(geology) Pertaining to or formed by aggradation.
aggradations
aggradations
noun
plural of aggradation
aggrading
aggrading
verb
present participle of aggrade
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
aggrandised
aggrandised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandise
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
aggrandiser
aggrandiser
noun
Alternative form of aggrandizer
aggrandises
aggrandises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandise
aggrandising
aggrandising
verb
present participle of aggrandise
aggrandizable
aggrandizable
adj
(very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
aggrandize
aggrandize
verb
(intransitive, rare) To increase or become great.
(transitive) To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
(transitive) To make great; to enlarge; to increase.
aggrandized
aggrandized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandize
aggrandizement
aggrandizement
Noun
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
aggrandizements
aggrandizements
noun
plural of aggrandizement
aggrandizer
aggrandizer
noun
One who makes great or aggrandizes.
aggrandizers
aggrandizers
noun
plural of aggrandizer
aggrandizes
aggrandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandize
aggrandizing
aggrandizing
verb
present participle of aggrandize
aggrieved
aggrieved
adj
(law) Having one's rights denied or curtailed.
Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrieve
aggrievedly
aggrievedly
adv
In the manner of someone who is aggrieved
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
agialid
agilawood
agillawood
agisted
agisted
adj
(now chiefly Australia, New Zealand) That has been put out to pasture (of an animal), especially on hired land not belonging to the animal's owner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agist
agitated
agitated
adj
(of a solution or substance) Violently and chaotically moving around, such as because of being shaken.
Angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agitate
agitatedly
agitatedly
adv
In an agitated manner.
agkistrodon
aglyphodontia
agminated
agminated
adj
agminate
agnized
agnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agnize
agoniada
agoniadin
agoniadin
noun
A glucoside found in agonia bark (Plumeria lancifolia), used as an antiperiodic or a febrifuge in malaria.
agonied
agonied
adj
Feeling or undergoing agony; agonized.
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
agonized
agonized
adj
in agony or distraught
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonize
agonizedly
agonizedly
adv
In an agonized manner
agriochoeridae
agrionid
agrionidae
agriotypidae
agrised
agrised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agrise
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agromyzidae
aguadilla
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
agudist
aguilawood
aguinaldo
aguinaldo
noun
(Latin America) A Christmas carol.
A gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.
A gift given on any other holiday or occasion.
A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas.
Christmas pay bonus; Christmas box.
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
aiding
aiding
noun
The act of one who aids or assists.
verb
present participle of aid
aigialosauridae
aiguilletted
aiguilletted
adj
Having an aiguillette.
airconditioning
airconditioning
noun
Alternative spelling of air conditioning
airdropping
airdropping
verb
present participle of airdrop
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
alderling
aldington
aldolizing
aldridge
aldridge
Proper noun
a large village in Walsall borough, West Midlands, England.
algaecide
algaecide
noun
Alternative spelling of algicide
algebraized
algebraized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of algebraize
algedi
algedonic
algedonic
adj
Pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
algicidal
algicidal
adj
Acting as an algicide.
algicide
algicide
noun
A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae.
algicides
algicides
noun
plural of algicide
algid
algid
adj
(medicine) Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.
algidities
algidities
noun
plural of algidity
algidity
algidity
noun
(medicine) The state of being algid.
algidness
algidness
noun
The state or quality of being algid.
algidnesses
algodoncillo
algodoncillo
noun
Bauhinia picta, a fabaceous plant found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela.
algodonite
algodonite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.
algoid
algoid
adj
Resembling, or characteristic of algae
alighted
alighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alight
aligned
aligned
adj
(figurative) Allied or working together with a common goal.
Having been placed, arranged or formed in alignment (with something).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of align
allegorised
allegorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allegorise
allegorized
allegorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allegorize
alligated
alligated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alligate
alligatored
alligatored
adj
Damaged by alligatoring.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alligator
alluding
alluding
verb
present participle of allude
alongside
alongside
adv
Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.
prep
Side by side with.
Together with or at the same time.
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
amending
amending
verb
present participle of amend
amidating
amidating
adj
(organic chemistry) That causes an amidation reaction
amidocyanogen
amidogen
amidogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry, dated) The amino radical, •NH₂, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH₂⁻, regardable as the ammonia molecule with one of its hydrogen atoms removed.
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
amidoguaiacol
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
amygdalic
amygdalic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to almonds or amygdalin.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
amygdalin
amygdalin
noun
(biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
amygdaline
amygdaline
adj
Resembling or characteristic of almonds.
noun
Alternative form of amygdalin
amygdalinic
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
amygdaloid
amygdaloid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amygdala
Shaped like an almond
noun
A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.
amygdaloidal
amygdaloidal
adj
Of, like or pertaining to, the amygdaloid mineral.
amygdaloids
amygdaloids
noun
plural of amygdaloid
amygdalolith
amygdalothripsis
amygdonitrile
amygdophenin
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatized
anagrammatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize
analgesidae
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
analogized
analogized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogize
anangioid
anding
anding
verb
present participle of and
androgametangium
androgenesis
androgenesis
noun
(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
androginous
androgonia
androgonial
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androgonium
andrographis
andrographolide
andrographolide
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers