(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
acarologies
accessorizing
accessorizing
verb
present participle of accessorize
acrologies
acromegalics
acromegalics
noun
plural of acromegalic
acromegalies
acromegalies
noun
plural of acromegaly
actinopterygious
adenopharyngitis
aegagropiles
aegicores
aerobacteriologist
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
aerogenesis
aerogenesis
noun
The production of gas or air.
aerogeologist
aerogeologist
noun
One who carries out aerogeology.
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
aerologies
aerologies
noun
plural of aerology
aerologist
aerologist
noun
One who studies, or is knowledgable in, aerology.
aerologists
aerologists
noun
plural of aerologist
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aerosolizing
aerosolizing
verb
present participle of aerosolize
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
aggregations
aggregations
noun
plural of aggregation
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
aggressionist
aggressionist
noun
A proponent of aggressionism
aggressions
aggressions
noun
plural of aggression
agreations
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agriochoerus
agriotes
agrologies
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agrostographies
aigialosauridae
algesiometer
algesireceptor
algoesthesiometer
algometries
aligerous
aligerous
adj
winged
allegoricalness
allegoricalness
noun
The state or quality of being allegorical.
allegories
allegories
noun
plural of allegory
allegorisation
allegorise
allegorise
verb
(intransitive, British spelling) To use allegory.
(transitive, British spelling) To create an allegory from some event or situation.
allegorised
allegorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allegorise
allegoriser
allegoriser
noun
Alternative form of allegorizer
allegorises
allegorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allegorise
allegorising
allegorising
noun
The act or process of making an allegory.
verb
present participle of allegorise
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allegorist
allegorist
noun
One who speaks in, or writes, allegories.
allegorister
allegoristic
allegoristic
adj
allegorical
allegorists
allegorists
noun
plural of allegorist
allegorizers
allegorizers
noun
plural of allegorizer
allegorizes
allegorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allegorize
alligatorfishes
alligatorfishes
noun
plural of alligatorfish
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
alteregoistic
alteregoistic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to alteregoism.
ambisporangiate
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphicarpogenous
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphisporangiate
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anagnorises
anagnorises
noun
plural of anagnorisis
anapterygotism
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
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.
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
andrologies
androsphinges
anepigraphous
angiocardiographies
angiocavernous
angiodermatitis
angiodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioparesis
angioplerosis
angiopressure
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
angiosclerosis
angiosclerosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atherosclerosis
angiosclerotic
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
anguliferous
angustirostrate
anitrogenous
anthropogenesis
anthropogenesis
noun
The origin of man.
anthropogenist
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
antiaggression
antiaggression
noun
The lack or absence of aggression.
antiaggressionist
antiaggressionist
noun
One who opposes aggression.
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antieavesdropping
antiestrogen
antiestrogen
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects.
antiferromagnetism
antiferromagnetism
noun
(physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antinegroism
antinegroism
noun
A prejudice against black people.
antiprestidigitation
antiprogressive
antiprogressive
noun
One who opposes progress.
antireligionist
antireligiosity
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antireligiously
antisegregation
antisegregation
adj
(sociology) Opposed to segregation, especially racial segregation
aortographies
aortographies
noun
plural of aortography
apogeotropism
apogeotropism
noun
(botany) An apogeotropic tendency.
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologizers
apologizers
noun
plural of apologizer
apterygiformes
araneologist
araneologist
noun
One who studies spiders.
archaeologies
archaeologies
noun
plural of archaeology
archaeologist
archaeologist
noun
Someone who studies or practises archaeology.
archaeologists
archaeologists
noun
plural of archaeologist
archaeomagnetism
archaeomagnetism
noun
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
archaeopterygiformes
archeologies
archeologies
noun
plural of archeology
archeologist
archeologist
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of archaeologist
archicleistogamous
archicleistogamy
archipelagoes
archipelagoes
noun
plural of archipelago
archipelagos
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archostegnosis
areologies
areologist
areologist
noun
(astronomy) One who studies the planet Mars.
areopagist
argeiphontes
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argentojarosite
argentojarosite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, silver, and sulfur.
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
argilliferous
argilliferous
adj
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
argilloarenaceous
argilloarenaceous
adj
(soil science) Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand.
argillocalcareous
argillocalcareous
adj
(soil science) Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.
argilloferruginous
argilloferruginous
adj
(soil science) Containing clay and iron.
argillomagnesian
argininephosphoric
argiphontes
argosies
argosies
noun
plural of argosy
argosine
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
aristogenesis
aristogenesis
noun
(biology, historical) A type of orthogenesis that operates by means of a "creative principle".
aristogenetic
aristogenetic
adj
Of or relating to aristogenesis.
aristogenic
aristogenic
adj
(biology, historical) Relating to an aristogene.
Relating or adapting to producing the very best offspring; eugenic with an aim towards an optimal state.
aristogenics
aristogenics
noun
A form of eugenics that aims to produce the very best offspring.