Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
acquiescing
acquiescing
verb
present participle of acquiesce
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acrospiring
acrospiring
verb
present participle of acrospire
actings
actings
noun
plural of acting
actinologous
actinologous
adj
Relating to actinologues
actinopterygious
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
adiagnostic
adiagnostic
adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
adsignification
adsignification
noun
additional signification
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
agelacrinites
agencies
agencies
noun
plural of agency
agenesic
agenesic
adj
(biology) sterile, infertile
noun
Such a person or animal
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
agnostical
agnostical
adj
Alternative form of agnostic
agnostically
agnostically
adv
In an agnostic manner; not having or expressing a firm opinion on something.
Toward, or from the perspective of, agnosticism.
agnosticism
agnosticism
noun
(by extension) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
agnosticisms
agnosticisms
noun
plural of agnosticism
agnostics
agnostics
noun
plural of agnostic
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agonistic
agonistic
adj
(pharmacology, biochemistry) Pertaining to an agonist.
(rhetoric) Argumentative; combative.
(zoology, anthropology) Characterised by conflict or hostility.
Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
Struggling to achieve an effect; strained and contrived.
agonistical
agonistical
adj
(archaic) agonistic (of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks).
agonistically
agonistically
adv
In an agonistic manner
agonistics
agonistics
noun
The range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
aguascalientes
aguascalientes
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
Its capital city.
aktiengesellschaft
alcaligenes
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alcoholising
alcoholising
verb
present participle of alcoholise
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.
algolagniacs
algolagniacs
noun
plural of algolagniac
allegiances
allegiances
noun
plural of allegiance
allegoricalness
allegoricalness
noun
The state or quality of being allegorical.
altingiaceous
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
americanising
amphicarpogenous
amygdaloncus
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyphoscope
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
anagogics
anagogics
noun
Mystical interpretations or studies, especially of the Scriptures.
analgesic
analgesic
adj
(of a person, etc) Unable to feel pain.
(of medicine) Acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)
analgesics
analgesics
noun
plural of analgesic
analogicalness
analogicalness
noun
The state or quality of being analogical.
analogistic
anastigmatic
anastigmatic
adj
(of the eye, or a lens system) Free from astigmatism
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
androscoggin
anecdotages
anecdotages
noun
plural of anecdotage
angelicalness
angelicalness
noun
The state or quality of being angelical.
angelicas
angelicas
noun
plural of angelica
angelicness
angelicness
noun
The state or quality of being angelic
angiectasis
angiectasis
noun
Synonym of angiectasia
angioblastic
angioblastic
adj
Relating to angioblasts.
angiocardiographies
angiocarditis
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiocavernous
angiocholecystitis
angiocholitis
angiocholitis
noun
Synonym of cholangitis
angioclast
angiocyst
angiodiascopy
angioleucitis
angiomyosarcoma
angiosarcoma
angiosarcoma
noun
(oncology) Any malignant tumour of vascular tissue
angiosclerosis
angiosclerosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atherosclerosis
angiosclerotic
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiospastic
angiospastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to angiospasm
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiotelectasia
anglicanism
anglicanism
Noun
The beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church
Attachment to England or English institutions.
anglicanisms
anglicans
anglicisation
anglicisation
noun
The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.
anglicise
anglicise
verb
(transitive) To become English.
(transitive) To dub or translate into English.
(transitive) To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
anglicised
anglicised
adj
Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicise
anglicising
anglicising
verb
present participle of anglicise
anglicism
anglicism
noun
A Briticism: a word or other feature in the English language that is specific to, or characteristic of, British English.
A cultural aspect typical of the English people.
An Englishism: a word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language.
anglicisms
anglicisms
noun
plural of anglicism
anglicist
anglicist
Noun
Expert on English studies.
anglicizes
anglicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anglicize
anglistics
anglocatholicism
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
anhydroglocose
anisogametic
anisogamic
anisogamic
adj
(biology) Relating to anisogamy.
anopisthographic
anopisthographic
adj
Not opisthographic; bearing writing on one side only.
anopisthographically
anschauung
anschauung
noun
(philosophy, Kantianism) Sense-perception.
antagonistic
antagonistic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to an antagonist
Contending or acting against.
antagonistical
antagonistical
adj
Alternative form of antagonistic
antagonistically
antagonistically
adv
In an antagonistic manner.
antalgesic
antalgesic
noun
(uncommon) Alternative form of analgesic
antalgics
antalgics
noun
plural of antalgic
anthecologist
anthecologist
noun
One who studies anthecology.
anthoecologist
anthropoclimatologist
anthropophagistic
anthropophagistic
adj
(rare) cannibalistic
anthroposociologist
anthroposociologist
noun
One who studies anthroposociology.
anthroposociology
anthroposociology
noun
(dated, historical) The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.
anticoagulants
anticoagulants
noun
plural of anticoagulant
anticontagionist
anticontagionist
noun
(medicine) A proponent of anticontagionism.
anticontagious
anticontagious
adj
(medicine) Opposing or destroying contagion.
anticontagiously
anticontagiousness
anticyclogenesis
anticyclogenesis
noun
(meteorology) the development or strengthening of anticyclonic circulation in the atmosphere.