(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.
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
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agnathostomatous
agonium
agonostomus
agoranomus
alangium
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albumenizing
albumenizing
verb
present participle of albumenize
albuminising
albuminising
verb
present participle of albuminise
albuminizing
albuminizing
verb
present participle of albuminize
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
allagostemonous
aluminising
aluminising
verb
present participle of aluminise
aluminizing
aluminizing
verb
present participle of aluminize
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
amatungula
amatungula
noun
Carissa macrocarpa, a shrub native to Southern Africa.
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
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
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
ambuling
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amphicarpogenous
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphogenous
ampongue
ampulating
amputating
amputating
verb
present participle of amputate
amusing
amusing
adj
Entertaining.
Funny, hilarious.
verb
present participle of amuse
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amusingness
amusingness
noun
The state or quality of being amusing.
amuyong
amygdaloncus
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
androgametangium
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androgonium
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
anglicanum
angouleme
angoumian
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
angraecum
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguimorpha
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anisogamous
anisogamous
adj
being married to someone whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
having a sexual partner whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.
anomalogonatous
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
antihemagglutinin
antihemagglutinin
adj
(immunology) That reacts with hemagglutinin
antihumbuggist
antismuggling
antismuggling
adj
(law enforcement) Acting to combat or prevent smuggling
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
argenteum
argentoproteinum
argentoproteinum
noun
(archaic) silver proteinate
argentum
argentums
argument
argument
noun
(also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
(by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
(countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
(countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
(countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
(logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
(uncountable, archaic) Evidence, proof; (countable) an item of such evidence or proof.
A matter in question; a business in hand.
A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
The independent variable of a function.
The phase of a complex number.
The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
(intransitive, obsolete, now nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) To put forward as an argument; to argue.
argumenta
argumenta
noun
plural of argumentum
argumental
argumental
adj
(linguistics) Based on arguments; pertaining to arguments.
argumentation
argumentation
noun
An exchange of arguments
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
argumentative
argumentative
adj
Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
Prone to argue or dispute.
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
argumentativeness
argumentativeness
noun
the state of being argumentative
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
argumentatory
argumentatory
adj
Synonym of argumentatious
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
argumentmaths
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
argumentum
argumentum
noun
(chiefly formal, in law, logic, etc.) Used in numerous Latin phrases (and occasionally alone) in the sense of “appeal” or “argument”.
argyranthemous
armaturing
armaturing
verb
present participle of armature
armgaunt
armgaunt
adj
(nonce word, archaic) Of uncertain meaning; perhaps describing gaunt or slender limbs.
armouring
armouring
noun
Armour or shielding.
verb
present participle of armour
ascogonidium
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
assaugement
assuagement
assuagement
noun
An assuaging medicine or application.
The action of assuaging; appeasement.
The condition of being assuaged.
assuagements
assuagements
noun
plural of assuagement
assuming
assuming
adj
haughty; arrogant
noun
An assumption.
verb
present participle of assume
assumingly
assumingly
adv
In an assuming manner.
assumingness
assumingness
noun
The state or quality of assuming.
augment
augment
noun
(grammar) In some Bantu languages, an additional vowel prepended to the noun prefix.
(grammar) In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e- (a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.
An increase.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To add an augment to.
(intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.
(music) To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
(music) To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
(transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.
augmentable
augmentable
adj
Capable of being augmented or increased.
Capable of increasing.
augmentation
augmentation
noun
(Scotland, law) An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
(heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
(medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
(medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
(music) A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
The act or process of augmenting.
augmentationer
augmentationer
noun
(historical) An officer of the Court of Augmentations.
augmentations
augmentations
noun
plural of augmentation
augmentative
augmentative
adj
Growing, enlarging, increasing.
noun
(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
augmentatively
augmentatively
adv
In an augmentative fashion.
augmented
augmented
adj
(music) increased by a semitone.
increased in number, amount or strength.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of augment
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
augmenter
augmenter
noun
One who, or that which, augments or increases something.
augmenters
augmenters
noun
plural of augmenter
augmenting
augmenting
verb
present participle of augment
augmentive
augmentive
adj
(linguistics) Changing the meaning to one that is a larger, more complete, or more elaborate version of the original sense.
Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative.
Supplementary; additional.
noun
(linguistics) An augmentive affix; augmentative.
Something that augments.
augmentor
augmentor
noun
Alternative form of augmenter
augments
augments
noun
plural of augment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment
augustinianism
augustinianism
Noun
The doctrines and practices of the Augustinians.
augustinism
augustinism
Proper noun
The religious philosophy of
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
autoimmunizing
automatictacessing
automating
automating
verb
present participle of automate
automatizing
automatizing
verb
present participle of automatize
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
autosomatognosis
autosomatognostic
autotomising
autotomising
verb
present participle of autotomise
autotomizing
autotomizing
verb
present participle of autotomize
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
balmung
basigynium
basigynium
Noun
The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, such as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
baughman
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
beleaguerment
beleaguerment
noun
The fact or state of beleaguering; a state of blockade or siege.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bilingualism
bilingualism
noun
The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.
biologicohumanistic
biscuitmaking
bismutoplagionite
boulangism
boulangism
Noun
The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with (1837–1891), who promoted an aggressive nationalism which opposed Germany and called for the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) to be avenged.
bourignianism
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.