(mathematics) The transpose of the respective cofactor matrix, for a given matrix. One of the factors in calculating the inverse of a matrix. Commonly notated as adj(A), where A is the given matrix.
verb
(obsolete) To yoke an animal to something
adjustage
adjustage
noun
(rare, obsolete) Adjustment.
adjutage
adjutage
noun
Alternative form of ajutage
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
advantageousness
advantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being advantageous.
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
aegritude
afterguard
afterguard
noun
(historical, nautical) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
(sailing) The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
A drudge; somebody tasked with menial work.
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
agglutinated
agglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate
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.
aiguilletted
aiguilletted
adj
Having an aiguillette.
androgametangium
angulated
angulated
adj
Synonym of angulate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angulate
angulodentate
antidecalogue
antireducing
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.
autodigestion
autodigestion
noun
(biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
autodigestive
autodigestive
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodigestion.
autodrainage
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autoindexing
autoindexing
noun
(computing) The programmed retrieval of words from a document for use in building an index
automatic indexing
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
biangulated
biangulated
adj
Alternative form of biangulate
budgetary
budgetary
adj
Of or pertaining to a budget.
bundestag
bundestag
Proper noun
The federal/state parliament of Germany.
catalogued
catalogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catalogue
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
cingulated
cingulated
adj
Having a cingulum
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
claughted
coadventuring
coagulated
coagulated
adj
Subjected to coagulation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coagulate
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
conglutinated
conglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conglutinate
congratulated
congratulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congratulate
conjugated
conjugated
adj
(organic chemistry, of an organic compound or part of such a compound) Containing one or more pairs of double bonds and/or lone pairs, each pair being separated by a single bond.
Joined together in pairs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conjugate
corrugated
corrugated
adj
Bent into regular curved folds or grooves.
Marked with parallel folds, ridges or furrows.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corrugate
counteradvantage
counteradvantage
noun
A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
An advantage held by an opponent.
counterargued
counterargued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterargue
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
counterdisengage
counterdisengagement
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
counterguard
counterguard
noun
(fortification) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
countermanding
countermanding
noun
The act of something being countermanded.
verb
present participle of countermand
counterpleading
counterpleading
noun
A pleading against; a contrary pleading.
verb
present participle of counterplead
counterpropaganda
counterpropaganda
noun
Propaganda disseminated as a response and opposition to other propaganda.
counterpropagandize
counterpropagandize
verb
(intransitive) To engage in counterpropaganda.
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
cuproiodargyrite
daemonurgist
daguerreotype
daguerreotype
noun
An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make a photograph using this process, to make a daguerreotype (of).
daguerreotyped
daguerreotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daguerreotype
daguerreotyper
daguerreotyper
noun
One who takes daguerreotypes.
daguerreotypes
daguerreotypes
noun
plural of daguerreotype
daguerreotypic
daguerreotyping
daguerreotyping
verb
present participle of daguerreotype
daguerreotypist
daguerreotypist
noun
A person who makes daguerreotypes.
daguerreotypy
daguerreotypy
noun
The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes.
daigneault
dativogerundial
daugherty
daughter
daughter
noun
(by extension) A female character of a creator.
(informal, uncommon, sometimes derogatory) A familiar address to a female person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
(physics) A nuclide left over from radioactive decay.
(syntax, of a parse tree) A descendant.
A daughter language.
A female descendant.
One’s female offspring.
daughterhood
daughterhood
noun
The condition of being a daughter.
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
daughterless
daughterless
adj
Without a daughter.
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
daughterling
daughterling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A daughter, especially a young or precious one.
daughterly
daughterly
adj
Relating to or characteristic of a daughter.
daughters
daughters
noun
plural of daughter
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
dauntingness
dauntingness
noun
The quality of being daunting.
deadtongue
decemjugate
decoagulate
decoagulated
decoagulation
decorrugative
decussating
decussating
verb
present participle of decussate
defaulting
defaulting
noun
The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
verb
present participle of default
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
deflocculating
deflocculating
verb
present participle of deflocculate
deglutinate
deglutinate
verb
(transitive) To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unites; to unglue.
deglutinated
deglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deglutinate
deglutinating
deglutinating
verb
present participle of deglutinate
deglutination
deglutination
noun
(linguistics) A process by which a formerly significant part of a combined term is clipped.
The act of ungluing.
The removal of gluten from a cereal product.
degraduate
degraduation
degranulation
degranulation
noun
(biology) The loss of secretory granules in certain cells
degustate
degustate
verb
(transitive, rare, obsolete) To taste or eat.
degustation
degustation
noun
tasting, especially as a form of careful appreciation
degustations
degustations
noun
plural of degustation
delegatus
demigauntlet
demigauntlet
noun
A bandage that covers the hand but not the fingers
demihagbut
demioctangular
demodulating
demodulating
verb
present participle of demodulate
denaturalising
denaturalising
verb
present participle of denaturalise
denaturalizing
denaturalizing
verb
present participle of denaturalize
denaturing
denaturing
noun
The process by which something is denatured.
verb
present participle of denature
denaturising
denaturising
verb
present participle of denaturise
denaturizing
denaturizing
verb
present participle of denaturize
dentatoangulate
dentilingual
dentilingual
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the teeth and the tongue.
(linguistics, of a sound) Produced with the tongue touching the teeth.
noun
(linguistics, rare) A sound produced with the tongue touching the teeth.
dentolingual
dentolingual
adj
Alternative form of dentilingual
dentosurgical
denudating
denudating
verb
present participle of denudate
denunciating
denunciating
verb
present participle of denunciate
depasturage
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depopulating
depopulating
verb
present participle of depopulate
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
deregulate
deregulate
verb
(transitive) To remove the regulations, or legal restrictions, from.
deregulated
deregulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deregulate
deregulates
deregulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deregulate
deregulating
deregulating
verb
present participle of deregulate
deregulation
deregulation
noun
The process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulation.
deregulationize
deregulations
deregulations
noun
plural of deregulation
deregulatory
deregulatory
adj
Of or pertaining to deregulation
dermatoneurology
dermatoneurology
noun
dermatological neurology
dermatophagus
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
desmognathous
desmognathous
adj
(zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones united; applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), including various wading and swimming birds, such as ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
detruncating
detruncating
verb
present participle of detruncate
deuteragonist
deuteragonist
noun
(historical, ancient Greek drama) An actor playing a role (potentially all roles) requiring a second actor to be present on the stage, opposite the protagonist.
(narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).
deuterating
deuterating
verb
present participle of deuterate
deuterogamist
deuterogamist
noun
(theology, law) One who believes in the moral right to, and the lawfulness of, remarriage after divorce or spousal death.
(theology, law) One who remarries after the divorce or death of their spouse.
deuterogamy
deuterogamy
noun
A second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law.
deuterogelatose
devaluating
devaluating
verb
present participle of devaluate
diabetogenous
diabetogenous
adj
(pathology) Caused by diabetes
diaguite
disadvantageous
disadvantageous
adj
Not advantageous.
disadvantageously
disadvantageously
adv
In a disadvantageous manner.
disadvantageousness
disadvantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being disadvantageous.
disambiguate
disambiguate
verb
(linguistics) To distinguish one word or lexical unit (from a different one which has a similar form).
To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.
disambiguated
disambiguated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disambiguate