(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
adrenergic
adrenergic
adj
Activated by an adrenal mechanism
Containing or releasing adrenaline.
Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
noun
Any adrenergic compound
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.
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
anglicised
anglicised
adj
Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicise
anglicized
anglicized
adj
Alternative spelling of anglicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicize
anteceding
anteceding
verb
present participle of antecede
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
carangidae
centigrade
centigrade
adj
(of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
Celsius (since 1948).
noun
(countable) A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.
(countable, dated) A single degree on this scale.
(uncountable) A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
centigrado
chagrinned
chagrinned
adj
Alternative form of chagrined
cheddaring
cheddaring
noun
The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
verb
present participle of cheddar
cingulated
cingulated
adj
Having a cingulum
corrigenda
corrigenda
noun
plural of corrigendum
cotingidae
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
decatizing
decatizing
verb
present participle of decatize
decimating
decimating
verb
present participle of decimate
declaiming
declaiming
noun
declamation
verb
present participle of declaim
declassing
declassing
verb
present participle of declass
decorating
decorating
noun
decoration
verb
present participle of decorate
decreasing
decreasing
verb
present participle of decrease
dedicating
dedicating
verb
present participle of dedicate
defacingly
defacingly
adv
So as to deface.
defecating
defecating
verb
present participle of defecate
descanting
descanting
verb
present participle of descant
detracting
detracting
noun
detraction; slander
verb
present participle of detract
diagenetic
diagenetic
adj
(geology) of, or relating to diagenesis
dicyanogen
dicyanogen
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) cyanogen
digenetica
dimagnesic
dysgenical
dysgenical
adj
Alternative form of dysgenic
escalading
escalading
verb
present participle of escalade
geodynamic
geodynamic
adj
Of or pertaining to geodynamics.
gigasecond
gigasecond
noun
A unit of time equal to 1,000,000,000 seconds and with symbol Gs.
gordiacean
grandniece
grandniece
noun
A granddaughter of one's sibling; a daughter of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's granddaughter: fraternal grandniece. Sister's granddaughter: sororal grandniece.)