(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
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
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.
androgynic
anecdotage
anecdotage
noun
anecdotes considered as a group
garrulous old age
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.
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
backgeared
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
backliding
backlogged
backlogged
adj
Having an excessive list of tasks to do, especially tasks that should have already been performed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backlog
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becudgeled
bedticking
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
bocklogged
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
cabdriving
cabdriving
noun
The trade of a cabdriver.
cagoulards
cagoulards
noun
plural of cagoulard
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
canoodling
canoodling
noun
amorous pettings or caresses
verb
present participle of canoodle
carangidae
cardiagram
cardialgia
cardialgia
noun
cardialgy; heartburn
cardialgic
cardington
cardiogram
cardiogram
noun
(cardiology) The visual output an electrocardiograph produces
cardiology
cardiology
noun
(medicine) The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
cargadores
carloading
carloading
noun
(rail transport) The loading of a freight car.
cartridges
cartridges
noun
plural of cartridge
castigated
castigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of castigate
catalogued
catalogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catalogue
cecidology
cecidology
noun
Study of plant galls.
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
cerrogordo
chagrinned
chagrinned
adj
Alternative form of chagrined
challenged
challenged
adj
(euphemistic) Lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill ; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives.
(humorous) Used following adverbs to make adjectives in imitation of and mocking adjectives of this kind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of challenge
champagned
champagned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagne
chandigarh
chandigarh
Proper noun
Union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana.
City located in the union territory of Chandigarh, serving simultaneously as capital of this union territory and of the states of Haryana and Punjab.
changedale
changedale
noun
(Ireland, historical) A system of land tenure in which fields were reallotted when they went out of cultivation.
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
chondrigen
chondrigen
noun
(biochemistry) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
chondrogen
chondrogen
noun
Alternative form of chondrigen
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
ciliograde
ciliograde
adj
(zoology) Moving by means of cilia or similar organs.
cingulated
cingulated
adj
Having a cingulum
cirrigrade
cirrigrade
adj
(zoology) moved or moving by means of cirri
citigradae
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
cloudology
coadapting
coadapting
verb
present participle of coadapt
coadmiring
coagulated
coagulated
adj
Subjected to coagulation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coagulate
coarsegold
coastguard
coastguard
noun
Alternative spelling of coast guard
coatbridge
coddington
coderiving
codesigned
codesigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of codesign
codesigner
codesigner
noun
One who codesigns; a designer who works with another.
codfishing
codicology
codicology
noun
The study of codices (early handwritten books).
coenduring
coenduring
verb
present participle of coendure
cofounding
cofounding
verb
present participle of cofound
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
cogredient
cogredient
adj
(mathematics) Describing two or more variables that undergo the same linear transformations
coguardian
coguardian
noun
A joint guardian.
coinciding
coinciding
noun
Act or situation by which things coincide; coincidence.
verb
present participle of coincide
colleagued
colleagued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colleague
colligated
colligated
adj
logically connected
tied together
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colligate
commanding
commanding
adj
(of a place or position) Dominating from above, giving a wide view
Impressively dominant.
Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
noun
The act of giving a command.
verb
present participle of command
commending
commending
verb
present participle of commend
commingled
commingled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commingle
concluding
concluding
adj
(obsolete) Conclusive; convincing; decisive.
Finishing; closing; final.
noun
A conclusion.
verb
present participle of conclude
condemning
condemning
noun
condemnation
verb
present participle of condemn
condensing
condensing
verb
present participle of condense
condigness
condignity
condignity
noun
The condition of being condign; merit or worthiness
conducting
conducting
verb
present participle of conduct
condurango
condurango
noun
(medicine) The bark of a South American vine, Marsdenia cundurango, of the milkweed family, once erroneously believed to cure cancer.
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
congressed
congressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congress
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
contending
contending
noun
contention
verb
present participle of contend
cordelling
coregonoid
corndodger
corndodger
noun
Alternative form of corn-dodger
corregidor
corregidor
noun
The chief magistrate of a Spanish town.
corrigenda
corrigenda
noun
plural of corrigendum
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
cosounding
cotingidae
cradlesong
cradlesong
noun
Alternative form of cradle song
cuckolding
cuckolding
noun
The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
verb
present participle of cuckold
cudgelling
cudgelling
Noun
A beating with a cudgel.
cundurango
cundurango
noun
Alternative form of condurango
curmudgeon
curmudgeon
noun
(archaic) A miser.
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.
cynghanedd
cynghanedd
noun
(prosody) The complex system of internal assonance, alliteration and rhyme in Welsh strict-meter poetry.
dcolletage
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
deblocking
deblocking
verb
present participle of deblock
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
decagramme
decagramme
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of decagram
decagynous
decagynous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles.
decalogist
decalogist
noun
One who explains the Decalogue.
decangular
decangular
adj
(rare) Having ten angles.
decatizing
decatizing
verb
present participle of decatize
decentring
decentring
noun
The process by which something is decentred.
verb
present participle of decentre
decidingly
decigramme
decigramme
noun
(Britain) Alternative spelling of decigram
decimating
decimating
verb
present participle of decimate
declaiming
declaiming
noun
declamation
verb
present participle of declaim
declassing
declassing
verb
present participle of declass
decoloring
decoloring
verb
present participle of decolor
decongests
decongests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decongest
decorating
decorating
noun
decoration
verb
present participle of decorate
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
decreasing
decreasing
verb
present participle of decrease
decrowning
decrowning
verb
present participle of decrown
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
dedicating
dedicating
verb
present participle of dedicate
defacingly
defacingly
adv
So as to deface.
defecating
defecating
verb
present participle of defecate
deflecting
deflecting
verb
present participle of deflect
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
degeneracy
degeneracy
noun
(neuroscience) The ability of one part of the brain to take over another's function without being overexerted.
The state of being degenerate (in all senses).
deglycerin
delegacies
delegacies
noun
plural of delegacy
denouncing
denouncing
noun
denunciation
verb
present participle of denounce
derricking
derricking
verb
present participle of derrick
descanting
descanting
verb
present participle of descant
descending
descending
adj
(computing) Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.
(music) Becoming lower in pitch.
(of a sequence) Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element.
Moving or sloping downwards.
noun
A descent.
verb
present participle and gerund of descend
describing
describing
verb
present participle of describe
detergence
detergence
Noun
The active property of a detergent
detergency
detergency
noun
The active property of a detergent
detracting
detracting
noun
detraction; slander
verb
present participle of detract
dezincking
diagenetic
diagenetic
adj
(geology) of, or relating to diagenesis
diaglyphic
diaglyphic
adj
Represented or formed by depressions in the surface.