(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.
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.
backgeared
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
bocklogged
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
carangidae
cargadores
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
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
coagulated
coagulated
adj
Subjected to coagulation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coagulate
coarsegold
coatbridge
coderiving
codesigned
codesigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of codesign
codesigner
codesigner
noun
One who codesigns; a designer who works with another.
coenduring
coenduring
verb
present participle of coendure
cogredient
cogredient
adj
(mathematics) Describing two or more variables that undergo the same linear transformations
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
commending
commending
verb
present participle of commend
commingled
commingled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commingle
condemning
condemning
noun
condemnation
verb
present participle of condemn
condensing
condensing
verb
present participle of condense
condigness
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
cotingidae
cradlesong
cradlesong
noun
Alternative form of cradle song
cudgelling
cudgelling
Noun
A beating with a cudgel.
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
dicaeology
dicyanogen
dicyanogen
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) cyanogen
digenetica
digoneutic
digoneutic
adj
(entomology) Having two broods per season.
diligences
diligences
noun
plural of diligence
dimagnesic
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
diplogenic
diplogenic
adj
Partaking of the nature of two bodies; producing two substances.
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
discerning
discerning
adj
Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.
noun
discernment
verb
present participle of discern
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
discharged
discharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discharge
dischargee
dischargee
noun
One who is discharged.
discharger
discharger
noun
Someone or something that discharges something, such as pollution or a firearm
discharges
discharges
noun
plural of discharge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discharge
discourage
discourage
noun
(rare) Lack of courage
verb
(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
disgeneric
disgracers
disgracers
noun
plural of disgracer
disgracive
disgracive
adj
(obsolete) Causing disgrace.
disjecting
disjecting
verb
present participle of disject
dissecting
dissecting
noun
A dissection; a taking apart.
verb
present participle of dissect
divergence
divergence
noun
(calculus) the operator which maps a function F=(F₁, ... Fₙ) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ(∂F_i)/(∂x_i)
(obsolete) disagreement; difference
The degree to which two or more things diverge.
The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.
divergency
divergency
noun
(countable) divergence
(uncountable) The state of being divergent
divulgence
divulgence
noun
Something that is divulged.
The act of divulging.
dogcatcher
dogcatcher
noun
A person whose job is to catch and remove stray dogs.
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
dulcigenic
duodecagon
duodecagon
noun
Alternative form of dodecagon
dysgenesic
dysgenetic
dysgenetic
adj
(genetics) Of, pertaining to, or causing dysgenesis
dysgenical
dysgenical
adj
Alternative form of dysgenic
encouraged
encouraged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encourage
endergonic
endergonic
adj
(chemistry) Describing a reaction that absorbs (heat) energy from its environment
ergodicity
ergodicity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is ergodic.
(uncountable) The condition of being ergodic.
escalading
escalading
verb
present participle of escalade
evidencing
evidencing
verb
present participle of evidence
exscinding
exscinding
verb
present participle of exscind
fungicides
fungicides
noun
plural of fungicide
gallicised
gallicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gallicise
gallicized
gallicized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gallicize
gamodesmic
gasconaded
gasconaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gasconade