(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
actinopterygii
adenographical
adenologaditis
adenomeningeal
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
aegithognathae
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterreckoning
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
adj
Relating to an agglutinogen
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
aggrandizement
aggrandizement
Noun
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
aggressiveness
aggressiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being aggressive.
(uncountable) The propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.
agribusinesses
agribusinesses
noun
plural of agribusiness
aguascalientes
aguascalientes
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
Its capital city.
albigensianism
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
allegorisation
allegorization
allegorization
noun
The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense.
allothigenetic
altogetherness
alveololingual
alveololingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the alveolus and the tongue
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
anaesthetizing
anaesthetizing
verb
present participle of anaesthetize
anaetiological
anaglyphoscope
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatized
anagrammatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize
analogicalness
analogicalness
noun
The state or quality of being analogical.
anaphylactogen
anaphylactogen
noun
(medicine) A substance likely to or capable of producing an adverse reaction (anaphylaxis) in a person.
anapterygotism
anapterygotous
anathematising
anathematising
verb
present participle of anathematise
anathematizing
anathematizing
verb
present participle of anathematize
anesthesiology
anesthesiology
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.
angiocavernous
angiosclerosis
angiosclerosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atherosclerosis
angiosclerotic
angiostegnosis
angiotensinase
angiotensinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any peptidase that hydrolyzes angiotensin
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
angustisellate
angustiseptate
angustiseptate
adj
Having a narrow septum
anhydroglocose
anomalogonatae
anthecological
anthecological
adj
Relating to anthecology
anthoecologist
anthropogenist
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
antiaggression
antiaggression
noun
The lack or absence of aggression.
antiaggressive
antiaggressive
adj
(medicine) Counteracting aggression.
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
anticogitative
antidetonating
antiegoistical
antienergistic
antiflattering
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antiglyoxalase
antigonorrheal
antigonorrheic
antigonorrheic
adj
Alternative form of antigonorrhoeic
antigovernment
antigovernment
adj
Opposed to a government currently in power.
Opposed to government in general.
antihemoglobin
antimanagement
antimanagement
adj
(business) In opposition to management.
antioxygenator
antiparagraphe
antipathogenic
antipathogenic
adj
(medicine) That acts against pathogens
antirecruiting
antirecruiting
adj
Opposing recruiting campaigns, for example by the military.
antisialagogue
antisialagogue
noun
Any substance that decreases the production of saliva.
antitechnology
antitechnology
adj
Opposed to technology
antitheologian
appreciatingly
appreciatingly
adv
Appreciatively, with appreciation: in an appreciating manner.
apprehendingly
apprehendingly
adv
With apprehension or understanding.
archgenethliac
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archostegnosis
argenticyanide
argentinitrate
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
argyranthemous
arsenotungstic
arteriogenesis
arteriogenesis
noun
(medicine) An increase in the diameter of existing arterial vessels
aspidoganoidei
asseveratingly
asseveratingly
adv
in an asseverating manner
augmentationer
augmentationer
noun
(historical) An officer of the Court of Augmentations.
augmentatively
augmentatively
adv
In an augmentative fashion.
authenticating
authenticating
verb
present participle of authenticate
autojuggernaut
autophyllogeny
autoregulation
autoregulation
noun
(biology) Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change.
The process that maintains a constant flow of blood to an organ despite changes in arterial pressure.
autosuggestion
autosuggestion
noun
(computing, uncountable) An autosuggest feature.
The practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself, as in autohypnosis.
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
basidiogenetic
belligerencies
belligerencies
noun
plural of belligerency
benzoylglycine
berengarianism
beseechingness
beseechingness
noun
The state or quality of being beseeching.
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
biodegradation
biodegradation
noun
The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.
bioengineering
bioengineering
noun
The applications of the principles of engineering to any of the biological or medical sciences
biogenetically
biogenetically
adv
In a biogenetic manner.
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boroughmongery
boroughmongery
Noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bougainvillaea
bougainvillaea
noun
Alternative spelling of bougainvillea
branchiogenous
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
branchiostegan
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
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.
bridgebuilding
bridgebuilding
noun
The construction of bridges.
brightsomeness
brightsomeness
noun
The quality of being brightsome.
bulldoggedness
bulldoggedness
noun
stubborn determination; doggedness
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
buttgenbachite
buttgenbachite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
cabinetmakings
cabinetworking
caliginousness
caliginousness
noun
The state or quality of being caliginous.
candlelighting
candlelighting
noun
The lighting of a candle, especially as part of a ceremony
carcinogeneses
carcinogeneses
noun
plural of carcinogenesis
carcinogenesis
carcinogenesis
noun
(oncology) The creation of cancer cells.
cartilagineous
cartilagineous
adj
Archaic form of cartilaginous.
categorisation
categorisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of categorization
categorization
categorization
noun
A group of things arranged by category; a classification.
The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.
centrifugalise
centrifugalise
verb
Alternative form of centrifugalize
centrifugalize
centrifugalize
verb
Synonym of centrifugate
centrifugaller
centrifugation
centrifugation
noun
The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
centuplicating
centuplicating
verb
present participle of centuplicate
cephalogenesis
cephalogenesis
noun
The formation of the head (in the developing embryo)
ceratospongiae
ceratospongian
cervicolingual
cervicolingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lingual region of the neck of a tooth
cervicovaginal
cervicovaginal
adj
(biology) Pertaining to the cervix and vagina.
chaetangiaceae
chaetognathous
changeableness
changeableness
noun
the condition of being able to suffer some changes