(obsolete) The intermarriage and interbreeding of different ethnicities or races.
(specifically) The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal.
The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
amalgamative
amalgamative
adj
That amalgamates
amalgamatize
amalgamatize
verb
(archaic, transitive) To amalgamate (make an alloy of a metal and mercury).
amalgamators
amalgamators
noun
plural of amalgamator
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblystegite
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
ammonolyzing
amoebogeniae
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphigastria
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amygdalaceae
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
amygdaloidal
amygdaloidal
adj
Of, like or pertaining to, the amygdaloid mineral.
amygdalolith
amygdaloncus
amygdalotome
amygdalotomy
amygdalotomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the amygdala.
amygdophenin
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
anabaptizing
anabaptizing
verb
present participle of anabaptize
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
anagenetical
anaglyphical
anaglyphical
adj
Alternative form of anaglyphic
anaglyptical
anagogically
anagogically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, anagoge.
anagrammatic
anagrammatic
adj
Being or relating to an anagram.
anallagmatic
anallagmatic
adj
(mathematics) Not changed in form by inversion.
anallagmatis
analogically
analogically
adv
In an analogical manner; in the manner of an analogy.
anapterygota
anapterygote
anastigmatic
anastigmatic
adj
(of the eye, or a lens system) Free from astigmatism
anastomosing
anastomosing
adj
(geology) Networked into irregularly branching and reconnecting veins of ore.
(mycology) Fused together in a vein-like network; used to describe mushroom gills that are interconnected with veins.
verb
present participle of anastomose
androgeneses
androgeneses
noun
plural of androgenesis
androgenesis
androgenesis
noun
(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
andrographis
androgyneity
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androscoggin
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemological
anemological
adj
Relating to anemology.
anepigraphic
anepigraphic
adj
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)
angelologies
angelologies
noun
plural of angelology
angelologist
angelologist
noun
A person involved in angelology.
angelophanic
angiasthenia
anginophobia
anginophobia
noun
A fear of angina; The irrational fear of choking, angina or narrowing of the throat. This is mainly caused by experience or being a witness to someone choking.
angioblastic
angioblastic
adj
Relating to angioblasts.
angiocarpian
angiocarpian
adj
describing an angiocarpous plant
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
angiogeneses
angiogeneses
noun
plural of angiogenesis
angiogenesis
angiogenesis
noun
(medicine, zoology) The formation and development of new blood vessels.
angiographic
angiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to angiography
angiokinesis
angiokinetic
angiokinetic
adj
Relating to angiokinesis or to an angiokine
angiomalacia
angiomatosis
angiomatosis
noun
(medicine) A rare genetic non-neoplastic condition presenting with little knots of capillaries in various organs.
angioparesis
angiophorous
angiopoietic
angiopoietic
adj
Relating to angiopoiesis.
angiorrhagia
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
angiosarcoma
angiosarcoma
noun
(oncology) Any malignant tumour of vascular tissue
angiospastic
angiospastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to angiospasm
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiosporous
angiosporous
adj
(botany) Having spores contained in cells or thecae.
angiosteosis
angiostomize
angiostrophy
angiotenosis
angiotensins
angiotensins
noun
plural of angiotensin
angiotrophic
angiotrophic
adj
vasotrophic
anglerfishes
anglerfishes
noun
plural of anglerfish
anglicanisms
anglophiliac
anglophiliac
Adjective
Anglophilic
Noun
Anglophile
anglophilism
anglophobiac
anglophobist
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguishously
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
angulateness
anguliferous
angulinerved
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
animatograph
anisogametes
anisogametes
noun
plural of anisogamete
anisogametic
anitrogenous
annihilating
annihilating
verb
present participle of annihilate
annoyingness
annoyingness
noun
The quality of being annoying.
annunciating
annunciating
verb
present participle of annunciate
anococcygeal
anococcygeal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and coccyx.
anorexigenic
anorexigenic
adj
(medicine) creating or inducing a state of anorexia
noun
An anorexigenic agent.
anorganology
anorganology
noun
(archaic) The scientific study of inorganic entities: geology, mineralogy, etc.
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
antagonising
antagonising
verb
present participle of antagonise
antagonistic
antagonistic
adj
(biochemistry) Relating to an antagonist
Contending or acting against.
antagonizing
antagonizing
verb
present participle of antagonize
antarctogaea
antemarginal
antepagmenta
antepagments
antesignanus
anthobiology
anthoecology
anthogenesis
anthogenesis
noun
(biology) The production of both males and females by parthenogenesis.
(botany) The formation of the flowers of plants.
anthogenetic
anthological
anthological
adj
Of or pertaining to anthology; consisting of extracts from different authors.
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologists
anthologists
noun
plural of anthologist
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
anthologizer
anthologizer
noun
Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology.
anthologizes
anthologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthragallol
anthragallol
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,3-trihydroxyanthraquinone
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropoglot
anthropoglot
noun
An animal (such as a parrot) with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
anthropogony
anthropogony
noun
Synonym of anthropogenesis
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
anthropurgic
antibreakage
antibreakage
adj
Preventing breakage.
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
anticipating
anticipating
verb
present participle of anticipate
anticlogging
anticlogging
adj
Resistant to clogging.
anticlotting
anticlotting
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to reduce or prevent the formation of blood clots
anticoagulan
anticoagulin
anticoagulin
noun
An anticoagulant material in the venom of a bloodsucking insect or a snake
anticreeping
antidogmatic
antidogmatic
adj
Opposed to dogma.
antiegoistic
antiestrogen
antiestrogen
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects.
antifogmatic
antifogmatic
noun
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.
antifreezing
antifreezing
adj
That prevents freezing
antigalactic
antigalactic
adj
Preventing or reducing lactation.
noun
An antigalactic drug or remedy.
antigambling
antigambling
adj
Acting against or opposing gambling.
antigenicity
antigenicity
noun
(immunology) The ability, or degree of ability, to react with the products of an immune response.