(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agglutinogen
agglutinogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin
agglutogenic
agglutogenic
adj
Synonym of agglutinogenic
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agriochoerus
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
anguliferous
anitrogenous
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
apogalacteum
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
appoggiature
apterygotous
aqueoglacial
aqueoglacial
adj
(geology) Deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
aqueoigneous
aqueoigneous
adj
(archaic) Synonym of igneoaqueous
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
asporogenous
assyriologue
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
augmentation
augmentation
noun
(Scotland, law) An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
(heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
(medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
(medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
(music) A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
The act or process of augmenting.
autecologies
autecologies
noun
plural of autecology
autecologist
autecologist
noun
One who studies autecology.
autodrainage
autoepigraph
autofrettage
autofrettage
noun
A metal fabrication technique in which a pressure vessel is subjected to enormous pressure, causing internal portions of the part to yield plasticly, resulting in internal compressive residual stresses once the pressure is released.
autogenously
autogenously
adv
In an autogenous manner; spontaneously
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autoindexing
autoindexing
noun
(computing) The programmed retrieval of words from a document for use in building an index
automatic indexing
autonegation
autonegation
noun
The negation of oneself or itself.
autosuggests
autosuggests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autosuggest
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
barbouillage
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
bleachground
bougainville
boulangerite
boulangerite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead antimony sulfide mineral that forms metallic grey monoclinic crystals.
brachigerous
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
burgomasters
burgomasters
noun
plural of burgomaster
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
cephalopagus
cephalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
cheirogaleus
chincoteague
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
coagulometer
coagulometer
noun
(medicine) A device used to measure the ability of the blood to coagulate (and the time taken to do so).
commeasuring
commeasuring
verb
present participle of commeasure
concoagulate
concubinages
concubinages
noun
plural of concubinage
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
conglobulate
conglobulate
verb
(rare, intransitive) To collect together into a compact round mass.
conglutinate
conglutinate
adj
Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.
verb
To join together; to unite.
To stick or glue together.
congratulate
congratulate
verb
(reflexive) To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.
To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for.
congruential
congruential
adj
(mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus)
counteragent
counteragent
noun
An agent having the opposite effect; an antidote.
counterargue
counterargue
verb
(transitive, intransitive) Argue against, especially by opposition to and negation of opposing arguments (rather than the bolstering of one’s own position).
countergager
countergauge
counterguard
counterguard
noun
(fortification) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
counterimage
counterimage
noun
An image that counters or contradicts another.
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
courageously
courageously
adv
In a courageous manner; bravely; boldly.
crurogenital
crurogenital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the leg and the genitals.
daemonurgist
daughterhood
daughterhood
noun
The condition of being a daughter.
decoagulated
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
degraduation
degustations
degustations
noun
plural of degustation
demodulating
demodulating
verb
present participle of demodulate
dentolingual
dentolingual
adj
Alternative form of dentilingual
depopulating
depopulating
verb
present participle of depopulate
deregulation
deregulation
noun
The process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulation.
deregulatory
deregulatory
adj
Of or pertaining to deregulation
discouragers
discouragers
noun
plural of discourager
disencourage
disencourage
verb
(now regional or nonstandard) To discourage.
doubleganger
doubleganger
noun
A doppelganger.
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
douglasville
draughthouse
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
dungannonite
dynamogenous
ectopatagium
edulcorating
edulcorating
verb
present participle of edulcorate
effiguration
emmenagogues
emmenagogues
noun
plural of emmenagogue
endeavouring
endeavouring
noun
Alternative form of endeavoring
verb
present participle and gerund of endeavour
endoglobular
endoglobular
adj
Synonym of endoglobar
equidiagonal
equidiagonal
adj
(geometry) Of a convex quadrilateral: having the two diagonals of equal length.
equivocating
equivocating
verb
present participle of equivocate
ergatandrous
ergatogynous
erioglaucine
erioglaucine
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular blue triarylmethane dye
esophagismus
esophagismus
noun
Alternative form of oesophagismus
euchological
euchological
adj
Of or relating to a euchology or euchologion.
euconjugatae
eudiagnostic
eudiagnostic
adj
(geology) Easy to identify.
euglenoidina
eulogisation
eulogistical
eulogistical
adj
Alternative form of eulogistic
eulogization
eulogization
noun
A process or act of eulogizing.
eurygnathous
eurygnathous
adj
Having a broad jaw
exauguration
exauguration
noun
(obsolete) The act of exaugurating; desecration.
exfiguration
expurgations
expurgations
noun
plural of expurgation
exsanguinous
exsanguinous
adj
Alternative form of exsanguious
flammigerous
foreguidance
fumigatories
galactagogue
galactagogue
noun
A substance that induces lactation.
galactogogue
galactogogue
noun
Alternative form of galactagogue
gallinaceous
gallinaceous
adj
(zoology) related to the genus Gallus, poultry; notably said of the order Galliformes.
gametogenous
gametogenous
Adjective
Of or pertaining to gametogenesis.
gametogonium
gametogonium
noun
A germ cell that divides into gametocytes during gametogenesis.
gamopetalous
gamopetalous
adj
(botany) Having petals wholly or partially fused in such a way that the corolla takes the form of a tube, trumpet, channel, or similarly nearly-rigid structure.
gamosepalous
gamosepalous
adj
(botany, of a calyx) Having united sepals.
ganglioneure
gasterosteus
gastrilegous
gastrogenous
gastrogenous
adj
Synonym of gastrogenic
geadephagous
gelatigenous
gelatigenous
adj
(archaic) Producing or yielding gelatin.
gelatinously
gelatinously
adv
In a gelatinous manner.
geniculation
geniculation
noun
The act of kneeling.
The state of being bent abruptly at an angle.
genitocrural
genitocrural
adj
Synonym of genitofemoral
genupectoral
genupectoral
adj
Relating to (the posture of) the knees and chest
geraniaceous
geraniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the family Geraniaceae of flowering plants, including the geranium.
geratologous
gerrhosaurid
gerrhosaurid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Gerrhosauridae of plated lizards.
gesneraceous
gesneraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the taxonomic family Gesneraceae (now Gesneriaceae).
gesticulator
gesticulator
noun
One who gesticulates.
ginkgoaceous
ginkgoaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Ginkgoaceae.
glabrousness
glabrousness
noun
The quality of being glabrous.
glandiferous
glandiferous
adj
Bearing acorns or other nuts.
glanditerous
glaucionetta
glauconiidae
glaucousness
glaucousness
noun
The quality of being glaucous.
glenohumeral
glenohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.