(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.
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.
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
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.
agriochoeridae
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatized
anagrammatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize
anhydroglocose
antidetonating
apprehendingly
apprehendingly
adv
With apprehension or understanding.
argenticyanide
aspidoganoidei
basidiogenetic
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
biodegradation
biodegradation
noun
The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.
bloodguiltless
bloodguiltless
adj
Free from bloodguilt.
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
bridegroomship
bridgebuilding
bridgebuilding
noun
The construction of bridges.
bulldoggedness
bulldoggedness
noun
stubborn determination; doggedness
burglarproofed
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
candlelighting
candlelighting
noun
The lighting of a candle, especially as part of a ceremony
cardiographies
cardiographies
noun
plural of cardiography
chondrogenesis
chondrogenesis
noun
(biology) The formation and development of cartilage.
chondrogenetic
chondrogenetic
adj
Relating to chondrogenesis.
clapperdudgeon
clapperdudgeon
noun
A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
commandingness
commandingness
noun
The state or quality of being commanding.
conopophagidae
contragredient
contragredient
adj
(mathematics) Generally, denoting an object inversed and transposed (to another).
(mathematics) Of a matrix: being a transpose of an inverse matrix.
(mathematics) Of a representation in linear algebra: being the transpose of the former representation of an inverse object.
converginerved
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
counterjudging
counterlighted
countermanding
countermanding
noun
The act of something being countermanded.
verb
present participle of countermand
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
cryptophagidae
cyanoguanidine
cyanoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyano derivative of guanidine NH₂-C(=NH)-NH-CN
cystignathidae
dacryadenalgia
dactylographer
daguerreotyped
daguerreotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daguerreotype
daguerreotyper
daguerreotyper
noun
One who takes daguerreotypes.
daguerreotypes
daguerreotypes
noun
plural of daguerreotype
daguerreotypic
damageableness
damageableness
noun
The quality of being damageable.
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
deaccessioning
deaccessioning
verb
present participle of deaccession
decaffeinating
decaffeinating
verb
present participle of decaffeinate
decancellating
decentralising
decentralising
verb
present participle of decentralise
decentralizing
decentralizing
verb
present participle of decentralize
dechloridizing
dechlorinating
dechlorinating
adj
That leads to dechlorination
verb
present participle of dechlorinate
decompensating
decompensating
verb
present participle of decompensate
deconsecrating
deconsecrating
verb
present participle of deconsecrate
dedolomitizing
dedolomitizing
verb
present participle of dedolomitize
defenestrating
defenestrating
verb
present participle of defenestrate
defibrillating
defibrillating
verb
present participle of defibrillate
deflagrability
deflagrability
noun
(chemistry, archaic) The quality of being deflagrable.
deflocculating
deflocculating
verb
present participle of deflocculate
degasification
degasification
noun
The removal of gas from something, especially from a liquid
degenerateness
degenerateness
noun
The state or quality of being degenerate.
degeneratively
degeneratively
adv
In a degenerative manner.
degenerescence
degenerescence
noun
degeneration
dehydrogenated
dehydrogenated
adj
That has been treated by dehydrogenation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenates
dehydrogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenised
dehydrogenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenise
dehydrogeniser
dehydrogenized
dehydrogenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenize
dehydrogenizer
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
demagnetisable
demagnetizable
demagnetizable
adj
That can be demagnetized.
demilitarising
demilitarising
verb
present participle of demilitarise
demilitarizing
demilitarizing
verb
present participle of demilitarize
demineralizing
demineralizing
verb
present participle of demineralize
demioctangular
demonographies
demonographies
noun
plural of demonography
demoralizingly
demoralizingly
adv
In a demoralizing manner.
demultiplexing
demultiplexing
verb
present participle of demultiplex
demythologised
demythologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demythologise
demythologized
demythologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demythologize
demythologizer
demythologizer
noun
One who or that which demythologizes.
demythologizes
demythologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demythologize
denaturalising
denaturalising
verb
present participle of denaturalise
denaturalizing
denaturalizing
verb
present participle of denaturalize
denicotinizing
denicotinizing
verb
present participle of denicotinize
denuclearizing
denuclearizing
verb
present participle of denuclearize
deorganization
dephlegmedness
dephlegmedness
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) A state of being freed from water.
depigmentation
depigmentation
noun
(pathology) The loss of the skin's normal pigmentation.
depoliticizing
depoliticizing
verb
present participle of depoliticize
depolymerizing
depolymerizing
adj
That depolymerizes
verb
present participle of depolymerize
depreciatingly
depreciatingly
adv
So as to disparage or belittle.
depressingness
depressingness
noun
The state or quality of being depressing.
deprogrammings
deprogrammings
noun
plural of deprogramming
dermatoglyphic
dermatoglyphic
adj
Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics.
dermatographia
dermatographia
noun
(pathology) A skin disorder in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked, scratched or rubbed.
dermatographic
dermatographic
adj
Relating to dermatography
dermatological
dermatological
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to dermatology
noun
Such a drug or preparation
dermatologists
dermatologists
noun
plural of dermatologist
dermatorrhagia
derogatoriness
derogatoriness
noun
The state or quality of being derogatory.
desegmentation
desegmentation
noun
(anatomy) The loss or obliteration of division into segments.
desegregations
desegregations
noun
plural of desegregation
designlessness
designlessness
noun
Absence of design.
desmidiologist
desmopathology
despairingness
despairingness
noun
The state or quality of being despairing.
destigmatizing
destigmatizing
verb
present participle of destigmatize
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphurising
desulphurising
verb
present participle of desulphurise
desulphurizing
desulphurizing
verb
present participle of desulphurize
deuterogenesis
devolatilising
devolatilising
verb
present participle of devolatilise
devolatilizing
devolatilizing
verb
present participle of devolatilize
dextrogyration
dextrogyratory
diagenetically
diagenetically
adv
In a diagenetic manner
With regard to diagenesis
diagnosticated
diagnosticated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diagnosticate
diagonalizable
diagonalizable
adj
Able to be diagonalized.
dialectologies
dialectologies
noun
plural of dialectology
dialectologist
dialectologist
noun
(linguistics) A person who studies regional differences in speech sounds.
didachographer
differencingly
digestibleness
digestibleness
noun
The quality of being digestible.
digressiveness
digressiveness
noun
The quality or state of being digressive.
dinoflagellata
dinoflagellate
dinoflagellate
noun
Any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella.
dinoflagellida
diphthongalize
diplogangliate
dipterological
dipterological
adj
Of or relating to dipterology, the scientific study of flies.
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disaggregation
disaggregation
noun
A division or breaking up into constituent parts, particularly the analytic disassembly of categories which have been aggregated or lumped together.