(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
ablegation
ablegation
noun
(obsolete) Expulsion; banishment.
abnegation
abnegation
noun
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
abrogative
abrogative
adj
Tending or designed to abrogate.
acidogenic
acidogenic
adj
Which generates acid or acidity.
acrologies
adagiettos
adagiettos
noun
plural of adagietto
adipogenic
adipogenic
adj
(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
adlegation
adlegation
noun
A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
aeciostage
aegithalos
aegopodium
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
aerologies
aerologies
noun
plural of aerology
aerologist
aerologist
noun
One who studies, or is knowledgable in, aerology.
aerophagia
aerophagia
noun
aerophagy
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aetiogenic
aetiologue
aforegoing
aforegoing
adj
(archaic) preceding, going before.
aggelation
aggeration
aggeration
noun
A heaping up; accumulation.
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
agoniatite
agonizedly
agonizedly
adv
In an agonized manner
agreations
agregation
agricolite
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agrionidae
agrologies
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
aktiebolag
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.
algodonite
algodonite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.
algologies
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
allegation
allegation
noun
An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
The act of alleging.
allegories
allegories
noun
plural of allegory
allegorise
allegorise
verb
(intransitive, British spelling) To use allegory.
(transitive, British spelling) To create an allegory from some event or situation.
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allegorist
allegorist
noun
One who speaks in, or writes, allegories.
allegorize
allegorize
verb
Alternative spelling of allegorise
allogamies
allogeneic
allogeneic
adj
(genetics) Genetically different because of being derived from separate individuals of the same species.
(immunology) Of a reaction that occurs when cells are transplanted into a genetically different recipient.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
amylogenic
amylogenic
adj
Forming starch; applied specifically to leucoplasts.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
analogized
analogized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogize
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
anemologic
angiogenic
angiogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to blood vessels
Relating to angiogenesis
angiometer
angiorrhea
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
anglophile
anglophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophile
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anogenital
anogenital
adj
(anatomy) Of, or relating to, the anus and genitals.
anorogenic
anorogenic
adj
(geology) Unrelated to orogeny
antagonise
antagonise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize.
antagonize
antagonize
verb
(transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite reaction)
antiegoism
antiegoist
antigorite
antigorite
noun
(mineralogy) A brownish-green variety of serpentine.
antilogies
antilogies
noun
plural of antilogy
antioxygen
antioxygen
noun
The antimatter counterpart of oxygen. Made up of positron and antiprotons instead of electrons and protons.
apiologies
apogonidae
apolegamic
apologetic
apologetic
adj
(dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.
Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologized
apologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologize
apologizer
apologizer
noun
Agent noun of apologize: one who apologizes.
apologizes
apologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apologize
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
arctogaeic
areologies
areologist
areologist
noun
(astronomy) One who studies the planet Mars.
areopagist
areopagite
argiopidae
argoletier
argoletier
noun
(obsolete, military) A light mounted soldier; a mounted bowman.
argyrodite
argyrodite
noun
(mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre.
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
arpeggioed
arpeggioed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggio
arragonite
arragonite
noun
Alternative form of aragonite
arrogative
arrogative
adj
Making undue claims and pretensions; prone to arrogance.
ascigerous
ascigerous
adj
(botany) Having asci.
asgeirsson
athrogenic
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
aurigerous
aurigerous
adj
Bearing or yielding gold; auriferous.
autogamies
autogamies
noun
plural of autogamy
autogenies
autojigger
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
avignonese
avogadrite
avogadrite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, cesium, fluorine, and potassium.
axiologies
axiologies
noun
plural of axiology
azogallein
baroneting
basigenous
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
begoniales
begroaning
begroaning
verb
present participle of begroan
belaboring
belaboring
verb
present participle of belabor
bergsonian
bergsonian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1859–1941), French philosopher, who convinced many thinkers that immediate experience and intuition are more significant than rationalism and science in understanding reality.
betainogen
biodegrade
biodegrade
verb
to decompose as a result of biological action, especially by microorganisms
biographee
biographee
noun
One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
biographer
biographer
noun
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.
boanergism
boghazkeui
broadening
broadening
noun
The act of becoming broader.
The act of making (something) broader.
verb
present participle of broaden
cabotinage
cabotinage
noun
overacting; hamming
cacogenics
cacogenics
noun
(medicine) The opposite of eugenics; the aggregation of factors, through adverse sexual selection and reproduction, tending to promote bad genetic characteristics in people.
cacogeusia
cacogeusia
noun
(pathology) An experience of a bad taste not due to ingested material
camerlingo
carcinogen
carcinogen
noun
A substance or agent that can cause cancer.
cariogenic
cariogenic
adj
Of, or relating to cariogenesis
Producing dental caries
carpogenic
carpogenic
adj
(botany) Producing fruit, or causing fruit to develop.
casaleggio
caseinogen
caseinogen
noun
uncoagulated casein
catagories
catalogize
catalogize
verb
To insert in a catalogue; to register; to catalogue.
categorial
categorial
adj
categorical, absolute, without exception
categorical, pertaining to a category
pertaining to categorial grammar
categories
categories
noun
plural of category
categorise
categorise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of categorize.
categorist
categorist
noun
One who categorizes.
categorize
categorize
verb
(transitive) To assign a category; to divide into classes.
centigrado
ciceronage
ciceronage
noun
The activity of a cicerone; local guidance.
ciliograde
ciliograde
adj
(zoology) Moving by means of cilia or similar organs.
cinemagoer
cinemagoer
noun
One who visits a cinema in order to watch a film.
coagencies
coagencies
noun
plural of coagency
coalescing
coalescing
noun
coalescence
verb
present participle of coalesce
coannexing
coarsening
coarsening
noun
The process or the result of becoming coarse
verb
present participle of coarsen
coassignee
coassignee
noun
A joint assignee.
coatbridge
cocreating
cocreating
verb
present participle of cocreate
coelialgia
coenacting
coenacting
verb
present participle of coenact
coequating
coequating
verb
present participle of coequate
cogitative
cogitative
adj
Of, pertaining to, inclined to or capable of cogitation.
cognisable
cognisable
adj
Alternative form of cognizable
cognisance
cognisance
noun
Alternative spelling of cognizance
cognizable
cognizable
adj
(law) Within the jurisdiction of a particular court.