(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
adrenergic
adrenergic
adj
Activated by an adrenal mechanism
Containing or releasing adrenaline.
Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
noun
Any adrenergic compound
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
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.
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
androgynic
anglicised
anglicised
adj
Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicise
anglicized
anglicized
adj
Alternative spelling of anglicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicize
anteceding
anteceding
verb
present participle of antecede
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
backdating
backdating
noun
The act by which something is backdated.
verb
present participle of backdate
backliding
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
cabdriving
cabdriving
noun
The trade of a cabdriver.
campaigned
campaigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campaign
canoodling
canoodling
noun
amorous pettings or caresses
verb
present participle of canoodle
carangidae
cardington
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
carloading
carloading
noun
(rail transport) The loading of a freight car.
centigrade
centigrade
adj
(of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
Celsius (since 1948).
noun
(countable) A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.
(countable, dated) A single degree on this scale.
(uncountable) A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
centigrado
chagrinned
chagrinned
adj
Alternative form of chagrined
chandigarh
chandigarh
Proper noun
Union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana.
City located in the union territory of Chandigarh, serving simultaneously as capital of this union territory and of the states of Haryana and Punjab.
cheddaring
cheddaring
noun
The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
verb
present participle of cheddar
cingulated
cingulated
adj
Having a cingulum
coadapting
coadapting
verb
present participle of coadapt
coadmiring
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
coguardian
coguardian
noun
A joint guardian.
commanding
commanding
adj
(of a place or position) Dominating from above, giving a wide view
Impressively dominant.
Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
noun
The act of giving a command.
verb
present participle of command
corrigenda
corrigenda
noun
plural of corrigendum
cotingidae
debauching
debauching
verb
present participle of debauch
decatizing
decatizing
verb
present participle of decatize
decimating
decimating
verb
present participle of decimate
declaiming
declaiming
noun
declamation
verb
present participle of declaim
declassing
declassing
verb
present participle of declass
decorating
decorating
noun
decoration
verb
present participle of decorate
decreasing
decreasing
verb
present participle of decrease
dedicating
dedicating
verb
present participle of dedicate
defacingly
defacingly
adv
So as to deface.
defecating
defecating
verb
present participle of defecate
descanting
descanting
verb
present participle of descant
detracting
detracting
noun
detraction; slander
verb
present participle of detract
diagenetic
diagenetic
adj
(geology) of, or relating to diagenesis
diagnostic
diagnostic
adj
(education) Intended to assess a student's preexisting knowledge on the material being taught.
(medicine) Characteristic of a particular disease.
Of, or relating to diagnosis.
Serving to indicate or specify a particular item or thing within a group of similar things.
noun
(computing) Any tool or technique used to find the root of a problem.
Any technique used in medical diagnosis.
That by which anything is known; a symptom.
dicyanogen
dicyanogen
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) cyanogen
digenetica
dimagnesic
discanting
discanting
verb
present participle of discant
discarding
discarding
noun
(in the plural) Discarded material.
The act by which something is discarded; a throwing away.
verb
present participle of discard
disgracing
disgracing
verb
present participle of disgrace
disorganic
disorganic
adj
Not organic; having no organization
displacing
displacing
verb
present participle of displace
distancing
distancing
noun
Short for social distancing.
The process of becoming or making distant.
verb
present participle of distance
dragomanic
dragomanic
adj
Of or relating to a dragoman.
dyscrasing
dysgenical
dysgenical
adj
Alternative form of dysgenic
escalading
escalading
verb
present participle of escalade
fungicidal
fungicidal
adj
Having the ability to destroy or control fungus.
Of, or relating to fungicide.
noun
A fungicide.
geodynamic
geodynamic
adj
Of or pertaining to geodynamics.
gigasecond
gigasecond
noun
A unit of time equal to 1,000,000,000 seconds and with symbol Gs.
glochidian
gordiacean
gramicidin
gramicidin
noun
A heterogeneous combination of six antibiotic peptides; the individual peptides themselves
grandchild
grandchild
noun
A child of someone's child.
grandniece
grandniece
noun
A granddaughter of one's sibling; a daughter of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's granddaughter: fraternal grandniece. Sister's granddaughter: sororal grandniece.)