The range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
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.
analgesics
analgesics
noun
plural of analgesic
angioclast
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
anglicised
anglicised
adj
Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicise
anglicisms
anglicisms
noun
plural of anglicism
anglicizes
anglicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anglicize
anglistics
anisogamic
anisogamic
adj
(biology) Relating to anisogamy.
antalgesic
antalgesic
noun
(uncommon) Alternative form of analgesic
archaising
archaising
verb
present participle of archaise
arciniegas
ascogonial
ascogonial
adj
Relating to ascogonia.
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
astricting
astricting
verb
present participle of astrict
astrogonic
astrogonic
adj
Of or pertaining to astrogony.
atticising
backstring
beclasping
beclasping
verb
present participle of beclasp
branchings
branchings
noun
plural of branching
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.
caginesses
caliginous
caliginous
adj
(archaic or literary) Dark, obscure; murky.
callousing
callousing
verb
present participle of callous
canalising
canalising
verb
present participle of canalise
canonising
canonising
verb
present participle of canonise
canvassing
canvassing
noun
The act of one who canvasses or solicits.
verb
present participle of canvass
caponising
caponising
verb
present participle of caponise
carcassing
caseinogen
caseinogen
noun
uncoagulated casein
casemaking
casemaking
noun
The manufacture of cases.
cashiering
cashiering
noun
A dismissal of an individual from service, especially in the military.
verb
present participle of cashier
cassegrain
castrating
castrating
verb
present participle of castrate
caucussing
centigrams
centigrams
noun
plural of centigram
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
charsingha
chastening
chastening
noun
The act by which somebody is chastened.
verb
present participle of chasten
chastising
chastising
verb
present participle of chastise
chicagoans
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
clashingly
clashingly
adv
in a clashing manner
coagencies
coagencies
noun
plural of coagency
coalescing
coalescing
noun
coalescence
verb
present participle of coalesce
coarsening
coarsening
noun
The process or the result of becoming coarse
verb
present participle of coarsen
coassignee
coassignee
noun
A joint assignee.
coassuming
coassuming
verb
present participle of coassume
cognisable
cognisable
adj
Alternative form of cognizable
cognisably
cognisably
adv
Alternative form of cognizably
cognisance
cognisance
noun
Alternative spelling of cognizance
collapsing
collapsing
verb
present participle of collapse
collegians
collegians
noun
plural of collegian
compagnies
compassing
compassing
adj
(shipbuilding) curved; bent
noun
(dated) The forming of plots or schemes; machination.
verb
present participle of compass
congiaries
congiaries
noun
plural of congiary
contagions
contagions
noun
plural of contagion
contagious
contagious
adj
(figurative) Easily passed on to others.
(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.
(of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.
cosingular
cosingular
adj
(algebra) Having the same singularities.
costarring
costarring
verb
present participle of costar
costeaning
costeaning
noun
(mining) A process for discovering metallic lodes by sinking small pits through the superficial deposits to the solid rock, and then driving from one pit to another across the direction of the vein, so as to cross all the veins between the two pits.
cracklings
cracklings
noun
plural of crackling
cragginess
cragginess
noun
The state of being craggy.
crashingly
crashingly
adv
Absolutely; terribly
While crashing, or as if crashing
crevassing
crevassing
verb
present participle of crevasse
crystaling
cuirassing
cuirassing
verb
present participle of cuirass
declassing
declassing
verb
present participle of declass
decreasing
decreasing
verb
present participle of decrease
descanting
descanting
verb
present participle of descant
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.
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
dyscrasing
dysgenical
dysgenical
adj
Alternative form of dysgenic
eigenspace
eigenspace
noun
(linear algebra) The linear subspace consisting of all eigenvectors associated with a particular eigenvalue, together with the zero vector.
elegancies
elegancies
noun
plural of elegancy
enclasping
enclasping
verb
present participle of enclasp
escalading
escalading
verb
present participle of escalade
escalating
escalating
verb
present participle of escalate
escaloping
escapingly
escheating
escheating
verb
present participle of escheat
evanescing
evanescing
verb
present participle of evanesce
facesaving
facesaving
adj
That prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestige.
focalising
focalising
verb
present participle of focalise
gecarcinus
genesiacal
geomancies
geomancies
noun
plural of geomancy
gigasecond
gigasecond
noun
A unit of time equal to 1,000,000,000 seconds and with symbol Gs.
graecising
graecising
verb
present participle of graecise
grassfinch
grassfinch
noun
Any Australian finch of the genus Poephila.
grievances
grievances
noun
plural of grievance
gymnastics
gymnastics
noun
A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.
Complex intellectual or artistic exercises or feats of physical agility.
gynarchies
gynarchies
noun
plural of gynarchy
gyniatrics
gyniatrics
noun
gynecology
hijackings
hijackings
noun
plural of hijacking
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hygiantics
iceskating
iceskating
verb
present participle of iceskate
ignorances
ignorances
noun
plural of ignorance
inclasping
inclasping
verb
present participle of inclasp
increasing
increasing
adj
on the increase.
noun
(knitting) An increase.
verb
present participle of increase
ingracious
ingracious
adj
(obsolete) ungracious; unkind.
insagacity
instancing
instancing
verb
present participle of instance
isatogenic
launchings
launchings
noun
plural of launching
localising
localising
verb
present participle of localise
macguiness
magnificos
magnificos
noun
plural of magnifico
manganesic
manganesic
adj
(metallurgy, dated) Containing manganese
mascagnine
mascagnite
mascagnite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a native sulfate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts.
massacring
massacring
noun
A massacre.
verb
present participle of massacre
miscalling
miscalling
verb
present participle of miscall
miscasting
miscasting
verb
present participle of miscast
miscoinage
miscoinage
noun
A bad or wrong coinage.
misplacing
misplacing
noun
Incorrect placement.
verb
present participle of misplace
misspacing
misspacing
verb
present participle of misspace
mistracing
mistracing
verb
present participle of mistrace
mosaicking
mosaicking
noun
A process in which a mosaic (of images) is constructed.
nonscaling
nonscaling
adj
That does not scale (resize or adapt to a measure).
scaleproof
nugacities
opalescing
opalescing
verb
present participle of opalesce
organicism
organicism
noun
(medicine, historical) The theory that disease is a result of structural alteration of organs.
(philosophy) The treatment of society or the universe as if it were an organism.
The concept that everything is organic, or forms part of an organic whole.
The theory that the total organization of an organism is more important than the functioning of its individual organs.
organicist
organicist
noun
An advocate of organicism.
organismic
organismic
adj
Of, or relating to organicism or organisms.
organistic
osculating
osculating
adj
(mathematics, of a curve) Having three or more points coincident with another
verb
present participle of osculate
outcasting
outcasting
noun
An instance of casting out; expulsion.
verb
present participle of outcast
present participle of outcaste
outchasing
outchasing
verb
present participle of outchase
packagings
packagings
noun
plural of packaging
paganistic
paganistic
adj
Involving or resembling paganism.
panegyrics
panegyrics
noun
plural of panegyric
panglossic
practising
practising
noun
The act of one who practises.
verb
present participle of practise
preachings
preachings
noun
plural of preaching
precasting
precasting
verb
present participle of precast
pugnacious
pugnacious
adj
Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
purchasing
purchasing
noun
(business, government) A complex, organized process in large organizations for obtaining goods that may include identification of requirements, approvals, supplier management, negotiation, receipt of goods, and payment.
A part of an organization that manages such processes