(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
abolishing
abolishing
verb
present participle of abolish
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
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
agitations
agitations
noun
plural of agitation
agnostical
agnostical
adj
Alternative form of agnostic
agonistics
agonistics
noun
The range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.
agreations
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agronomist
agronomist
noun
A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
agynarious
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.
algonquins
alongships
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.
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
analogions
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
angarstroi
angioblast
angioblast
noun
(biology) A cell that differentiates into blood cells and endothelium within an embryo.
angioclast
angionosis
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiospasm
angiospasm
noun
(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
angiotasis
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anisogamic
anisogamic
adj
(biology) Relating to anisogamy.
ankylosing
ankylosing
verb
present participle of ankylose
anorganism
antagonise
antagonise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize.
antagonism
antagonism
noun
A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
antagonist
antagonist
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that acts in opposition to another.
(authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
(biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.
An opponent or enemy.
One who antagonizes or stirs.
antiegoism
antiegoist
antigyrous
antilogies
antilogies
noun
plural of antilogy
antilogism
antilogism
noun
(logic) A false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third
antilogous
antilogous
adj
Being or relating to that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.
Of the contrary name or character; opposite.
aphorising
aphorising
verb
present participle of aphorise
ascogonial
ascogonial
adj
Relating to ascogonia.
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
asgeirsson
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
astrogonic
astrogonic
adj
Of or pertaining to astrogony.
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
autogenies
autognosis
autognosis
noun
self-knowledge; the understanding of one's character and peculiarities
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
avignonese
baragnosis
baragnosis
noun
Inability to judge weight differences accurately.
barognosis
barognosis
noun
(medicine) The ability to evaluate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights by holding or lifting them.
basigenous
begoniales
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.
biangulous
biangulous
adj
(archaic) biangular
boanergism
boastingly
boastingly
adv
Boastfully.
botanising
botanising
verb
present participle of botanise
boulangism
boulangism
Noun
The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with (1837–1891), who promoted an aggressive nationalism which opposed Germany and called for the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) to be avenged.
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
broadlings
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.
caliginous
caliginous
adj
(archaic or literary) Dark, obscure; murky.
callousing
callousing
verb
present participle of callous
canonising
canonising
verb
present participle of canonise
caponising
caponising
verb
present participle of caponise
caseinogen
caseinogen
noun
uncoagulated casein
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
chicagoans
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
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.
designator
designator
noun
(historical, Roman antiquity) An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies.
A person who, or term that, designates.
desolating
desolating
verb
present participle of desolate
diagnosing
diagnosing
verb
present participle of diagnose
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.
diisatogen
diisatogen
noun
(chemistry) A synthetic red crystalline nitrogenous substance which by reduction passes directly to indigo.
disanalogy
disanalogy
noun
A lack or failure of analogy
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
disorganic
disorganic
adj
Not organic; having no organization
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
endogamies
endogamies
noun
plural of endogamy
engarrison
engarrison
verb
(transitive) To garrison; to put in garrison, or to protect by a garrison.
escaloping
espionages
espionages
noun
plural of espionage
fashioning
fashioning
noun
The act or process of fashioning something; manufacture.
verb
present participle of fashion
favaginous
favaginous
adj
(obsolete) Resembling a honeycomb; cellular.
flamingoes
flamingoes
noun
plural of flamingo
flavorings
flavorings
noun
plural of flavoring
focalising
focalising
verb
present participle of focalise
foreassign
foresaying
foresaying
verb
present participle of foresay
gabrielson
gainesboro
gainestown
gangliomas
garrisoned
garrisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garrison
gelatinous
gelatinous
adj
Jelly-like.
Of or referring to gelatin.
gentianose
gentianose
noun
(organic chemistry) A crystallizable, sugar-like substance, with a slightly sweetish taste, obtained from the gentian.
geomancies
geomancies
noun
plural of geomancy
germanious
gestations
gestations
noun
plural of gestation
gigasecond
gigasecond
noun
A unit of time equal to 1,000,000,000 seconds and with symbol Gs.
ginkgoales
glissandos
glissandos
noun
plural of glissando; glissandi.
glossarian
glossarian
noun
One who compiles a glossary.
gnathonism
gonangiums
goniatites
goniatites
noun
plural of goniatite
gormandise
gormandism
gormandism
noun
Alternative form of gourmandism
gossampine
gradations
gradations
noun
plural of gradation
gramineous
gramineous
adj
Of or pertaining to plants in the grass family (Gramineae, Poaceae).
granulosis
granulosis
noun
A viral disease that affects many insects.
grassation
grassation
noun
(obsolete, rare) A wandering about with evil intentions; a rioting.