(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
afterworking
agamogenesis
agamogenesis
noun
asexual reproduction
agamogenetic
agamogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to agamogenesis.
agglutinable
agglutinable
adj
Able to be agglutinated; that readily undergoes agglutination
agglutinated
agglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate
agglutinates
agglutinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglutinate
agglutinogen
agglutinogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin
agglutogenic
agglutogenic
adj
Synonym of agglutinogenic
aggrandizers
aggrandizers
noun
plural of aggrandizer
aggregations
aggregations
noun
plural of aggregation
aggrievement
aggrievement
noun
The state of being aggrieved.
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
airtightness
airtightness
noun
The quality of being airtight.
alarmingness
alarmingness
noun
The state or quality of being alarming.
albuginaceae
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albumenizing
albumenizing
verb
present participle of albumenize
algebraizing
algebraizing
verb
present participle of algebraize
alienigenate
alienigenate
adj
(obsolete, rare) foreign-born
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
allegorising
allegorising
noun
The act or process of making an allegory.
verb
present participle of allegorise
allegorizing
allegorizing
verb
present participle of allegorize
alliterating
alliterating
verb
present participle of alliterate
alloantigens
alloantigens
noun
plural of alloantigen
allomerizing
allothigenic
allothogenic
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
altingiaceae
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
amoebogeniae
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amygdophenin
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
anagenetical
androgenesis
androgenesis
noun
(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
androgyneity
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemological
anemological
adj
Relating to anemology.
anepigraphic
anepigraphic
adj
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)
angelologies
angelologies
noun
plural of angelology
angelologist
angelologist
noun
A person involved in angelology.
angelophanic
angiasthenia
angiogeneses
angiogeneses
noun
plural of angiogenesis
angiogenesis
angiogenesis
noun
(medicine, zoology) The formation and development of new blood vessels.
angiokinesis
angiokinetic
angiokinetic
adj
Relating to angiokinesis or to an angiokine
angioparesis
angiopoietic
angiopoietic
adj
Relating to angiopoiesis.
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiosteosis
angiostomize
angiotenosis
angiotensins
angiotensins
noun
plural of angiotensin
anglerfishes
anglerfishes
noun
plural of anglerfish
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
anguliferous
angulinerved
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
anisogametes
anisogametes
noun
plural of anisogamete
anisogametic
anitrogenous
annoyingness
annoyingness
noun
The quality of being annoying.
anorexigenic
anorexigenic
adj
(medicine) creating or inducing a state of anorexia
noun
An anorexigenic agent.
antemarginal
antesignanus
anthogenesis
anthogenesis
noun
(biology) The production of both males and females by parthenogenesis.
(botany) The formation of the flowers of plants.
anthogenetic
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
anthologizer
anthologizer
noun
Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology.
anthologizes
anthologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize
antibreakage
antibreakage
adj
Preventing breakage.
anticreeping
antiegoistic
antiestrogen
antiestrogen
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects.
antifreezing
antifreezing
adj
That prevents freezing
antigenicity
antigenicity
noun
(immunology) The ability, or degree of ability, to react with the products of an immune response.
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antiguerilla
antihygienic
antihygienic
adj
That is conducive to unhygienic conditions
antilegalist
antilegomena
antileveling
antileveling
adj
(politics) Opposing the elimination of disparities between the haves and the have-nots in society.
antimagnetic
antimagnetic
adj
(physics) Unable to be magnetized; unaffected by a magnetic field.
antinegroism
antinegroism
noun
A prejudice against black people.
antioxygenic
antioxygenic
adj
antioxidant
antipathogen
antipathogen
noun
(medicine) Any drug that counters the effects of a pathogen
antireacting
antirebating
antirebating
adj
Preventing insurance agents from sharing commission money with insured parties.
antireducing
antireligion
antireligion
adj
Opposed to or acting against religion
antispending
antispending
adj
(politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
antitheology
antitheology
noun
A belief system that runs counter to theology.
apperceiving
apperceiving
verb
present participle of apperceive
appertaining
appertaining
verb
present participle of appertain
appetizingly
appetizingly
adv
In an appetizing manner.
appreciating
appreciating
adj
Appreciative: having or showing appreciation.
noun
appreciation
verb
present participle of appreciate
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
apprenticing
apprenticing
verb
present participle of apprentice
aqueoigneous
aqueoigneous
adj
(archaic) Synonym of igneoaqueous
araneologist
araneologist
noun
One who studies spiders.
archangelica
archegoniata
archegoniate
archegoniate
adj
(botany) Relating to or possessing archegonia.
noun
Any organism having archegonia.
archengineer
archeologian
archigenesis
argeiphontes
argentineans
argentinidae
aristogenics
aristogenics
noun
A form of eugenics that aims to produce the very best offspring.
arpeggiating
arpeggiating
verb
present participle of arpeggiate
arpeggiation
arpeggiation
noun
(music) The act of arpeggiating, of spreading a chord out instead of playing the notes simultaneously.