(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
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
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.
agreations
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
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.
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.
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
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.
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
antagonise
antagonise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize.
antiegoism
antiegoist
antilogies
antilogies
noun
plural of antilogy
asgeirsson
autogenies
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
avignonese
basigenous
begoniales
belongings
belongings
noun
plural of belonging
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.
bergsonism
bescouring
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bespousing
bespousing
verb
present participle of bespouse
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
biogenesis
biogenesis
noun
Biosynthesis.
The principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms.
boanergism
bobsleding
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
borderings
borderings
noun
plural of bordering
boringness
boringness
noun
The state or condition of being boring.
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.
caseinogen
caseinogen
noun
uncoagulated casein
cienfuegos
clingstone
clingstone
noun
A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh.
clogginess
clogginess
noun
The state or quality of being cloggy.
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.
codesigned
codesigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of codesign
codesigner
codesigner
noun
One who codesigns; a designer who works with another.
coexisting
coexisting
verb
present participle of coexist
cognisable
cognisable
adj
Alternative form of cognizable
cognisance
cognisance
noun
Alternative spelling of cognizance
cognitives
cognitives
noun
plural of cognitive
collegians
collegians
noun
plural of collegian
commingles
commingles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commingle
compagnies
concierges
concierges
noun
plural of concierge
condensing
condensing
verb
present participle of condense
condigness
confessing
confessing
noun
The act of making a confession.
verb
present participle of confess
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
congession
congesting
congesting
verb
present participle of congest
congestion
congestion
noun
(medicine) An excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion.
(medicine) Blocking up of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hypermic, active or passive
An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.
An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.
edema, water retention, swelling, enlargement of a body part because of fluid retention in tissues and vessels
congestive
congestive
adj
Characterized by congestion
congiaries
congiaries
noun
plural of congiary
consenting
consenting
adj
Giving consent; agreeing to something.
verb
present participle of consent
conserving
conserving
adj
Accompanied by conservation.
verb
present participle of conserve
consignees
consignees
noun
plural of consignee
constringe
constringe
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To constrict; to tighten.
contesting
contesting
verb
present participle of contest
conversing
conversing
noun
conversation
verb
present participle of converse
cornigeous
cosmogenic
cosmogenic
adj
cosmogenetic
produced by cosmic rays
cossetting
cossetting
verb
present participle of cosset
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.
costogenic
counseling
counseling
noun
Assistance (especially from a professional) in the resolution of personal difficulties.
verb
present participle of counsel
creosoting
creosoting
verb
present participle of creosote
cryogenics
cryogenics
noun
The science and technology of the production of very low temperatures.
The scientific study of low-temperature phenomena.
cryogenies
cytogenies
cytogenies
noun
plural of cytogeny
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
degression
degression
noun
(economics) Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.
(obsolete) Descent, the act of descending.
(publishing) Degressive description, a system of varying descriptions of a book in accordance to its importance or available space.
demonising
demonising
verb
present participle of demonise
depositing
depositing
noun
deposition
verb
present participle of deposit
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
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
desponding
desponding
adj
That causes despondency; disheartening.
noun
A feeling or expression of despondency.
verb
present participle of despond
destroying
destroying
verb
present participle of destroy
digestions
digestions
noun
plural of digestion
digression
digression
noun
(astronomy, physics) An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path.
(generally uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
(now rare) A deviation, an act of straying from a path.
(obsolete) A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.
An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
diisatogen
diisatogen
noun
(chemistry) A synthetic red crystalline nitrogenous substance which by reduction passes directly to indigo.
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
disburgeon
dishmonger
disobeying
disobeying
verb
present participle of disobey
dotingness
dotingness
noun
The quality or state of being doting; excessive fondness.
doughiness
doughiness
noun
The state or condition of being doughy.
ellingston
embosoming
embosoming
verb
present participle of embosom
endogamies
endogamies
noun
plural of endogamy
endogenies
endogenies
noun
plural of endogeny
enfoldings
enfoldings
noun
plural of enfolding
engarrison
engarrison
verb
(transitive) To garrison; to put in garrison, or to protect by a garrison.
engrossing
engrossing
adj
Utterly consuming one's time and attention.
noun
The act of one who engrosses, or buys up wholesale.
verb
present participle of engross
ensconcing
ensconcing
verb
present participle of ensconce
ensignhood
ensignhood
noun
The role or status of an ensign.
ergonomics
ergonomics
noun
(economics, rare) Political economy.
The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury.
ergonomist
ergonomist
noun
An expert in ergonomics.
ergosterin
ergosterin
noun
Synonym of ergosterol
erogenesis
escaloping
espionages
espionages
noun
plural of espionage
estrogenic
estrogenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or acting like estrogen.
(medicine) Causing estrus.
eulogising
eulogising
verb
present participle of eulogise
exorcising
exorcising
verb
present participle of exorcise
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
festooning
festooning
noun
Material with which something is festooned.
verb
present participle of festoon
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fishmonger
fishmonger
noun
(Britain) A person who sells fish.
(Britain, rare) A fishmonger's, a fishmonger's shop: a shop that sells fish.
(archaic) A pimp.
flamingoes
flamingoes
noun
plural of flamingo
folksinger
folksinger
noun
A person who sings folk songs.
foreassign
foredesign
foredesign
verb
(transitive) To design or plan beforehand; forecast.
foreigners
foreigners
noun
plural of foreigner
foreignism
foreignism
noun
A trait, custom, phrase or characteristic typical of a foreign country or language.
foresaying
foresaying
verb
present participle of foresay
foreseeing
foreseeing
noun
The act by which something is foreseen; a prophetic vision.
verb
present participle of foresee
foresinger
fosterling
fosterling
noun
a foster child
frogginess
frogginess
noun
The state or condition of being froggy.
gabrielson
gainesboro
gainestown
garrisoned
garrisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of garrison
gelatinous
gelatinous
adj
Jelly-like.
Of or referring to gelatin.
generosity
generosity
noun
(archaic, uncountable) Good breeding; nobility of stock.
(countable) A generous act.
(uncountable) The trait of being abundant, more than adequate.
(uncountable) The trait of being willing to donate money, time or resources.
gentianose
gentianose
noun
(organic chemistry) A crystallizable, sugar-like substance, with a slightly sweetish taste, obtained from the gentian.
geogenesis
geognosies
geognosist
geognosist
noun
(dated, geology) A geologist whose speciality is geognosy
geognostic
geognostic
adj
(now chiefly historical) Pertaining to geognosy; geological.
geomancies
geomancies
noun
plural of geomancy
geoscience
geoscience
noun
earth science
geoselenic
geoselenic
adj
Pertaining to the Earth and Moon.
germanious
gershonite
gershonite
Noun
A member of one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Biblical times, supposed to have had the care of the curtains, hangings, and ropes of the sanctuary.
gestations
gestations
noun
plural of gestation
gigasecond
gigasecond
noun
A unit of time equal to 1,000,000,000 seconds and with symbol Gs.
gilbertson
ginkgoales
gismondine
gismondine
noun
(mineralogy) A zeolite mineral with the chemical formula CaAl₂Si₂O₈·₄(H₂O).