(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agglutinating
agglutinating
verb
present participle of agglutinate
agglutination
agglutination
noun
(linguistics) Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See agglutinative.
The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
The clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria, usually in response to a particular antibody.
agglutinative
agglutinative
adj
(grammar) having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning
sticky, tacky, adhesive
noun
(grammar) A word formed from the combination of parts, each with a separate meaning.
A sticky material; an adhesive.
agriculturist
agriculturist
adj
Of or pertaining to agriculture or agriculturists.
noun
An expert in agriculture who advises farmers.
One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
aigialosaurus
algiomuscular
allothigenous
altingiaceous
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
amidoguaiacol
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
anepigraphous
angioleucitis
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioneurotic
angioneurotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting blood vessels and nerves
angiopressure
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
anguillulidae
angustiseptal
anisognathous
anisognathous
adj
(pathology) Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws
anisopogonous
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
anticoagulant
anticoagulant
adj
Acting as an anticoagulant.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting.
anticoagulate
anticoagulate
verb
To administer anticoagulation
antidecalogue
antiliturgist
antineuralgic
antineuralgic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting neuralgia.
noun
(pharmacology) Any agent that counteracts neuralgia.
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antismuggling
antismuggling
adj
(law enforcement) Acting to combat or prevent smuggling
antisquatting
antisquatting
adj
Opposing or preventing squatting (occupation without permission).
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
appoggiaturas
appoggiaturas
noun
plural of appoggiatura
archigastrula
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argilliferous
argilliferous
adj
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
argumentation
argumentation
noun
An exchange of arguments
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
argumentative
argumentative
adj
Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
Prone to argue or dispute.
augmentations
augmentations
noun
plural of augmentation
auriphrygiate
auriphrygiate
adj
Embroidered or decorated with gold
austenitizing
austenitizing
verb
present participle of austenitize
autecological
autecological
adj
Relating to autecology.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autodiagnosis
autodiagnosis
noun
Diagnosis of a condition by the patient; self-diagnosis.
autodigestion
autodigestion
noun
(biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
autodigestive
autodigestive
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodigestion.
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autonavigator
autoradiogram
autoradiogram
noun
Synonym of autoradiograph
avanguardisti
bacillogenous
banqueteering
banqueteering
noun
The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
verb
present participle of banqueteer
basiglandular
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
beaugregories
beguilingness
beguilingness
noun
Quality of being beguiling.
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
bignoniaceous
bignoniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
birectangular
birectangular
adj
Containing two right angles.
biscuitmaking
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodsuckings
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
bougainvillea
bougainvillea
noun
Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.
bougainvillia
bourgeoisitic
bourgeoisitic
adj
(rare) bourgeois
bourguignonne
bourignianism
bourignianist
bridgebuilder
bridgebuilder
noun
Alternative form of bridge-builder.
broncobusting
browningesque
brugnatellite
brugnatellite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellowish mineral formed of a hydrated ferric and magnesium carbonate/hydroxide.
buccogingival
buccogingival
adj
(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and gingival vectors.
(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and gingival aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
buddhological
buddhological
Adjective
Relating to Buddhology.
bulldoggishly
burglariously
burglariously
adv
(dated, law) As a burglar; in order to burgle.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
buttstrapping
calculatingly
calculatingly
adv
In a calculating manner.
caprimulgidae
capsuligerous
carbonigenous
carbonigenous
adj
Carboniferous.
cartilaginous
cartilaginous
adj
(mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.
(zoology, of a vertebrate animal) Having a skeleton of cartilage.
Related to or resembling cartilage.
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
centrifugence
centrifugence
noun
The property or quality of being centrifugal.
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chemurgically
chemurgically
adv
In terms of or by means of chemurgy.
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans
chiropatagium
chiropatagium
noun
The interdigital wing membrane of bats
chitinogenous
chitinogenous
adj
(biology) That secretes chitin
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chuckfarthing
circularising
circularising
verb
present participle of circularise
circularizing
circularizing
verb
present participle of circularize
circumagitate
circumagitate
verb
(transitive) To agitate on all sides.
circumambages
circumambages
noun
Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
circumgenital
circumgenital
adj
Surrounding the genital area.
circummigrate
circumpolygon
circumspangle
circumventing
circumventing
verb
present participle of circumvent
circumvolving
circumvolving
verb
present participle of circumvolve
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
cleistogamous
cleistogamous
adj
(botany) Pertaining to cleistogamy.
cleistogenous
cleistogenous
adj
(botany) That has cleistogamous flowers
coachbuilding
coachbuilding
noun
The construction of coaches.
coadventuring
coagulability
coagulability
noun
The ability to coagulate, of being coagulable
coburghership
coffeehousing
coffeehousing
noun
(by extension) Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game.
The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering.
cogitabundity
cogitabundity
noun
(archaic, literary) The state of being cogitabund, or deep in thought.
cogitabundous
colleagueship
colleagueship
noun
The state of being a colleague
communalising
communalising
verb
present participle of communalise
communalizing
communalizing
verb
present participle of communalize
communicating
communicating
adj
Allowing people to pass directly between two rooms.
verb
present participle and gerund of communicate
computerizing
computerizing
verb
present participle of computerize
confabulating
confabulating
verb
present participle of confabulate
configurating
configurating
verb
present participle of configurate
configuration
configuration
noun
(algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
(physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
confoundingly
confoundingly
adv
In a confounding way.
conglutinated
conglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conglutinate
conjugational
conjugational
adj
Of or pertaining to conjugation
consanguineal
consanguineal
adj
Related by bloodline; consanguineous.
consanguinean
consanguinean
adj
Synonym of consanguineous
consanguinity
consanguinity
noun
A consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent. A blood relationship.