(organic chemistry) an organic tricarboxylic acid (fatty acid) found in fungi
agencies
agencies
noun
plural of agency
agenesic
agenesic
adj
(biology) sterile, infertile
noun
Such a person or animal
agenetic
agenetic
adj
Not genetic; that does not have a genetic cause
aglucone
aglucone
noun
The aglycone of a glucoside
aglycone
aglycone
noun
(organic chemistry) The non-sugar fragment of a glycoside.
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
agnathic
agnathic
Adjective
Jawless.
Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
alcargen
alcogene
algocyan
algocyan
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) A blue pigment found in algae, soluble in water and glycerol, with intense red fluorescence.
amercing
amercing
verb
present participle of amerce
anagogic
anagogic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing an anagoge
analogic
analogic
adj
Of or pertaining to analogy.
angelica
angelica
noun
A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).
Candied stems of the plant, used to decorate cookies.
Species of Aralia.
Synonym of angélique (“musical instrument”)
angelico
anglican
anogenic
antalgic
antalgic
adj
(medicine) alleviating pain
noun
Any medicine to alleviate pain; an anodyne.
antergic
aracanga
arcading
arcading
noun
(countable, architecture) An arrangement of arcades.
(uncountable, video games) The playing of arcade games.
archings
archings
noun
plural of arching
archking
archking
noun
(rare) A chief king.
argentic
argentic
adj
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a lower proportion than in argentous compounds.
Of, pertaining to or containing silver.
armagnac
armagnac
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Armagnac
ascogone
aurignac
backings
backings
noun
plural of backing
batching
batching
verb
present participle of batch
beaching
beaching
noun
An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
verb
present participle of beach
becoming
becoming
adj
decent, respectable
pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
noun
(chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
verb
present participle of become
belching
belching
noun
The act of producing a belch.
verb
present participle of belch
benching
benching
noun
An instance of a person being removed temporarily from an active role in a group or team activity.
verb
present participle of bench
bengalic
bigoniac
bigoniac
adj
Synonym of bigonial
biogenic
biogenic
adj
essential for the maintenance of life
produced by living organisms, or by a biological process
birching
birching
noun
A beating with a birch.
verb
present participle of birch
bitching
bitching
adj
(slang) Excellent; outstanding.
(slang, less common) Awful, terrible.
noun
(vulgar, colloquial) A spiteful criticism or complaint.
verb
present participle of bitch
blachong
blacking
blacking
noun
A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
Shoe polish.
verb
present participle of black
blocking
blocking
noun
(computing) A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.
Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).
verb
present participle of block
bongrace
bongrace
noun
(obsolete) A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion.
(obsolete) A wide-brimmed hat.
botching
botching
verb
present participle of botch
bouncing
bouncing
adj
(obsolete, informal) Excessively big; whopping.
Healthy; vigorous.
noun
The act of something that bounces.
verb
present participle of bounce
bracings
bracings
noun
plural of bracing
bracking
bricking
bricking
noun
The act of pelting with bricks.
verb
present participle of brick
buckling
buckling
adj
Wavy; curly, as hair.
noun
(geology) A folding into hills and valleys.
A young male domestic goat of between one and two years.
Smoked herring.
The act of fastening a buckle.
The action of collapsing under pressure or stress.
verb
present participle of buckle
bunching
bunching
noun
(countable) An arrangement of items in a bunch.
(uncountable) The illegitimate supplying of laboratory animals that are actually kidnapped pets or illegally trapped strays.
verb
present participle of bunch
buncoing
buncoing
verb
present participle of bunco
busching
caatinga
caatinga
noun
A sparse, thorny wooded area of northeastern Brazil containing drought-resistant trees.
cabbling
cabbling
noun
The process of breaking up the flat masses into which wrought iron is first hammered, so that the pieces can be reheated and wrought into bar iron.
cabining
cabining
verb
present participle of cabin
cackling
cackling
noun
A sound that cackles.
verb
present participle of cackle
caddiing
caddying
caddying
verb
present participle of caddie
present participle of caddy
caffling
cagayans
cageling
cageling
noun
(uncommon) A bird that is kept confined in a cage.
caginess
caginess
noun
The quality of being cagey.
caingang
cajoling
cajoling
noun
the act of one who cajoles
verb
present participle of cajole
calangay
calangay
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of abacay (“kind of parrot”)
calfling
calfling
noun
A small, young, or miniature calf.
calinago
callings
callings
noun
plural of calling
calquing
calquing
noun
loan translation
verb
present participle of calque
cameoing
cameoing
verb
present participle of cameo
camiguin
campagna
campagna
noun
(dated) A flat stretch of countryside; open rural plain.
campagne
campagne
noun
plural of campagna
campaign
campaign
noun
(obsolete) An excursion into the countryside.
(obsolete) An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.
A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a campaign.
(transitive) Consistently ride in races for a racing season.
campings
campings
noun
plural of camping
campongs
campongs
noun
plural of campong
camuning
canaglia
canaigre
canaigre
noun
(US) Rumex hymenosepalus, a species of dock native to southwestern North America with edible red stems and taproots containing tannin.
(US) Tannin-containing matter obtained from the taproots of the plant.
canajong
canajong
noun
Alternative form of canagong
canalage
canalage
noun
A charge paid for such transportation.
The construction of canals.
The transportation of goods on a canal.
canaling
candling
candling
verb
present participle of candle
candying
candying
verb
present participle of candy
caneghem
cangenet
cannings
cannings
noun
plural of canning
canoeing
canoeing
noun
A water sport involving travelling or racing in canoes or kayaks.
verb
present participle of canoe
cantdogs
cantdogs
noun
plural of cantdog
cantigny
cantling
cantling
noun
The lower course of bricks enclosing a brick-clamp.
verb
present participle of cantle
capering
capering
noun
The motion of one who capers.
verb
present participle of caper
cappings
cappings
noun
plural of capping
caragana
caragana
noun
Any of several shrubs or small trees, of the genus Caragana, that often have golden flowers
carageen
carageen
noun
Alternative form of carrageen
carangid
carangid
noun
(zoology) Any fish belonging to the family Carangidae, the jackfish.
carangin
carangin
noun
Any fish of the genus Caranx.
carangus
carbungi
carbungi
noun
An Australian cattail (Typha angustifolia)
cardigan
cardigan
noun
A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.
cardings
cardings
noun
plural of carding
cargason
cargason
noun
(obsolete) A cargo; a load of goods.
caribing
carignan
carignan
noun
A grape variety, originally from the Cariñena district of Spain but widely grown in France
The red wine made from this type of grape
carlings
carlings
noun
plural of carling
carnaged
carnaged
adj
Bearing the marks of carnage or slaughter.
carnages
carnages
noun
plural of carnage
carnegie
caroigne
caroigne
Noun
Dead body; carrion.
caroling
caroling
verb
(US) present participle of carol
caroming
caroming
verb
present participle of carom
carpings
carpings
noun
plural of carping
carrying
carrying
noun
Transportation.
verb
present participle of carry
carvings
carvings
noun
plural of carving
castings
castings
noun
plural of casting
castling
castling
noun
(chess) A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.
(obsolete) An abortion, or a premature birth.
(obsolete) The second or third swarm of bees which leaves a hive in a season.
(shogi) The act of constructing a defense structure in Japanese chess in which the king (玉) is positioned in a certain way so that it is protected by pawns (歩) and silver general(s) (銀) and/or gold general(s) (金) often with an additional knight (桂) and lance (香車).
A miniature cast or mould.
One that is cast.
verb
present participle of castle
catching
catching
adj
(informal) Infectious, contagious.
Captivating; alluring; catchy.
noun
The action of the verb catch.
verb
present participle of catch
catering
catering
noun
(countable) The act of one who caters (to something).
(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
(uncountable, US) The business of providing such services for special occasions.
verb
present participle of cater
catlings
catlings
noun
plural of catling
catogene
caulking
caulking
noun
A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.
verb
present participle of caulk
cavanagh
caviling
caviling
noun
cavilation
ceilings
ceilings
noun
plural of ceiling
cenogamy
cenogamy
noun
The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, i.e. in which husbands and wives are shared and held in common.
centring
centring
noun
Alternative form of centering
verb
present participle of centre
chaffing
chaffing
noun
The act by which somebody is chaffed; a teasing.
verb
present participle of chaff
chagrins
chagrins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin
chainage
chainage
noun
(surveying) A distance measured along such a line.
(surveying) An imaginary line used to measure distance, often corresponding to the centre of a straight road.
chaining
chaining
noun
The act or process by which something is chained.
verb
present participle of chain
chairing
chairing
verb
present participle of chair
chalking
chalking
noun
(painting) The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.
Something chalked on a surface.
verb
present participle of chalk
champing
champing
noun
The practice of camping overnight in historic churches as a novelty or part of a holiday.
The sound or action of one who champs (bites or chews).
verb
Present participle of champ.
chancing
chancing
noun
(Philippines) sexual advance with suggestive body contact
Something that happens by chance.
verb
present participle of chance
changers
changers
noun
plural of changer
changing
changing
noun
Change; alteration.
verb
present participle of change
changoan
changsha
changteh
channing
channing
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
A small city in Texas, USA
chantage
chantage
noun
blackmail; the extortion of money by threats of scandalous revelations