(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
adenographical
adenologaditis
adenomeningeal
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
agriochoeridae
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
angiochondroma
angiohydrotomy
anhydroglocose
antidetonating
antidogmatical
antiodontalgic
antiodontalgic
adj
(rare) Countering toothache.
noun
(rare) A remedy for toothache.
aspidoganoidei
astrodiagnosis
astrodiagnosis
noun
The use of astrology to diagnose illness.
autodiagnostic
autodiagnostic
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodiagnosis; self-diagnosing.
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
balanoglossida
basidiogenetic
biodegradation
biodegradation
noun
The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.
bloodguiltless
bloodguiltless
adj
Free from bloodguilt.
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
bridegroomship
brobdingnagian
brobdingnagian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Brobdingnagian
bulldoggedness
bulldoggedness
noun
stubborn determination; doggedness
burglarproofed
cardiographies
cardiographies
noun
plural of cardiography
chondroangioma
chondrogenesis
chondrogenesis
noun
(biology) The formation and development of cartilage.
chondrogenetic
chondrogenetic
adj
Relating to chondrogenesis.
chondroglossal
chondroglossus
chondroglossus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.
chromdiagnosis
clapperdudgeon
clapperdudgeon
noun
A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms
coastguardsman
coastguardsman
noun
A member of a coastguard.
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
commandingness
commandingness
noun
The state or quality of being commanding.
conopophagidae
contragredient
contragredient
adj
(mathematics) Generally, denoting an object inversed and transposed (to another).
(mathematics) Of a matrix: being a transpose of an inverse matrix.
(mathematics) Of a representation in linear algebra: being the transpose of the former representation of an inverse object.
converginerved
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
counterjudging
counterlighted
countermanding
countermanding
noun
The act of something being countermanded.
verb
present participle of countermand
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
cryptophagidae
cyanoguanidine
cyanoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyano derivative of guanidine NH₂-C(=NH)-NH-CN
cylindroogival
dactylioglyphy
dactyliography
dactyliography
noun
The art of writing or engraving upon gems.
dactylographer
dactylographic
dactylographic
adj
Of or relating to dactylography.
daguerreotyped
daguerreotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daguerreotype
daguerreotyper
daguerreotyper
noun
One who takes daguerreotypes.
daguerreotypes
daguerreotypes
noun
plural of daguerreotype
daguerreotypic
deaccessioning
deaccessioning
verb
present participle of deaccession
dechloridizing
dechlorinating
dechlorinating
adj
That leads to dechlorination
verb
present participle of dechlorinate
decompensating
decompensating
verb
present participle of decompensate
deconsecrating
deconsecrating
verb
present participle of deconsecrate
dedolomitizing
dedolomitizing
verb
present participle of dedolomitize
deflocculating
deflocculating
verb
present participle of deflocculate
degasification
degasification
noun
The removal of gas from something, especially from a liquid
dehydrogenated
dehydrogenated
adj
That has been treated by dehydrogenation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenates
dehydrogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenised
dehydrogenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenise
dehydrogeniser
dehydrogenized
dehydrogenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenize
dehydrogenizer
demioctangular
demonographies
demonographies
noun
plural of demonography
demoralizingly
demoralizingly
adv
In a demoralizing manner.
demythologised
demythologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demythologise
demythologized
demythologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demythologize
demythologizer
demythologizer
noun
One who or that which demythologizes.
demythologizes
demythologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demythologize
denicotinizing
denicotinizing
verb
present participle of denicotinize
deorganization
depigmentation
depigmentation
noun
(pathology) The loss of the skin's normal pigmentation.
depoliticizing
depoliticizing
verb
present participle of depoliticize
depolymerizing
depolymerizing
adj
That depolymerizes
verb
present participle of depolymerize
deprogrammings
deprogrammings
noun
plural of deprogramming
dermatoglyphic
dermatoglyphic
adj
Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics.
dermatographia
dermatographia
noun
(pathology) A skin disorder in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked, scratched or rubbed.
dermatographic
dermatographic
adj
Relating to dermatography
dermatological
dermatological
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to dermatology
noun
Such a drug or preparation
dermatologists
dermatologists
noun
plural of dermatologist
dermatorrhagia
derogatoriness
derogatoriness
noun
The state or quality of being derogatory.
desegmentation
desegmentation
noun
(anatomy) The loss or obliteration of division into segments.
desegregations
desegregations
noun
plural of desegregation
desmidiologist
desmopathology
deuterogenesis
devolatilising
devolatilising
verb
present participle of devolatilise
devolatilizing
devolatilizing
verb
present participle of devolatilize
dextrogyration
dextrogyratory
diagnostically
diagnostically
adv
In a diagnostic manner.
diagnosticated
diagnosticated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diagnosticate
diagnosticians
diagnosticians
noun
plural of diagnostician
diagonalizable
diagonalizable
adj
Able to be diagonalized.
dialectologies
dialectologies
noun
plural of dialectology
dialectologist
dialectologist
noun
(linguistics) A person who studies regional differences in speech sounds.
didachographer
digitalization
digitalization
noun
Synonym of digitization
dinoflagellata
dinoflagellate
dinoflagellate
noun
Any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella.
dinoflagellida
diphthongalize
diphthongation
diphthongation
noun
diphthongisation
diphthongising
diphthongising
verb
present participle of diphthongise
diphthongizing
diphthongizing
verb
present participle of diphthongize
diplogangliate
diplographical
diplographical
adj
Relating to diplography or the diplograph.
dipterological
dipterological
adj
Of or relating to dipterology, the scientific study of flies.
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disaggregation
disaggregation
noun
A division or breaking up into constituent parts, particularly the analytic disassembly of categories which have been aggregated or lumped together.
disambiguation
disambiguation
noun
(wiki jargon) A page on a wiki containing links to two or more topics with the same name.
The removal of ambiguity.
disapprovingly
disapprovingly
adv
In a disapproving manner
disassociating
disassociating
verb
present participle of disassociate
discoglossidae
discographical
discographical
adj
Of or pertaining to discography.
discomposingly
discomposingly
adv
So as to discompose.
discourageable
discourageable
adj
Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
discouragement
discouragement
noun
Anything that discourages.
The act of discouraging.
The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
discouragingly
discouragingly
adv
In a discouraging manner.
disemboguement
disemboguement
noun
The act of disemboguing; discharge.
disembowelling
disembowelling
noun
The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
verb
(chiefly Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) present participle of disembowel
disharmonising
disharmonising
verb
present participle of disharmonise
disharmonizing
disharmonizing
verb
present participle of disharmonize
disillusioning
disillusioning
verb
present participle of disillusion
disingenuously
disingenuously
adv
In a manner that adopts a pose of naïveté, possibly to make a point or to deceive.
In a manner that is not frank or open; deceptively.
In an unnoble manner; in a manner unbecoming of true honor or dignity; unworthily.
disintegration
disintegration
noun
(geology) The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
(nuclear physics) The process of radioactive decay.
A process by which anything disintegrates.
The condition of anything which has disintegrated.