A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
agnomination
agnomination
noun
(rhetoric) A paronomasia, or allusion of one word to another
(rhetoric) An alliteration.
(rhetoric) Assigning to a proper name its literal or homophonic meaning.
(rhetoric) polyptoton.
agnosticisms
agnosticisms
noun
plural of agnosticism
allomerizing
amalgamation
amalgamation
noun
(obsolete) The intermarriage and interbreeding of different ethnicities or races.
(specifically) The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal.
The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
ammonolyzing
amoebogeniae
ampelograpny
amygdaloncus
amygdophenin
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
anastomosing
anastomosing
adj
(geology) Networked into irregularly branching and reconnecting veins of ore.
(mycology) Fused together in a vein-like network; used to describe mushroom gills that are interconnected with veins.
verb
present participle of anastomose
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemological
anemological
adj
Relating to anemology.
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
angiomalacia
angiomatosis
angiomatosis
noun
(medicine) A rare genetic non-neoplastic condition presenting with little knots of capillaries in various organs.
angiosarcoma
angiosarcoma
noun
(oncology) Any malignant tumour of vascular tissue
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiostomize
anglophilism
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
animatograph
anisogametes
anisogametes
noun
plural of anisogamete
anisogametic
antidogmatic
antidogmatic
adj
Opposed to dogma.
antifogmatic
antifogmatic
noun
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.
antighostism
antilegomena
antinegroism
antinegroism
noun
A prejudice against black people.
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
aplanogamete
aplanogamete
noun
A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.
argentometer
argentometer
noun
The measuring instrument used in argentometry.
argentometry
argentometry
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A method of analytical chemistry involving titration with silver nitrate, especially for the quantitative analysis of chloride
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
ascogonidium
asiphonogama
augmentation
augmentation
noun
(Scotland, law) An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
(heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
(medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
(medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
(music) A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
The act or process of augmenting.
automatizing
automatizing
verb
present participle of automatize
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
autotomising
autotomising
verb
present participle of autotomise
autotomizing
autotomizing
verb
present participle of autotomize
axiomatizing
axiomatizing
verb
present participle of axiomatize
balladmonger
balladmonger
noun
A seller or composer of ballads.
barbermonger
barbermonger
noun
(obsolete) A fop.
barnstorming
barnstorming
adj
(especially of a performance) Highly theatrical.
noun
The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches.
verb
present participle of barnstorm
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
becomingness
becomingness
noun
The state or quality of being becoming (pleasingly suitable).
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
biomagnetism
biomagnetism
noun
(biology) The production or detection of a magnetic field by a living organism.
bloomingburg
bloomingdale
bloomingness
bloomingness
noun
A blooming condition.
bloomingrose
bodicemaking
boilermaking
boilermaking
noun
The manufacture of boilers.
bombproofing
bombproofing
verb
present participle of bombproof
boomeranging
boomeranging
verb
present participle of boomerang
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bourignonism
bromogelatin
bromogelatin
noun
(photography) A process for preparing dry plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in gelatin.
buttermonger
buttermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of butter.
cacomagician
cacomagician
noun
(obsolete) A practitioner of wicked magic; an evil sorcerer.
camouflaging
camouflaging
verb
present participle of camouflage
campanologer
camphorating
camphorating
verb
present participle of camphorate
carpetmonger
carpetmonger
noun
(obsolete) One fond of pleasure; a gallant.
One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.
centimorgans
centimorgans
noun
plural of centimorgan
cheesemonger
cheesemonger
noun
(Britain) Someone who sells cheese.
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
chirognomist
chirognomist
noun
One who studies chirognomy.
chirogymnast
chromicizing
chromicizing
verb
present participle of chromicize
chromogenous
chromogenous
adj
Alternative form of chromogenic
chronanagram
chymosinogen
chymosinogen
noun
Synonym of prochymosin
cingulectomy
coffinmaking
coffinmaking
noun
The manufacture of coffins.
cognominally
cognominally
adv
In a cognominal manner.
cognominated
cognominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cognominate
cogovernment
comanagement
comanagement
noun
Management together, especially of natural resources by a government and individual citizens.
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
commandingly
commandingly
adv
In a commanding fashion.
commeasuring
commeasuring
verb
present participle of commeasure
commendingly
commendingly
adv
So as to commend.
commentating
commentating
verb
present participle of commentate
commigration
commigration
noun
Migration together.
commodifying
commodifying
verb
present participle of commodify
companionage
companionage
noun
The condition of being a companion (a knight of the lowest rank in certain orders).
companioning
companioning
verb
present participle of companion
compellingly
compellingly
adv
In a compelling manner.
compensating
compensating
verb
present participle of compensate
complicating
complicating
verb
present participle of complicate
compromising
compromising
adj
Vulnerable to suspicion.
Willing or able to compromise.
verb
present participle of compromise
compurgation
compurgation
noun
(now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
condemningly
condemningly
adv
In a condemning fashion.
confirmingly
confirmingly
adv
So as to confirm; in a confirming manner.
conformingly
conformingly
adv
In a way that conforms.
congealments
congealments
noun
plural of congealment
conglomerate
conglomerate
adj
(geology) Composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together.
Clustered together into a mass.
noun
(business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
(geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.
A cluster of heterogeneous things.
verb
(transitive) To combine together into a larger mass.
(transitive, business) To combine together into a larger corporation.
consignments
consignments
noun
plural of consignment
consummating
consummating
verb
present participle of consummate
contemningly
contemningly
adv
With contempt.
convergement
convergement
noun
The act of converging or coming closer together.
cosmogenesis
cosmogenesis
noun
The origin and development of the cosmos.
cosmogenetic
cosmogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to cosmogeny.
cosmogonical
cosmogonical
adj
Of or pertaining to cosmogony.
cosmogonists
cosmogonists
noun
plural of cosmogonist
costermonger
costermonger
noun
(Britain) A trader who sells fruit and vegetables from a cart or barrow in the street.
counterimage
counterimage
noun
An image that counters or contradicts another.
craigmontite
craigmontite
noun
(mineralogy) A nephelite-oligoclase-muscovite rock.
craniognomic
criminogenic
criminogenic
adj
tending to produce crime or criminals
criminologic
cryptogamian
cryptogamian
adj
Of or relating to the cryptogams.
curmudgeonly
curmudgeonly
adj
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish
currycombing
currycombing
verb
present participle of currycomb
daemonurgist
dampproofing
dampproofing
noun
Alternative spelling of damp proofing
degerminator
degerminator
noun
(agriculture) A device that separates the germ from the husk of a cereal grain.
demobilising
demobilising
verb
present participle of demobilise
demobilizing
demobilizing
verb
present participle of demobilize
demodulating
demodulating
verb
present participle of demodulate
demonetising
demonetising
verb
present participle of demonetise
demonetizing
demonetizing
verb
present participle of demonetize
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
demonologies
demonologies
noun
plural of demonology
demonologist
demonologist
noun
An expert in the study of demonology.
demoralising
demoralising
adj
(British spelling) disheartening
verb
present participle of demoralise
demoralizing
demoralizing
adj
Disheartening.
verb
present participle of demoralize
demospongiae
denominating
denominating
verb
present participle of denominate
deprograming
desmognathae
diamondizing
diamondizing
verb
present participle of diamondize
diezeugmenon
diezeugmenon
noun
(music) The last tetrachord, in the case where two tetrachords were placed separately from each other, but with only the interval of a tone between them.
dimensioning
dimensioning
verb
present participle of dimension
discomfiting
discomfiting
adj
Tending to discomfit (“embarrass greatly; upset the composure of, disconcert”).
verb
present participle of discomfit
discommoding
discommoding
verb
present participle of discommode
discommoning
discommoning
verb
present participle of discommon
discomposing
discomposing
adj
Unsettling; tending to discompose
verb
present participle of discompose
disembodying
disembodying
verb
present participle of disembody
disemboguing
disemboguing
verb
present participle of disembogue
disemploying
disemploying
verb
present participle of disemploy
disgorgement
disgorgement
noun
The act of disgorging, particularly in the legal sense.