(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
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.
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
allothogenous
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
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
analogousness
analogousness
noun
The quality of being analogous.
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.
angulodentate
anisognathous
anisognathous
adj
(pathology) Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws
anisopogonous
antherogenous
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
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
appoggiaturas
appoggiaturas
noun
plural of appoggiatura
archegosaurus
archsynagogue
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.
argumentatory
argumentatory
adj
Synonym of argumentatious
argyropelecus
augmentations
augmentations
noun
plural of augmentation
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.
automatograph
automatograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An instrument for recording involuntary movements of a human subject.
autonavigator
autoradiogram
autoradiogram
noun
Synonym of autoradiograph
autotelegraph
autotelegraph
noun
Synonym of telautograph
bacillogenous
balanoglossus
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beaugregories
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.
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.
borotungstate
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
boroughmonger
boroughmonger
noun
One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.
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
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
broncobusting
browningesque
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.
burglarproofs
cancrophagous
capsuligerous
capsulogenous
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.
ceratoglossus
ceratoglossus
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of chondroglossus
(obsolete, anatomy) The posterior part of the hyoglossus
chaulmoograte
chaulmoograte
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of chaulmoogric acid.
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
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.
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chronogeneous
chronogeneous
adj
Synonym of chronogenetic
circumpolygon
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
coastguardman
coastguardman
noun
(dated) A coastguard.
coburghership
coelogastrula
coelogastrula
noun
A gastrula formed from a coeloblastula
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
compsognathus
computerizing
computerizing
verb
present participle of computerize
concertgebouw
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
congratulable
congratulable
adj
That deserves to be congratulated
congratulated
congratulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congratulate
congratulates
congratulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congratulate
congratulator
congratulator
noun
A person who congratulates.
congruousness
congruousness
noun
The state or quality of being congruous.
conjugateness
conjugateness
noun
The quality of being conjugate.
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.
consumingness
consumingness
noun
The quality or characteristic of being consuming.
contraregular
coralligenous
coralligenous
Adjective
Producing coral.
coralligerous
coralligerous
adj
Producing coral
countenancing
countenancing
verb
present participle of countenance
counteracting
counteracting
verb
present participle of counteract
counteragency
counteragency
noun
An agency that counteracts or opposes another agency; a counteracting force.
counterargued
counterargued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterargue
counterargues
counterargues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterargue
counterboring
counterboring
noun
A counterbore. (cylindrical recess)
verb
present participle of counterbore
counterchange
counterchange
noun
(obsolete) An exchange of one thing for another.
(obsolete) Due return (for an action etc.); reciprocation.
verb
To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging.
To give and receive; C; to exchange.
countercharge
countercharge
noun
An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations.
An thrust or charge against an enemy in response to their previous attack.
verb
(heraldry) To reverse the colors.
counterdigged
counterenergy
counterenergy
noun
An energy that counteracts or opposes another energy.
counterengine
counterflange
counterflight
countergabble
countergabion
countergambit
countergambit
noun
(chess) A gambit offered by the black (non-starting) player.