(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.
allothigenous
allothogenous
altingiaceous
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
analogousness
analogousness
noun
The quality of being analogous.
angioleucitis
anguillulidae
angulodentate
angustiseptal
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
bacillogenous
balanoglossus
basiglandular
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beguilingness
beguilingness
noun
Quality of being beguiling.
beleaguerment
beleaguerment
noun
The fact or state of beleaguering; a state of blockade or siege.
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.
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodsuckings
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
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
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).
calculatingly
calculatingly
adv
In a calculating manner.
capsulogenous
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.
changefulness
changefulness
noun
Propensity to change.
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
circularising
circularising
verb
present participle of circularise
circularizing
circularizing
verb
present participle of circularize
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
circumgenital
circumgenital
adj
Surrounding the genital area.
circumpolygon
circumspangle
circumvolving
circumvolving
verb
present participle of circumvolve
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
cleistogenous
cleistogenous
adj
(botany) That has cleistogamous flowers
coachbuilding
coachbuilding
noun
The construction of coaches.
communalising
communalising
verb
present participle of communalise
communalizing
communalizing
verb
present participle of communalize
confabulating
confabulating
verb
present participle of confabulate
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.
conjugational
conjugational
adj
Of or pertaining to conjugation
consanguineal
consanguineal
adj
Related by bloodline; consanguineous.
contraregular
coralligenous
coralligenous
Adjective
Producing coral.
counterflange
counterflight
countergabble
counterleague
counterleague
noun
A league set up in opposition to another league.
countersignal
countersignal
noun
A signal produced in response to another signal.
verb
(sociology) To send a false or misleading signal.
crassilingual
crumblingness
crumblingness
noun
The quality of crumbling.
cruroinguinal
cruroinguinal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the leg and the groin.
cunnilinguism
cunnilinguism
noun
(dated) The practice of cunnilingus.
cuttingsville
decasualising
decasualizing
decasualizing
verb
present participle of decasualize
decoagulation
decolourising
decolourising
verb
present participle of decolourise
decolourizing
decolourizing
verb
present participle of decolourize
deglutinating
deglutinating
verb
present participle of deglutinate
deglutination
deglutination
noun
(linguistics) A process by which a formerly significant part of a combined term is clipped.
The act of ungluing.
The removal of gluten from a cereal product.
degranulation
degranulation
noun
(biology) The loss of secretory granules in certain cells
demiflouncing
dentosurgical
deregulations
deregulations
noun
plural of deregulation
desexualizing
desexualizing
verb
present participle of desexualize
designfulness
designfulness
noun
The state or quality of being designful.
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
desulfurising
desulfurising
verb
present participle of desulfurise
desulfurizing
desulfurizing
verb
present participle of desulfurize
disangularize
disfiguringly
disfiguringly
adv
So as to cause disfigurement.
displeasuring
displeasuring
verb
present participle of displeasure
disqualifying
disqualifying
verb
present participle of disqualify
disquietingly
disquietingly
adv
In a disquieting manner.
dissimulating
dissimulating
verb
present participle of dissimulate
distrustingly
distrustingly
adv
In a distrusting manner.
elaeagnaceous
elaeagnaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Elaeagnaceae.
electrocuting
electrocuting
verb
present participle of electrocute
encapsulating
encapsulating
verb
present participle of encapsulate
encouragingly
encouragingly
adv
In an encouraging manner.
enculturating
enculturating
verb
present participle of enculturate
encumberingly
encumberingly
adv
In an encumbering manner.
equilibrating
equilibrating
verb
present participle of equilibrate
equivalencing
equivalencing
verb
present participle of equivalence
erythroglucin
erythroglucin
Noun
erythritol
ethnolinguist
ethnolinguist
noun
A scholar of ethnolinguistics; a linguistic anthropologist who studies the language of a specific ethnic group.
eugeosyncline
eugeosyncline
noun
(geology) A narrow rapidly subsiding geosyncline usually with volcanic materials mingled with clastic sediments.
evangeliarium
expostulating
expostulating
verb
present participle of expostulate
expurgational
extenuatingly
extenuatingly
adv
In a manner that extenuates.
faultfindings
faultfindings
noun
plural of faultfinding
ferthumlungur
filibustering
filibustering
noun
The act of one who filibusters.
verb
present participle of filibuster
flounderingly
flounderingly
adv
In a floundering manner; with awkward struggles.
flourishingly
flourishingly
adv
In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow.
fluoroscoping
fluoroscoping
verb
present participle of fluoroscope
forgetfulness
forgetfulness
noun
Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention.
Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.
formularising
formularising
verb
present participle of formularise
formularizing
formularizing
verb
present participle of formularize
frelinghuysen
frightfulness
frightfulness
noun
The quality of being frightful.
frustratingly
frustratingly
adv
In a frustrating manner; in a manner that causes frustration.
fullgrownness
funambulating
funambulating
verb
present participle of funambulate
gallinaginous
gallinulelike
ganglioneural
ganglioneuron
ganglioplexus
ganocephalous
ganocephalous
adj
(paleontology) Of or pertaining to the Ganocephala, a former group of temnospondyls.
garrulousness
garrulousness
noun
garrulity
gastrojejunal
gastrojejunal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the stomach and the jejunum
gelandelaufer
gelandesprung
gelandesprung
noun
(skiing) A jump, usually over an obstacle, made in downhill skiing.
geminiflorous
geminiflorous
adj
(botany) Having the flowers arranged in pairs.
gentlemouthed
genuflections
genuflections
noun
plural of genuflection
gesticulating
gesticulating
verb
present participle of gesticulate
gesticulation
gesticulation
noun
(dated) An odd or fanciful motion.
A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs when speaking, or in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments and sentiments.
The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to aid expression of thoughts, sentiments or passion.
glamorousness
glamorousness
noun
The state or quality of being glamorous.
glaucophanite
glaucophanite
noun
(geology) A rock consisting mostly of glaucophane
glaucophanize
globulousness
globulousness
noun
The quality of being globulous.
gluconeogenic
gluconeogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to gluconeogenesis
gluconokinase
gluconokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-gluconate ⇌ ADP + 6-phospho-D-gluconate.
glucuronidase
glucuronidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a glucuronide; a glycuronidase