A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.
A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
actualization
actualization
noun
making actual or really existent
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adstipulation
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
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.
albocinereous
albuminolysis
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
albuminoscope
allantoinuria
allantoinuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of allantoin in the urine
allochthonous
allochthonous
adj
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
allothigenous
allothogenous
altingiaceous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminoferric
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amplitudinous
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
analogousness
analogousness
noun
The quality of being analogous.
androcephalum
andropetalous
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
angioleucitis
angulodentate
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anisopleurous
anisosepalous
anomalousness
anomalousness
noun
The state or quality of being anomalous.
anomophyllous
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
anteoperculum
anteroclusion
antiautolysin
antiautolysin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that counters the effects of an autolysin
anticalculous
anticalculous
adj
(dentistry) Countering dental calculi.
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
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
antievolution
antievolution
adj
Opposing the teaching or espousal of evolutionary theories, often specifically the Darwinian theory of natural selection
antipollution
antipollution
adj
Reducing or opposing pollution.
noun
Anything that helps the environment by reducing pollution.
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antivariolous
antivariolous
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing the spread of smallpox.
apetalousness
apetalousness
noun
(botany) The state or quality of being apetalous.
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
archscoundrel
articulations
articulations
noun
plural of articulation
astronautical
astronautical
adj
referring to travel in outer space
astylosternus
atlantosaurus
attributional
attributional
adj
Of or pertaining to attribution
auscultations
auscultations
noun
plural of auscultation
autoelevation
autoepilation
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
autonomically
autonomically
adv
In an autonomic manner
With reference to the autonomic nervous system
bacillogenous
balanoglossus
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
benzofluorene
benzofluorene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in which a benzene ring is fused to a fluorene moiety
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
biliousnesses
biliousnesses
noun
plural of biliousness
blandiloquous
blandiloquous
adj
(obsolete) blandiloquent
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
boundlessness
boundlessness
noun
The property of being boundless, of being without limits or ends.
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
branchicolous
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
brutalisation
brutalisation
noun
Alternative form of brutalization
brutalization
brutalization
noun
(uncountable) The act or process of making brutal
An instance of being brutalized.
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).
bunolophodont
bunolophodont
adj
(zoology) Having molars with transverse ridges and rounded cusps on the occlusal surface
butyrolactone
butyrolactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone derived from a hydroxybutyric acid
byelorussians
cacophonously
cacophonously
adv
In a cacophonous manner.
calculational
calculational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing calculation
callorhynchus
callousnesses
callousnesses
noun
plural of callousness
calumniations
calumniations
noun
plural of calumniation
campyloneuron
capitulations
capitulations
noun
plural of capitulation
capsulogenous
carbolfuchsin
carbolfuchsin
noun
A mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining and as a topical antiseptic and antifungal.
carillonneurs
carillonneurs
noun
plural of carillonneur
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
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.
cathartolinum
caulophylline
cautelousness
cautelousness
noun
The state or quality of being cautelous.
cauthornville
cavernicolous
cavernicolous
adj
(rare) that inhabits caverns or caves
centronucleus
cephalanthous
ceremoniously
ceremoniously
adv
In a ceremonious manner.
ceruloplasmin
ceruloplasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A blue metalloprotein that contains copper; it acts as a ferroxidase in association with transferrin.
chiastoneural
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans
chlorocruorin
chlorocruorin
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A green respiratory pigment found in many annelids.
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
chrysobalanus
circumcellion
circumcellion
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Circumcellion
circumclusion
circumclusion
noun
(dated) An acupressure technique in which the pin is passed beneath the vessel, the wire loop placed over its point, and the ends brought over the artery and made fast.
The act of enclosing on all sides.
circumcorneal
circumcorneal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the cornea
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
circumpolygon
circumvolving
circumvolving
verb
present participle of circumvolve
cladoniaceous
cladoniaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the family Cladoniaceae of fungi.
clamorousness
clamorousness
noun
The state or quality of being clamorous.
claromontanus
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
cleistogenous
cleistogenous
adj
(botany) That has cleistogamous flowers
clinocephalus
cloudlessness
cloudlessness
noun
Absence of clouds.
coachbuilding
coachbuilding
noun
The construction of coaches.
coadunatively
coadunatively
adv
In a coadunative manner
coconsciously
codelinquency
coeducational
coeducational
adj
of or pertaining to coeducation
coeffluential
coelacanthous
coelacanthous
adj
Relating to coelacanths
collusiveness
collusiveness
noun
The quality or state of being collusive.
colourational
colourational
adj
Rare spelling of colorational.
colourfulness
colourfulness
noun
Alternative form of colorfulness
columniferous
columniferous
adj
(botany) Bearing columns.
columnization
columnization
noun
Formation into columns or pillars.
commensurable
commensurable
adj
(mathematics) (of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ
Able to be measured using a common standard.
Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.
commensurably
commensurably
adv
In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
communalising
communalising
verb
present participle of communalise
communalistic
communalistic
adj
Pertaining to communalism.
communalizing
communalizing
verb
present participle of communalize
communionable
communistical
communistical
adj
communist.
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.