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
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.
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
actualization
actualization
noun
making actual or really existent
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.
albuminometer
albuminometry
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
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
amplitudinous
andropetalous
angioleucitis
angulodentate
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
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
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
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bountifulness
bountifulness
noun
The characteristic of being bountiful.
brutalisation
brutalisation
noun
Alternative form of brutalization
brutalization
brutalization
noun
(uncountable) The act or process of making brutal
An instance of being brutalized.
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
calculational
calculational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing calculation
calumniations
calumniations
noun
plural of calumniation
capitulations
capitulations
noun
plural of capitulation
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
cautelousness
cautelousness
noun
The state or quality of being cautelous.
cauthornville
centronucleus
cephalanthous
chiastoneural
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans
claromontanus
cleistogenous
cleistogenous
adj
(botany) That has cleistogamous flowers
coadunatively
coadunatively
adv
In a coadunative manner
coeducational
coeducational
adj
of or pertaining to coeducation
coeffluential
coelacanthous
coelacanthous
adj
Relating to coelacanths
colourational
colourational
adj
Rare spelling of colorational.
columnization
columnization
noun
Formation into columns or pillars.
communalistic
communalistic
adj
Pertaining to communalism.
communistical
communistical
adj
communist.
complutensian
complutensian
Adjective
Of or relating to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares), a city near Madrid in Spain.
computational
computational
adj
Of or relating to computation.
conceptacular
conceptacular
adj
Of or relating to a conceptacle.
conceptaculum
conceptaculum
noun
Obsolete form of conceptacle.
conceptualise
conceptualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of conceptualize.
conceptualism
conceptualism
noun
(philosophy) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects; the doctrine that universals have an existence in the mind apart from any concrete embodiment.
The art movement towards conceptual art.
conceptualist
conceptualist
noun
(philosophy) One who maintains the theory of conceptualism.
An artist involved in the conceptualism movement.
conceptuality
conceptuality
noun
the state or quality of being conceptual
conceptualize
conceptualize
verb
To conceive the idea for something.
To interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept.
conductorless
conductorless
adj
Lacking a conductor
conduplicated
conduplicated
adj
Synonym of conduplicate
condylomatous
condylomatous
adj
Relating to condyloma.
confabulating
confabulating
verb
present participle of confabulate
confabulation
confabulation
noun
(psychology) A fabricated memory believed to be true.
A casual conversation; a chat.
confabulatory
confabulatory
adj
colloquial
confabulating (fabricating)
conversational
confusability
confusability
noun
The condition of being confusable.
confutability
confutability
noun
The state of being confutable or disprovable.
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.
conjecturable
conjecturable
adj
Able to be conjectured upon.
conjecturably
conjecturably
adv
In a conjecturable manner
conjecturally
conjecturally
adv
In a conjectural manner.
conjugational
conjugational
adj
Of or pertaining to conjugation
conjunctional
conjunctional
adj
(linguistics) Pertaining to, or governed by, a conjunction.
Conjoining.
conjunctively
conjunctively
adv
In a conjunctive way.
connaturality
connaturality
noun
The condition of being connatural.
connaturalize
connaturalize
verb
(obsolete) To bring to the same nature as something else; to adapt.
conneautville
consecutively
consecutively
adv
In a consecutive manner; without interruption.
consequential
consequential
adj
(of a person) Self-important.
Following as a result.
Having significant consequences; of importance.
Important or significant.
consitutional
consolamentum
consolamentum
noun
(Christianity, historical) The unique sacrament ritual of the Cathars.
constituently
constituently
adv
In terms of the constituents of a mixture.
constructable
constructable
adj
Alternative form of constructible
constructible
constructible
adj
(of a complex number) Such that the line segment joining it to the origin can be constructed using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge.
(of a regular polygon) That can be constructed in a plane using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge.
Of a building or other thing, capable of being constructed.
Of a land, suitable or allowable for constructing a building on.
consuetudinal
consuetudinal
adj
(linguistics) Synonym of habitual
According to custom; customary; usual.
consultations
consultations
noun
plural of consultation
consumptional
consumptional
adj
Relating to consumption.
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
contemplature
contentiously
contentiously
adv
In a contentious manner.
contextualize
contextualize
verb
To place something or someone in a particular context.
continualness
continualness
noun
The state or quality of being continual.
contractually
contractually
adv
By means of a contract
contraflexure
contranatural
contranatural
adj
Opposed to or against nature; unnatural.
contraregular
contrariously
contrariously
adv
(obsolete) Contrarily; oppositely.
contratabular
contratabular
adj
(law) Going against the terms of an instrument.
contributable
contributable
adj
Capable of being contributed.
conventicular
convolutional
convolutional
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing convolution.
convulsionist
convulsionist
noun
(historical) One of a group of eighteenth-century fanatics in France who went into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion.
One who has convulsions.
corpulentness
corpulentness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being corpulent.
cosmonautical
cosmonautical
adj
Relating to cosmonautics.
coterminously
coterminously
adv
In a coterminous manner; ending together.
cotylosaurian
cotylosaurian
adj
(paleontology) Of or pertaining to cotylosaurs.
Having characteristics of a cotylosaur.
countableness
countableness
noun
countability
counterappeal
counterappeal
noun
(law) An appeal lodged in response to an earlier appeal.
counterboulle
counterclaims
counterclaims
noun
plural of counterclaim
counterenamel
counterfaller
counterfaller
noun
(engineering) A faller that opposes another faller, so that one rises while the other is descending.
counterfeitly
counterfeitly
adv
In a counterfeit way; falsely.
counterflange
counterfleury
counterfleury
adj
Alternative spelling of counterflory
counterflight
countergabble
counterinsult
counterinsult
noun
An insult in response to a previous insult.
counterlathed
counterlathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterlath