(Canada) By indigenous Canadians (often capitalized in this sense).
From or in the earliest known times.
In the period before contact with Europeans (especially with reference to peoples subjected to colonization).
To the utmost degree (modifying an adjective).
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
acategorical
acategorical
adj
Not categorical; not subject to being included in a category.
accessioning
accessioning
verb
present participle of accession
accompanying
accompanying
adj
Present together.
noun
That which accompanies; accompaniment.
verb
present participle of accompany
acetylenogen
acknowledged
acknowledged
adj
Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledg
simple past tense and past participle of acknowledge
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledges
acknowledges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acknowledge
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acromegalics
acromegalics
noun
plural of acromegalic
acromegalies
acromegalies
noun
plural of acromegaly
acromelalgia
acromelalgia
noun
(pathology) melalgia of the hands or feet
acronymizing
acronymizing
verb
present participle of acronymize
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinologous
actinologous
adj
Relating to actinologues
acyrological
adelphophagy
adelphophagy
noun
The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adenogenesis
adenogenesis
noun
The development of uterine glands (in mammals)
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenological
adenological
adj
Pertaining to adenology.
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
aecidiostage
aegagropilae
aegagropiles
aegirinolite
aerobicizing
aerobicizing
verb
present participle of aerobicize
aerobiologic
aerobiologic
adj
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, aerobiology.
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
aeromagnetic
aeromagnetic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromagnetics
aerosolizing
aerosolizing
verb
present participle of aerosolize
aetheogamous
aetheogamous
adj
(botany) Of the nature of an aetheogam.
aetiological
aetiological
adj
Alternative spelling of etiological
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
afterworking
agalmatolite
agalmatolite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite.
agamogenesis
agamogenesis
noun
asexual reproduction
agamogenetic
agamogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to agamogenesis.
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agathodaemon
agathodaemon
noun
A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
ageometrical
agglomerated
agglomerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglomerate
agglomerates
agglomerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglomerate
agglomeratic
agglomeratic
adj
(geology) Of or relating to an agglomerate.
agglomerator
agglomerator
noun
A device that agglomerates material.
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
agglutinogen
agglutinogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin
agglutogenic
agglutogenic
adj
Synonym of agglutinogenic
aggradations
aggradations
noun
plural of aggradation
aggravations
aggravations
noun
plural of aggravation
aggregations
aggregations
noun
plural of aggregation
aghorapanthi
agitationist
agitationist
noun
Synonym of agitator (“one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers”)
aglyphodonta
agnification
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.
agnostically
agnostically
adv
In an agnostic manner; not having or expressing a firm opinion on something.
Toward, or from the perspective of, agnosticism.
agnosticisms
agnosticisms
noun
plural of agnosticism
agoraphobiac
agoraphobiac
noun
One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agriochoerus
agriological
agriological
adj
Relating to agriology.
agriotypidae
agrobiologic
agrobiologic
adj
Of or pertaining to agrobiology.
agrochemical
agrochemical
adj
Relating to agrochemistry.
noun
(chemistry) A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
agroforester
agroforester
noun
One who takes part in agroforestry
agroforestry
agroforestry
noun
An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
agrostologic
agrostologic
adj
Alternative form of agrostological
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
alcoholising
alcoholising
verb
present participle of alcoholise
alcoholizing
alcoholizing
verb
present participle of alcoholize
alethiologic
algaeologist
algaeologist
noun
One who studies algaeology.
algarrobilla
algarrobilla
noun
Balsamocarpon brevifolium, a plant species found in Chile
Pithecellobium parvifolium, now Pithecellobium roseum
Prosopis humilis, a flowering plant and a tree species found in Argentina
Prosopis juliflora, the bayahonda blanca, a shrub or small tree species native to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean
Prosopis nigra, the black carob tree, a leguminous tree species that inhabits the Gran Chaco ecoregion in Argentina and Paraguay
Senna sophera
algesiometer
algodoncillo
algodoncillo
noun
Bauhinia picta, a fabaceous plant found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela.
algolagniacs
algolagniacs
noun
plural of algolagniac
algometrical
algometrical
adj
Relating to algometry.
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
allegorising
allegorising
noun
The act or process of making an allegory.
verb
present participle of allegorise
allegorister
allegoristic
allegoristic
adj
allegorical
allegorizers
allegorizers
noun
plural of allegorizer
allegorizing
allegorizing
verb
present participle of allegorize
alligatoring
alligatoring
noun
(painting) A pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint.
(roofing) The cracking of the surfacing bitumen on a bituminous roof or coating on a SPF roof, producing a pattern of cracks similar to an alligator's hide.
verb
present participle of alligator
alloantigens
alloantigens
noun
plural of alloantigen
allobrogical
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
allomerizing
allothigenic
allothogenic
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.
amalgamators
amalgamators
noun
plural of amalgamator
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
ammonolyzing
amoebogeniae
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
amygdaloidal
amygdaloidal
adj
Of, like or pertaining to, the amygdaloid mineral.
amygdalolith
amygdaloncus
amygdalotome
amygdalotomy
amygdalotomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the amygdala.
amygdophenin
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
anagogically
anagogically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, anagoge.
analogically
analogically
adv
In an analogical manner; in the manner of an analogy.
anapterygota
anapterygote
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
androgeneses
androgeneses
noun
plural of androgenesis
androgenesis
androgenesis
noun
(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
andrographis
androgyneity
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androscoggin
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemological
anemological
adj
Relating to anemology.
angelologies
angelologies
noun
plural of angelology
angelologist
angelologist
noun
A person involved in angelology.
angelophanic
anginophobia
anginophobia
noun
A fear of angina; The irrational fear of choking, angina or narrowing of the throat. This is mainly caused by experience or being a witness to someone choking.
angioblastic
angioblastic
adj
Relating to angioblasts.
angiocarpian
angiocarpian
adj
describing an angiocarpous plant
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
angiogeneses
angiogeneses
noun
plural of angiogenesis
angiogenesis
angiogenesis
noun
(medicine, zoology) The formation and development of new blood vessels.
angiographic
angiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to angiography
angiokinesis
angiokinetic
angiokinetic
adj
Relating to angiokinesis or to an angiokine
angiomalacia
angiomatosis
angiomatosis
noun
(medicine) A rare genetic non-neoplastic condition presenting with little knots of capillaries in various organs.
angioparesis
angiophorous
angiopoietic
angiopoietic
adj
Relating to angiopoiesis.
angiorrhagia
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
angiosarcoma
angiosarcoma
noun
(oncology) Any malignant tumour of vascular tissue