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
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
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.
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acrosphacelus
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
actualization
actualization
noun
making actual or really existent
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
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.
aigialosaurus
albocinereous
albuminolysis
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
albuminoscope
algiomuscular
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.
allopalladium
allothigenous
allothogenous
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
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
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
amblyocarpous
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulatoriums
amidofluoride
amidoguaiacol
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amplitudinous
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
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.
aplacophorous
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apometabolous
aquifoliaceae
araliophyllum
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
archeptolemus
archplutocrat
archscoundrel
arctocephalus
argilliferous
argilliferous
adj
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
argyropelecus
arteriopalmus
articulations
articulations
noun
plural of articulation
asclepiadeous
asperifolious
asperifolious
adj
(botany) Having rough leaves.
astronautical
astronautical
adj
referring to travel in outer space
astylosternus
atlantosaurus
atmosphereful
atrabilarious
atrabilarious
adj
(medicine, historical) Having black bile as the prevalent humor.
Characterized by melancholy or gloom.
atroceruleous
atrocoeruleus
attributional
attributional
adj
Of or pertaining to attribution
aulacocarpous
aurotellurite
auscultascope
auscultations
auscultations
noun
plural of auscultation
auscultoscope
auscultoscope
noun
(medicine) A stethoscopic instrument, especially one that amplifies the auscultatory sounds.
austrophilism
autecological
autecological
adj
Relating to autecology.
autocatalepsy
autocatalyses
autocatalyses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocatalyse
autocatalysis
autocatalysis
noun
(chemistry) catalysis of a reaction by one of its products
autocatalytic
autocatalytic
adj
(chemistry, of a reaction) catalyzed by one of its own products
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocephalous
autocephalous
adj
(Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church.
(Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
(comparable) Independent; self-directed.
autocollimate
autocomplexes
autocorrelate
autocorrelate
verb
(transitive, signal processing) To cross-correlate (a signal) with itself.
autocytolysis
autocytolysis
noun
cytolysis by a lysin produced by the same cell
autocytolytic
autocytolytic
adj
Relating to, or producing autocytolysis
autoecholalia
autoecholalia
noun
A form of echolalia in which a person repeats his own words
autoelevation
autoepilation
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohemolysis
autohemolysis
noun
hemolysis by the action of an autohemolysin
autohemolytic
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
automatically
automatically
adv
In an automatic manner.
automatonlike
automatonlike
adj
Like an automaton; robotic.
automobilists
automobilists
noun
plural of automobilist
autonomically
autonomically
adv
In an autonomic manner
With reference to the autonomic nervous system
autopolyploid
autopolyploid
adj
(genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling
noun
Any organism of this kind.
autostability
autostability
noun
(engineering) Ability to keep a stable poise, either by virtue of shape and proportions, or by some mechanism.
autotelegraph
autotelegraph
noun
Synonym of telautograph
autotriploidy
autotriploidy
noun
The condition of being autotriploid
autoxidizable
autoxidizable
adj
Alternative form of autoxidisable
bacilliparous
bacillogenous
balanoglossus
ballyllumford
balsameaceous
balsamiferous
balsamiferous
adj
That yields balsam
barboursville
bardocucullus
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
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
bibliolatrous
bibliolatrous
adj
Relating to or exhibiting bibliolatry.
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.