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.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acroceraunian
acroceraunian
Adjective
Of or relating to the high mountain range of "thunder-smitten" peaks (now Kimara), between Albania and Macedonia.
acrosphacelus
actinocarpous
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actinouranium
actinouranium
noun
Alternative spelling of actino-uranium
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.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
aerosinusitis
aerosinusitis
noun
sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
aigialosaurus
albocinereous
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
algiomuscular
allantoinuria
allantoinuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of allantoin in the urine
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
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
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
amblyocarpous
ambrosiaceous
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulatoriums
amidofluoride
aminoaciduria
aminoaciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of amino acids in the urine.
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
amorousnesses
amorousnesses
noun
plural of amorousness
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
ampherotokous
amphispermous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
anaphroditous
anaptomorphus
androcephalum
androdynamous
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
andropetalous
anepigraphous
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioneurotic
angioneurotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting blood vessels and nerves
angiopressure
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anisopleurous
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
anteoperculum
anteroclusion
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antherogenous
anthracitious
anthraquinone
anthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
anticancerous
anticancerous
adj
anticancer
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
anticonductor
antineutrinos
antineutrinos
noun
plural of antineutrino
antireduction
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
antivariolous
antivariolous
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing the spread of smallpox.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aplacophorous
aponeurositis
appoggiaturas
appoggiaturas
noun
plural of appoggiatura
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
araliophyllum
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
archaeohippus
archcorrupter
archegosaurus
archeptolemus
archplutocrat
archscoundrel
archsynagogue
arctocephalus
arduousnesses
arduousnesses
noun
plural of arduousness
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argilliferous
argilliferous
adj
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
argumentation
argumentation
noun
An exchange of arguments
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
argumentatory
argumentatory
adj
Synonym of argumentatious
argyropelecus
armouchiquois
arrhenotokous
arrhenotokous
adj
(zoology) Relating to arrhenotoky; producing males from unfertilized eggs.
arteriopalmus
arteriovenous
arteriovenous
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and the veins
arthropterous
arthrosporous
arthrosporous
adj
Relating to arthrospores.
articulations
articulations
noun
plural of articulation
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
ascriptitious
ascriptitious
adj
(obsolete) additional
(obsolete) ascribed
asperifolious
asperifolious
adj
(botany) Having rough leaves.
astronautarum
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
atrociousness
atrociousness
noun
The state or quality of being atrocious.
atrocoeruleus
attributional
attributional
adj
Of or pertaining to attribution
aulacocarpous
aurantiaceous
aurantiaceous
adj
(archaic) Relating to the former family Aurantiaceae.
Of or relating to oranges or orange trees.
aureocasidium
aurotellurite
austroasiatic
austrophilism
authenticator
authenticator
noun
(film, television) A person employed to check the accuracy and realism of a script.
A feature that shows something to be authentic.
One who authenticates.
authorisation
authorisation
noun
Alternative spelling of authorization
authoritarian
authoritarian
adj
Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.
Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.
noun
One who commands absolute obedience to his or her authority.
One who follows and is excessively obedient to authority.
authoritative
authoritative
adj
Arising or originating from a figure of authority
Having a commanding style.
Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority
authorization
authorization
noun
(countable) (A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant.
(countable) An act of authorizing.
(government) Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.
(uncountable) Permission.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autocatharsis
autoconverter
autocorrelate
autocorrelate
verb
(transitive, signal processing) To cross-correlate (a signal) with itself.
autocorrosion
autocremation
autocremation
noun
self-immolation
autocriticism
autocriticism
noun
Self-criticism; criticism of what one has done, said or been.
autodecrement
autodecrement
noun
(computing) An automatic decrement.
verb
(computing) To decrement automatically.
autoeroticism
autoeroticism
noun
The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation
autoformation
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autoheterosis
autoincrement
autoincrement
noun
(computing) An automatic increment.
verb
(computing) To increment automatically.
automatograph
automatograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An instrument for recording involuntary movements of a human subject.