(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
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.
agamogenetic
agamogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to agamogenesis.
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.
aggrammatism
aggrievement
aggrievement
noun
The state of being aggrieved.
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.
agnosticisms
agnosticisms
noun
plural of agnosticism
agrammatical
agrammatical
adj
(grammar) Not grammatical; ungrammatical.
algesiometer
algometrical
algometrical
adj
Relating to algometry.
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
amalgamating
amalgamating
verb
present participle of amalgamate
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.
amalgamative
amalgamative
adj
That amalgamates
amalgamatize
amalgamatize
verb
(archaic, transitive) To amalgamate (make an alloy of a metal and mercury).
amalgamators
amalgamators
noun
plural of amalgamator
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblystegite
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
amphigastria
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amygdalolith
amygdalotome
amygdalotomy
amygdalotomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the amygdala.
anagrammatic
anagrammatic
adj
Being or relating to an anagram.
anallagmatic
anallagmatic
adj
(mathematics) Not changed in form by inversion.
anallagmatis
anastigmatic
anastigmatic
adj
(of the eye, or a lens system) Free from astigmatism
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
angiomatosis
angiomatosis
noun
(medicine) A rare genetic non-neoplastic condition presenting with little knots of capillaries in various organs.
angiostomize
animatograph
anisogametes
anisogametes
noun
plural of anisogamete
anisogametic
antemarginal
antepagmenta
antepagments
antidogmatic
antidogmatic
adj
Opposed to dogma.
antifogmatic
antifogmatic
noun
An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.
antigambling
antigambling
adj
Acting against or opposing gambling.
antighostism
antigigmanic
antilegomena
antimagnetic
antimagnetic
adj
(physics) Unable to be magnetized; unaffected by a magnetic field.
antinegroism
antinegroism
noun
A prejudice against black people.
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
aplanogamete
aplanogamete
noun
A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.
apogalacteum
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
archmagirist
argentometer
argentometer
noun
The measuring instrument used in argentometry.
argentometry
argentometry
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A method of analytical chemistry involving titration with silver nitrate, especially for the quantitative analysis of chloride
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
arithmograph
arraignments
arraignments
noun
plural of arraignment
arrangements
arrangements
noun
plural of arrangement
arteriograms
arteriograms
noun
plural of arteriogram
assemblagist
assemblagist
noun
(art) One who constructs assemblages (a form of 3D collage).
assimilating
assimilating
adj
That assimilates
verb
present participle of assimilate
assuagements
assuagements
noun
plural of assuagement
astigmatical
astigmatical
adj
astigmatic
astigmatisms
astigmatisms
noun
plural of astigmatism
astigmatizer
astigmometer
astigmometer
noun
An optical device used for measuring the degree of astigmatism
astigmometry
astigmoscope
augmentation
augmentation
noun
(Scotland, law) An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
(heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
(medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
(medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
(music) A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
The act or process of augmenting.
augmentative
augmentative
adj
Growing, enlarging, increasing.
noun
(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
autoallogamy
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
automatizing
automatizing
verb
present participle of automatize
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
autotomising
autotomising
verb
present participle of autotomise
autotomizing
autotomizing
verb
present participle of autotomize
axiomatizing
axiomatizing
verb
present participle of axiomatize
backstamping
bandlimiting
bandlimiting
noun
(physics) The limiting of a signal's Fourier transform or power spectral density to zero above a certain finite frequency.
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
barnstorming
barnstorming
adj
(especially of a performance) Highly theatrical.
noun
The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches.
verb
present participle of barnstorm
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
betanglement
biomagnetism
biomagnetism
noun
(biology) The production or detection of a magnetic field by a living organism.
bituminising
bituminising
verb
present participle of bituminise
bituminizing
bituminizing
verb
present participle of bituminize
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bridgemaster
bromargyrite
bromargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A natural mineral form of silver bromide.
bromogelatin
bromogelatin
noun
(photography) A process for preparing dry plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in gelatin.
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
burgomasters
burgomasters
noun
plural of burgomaster
buttermaking
buttermonger
buttermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of butter.
calumniating
calumniating
verb
present participle of calumniate
camphorating
camphorating
verb
present participle of camphorate
campsheeting
campsheeting
noun
Alternative form of campshedding
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
carpetmonger
carpetmonger
noun
(obsolete) One fond of pleasure; a gallant.
One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.
cementmaking
centimorgans
centimorgans
noun
plural of centimorgan
chirognomist
chirognomist
noun
One who studies chirognomy.
chirogymnast
christmasing
chromatogram
chromatogram
noun
(analytical chemistry) The visual output from a chromatograph. Usually a graphical display or histogram.
chromatology
chromatology
Noun
The scientific study of colour.
cinematizing
cinematizing
verb
present participle of cinematize
cingulectomy
circumgyrate
circumgyrate
verb
(intransitive) To be formed into a bent or curved shape (around something).
(intransitive) To make circuits (around an area or space).
(intransitive) To move around something.
(intransitive) To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit.
(transitive) To cause to turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To form into a bent or curved shape.
cleistogamic
cleistogamic
adj
Alternative form of cleistogamous
climatologic
coagulometer
coagulometer
noun
(medicine) A device used to measure the ability of the blood to coagulate (and the time taken to do so).
coccygectomy
coccygectomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the coccyx.
cognominated
cognominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cognominate
cogovernment
cologarithms
cologarithms
noun
plural of cologarithm
comagistracy
comanagement
comanagement
noun
Management together, especially of natural resources by a government and individual citizens.
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
comfortingly
comfortingly
adv
In a comforting manner
comicotragic
commentating
commentating
verb
present participle of commentate
commigration
commigration
noun
Migration together.
compensating
compensating
verb
present participle of compensate
complicating
complicating
verb
present participle of complicate
compurgation
compurgation
noun
(now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
compurgators
compurgators
noun
plural of compurgator
compurgatory
compurgatory
adj
compurgatorial
congealments
congealments
noun
plural of congealment
conglomerate
conglomerate
adj
(geology) Composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together.
Clustered together into a mass.
noun
(business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
(geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.
A cluster of heterogeneous things.
verb
(transitive) To combine together into a larger mass.
(transitive, business) To combine together into a larger corporation.
consignments
consignments
noun
plural of consignment
consummating
consummating
verb
present participle of consummate
contemningly
contemningly
adv
With contempt.
convergement
convergement
noun
The act of converging or coming closer together.
cosmogenetic
cosmogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to cosmogeny.
cosmogonists
cosmogonists
noun
plural of cosmogonist
cosmologists
cosmologists
noun
plural of cosmologist
costermonger
costermonger
noun
(Britain) A trader who sells fruit and vegetables from a cart or barrow in the street.
counterimage
counterimage
noun
An image that counters or contradicts another.
craigmontite
craigmontite
noun
(mineralogy) A nephelite-oligoclase-muscovite rock.