(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
actinopterygii
adenologaditis
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
aegithognathae
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterreckoning
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
adj
Relating to an agglutinogen
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
aggrandizement
aggrandizement
Noun
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
aguascalientes
aguascalientes
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
Its capital city.
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
allegorisation
allegorization
allegorization
noun
The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense.
allothigenetic
altogetherness
anaesthetizing
anaesthetizing
verb
present participle of anaesthetize
anaetiological
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatized
anagrammatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize
anaphylactogen
anaphylactogen
noun
(medicine) A substance likely to or capable of producing an adverse reaction (anaphylaxis) in a person.
anapterygotism
anapterygotous
anathematising
anathematising
verb
present participle of anathematise
anathematizing
anathematizing
verb
present participle of anathematize
anesthesiology
anesthesiology
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.
angiosclerotic
angiostegnosis
angiotensinase
angiotensinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any peptidase that hydrolyzes angiotensin
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
angustisellate
angustiseptate
angustiseptate
adj
Having a narrow septum
anomalogonatae
anthecological
anthecological
adj
Relating to anthecology
anthoecologist
anthropogenist
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
antiaggression
antiaggression
noun
The lack or absence of aggression.
antiaggressive
antiaggressive
adj
(medicine) Counteracting aggression.
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
anticogitative
antidetonating
antiegoistical
antienergistic
antiflattering
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antiglyoxalase
antigonorrheal
antigonorrheic
antigonorrheic
adj
Alternative form of antigonorrhoeic
antigovernment
antigovernment
adj
Opposed to a government currently in power.
Opposed to government in general.
antihemoglobin
antimanagement
antimanagement
adj
(business) In opposition to management.
antioxygenator
antiparagraphe
antipathogenic
antipathogenic
adj
(medicine) That acts against pathogens
antirecruiting
antirecruiting
adj
Opposing recruiting campaigns, for example by the military.
antisialagogue
antisialagogue
noun
Any substance that decreases the production of saliva.
antitechnology
antitechnology
adj
Opposed to technology
antitheologian
appreciatingly
appreciatingly
adv
Appreciatively, with appreciation: in an appreciating manner.
archgenethliac
archostegnosis
argenticyanide
argentinitrate
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
argyranthemous
arsenotungstic
arteriogenesis
arteriogenesis
noun
(medicine) An increase in the diameter of existing arterial vessels
asseveratingly
asseveratingly
adv
in an asseverating manner
augmentationer
augmentationer
noun
(historical) An officer of the Court of Augmentations.
augmentatively
augmentatively
adv
In an augmentative fashion.
authenticating
authenticating
verb
present participle of authenticate
autojuggernaut
autophyllogeny
autoregulation
autoregulation
noun
(biology) Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change.
The process that maintains a constant flow of blood to an organ despite changes in arterial pressure.
autosuggestion
autosuggestion
noun
(computing, uncountable) An autosuggest feature.
The practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself, as in autohypnosis.
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
basidiogenetic
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
biodegradation
biodegradation
noun
The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.
biogenetically
biogenetically
adv
In a biogenetic manner.
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
branchiostegan
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
brightsomeness
brightsomeness
noun
The quality of being brightsome.
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
buttgenbachite
buttgenbachite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
cabinetmakings
cabinetworking
candlelighting
candlelighting
noun
The lighting of a candle, especially as part of a ceremony
cartilagineous
cartilagineous
adj
Archaic form of cartilaginous.
categorisation
categorisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of categorization
categorization
categorization
noun
A group of things arranged by category; a classification.
The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.
centrifugalise
centrifugalise
verb
Alternative form of centrifugalize
centrifugalize
centrifugalize
verb
Synonym of centrifugate
centrifugaller
centrifugation
centrifugation
noun
The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
centuplicating
centuplicating
verb
present participle of centuplicate
ceratospongiae
ceratospongian
chaetangiaceae
chaetognathous
characterising
characterising
verb
present participle of characterise
characterizing
characterizing
verb
present participle of characterize
charlottenburg
chattermagging
chiropterygian
chondrogenetic
chondrogenetic
adj
Relating to chondrogenesis.
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
cinematography
cinematography
noun
Motion picture photography.
The art, process, or job of filming movies.
cingulectomies
circumnavigate
circumnavigate
verb
(intransitive, sailing) To sail around the world.
(transitive) To circumvent or bypass.
(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
circumpentagon
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
cogitativeness
cogitativeness
noun
The state or quality of being cogitative.
cognoscitively
cognoscitively
adv
In a cognoscitive manner.
cointersecting
coinvestigator
coinvestigator
noun
One who takes part in a joint investigation.
collectivizing
collectivizing
verb
present participle of collectivize
collegiateness
collegiateness
noun
The quality of being collegiate.
commensurating
commensurating
verb
present participle of commensurate
compensatingly
compensatingly
adv
So as to compensate.
concelebrating
concelebrating
verb
present participle of concelebrate
congealability
congealability
noun
The condition of being congealable
congeliturbate
congenialities
congenialities
noun
plural of congeniality
congenitalness
congenitalness
noun
(rare) The quality of being congenital.
conglomerating
conglomerating
verb
present participle of conglomerate
conglomeration
conglomeration
noun
An instance of conglomerating, a coming together of separate parts.
That which consists of many previously separate parts.
conglomerative
conglomerative
adj
Causing, or relating to, conglomeration.
conglutinative
conglutinative
adj
conglutinant
congregational
congregational
adj
Of or pertaining to a congregation.
congregationer
congressionist
consentingness
consentingness
noun
The state or quality of being consenting.
consignataries
consignataries
noun
plural of consignatary
consignificate
contagiousness
contagiousness
noun
The state or condition of being contagious.
containerizing
containerizing
verb
present participle of containerize
contemporising
contemporising
verb
present participle of contemporise
contemporizing
contemporizing
verb
present participle of contemporize
contiguousness
contiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being contiguous.
contingentness
contingentness
noun
The state or quality of being contingent.
contragredient
contragredient
adj
(mathematics) Generally, denoting an object inversed and transposed (to another).
(mathematics) Of a matrix: being a transpose of an inverse matrix.
(mathematics) Of a representation in linear algebra: being the transpose of the former representation of an inverse object.