(biology) In an abiogenetic manner; to have created life without life.
abiogeny
abiogeny
noun
(biology) abiogenesis.
abiologically
abiologically
adv
(biology) In an abiological manner.
abiology
abiology
noun
(sciences) The sciences, such as geology and astronomy, that collectively deal with inorganic or lifeless bodies.
aboriginality
aboriginality
noun
The distinctive culture of aboriginal peoples
The quality of being aboriginal.
The spiritual bonds between the aboriginal people and their place of heritage.
aboriginally
aboriginally
adv
(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).
aboriginary
aboriginary
adj
Obsolete form of aboriginal.
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
abridgedly
abridgedly
adv
in an abridged manner, in a manner that is cut short or shortened
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
abying
abying
verb
present participle of aby
present participle of abye
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acanthology
acanthology
noun
The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
acanthopterygian
acanthopterygian
adj
(zoology) Similar to an acanthopterygian.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
acanthopterygii
acarology
acarology
noun
(zoology) The study of ticks and mites.
acceleratingly
acceleratingly
adv
In an accelerating manner.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accommodatingly
accommodatingly
adv
In an accommodating manner.
accompanying
accompanying
adj
Present together.
noun
That which accompanies; accompaniment.
verb
present participle of accompany
accordingly
accordingly
adv
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
accoying
accoying
verb
present participle of accoy
accusingly
accusingly
adv
In an accusing manner.
aceology
aceology
Noun
The science of remedies, or of therapeutics; iamatology.
acetifying
acetifying
verb
present participle of acetify
acetylating
acetylating
verb
present participle of acetylate
acetylenogen
acetylglycin
acetylglycine
acetylglycine
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of glycine
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
achingly
achingly
adv
In an aching manner; sorely.
acidifying
acidifying
verb
present participle of acidify
acidology
aciurgy
aciurgy
noun
Operative surgery.
acknowledgedly
acknowledgedly
adv
Confessedly, admittedly.
acology
acology
noun
Materia medica; the science of medical remedies.
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acrogamy
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acrography
acrography
noun
A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.
acrogynae
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acrologically
acrologically
adv
In an acrologic manner
acrology
acrology
noun
Synonym of acrophony
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
acronymizing
acronymizing
verb
present participle of acronymize
acropathology
acropathology
noun
(pathology, rare) The study of diseases of the limbs or the extremities.
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinology
actinology
noun
(sciences) The study of the effect of light on chemicals.
actinopterygian
actinopterygian
adj
Of the nature of fish of the class Actinopterygii.
noun
(zoology) Any of the ray-finned fish of the taxonomic class Actinopterygii.
actinopterygii
actinopterygious
acylating
acylating
verb
present participle of acylate
acylogen
acyrological
acyrology
acyrology
noun
(obsolete, rare) The incorrect use of language
adagy
adelphogamy
adelphogamy
noun
A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adelphophagy
adelphophagy
noun
The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adenalgy
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adenology
adenology
noun
The part of physiology that treats of the glands.
adenopharyngeal
adenopharyngitis
admiringly
admiringly
adv
In an admiring manner.
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
adoringly
adoringly
adv
In an adoring manner.
adorningly
adorningly
adv
decoratively; using adornments.
adoxography
adoxography
noun
(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
adsignify
adsignify
verb
(transitive) To denote additionally.
advancingly
advancingly
adv
In an advancing manner.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
adyge
adygei
adygei
Proper noun
A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in the Republic of Adygea, in the Russian Federation.
adyghe
adyghe
Proper noun
A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in the Republic of Adygea, in the Russian Federation, also known as West Circassian.
aedoeology
aegemony
aegophony
aegophony
noun
Alternative form of egophony
aegyptilla
aegyptus
aegyrite
aerifying
aerifying
verb
present participle of aerify
aerobacteriologically
aerobacteriology
aerobiologically
aerobiologically
adv
In an aerobiological way.
aerobiology
aerobiology
noun
The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.
aerocartography
aerocartography
noun
The making of maps based on an aerial survey of the terrain.
aerogenically
aerogenically
adv
By means of aerogenesis.
aerogeography
aerogeology
aerogeology
noun
Geological investigations carried out from the air.
aerognosy
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
aerolithology
aerolithology
noun
The study of meteorites
aerology
aerology
noun
The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, kites, rockets, drones, airplanes, etc.
The study of the air and of the atmosphere and technological methods involved. Used in the US Navy until early 1957 to encompass operations as well as scientific knowledge.
aerophagy
aerophagy
noun
(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aerophotography
aerophotography
noun
aerial photography
aesthiology
aesthophysiology
aesthophysiology
noun
The science of sensation in relation to the actions of the nerves.
aetiologically
aetiologically
adv
In aetiological terms.
aetiology
aetiology
noun
(medicine, countable) A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).
(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
The study of causes or causation.
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affirmingly
affirmingly
adv
in an affirming manner
afflictingly
afflictingly
adv
In a way that causes affliction.
affraying
affraying
verb
present participle of affray
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
affrightfully
affrightfully
adv
(obsolete) frightfully
affrightingly
affrightingly
adv
(archaic) So as to frighten or terrify.
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
affying
affying
verb
present participle of affy
againbuy
againsay
againsay
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To contradict; to gainsay.
agalaxy
agalaxy
noun
(dated) agalactia
agamically
agamically
adv
In an agamic manner.
agamogenetically
agamogenetically
adv
By means of agamogenesis.
agamogony
agamogony
noun
(biology) schizogony, or any other form of asexual reproduction
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agamy
agamy
noun
(biology) Asexual reproduction.
Absence or nonrecognition of marriage, or absence of a pair bond.
agapeically
agastya
agastya
Proper noun
He is one of the Saptarishis (meaning "seven sages"), a revered Vedic sage and the author of Agastya Samhita.
agathology
agathology
noun
The science or theory of the good.
agathy
agathyrsus
agaty
agaty
adj
Of the nature of agate, or containing agate.
agcy
agedly
agedly
adv
In an aged manner.
agelessly
agelessly
adv
In an ageless manner.
agency
agency
noun
(sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by such unit of government.
A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
agentry
agentry
noun
The position of being an agent.
agglutinability
agglutinability
noun
The quality or degree of being agglutinable.
agglutinatively
agglutinatively
adv
In an agglutinative fashion; via agglutination.
aggravatingly
aggravatingly
adv
In an aggravating manner.
aggregately
aggregately
adv
collectively; in mass.
aggregatively
aggregatively
adv
In an aggregative manner.
aggregatory
aggregatory
adj
Causing aggregation.
aggressively
aggressively
adv
In an aggressive manner.
aggressivity
aggressivity
noun
(geology) The acidic ability of water (when it contains dissolved carbon dioxide) to dissolve calcium carbonate from rocks.
The quality of being aggressive.
aggrievedly
aggrievedly
adv
In the manner of someone who is aggrieved
aggry
aggry
adj
Applied to a kind of variegated glass beads of ancient manufacture.
aggy
aggy
adj
(African-American Vernacular and UK slang) Aggravated; aggressive, angry.
(African-American Vernacular and UK slang) Aggravating; annoying, irritating, obnoxious.
agilely
agilely
adv
In an agile manner; with agility.
agility
agility
noun
(countable) A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.
(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
agitability
agitatedly
agitatedly
adv
In an agitated manner.
agley
agley
adj
(Scotland) Wrong; askew.
adv
(chiefly Scotland) Wrong, awry, askew, amiss, or distortedly.
aglipayan
aglipayano
agly
aglycon
aglycon
noun
Alternative spelling of aglycone
aglycone
aglycone
noun
(organic chemistry) The non-sugar fragment of a glycoside.
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.