A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
androgametangium
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
antihemagglutinin
antihemagglutinin
adj
(immunology) That reacts with hemagglutinin
archicleistogamous
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
argentoproteinum
argentoproteinum
noun
(archaic) silver proteinate
argumentation
argumentation
noun
An exchange of arguments
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
argumentative
argumentative
adj
Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
Prone to argue or dispute.
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
argumentativeness
argumentativeness
noun
the state of being argumentative
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
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.
augmentationer
augmentationer
noun
(historical) An officer of the Court of Augmentations.
augmentations
augmentations
noun
plural of augmentation
augmentative
augmentative
adj
Growing, enlarging, increasing.
noun
(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
augmentatively
augmentatively
adv
In an augmentative fashion.
augmenting
augmenting
verb
present participle of augment
augmentive
augmentive
adj
(linguistics) Changing the meaning to one that is a larger, more complete, or more elaborate version of the original sense.
Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative.
Supplementary; additional.
noun
(linguistics) An augmentive affix; augmentative.
Something that augments.
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
autogamies
autogamies
noun
plural of autogamy
automatictacessing
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
bismutoplagionite
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
burgomastership
burgomastership
noun
The role or status of a burgomaster.
buttermaking
chaetangium
cheiropatagium
circumagitate
circumagitate
verb
(transitive) To agitate on all sides.
circumgenital
circumgenital
adj
Surrounding the genital area.
circumgestation
circumgestation
noun
(obsolete) The act or process of carrying about.
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.
circummigrate
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.
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumpentagon
cleistogamous
cleistogamous
adj
(botany) Pertaining to cleistogamy.
cleistogamously
cleistogamously
adv
In a cleistogamous fashion.
commensurating
commensurating
verb
present participle of commensurate
countercampaign
countercampaign
noun
A campaign that opposes another campaign.
countercampaigns
countercampaigns
noun
plural of countercampaign
counterclaiming
counterclaiming
verb
present participle of counterclaim
counterdisengagement
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
countergambit
countergambit
noun
(chess) A gambit offered by the black (non-starting) player.
counterhammering
counterimage
counterimage
noun
An image that counters or contradicts another.
counterimagination
counterimagination
noun
An imagination that contradicts or opposes another imagination.
countermanding
countermanding
noun
The act of something being countermanded.
verb
present participle of countermand
countermarching
countermarching
noun
A countermarch.
verb
present participle of countermarch
countermarriage
countermigration
countermigration
noun
Migration back again, or in the opposite direction.
counterprogramming
counterprogramming
noun
Psychological programming carried out to combat the effects of earlier programming.
cytomegalovirus
cytomegalovirus
noun
(virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
daemonurgist
demigauntlet
demigauntlet
noun
A bandage that covers the hand but not the fingers
demihagbut
demioctangular
demodulating
demodulating
verb
present participle of demodulate
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
deuterogamist
deuterogamist
noun
(theology, law) One who believes in the moral right to, and the lawfulness of, remarriage after divorce or spousal death.
(theology, law) One who remarries after the divorce or death of their spouse.
disambiguate
disambiguate
verb
(linguistics) To distinguish one word or lexical unit (from a different one which has a similar form).
To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.
disambiguated
disambiguated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disambiguate
disambiguates
disambiguates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disambiguate
disaugment
discouragement
discouragement
noun
Anything that discourages.
The act of discouraging.
The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
discouragements
discouragements
noun
plural of discouragement
dramaturgies
dramaturgies
noun
plural of dramaturgy
drumbeating
drumbeating
noun
A beating of drums.
drumbeatings
drumbeatings
noun
plural of drumbeating
ectopatagium
electrometallurgical
electrometallurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to electrometallurgy
electrometallurgist
electrometallurgist
noun
One who carries out electrometallurgy.
emasculating
emasculating
verb
present participle of emasculate
emulating
emulating
verb
present participle of emulate
enumerating
enumerating
verb
present participle of enumerate
epigastraeum
epigastrium
epigastrium
noun
(anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.
ethnomusicological
ethnomusicological
adj
Relating to or pertaining to ethnomusicology.
ethnomusicologically
ethnomusicologically
adv
In an ethnomusicologic manner.
eurygnathism
eurygnathism
noun
(anatomy) The condition of having a wide jaw.
evangelistarium
excommunicating
excommunicating
verb
present participle of excommunicate
exhumating
exhumating
verb
present participle of exhumate
fatiguesome
fatiguesome
adj
fatiguing; tiring
ferruminating
ferruminating
verb
present participle of ferruminate
fibroligamentous
fragmentitious
fumigate
fumigate
verb
(transitive) To disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the fumes of certain chemicals.
fumigated
fumigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fumigate
fumigates
fumigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fumigate
fumigatories
galenobismutite
galenobismutite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, lead, and sulfur.
gametangium
gametangium
noun
(botany, mycology) A gamete-producing organ or cell found in many multicellular protists, algae and fungi, and in the gametophytes of plants.
gametogonium
gametogonium
noun
A germ cell that divides into gametocytes during gametogenesis.
gastroalbuminorrhea
gastrocnemius
gastrocnemius
noun
The muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.
gastroduodenostomies
gastroduodenostomies
noun
plural of gastroduodenostomy
gastrojejunostomies
gastrojejunostomies
noun
plural of gastrojejunostomy
gastropneumatic
gastropneumonic
geissolomataceous
geitonogamous
geitonogamous
adj
Relating to or exhibiting geitonogamy
gemmulation
gemmulation
noun
(biology) The production of gemmules; reproduction via gemmules
gesithcundman
gestatorium
geumatophobia
gitanemuck
gitanemuk
giustamente
giustamente
adv
(music) in strict tempo
glutaminase
glutaminase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glutamine to glutamic acid and ammonia
glutaminases
glutaminases
noun
plural of glutaminase
glutamine
glutamine
noun
(biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid C₅H₁₀N₂O₃ found in most animal and plant proteins.
glutimate
granulometric
granulometric
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to granulometry (measurement of the size of grains in sedimentary deposits)
grumbletonian
grumbletonian
noun
(obsolete, UK) A grumbler; originally a member of the 17th century Country Party and later a member of the opposition
guesstimate
guesstimate
noun
(informal) An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.
verb
(intransitive) To make a guesstimate.
(transitive) To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity.
guesstimated
guesstimated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of guesstimate
guesstimates
guesstimates
noun
plural of guesstimate
guesstimating
guesstimating
verb
present participle of guesstimate
guestimate
guestimate
noun
Alternative spelling of guesstimate
guestimated
guestimated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of guestimate
guestimating
guestimating
verb
present participle of guestimate
guitermanite
gynostemiumia
haemagglutinate
haemagglutinate
verb
Alternative form of hemagglutinate
haemagglutinated
haemagglutinating
haemagglutinating
adj
That agglutinates red blood cells
haemagglutination
haemagglutination
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of hemagglutination
haemagglutinative
haemagglutinative
adj
Alternative form of hemagglutinative
haemagglutinin
haemagglutinin
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemagglutinin
helminthagogue
helminthagogue
noun
A vermifuge or anthelmintic
hemagglutinate
hemagglutinate
verb
To lead to hemagglutination
hemagglutinated
hemagglutinated
adj
Modified by hemagglutination
hemagglutinating
hemagglutinating
adj
That causes hemagglutination.
hemagglutination
hemagglutination
noun
The agglutination of red blood cells, especially as a test for the presence of antibodies
hemagglutinative
hemagglutinative
adj
Of or relating to hemagglutination.
hemagglutinin
hemagglutinin
noun
(biochemistry) An antigenic glycoprotein that causes agglutination of red blood cells