First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.
Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans.
noun
An animal or plant native to a region.
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).
aboriginals
aboriginals
noun
plural of aboriginal
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
accordingly
accordingly
adv
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
achroglobin
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
adenographical
adenopharyngeal
adoringly
adoringly
adv
In an adoring manner.
adorningly
adorningly
adv
decoratively; using adornments.
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomizing
verb
present participle of adrenalectomize
aegirinolite
aerodontalgia
aerodontalgia
noun
(dentistry) Pain in the teeth caused by changes in air pressure.
aerogenically
aerogenically
adv
By means of aerogenesis.
aerosolizing
aerosolizing
verb
present participle of aerosolize
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
agglomerant
agglomerant
adj
That causes agglomeration
agglomerating
agglomerating
verb
present participle of agglomerate
agglomeration
agglomeration
noun
(geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.
(geology) a mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.
State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.
The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
aggradational
aggradational
adj
(geology) Pertaining to or formed by aggradation.
aggregational
aggregational
adj
Relating to, or by means of, aggregation.
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
agronomial
agronomial
adj
Synonym of agronomic
agronomical
agronomical
adj
agronomic
agronomically
agronomically
adv
With reference to agronomics
alemonger
alemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of ale.
algarrobin
algarrobin
noun
(historical) A dyestuff made from the wood of Ceratonia siliqua, the European carob tree.
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
algebrization
algebrization
noun
(mathematics) Alternative form of algebraization
algernon
allargando
allargando
adv
(music) Decreasing in tempo; getting slower.
allegoricalness
allegoricalness
noun
The state or quality of being allegorical.
allegorisation
allegorising
allegorising
noun
The act or process of making an allegory.
verb
present participle of allegorise
allegorization
allegorization
noun
The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense.
allegorizing
allegorizing
verb
present participle of allegorize
alligatoring
alligatoring
noun
(painting) A pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint.
(roofing) The cracking of the surfacing bitumen on a bituminous roof or coating on a SPF roof, producing a pattern of cracks similar to an alligator's hide.
verb
present participle of alligator
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
allomerizing
allotriognathi
alongshore
alongshore
adv
At or along a shore or coast.
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
altogetherness
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
ampelograpny
amygdonitrile
anaglyptograph
anaglyptograph
noun
An instrument for making accurate engravings of any embossed object, such as a medal.
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaglyptography
anaglyptography
noun
The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; used in representing coins, bas reliefs, etc.
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
androgonial
andrographolide
andrographolide
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers
androgynal
androgynal
adj
androgynous
andrologies
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
angelinformal
angelocracy
angelocracy
noun
government or rule by angels
angelographer
angelographer
noun
One who writes an angelography.
angelolater
angelolatry
angelolatry
noun
The worshipping of angels.
angeronalia
angioparalysis
angioparalysis
noun
(pathology) paralysis of blood vessels
angioparalytic
angioplerosis
angiosclerosis
angiosclerosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atherosclerosis
angiosclerotic
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angledozer
angledozer
noun
A kind of bulldozer whose blade can be tilted at an angle
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
angolar
angolar
noun
A former currency of Angola between 1926 and 1958, divided into 100 centavos.
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
angularization
angularization
noun
The process of making something angular.
anguliferous
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anhydroglocose
anopisthographically
anorganology
anorganology
noun
(archaic) The scientific study of inorganic entities: geology, mineralogy, etc.
anorthographical
anorthographically
anteropygal
anthologizer
anthologizer
noun
Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology.
anthragallol
anthragallol
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,3-trihydroxyanthraquinone
anthrohopobiological
anthropobiologist
anthropobiologist
noun
bioanthropologist
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
anthropoclimatologist
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropogeographical
anthropogeographical
adj
(anthropology) Of or relating to anthropogeography.
anthropoglot
anthropoglot
noun
An animal (such as a parrot) with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
anthropologic
anthropologic
adj
anthropological; pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.
anthropological
anthropological
adj
Relating to anthropology.
anthropologically
anthropologically
adv
In a manner which pertains to anthropology.
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropologist
anthropologist
noun
An expert in anthropology.
anthropologists
anthropologists
noun
plural of anthropologist
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
anthropomorphological
anthropomorphological
adj
(biology) Relating to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropomorphology
anthropomorphology
noun
(biology) Human morphology.
(biology) The study of human morphology.
(religion) The attribution of human characteristics to God.
anthropophagical
anthropophagical
adj
Alternative form of anthropophagic
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthroposociologist
anthroposociologist
noun
One who studies anthroposociology.
anthroposociology
anthroposociology
noun
(dated, historical) The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.
anthroposomatology
anthroposomatology
noun
(dated, rare) The sum of knowledge regarding the human body, comprehending anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc.
anthropoteleoclogy
anthropoteleological
antiblennorrhagic
antiblennorrhagic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.
anticholinergic
anticholinergic
adj
That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
noun
(medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
anticoagulator
antigonorrheal
antigovernmental
antigovernmental
adj
Opposing a government.
antigovernmentally
antigravitational
antigravitational
adj
(of a posture) That counters the effect of gravitational forces
(physics) Acting against gravity
antigravitationally
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antilogarithm
antilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The number of which a given number is the logarithm (to a given base).
antilogarithmic
antilogarithmic
adj
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to an antilogarithm.
antilogarithms
antilogarithms
noun
plural of antilogarithm
antiparallelogram
antiparallelogram
noun
A quadrilateral in which the pairs of nonadjacent sides are congruent, but in which two opposite sides intersect and are therefore not parallel.
antireligion
antireligion
adj
Opposed to or acting against religion
antireligionist
antireligiosity
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antireligiously
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
applemonger
applemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of apples.
approvingly
approvingly
adv
in an approving manner
arachnological
arachnological
Adjective
Of or relating to arachnology, the study of arachnids.
arachnologist
arachnologist
noun
One who is engaged in arachnology, the study of arachnids.
arachnology
arachnology
noun
The study of the Arachnida.
araneologist
araneologist
noun
One who studies spiders.
araneology
araneology
noun
(zoology) The study of the spider, a branch of arachnology.