(most common British spelling, also sometimes used in the US) Alternative spelling of acknowledgment
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledgment
acknowledgment
noun
(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.
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
ackton
aeroplankton
aeroplankton
noun
The tiny lifeforms that float and drift in the air, carried by the current of the wind.
afterking
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterreckoning
afterthinker
afterthinker
noun
One who acts first and thinks afterwards.
afterworking
agitpunkt
agkistrodon
ahantchuyuk
aikinite
aikinite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfide mineral of lead, copper and bismuth.
aitken
aitkenite
aitkin
aitkin
Proper noun
a city in Minnesota, USA
aitutakian
akenobeite
aketon
aketon
noun
(historical) A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
akhenaten
akhenaten
Proper noun
given name
akhetaton
akhnaton
akinete
akinete
noun
(biology) A thick-walled, dormant cell found in cyanobacteria and green algae
akinetic
akinetic
adj
Of or pertaining to akinesia: akinesic.
akontae
akrabattine
akroterion
aktiengesellschaft
aktyubinsk
akutan
aldoketene
aleknight
alitrunk
alitrunk
noun
(zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
alkalescent
alkalescent
adj
Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an alkali.
alkalinisation
alkalinisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalinization
alkalinities
alkalinities
noun
plural of alkalinity
alkalinity
alkalinity
noun
(chemistry) The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.
alkalinization
alkalinization
noun
The conversion of something to an alkali.
The process of becoming more alkaline.
alkalisation
alkalisation
noun
Alternative form of alkalization
alkalization
alkalization
noun
alkalinization
alkanet
alkanet
noun
Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
Anchusa barrelieri (false alkanet).
Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).
Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.
Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).
Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).
The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
alkanethiol
alkanethiol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic thiol.
alkanets
alkanets
noun
plural of alkanet
alkapton
alkapton
noun
homogentisic acid
alkaptone
alkaptonuria
alkaptonuria
noun
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.
alkaptonuric
alkaptonuric
adj
Relating to alkaptonuria
alkitran
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylating
alkylating
verb
present participle of alkylate
alkylation
alkylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.
alkylations
alkylations
noun
plural of alkylation
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
allokinetic
alnitak
alnitak
Proper noun
A triple star in the constellation of Orion; Zeta (ζ) Orionis. It is one of the three stars that form Orion's Belt.
alpenstock
alpenstock
noun
a stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain
alpenstocker
alpenstocker
noun
A mountain-climber, especially one that uses an alpenstock.
alpenstocks
alpenstocks
noun
plural of alpenstock
altininck
amidoketone
aminoketone
aminoketone
noun
Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
anakinetic
anakinetomer
anakinetomeric
anakoluthia
anaktoron
anaktoron
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) A palace that only hierophants were permitted to enter as part of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
analkalinity
anankastic
anankastic
adj
(linguistics) Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional.
(psychology) Characterised by compulsion; obsessive-compulsive.
andikithira
angakut
angekut
angiokeratoma
angiokeratoma
noun
(medicine) A benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue colour and characterized by hyperkeratosis.
angiokinetic
angiokinetic
adj
Relating to angiokinesis or to an angiokine
animikite
ankaramite
ankaramite
noun
(geology) A specific type of volcanic rock
ankaratrite
ankerite
ankerite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.
ankerites
ankerites
noun
plural of ankerite
anklet
anklet
noun
A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.
An ankle sock.
anklets
anklets
noun
plural of anklet
ankylenteron
ankylodactylia
ankylodontia
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
ankylostoma
ankylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis
noun
Alternative form of ancylostomiasis
ankylotia
ankylotic
ankylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
ankylotome
ankylotomy
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
antakiya
antakya
antalkali
antalkali
noun
Any substance that counteracts the action of an alkali.
antalkalies
antalkaline
antalkaline
adj
Alternative form of antialkaline
antalkalis
antalkalis
noun
plural of antalkali
antemask
anthokyan
anthokyan
noun
(archaic) anthocyanin
antibacklash
antibacklash
adj
(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).
antibank
antibank
adj
Opposing banks (financial institutions).
antiblack
antiblack
adj
Hostile to black people, often specifically African Americans.
antiblackism
antiblackism
noun
Antiblack sentiments or politics.
antiblock
antibreakage
antibreakage
adj
Preventing breakage.
antick
antick
noun
Obsolete form of antic.
anticked
anticked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antic
anticker
anticker
noun
(archaic) One who performs antics; a comic performer.
anticking
anticking
verb
present participle of antic
anticks
anticks
noun
plural of antick
antickt
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
antiduke
antihijack
antikamnia
antikathode
antikathode
noun
Dated form of anticathode.
antikenotoxin
antiketogen
antiketogenesis
antiketogenesis
noun
The inhibition of ketogenesis
antiketogenic
antiketogenic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the formation of ketones during the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates in the liver
antikickback
antikickback
adj
Serving to counter kickbacks (illicit payments); antibribery.
Serving to prevent kickbacks (accidents with machinery).
antikinase
antiking
antiking
noun
(politics) One who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch, especially in an electoral monarchy.
antikings
antikings
noun
plural of antiking
antiknock
antiknock
adj
Of an additive added to petroleum/gasoline to reduce the occurrence of engine knock.
noun
Such a substance, usually tetraethyl lead (also MMT, MTBE and ethanol)
antiknocks
antiknocks
noun
plural of antiknock
antikythera
antileak
antileak
adj
Preventing leaks.
antileukemic
antileukemic
adj
(oncology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering leukemia.
noun
Any drug that prevents or counters leukemia.
antimark
antimask
antimask
adj
Opposing masks.
noun
Obsolete form of antimasque.
antimasker
antimasker
noun
(healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice of wearing masks.
Alternative form of antimasquer.
antimasks
antimasks
noun
plural of antimask
antinuke
antinuke
adj
Opposed to nuclear weapons.
noun
(informal) One who opposes nuclear weapons.
antiracketeering
antiracketeering
adj
Countering racketeering.
antirickets
antirickets
adj
Preventing rickets.
antiskeptic
antiskeptic
noun
One who opposes a skeptical viewpoint.
antiskeptical
antiskepticism
antiskepticism
noun
Opposition to a skeptical viewpoint.
antiskid
antiskid
adj
(of a brake system) Designed to maintain traction on a slippery surface.
(of a surface) Designed to increase friction, and thereby reduce the possibility of skid.
noun
(aviation) Antiskid braking.
antiskidding
antiskidding
adj
antiskid
antislickens
antismokers
antismokers
noun
plural of antismoker
antismoking
antismoking
adj
Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco
antistock
antistock
adj
(rare) Opposing the farming of livestock.
antistrike
antistrike
adj
Opposed to a strike (industrial action).
antistriker
antistriker
noun
One who opposes a strike (industrial action).
antitakeover
antitakeover
adj
(business) Countering a corporate takeover.
antitank
antitank
adj
(military) Of weapons or tactics, designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles.