A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abridgeable
abridgeable
adj
Alternative form of abridgable
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
acarologies
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
acromegalia
acromegalia
noun
(pathology) Alternative form of acromegaly.
acromegalic
acromegalic
adj
(pathology) Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly.
noun
(pathology) A person affected by acromegaly.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertizing
advertizing
verb
present participle of advertize
aechmagoras
aegagropila
aegagropile
aerobiology
aerobiology
noun
The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.
aerobraking
aerobraking
noun
(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
aerogenesis
aerogenesis
noun
The production of gas or air.
aerogeology
aerogeology
noun
Geological investigations carried out from the air.
aerogrammes
aerogrammes
noun
plural of aerogramme, the alternative spelling of aerogram.
aerographer
aerographer
noun
One versed in aerography; an aerologist.
aerographic
aerographic
adj
Relating to aerography.
aerological
aerological
adj
Relating to aerology.
aerologists
aerologists
noun
plural of aerologist
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affreighter
affreighter
noun
One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterimages
afterimages
noun
plural of afterimage
afterspring
agamospermy
agamospermy
noun
(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
agaricaceae
agaristidae
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agglomerant
agglomerant
adj
That causes agglomeration
agglomerate
agglomerate
adj
collected into a ball, heap, or mass
noun
(geology, volcanology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.
(meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.
A collection or mass.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
aggrandised
aggrandised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandise
aggrandiser
aggrandiser
noun
Alternative form of aggrandizer
aggrandises
aggrandises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandise
aggrandized
aggrandized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandize
aggrandizer
aggrandizer
noun
One who makes great or aggrandizes.
aggrandizes
aggrandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandize
aggravative
aggravative
adj
Tending to aggravate.
noun
That which aggravates.
aggregately
aggregately
adv
collectively; in mass.
aggregating
aggregating
verb
present participle of aggregate
aggregation
aggregation
noun
(epidemiology) The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
(networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
(object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
The act of collecting together (aggregating).
The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or sum (aggregated).
aggregative
aggregative
adj
By, toward, or of aggregation (the act of collecting or gathering together).
aggregatory
aggregatory
adj
Causing aggregation.
aggressions
aggressions
noun
plural of aggression
aggrievance
aggrievance
noun
oppression; hardship; grievance.
aggrievedly
aggrievedly
adv
In the manner of someone who is aggrieved
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
agrarianize
agrarianize
verb
(transitive) To distribute according to the principles of agrarianism.
(transitive) To imbue with the principles of agrarianism.
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
agrogeology
agrogeology
noun
The geological study of agrominerals.
agromyzidae
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
albedograph
algebraical
algebraical
adj
(mathematics) Requiring a finite number of algebraic operations; the opposite of transcendental.
Pertaining to algebra or its laws.
algebraists
algebraists
noun
plural of algebraist
algebraized
algebraized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of algebraize
algesimeter
algesimeter
noun
Synonym of algometer
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
algometries
allegorical
allegorical
adj
of, relating to, or containing allegory
allegorised
allegorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allegorise
allegoriser
allegoriser
noun
Alternative form of allegorizer
allegorises
allegorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allegorise
allegorists
allegorists
noun
plural of allegorist
allegorized
allegorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allegorize
allegorizer
allegorizer
noun
One who allegorizes.
allegorizes
allegorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allegorize
allegrettos
allegrettos
noun
plural of allegretto
allergology
allergology
noun
(medicine) The study of the causes and treatment of allergies
alligatored
alligatored
adj
Damaged by alligatoring.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alligator
allografted
allografted
adj
grafted as an allograft
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alpetragius
altercating
altercating
verb
present participle of altercate
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
alternating
alternating
adj
(mathematics, of a knot) Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
(mathematics, of a multilinear mapping with all arguments belonging to the same space) Whose value is zero when any two adjacent arguments are equal.
(mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.
That alternates.
verb
present participle of alternate
altogethers
altogethers
adv
(obsolete) Alternative form of all together
(obsolete) Alternative form of altogether
noun
(obsolete) The way things are; circumstances.
plural of altogether (“nakedness”)
amalgamater
ambergrease
ambergrises
ambergrises
noun
plural of ambergris
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
anacrogynae
anagnorises
anagnorises
noun
plural of anagnorisis
anaxagorean
anaxagorean
Adjective
Of or relating to Anaxagoras, an ancient Greek natural philosopher noted for the cosmological concept of Nous (mind), as an ordering force.
anaxagorize
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
androgamone
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
andrologies
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
angelocracy
angelocracy
noun
government or rule by angels
angelolater
angelolatry
angelolatry
noun
The worshipping of angels.
angeronalia
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
angrinesses
angrinesses
noun
plural of angriness
angularness
angularness
noun
The state or quality of being angular.
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
annabergite
annabergite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral consisting of a hydrous nickel arsenate, chemical formula Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O, with an apple-green colour.
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
antagonizer
antagonizer
noun
One who, or that which, antagonizes.
anterograde
anterograde
adj
(medicine) Effective immediately after a traumatic event such as an external shock.
(medicine) Moving or occurring in the normal forward or downstream direction of.
anteropygal
anteverting
anteverting
verb
present participle of antevert
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antiforeign
antiforeign
adj
Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.
antiguggler
antimerging
anzengruber
aphrogeneia
apologizers
apologizers
noun
plural of apologizer
aporrhiegma
apparelling
applegrower
applegrower
noun
A grower of apples.
applemonger
applemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of apples.
appleringie
apterygidae
arbitragers
arbitragers
noun
plural of arbitrager
arbitrageur
arbitrageur
noun
(finance) One who engages in arbitrage, such as a financial broker or an investment bank.
archaeology
archaeology
noun
The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains:
the academic subject; in the USA: one of the four sub-disciplines of anthropology.
the actual excavation, examination, analysis and interpretation.
the actual remains together with their location in the stratigraphy.
archangelic
archangelic
adj
Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of archangels.
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
archeologic
archeologic
adj
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of archaeologic
archgomeral
archigaster
archipelago
archipelago
noun
(by extension) Something scattered around like an archipelago.
(collective) A group of islands.
(now rare) The Aegean Sea.
arctangents
arctangents
noun
plural of arctangent
areographer
areographer
noun
An astronomer whose speciality is areography
areographic
areographic
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to areography
areological
areological
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to the planet Mars.
areopagitic
areopagitic
Adjective
Relating to the Areopagus.
argentamide
argentamine
argentamine
noun
A solution of silver phosphate in an aqueous solution of ethylene diamine, used as an antiseptic astringent and as a disinfectant.
argentarius
argentation
argentation
noun
The process of coating with silver or a silver compound; silvering.
argentinean
argentinean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Argentina.
Noun
A person from Argentina.
argentinian
argentinian
Noun
A person from Argentina or of Argentine descent.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Argentina and the Argentine people.