A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
abstracting
abstracting
verb
present participle of abstract
abstricting
abstricting
verb
present participle of abstrict
acarologist
acarologist
noun
A specialist in acarology - the study of ticks and mites.
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
acutangular
acutangular
adj
(geometry) acute-angled.
affricating
affricating
verb
present participle of affricate
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.
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agrammatica
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
aliturgical
aliturgical
adj
(of a day in the Christian calendar) On which the holy sacrifice is not offered.
altercating
altercating
verb
present participle of altercate
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
archigaster
arctangents
arctangents
noun
plural of arctangent
arcticizing
arcticizing
verb
present participle of arcticize
arcticology
areopagitic
areopagitic
Adjective
Relating to the Areopagus.
aristogenic
aristogenic
adj
(biology, historical) Relating to an aristogene.
Relating or adapting to producing the very best offspring; eugenic with an aim towards an optimal state.
astringence
astringence
noun
Alternative form of astringency
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
bacterizing
bacterizing
verb
present participle of bacterize
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
brachiating
brachiating
adj
That moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms
verb
present participle of brachiate
brecciating
brecciating
verb
present participle of brecciate
cacogastric
cacogastric
adj
(rare) Troubled with bad digestion.
calenturing
calibrating
calibrating
verb
present participle of calibrate
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
cancerating
cancerating
verb
present participle of cancerate
carbolating
carbonating
carbonating
verb
present participle of carbonate
carburating
carburating
verb
present participle of carburate
carbureting
carbureting
verb
present participle of carburet
carcerating
carcerating
verb
present participle of carcerate
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
carpologist
carpologist
noun
One who studies carpology.
cartelising
cartelising
verb
present participle of cartelise
cartelizing
cartelizing
verb
present participle of cartelize
cartersburg
cartography
cartography
noun
(countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic.
(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
cartoonings
cartoonings
noun
plural of cartooning
castigators
castigators
noun
plural of castigator
castigatory
castigatory
adj
Serving or tending to castigate.
noun
(obsolete) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; the ducking stool or trebucket.
castlereagh
cataloguers
cataloguers
noun
plural of cataloguer
categorical
categorical
adj
Absolute; having no exception.
Of, pertaining to, or using a category or categories.
noun
(logic) A categorical proposition.
categorised
categorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of categorise
categorises
categorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of categorise
categorized
categorized
adj
The characteristic of having been placed or sorted in a category or categories.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of categorize
categorizer
categorizer
noun
One who, or that which, categorizes.
categorizes
categorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of categorize
catharizing
catharizing
verb
present participle of catharize
cathography
cattaraugus
cattaraugus
Proper noun
a village in Cattaraugus County, New York State, USA.
cauterising
cauterising
verb
present participle of cauterise
cauterizing
cauterizing
verb
present participle of cauterize
celebrating
celebrating
noun
celebration
verb
present participle of celebrate
centigramme
centigramme
noun
Alternative spelling of centigram
centimorgan
centimorgan
noun
(biology) A length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation.
centrifugal
centrifugal
adj
(botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
(botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
noun
A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
cerargyrite
cerargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of silver chloride, AgCl, that is a rare ore of silver; horn silver.
cerebrating
cerebrating
verb
present participle of cerebrate
changewater
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
chataignier
chateaugray
chitragupta
chitragupta
Proper noun
A Hindu god assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth.
christogram
christogram
Noun
A monogram that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a Christian symbol, such as the chi-rho (
cicatrising
cicatrising
verb
present participle of cicatrise
cicatrizing
cicatrizing
verb
present participle of cicatrize
circulating
circulating
adj
An institution lending from its collection, especially of books, on condition of membership.
Moving about freely.
verb
present participle of circulate
citrangeade
citrangeade
noun
A sweetened drink like orangeade but made with citranges.
clarigation
coachwright
coaggregate
coaggregate
verb
To aggregate along with another material
coagulators
coagulators
noun
plural of coagulator
coagulatory
coagulatory
adj
Produced by coagulation.
Serving to coagulate.
coastguards
coastguards
noun
plural of coastguard
coathangers
coathangers
noun
plural of coathanger
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
cogenerator
cogenerator
noun
A combined heating plant and power generator.
coguarantor
coguarantor
noun
A joint guarantor.
collegatary
cologarithm
cologarithm
noun
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)
colportages
colportages
noun
plural of colportage
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
comortgagee
comortgagee
noun
A joint mortgagee; one who is responsible for a mortgage together with another person.
compregnate
compurgator
compurgator
noun
(historical, law) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
(now historical, law) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
conflagrant
conflagrant
adj
brightly burning
conflagrate
conflagrate
verb
(intransitive) To catch fire.
(transitive) To set fire to something.
congregants
congregants
noun
plural of congregant
congregated
congregated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congregate
congregates
congregates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congregate
congregator
congregator
noun
A person who congregates or assembles
conjugators
conjugators
noun
plural of conjugator
contracting
contracting
adj
Getting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area.
noun
The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.
Work done on a contract basis.
verb
present participle of contract
contrasting
contrasting
adj
Set in opposition; markedly different.
verb
present participle of contrast
cooperating
cooperating
verb
present participle of cooperate
coparenting
coparenting
verb
present participle of coparent
correlating
correlating
verb
present participle of correlate
corrugating
corrugating
verb
present participle of corrugate
corrugation
corrugation
noun
The process of corrugating; contraction into wrinkles or alternate ridges and grooves.
corrugators
corrugators
noun
plural of corrugator
corticating
coruscating
coruscating
verb
present participle of coruscate
cosignatory
cosignatory
adj
signed or signing jointly
noun
Any of several people who sign a document together (especially a treaty)
cosignitary
countergage
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
crenelating
crenelating
verb
present participle of crenelate
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
crepitating
crepitating
verb
present participle of crepitate
criminating
criminating
verb
present participle of criminate
cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptoglaux
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
cryptograph
cryptograph
noun
A cipher or cryptogram.
A device used for encrypting or decrypting text.
verb
(rare) To write text using a code or cipher.
crystalling
crystallogy
crystograph
cybernating
cybernating
verb
present participle of cybernate
dactylogram
dactylogram
Noun
a fingerprint.
demarcating
demarcating
verb
present participle of demarcate
deprecating
deprecating
adj
In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling.
verb
present participle of deprecate
desecrating
desecrating
verb
present participle of desecrate
diffracting
diffracting
verb
present participle of diffract
discreating
distracting
distracting
verb
present participle of distract
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
dramaturgic
dramaturgic
adj
Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.
ectorganism
electragist
electrogram
electrogram
noun
(physiology) A record of the electrical activity of an organ
embrocating
embrocating
verb
present participle of embrocate
endogastric
endogastric
adj
Of the shell of a mollusc, curving backwards away from the head.
energetical
energetical
adj
energetic; of or relating to energy
engrammatic
engrammatic
adj
Relating to engrams.
entogastric
entogastric
adj
(zoology) Relating to the interior of the stomach; applied to a mode of budding from the interior of the gastric cavity, in certain hydroids.