(biology) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis.
abiogenists
abiogenists
noun
plural of abiogenist
ablactating
ablactating
verb
present participle of ablactate
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
abominating
abominating
verb
present participle of abominate
abortogenic
abortogenic
adj
Causing abortion; abortifacient.
noun
A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abrogations
abrogations
noun
plural of abrogation
abstracting
abstracting
verb
present participle of abstract
abstricting
abstricting
verb
present participle of abstrict
acanthology
acanthology
noun
The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
acarologist
acarologist
noun
A specialist in acarology - the study of ticks and mites.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
acclimating
acclimating
verb
present participle of acclimate
accountings
accountings
noun
plural of accounting
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
acetylating
acetylating
verb
present participle of acetylate
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
acidulating
acidulating
verb
present participle of acidulate
acquainting
acquainting
verb
present participle of acquaint
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
actionizing
actionizing
verb
present participle of actionize
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
actualizing
actualizing
verb
present participle of actualize
acuminating
acuminating
verb
present participle of acuminate
acutangular
acutangular
adj
(geometry) acute-angled.
adglutinate
adiagnostic
adiagnostic
adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
adjustoring
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
advantaging
advantaging
verb
present participle of advantage
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
aegospotami
aenigmatite
aenigmatite
noun
(mineralogy) An inosilicate mineral of sodium, iron, and titanium, forming brown to black triclinic lamellar crystals.
aerologists
aerologists
noun
plural of aerologist
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aesthiology
aestivating
aestivating
verb
Alternative spelling of estivating
present participle of aestivate
aetheogamic
aetiologies
aetiologies
noun
plural of aetiology
aetiologist
aetiologist
noun
One who studies aetiology.
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affiliating
affiliating
verb
present participle of affiliate
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affreighter
affreighter
noun
One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
affricating
affricating
verb
present participle of affricate
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
affrighting
affrighting
verb
present participle of affright
afghanistan
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
agapemonist
agapemonite
agaristidae
agastrophus
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
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.
agglutinant
agglutinant
adj
Uniting, as glue; causing, or tending to cause, adhesion.
noun
Any viscous substance which causes agglutination
agglutinate
agglutinate
adj
(linguistics) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning
United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
noun
(countable) A clump of agglutinated material.
(uncountable) Agglutinated material.
verb
(linguistics) To form through agglutination.
(transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
agglutinins
agglutinins
noun
plural of agglutinin
agglutinize
agglutinize
verb
Synonym of agglutinate
agglutinoid
aggradation
aggradation
noun
(geology) Increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment.
aggravating
aggravating
verb
present participle of aggravate
aggravation
aggravation
noun
(informal) Provocation, irritation, annoyance.
An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
Exaggerated representation.
The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.
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.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agitability
agitational
agitational
adj
Relating to, or having the character of, political agitation
agitatorial
agitatorial
adj
Of or relating to agitators.
agitpropist
agkistrodon
aglyphodont
agnatically
agnatically
adv
In an agnatic manner; by means of agnation.
agnosticism
agnosticism
noun
(by extension) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
agoniatites
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agonistical
agonistical
adj
(archaic) agonistic (of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks).
agonostomus
agonothetic
agonothetic
adj
Of or pertaining to an agonothete.
agrammatica
agrammatism
agrammatism
noun
An ungrammatical utterance.
The inability to form sentences by virtue of a brain disorder.
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
agriologist
agriologist
noun
One involved in agriology.
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
agrostology
agrostology
noun
The scientific study of grasses.
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.
aiguellette
aiguillette
aiguillette
noun
Alternative form of aiglet (“metal tip on a ribbon or cord that facilitated lacing two parts of a garment together”)
An ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms.
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
albategnius
albuginitis
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
algebraists
algebraists
noun
plural of algebraist
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
algesimeter
algesimeter
noun
Synonym of algometer
algesthesis
algesthesis
noun
(medicine) Perception or sensation of pain.
algolagnist
algolagnist
noun
(dated) A sexual masochist.
algologists
algologists
noun
plural of algologist
algometries
algophilist
algophilist
noun
A person who is subject to algophilia; one who derives sexual pleasure from feeling pain.
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
aliturgical
aliturgical
adj
(of a day in the Christian calendar) On which the holy sacrifice is not offered.
allegations
allegations
noun
plural of allegation
allegiantly
allegiantly
adv
In an allegiant manner
allegorists
allegorists
noun
plural of allegorist
allegrettos
allegrettos
noun
plural of allegretto
alleviating
alleviating
verb
present participle of alleviate
alligations
alligations
noun
plural of alligation
alligatored
alligatored
adj
Damaged by alligatoring.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alligator
alloantigen
alloantigen
noun
(genetics) Any antigen, present in only some individuals of a species, that stimulates the production of antibodies in those that lack it; an isoantigen
allogeneity
allogeneity
noun
(genetics) The condition of being allogeneic
allografted
allografted
adj
grafted as an allograft
allothigene
alogotrophy
alpetragius
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
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”)
amalgamated
amalgamated
adj
Combined from two or more entities into one specific entity whilst retaining the defining characteristics of the original source entities.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amalgamate
amalgamater
amalgamates
amalgamates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amalgamate
amalgamator
amalgamator
noun
(dentistry) A device for preparing amalgam.
One who amalgamates.
ambagiosity
ambagiosity
noun
The quality of being ambagious.
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambitioning
ambitioning
verb
present participle of ambition
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
ammoniating
ammoniating
verb
present participle of ammoniate
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
anagalactic
anagalactic
adj
Outside of our own galaxy.
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief