(mineralogy) An inosilicate mineral of sodium, iron, and titanium, forming brown to black triclinic lamellar crystals.
aetheogamic
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.
afterimages
afterimages
noun
plural of afterimage
agapemonist
agapemonite
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
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.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
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.
agonostomus
agrammatica
agrammatism
agrammatism
noun
An ungrammatical utterance.
The inability to form sentences by virtue of a brain disorder.
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
algesimeter
algesimeter
noun
Synonym of algometer
algometries
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
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
anastigmats
anastigmats
noun
plural of anastigmat
anatomising
anatomising
verb
present participle of anatomise
anatomizing
anatomizing
verb
present participle of anatomize
anematizing
angiomatous
angiomatous
adj
Relating to an angioma.
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
animatingly
animatingly
adv
in an animating manner
anisogamete
anisogamete
noun
(biology) heterogamete
antagonisms
antagonisms
noun
plural of antagonism
antemingent
antepagment
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
antiegotism
antifoaming
antifoaming
adj
That inhibits the formation of foam
antijamming
antijamming
adj
Designed not to jam (become stuck).
Designed to prevent being jammed (communications interference).
antimerging
antipriming
antismoking
antismoking
adj
Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco
apophthegms
apophthegms
noun
plural of apophthegm
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.
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
arithmogram
arithmogram
noun
The number obtained by summing the numerical values of the letters of a word.
aromatising
aromatising
verb
present participle of aromatise
aromatizing
aromatizing
verb
present participle of aromatize
arraignment
arraignment
noun
(law) The formal charging of a defendant with an offense.
arrangement
arrangement
noun
(in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.
(music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.
A collection of things that have been arranged.
A particular way in which items are organized.
The act of arranging.
The manner of being arranged.
arteriogram
arteriogram
noun
An X-ray of an artery after injection with a radiopaque material
assaugement
assignments
assignments
noun
plural of assignment
assuagement
assuagement
noun
An assuaging medicine or application.
The action of assuaging; appeasement.
The condition of being assuaged.
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
astigmatics
astigmatics
noun
plural of astigmatic
astigmatism
astigmatism
noun
(optics) A defect of a lens such that light rays coming from a point do not meet at a focal point so that the image is blurred.
(pathology) A disorder of the vision, usually due to a misshapen cornea, such that light does not focus correctly on the retina causing a blurred image.
atmological
atmological
adj
Relating to atmology.
attempering
attempering
verb
present participle of attemper
augmentable
augmentable
adj
Capable of being augmented or increased.
Capable of increasing.
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
augustinism
augustinism
Proper noun
The religious philosophy of
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
azygomatous
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bargemaster
bargemaster
noun
The person in charge of transport on a barge or barges.
benightmare
bergmannite
bhaktimarga
bigeminated
bimarginate
bimarginate
adj
Having a double margin.
biomagnetic
biomagnetic
adj
Relating to biomagnetism.
bizygomatic
bizygomatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
bombinating
bombinating
verb
present participle of bombinate
braggartism
braggartism
noun
boasting, boastfulness
branglement
branglement
noun
(obsolete) squabble; brangle
brantingham
bromatology
bromatology
noun
The study of food.
bromgelatin
brominating
brominating
verb
present participle of brominate
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
burgomaster
burgomaster
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
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.
chaetangium
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
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 (
cleistogamy
cleistogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
climatizing
climatizing
verb
present participle of climatize
climatology
climatology
noun
The science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena and causes.
clothmaking
clothmaking
noun
The art or trade of a clothmaker.
coadmitting
coadmitting
verb
present participle of coadmit
coenogamete
cognominate
cognominate
verb
(formal, transitive) To name.
collimating
collimating
adj
That collimates, or employs collimation
verb
present participle of collimate
cologarithm
cologarithm
noun
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)
columnating
columnating
verb
present participle of columnate
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
comminating
comminating
verb
present participle of comminate
commutating
commutating
verb
present participle of commutate
comortgagee
comortgagee
noun
A joint mortgagee; one who is responsible for a mortgage together with another person.
compaginate
compaginate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unite or hold together.
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.
congealment
congealment
noun
Something that has congealed; a clot.
The act of congealing.
consumating
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
criminating
criminating
verb
present participle of criminate
cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptograms
cryptograms
noun
plural of cryptogram
culminating
culminating
verb
present participle of culminate
cytomegalic
cytomegalic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting cytomegaly.
dactylogram
dactylogram
Noun
a fingerprint.
deaminating
deaminating
verb
present participle of deaminate
decemjugate
dedogmatize
dedogmatize
verb
(transitive) To remove the dogma from.
degerminate
degradement
degradement
noun
Deprivation of rank or office; degradation.
demagnetise
demagnetise
verb
(British spelling) To make something non-magnetic by removing its magnetic properties.
To erase the contents of a magnetic storage device.
demagnetize
demagnetize
verb
(transitive) To erase the contents of a magnetic storage device.
(transitive) To make something nonmagnetic by removing its magnetic properties.
demarcating
demarcating
verb
present participle of demarcate
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
deraignment
derangement
derangement
noun
(mathematics, combinatorics) A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.
An act or instance of deranging.
The property of being deranged.
dermatalgia
dermatalgia
noun
(pathology) pain that is localised to the skin
dermatogens
dermatogens
noun
plural of dermatogen
dermatology
dermatology
noun
(medicine) The study of the skin and its diseases.
desagrement
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
deuterogamy
deuterogamy
noun
A second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law.
diamagnetic
diamagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting diamagnetism; repelled by a magnet.
noun
Any substance that exhibits diamagnetism.
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two