(obsolete) the role or duration of being an abigail, or lady's maid.
abiological
abiological
adj
(biology) Pertaining to inanimate things; not produced by organisms.
ablactating
ablactating
verb
present participle of ablactate
aboriginals
aboriginals
noun
plural of aboriginal
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
abridgeable
abridgeable
adj
Alternative form of abridgable
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
acanthology
acanthology
noun
The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
acarologies
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
accordingly
accordingly
adv
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
acetylating
acetylating
verb
present participle of acetylate
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
achroglobin
acidulating
acidulating
verb
present participle of acidulate
acknowledge
acknowledge
verb
(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
(transitive) To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)
(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
(transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
(transitive) To report (the receipt of a message to its sender).
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.
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
actualizing
actualizing
verb
present participle of actualize
acutangular
acutangular
adj
(geometry) acute-angled.
adelphogamy
adelphogamy
noun
A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adglutinate
adjudgeable
adjudgeable
adj
Capable of being adjudged.
advancingly
advancingly
adv
In an advancing manner.
aegagropila
aegagropile
aerobiology
aerobiology
noun
The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.
aerogeology
aerogeology
noun
Geological investigations carried out from the air.
aerological
aerological
adj
Relating to aerology.
aerologists
aerologists
noun
plural of aerologist
aesthiology
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
affirmingly
affirmingly
adv
in an affirming manner
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
aganglionic
aganglionic
adj
(physiology) Without ganglia.
agapeically
agelessness
agelessness
noun
The state or quality of being ageless.
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
aggregately
aggregately
adv
collectively; in mass.
aggrievedly
aggrievedly
adv
In the manner of someone who is aggrieved
agilenesses
agitability
agitational
agitational
adj
Relating to, or having the character of, political agitation
agitatorial
agitatorial
adj
Of or relating to agitators.
aglycosuric
aglycosuric
adj
Having, or relating to, the condition of aglycosuria.
aglyphodont
agnatically
agnatically
adv
In an agnatic manner; by means of agnation.
agonisingly
agonisingly
adv
Alternative spelling of agonizingly
agonistical
agonistical
adj
(archaic) agonistic (of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks).
agonizingly
agonizingly
adv
In an agonizing manner; in a way that causes agony.
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.
agrobiology
agrobiology
noun
The science of plant life and nutrition.
agrogeology
agrogeology
noun
The geological study of agrominerals.
agrological
agrological
adj
Relating to agrology.
agronomical
agronomical
adj
agronomic
agrostology
agrostology
noun
The scientific study of grasses.
aigialosaur
aigialosaur
noun
Any extinct semi-aquatic varanoid lizard of the family Aigialosauridae.
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.
alangiaceae
albategnius
albedograph
albigensian
albigensian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Albigenses.
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albuginitis
alcaligenes
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
alethiology
alethiology
noun
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.
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
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
algesimeter
algesimeter
noun
Synonym of algometer
algesthesis
algesthesis
noun
(medicine) Perception or sensation of pain.
algidnesses
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
algolagniac
algolagniac
noun
Someone who indulges in algolagnia; a sadomasochist.
algolagnias
algolagnist
algolagnist
noun
(dated) A sexual masochist.
algological
algological
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to algology (the study of algae).
algologists
algologists
noun
plural of algologist
algometries
algonquians
algophagous
algophagous
adj
That eats algae
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.
alibangbang
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
aliturgical
aliturgical
adj
(of a day in the Christian calendar) On which the holy sacrifice is not offered.
alkalifying
alkalifying
verb
present participle of alkalify
allegations
allegations
noun
plural of allegation
alleghanian
alleghenian
alleghenian
Adjective
Relating to the
alleghenies
alleghenies
Proper noun
The in south central Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia.
allegiances
allegiances
noun
plural of allegiance
allegiantly
allegiantly
adv
In an allegiant manner
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
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
allogeneous
allogeneous
adj
(medicine) From a nonself donor of the same species.
different in nature or kind.
allografted
allografted
adj
grafted as an allograft
allographic
allographic
adj
Relating to allographs or allography.
allopelagic
allopelagic
adj
(biology, of a marine organism) That lives at a variety of depths
allothigene
allowancing
allowancing
verb
present participle of allowance
almsgivings
almsgivings
noun
plural of almsgiving
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
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”)
aluminising
aluminising
verb
present participle of aluminise
aluminizing
aluminizing
verb
present participle of aluminize
amalgamable
amalgamable
adj
capable of being amalgamated
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.
ambagiously
ambagiously
adv
In an ambagious manner.
ambiguously
ambiguously
adv
In an ambiguous manner.
amblygeusia
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.