(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
aurignacian
aurignacian
Adjective
From or pertaining to a culture of the Upper Paleolithic, located in Europe and southwest Asia from circa 45,000 to 35,000 years ago, known from archaeological remains.
Noun
A member of the Aurignacian culture.
auspicating
auspicating
verb
present participle of auspicate
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
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.
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autogenetic
autogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to autogenesis.
Self-generated.
autognostic
autognostic
adj
self-aware
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
bangiaceous
barbecueing
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blacktongue
bucaramanga
bucaramanga
Proper noun
A city in northeastern Colombia.
buckwashing
busticating
busticating
verb
present participle of busticate
calcigenous
calcigenous
adj
That forms a calx when oxidized.
calculating
calculating
adj
(especially of a person) Serving one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.
(not comparable) Having the ability to calculate.
verb
present participle of calculate
calenturing
callensburg
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
canandaigua
canandaigua
Proper noun
a city and town in New York, USA
canchalagua
canchalagua
noun
Centaurium cachanlahuen, the original canchalagua
Centaurium chironioides, a Mexican species
Schkuhria pinnata, a plant in the sunflower family native to South America and used medicinally
Zeltnera venusta, a California species in the gentian family
cannonsburg
cannulating
cannulating
verb
present participle of cannulate
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
capsulizing
capsulizing
verb
present participle of capsulize
carburating
carburating
verb
present participle of carburate
carbureting
carbureting
verb
present participle of carburet
carburising
carburising
verb
present participle of carburise
carburizing
carburizing
verb
present participle of carburize
carfuffling
carousingly
carousingly
adv
in a carousing manner
carpogenous
carpogonium
carpogonium
noun
(biology) The female organ in the red algae (Rhodophyta), having an elongated process which is the receptive organ for the male gametes
cataloguing
cataloguing
noun
(British spelling) The act of arranging in, or as if in, a catalogue.
verb
present participle of catalogue
catapulting
catapulting
verb
present participle of catapult
caughnawaga
cauligenous
cauligenous
adj
(botany) Originating from the stem of a plant.
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
causingness
causingness
noun
(philosophy) The quality or characteristic of being the cause of something.
caustifying
cauterising
cauterising
verb
present participle of cauterise
cauterizing
cauterizing
verb
present participle of cauterize
cautionings
cautionings
noun
plural of cautioning
cellulating
cellulating
verb
present participle of cellulate
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.
ceraunogram
chaetangium
changchowfu
changeabout
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
circulating
circulating
adj
An institution lending from its collection, especially of books, on condition of membership.
Moving about freely.
verb
present participle of circulate
cladogenous
clangouring
clangouring
verb
present participle of clangour
clubhauling
clubhauling
noun
(nautical) A risky maneuver whereby a sail-boat tacks (turns into and through the wind) by dropping one of the front anchors, the intent being to turn the boat in a tighter space than would be possible using the rudder and sails alone, especially when difficult conditions such as light winds or heavy swell make tacking more difficult than usual.
verb
present participle of clubhaul
coadunating
coadunating
verb
present participle of coadunate
coagulating
coagulating
verb
present participle of coagulate
coagulation
coagulation
noun
Similar solidification of other materials (e.g. of tofu).
The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size (by any of several physical or chemical processes)(e.g. of proteins)
The process by which blood forms solid clots.
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
coguarantor
coguarantor
noun
A joint guarantor.
collagenous
collagenous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling collagen.
colleaguing
colleaguing
verb
present participle of colleague
columnating
columnating
verb
present participle of columnate
commutating
commutating
verb
present participle of commutate
concubinage
concubinage
noun
The state of being or keeping a concubine.
The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married.
condurangin
condurangin
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two poisonous glucosides obtained from condurango.
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.
congustable
conjugality
conjugality
noun
The condition of being conjugal.
The conjugal state; marriage; sexual intercourse.
conjugately
conjugately
adv
In a conjugate manner.
conjugating
conjugating
noun
conjugation
verb
present participle of conjugate
conjugation
conjugation
noun
(biology) The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction
(chemistry) A system of delocalized orbitals consisting of alternating single bonds and double bonds
(grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take.
(grammar) The act or process of conjugating a verb.
(grammar) The product of that act: the conjugated forms of a verb, collected into a list or recitation.
(mathematics) A function which negates the non-real part of a complex or hypercomplex number; complex conjugation
(mathematics) A mapping sending x to gxg⁻¹, where g and x are elements of a group; inner automorphism
Sexual relations within marriage
The coming together of things; union.
conjugative
conjugative
adj
Of, relating to, or producing combination or conjunction; combinative or connective.
conjugators
conjugators
noun
plural of conjugator
consanguine
consanguine
adj
Related by birth or "by blood", i.e. having close ancestors in common.
noun
A person related to another by birth.
consulating
consumating
corrugating
corrugating
verb
present participle of corrugate
corrugation
corrugation
noun
The process of corrugating; contraction into wrinkles or alternate ridges and grooves.
coruscating
coruscating
verb
present participle of coruscate
couchmaking
couchmaking
noun
The manufacture of couches.
countergage
craniopagus
craniopagus
noun
(medicine) A pair of conjoined twins joined at the head.
Either of the individual twins of such a pair.
culminating
culminating
verb
present participle of culminate
cultivating
cultivating
verb
present participle of cultivate
cunningaire
cynognathus
decoupaging
decoupaging
verb
present participle of decoupage
decussating
decussating
verb
present participle of decussate
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
duplicating
duplicating
verb
present participle of duplicate
ejaculating
ejaculating
verb
present participle of ejaculate
elucidating
elucidating
verb
present participle of elucidate
encapsuling
encapsuling
verb
present participle of encapsule
encouragers
encouragers
noun
plural of encourager
encouraging
encouraging
adj
auspicious, or bringing good luck
giving courage, confidence or hope
supporting by giving encouragement
noun
encouragement
verb
present participle of encourage
enucleating
enucleating
verb
present participle of enucleate
enunciating
enunciating
verb
present participle of enunciate
eugenically
eugenically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, eugenics.
euglenaceae
eurygnathic
exconjugant
exconjugant
noun
Either of a conjugating pair of protozoan ciliates after separation and before subsequent mitotic division
exculpating
exculpating
verb
present participle of exculpate
exoculating
exoculating
verb
present participle of exoculate
fecundating
fecundating
verb
present participle of fecundate
fluctuating
fluctuating
adj
Subject to irregular changes in quantity or quality.
noun
A fluctuation.
verb
present participle of fluctuate
frangulinic
fungistatic
fungistatic
adj
That inhibits the growth and reproduction of fungi but does not kill off their population.
galinaceous
geniculated
geniculated
adj
geniculate
gesticulant
gesticulant
adj
(rare) gesticulating
glandaceous
glaucescent
glaucescent
adj
Having a somewhat glaucous appearance or nature; becoming glaucous.
glauconites
glauconites
noun
plural of glauconite
glauconitic
glauconitic
adj
Relating to, or containing, glauconite.
glaucophane
glaucophane
noun
(mineralogy) A blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃Al₂Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂.
glucokinase
glucokinase
noun
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
glucosamine
glucosamine
noun
(biochemistry) An amino derivative of glucose that is a component of polysaccharides such as chitin; it is marketed as a dietary supplement supposedly to reduce the symptoms of arthritis.
glucosazone
glucosazone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any osazone of glucose
granduncles
granduncles
noun
plural of granduncle
granulocyte
granulocyte
noun
(cytology, immunology) Any of various white blood cells that have granules in their cytoplasm.
guachipilin
guadalcanal
guadalcanal
Proper noun
a volcanic island in the Pacific, part of the Solomon Islands
a battle in World War II in which American forces recaptured it from the Japanese
gubernacula
gubernacula
noun
plural of gubernaculum
gunneraceae
gymnocladus
gyracanthus
haircutting
haircutting
noun
The act or service of cutting hair.
handcuffing
handcuffing
noun
The act by which somebody is handcuffed.
verb
present participle of handcuff
inculcating
inculcating
verb
present participle of inculcate
inculpating
inculpating
verb
present participle of inculpate
incurvating
incurvating
verb
present participle of incurvate
inoculating
inoculating
verb
present participle of inoculate
jackpudding
jackpudding
noun
An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others