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
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.
adjustoring
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
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
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affricating
affricating
verb
present participle of affricate
affrighting
affrighting
verb
present participle of affright
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.
afterspring
agglomerant
agglomerant
adj
That causes agglomeration
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.
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).
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agkistrodon
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
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.
altercating
altercating
verb
present participle of altercate
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
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
angariation
angariation
noun
(obsolete) exaction of forced service; compulsion
angelolater
angelolatry
angelolatry
noun
The worshipping of angels.
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anhydrating
annabergite
annabergite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral consisting of a hydrous nickel arsenate, chemical formula Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O, with an apple-green colour.
antagonizer
antagonizer
noun
One who, or that which, antagonizes.
anterograde
anterograde
adj
(medicine) Effective immediately after a traumatic event such as an external shock.
(medicine) Moving or occurring in the normal forward or downstream direction of.
anteropygal
anteverting
anteverting
verb
present participle of antevert
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
antiangular
antibigotry
antibigotry
adj
Opposing bigotry.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antiburglar
antiburglar
adj
Opposing or countering burglars.
antiforeign
antiforeign
adj
Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.
antigravity
antigravity
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-gravity
antiguggler
antiliturgy
antimerging
antipriming
approbating
approbating
verb
present participle of approbate
apronstring
aragonspath
arbitraging
arbitraging
verb
present participle of arbitrage
arbitrating
arbitrating
verb
present participle of arbitrate
arctangents
arctangents
noun
plural of arctangent
arcticizing
arcticizing
verb
present participle of arcticize
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.
argentarius
argentation
argentation
noun
The process of coating with silver or a silver compound; silvering.
argentinean
argentinean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Argentina.
Noun
A person from Argentina.
argentinian
argentinian
Noun
A person from Argentina or of Argentine descent.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Argentina and the Argentine people.
argentinize
argiphontes
argostolion
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
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.
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.
arrestingly
arrestingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly.
arrogations
arrogations
noun
plural of arrogation
aspergation
assertingly
asterisking
asterisking
verb
present participle of asterisk
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.
astringents
astringents
noun
plural of astringent
astrogating
astrogating
verb
present participle of astrogate
astrogation
astrogation
noun
(science fiction) Astronavigation (navigation through space).
astrologian
astrologian
Noun
An astrologer.
athenagoras
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
attempering
attempering
verb
present participle of attemper
attributing
attributing
verb
present participle of attribute
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
austrogaean
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
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.
autoturning
bacterizing
bacterizing
verb
present participle of bacterize
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
banteringly
banteringly
adv
In a bantering manner.
baronetages
baronetages
noun
plural of baronetage
bearbaiting
bearbaiting
noun
(metaphoric) A bloodthirsty free for all.
A blood sport in which dogs are set upon a chained bear
verb
present participle of bearbait
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
benightmare
bentgrasses
bentgrasses
noun
plural of bentgrass
bergmannite
betattering
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bimarginate
bimarginate
adj
Having a double margin.
bistournage
brachiating
brachiating
adj
That moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms
verb
present participle of brachiate
branglement
branglement
noun
(obsolete) squabble; brangle
brantingham
brattishing
brattishing
noun
(architecture) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet.
A brattice.
verb
present participle of brattish
breathingly
brecciating
brecciating
verb
present participle of brecciate
bribetaking
bribetaking
noun
The acceptance of bribes.
brigantines
brigantines
noun
plural of brigantine
bromgelatin
brominating
brominating
verb
present participle of brominate
brontograph
brontograph
noun
A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
brutalising
brutalising
verb
(Britain) present participle of brutalise
brutalizing
brutalizing
adj
Cruel, harsh, or otherwise insensitive.
verb
present participle of brutalize
bungstarter
bungstarter
noun
A tool for opening barrels by removing the bung.
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
cartelising
cartelising
verb
present participle of cartelise
cartelizing
cartelizing
verb
present participle of cartelize
cartoonings
cartoonings
noun
plural of cartooning
catharizing
catharizing
verb
present participle of catharize
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.
cerebrating
cerebrating
verb
present participle of cerebrate
changewater
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
chataignier
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.