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
acetylating
acetylating
verb
present participle of acetylate
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
acidulating
acidulating
verb
present participle of acidulate
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.
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
agnatically
agnatically
adv
In an agnatic manner; by means of agnation.
agonistical
agonistical
adj
(archaic) agonistic (of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks).
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
aliturgical
aliturgical
adj
(of a day in the Christian calendar) On which the holy sacrifice is not offered.
altercating
altercating
verb
present participle of altercate
anagalactic
anagalactic
adj
Outside of our own galaxy.
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
analogistic
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
antilogical
antilogical
adj
Going against logic.
aphlogistic
aphlogistic
adj
(archaic) flameless
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
arcticology
atmological
atmological
adj
Relating to atmology.
attackingly
autecologic
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autological
autological
adj
(grammar, of a word, phrase, or especially an adjective) Possessing the property it describes.
autopelagic
backlighted
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
bicolligate
bicolligate
adj
(ornithology) Having the anterior toes united by a basal web
blackington
blacktongue
blastogenic
blastogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to blastogenesis.
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
calibrating
calibrating
verb
present participle of calibrate
caliologist
caliologist
noun
One who studies birds' nests.
callityping
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
candlelight
candlelight
noun
The light emitted by a candle.
cannulating
cannulating
verb
present participle of cannulate
cantilating
carbolating
carpologist
carpologist
noun
One who studies carpology.
cartelising
cartelising
verb
present participle of cartelise
cartelizing
cartelizing
verb
present participle of cartelize
castiglione
castlereagh
catalogical
catalogical
adj
Synonym of catalogic
cataloguers
cataloguers
noun
plural of cataloguer
cataloguing
cataloguing
noun
(British spelling) The act of arranging in, or as if in, a catalogue.
verb
present participle of catalogue
cataloguish
cataloguist
cataloguize
catapulting
catapulting
verb
present participle of catapult
catchpoling
categorical
categorical
adj
Absolute; having no exception.
Of, pertaining to, or using a category or categories.
noun
(logic) A categorical proposition.
celebrating
celebrating
noun
celebration
verb
present participle of celebrate
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.
cetological
cetological
adj
Of or pertaining to cetology.
chilognatha
cholangitis
cholangitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the bile duct.
circulating
circulating
adj
An institution lending from its collection, especially of books, on condition of membership.
Moving about freely.
verb
present participle of circulate
clarigation
cleistogamy
cleistogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
clientelage
clientelage
noun
(dated) clientele; customers or patrons
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.
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.
coagulative
coagulative
adj
Having the power to cause coagulation
coagulators
coagulators
noun
plural of coagulator
coagulatory
coagulatory
adj
Produced by coagulation.
Serving to coagulate.
cocktailing
cocktailing
noun
Work as a cocktail waitress.
coelongated
cognitional
cognitional
adj
Of or pertaining to cognition
collegatary
colligating
colligating
verb
present participle of colligate
colligation
colligation
noun
(linguistics) The co-occurrence of syntactic categories, usually within a sentence.
(logic) The formulation of a general hypothesis which seeks to connect two or more facts.
A binding together.
colligative
colligative
adj
(chemistry, physics) Describing any property that depends only on the number of molecules present.
collimating
collimating
adj
That collimates, or employs collimation
verb
present participle of collimate
collocating
collocating
verb
present participle of collocate
cologarithm
cologarithm
noun
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)
colportages
colportages
noun
plural of colportage
columnating
columnating
verb
present participle of columnate
conflagrant
conflagrant
adj
brightly burning
conflagrate
conflagrate
verb
(intransitive) To catch fire.
(transitive) To set fire to something.
congealment
congealment
noun
Something that has congealed; a clot.
The act of congealing.
congelation
congelation
noun
That which is congealed.
The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing.
The state of being congealed.
congelative
congelative
adj
That which tends to congeal.
conglaciate
conglaciate
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To turn to ice; to freeze.
conglobated
conglobated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conglobate
conglobates
conglobates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conglobate
congustable
conjugality
conjugality
noun
The condition of being conjugal.
The conjugal state; marriage; sexual intercourse.
conjugately
conjugately
adv
In a conjugate manner.
consulating
correlating
correlating
verb
present participle of correlate
crenelating
crenelating
verb
present participle of crenelate
cryptoglaux
crystalling
crystallogy
culminating
culminating
verb
present participle of culminate
cultivating
cultivating
verb
present participle of cultivate
cystoplegia
cystoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the bladder
cytological
cytological
adj
Of, or relating to cytology or cytologists.
cytomegalic
cytomegalic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting cytomegaly.
dactylogram
dactylogram
Noun
a fingerprint.
dactylology
dactylology
noun
The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf.
decoagulate
decollating
decollating
verb
present participle of decollate
decolletage
decolletage
noun
Alternative spelling of décolletage
defalcating
defalcating
verb
present participle of defalcate
deglaciated
deglaciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deglaciate
delectating
delectating
verb
present participle of delectate
dialogistic
dialogistic
adj
Relating to a dialogue; having the form or nature of a dialogue.
dictatingly
dictatingly
adv
So as to dictate or give an order.
dislocating
dislocating
verb
present participle of dislocate
duplicating
duplicating
verb
present participle of duplicate
egotistical
egotistical
adj
(nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) Egoistical (advocating egoism).
Believing oneself to be better and more important than others due to one's position, popularity, wealth, appearance, etc.
Tending to talk excessively about oneself.
eisegetical
eisegetical
Adjective
Of or relating to eisegesis.
ejaculating
ejaculating
verb
present participle of ejaculate
electragist
electrogram
electrogram
noun
(physiology) A record of the electrical activity of an organ
elucidating
elucidating
verb
present participle of elucidate
energetical
energetical
adj
energetic; of or relating to energy
enigmatical
enigmatical
adj
Pertaining to an enigma; enigmatic; mysterious.
enucleating
enucleating
verb
present participle of enucleate
eschatology
eschatology
noun
(countable) System of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
(uncountable) The study of the end times — the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology, the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse, or the Last Judgment.
ethological
ethological
adj
Of or pertaining to ethology.
etiological
etiological
adj
Relating to an etiology
excogitable
excogitable
adj
imaginable; able to be thought or conceived of
exculpating
exculpating
verb
present participle of exculpate
exoculating
exoculating
verb
present participle of exoculate
explicating
explicating
verb
present participle of explicate
facelifting
facelifting
verb
present participle of facelift
fluctuating
fluctuating
adj
Subject to irregular changes in quantity or quality.
noun
A fluctuation.
verb
present participle of fluctuate
fractabling
galactocele
galactocele
noun
A cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance, usually located in the mammary glands, and caused by a protein plug that blocks off the outlet.
galactopyra
galactoside
galactoside
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several glycosides containing galactose
galactosyls
galactosyls
noun
plural of galactosyl
gallotannic
gallotannic
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Pertaining to the tannin or nutgalls.