A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
abstracting
abstracting
verb
present participle of abstract
abstricting
abstricting
verb
present participle of abstrict
acarologist
acarologist
noun
A specialist in acarology - the study of ticks and mites.
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
affricating
affricating
verb
present participle of affricate
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.
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agrammatica
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
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
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
archigaster
arcticizing
arcticizing
verb
present participle of arcticize
arcticology
areopagitic
areopagitic
Adjective
Relating to the Areopagus.
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.
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.
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
bacterizing
bacterizing
verb
present participle of bacterize
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
brachiating
brachiating
adj
That moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms
verb
present participle of brachiate
brecciating
brecciating
verb
present participle of brecciate
cacogastric
cacogastric
adj
(rare) Troubled with bad digestion.
calenturing
calibrating
calibrating
verb
present participle of calibrate
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
carpologist
carpologist
noun
One who studies carpology.
cartelising
cartelising
verb
present participle of cartelise
cartelizing
cartelizing
verb
present participle of cartelize
cartoonings
cartoonings
noun
plural of cartooning
castigators
castigators
noun
plural of castigator
castigatory
castigatory
adj
Serving or tending to castigate.
noun
(obsolete) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; the ducking stool or trebucket.
categorical
categorical
adj
Absolute; having no exception.
Of, pertaining to, or using a category or categories.
noun
(logic) A categorical proposition.
categorised
categorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of categorise
categorises
categorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of categorise
categorized
categorized
adj
The characteristic of having been placed or sorted in a category or categories.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of categorize
categorizer
categorizer
noun
One who, or that which, categorizes.
categorizes
categorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of categorize
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.
centrifuged
centrifuged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifuge
centrifuges
centrifuges
noun
plural of centrifuge
cerargyrite
cerargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of silver chloride, AgCl, that is a rare ore of silver; horn silver.
cerebrating
cerebrating
verb
present participle of cerebrate
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
chataignier
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
chirologist
chirologist
noun
A user of sign language.
One who engages in palm reading.
chitragupta
chitragupta
Proper noun
A Hindu god assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth.
chitterling
chitterling
noun
(obsolete) The frill to the breast of a shirt.
A single piece of chitterlings (intestine used as food).
chorologist
chorologist
noun
One who studies chorology.
christening
christening
noun
Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.
The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
verb
present participle of christen
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 (
christology
christology
Noun
A field of study within Christian theology which is concerned with the nature of Jesus Christ, particularly with how the divine and human are related in his person.
A particular theory or viewpoint within the field of Christology, e.g. Chalcedonian Christology, Arian Christology, etc.
churchgrith
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.
Moving about freely.
verb
present participle of circulate
citrangeade
citrangeade
noun
A sweetened drink like orangeade but made with citranges.
clarigation
cloistering
cloistering
verb
present participle of cloister
clusterings
clusterings
noun
plural of clustering
coachwright
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
coculturing
coculturing
verb
present participle of coculture
codirecting
codirecting
verb
present participle of codirect
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
cofreighter
cointerring
cologarithm
cologarithm
noun
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
concentring
concentring
verb
present participle of concentre
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.
confronting
confronting
adj
Causing distress; upsetting.
verb
present participle of confront
congredient
congressist
congruistic
congruities
congruities
noun
plural of congruity
constringed
constringed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of constringe
constringes
constringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of constringe
contracting
contracting
adj
Getting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area.
noun
The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.
Work done on a contract basis.
verb
present participle of contract
contrasting
contrasting
adj
Set in opposition; markedly different.
verb
present participle of contrast
controlling
controlling
adj
(chiefly Britain) Exerting control over a person or thing.
noun
The act of exerting control.
verb
present participle of control
cooperating
cooperating
verb
present participle of cooperate
coparenting
coparenting
verb
present participle of coparent
copromoting
copromoting
verb
present participle of copromote
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
copyrighter
copyrighter
noun
One who obtains the copyright on a work.
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
corncutting
correlating
correlating
verb
present participle of correlate
corrugating
corrugating
verb
present participle of corrugate
corrugation
corrugation
noun
The process of corrugating; contraction into wrinkles or alternate ridges and grooves.
corseleting
corticating
coruscating
coruscating
verb
present participle of coruscate
coscripting
coscripting
verb
present participle of coscript
cosignatory
cosignatory
adj
signed or signing jointly
noun
Any of several people who sign a document together (especially a treaty)
cosignitary
countergift
countergift
noun
A gift given in response to a gift received.
countersign
countersign
noun
(law) A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.
The response to a sign or signal.
verb
(transitive) To sign on the opposite side of (a document).
(transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.
courtesying
courtesying
noun
gerund of courtesy: an act of curtseying.
verb
present participle of courtesy
cratemaking
cratemaking
noun
The manufacture of crates.
crenelating
crenelating
verb
present participle of crenelate
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
crepitating
crepitating
verb
present participle of crepitate
crescenting
crescenting
verb
present participle of crescent
cretinizing
cretinizing
verb
present participle of cretinize
cricketings
cricketings
noun
plural of cricketing
criminating
criminating
verb
present participle of criminate
criticising
criticising
verb
present participle of criticise
criticizing
criticizing
verb
present participle of criticize
crotcheting
crotcheting
verb
present participle of crotchet
cryptogamia
cryptogamic
cryptogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
cryptogenic
cryptogenic
adj
(of a disease) Of uncertain cause.
(of an organism) Of uncertain origin, either introduced or native to its area.
(of epilepsy) Presumed but not proven to be caused by an abnormality in a particular part of the brain (contrasts with symptomatic and idiopathic).
cryptologic
cryptologic
Adjective
Of or relating to cryptology.
crystalling
cybernating
cybernating
verb
present participle of cybernate
cystigerous
decentering
decentering
noun
Alternative form of decentring
verb
present participle of decenter
demarcating
demarcating
verb
present participle of demarcate
depicturing
depicturing
verb
present participle of depicture
deprecating
deprecating
adj
In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling.
verb
present participle of deprecate
desecrating
desecrating
verb
present participle of desecrate
destructing
destructing
verb
present participle of destruct
diffracting
diffracting
verb
present participle of diffract
discreating
distracting
distracting
verb
present participle of distract
districting
districting
verb
present participle of district
ditchdigger
ditchdigger
Noun
One who digs ditches.
dramaturgic
dramaturgic
adj
Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.
ectorganism
egocentrics
egocentrics
noun
plural of egocentric
egocentrism
egocentrism
noun
The constant following of one's egotistical desires to an extreme.