(organic chemistry) The non-sugar fragment of a glycoside.
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
alcogene
algocyan
algocyan
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) A blue pigment found in algae, soluble in water and glycerol, with intense red fluorescence.
anagogic
anagogic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing an anagoge
analogic
analogic
adj
Of or pertaining to analogy.
angelico
anogenic
ascogone
becoming
becoming
adj
decent, respectable
pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
noun
(chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
verb
present participle of become
bigoniac
bigoniac
adj
Synonym of bigonial
biogenic
biogenic
adj
essential for the maintenance of life
produced by living organisms, or by a biological process
blachong
blocking
blocking
noun
(computing) A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.
Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).
verb
present participle of block
bongrace
bongrace
noun
(obsolete) A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion.
(obsolete) A wide-brimmed hat.
botching
botching
verb
present participle of botch
bouncing
bouncing
adj
(obsolete, informal) Excessively big; whopping.
Healthy; vigorous.
noun
The act of something that bounces.
verb
present participle of bounce
buncoing
buncoing
verb
present participle of bunco
cajoling
cajoling
noun
the act of one who cajoles
verb
present participle of cajole
calinago
cameoing
cameoing
verb
present participle of cameo
campongs
campongs
noun
plural of campong
canajong
canajong
noun
Alternative form of canagong
canoeing
canoeing
noun
A water sport involving travelling or racing in canoes or kayaks.
verb
present participle of canoe
cantdogs
cantdogs
noun
plural of cantdog
cargason
cargason
noun
(obsolete) A cargo; a load of goods.
caroigne
caroigne
Noun
Dead body; carrion.
caroling
caroling
verb
(US) present participle of carol
caroming
caroming
verb
present participle of carom
catogene
cenogamy
cenogamy
noun
The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, i.e. in which husbands and wives are shared and held in common.
changoan
charango
charango
noun
A small guitar-like stringed instrument with five courses of eighteen to fifteen strings, originating in traditional Andean folk music.
chelingo
chignons
chignons
noun
plural of chignon
chimango
chimango
noun
Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
chingtao
chocking
chocking
verb
present participle of chock
choiring
choiring
verb
present participle of choir
chomping
chomping
noun
The sound or action of one who chomps.
verb
present participle of chomp
chongjin
chongjin
Proper noun
The third largest city in North Korea.
choosing
choosing
noun
The act of making a choice.
verb
present participle of choose
chopping
chopping
adj
(obsolete) stout; large; plump
Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other.
noun
The action by which something is chopped.
verb
present participle of chop
chording
chording
noun
(computing) The ability, using a keyboard or similar device, to enter characters or commands in the form of "chords" by pressing several keys simultaneously.
An arrangement of musical chords.
verb
present participle of chord
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
chroming
chroming
noun
(Australia) The act of inhaling the fumes of substances such as glue or paint, usually by sniffing them from a paper bag or bottle, with the aim of getting intoxicated.
verb
present participle of chrome
clangors
clangors
noun
plural of clangor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clangor
clangour
clangour
noun
(Britain, Canada) A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din.
verb
(Britain, Canada) To make a clanging sound.
cleghorn
clergion
cloaking
cloaking
noun
The act of wrapping or covering with a cloak.
The material from which cloaks are made.
verb
present participle of cloak
clocking
clocking
noun
A time measurement made according to a clock.
verb
present participle of clock
clodding
clodding
noun
The act of pelting somebody with clods.
verb
present participle of clod
clogging
clogging
noun
The material that clogs or obstructs.
The situation of something being clogged.
verb
present participle of clog
cloghaun
clomping
clomping
adj
That clomps.
verb
present participle of clomp
clonings
clonings
noun
plural of cloning
clonking
clonking
verb
present participle of clonk
clopping
clopping
noun
(My Little Pony fandom slang) The act of masturbating to erotic fanart of My Little Pony characters.
The sound or action of something that clops.
verb
present participle of clop
cloragen
closings
closings
noun
plural of closing
clothing
clothing
noun
(obsolete) The art or process of making cloth.
A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
An act or instance of putting clothes on.
Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
verb
present participle of clothe
clotting
clotting
noun
Clotted material.
verb
present participle of clot
clouding
clouding
noun
A cloudy appearance.
A diversity of colours in yarn, recurring at regular intervals.
A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing.
verb
present participle of cloud
clouring
clouring
verb
present participle of clour
clouting
clouting
noun
A light plain cloth used for covering butter and farmer's baskets, and for dish and pudding cloths. The same term is often given to light cloths of the nursery diaper pattern.
The act of giving a clout, or striking somebody.
verb
present participle of clout
clownage
clownage
noun
(obsolete) The behaviour or manners of a clown or rustic.
clowning
clowning
noun
Clownish behaviour.
verb
present participle of clown
clowring
coaching
coaching
noun
(attributive) Relating to horse-drawn stagecoaches, also to railway carriages (or coaches).
(uncountable, historical) The operation of horse-drawn coaches, especially as a business.
The process by which someone is coached or tutored; instruction.
verb
present participle of coach
coacting
coacting
verb
present participle of coact
coagency
coagency
noun
Agency in common; joint agency.
coagents
coagents
noun
plural of coagent
coagment
coagment
verb
(obsolete) To join together.
coagulin
coagulin
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance having the ability to coagulate foreign proteins
coalinga
coamings
coamings
noun
plural of coaming, especially all sides of a single coach roof, hatch, or cockpit.
coapting
coapting
verb
present participle of coapt
coasting
coasting
noun
The act of disengaging the gears of a moving vehicle and rolling along without the use of engine power.
The act of sailing along a coast, or from port to port.
verb
present participle of coast
coatings
coatings
noun
plural of coating
cobbling
cobbling
noun
The process of cobbling something together; improvised assembly.
The work of a cobbler; shoemaking.
verb
present participle of cobble
cocaigne
cockling
cockling
noun
A young, small, or immature cock.
verb
present participle of cockle
coddling
coddling
noun
Alternative form of codling (type of apple)
The act of one who coddles or pampers.
verb
present participle of coddle
codesign
codesign
verb
(transitive) To cryptographically sign (software).
(transitive) To design together.
codlings
codlings
noun
plural of codling
coengage
coercing
coercing
verb
present participle of coerce
coffling
coffling
verb
present participle of coffle
cogences
cogences
noun
plural of cogence
cogenial
cogenial
adj
Synonym of congenial
cogently
cogently
adv
In a cogent manner.
cogitant
cogitant
adj
(rare) thinking, that thinks
cognates
cognates
noun
plural of cognate
cognatic
cognatic
adj
Of or relating to a mode of descent calculated from an ancestor or ancestress through any combination of male and female links, or a system of bilateral kinship where relations are traced through both father and mother.
cognatus
cognatus
noun
(law) A person connected through cognation.
cognised
cognised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cognise
cogniser
cogniser
noun
Alternative form of cognizer
cognises
cognises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cognise
cognitum
cognized
cognized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cognize
cognizee
cognizee
noun
(law) One to whom a fine of land was acknowledged.
cognizer
cognizer
noun
One who, or that which, cognizes.
cognizes
cognizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cognize
cognizor
cognizor
noun
(law) One who acknowledged the right of the plaintiff or cognizee in a fine; the defendant.
cognomen
cognomen
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) The third part of the name of a citizen of Ancient Rome.
A nickname or epithet by which someone is identified.
Surname.
cognosce
cognosce
verb
(law, Scotland) To examine; to give judgment.
(transitive) To determine a person to be insane or mentally incompetent.
cognovit
cognovit
noun
(law) An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff's demand to be just.
cohering
cohering
verb
present participle of cohere
cohligan
coiffing
coiffing
verb
present participle of coiffe, an alternative spelling of coif
coigning
coinages
coinages
noun
plural of coinage
collagen
collagen
noun
(biochemistry) Any of more than 28 types of glycoprotein that form elongated fibers, usually found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue.
colligan
collogen
collying
collying
verb
present participle of colly
cologned
cologned
adj
Perfumed with cologne.
colognes
colognes
noun
plural of cologne
coloring
coloring
noun
(graph theory) An assignment of a color to each vertex of a graph such that no two vertices connected by an edge are given the same color.
A disguise or discoloration.
An act or process which applies color.
Any substance used to give color.
The appearance as to color.
verb
present participle of color
comaking
comanage
comanage
verb
(transitive) To manage together; to run jointly.
combings
combings
noun
Fragments of hair etc. removed with a comb.
comeling
comeling
noun
(obsolete) A comer; (person) an arrival.
(obsolete) A newcomer; stranger.
(obsolete) An incomer.
comingle
commaing
commaing
noun
(rare) The usage of commas.
verb
present participle of comma
compinge
compinge
verb
(obsolete) To compress; to shut up.
compoing
compting
compting
verb
present participle of compt
congaing
congaing
verb
present participle of conga
congeals
congeals
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congeal
congeing
congeing
verb
present participle of conge
congener
congener
noun
(chemistry) Any of a group of structurally related compounds.
A person or thing similar in behavior or nature to another.
A plant or animal of the same taxonomic genus as another.
Any of several alcohols, other than ethanol, that are found in fermented and distilled alcoholic drinks, and are partially responsible for their flavour and character.
congeree
congerie
congests
congests
noun
plural of congest
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congest
congiary
congiary
noun
A present of corn, wine, oil, etc. or later of money, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the people.
conglobe
conglobe
verb
(transitive, intransitive, poetic, archaic) To collect (something) into a round mass; to conglobate.
congoese
congrats
congrats
intj
(informal) Clipping of congratulations.
congreet
congreso
congress
congress
noun
(archaic) A coming together of two or more people; a meeting.
(dated) Coitus; sexual intercourse.
(often capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
verb
(intransitive) To assemble together.
To meet in a congress.
congreve
congreve
Noun
Congreve rocket
Congreve match
congroid
congroid
noun
Any eel of the suborder Congroidei.
conjugal
conjugal
adj
Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.
consigne
consigne
noun
(military) A countersign; a watchword.
One who is ordered to keep within certain limits.
consigns
consigns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consign