(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
actinopterygii
aerocartograph
aerocartograph
noun
(historical) A kind of stereoplotter.
aetiologically
aetiologically
adv
In aetiological terms.
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterreckoning
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
adj
Relating to an agglutinogen
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agriculturally
agriculturally
adv
In a manner pertaining to agriculture.
agriculturists
agriculturists
noun
plural of agriculturist
agrostographic
agrostological
agrostological
adj
Of or pertaining to agrostology.
aguascalientes
aguascalientes
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
Its capital city.
alethiological
alethiological
adj
Of or pertaining to alethiology.
algesireceptor
algometrically
algometrically
adv
In terms of or by means of algometry.
allothigenetic
anaetiological
anagrammatical
anagrammatical
adj
Alternative form of anagrammatic
anaphylactogen
anaphylactogen
noun
(medicine) A substance likely to or capable of producing an adverse reaction (anaphylaxis) in a person.
angioparalytic
angiosclerotic
anorthographic
antagonistical
antagonistical
adj
Alternative form of antagonistic
anthecological
anthecological
adj
Relating to anthecology
anthoecologist
anthologically
anthologically
adv
In the manner of an anthology.
anthropophagic
anthropophagic
adj
Cannibalistic; man-eating.
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
anticipatingly
anticipatingly
adv
In an anticipating manner; looking forward; expectantly.
anticoagulants
anticoagulants
noun
plural of anticoagulant
anticoagulator
anticogitative
anticontagious
anticontagious
adj
(medicine) Opposing or destroying contagion.
antidogmatical
antiegoistical
antienergistic
antigonococcic
antigonococcic
adj
Synonym of antigonococcal
antigonorrheic
antigonorrheic
adj
Alternative form of antigonorrhoeic
antiliturgical
antiodontalgic
antiodontalgic
adj
(rare) Countering toothache.
noun
(rare) A remedy for toothache.
antipathogenic
antipathogenic
adj
(medicine) That acts against pathogens
antiphagocytic
antiphagocytic
adj
(immunology) impeding or preventing the action of phagocytes or the occurrence of phagocytosis
antiphlogistic
antiphlogistic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting inflammation.
Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.
noun
(pharmacology) A plant or remedy that reduces inflammation.
antirecruiting
antirecruiting
adj
Opposing recruiting campaigns, for example by the military.
antitechnology
antitechnology
adj
Opposed to technology
apologetically
apologetically
adv
In an apologetic manner; by way of defense, apology or excuse.
apophthegmatic
apophthegmatic
adj
Alternative form of apothegmatic
apothegmatical
apothegmatical
adj
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
appreciatingly
appreciatingly
adv
Appreciatively, with appreciation: in an appreciating manner.
archaeologists
archaeologists
noun
plural of archaeologist
archantagonist
archantagonist
noun
A chief antagonist.
archgenethliac
archipterygial
archipterygium
archipterygium
noun
(anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
archmystagogue
archostegnosis
archplagiarist
argenticyanide
argillocalcite
arosaguntacook
arsenotungstic
arteriographic
arteriographic
adj
(medicine) Relating to arteriography.
astigmatically
astigmatically
adv
In an astigmatic manner; through or in relation to astigmatism.
astigmatoscope
astigmatoscopy
astragalectomy
astragalectomy
noun
The surgical removal of the astragalus, or talus, in order to stabilize the ankle.
astragalomancy
astragalomancy
noun
Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.
Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.
Simply divination by dice.
astrologically
astrologically
adv
In an astrological manner.
With regard to astrology.
atheologically
atheologically
adv
In an atheological manner.
autarchoglossa
authenticating
authenticating
verb
present participle of authenticate
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autodiagnostic
autodiagnostic
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodiagnosis; self-diagnosing.
autopsychology
backscattering
backscattering
noun
(physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriologies
bacteriologies
noun
plural of bacteriology
bacteriologist
bacteriologist
noun
A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagia
bacteriophagic
bacteriophagic
adj
Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage.
basidiogenetic
beggiatoaceous
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bibliopegistic
bibliopegistic
adj
Relating to bookbinding.
bigamistically
bioclimatology
bioclimatology
noun
The interdisciplinary field of science that studies the interactions between the biosphere and the Earth's atmosphere on time scales of the order of seasons or longer (in opposition to biometeorology).
biogenetically
biogenetically
adv
In a biogenetic manner.
biolinguistics
biolinguistics
noun
(linguistics) Study of the biology and evolution of language
blastogranitic
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
branchiostegan
buttgenbachite
buttgenbachite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
cabinetmakings
cabinetworking
campanologists
campanologists
noun
plural of campanologist
candlelighting
candlelighting
noun
The lighting of a candle, especially as part of a ceremony
cantharidating
cantharidating
verb
present participle of cantharidate
cantharidizing
cartilagineous
cartilagineous
adj
Archaic form of cartilaginous.
cartographical
cartographical
adj
Pertaining to cartography.
categorisation
categorisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of categorization
categorization
categorization
noun
A group of things arranged by category; a classification.
The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.
centrifugalise
centrifugalise
verb
Alternative form of centrifugalize
centrifugalize
centrifugalize
verb
Synonym of centrifugate
centrifugaller
centrifugation
centrifugation
noun
The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
centuplicating
centuplicating
verb
present participle of centuplicate
ceratospongiae
ceratospongian
chaetangiaceae
chaetognathous
chalastogastra
chalcographist
chalcographist
noun
Synonym of chalcographer
characterising
characterising
verb
present participle of characterise
characterizing
characterizing
verb
present participle of characterize
characterology
characterology
noun
(psychology) The study or attempted deduction of character in individuals.
charlottenburg
chartographist
chattermagging
cheiropatagium
chiropterygian
chiropterygium
cholecystalgia
cholecystogram
cholecystogram
noun
A radiograph of the gallbladder
chondrogenetic
chondrogenetic
adj
Relating to chondrogenesis.
christianising
christianizing
christiansburg
christological
christological
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Christology
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
chromatography
chromatography
noun
(analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) - the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases effects the separation.
chromatologies
cinematography
cinematography
noun
Motion picture photography.
The art, process, or job of filming movies.
cingulectomies
circumgyration
circumgyration
noun
circling, wheeling (around)
rotation, revolution
circumgyratory
circumgyratory
adj
Moving in a circle; turning round.
circumnavigate
circumnavigate
verb
(intransitive, sailing) To sail around the world.
(transitive) To circumvent or bypass.
(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.