A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.
A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
accustomation
accustomation
noun
The process of becoming accustomed to something; habituation.
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acroceraunian
acroceraunian
Adjective
Of or relating to the high mountain range of "thunder-smitten" peaks (now Kimara), between Albania and Macedonia.
acrosphacelus
actinocarpous
actinocutitis
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actinouranium
actinouranium
noun
Alternative spelling of actino-uranium
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
actualization
actualization
noun
making actual or really existent
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
albocinereous
albuminoscope
algiomuscular
allochthonous
allochthonous
adj
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
altingiaceous
aluminoferric
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amblyocarpous
ambrosiaceous
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
amidoguaiacol
aminoaciduria
aminoaciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of amino acids in the urine.
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
androcephalum
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
angioleucitis
angioneurotic
angioneurotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting blood vessels and nerves
anisostichous
announcements
announcements
noun
plural of announcement
annunciations
annunciations
noun
plural of annunciation
antecedaneous
antecedaneous
adj
(obsolete) antecedent; coming earlier in time
antecommunion
antecommunion
noun
The part of the Anglican communion liturgy that precedes the consecration of the elements.
anteoperculum
anteroclusion
anthracitious
anticalculous
anticalculous
adj
(dentistry) Countering dental calculi.
anticancerous
anticancerous
adj
anticancer
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
anticoagulant
anticoagulant
adj
Acting as an anticoagulant.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting.
anticoagulate
anticoagulate
verb
To administer anticoagulation
anticommunism
anticommunism
noun
Opposition to communism.
anticommunist
anticommunist
adj
Opposed to the tenets of communism.
noun
One who is opposed to the tenets of communism.
anticonductor
antidecalogue
antieducation
antieducation
adj
Opposed to education.
antireduction
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
aplacophorous
appunctuation
aquifoliaceae
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
archaeohippus
archcorrupter
archegosaurus
archeptolemus
archplutocrat
archscoundrel
archsynagogue
arctocephalus
argyropelecus
armouchiquois
articulations
articulations
noun
plural of articulation
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
asclepiadeous
ascriptitious
ascriptitious
adj
(obsolete) additional
(obsolete) ascribed
astronautical
astronautical
adj
referring to travel in outer space
atroceruleous
atrociousness
atrociousness
noun
The state or quality of being atrocious.
atrocoeruleus
audaciousness
audaciousness
noun
Impudence.
Risky or daring behaviour.
aulacocarpous
aurantiaceous
aurantiaceous
adj
(archaic) Relating to the former family Aurantiaceae.
Of or relating to oranges or orange trees.
aureocasidium
auscultascope
auscultations
auscultations
noun
plural of auscultation
auscultoscope
auscultoscope
noun
(medicine) A stethoscopic instrument, especially one that amplifies the auscultatory sounds.
austroasiatic
auteciousness
autecological
autecological
adj
Relating to autecology.
authenticator
authenticator
noun
(film, television) A person employed to check the accuracy and realism of a script.
A feature that shows something to be authentic.
One who authenticates.
autocatalepsy
autocatalyses
autocatalyses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocatalyse
autocatalysis
autocatalysis
noun
(chemistry) catalysis of a reaction by one of its products
autocatalytic
autocatalytic
adj
(chemistry, of a reaction) catalyzed by one of its own products
autocatharsis
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autocephalous
autocephalous
adj
(Christianity, of a bishop) Presiding over an autocephalous church.
(Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.
(comparable) Independent; self-directed.
autochthonism
autochthonism
noun
The state of being autochthonal.
autochthonous
autochthonous
adj
(biology, medicine) Originating where found; found where it originates.
(geology) Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.
Native to the place where found; indigenous.
autocoenobium
autocollimate
autocomplexes
autoconverter
autocorrelate
autocorrelate
verb
(transitive, signal processing) To cross-correlate (a signal) with itself.
autocorrosion
autocremation
autocremation
noun
self-immolation
autocriticism
autocriticism
noun
Self-criticism; criticism of what one has done, said or been.
autocytolysis
autocytolysis
noun
cytolysis by a lysin produced by the same cell
autocytolytic
autocytolytic
adj
Relating to, or producing autocytolysis
autodecrement
autodecrement
noun
(computing) An automatic decrement.
verb
(computing) To decrement automatically.
autoecholalia
autoecholalia
noun
A form of echolalia in which a person repeats his own words
autoeducation
autoeducation
noun
Self-education, driven by the learner exploring topics of interest.
autoeducative
autoeducative
adj
Of or relating to autoeducation.
autoeroticism
autoeroticism
noun
The practise of stimulating oneself sexually, masturbation
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autohemolytic
autoincrement
autoincrement
noun
(computing) An automatic increment.
verb
(computing) To increment automatically.
autoinduction
autoinduction
noun
(biochemistry) The expression of an enzyme that is responsible for the metabolism of the agent expressing it
autoinductive
autoinductive
adj
That exhibits autoinduction
autoinfection
autoinfection
noun
The infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a way that the complete life cycle of the parasite happens in a single organism, without the involvement of another host.
automatically
automatically
adv
In an automatic manner.
automechanism
autonomically
autonomically
adv
In an autonomic manner
With reference to the autonomic nervous system
autopneumatic
autopneumatic
adj
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
autopsychosis
autoreduction
autoreduction
noun
(inorganic chemistry) reduction in the absence of a reducing agent
autoschediasm
autoschediasm
noun
Anything done with little forethought or preparation.
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
autotoxicosis
autotoxicosis
noun
(medicine) Synonym of autointoxication
auxosubstance
averruncation
averruncation
noun
(archaic, rare) (The act of) warding off, averting (something evil).