(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
adenographical
adenologaditis
adenomeningeal
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
aegithognathae
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterreckoning
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
adj
Relating to an agglutinogen
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
allegorisation
allegorization
allegorization
noun
The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense.
allothigenetic
altogetherness
alveololingual
alveololingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the alveolus and the tongue
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
anaetiological
anaglyphoscope
analogicalness
analogicalness
noun
The state or quality of being analogical.
anaphylactogen
anaphylactogen
noun
(medicine) A substance likely to or capable of producing an adverse reaction (anaphylaxis) in a person.
anapterygotism
anapterygotous
anesthesiology
anesthesiology
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.
angiocavernous
angiosclerosis
angiosclerosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atherosclerosis
angiosclerotic
angiostegnosis
angiotensinase
angiotensinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any peptidase that hydrolyzes angiotensin
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
anhydroglocose
anomalogonatae
anthecological
anthecological
adj
Relating to anthecology
anthoecologist
anthropogenist
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
antiaggression
antiaggression
noun
The lack or absence of aggression.
anticholagogue
anticholagogue
noun
(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.
anticogitative
antidetonating
antiegoistical
antiforeignism
antiforeignism
noun
antiforeign attitudes
antiglyoxalase
antigonorrheal
antigonorrheic
antigonorrheic
adj
Alternative form of antigonorrhoeic
antigovernment
antigovernment
adj
Opposed to a government currently in power.
Opposed to government in general.
antihemoglobin
antioxygenator
antipathogenic
antipathogenic
adj
(medicine) That acts against pathogens
antisialagogue
antisialagogue
noun
Any substance that decreases the production of saliva.
antitechnology
antitechnology
adj
Opposed to technology
antitheologian
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archostegnosis
argumentatious
argumentatious
adj
Tending to argue; disputatious.
argyranthemous
arsenotungstic
arteriogenesis
arteriogenesis
noun
(medicine) An increase in the diameter of existing arterial vessels
aspidoganoidei
augmentationer
augmentationer
noun
(historical) An officer of the Court of Augmentations.
autojuggernaut
autophyllogeny
autoregulation
autoregulation
noun
(biology) Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change.
The process that maintains a constant flow of blood to an organ despite changes in arterial pressure.
autosuggestion
autosuggestion
noun
(computing, uncountable) An autosuggest feature.
The practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself, as in autohypnosis.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
basidiogenetic
benzoylglycine
biodegradation
biodegradation
noun
The decomposition of any material by microorganisms.
bioengineering
bioengineering
noun
The applications of the principles of engineering to any of the biological or medical sciences
biogenetically
biogenetically
adv
In a biogenetic manner.
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boroughmongery
boroughmongery
Noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bougainvillaea
bougainvillaea
noun
Alternative spelling of bougainvillea
branchiogenous
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
branchiostegan
brightsomeness
brightsomeness
noun
The quality of being brightsome.
bulldoggedness
bulldoggedness
noun
stubborn determination; doggedness
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
cabinetworking
caliginousness
caliginousness
noun
The state or quality of being caliginous.
carcinogeneses
carcinogeneses
noun
plural of carcinogenesis
carcinogenesis
carcinogenesis
noun
(oncology) The creation of cancer cells.
cartilagineous
cartilagineous
adj
Archaic form of cartilaginous.
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.
centrifugation
centrifugation
noun
The process in which mixtures are separated using the centripetal force generated by spinning in a centrifuge.
cephalogenesis
cephalogenesis
noun
The formation of the head (in the developing embryo)
ceratospongiae
ceratospongian
cervicolingual
cervicolingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lingual region of the neck of a tooth
cervicovaginal
cervicovaginal
adj
(biology) Pertaining to the cervix and vagina.
chaetognathous
charlottenburg
cheesemongerly
chiropterygian
chondrogenesis
chondrogenesis
noun
(biology) The formation and development of cartilage.
chondrogenetic
chondrogenetic
adj
Relating to chondrogenesis.
choreographing
choreographing
verb
present participle of choreograph
chromatogenous
chromatogenous
adj
Producing colour.
cinematography
cinematography
noun
Motion picture photography.
The art, process, or job of filming movies.
cingulectomies
circumpentagon
clangorousness
clangorousness
noun
The quality of being clangorous.
clapperdudgeon
clapperdudgeon
noun
A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms
clearinghouses
clearinghouses
noun
plural of clearinghouse
coastguardsmen
coastguardsmen
noun
plural of coastguardsman
coelanaglyphic
coelanaglyphic
adj
(sculpture) In the form of cavo-rilievo (“sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the surrounding surface”).
coexchangeable
coexchangeable
adj
Able to be exchanged with each other.
cogitativeness
cogitativeness
noun
The state or quality of being cogitative.
cognisableness
cognizableness
cognizableness
noun
The quality of being cognizable.
cognoscitively
cognoscitively
adv
In a cognoscitive manner.
cointersecting
coinvestigator
coinvestigator
noun
One who takes part in a joint investigation.
collectivizing
collectivizing
verb
present participle of collectivize
collegiateness
collegiateness
noun
The quality of being collegiate.
commandingness
commandingness
noun
The state or quality of being commanding.
commensurating
commensurating
verb
present participle of commensurate
compensatingly
compensatingly
adv
So as to compensate.
concelebrating
concelebrating
verb
present participle of concelebrate
concerningness
concerningness
noun
The state or quality of being concerning.
congealability
congealability
noun
The condition of being congealable
congeliturbate
congenialities
congenialities
noun
plural of congeniality
congenitalness
congenitalness
noun
(rare) The quality of being congenital.
conglomerating
conglomerating
verb
present participle of conglomerate
conglomeration
conglomeration
noun
An instance of conglomerating, a coming together of separate parts.
That which consists of many previously separate parts.
conglomerative
conglomerative
adj
Causing, or relating to, conglomeration.
conglutinative
conglutinative
adj
conglutinant
congregational
congregational
adj
Of or pertaining to a congregation.
congregationer
congressionist
conopophagidae
consanguineous
consanguineous
adj
Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.
consentingness
consentingness
noun
The state or quality of being consenting.
consignataries
consignataries
noun
plural of consignatary
consignificate
contagiousness
contagiousness
noun
The state or condition of being contagious.
containerizing
containerizing
verb
present participle of containerize
contemporising
contemporising
verb
present participle of contemporise
contemporizing
contemporizing
verb
present participle of contemporize
contiguousness
contiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being contiguous.
contingentness
contingentness
noun
The state or quality of being contingent.
contragredient
contragredient
adj
(mathematics) Generally, denoting an object inversed and transposed (to another).
(mathematics) Of a matrix: being a transpose of an inverse matrix.
(mathematics) Of a representation in linear algebra: being the transpose of the former representation of an inverse object.