(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
aerobiological
aerobiological
adj
Pertaining to aerobiology.
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
agriochoeridae
agrobiological
agrobiological
adj
of or pertaining to agrobiology
agrogeological
agrogeological
adj
Relating to agrogeology.
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
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
amylocoagulase
anaetiological
anaglyphoscope
anagrammatical
anagrammatical
adj
Alternative form of anagrammatic
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.
angiocavernous
angiochondroma
angioparalytic
angiosclerosis
angiosclerosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atherosclerosis
angiosclerotic
anhydroglocose
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.
arachnological
arachnological
Adjective
Of or relating to arachnology, the study of arachnids.
arachnophagous
archaeogeology
archaeographic
archaeographic
adj
Relating to archaeography
archaeological
archaeological
adj
Relating to the science or research of archaeology.
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.
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
archmystagogue
archostegnosis
archplagiarist
argenticyanide
argillocalcite
arosaguntacook
arsenotungstic
arteriographic
arteriographic
adj
(medicine) Relating to arteriography.
aspergillaceae
assyriological
assyriological
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Assyriology.
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
belligerencies
belligerencies
noun
plural of belligerency
benzoylglycine
beseechingness
beseechingness
noun
The state or quality of being beseeching.
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.
biogeochemical
biogeochemical
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeochemistry
noun
A geochemical of biological origin
biographically
biographically
adv
In the form of a biography.
biolinguistics
biolinguistics
noun
(linguistics) Study of the biology and evolution of language
blastogranitic
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
branchiogenous
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
branchiostegan
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
bronchographic
bronchographic
adj
Relating to bronchography.
bronchorrhagia
buttgenbachite
buttgenbachite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
cabinetmakings
cabinetworking
caliginousness
caliginousness
noun
The state or quality of being caliginous.
calligraphical
calligraphical
adj
Alternative form of calligraphic
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
camouflageable
camouflageable
adj
Capable of being camouflaged.
campanological
campanological
adj
Relating to campanology.
campanologists
campanologists
noun
plural of campanologist
candlelighting
candlelighting
noun
The lighting of a candle, especially as part of a ceremony
canonicalizing
canonicalizing
verb
present participle of canonicalize
cantharidating
cantharidating
verb
present participle of cantharidate
cantharidizing
carcinogeneses
carcinogeneses
noun
plural of carcinogenesis
carcinogenesis
carcinogenesis
noun
(oncology) The creation of cancer cells.
carcinological
carcinological
adj
Of or pertaining to carcinology.
carcinophagous
cardiographies
cardiographies
noun
plural of cardiography
carpologically
carpologically
adv
In terms of carpology.
carposporangia
carposporangia
noun
plural of carposporangium
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.