(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.
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.
aerobiological
aerobiological
adj
Pertaining to aerobiology.
aetiologically
aetiologically
adv
In aetiological terms.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
agglutinations
agglutinations
noun
plural of agglutination
agglutinogenic
agglutinogenic
adj
Relating to an agglutinogen
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
agrammatologia
agriculturally
agriculturally
adv
In a manner pertaining to agriculture.
agriculturists
agriculturists
noun
plural of agriculturist
agrobiological
agrobiological
adj
of or pertaining to agrobiology
agrogeological
agrogeological
adj
Relating to agrogeology.
agrostological
agrostological
adj
Of or pertaining to agrostology.
aguascalientes
aguascalientes
Proper noun
A state of Mexico.
Its capital city.
albigensianism
albrightsville
albuminogenous
albuminogenous
adj
Forming albumen.
alethiological
alethiological
adj
Of or pertaining to alethiology.
algebraization
algebraization
noun
(mathematics) conversion to algebraic form
algesireceptor
algometrically
algometrically
adv
In terms of or by means of algometry.
allagophyllous
allegorisation
allegorization
allegorization
noun
The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense.
allothigenetic
allotriognathi
allotriophagia
altogetherness
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
alveololingual
alveololingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the alveolus and the tongue
amalgamization
amalgamization
noun
The process or result of amalgamizing.
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amylocoagulase
anaetiological
anaglyphoscope
anaglyptograph
anaglyptograph
noun
An instrument for making accurate engravings of any embossed object, such as a medal.
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.
anesthesiology
anesthesiology
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.
angiolymphitis
angioparalysis
angioparalysis
noun
(pathology) paralysis of blood vessels
angioparalytic
angiosclerosis
angiosclerosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atherosclerosis
angiosclerotic
angularization
angularization
noun
The process of making something angular.
angulosplenial
angulosplenial
adj
(anatomy) angular and splenial
noun
The angulosplenial bone
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
angustifolious
angustifolious
Adjective
Having narrow leaves.
angustisellate
anhydroglocose
anomalogonatae
antagonistical
antagonistical
adj
Alternative form of antagonistic
anthecological
anthecological
adj
Relating to anthecology
anthoecologist
anthologically
anthologically
adv
In the manner of an anthology.
anthropologies
anthropologies
noun
plural of anthropology
anthropologist
anthropologist
noun
An expert in anthropology.
antiagglutinin
antiagglutinin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that inhibits the action of an agglutinin
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
antidogmatical
antiegoistical
antiflattering
antiglyoxalase
antigonorrheal
antihemoglobin
antiliturgical
antilogarithms
antilogarithms
noun
plural of antilogarithm
antiodontalgic
antiodontalgic
adj
(rare) Countering toothache.
noun
(rare) A remedy for toothache.
antiphlogistic
antiphlogistic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting inflammation.
Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.
noun
(pharmacology) A plant or remedy that reduces inflammation.
antiphlogistin
antisialagogue
antisialagogue
noun
Any substance that decreases the production of saliva.
antitechnology
antitechnology
adj
Opposed to technology
antitheologian
apologetically
apologetically
adv
In an apologetic manner; by way of defense, apology or excuse.
apophlegmatism
apophlegmatism
noun
(obsolete) An apophlegmatic medicine.
(obsolete) The action of apophlegmatics.
apothegmatical
apothegmatical
adj
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
appreciatingly
appreciatingly
adv
Appreciatively, with appreciation: in an appreciating manner.
apprehendingly
apprehendingly
adv
With apprehension or understanding.
arachnological
arachnological
Adjective
Of or relating to arachnology, the study of arachnids.
archaeogeology
archaeological
archaeological
adj
Relating to the science or research of archaeology.
archaeologists
archaeologists
noun
plural of archaeologist
archgenethliac
archipterygial
archplagiarist
argillocalcite
arraignability
aspergillaceae
aspergilliform
aspergilliform
adj
(botany) Resembling the aspergillum in form
asseveratingly
asseveratingly
adv
in an asseverating manner
assyriological
assyriological
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Assyriology.
astigmatically
astigmatically
adv
In an astigmatic manner; through or in relation to astigmatism.
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.
astrobiologies
astrobiologist
astrobiologist
noun
A biologist whose speciality is astrobiology
astrogeologist
astrogeologist
noun
One who studies astrogeology.
astrolithology
astrolithology
noun
The science of aerolites.
astrologically
astrologically
adv
In an astrological manner.
With regard to astrology.
atheologically
atheologically
adv
In an atheological manner.
atmospherology
atmospherology
noun
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
augmentatively
augmentatively
adv
In an augmentative fashion.
autarchoglossa
autoagglutinin
autoagglutinin
noun
(immunology) An antibody that agglutinates red blood cells
autoallogamous
autobiographal
autobiographal
adj
(archaic) autobiographical
autolithograph
autolithograph
noun
A drawing produced by autolithography
verb
To print by means of autolithography
autophyllogeny
autoplagiarism
autoplagiarism
noun
The republishing or resubmitting of one's own work as if it were original.
autopsychology
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.
autoregulative
autoregulative
adj
autoregulatory
autoregulatory
autoregulatory
adj
Of or pertaining to autoregulation
bacteriologies
bacteriologies
noun
plural of bacteriology
bacteriologist
bacteriologist
noun
A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.
balanoglossida
belligerencies
belligerencies
noun
plural of belligerency
benzoylglycine
bibliographers
bibliographers
noun
plural of bibliographer
bibliographies
bibliographies
noun
plural of bibliography
bibliographize
bibliographize
verb
(transitive) To compile a bibliography of.
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
biometeorology
biometeorology
noun
The study of the relationship between atmospheric conditions (the weather) and living organisms.
blastogranitic
blepharoplegia
blepharoplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of an eyelid
bloodguiltless
bloodguiltless
adj
Free from bloodguilt.
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
bougainvillaea
bougainvillaea
noun
Alternative spelling of bougainvillea
boussingaultia
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
branchiostegal
branchiostegal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish
noun
A branchiostegal ray.
breathtakingly
breathtakingly
adv
In a breathtaking manner.
To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.
bremsstrahlung
bremsstrahlung
noun
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.