(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
ablegation
ablegation
noun
(obsolete) Expulsion; banishment.
abnegation
abnegation
noun
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
abrogative
abrogative
adj
Tending or designed to abrogate.
acidogenic
acidogenic
adj
Which generates acid or acidity.
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrologies
acromegaly
acromegaly
noun
(pathology) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
acutograve
adagiettos
adagiettos
noun
plural of adagietto
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adipogenic
adipogenic
adj
(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
adlegation
adlegation
noun
A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
aeciostage
aedoeology
aegithalos
aegopodium
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aerogramme
aerogramme
noun
Alternative spelling of aerogram
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
aerologies
aerologies
noun
plural of aerology
aerologist
aerologist
noun
One who studies, or is knowledgable in, aerology.
aerophagia
aerophagia
noun
aerophagy
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aetiogenic
aetiologue
aforegoing
aforegoing
adj
(archaic) preceding, going before.
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
agamospore
agathocles
aggelation
aggeration
aggeration
noun
A heaping up; accumulation.
aggregator
aggregator
noun
(Internet) An online feed reader used to keep track of updates to blogs, etc.
Someone or something which aggregates.
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
aggressors
aggressors
noun
plural of aggressor
agoniatite
agonizedly
agonizedly
adv
In an agonized manner
agonothete
agonothete
noun
Alternative form of agonothetes
agostadero
agreations
agregation
agricolite
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agrionidae
agrologies
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agrostemma
agrosteral
agrosterol
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
aktiebolag
algaeology
algaeology
noun
The study of algae.
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
algodonite
algodonite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.
algologies
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
allegation
allegation
noun
An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
The act of alleging.
allegories
allegories
noun
plural of allegory
allegorise
allegorise
verb
(intransitive, British spelling) To use allegory.
(transitive, British spelling) To create an allegory from some event or situation.
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allegorist
allegorist
noun
One who speaks in, or writes, allegories.
allegorize
allegorize
verb
Alternative spelling of allegorise
allegretto
allegretto
adv
(music) To be played rather fast and lively.
noun
(music) A movement in this time.
allobroges
allogamies
allogeneic
allogeneic
adj
(genetics) Genetically different because of being derived from separate individuals of the same species.
(immunology) Of a reaction that occurs when cells are transplanted into a genetically different recipient.
(colloquial, usually with the) A state of nakedness. (Especially in the phrase in the altogether)
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
amylogenic
amylogenic
adj
Forming starch; applied specifically to leucoplasts.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.
anagnostes
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
analogized
analogized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogize
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
anecdotage
anecdotage
noun
anecdotes considered as a group
garrulous old age
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
anemologic
angelology
angelology
noun
The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.
angiogenic
angiogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to blood vessels
Relating to angiogenesis
angiometer
angiorrhea
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
angledozer
angledozer
noun
A kind of bulldozer whose blade can be tilted at an angle
angletouch
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
anglogaean
anglophile
anglophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophile
anglophobe
anglophobe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobe
anglophone
anglophone
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophone
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anogenital
anogenital
adj
(anatomy) Of, or relating to, the anus and genitals.
anorogenic
anorogenic
adj
(geology) Unrelated to orogeny
antagonise
antagonise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize.
antagonize
antagonize
verb
(transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite reaction)
antanagoge
antanagoge
noun
(rhetoric) Answering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge.
(rhetoric) Offsetting a proposition with an opposing proposition in one's own speech or writing.
antiegoism
antiegoist
antigorite
antigorite
noun
(mineralogy) A brownish-green variety of serpentine.
antilogies
antilogies
noun
plural of antilogy
antioxygen
antioxygen
noun
The antimatter counterpart of oxygen. Made up of positron and antiprotons instead of electrons and protons.
apiologies
apogonidae
apolegamic
apologetic
apologetic
adj
(dated) Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.
Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
apologiser
apologiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologizer.
apologized
apologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologize
apologizer
apologizer
noun
Agent noun of apologize: one who apologizes.
apologizes
apologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apologize
aponogeton
apophthegm
apophthegm
noun
(UK) Alternative spelling of apothegm
aporrhegma
apterygota
apterygote
apterygote
noun
Any insect of the order Apterygota.
araneology
araneology
noun
(zoology) The study of the spider, a branch of arachnology.
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
arctogaeal
arctogaeal
adj
(biogeography) Of or relating to the Arctogea, a biogeographical division comprising the Holarctic and Paleotropical regions.
arctogaean
arctogaeic
areography
areography
noun
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.
areologies
areologist
areologist
noun
(astronomy) One who studies the planet Mars.
areopagist
areopagite
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argiopidae
argoletier
argoletier
noun
(obsolete, military) A light mounted soldier; a mounted bowman.
argyrodite
argyrodite
noun
(mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre.
argyroneta
armageddon
armageddon
noun
(chess) An armageddon round, usually played when a match would otherwise end in a draw, where black wins drawn games and white is given more time as compensation.
Any great and crucial conflict.
The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
arpeggioed
arpeggioed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arpeggio
arragonite
arragonite
noun
Alternative form of aragonite
arrogances
arrogances
noun
plural of arrogance
arrogative
arrogative
adj
Making undue claims and pretensions; prone to arrogance.
ascigerous
ascigerous
adj
(botany) Having asci.
ascogenous
ascogenous
adj
(mycology) That grows from the ascogonium of a fungus
asgeirsson
astrogated
astrogated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astrogate
astrologer
astrologer
noun
One who studies or practices astrology.
athrogenic
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
aurigerous
aurigerous
adj
Bearing or yielding gold; auriferous.
austrogaea
autecology
autecology
noun
one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species.