(Canada) By indigenous Canadians (often capitalized in this sense).
From or in the earliest known times.
In the period before contact with Europeans (especially with reference to peoples subjected to colonization).
To the utmost degree (modifying an adjective).
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
acategorical
acategorical
adj
Not categorical; not subject to being included in a category.
accelerating
accelerating
noun
An act of acceleration.
verb
present participle of accelerate
accentuating
accentuating
verb
present participle of accentuate
accessioning
accessioning
verb
present participle of accession
accompanying
accompanying
adj
Present together.
noun
That which accompanies; accompaniment.
verb
present participle of accompany
accumulating
accumulating
verb
present participle of accumulate
acetylglycin
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acromegalics
acromegalics
noun
plural of acromegalic
acromegalies
acromegalies
noun
plural of acromegaly
acromelalgia
acromelalgia
noun
(pathology) melalgia of the hands or feet
acronymizing
acronymizing
verb
present participle of acronymize
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinologous
actinologous
adj
Relating to actinologues
acutilinguae
acutilingual
acutilingual
adj
(zoology) Having a sharply pointed tongue or oral region.
acyrological
adenogenesis
adenogenesis
noun
The development of uterine glands (in mammals)
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenological
adenological
adj
Pertaining to adenology.
adjudicating
adjudicating
verb
present participle of adjudicate
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
aecidiostage
aegagropilae
aegagropiles
aegirinolite
aerobicizing
aerobicizing
verb
present participle of aerobicize
aerobiologic
aerobiologic
adj
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, aerobiology.
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
aeromagnetic
aeromagnetic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromagnetics
aerosolizing
aerosolizing
verb
present participle of aerosolize
aetiological
aetiological
adj
Alternative spelling of etiological
afflictingly
afflictingly
adv
In a way that causes affliction.
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
africanizing
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
afterworking
agalmatolite
agalmatolite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite.
agamogenesis
agamogenesis
noun
asexual reproduction
agamogenetic
agamogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to agamogenesis.
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
ageometrical
agglomeratic
agglomeratic
adj
(geology) Of or relating to an agglomerate.
agglutinable
agglutinable
adj
Able to be agglutinated; that readily undergoes agglutination
agglutinated
agglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate
agglutinates
agglutinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglutinate
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
agglutinogen
agglutinogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin
agglutogenic
agglutogenic
adj
Synonym of agglutinogenic
aggradations
aggradations
noun
plural of aggradation
aggrammatism
aggrandising
aggrandising
verb
present participle of aggrandise
aggrandizers
aggrandizers
noun
plural of aggrandizer
aggrandizing
aggrandizing
verb
present participle of aggrandize
aggravations
aggravations
noun
plural of aggravation
aggregations
aggregations
noun
plural of aggregation
aggressively
aggressively
adv
In an aggressive manner.
aggressivity
aggressivity
noun
(geology) The acidic ability of water (when it contains dissolved carbon dioxide) to dissolve calcium carbonate from rocks.
The quality of being aggressive.
aggrievement
aggrievement
noun
The state of being aggrieved.
aghorapanthi
agitationist
agitationist
noun
Synonym of agitator (“one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers”)
agnification
agnomination
agnomination
noun
(rhetoric) A paronomasia, or allusion of one word to another
(rhetoric) An alliteration.
(rhetoric) Assigning to a proper name its literal or homophonic meaning.
(rhetoric) polyptoton.
agnostically
agnostically
adv
In an agnostic manner; not having or expressing a firm opinion on something.
Toward, or from the perspective of, agnosticism.
agnosticisms
agnosticisms
noun
plural of agnosticism
agoraphobiac
agoraphobiac
noun
One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
agrammatical
agrammatical
adj
(grammar) Not grammatical; ungrammatical.
agrarianisms
agrarianisms
noun
plural of agrarianism
agreeability
agreeability
noun
(uncountable) The property of being agreeable; pleasantness.
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
agrichemical
agrichemical
noun
Alternative form of agrochemical
agricultural
agricultural
adj
(cricket) As if played with a scythe
Of or pertaining to agriculture
noun
A product or commodity from agriculture.
agriculturer
agriculturer
noun
agriculturist
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
agriochoerus
agriological
agriological
adj
Relating to agriology.
agriotypidae
agrobiologic
agrobiologic
adj
Of or pertaining to agrobiology.
agrochemical
agrochemical
adj
Relating to agrochemistry.
noun
(chemistry) A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
agrostologic
agrostologic
adj
Alternative form of agrostological
aiguillesque
aiguillesque
adj
Shaped like an aiguille.
aiguilletted
aiguilletted
adj
Having an aiguillette.
aiguillettes
aiguillettes
noun
plural of aiguillette
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
airfreighter
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
airtightness
airtightness
noun
The quality of being airtight.
alarmingness
alarmingness
noun
The state or quality of being alarming.
albergatrice
albuginaceae
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albumenizing
albumenizing
verb
present participle of albumenize
albuminising
albuminising
verb
present participle of albuminise
albuminizing
albuminizing
verb
present participle of albuminize
alcoholising
alcoholising
verb
present participle of alcoholise
alcoholizing
alcoholizing
verb
present participle of alcoholize
alethiologic
algaeologist
algaeologist
noun
One who studies algaeology.
algaesthesia
algaesthesis
algaesthesis
noun
Alternative spelling of algesthesis
algarrobilla
algarrobilla
noun
Balsamocarpon brevifolium, a plant species found in Chile
Pithecellobium parvifolium, now Pithecellobium roseum
Prosopis humilis, a flowering plant and a tree species found in Argentina
Prosopis juliflora, the bayahonda blanca, a shrub or small tree species native to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean
Prosopis nigra, the black carob tree, a leguminous tree species that inhabits the Gran Chaco ecoregion in Argentina and Paraguay
Senna sophera
algebraizing
algebraizing
verb
present participle of algebraize
algesiometer
algodoncillo
algodoncillo
noun
Bauhinia picta, a fabaceous plant found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela.
algolagniacs
algolagniacs
noun
plural of algolagniac
algometrical
algometrical
adj
Relating to algometry.
alienigenate
alienigenate
adj
(obsolete, rare) foreign-born
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkalinising
alkalinising
verb
present participle of alkalinise
alkalinizing
alkalinizing
verb
present participle of alkalinize
allegorising
allegorising
noun
The act or process of making an allegory.
verb
present participle of allegorise
allegorister
allegoristic
allegoristic
adj
allegorical
allegorizers
allegorizers
noun
plural of allegorizer
allegorizing
allegorizing
verb
present participle of allegorize
alligatoring
alligatoring
noun
(painting) A pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint.
(roofing) The cracking of the surfacing bitumen on a bituminous roof or coating on a SPF roof, producing a pattern of cracks similar to an alligator's hide.
verb
present participle of alligator
alliterating
alliterating
verb
present participle of alliterate
alloantigens
alloantigens
noun
plural of alloantigen
allobrogical
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
allomerizing
allothigenic
allothogenic
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
altingiaceae
amalgamating
amalgamating
verb
present participle of amalgamate
amalgamation
amalgamation
noun
(obsolete) The intermarriage and interbreeding of different ethnicities or races.
(specifically) The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal.
The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
amalgamative
amalgamative
adj
That amalgamates
amalgamatize
amalgamatize
verb
(archaic, transitive) To amalgamate (make an alloy of a metal and mercury).
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblystegite
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
ammonolyzing
amoebogeniae
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphigastria
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
amygdaloidal
amygdaloidal
adj
Of, like or pertaining to, the amygdaloid mineral.