(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of glycine
acknowledging
acknowledging
adj
(obsolete, specifically) Expressing esteem or gratitude.
That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
noun
(archaic) The act of acknowledging something.
verb
present participle of acknowledg
present participle of acknowledge
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
adjoiningness
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
aerodontalgia
aerodontalgia
noun
(dentistry) Pain in the teeth caused by changes in air pressure.
aerogenically
aerogenically
adv
By means of aerogenesis.
affreightment
affreightment
noun
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
afterplanting
afterripening
afterswarming
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agelacrinites
aggiornamenti
aggiornamento
aggiornamento
noun
A bringing up to date, especially of the Roman Catholic Church by the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65; modernization.
agglomerating
agglomerating
verb
present participle of agglomerate
agglomeration
agglomeration
noun
(geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.
(geology) a mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.
State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.
The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
agglutinative
agglutinative
adj
(grammar) having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning
sticky, tacky, adhesive
noun
(grammar) A word formed from the combination of parts, each with a separate meaning.
A sticky material; an adhesive.
aggrandizable
aggrandizable
adj
(very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
aggregational
aggregational
adj
Relating to, or by means of, aggregation.
aggressionist
aggressionist
noun
A proponent of aggressionism
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
agonizingness
algebrization
algebrization
noun
(mathematics) Alternative form of algebraization
allergenicity
allergenicity
noun
The property or degree of being allergenic.
alleviatingly
alleviatingly
adv
So as to alleviate.
allogenically
allogenically
adv
In an allogenic manner.
alloiogenesis
allothigenous
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alternatingly
alternatingly
adv
In an alternating manner; taking turns.
altingiaceous
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
americanising
americanizing
amidocyanogen
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amygdonitrile
anagrammatise
anagrammatise
verb
(transitive) To produce an anagram of; to transpose the letters of.
anagrammatize
anagrammatize
verb
Alternative spelling of anagrammatise
androsphinges
anemobiagraph
anepigraphous
aneroidograph
anesthetizing
anesthetizing
verb
present participle of anesthetize
anetiological
angelicalness
angelicalness
noun
The state or quality of being angelical.
angelinformal
angelological
angelological
adj
Relating to angelology.
angiemphraxis
angioasthenia
angiokeratoma
angiokeratoma
noun
(medicine) A benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue colour and characterized by hyperkeratosis.
angioleucitis
angioneoplasm
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioneurotic
angioneurotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting blood vessels and nerves
angioplerosis
angiopressure
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiostenosis
angiostenosis
noun
(pathology) The narrowing of a blood vessel
anguillulidae
angustiseptal
animadverting
animadverting
verb
present participle of animadvert
antagonisable
antagonisable
adj
Alternative form of antagonizable
antagonizable
antagonizable
adj
Capable of being antagonized.
anthecologist
anthecologist
noun
One who studies anthecology.
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
anticigarette
anticigarette
adj
In opposition to the smoking of cigarettes.
anticoagulate
anticoagulate
verb
To administer anticoagulation
antidecalogue
antiegotistic
antiexporting
antiexporting
adj
Synonym of antiexport (“opposing exports”)
antiforeigner
antiforeigner
adj
Opposed to foreigners.
antigenically
antigenically
adv
(immunology) In the manner of an antigen
antigravitate
antigravitate
verb
(physics, intransitive) To exert negative gravity.
antiketogenic
antiketogenic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the formation of ketones during the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates in the liver
antilethargic
antilethargic
adj
Preventing lethargy.
antilevelling
antilevelling
adj
Alternative form of antileveling
antilittering
antilittering
adj
Serving to prevent or counter littering.
antineologian
antineuralgic
antineuralgic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting neuralgia.
noun
(pharmacology) Any agent that counteracts neuralgia.
antipathogene
antipellagric
antipellagric
adj
Preventing or countering pellagra.
antireforming
antireforming
adj
Synonym of antireform
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antispreading
apotheosising
apotheosising
verb
present participle of apotheosise
apotheosizing
apotheosizing
verb
present participle of apotheosize
appallingness
appallingness
noun
The quality of being appalling.
appealingness
appealingness
noun
The state or quality of being appealing.
appendicalgia
appendicalgia
noun
(medicine) Pain in the appendix.
archaeologian
archaeologian
noun
(archaic) An archaeologist.
archangelical
archangelical
Adjective
archangelic
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archegoniatae
archigonocyte
archipelagian
aregenerative
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argentometric
argentometric
adj
Relating to argentometry.
arglebargling
argumentation
argumentation
noun
An exchange of arguments
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
argumentative
argumentative
adj
Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
Prone to argue or dispute.
aristogenesis
aristogenesis
noun
(biology, historical) A type of orthogenesis that operates by means of a "creative principle".
aristogenetic
aristogenetic
adj
Of or relating to aristogenesis.
armageddonist
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arterialising
arterialising
verb
present participle of arterialise
arterializing
arterializing
verb
present participle of arterialize
astereognosis
astereognosis
noun
The inability to identify an object by touch without visual input; a form of tactile agnosia.
astringencies
astringencies
noun
plural of astringency
atherogenesis
atherogenesis
noun
(pathology) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries
augmentations
augmentations
noun
plural of augmentation
austenitizing
austenitizing
verb
present participle of austenitize
autodigestion
autodigestion
noun
(biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
bacillogenous
bacteriogenic
bacteriogenic
adj
Caused by bacteria
balneological
balneological
adj
Of or pertaining to balneology
bandspreading
banqueteering
banqueteering
noun
The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
verb
present participle of banqueteer
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
befittingness
befittingness
noun
The state or quality of being befitting.
beguilingness
beguilingness
noun
Quality of being beguiling.
beholdingness
beholdingness
noun
The state or quality of being beholden.
belligerences
belligerences
noun
plural of belligerence
belligerently
belligerently
adv
In a belligerent manner; with aggressive hostility.
bellowsmaking
beneficiating
beneficiating
verb
present participle of beneficiate
benightedness
benightedness
noun
The quality of being benighted.
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
benzoglycolic
berginization
beseemingness
beseemingness
noun
The state or quality of being beseeming.
bessemerizing
bessemerizing
verb
present participle of bessemerize
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
bibliogenesis
bibliogenesis
noun
The production of books or literature.
bignoniaceous
bignoniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae.
bigwiggedness
bioenergetics
bioenergetics
noun
(biology, physics) The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
A form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress.
biotechnology
biotechnology
noun
The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
birectangular
birectangular
adj
Containing two right angles.
birefringence
birefringence
noun
(physics) The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium; the property of a material that light passing through it is so split.
birminghamize
birminghamize
Verb
To make ersatz
bisglyoxaline
blanketmaking
blanketmaking
noun
The manufacture of blankets.
blastogenesis
blastogenesis
noun
(biology) Reproduction via budding.
(biology) The transformation of small lymphocytes into larger, undifferentiated cells that undergo mitosis.
blastogenetic
blastogenetic
adj
Relating to blastogenesis.
blennorrhagia
blennorrhagia
noun
Excessive blennorrhea, or mucous discharge, especially as seen in gonorrhea.