A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.
A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
acculturative
acculturative
adj
That which produces acculturation.
acculturizing
acculturizing
verb
present participle of acculturize
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acquiescently
acquiescently
adv
In an acquiescent manner.
acquiescingly
acquiescingly
adv
in an acquiescing manner
acquirability
acquirability
noun
(rare) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acrosphacelus
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
actualization
actualization
noun
making actual or really existent
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adjustability
adjustability
noun
The state or condition of being adjustable.
adstipulating
adstipulation
adularescence
adularescence
noun
The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
affrightfully
affrightfully
adv
(obsolete) frightfully
agglutinating
agglutinating
verb
present participle of agglutinate
agglutination
agglutination
noun
(linguistics) Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See agglutinative.
The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
The clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria, usually in response to a particular antibody.
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.
agriculturist
agriculturist
adj
Of or pertaining to agriculture or agriculturists.
noun
An expert in agriculture who advises farmers.
One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener.
aigialosaurus
albertustaler
albertustaler
noun
(historical) A coin containing silver, first minted in the Spanish Netherlands at the turn of the 17th century.
albocinereous
albuminaturia
albuminaturia
noun
(medicine) A form of albuminuria in which there is a preponderance in the urine of mineral substances over proteins.
albuminimeter
albuminimeter
noun
An instrument for determining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminimetry
albuminimetry
noun
The measurement of the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
albuminolysis
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
albuminoscope
algiomuscular
allantoinuria
allantoinuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of allantoin in the urine
allochthonous
allochthonous
adj
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
allopalladium
allothigenous
allothogenous
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
altingiaceous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminoferric
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
amblycephalus
amblyocarpous
amblyrhynchus
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulatoriums
amidofluoride
amidoguaiacol
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphigastrula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphithalamus
amplitudinous
ampullariidae
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
analogousness
analogousness
noun
The quality of being analogous.
androcephalum
andropetalous
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
angioleucitis
anguillulidae
angulodentate
angustiseptal
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anisopleurous
anisosepalous
ankylurethria
ankylurethria
noun
(biology, medicine) Impaired patency of the urethra owing to any sort of fusion that either partially or completely obstructs its lumen (for example, stricture due to adhesions).
anomalousness
anomalousness
noun
The state or quality of being anomalous.
anomophyllous
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
antambulacral
antambulacral
adj
(zoology) Away from the ambulacral region.
anteoperculum
antepenultima
antepenultima
noun
(poetry) The last syllable of a word except two
anteroclusion
antiautolysin
antiautolysin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that counters the effects of an autolysin
anticalculous
anticalculous
adj
(dentistry) Countering dental calculi.
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
anticoagulant
anticoagulant
adj
Acting as an anticoagulant.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting.
anticoagulate
anticoagulate
verb
To administer anticoagulation
antidecalogue
antievolution
antievolution
adj
Opposing the teaching or espousal of evolutionary theories, often specifically the Darwinian theory of natural selection
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antifeudalist
antifeudalist
adj
Synonym of antifeudal
noun
Somebody opposed to feudalism.
antiflatulent
antiflatulent
adj
(pharmacology) Serving to prevent flatulence.
noun
(pharmacology) A drug with this function.
antiliturgist
antimusically
antinaturally
antineuralgic
antineuralgic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting neuralgia.
noun
(pharmacology) Any agent that counteracts neuralgia.
antineutrally
antipleuritic
antipleuritic
adj
Working against pleurisy.
antiplurality
antipollution
antipollution
adj
Reducing or opposing pollution.
noun
Anything that helps the environment by reducing pollution.
antiquarianly
antiquarianly
adv
In an antiquarian manner.
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antireticular
antireticular
adj
That counters the functioning of the reticuloendothelial system
antiritualism
antiritualism
noun
Opposition to ritualism.
antiritualist
antismuggling
antismuggling
adj
(law enforcement) Acting to combat or prevent smuggling
antispiritual
antispiritual
adj
Opposing or harming what is spiritual.
antistimulant
antivariolous
antivariolous
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing the spread of smallpox.
apetalousness
apetalousness
noun
(botany) The state or quality of being apetalous.
aplacophorous
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apometabolous
appendiculata
appendiculate
appendiculate
adj
(biology) Bearing appendages, such as one of the leg-bearing segments of an insect.
(biology) Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.
(mycology) Of a mushroom: having partial veil remnants hanging along the cap margin.
aptitudinally
aptitudinally
adv
In an aptitudinal manner.
aquiculturist
aquiculturist
noun
Alternative spelling of aquaculturist
aquifoliaceae
araliophyllum
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
archeptolemus
archiblastula
archiblastula
noun
(biology) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form.
archigastrula
architectural
architectural
adj
Pertaining to architecture.
Resembling architecture in style; seeming to have been designed (by an architect).
archplunderer
archplutocrat
archscoundrel
arctocephalus
argilliferous
argilliferous
adj
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
argyropelecus
armadillidium
arteriopalmus
articulations
articulations
noun
plural of articulation
artifactually
artifactually
adv
(medical imaging or laboratory testing) Apparently but not truly, with the appearance being due to artifacts; spuriously.
With reference to artifacts
asclepiadeous
asperifolious
asperifolious
adj
(botany) Having rough leaves.
astronautical
astronautical
adj
referring to travel in outer space
astylosternus
atlantosaurus
atmosphereful
atrabilarious
atrabilarious
adj
(medicine, historical) Having black bile as the prevalent humor.