(evolutionary theory) The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents.
abiogenetic
abiogenetic
adj
(biology) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis.
abiogenists
abiogenists
noun
plural of abiogenist
ablactating
ablactating
verb
present participle of ablactate
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
abominating
abominating
verb
present participle of abominate
aboriginals
aboriginals
noun
plural of aboriginal
aboriginary
aboriginary
adj
Obsolete form of aboriginal.
abortogenic
abortogenic
adj
Causing abortion; abortifacient.
noun
A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abrogations
abrogations
noun
plural of abrogation
absorbingly
absorbingly
adv
In an absorbing manner.
abstracting
abstracting
verb
present participle of abstract
abstricting
abstricting
verb
present participle of abstrict
academising
academising
verb
present participle of academise
academizing
academizing
verb
present participle of academize
acanthology
acanthology
noun
The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
acclimating
acclimating
verb
present participle of acclimate
accordingly
accordingly
adv
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
accountings
accountings
noun
plural of accounting
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
accroaching
accroaching
verb
present participle of accroach
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
acetylating
acetylating
verb
present participle of acetylate
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
achroglobin
acidulating
acidulating
verb
present participle of acidulate
acknowledge
acknowledge
verb
(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
(transitive) To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)
(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
(transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
(transitive) To report (the receipt of a message to its sender).
acquainting
acquainting
verb
present participle of acquaint
acquiescing
acquiescing
verb
present participle of acquiesce
acrospiring
acrospiring
verb
present participle of acrospire
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
actionizing
actionizing
verb
present participle of actionize
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
actualizing
actualizing
verb
present participle of actualize
acuminating
acuminating
verb
present participle of acuminate
acutangular
acutangular
adj
(geometry) acute-angled.
adenogenous
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adglutinate
adiagnostic
adiagnostic
adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adjustoring
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
advancingly
advancingly
adv
In an advancing manner.
advantaging
advantaging
verb
present participle of advantage
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertizing
advertizing
verb
present participle of advertize
aenigmatite
aenigmatite
noun
(mineralogy) An inosilicate mineral of sodium, iron, and titanium, forming brown to black triclinic lamellar crystals.
aerobraking
aerobraking
noun
(astronautics) The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption.
verb
present participle of aerobrake
aerogenesis
aerogenesis
noun
The production of gas or air.
aestivating
aestivating
verb
Alternative spelling of estivating
present participle of aestivate
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affiliating
affiliating
verb
present participle of affiliate
affirmingly
affirmingly
adv
in an affirming manner
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affricating
affricating
verb
present participle of affricate
affrighting
affrighting
verb
present participle of affright
afghanistan
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
afterspring
aganglionic
aganglionic
adj
(physiology) Without ganglia.
agapemonian
agapemonist
agapemonite
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
agelessness
agelessness
noun
The state or quality of being ageless.
agglomerant
agglomerant
adj
That causes agglomeration
agglutinant
agglutinant
adj
Uniting, as glue; causing, or tending to cause, adhesion.
noun
Any viscous substance which causes agglutination
agglutinate
agglutinate
adj
(linguistics) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning
United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
noun
(countable) A clump of agglutinated material.
(uncountable) Agglutinated material.
verb
(linguistics) To form through agglutination.
(transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
agglutinins
agglutinins
noun
plural of agglutinin
agglutinize
agglutinize
verb
Synonym of agglutinate
agglutinoid
aggradation
aggradation
noun
(geology) Increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment.
aggrandised
aggrandised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandise
aggrandiser
aggrandiser
noun
Alternative form of aggrandizer
aggrandises
aggrandises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandise
aggrandized
aggrandized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrandize
aggrandizer
aggrandizer
noun
One who makes great or aggrandizes.
aggrandizes
aggrandizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandize
aggravating
aggravating
verb
present participle of aggravate
aggravation
aggravation
noun
(informal) Provocation, irritation, annoyance.
An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
Exaggerated representation.
The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.
aggregating
aggregating
verb
present participle of aggregate
aggregation
aggregation
noun
(epidemiology) The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
(networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
(object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
The act of collecting together (aggregating).
The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or sum (aggregated).
aggressions
aggressions
noun
plural of aggression
aggrievance
aggrievance
noun
oppression; hardship; grievance.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agilenesses
agitational
agitational
adj
Relating to, or having the character of, political agitation
agkistrodon
aglyphodont
agnatically
agnatically
adv
In an agnatic manner; by means of agnation.
agnosticism
agnosticism
noun
(by extension) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
agoniatites
agonisingly
agonisingly
adv
Alternative spelling of agonizingly
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agonistical
agonistical
adj
(archaic) agonistic (of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks).
agonizingly
agonizingly
adv
In an agonizing manner; in a way that causes agony.
agonostomus
agonothetic
agonothetic
adj
Of or pertaining to an agonothete.
agrarianism
agrarianism
noun
A social and political philosophy that advocates an equitable distribution of land.
agrarianize
agrarianize
verb
(transitive) To distribute according to the principles of agrarianism.
(transitive) To imbue with the principles of agrarianism.
agronomical
agronomical
adj
agronomic
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
ahgwahching
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
airdropping
airdropping
verb
present participle of airdrop
airproofing
airproofing
verb
present participle of airproof
alangiaceae
albategnius
albigensian
albigensian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Albigenses.
albugineous
albugineous
adj
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; applied to textures, bodily fluids, etc., which are perfectly white.
albuginitis
alcaligenes
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
algidnesses
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
algolagniac
algolagniac
noun
Someone who indulges in algolagnia; a sadomasochist.
algolagnias
algolagnist
algolagnist
noun
(dated) A sexual masochist.
algonquians
alibangbang
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
alkalifying
alkalifying
verb
present participle of alkalify
allegations
allegations
noun
plural of allegation
alleghanian
alleghenian
alleghenian
Adjective
Relating to the
alleghenies
alleghenies
Proper noun
The in south central Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia.
allegiances
allegiances
noun
plural of allegiance
allegiantly
allegiantly
adv
In an allegiant manner
alleviating
alleviating
verb
present participle of alleviate
alligations
alligations
noun
plural of alligation
alloantigen
alloantigen
noun
(genetics) Any antigen, present in only some individuals of a species, that stimulates the production of antibodies in those that lack it; an isoantigen
allogeneity
allogeneity
noun
(genetics) The condition of being allogeneic
allogeneous
allogeneous
adj
(medicine) From a nonself donor of the same species.