(biology) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis.
abiogenists
abiogenists
noun
plural of abiogenist
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
abortogenic
abortogenic
adj
Causing abortion; abortifacient.
noun
A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
abridgement
abridgement
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
acetylating
acetylating
verb
present participle of acetylate
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
adglutinate
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
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.
aestivating
aestivating
verb
Alternative spelling of estivating
present participle of aestivate
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
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
agapemonist
agapemonite
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
agglomerant
agglomerant
adj
That causes agglomeration
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.
agglutinize
agglutinize
verb
Synonym of agglutinate
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).
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agoniatites
agonothetic
agonothetic
adj
Of or pertaining to an agonothete.
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.
albategnius
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
allegations
allegations
noun
plural of allegation
allegiantly
allegiantly
adv
In an allegiant manner
alleviating
alleviating
verb
present participle of alleviate
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
allothigene
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
altercating
altercating
verb
present participle of altercate
alternating
alternating
adj
(mathematics, of a knot) Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
(mathematics, of a multilinear mapping with all arguments belonging to the same space) Whose value is zero when any two adjacent arguments are equal.
(mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.
That alternates.
verb
present participle of alternate
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
anecdotages
anecdotages
noun
plural of anecdotage
anematizing
angelolater
angelolatry
angelolatry
noun
The worshipping of angels.
angiectasis
angiectasis
noun
Synonym of angiectasia
angiectopia
angiotensin
angiotensin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.
angiotonase
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anisogamete
anisogamete
noun
(biology) heterogamete
annabergite
annabergite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral consisting of a hydrous nickel arsenate, chemical formula Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O, with an apple-green colour.
anoegenetic
antagonised
antagonised
adj
Alternative form of antagonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antagonise
antagonized
antagonized
adj
(medicine, especially describing a muscle) Having been acted on by antagonistic forces.
(of a person or group) Having been aggravated or made into an enemy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antagonize
antagonizer
antagonizer
noun
One who, or that which, antagonizes.
antagonizes
antagonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antagonize
antemingent
antepagment
anterograde
anterograde
adj
(medicine) Effective immediately after a traumatic event such as an external shock.
(medicine) Moving or occurring in the normal forward or downstream direction of.
anteropygal
antesignani
anteverting
anteverting
verb
present participle of antevert
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthogenous
anthologies
anthologies
noun
plural of anthology
anthologise
anthologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthologize.
anthologize
anthologize
verb
To compile, or include something in, an anthology.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antiegotism
antiegotist
antieugenic
antieugenic
adj
Opposing eugenics.
antifatigue
antifatigue
adj
(pharmacology) Countering fatigue.
antiforeign
antiforeign
adj
Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.
antiguggler
antiketogen
antimerging
antitangent
apathogenic
apathogenic
adj
(pathology) Not pathogenic.
arctangents
arctangents
noun
plural of arctangent
argentamide
argentamine
argentamine
noun
A solution of silver phosphate in an aqueous solution of ethylene diamine, used as an antiseptic astringent and as a disinfectant.
argentarius
argentation
argentation
noun
The process of coating with silver or a silver compound; silvering.
argentinean
argentinean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Argentina.
Noun
A person from Argentina.
argentinian
argentinian
Noun
A person from Argentina or of Argentine descent.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Argentina and the Argentine people.
argentinize
argiphontes
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
aristogenic
aristogenic
adj
(biology, historical) Relating to an aristogene.
Relating or adapting to producing the very best offspring; eugenic with an aim towards an optimal state.
arraignment
arraignment
noun
(law) The formal charging of a defendant with an offense.
arrangement
arrangement
noun
(in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.
(music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.
A collection of things that have been arranged.
A particular way in which items are organized.
The act of arranging.
The manner of being arranged.
arrestingly
arrestingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly.
aspergation
assaugement
assentingly
assentingly
adv
in an assenting manner
assertingly
assignments
assignments
noun
plural of assignment
assuagement
assuagement
noun
An assuaging medicine or application.
The action of assuaging; appeasement.
The condition of being assuaged.
asterisking
asterisking
verb
present participle of asterisk
asthenology
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
astringence
astringence
noun
Alternative form of astringency
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
astringents
astringents
noun
plural of astringent
athenagoras
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
attempering
attempering
verb
present participle of attemper
attendingly
attendingly
adv
Giving one's attention; attentively.
attenuating
attenuating
verb
present participle of attenuate
augmentable
augmentable
adj
Capable of being augmented or increased.
Capable of increasing.
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
austrogaean
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
autogeneses
autogenesis
autogenesis
noun
(biology) The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter.
autogenetic
autogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to autogenesis.
Self-generated.
autogenuous
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
bacterizing
bacterizing
verb
present participle of bacterize
bangwaketsi
banquetings
banquetings
noun
plural of banqueting
banteringly
banteringly
adv
In a bantering manner.
baronetages
baronetages
noun
plural of baronetage
basingstoke
basingstoke
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
bayonetting
bayonetting
noun
Overlap of fracture fragments in a longbone fracture resulting in shortening of the extremity.
verb
(Britain) present participle of bayonet
bearbaiting
bearbaiting
noun
(metaphoric) A bloodthirsty free for all.
A blood sport in which dogs are set upon a chained bear
verb
present participle of bearbait
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.