A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
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
accordingly
accordingly
adv
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
accroaching
accroaching
verb
present participle of accroach
achroglobin
acrospiring
acrospiring
verb
present participle of acrospire
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
acutangular
acutangular
adj
(geometry) acute-angled.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
adjustoring
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
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
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.
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
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
agglomerant
agglomerant
adj
That causes agglomeration
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.
agkistrodon
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
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.
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
airdropping
airdropping
verb
present participle of airdrop
airproofing
airproofing
verb
present participle of airproof
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
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
anacrogynae
anagnorises
anagnorises
noun
plural of anagnorisis
anagnorisis
anagnorisis
noun
The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.
anagramming
anagramming
verb
present participle of anagram
anapnograph
anapnograph
noun
A form of spirometer.
anaxagorean
anaxagorean
Adjective
Of or relating to Anaxagoras, an ancient Greek natural philosopher noted for the cosmological concept of Nous (mind), as an ordering force.
anaxagorize
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
androgamone
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androginous
androgonial
androgonium
androgynary
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
andrologies
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
angariation
angariation
noun
(obsolete) exaction of forced service; compulsion
angelocracy
angelocracy
noun
government or rule by angels
angelolater
angelolatry
angelolatry
noun
The worshipping of angels.
angeronalia
angiocarpic
angiography
angiography
noun
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
angrinesses
angrinesses
noun
plural of angriness
anguillaria
anguimorpha
angularness
angularness
noun
The state or quality of being angular.
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anhydrating
annabergite
annabergite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral consisting of a hydrous nickel arsenate, chemical formula Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O, with an apple-green colour.
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
antagonizer
antagonizer
noun
One who, or that which, antagonizes.
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
anteverting
anteverting
verb
present participle of antevert
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
antiangular
antibigotry
antibigotry
adj
Opposing bigotry.
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.
antiburglar
antiburglar
adj
Opposing or countering burglars.
antiforeign
antiforeign
adj
Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.
antigravity
antigravity
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-gravity
antiguggler
antiliturgy
antimerging
antipriming
anzengruber
aphrogeneia
apparelling
applemonger
applemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of apples.
appleringie
approaching
approaching
adj
That approaches or approach.
adv
Nearly.
noun
The act of coming closer; an approach.
verb
present participle of approach
approbating
approbating
verb
present participle of approbate
approvingly
approvingly
adv
in an approving manner
apronstring
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
arabicizing
arachnology
arachnology
noun
The study of the Arachnida.
aragonspath
arbitraging
arbitraging
verb
present participle of arbitrage
arbitrating
arbitrating
verb
present participle of arbitrate
archangelic
archangelic
adj
Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of archangels.
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
arctangents
arctangents
noun
plural of arctangent
arcticizing
arcticizing
verb
present participle of arcticize
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
argostolion
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.
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
arnoldsburg
aromatising
aromatising
verb
present participle of aromatise
aromatizing
aromatizing
verb
present participle of aromatize
arpeggiando
arpeggiando
adv
(music) (To be played) in the style of a harp.
noun
(music) A passage to be played in the style of a harp.
arraignable
arraignable
adj
(law) Capable of being arraigned.
(law) For which a person is liable to be arraigned.
arraignment
arraignment
noun
(law) The formal charging of a defendant with an offense.
arrangeable
arrangeable
adj
That can be arranged (especially in a specified manner)
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.