(biology) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis.
ablactating
ablactating
verb
present participle of ablactate
abortogenic
abortogenic
adj
Causing abortion; abortifacient.
noun
A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
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.
adiagnostic
adiagnostic
adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
advancingly
advancingly
adv
In an advancing manner.
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
affricating
affricating
verb
present participle of affricate
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.
aganglionic
aganglionic
adj
(physiology) Without ganglia.
aggrievance
aggrievance
noun
oppression; hardship; grievance.
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.
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).
agonothetic
agonothetic
adj
Of or pertaining to an agonothete.
agronomical
agronomical
adj
agronomic
ahgwahching
alangiaceae
alcaligenes
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
algolagniac
algolagniac
noun
Someone who indulges in algolagnia; a sadomasochist.
allegiances
allegiances
noun
plural of allegiance
allowancing
allowancing
verb
present participle of allowance
altercating
altercating
verb
present participle of altercate
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
amygdalinic
anacrogynae
anagalactic
anagalactic
adj
Outside of our own galaxy.
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyptics
anaglyptics
noun
(art) The art of carving or embossing in low relief
analogistic
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
anecdotages
anecdotages
noun
plural of anecdotage
angelically
angelically
adv
In an angelic manner.
angelicness
angelicness
noun
The state or quality of being angelic
angelocracy
angelocracy
noun
government or rule by angels
angelologic
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angiectasis
angiectasis
noun
Synonym of angiectasia
angiectopia
angiocarpic
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anglicanism
anglicanism
Noun
The beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church
Attachment to England or English institutions.
anglicanize
anglicanize
Verb
To make Anglican.
anglicising
anglicising
verb
present participle of anglicise
anglicizing
anglicizing
verb
present participle of anglicize
anglimaniac
anglomaniac
anglomaniac
Noun
One affected with Anglomania; one who loves England or English people or things.
anglophilic
anglophilic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilic
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
anoegenetic
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
antidancing
antidancing
adj
Opposing dancing.
antieugenic
antieugenic
adj
Opposing eugenics.
antignostic
antignostic
adj
(religion) Opposing Gnosticism.
antilogical
antilogical
adj
Going against logic.
apathogenic
apathogenic
adj
(pathology) Not pathogenic.
apocopating
apocopating
verb
present participle of apocopate
approaching
approaching
adj
That approaches or approach.
adv
Nearly.
noun
The act of coming closer; an approach.
verb
present participle of approach
arabicizing
arachnology
arachnology
noun
The study of the Arachnida.
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
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.
arrogancies
arrogancies
noun
plural of arrogancy
arsenicking
ascendingly
ascendingly
adv
In an ascending manner.
ascogonidia
asparaginic
asparaginic
adj
Synonym of aspartic
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
associating
associating
verb
present participle of associate
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.
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
attackingly
aurignacian
aurignacian
Adjective
From or pertaining to a culture of the Upper Paleolithic, located in Europe and southwest Asia from circa 45,000 to 35,000 years ago, known from archaeological remains.
Noun
A member of the Aurignacian culture.
auspicating
auspicating
verb
present participle of auspicate
autocamping
autocamping
verb
present participle of autocamp
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.
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autogenetic
autogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to autogenesis.
Self-generated.
autognostic
autognostic
adj
self-aware
avalanching
avalanching
verb
present participle of avalanche
backbearing
backbitings
backbitings
noun
plural of backbiting
backfilling
backfilling
noun
The process by which something is backfilled.
verb
present participle of backfill
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backgammons
backgammons
noun
plural of backgammon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon
backgrounds
backgrounds
noun
plural of background
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of background
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backhauling
backhauling
verb
present participle of backhaul
backlashing
backlashing
verb
present participle of backlash
backlisting
backlisting
verb
present participle of backlist
backloading
backloading
noun
(transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for and used for the outward leg.
verb
present participle of backload
backlogging
backlogging
verb
present participle of backlog
backpacking
backpacking
noun
hiking and camping overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations.
verb
present participle of backpack
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
backsliding
backsliding
adj
sliding back
noun
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
verb
present participle of backslide
backspacing
backspacing
verb
present participle of backspace
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
bacterizing
bacterizing
verb
present participle of bacterize
balneologic
balneologic
adj
Alternative form of balneological
bangiaceous
barbecueing
barbicanage
barbicanage
noun
(obsolete) money paid for the support of a barbican
barricading
barricading
verb
present participle of barricade
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
bechignoned
bechignoned
adj
Wearing one's hair in a chignon.
beckoningly
beckoningly
adv
So as to beckon or call near; enticingly.
beclamoring
beclamoring
verb
present participle of beclamor
becowarding
becrippling
becrippling
verb
present participle of becripple
becudgeling
becudgeling
verb
present participle of becudgel
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
begoniaceae
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.