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
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).
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
actualizing
actualizing
verb
present participle of actualize
acutangular
acutangular
adj
(geometry) acute-angled.
adglutinate
advancingly
advancingly
adv
In an advancing manner.
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
aganglionic
aganglionic
adj
(physiology) Without ganglia.
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
agilenesses
agitational
agitational
adj
Relating to, or having the character of, political agitation
aglyphodont
agnatically
agnatically
adv
In an agnatic manner; by means of agnation.
agonisingly
agonisingly
adv
Alternative spelling of agonizingly
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.
agronomical
agronomical
adj
agronomic
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.
different in nature or kind.
allothigene
allowancing
allowancing
verb
present participle of allowance
almsgivings
almsgivings
noun
plural of almsgiving
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
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
aluminising
aluminising
verb
present participle of aluminise
aluminizing
aluminizing
verb
present participle of aluminize
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
ambulancing
ambulancing
verb
present participle of ambulance
amygdalinic
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
analgesidae
analogising
analogising
verb
present participle of analogise
analogistic
analogizing
analogizing
noun
The drawing of an analogy.
verb
present participle of analogize
analogously
analogously
adv
In an analogous manner; in a manner which evokes analogy.
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
androgonial
andrologies
anemologies
angelfishes
angelfishes
noun
plural of angelfish
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
angelolater
angelolatry
angelolatry
noun
The worshipping of angels.
angelologic
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
angeronalia
angioglioma
angioglioma
noun
(pathology) A highly vascular glioma
angiolipoma
angiolipoma
noun
A subcutaneous nodule with vascular structure, having all other features of a typical lipoma.
angiologies
angiomegaly
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
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.
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophilia
anglophilia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilia
anglophilic
anglophilic
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilic
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anglophobia
anglophobia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobia
anglophobic
anglophobic
Adjective
Having an aversion to England or the English.
anguillaria
anguillidae
angularness
angularness
noun
The state or quality of being angular.
angulations
angulations
noun
plural of angulation
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
anilinguses
animalising
animalising
verb
present participle of animalise
animalizing
animalizing
verb
present participle of animalize
animatingly
animatingly
adv
in an animating manner
annualizing
annualizing
verb
present participle of annualize
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
anteropygal
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthologies
anthologies
noun
plural of anthology
anthologion
anthologise
anthologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthologize.
anthologist
anthologist
noun
a person who anthologizes
anthologize
anthologize
verb
To compile, or include something in, an anthology.
antiangular
antiburglar
antiburglar
adj
Opposing or countering burglars.
antifouling
antifouling
adj
That prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
noun
Any substance that prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.
antifungals
antifungals
noun
plural of antifungal
antiguggler
antiliturgy
antilogical
antilogical
adj
Going against logic.
antipooling
antipooling
adj
(US, historical, railways) Opposing or banning associations of rival railroads.
antiwhaling
antiwhaling
adj
Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.