A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.
A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.
accumulations
accumulations
noun
plural of accumulation
accustomation
accustomation
noun
The process of becoming accustomed to something; habituation.
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
acidulousness
acidulousness
noun
A state of or tendency toward being acidulous or somewhat sour or acid.
acotyledonous
acotyledonous
adj
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.
acquisitional
acquisitional
adj
Of or relating to acquisition.
acrimoniously
acrimoniously
adv
In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
acrocephalous
acrocephalous
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acrocephaly
acroceraunian
acroceraunian
Adjective
Of or relating to the high mountain range of "thunder-smitten" peaks (now Kimara), between Albania and Macedonia.
acrosphacelus
actinocarpous
actinocutitis
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinopterous
actinouranium
actinouranium
noun
Alternative spelling of actino-uranium
actualisation
actualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of actualization
actualization
actualization
noun
making actual or really existent
adelomorphous
adelomorphous
adj
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.
adenophyllous
adenophyllous
adj
(botany) Having glands on the leaves.
adjudications
adjudications
noun
plural of adjudication
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
adstipulation
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
aerosinusitis
aerosinusitis
noun
sinusitis as the result of a rapid change in barometric pressure
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agglutination
agglutination
noun
(linguistics) Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See agglutinative.
The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
The clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria, usually in response to a particular antibody.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
aigialosaurus
albocinereous
albuminolysis
albuminometer
albuminometry
albuminorrhea
albuminoscope
algiomuscular
allantoinuria
allantoinuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of allantoin in the urine
allochthonous
allochthonous
adj
(geology) Buried or found in a place remote from the site of formation.
Originating in a place other than where it is found.
allopalladium
allothigenous
allothogenous
allylthiourea
allylthiourea
noun
A particular organic carcinogen.
altingiaceous
aluminiferous
aluminiferous
adj
containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
aluminoferric
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aluminothermy
aluminothermy
noun
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
amarantaceous
amarantaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, of which the amaranth is the type.
amaryllideous
amaryllideous
adj
= amaryllidaceous
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambitiousness
ambitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambitious.
amblyocarpous
ambrosiaceous
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
ambulatoriums
amidofluoride
amidoguaiacol
aminoaciduria
aminoaciduria
noun
(medicine) The presence of amino acids in the urine.
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
amorousnesses
amorousnesses
noun
plural of amorousness
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
ampelidaceous
ampelidaceous
adj
(botany, obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
ampherotokous
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphisbaenous
amphispermous
amphitrichous
amphitrichous
adj
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
amplitudinous
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
anachronously
anachronously
adv
anachronistically
analogousness
analogousness
noun
The quality of being analogous.
anaphroditous
anaptomorphus
androcephalum
androdynamous
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
andromorphous
andromorphous
adj
Having the outward appearance of a male
andropetalous
anencephalous
anencephalous
adj
(biology) Without a brain.
anepigraphous
anfractuosity
anfractuosity
noun
A winding channel or crevice, such as occur in the depths of the sea or in mountains.
One of the fissures (sulci) separating the convolutions of the brain, or, by analogy, in the mind.
angioleucitis
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioneurotic
angioneurotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting blood vessels and nerves
angiopressure
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angulodentate
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anisognathous
anisognathous
adj
(pathology) Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws
anisopetalous
anisopetalous
adj
(botany) Having unequal petals.
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anisopleurous
anisopogonous
anisosepalous
anisostichous
announcements
announcements
noun
plural of announcement
annunciations
annunciations
noun
plural of annunciation
anomalousness
anomalousness
noun
The state or quality of being anomalous.
anomophyllous
anonymousness
anonymousness
noun
The state or quality of being anonymous.
anoplotherium
anoplotherium
noun
(zoology) Any member of the extinct ungulate genus Anoplotherium.
antecedaneous
antecedaneous
adj
(obsolete) antecedent; coming earlier in time
antecommunion
antecommunion
noun
The part of the Anglican communion liturgy that precedes the consecration of the elements.
antenniferous
antenniferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing or having antennae.
anteoperculum
anteroclusion
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
antherogenous
anthracitious
anthraquinone
anthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.
antiautolysin
antiautolysin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that counters the effects of an autolysin
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
anticalculous
anticalculous
adj
(dentistry) Countering dental calculi.
anticancerous
anticancerous
adj
anticancer
anticlinorium
anticlinorium
noun
(geology) A series of parallel anticlinal folds on a regional-scale anticline.
anticoagulant
anticoagulant
adj
Acting as an anticoagulant.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting.
anticoagulate
anticoagulate
verb
To administer anticoagulation
anticommunism
anticommunism
noun
Opposition to communism.
anticommunist
anticommunist
adj
Opposed to the tenets of communism.
noun
One who is opposed to the tenets of communism.
anticonductor
antidecalogue
antieducation
antieducation
adj
Opposed to education.
antievolution
antievolution
adj
Opposing the teaching or espousal of evolutionary theories, often specifically the Darwinian theory of natural selection
antineutrinos
antineutrinos
noun
plural of antineutrino
antipollution
antipollution
adj
Reducing or opposing pollution.
noun
Anything that helps the environment by reducing pollution.
antireduction
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
antivariolous
antivariolous
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing the spread of smallpox.
apetalousness
apetalousness
noun
(botany) The state or quality of being apetalous.
aphanipterous
aphanipterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera, a former classification of insects.
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
aplacophorous
aplostemonous
aplostemonous
adj
Alternative form of haplostemonous
apometabolous
aponeurositis
appoggiaturas
appoggiaturas
noun
plural of appoggiatura
appropinquate
appropinquate
verb
(rare, literary, transitive, intransitive) To approach; to near.