(Canada) By indigenous Canadians (often capitalized in this sense).
From or in the earliest known times.
In the period before contact with Europeans (especially with reference to peoples subjected to colonization).
To the utmost degree (modifying an adjective).
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
acategorical
acategorical
adj
Not categorical; not subject to being included in a category.
accelerating
accelerating
noun
An act of acceleration.
verb
present participle of accelerate
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acromegalics
acromegalics
noun
plural of acromegalic
acromegalies
acromegalies
noun
plural of acromegaly
acromelalgia
acromelalgia
noun
(pathology) melalgia of the hands or feet
acronymizing
acronymizing
verb
present participle of acronymize
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
acyrological
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
aegagropilae
aegagropiles
aegirinolite
aerobicizing
aerobicizing
verb
present participle of aerobicize
aerobiologic
aerobiologic
adj
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, aerobiology.
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aerographies
aeromagnetic
aeromagnetic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromagnetics
aerosolizing
aerosolizing
verb
present participle of aerosolize
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
affrightment
affrightment
noun
(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
africanizing
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
afterworking
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
ageometrical
agglomerated
agglomerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglomerate
agglomerates
agglomerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglomerate
agglomeratic
agglomeratic
adj
(geology) Of or relating to an agglomerate.
agglomerator
agglomerator
noun
A device that agglomerates material.
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
aggradations
aggradations
noun
plural of aggradation
aggrammatism
aggrandising
aggrandising
verb
present participle of aggrandise
aggrandizers
aggrandizers
noun
plural of aggrandizer
aggrandizing
aggrandizing
verb
present participle of aggrandize
aggravations
aggravations
noun
plural of aggravation
aggregations
aggregations
noun
plural of aggregation
aggressively
aggressively
adv
In an aggressive manner.
aggressivity
aggressivity
noun
(geology) The acidic ability of water (when it contains dissolved carbon dioxide) to dissolve calcium carbonate from rocks.
The quality of being aggressive.
aggrievement
aggrievement
noun
The state of being aggrieved.
aghorapanthi
agoraphobiac
agoraphobiac
noun
One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
agrammatical
agrammatical
adj
(grammar) Not grammatical; ungrammatical.
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agrarianisms
agrarianisms
noun
plural of agrarianism
agreeability
agreeability
noun
(uncountable) The property of being agreeable; pleasantness.
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
agrichemical
agrichemical
noun
Alternative form of agrochemical
agricultural
agricultural
adj
(cricket) As if played with a scythe
Of or pertaining to agriculture
noun
A product or commodity from agriculture.
agriculturer
agriculturer
noun
agriculturist
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
agriochoerus
agriological
agriological
adj
Relating to agriology.
agriotypidae
agrobiologic
agrobiologic
adj
Of or pertaining to agrobiology.
agrochemical
agrochemical
adj
Relating to agrochemistry.
noun
(chemistry) A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
agroforester
agroforester
noun
One who takes part in agroforestry
agroforestry
agroforestry
noun
An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.
agrostologic
agrostologic
adj
Alternative form of agrostological
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
airfreighter
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
airtightness
airtightness
noun
The quality of being airtight.
alarmingness
alarmingness
noun
The state or quality of being alarming.
albergatrice
algarrobilla
algarrobilla
noun
Balsamocarpon brevifolium, a plant species found in Chile
Pithecellobium parvifolium, now Pithecellobium roseum
Prosopis humilis, a flowering plant and a tree species found in Argentina
Prosopis juliflora, the bayahonda blanca, a shrub or small tree species native to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean
Prosopis nigra, the black carob tree, a leguminous tree species that inhabits the Gran Chaco ecoregion in Argentina and Paraguay
Senna sophera
algebraizing
algebraizing
verb
present participle of algebraize
algesiometer
algometrical
algometrical
adj
Relating to algometry.
allegorising
allegorising
noun
The act or process of making an allegory.
verb
present participle of allegorise
allegorister
allegoristic
allegoristic
adj
allegorical
allegorizers
allegorizers
noun
plural of allegorizer
allegorizing
allegorizing
verb
present participle of allegorize
alligatoring
alligatoring
noun
(painting) A pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint.
(roofing) The cracking of the surfacing bitumen on a bituminous roof or coating on a SPF roof, producing a pattern of cracks similar to an alligator's hide.
verb
present participle of alligator
alliterating
alliterating
verb
present participle of alliterate
allobrogical
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
allomerizing
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
amalgamators
amalgamators
noun
plural of amalgamator
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
amphigastria
amygdaliform
amygdaliform
adj
(mycology) Shaped like an almond.
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
anagrammatic
anagrammatic
adj
Being or relating to an anagram.
anapterygota
anapterygote
androgeneses
androgeneses
noun
plural of androgenesis
androgenesis
androgenesis
noun
(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
andrographis
androgyneity
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androscoggin
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anepigraphic
anepigraphic
adj
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)
angiocarpian
angiocarpian
adj
describing an angiocarpous plant
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
angiographic
angiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to angiography
angioparesis
angiophorous
angiorrhagia
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
angiosarcoma
angiosarcoma
noun
(oncology) Any malignant tumour of vascular tissue
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiosporous
angiosporous
adj
(botany) Having spores contained in cells or thecae.
angiostrophy
angiotrophic
angiotrophic
adj
vasotrophic
anglerfishes
anglerfishes
noun
plural of anglerfish
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
anguliferous
angulinerved
animatograph
anitrogenous
anorexigenic
anorexigenic
adj
(medicine) creating or inducing a state of anorexia
noun
An anorexigenic agent.
anorganology
anorganology
noun
(archaic) The scientific study of inorganic entities: geology, mineralogy, etc.
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
antarctogaea
antemarginal
anthologizer
anthologizer
noun
Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology.
anthragallol
anthragallol
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,3-trihydroxyanthraquinone
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
anthropoglot
anthropoglot
noun
An animal (such as a parrot) with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
anthropogony
anthropogony
noun
Synonym of anthropogenesis
anthropology
anthropology
noun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
anthropurgic
antibreakage
antibreakage
adj
Preventing breakage.
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
anticreeping
antiestrogen
antiestrogen
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects.