(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
accelerating
accelerating
noun
An act of acceleration.
verb
present participle of accelerate
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acronymizing
acronymizing
verb
present participle of acronymize
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
aegirinolite
aerobicizing
aerobicizing
verb
present participle of aerobicize
aeromagnetic
aeromagnetic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromagnetics
aerosolizing
aerosolizing
verb
present participle of aerosolize
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
africanizing
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
afterworking
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
aggradations
aggradations
noun
plural of aggradation
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
aggrievement
aggrievement
noun
The state of being aggrieved.
aghorapanthi
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
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.
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.
algebraizing
algebraizing
verb
present participle of algebraize
allegorising
allegorising
noun
The act or process of making an allegory.
verb
present participle of allegorise
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
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
allomerizing
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
ampelograpny
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.
antifreezing
antifreezing
adj
That prevents freezing
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
antiguerilla
antiliturgic
antinegroism
antinegroism
noun
A prejudice against black people.
antiorgastic
antiorgastic
adj
(rare) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.
antipodagric
antipodagric
adj
(medicine) That acts against gout
noun
A medicine for gout.
antipodagron
antireacting
antirebating
antirebating
adj
Preventing insurance agents from sharing commission money with insured parties.
antireducing
antireligion
antireligion
adj
Opposed to or acting against religion
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
antitragicus
antitragicus
noun
(anatomy) In the human musculoskeletal system of the ear, a part that arises from the outer part of the antitragus and is inserted into the cauda helicis and antihelix.
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aposporogony
apperceiving
apperceiving
verb
present participle of apperceive
appertaining
appertaining
verb
present participle of appertain
apportioning
apportioning
noun
apportionment
verb
present participle of apportion
appraisingly
appraisingly
adv
In an appraising way.
appreciating
appreciating
adj
Appreciative: having or showing appreciation.
noun
appreciation
verb
present participle of appreciate
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
apprenticing
apprenticing
verb
present participle of apprentice
araneologist
araneologist
noun
One who studies spiders.
archangelica
archegoniata
archegoniate
archegoniate
adj
(botany) Relating to or possessing archegonia.
noun
Any organism having archegonia.
archengineer
archeologian
archgovernor
archgovernor
noun
(rare) A chief governor.
archigenesis
archmagician
archmagician
noun
A very powerful magician.
archvagabond
argeiphontes
argentineans
argentinidae
argentometer
argentometer
noun
The measuring instrument used in argentometry.
argentometry
argentometry
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A method of analytical chemistry involving titration with silver nitrate, especially for the quantitative analysis of chloride
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
argyranthous
aristogenics
aristogenics
noun
A form of eugenics that aims to produce the very best offspring.
arpeggiating
arpeggiating
verb
present participle of arpeggiate
arpeggiation
arpeggiation
noun
(music) The act of arpeggiating, of spreading a chord out instead of playing the notes simultaneously.
arraignments
arraignments
noun
plural of arraignment
arrangements
arrangements
noun
plural of arrangement
arrogantness
arrogantness
noun
(rare) arrogance
arrogatingly
arsenicating
arsenicating
verb
present participle of arsenicate
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
articulating
articulating
verb
present participle of articulate
ascertaining
ascertaining
verb
present participle of ascertain
asparaginous
asparaginous
adj
Resembling or related to asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus.