(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).
acategorical
acategorical
adj
Not categorical; not subject to being included in a category.
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.
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
affrontingly
affrontingly
adv
in an affronting manner
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
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
aggravations
aggravations
noun
plural of aggravation
aggregations
aggregations
noun
plural of aggregation
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
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
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
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
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
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
allobrogical
allografting
allografting
noun
The transplanting of an allograft
allomerizing
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
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.
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.
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
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguliferous
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
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
antiestrogen
antiestrogen
noun
(pharmacology) A substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects.
antigropelos
antigropelos
noun
(dated) Waterproof leggings.
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
antireligion
antireligion
adj
Opposed to or acting against religion
aortographic
aortographic
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to aortography.
apogeotropic
apogeotropic
adj
(botany) Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.
(medicine) Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.
apographical
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aposporogony
appoggiatura
appoggiatura
noun
(music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.
appoggiature
apportioning
apportioning
noun
apportionment
verb
present participle of apportion
apterygotous
araneologist
araneologist
noun
One who studies spiders.
archaeologer
archaeologic
archaeologic
adj
Pertaining to archaeology.
antiquated
archagitator
archegoniata
archegoniate
archegoniate
adj
(botany) Relating to or possessing archegonia.
noun
Any organism having archegonia.
archeologian
archeologies
archeologies
noun
plural of archeology
archeologist
archeologist
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of archaeologist
archgovernor
archgovernor
noun
(rare) A chief governor.
archipelagos
archorrhagia
archvagabond
areopagitica
argeiphontes
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
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
argyranthous
argyrythrose
aristogenics
aristogenics
noun
A form of eugenics that aims to produce the very best offspring.
aristologist
aristologist
noun
a person who studies aristology
arithmograph
arpeggiation
arpeggiation
noun
(music) The act of arpeggiating, of spreading a chord out instead of playing the notes simultaneously.
arrogantness
arrogantness
noun
(rare) arrogance
arrogatingly
arteriograms
arteriograms
noun
plural of arteriogram
arteriograph
arteriograph
noun
An instrument used in arteriography to measure the severity of arteriosclerosis