A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
abrogations
abrogations
noun
plural of abrogation
acarologist
acarologist
noun
A specialist in acarology - the study of ticks and mites.
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
actinograph
actinograph
noun
A recording actinometer.
adjustoring
aerologists
aerologists
noun
plural of aerologist
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
aftercoming
aftercoming
adj
(obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Succeeding, following.
noun
A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome.
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
agastrophus
agatiferous
agatiferous
adj
Containing or yielding agates.
agglomerant
agglomerant
adj
That causes agglomeration
agglomerate
agglomerate
adj
collected into a ball, heap, or mass
noun
(geology, volcanology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.
(meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.
A collection or mass.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
aggradation
aggradation
noun
(geology) Increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment.
aggravation
aggravation
noun
(informal) Provocation, irritation, annoyance.
An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
Exaggerated representation.
The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.
aggregation
aggregation
noun
(epidemiology) The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
(networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
(object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
The act of collecting together (aggregating).
The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or sum (aggregated).
aggregatory
aggregatory
adj
Causing aggregation.
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agitatorial
agitatorial
adj
Of or relating to agitators.
agitpropist
agkistrodon
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agriologist
agriologist
noun
One involved in agriology.
agronomists
agronomists
noun
plural of agronomist
agrostology
agrostology
noun
The scientific study of grasses.
algometries
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
allegorists
allegorists
noun
plural of allegorist
allegrettos
allegrettos
noun
plural of allegretto
alligatored
alligatored
adj
Damaged by alligatoring.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alligator
allografted
allografted
adj
grafted as an allograft
alogotrophy
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
altogethers
altogethers
adv
(obsolete) Alternative form of all together
(obsolete) Alternative form of altogether
noun
(obsolete) The way things are; circumstances.
plural of altogether (“nakedness”)
amalgamator
amalgamator
noun
(dentistry) A device for preparing amalgam.
One who amalgamates.
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
angariation
angariation
noun
(obsolete) exaction of forced service; compulsion
angelolater
angelolatry
angelolatry
noun
The worshipping of angels.
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
antagonizer
antagonizer
noun
One who, or that which, antagonizes.
anterograde
anterograde
adj
(medicine) Effective immediately after a traumatic event such as an external shock.
(medicine) Moving or occurring in the normal forward or downstream direction of.
anteropygal
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
antibigotry
antibigotry
adj
Opposing bigotry.
antiforeign
antiforeign
adj
Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.
aortography
aortography
noun
(medicine) an arteriography of the aorta
approbating
approbating
verb
present participle of approbate
apronstring
aragonspath
arcticology
areopagitic
areopagitic
Adjective
Relating to the Areopagus.
argentation
argentation
noun
The process of coating with silver or a silver compound; silvering.
argiphontes
argostolion
argyrotoxus
aristogenic
aristogenic
adj
(biology, historical) Relating to an aristogene.
Relating or adapting to producing the very best offspring; eugenic with an aim towards an optimal state.
arithmogram
arithmogram
noun
The number obtained by summing the numerical values of the letters of a word.
aromatising
aromatising
verb
present participle of aromatise
aromatizing
aromatizing
verb
present participle of aromatize
arrogations
arrogations
noun
plural of arrogation
arteriogram
arteriogram
noun
An X-ray of an artery after injection with a radiopaque material
arteriology
arteriology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of angiology dealing with the arteries.
artophagous
artophagous
adj
(rare) bread-eating
aspergation
astrogating
astrogating
verb
present participle of astrogate
astrogation
astrogation
noun
(science fiction) Astronavigation (navigation through space).
astrography
astrography
noun
The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
astrologers
astrologers
noun
plural of astrologer
astrologian
astrologian
Noun
An astrologer.
astrologies
astrologies
noun
plural of astrology
astrologist
astrologist
noun
One who practices astrology; an astrologer.
astrologize
astrologize
verb
(intransitive) To study or practise astrology; to attempt to foretell the future using astrology.
To attempt to foretell the future of (someone) using astrology, to read or cast (someone's) horoscope.
To make (something) astrological; to interpret (something) in the light of astrology.
astrologous
athenagoras
atheriogaea
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
augitophyre
austrogaean
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
autografted
autografted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograft
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
autogravure
autogravure
noun
(historical) A process of photo-engraving akin to autotype.
autoturning
baronetages
baronetages
noun
plural of baronetage
beardtongue
beardtongue
noun
A flowering plant in the genus Penstemon with a prominent, often hairy, staminode.
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
bistournage
bogtrotting
bogtrotting
adj
Living among bogs.
bootleggers
bootleggers
noun
plural of bootlegger
borderlight
bottomrying
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
bromatology
bromatology
noun
The study of food.
bromgelatin
brominating
brominating
verb
present participle of brominate
brontograph
brontograph
noun
A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
bryologists
bryologists
noun
plural of bryologist
burgomaster
burgomaster
noun
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
butterbough
cacogastric
cacogastric
adj
(rare) Troubled with bad digestion.
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
carbolating
carbonating
carbonating
verb
present participle of carbonate
carpologist
carpologist
noun
One who studies carpology.
cartography
cartography
noun
(countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic.
(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
cartoonings
cartoonings
noun
plural of cartooning
castigators
castigators
noun
plural of castigator
castigatory
castigatory
adj
Serving or tending to castigate.
noun
(obsolete) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; the ducking stool or trebucket.
cataloguers
cataloguers
noun
plural of cataloguer
categorical
categorical
adj
Absolute; having no exception.
Of, pertaining to, or using a category or categories.
noun
(logic) A categorical proposition.
categorised
categorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of categorise
categorises
categorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of categorise
categorized
categorized
adj
The characteristic of having been placed or sorted in a category or categories.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of categorize
categorizer
categorizer
noun
One who, or that which, categorizes.
categorizes
categorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of categorize
cathography
centimorgan
centimorgan
noun
(biology) A length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation.
chirologist
chirologist
noun
A user of sign language.
One who engages in palm reading.
chorologist
chorologist
noun
One who studies chorology.
christogram
christogram
Noun
A monogram that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a Christian symbol, such as the chi-rho (
christology
christology
Noun
A field of study within Christian theology which is concerned with the nature of Jesus Christ, particularly with how the divine and human are related in his person.
A particular theory or viewpoint within the field of Christology, e.g. Chalcedonian Christology, Arian Christology, etc.
clarigation
cloistering
cloistering
verb
present participle of cloister
coachwright
coaggregate
coaggregate
verb
To aggregate along with another material
coagulators
coagulators
noun
plural of coagulator
coagulatory
coagulatory
adj
Produced by coagulation.
Serving to coagulate.
coastguards
coastguards
noun
plural of coastguard
coathangers
coathangers
noun
plural of coathanger
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
coculturing
coculturing
verb
present participle of coculture
codirecting
codirecting
verb
present participle of codirect
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
cofreighter
cogenerator
cogenerator
noun
A combined heating plant and power generator.
coguarantor
coguarantor
noun
A joint guarantor.
cointerring
collegatary
cologarithm
cologarithm
noun
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)
colportages
colportages
noun
plural of colportage
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
comortgagee
comortgagee
noun
A joint mortgagee; one who is responsible for a mortgage together with another person.
compregnate
compurgator
compurgator
noun
(historical, law) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
(now historical, law) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.