(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenous
abiogenous
adj
(biology) Produced by spontaneous generation.
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abolishing
abolishing
verb
present participle of abolish
aborigines
aborigines
noun
(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred.
Indigenous flora and fauna.
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.
plural of aborigine
abrogators
abrogators
noun
plural of abrogator
abscessing
abscessing
verb
present participle of abscess
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
abstaining
abstaining
verb
present participle of abstain
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
accusingly
accusingly
adv
In an accusing manner.
acrogamous
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acrologies
acrologism
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
adagiettos
adagiettos
noun
plural of adagietto
adagissimo
adagissimo
adv
(music) Very slowly.
addressing
addressing
noun
(computing) Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
(linguistics) A mode, manner, or form of direct speech to an audience.
A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
verb
present participle of address
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
adsmithing
advantages
advantages
noun
plural of advantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advantage
aeciostage
aegialitis
aegithalos
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aerologies
aerologies
noun
plural of aerology
aerologist
aerologist
noun
One who studies, or is knowledgable in, aerology.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
aftergrass
aftergrass
noun
The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown.
againstand
againstand
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.
agalactous
agalactous
adj
Lacking milk to suckle with.
agamospore
agapanthus
agapanthus
noun
Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
agaricales
agathaumas
agathocles
agathyrsus
agednesses
agendaless
agendaless
adj
Without an agenda.
aggrandise
aggrandise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.
aggravates
aggravates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggravate
aggregates
aggregates
noun
plural of aggregate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggregate
aggressing
aggressing
verb
present participle of aggress
aggression
aggression
noun
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
aggressive
aggressive
adj
(US, LGBT, Black lesbian slang) Female but having a male or masculine gender presentation: butch.
(finance) Involving high risk for potentially high reward.
(pathology, of a tumour or disease) That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.
(programming) Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.
noun
(US, LGBT, Black lesbian slang) A (Black) woman who presents as masculine; a butch.
One who is aggressive.
aggressors
aggressors
noun
plural of aggressor
aghastness
aghastness
noun
The state or quality of being aghast.
agitations
agitations
noun
plural of agitation
aglobulism
agnostical
agnostical
adj
Alternative form of agnostic
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agomphosis
agomphosis
Noun
Looseness of the teeth.
agonistics
agonistics
noun
The range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.
agoranomus
agostadero
agreations
agreements
agreements
noun
plural of agreement
agrestical
agrestical
adj
Obsolete form of agrestic.
agricolist
agricolist
noun
A cultivator of the soil; an agriculturist.
agricolous
agricolous
adj
Dwelling in the fields, especially as an agricultural laborer.
agrimonies
agrimonies
noun
plural of agrimony
agriotypus
agrologies
agrologist
agrologist
noun
One who studies or carries out agrology.
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
agronomies
agronomies
noun
plural of agronomy
agronomist
agronomist
noun
A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.
agrostemma
agrosteral
agrosterol
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
aguishness
aguishness
noun
The state or quality of being aguish.
agynarious
albigenses
alfraganus
algebraist
algebraist
noun
(mathematics) A mathematician who specializes in algebra.
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
algidities
algidities
noun
plural of algidity
algivorous
algivorous
adj
(biology) algae-eating
algologies
algologist
algologist
noun
One who studies algology.
algonquins
algorismic
algorismic
adj
Obsolete form of algorithmic.
algoristic
algoristic
adj
algorithmic
algorithms
algorithms
noun
plural of algorithm
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
alkalising
alkalising
verb
present participle of alkalise
allegories
allegories
noun
plural of allegory
allegorise
allegorise
verb
(intransitive, British spelling) To use allegory.
(transitive, British spelling) To create an allegory from some event or situation.
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allegorist
allegorist
noun
One who speaks in, or writes, allegories.
allegresse
allergists
allergists
noun
plural of allergist
alligators
alligators
noun
plural of alligator
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alligator
allobroges
allogamies
allogamous
allogamous
adj
(botany) Characterized by allogamy.
almsgiving
almsgiving
noun
The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity.
alongships
alongshore
alongshore
adv
At or along a shore or coast.
amagansett
amalbergas
amalgamist
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
amygdalase
amygdalase
noun
(biochemistry) Either of two enzymes: beta-glucosidase and amygdalin beta-glucosidase.
anagenesis
anagenesis
noun
The evolution of a new species by the large scale change in gene frequency so that the new species replaces the old rather than branching to produce an additional species.
anagnostes
analgesics
analgesics
noun
plural of analgesic
analgesist
analogions
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
anastigmat
anastigmat
noun
(photography) An anastigmatic lens.
anaxagoras
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
angadresma
angarstroi
angioblast
angioblast
noun
(biology) A cell that differentiates into blood cells and endothelium within an embryo.
angioclast
angionosis
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiospasm
angiospasm
noun
(medicine) Spasmodic contraction of the blood vessel.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
angiotasis
anglesmith
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
anglicised
anglicised
adj
Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicise
anglicisms
anglicisms
noun
plural of anglicism
anglicizes
anglicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anglicize
anglistics
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
anguishing
anguishing
noun
A feeling or expression of anguish.
verb
present participle of anguish
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
anisogamic
anisogamic
adj
(biology) Relating to anisogamy.
ankylosing
ankylosing
verb
present participle of ankylose
anorganism
anschauung
anschauung
noun
(philosophy, Kantianism) Sense-perception.
antagonise
antagonise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize.
antagonism
antagonism
noun
A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
antagonist
antagonist
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that acts in opposition to another.
(authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
(biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.
An opponent or enemy.
One who antagonizes or stirs.
antalgesic
antalgesic
noun
(uncommon) Alternative form of analgesic
antespring
antibusing
antibusing
adj
(US politics) Opposing the use of busing to achieve racial integration in schools