(biology) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis.
abortogenic
abortogenic
adj
Causing abortion; abortifacient.
noun
A substance that induces abortion; an abortifacient.
acceptingly
acceptingly
adv
In a accepting manner; tolerantly.
accoutering
accoutering
verb
present participle of accouter
accrediting
accrediting
verb
present participle of accredit
acetylating
acetylating
verb
present participle of acetylate
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
actinologue
actinologue
noun
(biology) Part of an actinomere
aetheogamic
affectingly
affectingly
adv
So as to affect in an emotional sense.
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.
agonothetic
agonothetic
adj
Of or pertaining to an agonothete.
agriculture
agriculture
noun
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
altercating
altercating
verb
present participle of altercate
ancestoring
ancestoring
verb
present participle of ancestor
anecdotages
anecdotages
noun
plural of anecdotage
angiectasis
angiectasis
noun
Synonym of angiectasia
angiectopia
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anoegenetic
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
antieugenic
antieugenic
adj
Opposing eugenics.
apathogenic
apathogenic
adj
(pathology) Not pathogenic.
apologetics
apologetics
noun
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
archigaster
arctangents
arctangents
noun
plural of arctangent
areopagitic
areopagitic
Adjective
Relating to the Areopagus.
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.
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
astringence
astringence
noun
Alternative form of astringency
astringency
astringency
noun
An astringent taste.
That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
autecologic
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.
autogenetic
autogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to autogenesis.
Self-generated.
autopelagic
backlighted
backsetting
backsetting
verb
present participle of backset
bacterizing
bacterizing
verb
present participle of bacterize
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bicolligate
bicolligate
adj
(ornithology) Having the anterior toes united by a basal web
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
biogenetics
biogenetics
noun
(biology, genetics) genetic engineering
biomagnetic
biomagnetic
adj
Relating to biomagnetism.
blacktongue
blastogenic
blastogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to blastogenesis.
boguechitto
brecciating
brecciating
verb
present participle of brecciate
cabbagetown
calenturing
calyptrogen
calyptrogen
noun
rootcap
cancerating
cancerating
verb
present participle of cancerate
candlelight
candlelight
noun
The light emitted by a candle.
cantingness
cantingness
noun
The quality of being canting.
carbureting
carbureting
verb
present participle of carburet
carcerating
carcerating
verb
present participle of carcerate
caretakings
caretakings
noun
plural of caretaking
cartelising
cartelising
verb
present participle of cartelise
cartelizing
cartelizing
verb
present participle of cartelize
cartersburg
castigative
castigative
adj
That castigates.
castiglione
castlereagh
catagenesis
catagenesis
noun
(biology) Retrogressive evolution, as contrasted with anagenesis.
(geology) The cracking process in which organic kerogens are broken down into hydrocarbons.
catagenetic
catagenetic
adj
Relating to catagenesis.
cataloguers
cataloguers
noun
plural of cataloguer
cataloguize
catchweight
catchweight
adj
(sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap.
Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping.
adv
(horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped.
to ride catchweight
noun
(sports) A weight category other than the standard weight categories: either an agreed-upon weight range or an agreement to allow any weight.
The weight of all the fish caught.
The weight of an item that is not set to a standard, but which varies around an approximate value.
catechising
catechising
noun
catechism
verb
present participle of catechise
catechizing
catechizing
verb
present participle of catechize
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
cauterising
cauterising
verb
present participle of cauterise
cauterizing
cauterizing
verb
present participle of cauterize
celebrating
celebrating
noun
celebration
verb
present participle of celebrate
cellulating
cellulating
verb
present participle of cellulate
celtologist
cenogenetic
cenogenetic
adj
Alternative form of caenogenetic
centigramme
centigramme
noun
Alternative spelling of centigram
centimorgan
centimorgan
noun
(biology) A length of chromosome in which an average of 0.01 crossover occurs per generation.
centrifugal
centrifugal
adj
(botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
(botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
noun
A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
centrifuged
centrifuged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifuge
centrifuges
centrifuges
noun
plural of centrifuge
cerargyrite
cerargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of silver chloride, AgCl, that is a rare ore of silver; horn silver.
cerebrating
cerebrating
verb
present participle of cerebrate
cetological
cetological
adj
Of or pertaining to cetology.
cetologists
cetologists
noun
plural of cetologist
chaetangium
chaetognath
chaetognath
noun
Any of several marine worms of the phylum Chaetognatha.
changeabout
changewater
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
chassignite
chassignite
noun
(mineralogy) An achondrite composed mostly of olivine
chataignier
chateaugray
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
checkstring
checkstring
noun
A cord used by a passenger in a carriage to signal to the driver to slow down or go faster.
cheektowaga
chittenango
chitterling
chitterling
noun
(obsolete) The frill to the breast of a shirt.
A single piece of chitterlings (intestine used as food).
christening
christening
noun
Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.
The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
verb
present participle of christen
cisgangetic
citrangeade
citrangeade
noun
A sweetened drink like orangeade but made with citranges.
cleistogamy
cleistogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
cleistogene
cleistogene
noun
(botany) A cleistogamous flower or plant
cleistogeny
clientelage
clientelage
noun
(dated) clientele; customers or patrons
clingstones
clingstones
noun
plural of clingstone
cloistering
cloistering
verb
present participle of cloister
clusterings
clusterings
noun
plural of clustering
coaggregate
coaggregate
verb
To aggregate along with another material
coagulative
coagulative
adj
Having the power to cause coagulation
coathangers
coathangers
noun
plural of coathanger
coattending
coattending
verb
present participle of coattend
coattesting
coattesting
verb
present participle of coattest
cobenignity
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
codirecting
codirecting
verb
present participle of codirect
coelongated
coenogamete
coextending
coextending
verb
present participle of coextend
cofeaturing
cofeaturing
verb
present participle of cofeature
cofreighter
cogenerator
cogenerator
noun
A combined heating plant and power generator.
cognateness
cognateness
noun
The state or quality of being cognate.
cognitively
cognitively
adv
Relating to thinking (cognition).
cognominate
cognominate
verb
(formal, transitive) To name.
cognoscente
cognoscente
noun
(often in the plural) Someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field.
cognoscenti
cognoscenti
noun
plural of cognoscente
coinfecting
coinfecting
verb
present participle of coinfect
cointerring
coinventing
coinventing
verb
present participle of coinvent
collegatary
colligative
colligative
adj
(chemistry, physics) Describing any property that depends only on the number of molecules present.
colongitude
colongitude
noun
(astronomy) The longitude of the morning terminator (division between illuminated and dark regions) on the Moon, as measured in degrees westward from the prime meridian.
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.
compaginate
compaginate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To unite or hold together.
competingly
competingly
adv
So as to compete.
complecting
complecting
verb
present participle of complect
compregnate
concentring
concentring
verb
present participle of concentre
concertgoer
concertgoer
noun
A person who attends a concert, especially one who attends concerts often
configurate
configurate
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take form or position, like the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern.
(transitive, obsolete) To configure; to arrange or shape.
conflagrate
conflagrate
verb
(intransitive) To catch fire.
(transitive) To set fire to something.
congealment
congealment
noun
Something that has congealed; a clot.
The act of congealing.
congelation
congelation
noun
That which is congealed.
The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing.