(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.
(law) An equitable remedy requiring wrongfully obtained profits to be distributed to those who deserve them.
A relaying of events; justification of actions.
verb
present participle of account
accoutring
accoutring
verb
present participle of accoutre
accrington
accrington
Proper noun
A town in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, England.
acidogenic
acidogenic
adj
Which generates acid or acidity.
acrogenous
acrogenous
adj
(botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity.
acrogynous
acrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
actinogram
actinogram
noun
The record produced by an actinograph
actinology
actinology
noun
(sciences) The study of the effect of light on chemicals.
adipogenic
adipogenic
adj
(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
aetiogenic
agnostical
agnostical
adj
Alternative form of agnostic
agnotozoic
agonistics
agonistics
noun
The range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.
agronomics
agronomics
noun
The science of soil management and the production of field crops.
(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.
algolagnic
algolagnic
adj
Of or relating to algolagnia.
allocating
allocating
verb
present participle of allocate
allogeneic
allogeneic
adj
(genetics) Genetically different because of being derived from separate individuals of the same species.
(immunology) Of a reaction that occurs when cells are transplanted into a genetically different recipient.
amphigonic
amphigonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or arising from amphigony
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
amylogenic
amylogenic
adj
Forming starch; applied specifically to leucoplasts.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.
anagogical
anagogical
adj
anagogic
analogical
analogical
adj
Of, pertaining to, based on, or composed of an analogy.
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
androgynic
anecdotage
anecdotage
noun
anecdotes considered as a group
garrulous old age
anemologic
angiocarpy
angioclast
angiogenic
angiogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to blood vessels
Relating to angiogenesis
angioscope
angioscope
noun
An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
angiotonic
angiotonic
adj
That increases blood pressure
angletouch
anisogamic
anisogamic
adj
(biology) Relating to anisogamy.
announcing
announcing
verb
present participle of announce
anorogenic
anorogenic
adj
(geology) Unrelated to orogeny
aragonitic
aragonitic
adj
(geology) Of, pertaining to, or formed from aragonite
archegonia
archegonia
noun
plural of archegonium
archigonic
arctogaean
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
arrogances
arrogances
noun
plural of arrogance
ascogenous
ascogenous
adj
(mycology) That grows from the ascogonium of a fungus
ascogonial
ascogonial
adj
Relating to ascogonia.
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
astrogonic
astrogonic
adj
Of or pertaining to astrogony.
athrogenic
auctioning
auctioning
verb
present participle of auction
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
backgammon
backgammon
noun
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
{{lb|en|backgammon}} A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
verb
To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
barcolongo
becloaking
becloaking
verb
present participle of becloak
beclogging
beclogging
verb
present participle of beclog
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
becomingly
becomingly
adv
In a becoming manner.
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bescouring
biogenetic
biogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogenesis.
Of or pertaining to biogenetics.
blockading
blockading
verb
present participle of blockade
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
boschneger
bouncingly
bouncingly
adv
With a bouncing motion.
boycotting
boycotting
noun
The act of something being boycotted.
verb
present participle of boycott
cabotinage
cabotinage
noun
overacting; hamming
cacogenics
cacogenics
noun
(medicine) The opposite of eugenics; the aggregation of factors, through adverse sexual selection and reproduction, tending to promote bad genetic characteristics in people.
caenogaean
cairngorum
cairngorum
noun
Alternative form of cairngorm
cajolingly
cajolingly
adv
in a cajoling manner
caligation
caligation
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) dimness; cloudiness
caliginous
caliginous
adj
(archaic or literary) Dark, obscure; murky.
callousing
callousing
verb
present participle of callous
calorizing
calorizing
verb
present participle of calorize
camerlengo
camerlengo
noun
The cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes.
camerlingo
campagnols
campagnols
noun
plural of campagnol
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
canonising
canonising
verb
present participle of canonise
canonizing
canonizing
verb
present participle of canonize
canonsburg
canoodling
canoodling
noun
amorous pettings or caresses
verb
present participle of canoodle
caponising
caponising
verb
present participle of caponise
caponizing
caponizing
verb
present participle of caponize
caprioling
caprioling
verb
present participle of capriole
captioning
captioning
noun
The act of assigning a caption.
verb
present participle of caption
caracoling
caracoling
noun
A caracole, or half-turn.
verb
present participle of caracole
carcinogen
carcinogen
noun
A substance or agent that can cause cancer.
cardington
cariogenic
cariogenic
adj
Of, or relating to cariogenesis
Producing dental caries
carloading
carloading
noun
(rail transport) The loading of a freight car.
carmagnole
carmagnole
noun
(archaic) A bombastic report from the French armies.
(clothing, historical) A short jacket, fashionable during the French Revolution, with short skirts, a broad collar and lapels, and several rows of buttons.
(historical) A popular Red Republican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution.
carpogenic
carpogenic
adj
(botany) Producing fruit, or causing fruit to develop.
carpogonia
carpogonia
noun
plural of carpogonium
carrington
carrington
Proper noun
A village in Barbados.
A city in North Dakota.
A village in Lincolnshire, England.
A village in Midlothian, Scotland.
cartonnage
cartonnage
noun
Pasteboard.
The papyrus used to wrap mummies in ancient Egypt.
cartooning
cartooning
noun
The act of drawing a cartoon or caricature.
verb
present participle of cartoon
caseinogen
caseinogen
noun
uncoagulated casein
castagnole
cataloging
cataloging
noun
Alternative form of cataloguing
verb
present participle of catalog
cautioning
cautioning
noun
The act of giving a warning.
verb
present participle of caution
cenogonous
centigrado
cerulignol
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
champignon
champignon
noun
(obsolete) Any mushroom.
Agaricus bisporus, a species of mushroom commonly used in cooking.
changeover
changeover
noun
A conversion or transition from one thing to another.
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
charioting
charioting
verb
present participle of chariot
chicagoans
chilognath
chilognath
noun
(zoology) Any of the subclass Chilognatha of the millipedes.
chiriguano
chirognomy
chirognomy
noun
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
chirurgeon
chirurgeon
noun
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
chittagong
chittagong
Proper noun
A city in Bangladesh.
One of the seven administrative divisions of Bangladesh.
One of the eleven districts in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.
chivington
chondrigen
chondrigen
noun
(biochemistry) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
chondrogen
chondrogen
noun
Alternative form of chondrigen
choosingly
chorussing
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
chromizing
chromizing
verb
present participle of chromize
chromogene
chronogram
chronogram
noun
(genetics) A phylogenetic tree that has branch spans proportional to evolutionary time.
A sentence or inscription whose letters, when interpreted according to a system (such as Roman numerals) in which letters correspond to numeric values, stand for a particular date (usually the date of inscription) when rearranged.
chronology
chronology
noun
(countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.
(uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
ciceronage
ciceronage
noun
The activity of a cicerone; local guidance.
ciceroning
ciceroning
verb
present participle of cicerone
cienfuegos
cinemagoer
cinemagoer
noun
One who visits a cinema in order to watch a film.
clamouring
clamouring
noun
A sound that clamours.
verb
present participle of clamour
clangoring
clangoring
verb
present participle of clangor
clangorous
clangorous
adj
Making a clangor.
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
clarington
clarington
Proper noun
A municipality in Ontario, Canada
clarioning
clarioning
verb
present participle of clarion
clingstone
clingstone
noun
A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh.
clinograph
clinograph
noun
An measuring tool that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
clinologic
clobbering
clobbering
adj
That clobbers.
noun
(informal) A beating; a thrashing; a thorough defeat.