(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agriculturer
agriculturer
noun
agriculturist
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
agriochoerus
albuginaceae
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
antireducing
apogalacteum
aqueoglacial
aqueoglacial
adj
(geology) Deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
autecologies
autecologies
noun
plural of autecology
autecologist
autecologist
noun
One who studies autecology.
authigenetic
authigenetic
adj
Synonym of authigenic
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
becudgelling
beglerbegluc
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
blackfigured
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
bleachground
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
brachigerous
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
buccaneering
buccaneering
adj
bold, reckless and unscrupulous
noun
robbery on the high seas; piracy
verb
present participle of buccaneer
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
calculifrage
calculifrage
noun
(surgery) An instrument inserted into the bladder in order to break up calculi.
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
caprimulgine
carburetting
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
catlettsburg
catlettsburg
Proper noun
The name of two communities in the United States:
a home rule-class city in and county seat of
an community in
cecidogenous
cellulifugal
cellulifugal
adj
That carries nerve impulses away from a neuron
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifuging
centrifuging
noun
The processing of material in a centrifuge.
verb
present participle of centrifuge
cephalopagus
cephalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
cerebrifugal
cerebrifugal
adj
(physiology) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
challengeful
challengeful
adj
Full of challenge.
chambersburg
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
cheeseburger
cheeseburger
noun
(military, slang) The BLU-82 bomb.
A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).
cheirogaleus
chemosurgery
chemosurgery
noun
(medicine) The selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin.
childersburg
chincoteague
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chromogenous
chromogenous
adj
Alternative form of chromogenic
cingulectomy
circumgyrate
circumgyrate
verb
(intransitive) To be formed into a bent or curved shape (around something).
(intransitive) To make circuits (around an area or space).
(intransitive) To move around something.
(intransitive) To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit.
(transitive) To cause to turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To form into a bent or curved shape.
clearcutting
clearcutting
noun
A forestry practice in which most or all trees in a harvest area are cut down.
clusteringly
clusteringly
adv
In clusters.
coagulometer
coagulometer
noun
(medicine) A device used to measure the ability of the blood to coagulate (and the time taken to do so).
cocounseling
cocounseling
verb
present participle of cocounsel
coeloglossum
commeasuring
commeasuring
verb
present participle of commeasure
concoagulate
concubinages
concubinages
noun
plural of concubinage
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
conglobulate
conglobulate
verb
(rare, intransitive) To collect together into a compact round mass.
conglutinate
conglutinate
adj
Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.
verb
To join together; to unite.
To stick or glue together.
congratulate
congratulate
verb
(reflexive) To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.
To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for.
congruencies
congruencies
noun
plural of congruency
congruential
congruential
adj
(mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus)
conjecturing
conjecturing
noun
The forming of conjectures.
verb
present participle of conjecture
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
contiguities
contiguities
noun
plural of contiguity
cosuggestion
cotyligerous
cotyligerous
adj
(zoology) Having cotyles.
counsellings
counsellings
noun
plural of counselling
counteragent
counteragent
noun
An agent having the opposite effect; an antidote.
counterargue
counterargue
verb
(transitive, intransitive) Argue against, especially by opposition to and negation of opposing arguments (rather than the bolstering of one’s own position).
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
countergager
countergauge
counterguard
counterguard
noun
(fortification) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
counterimage
counterimage
noun
An image that counters or contradicts another.
counterlight
countersiege
countersiege
noun
A siege in response to another siege.
countersigns
countersigns
noun
plural of countersign
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersign
countersuing
countersuing
verb
present participle of countersue
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
courageously
courageously
adv
In a courageous manner; bravely; boldly.
creatureling
creatureling
noun
A little creature.
croquignoles
crurogenital
crurogenital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the leg and the genitals.
cryosurgeons
cryosurgeons
noun
plural of cryosurgeon
cryptogenous
cryptogenous
adj
cryptogenic
cuggermugger
curmudgeonly
curmudgeonly
adj
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish
curveballing
curveballing
verb
present participle of curveball
cuscohygrine
cuscohygrine
noun
(chemistry) A pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca and certain other plants.
decoagulated
deliquescing
deliquescing
verb
present participle of deliquesce
denunciating
denunciating
verb
present participle of denunciate
detruncating
detruncating
verb
present participle of detruncate
deuterogenic
deuterogenic
adj
(geology) Of secondary origin; said of certain rocks whose material has been derived from older rocks.
dictyogenous
discouragers
discouragers
noun
plural of discourager
disencourage
disencourage
verb
(now regional or nonstandard) To discourage.
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
ectopatagium
edulcorating
edulcorating
verb
present participle of edulcorate
effectuating
effectuating
verb
present participle of effectuate
elucubrating
elucubrating
verb
present participle of elucubrate
emasculating
emasculating
verb
present participle of emasculate
encincturing
encincturing
verb
present participle of encincture
encountering
encountering
adj
(obsolete) Fit for an encounter or battle.
noun
An encounter; a meeting.
verb
present participle of encounter
equivocating
equivocating
verb
present participle of equivocate
erioglaucine
erioglaucine
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular blue triarylmethane dye
euchological
euchological
adj
Of or relating to a euchology or euchologion.
euconjugatae
eudiagnostic
eudiagnostic
adj
(geology) Easy to identify.
eulogistical
eulogistical
adj
Alternative form of eulogistic
excruciating
excruciating
adj
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
Exceedingly intense; extreme
exulcerating
exulcerating
verb
present participle of exulcerate
feuchtwanger
fluctigerous
foreguidance
frangulaceae
galactagogue
galactagogue
noun
A substance that induces lactation.
galactogogue
galactogogue
noun
Alternative form of galactagogue
galericulate
gallinaceous
gallinaceous
adj
(zoology) related to the genus Gallus, poultry; notably said of the order Galliformes.
gauchenesses
gauchenesses
noun
plural of gaucheness
geniculately
geniculately
adv
In a geniculate manner.
geniculation
geniculation
noun
The act of kneeling.
The state of being bent abruptly at an angle.
genitocrural
genitocrural
adj
Synonym of genitofemoral
genuflecting
genuflecting
verb
present participle of genuflect
genuflection
genuflection
noun
the act of genuflecting
genuflectory
genuflectory
adj
Relating to genuflection.
genupectoral
genupectoral
adj
Relating to (the posture of) the knees and chest
geraniaceous
geraniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the family Geraniaceae of flowering plants, including the geranium.
germiculture
germiculture
noun
The cultivation of microbes.
gesneraceous
gesneraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the taxonomic family Gesneraceae (now Gesneriaceae).
gesticulated
gesticulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gesticulate
gesticulates
gesticulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gesticulate