(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
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.
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
acutograve
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
aegopodium
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
aetiologue
agalactous
agalactous
adj
Lacking milk to suckle with.
agallochum
agallochum
noun
agalloch
aglobulism
aglutition
aglutition
noun
(medicine) Inability to swallow.
agomphious
agomphious
adj
toothless
agoranomus
agricolous
agricolous
adj
Dwelling in the fields, especially as an agricultural laborer.
agricultor
agricultor
noun
(archaic) agriculturist, farmer
agriotypus
aguilawood
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
agynarious
algivorous
algivorous
adj
(biology) algae-eating
algonquian
algonquian
Adjective
Relating to a group of North American languages.
Noun
An Algonquin.
algonquins
allogamous
allogamous
adj
(botany) Characterized by allogamy.
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.
amphigouri
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
angletouch
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
anguineous
anguineous
adj
Like a snake.
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
angulation
angulation
noun
An angular part, position, or formation.
The formation of an abnormal angle or bend in an organ
The formation of angles.
angulosity
angulosity
noun
(obsolete) angularity
announcing
announcing
verb
present participle of announce
antigyrous
antilogous
antilogous
adj
Being or relating to that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.
Of the contrary name or character; opposite.
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argutation
argutation
noun
(obsolete) caviling; subtle disputation
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
ascigerous
ascigerous
adj
(botany) Having asci.
ascogenous
ascogenous
adj
(mycology) That grows from the ascogonium of a fungus
ascogonium
ascogonium
noun
(mycology) The spiral female organ of an ascomycetous fungus from which asci are produced
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
auctioning
auctioning
verb
present participle of auction
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
auguration
auguration
noun
The practice of augury.
aurigation
aurigation
noun
The act of driving a chariot or a carriage.
aurigerous
aurigerous
adj
Bearing or yielding gold; auriferous.
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
austrogaea
autecology
autecology
noun
one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species.
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
autogamies
autogamies
noun
plural of autogamy
autogamous
autogamous
adj
self-fertilizing
autogeneal
autogeneal
adj
(archaic) Self-produced; autogenous.
autogenies
autogenous
autogenous
adj
(anatomy) Developed from an independent centre of ossification.
Produced independently of an external cause or influence.
autognosis
autognosis
noun
self-knowledge; the understanding of one's character and peculiarities
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
autojigger
autolavage
autologist
autologous
autologous
adj
Derived from part of the same individual (i.e. from the recipient rather than a different donor).
autolyzing
autolyzing
verb
present participle of autolyze
automating
automating
verb
present participle of automate
autophagia
autophagia
noun
The eating of one's own body.
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
auxanology
auxanology
noun
auxology
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
bargehouse
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
basigamous
basigenous
bayougoula
beartongue
biangulous
biangulous
adj
(archaic) biangular
bigamously
bigamously
adv
In a bigamous manner.
biophagous
biophagous
adj
That feeds on living creatures.
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
boghazkeui
bouguereau
boulangism
boulangism
Noun
The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with (1837–1891), who promoted an aggressive nationalism which opposed Germany and called for the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) to be avenged.
boulangist
boulangist
Noun
A supporter of Boulangism.
bourignian
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
brabagious
bubonalgia
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
bugbeardom
caccagogue
cacogeusia
cacogeusia
noun
(pathology) An experience of a bad taste not due to ingested material
cagoulards
cagoulards
noun
plural of cagoulard
cairngorum
cairngorum
noun
Alternative form of cairngorm
caliginous
caliginous
adj
(archaic or literary) Dark, obscure; murky.
callousing
callousing
verb
present participle of callous
camouflage
camouflage
noun
(biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
(military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
(textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
A disguise or covering up.
Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
The act of disguising.
verb
To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
canonsburg
catalogued
catalogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catalogue
cataloguer
cataloguer
noun
(informal) A person who is fanatical about buying items from catalogues.
One who catalogues.
catalogues
catalogues
noun
plural of catalogue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catalogue
cautioning
cautioning
noun
The act of giving a warning.
verb
present participle of caution
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chiriguano
cholagogue
cholagogue
noun
(obsolete, medicine) Any agent that promotes the discharge of bile.
choraguses
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
clamouring
clamouring
noun
A sound that clamours.
verb
present participle of clamour
clangorous
clangorous
adj
Making a clangor.
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
coagulable
coagulable
adj
That can be coagulated.
coagulants
coagulants
noun
plural of coagulant
coagulated
coagulated
adj
Subjected to coagulation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coagulate
coagulates
coagulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coagulate
coagulator
coagulator
noun
Something that causes coagulation (clumping or solidifying).
coassuming
coassuming
verb
present participle of coassume
coastguard
coastguard
noun
Alternative spelling of coast guard
coequating
coequating
verb
present participle of coequate
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
cogracious
coguardian
coguardian
noun
A joint guardian.
colleagued
colleagued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colleague
colleagues
colleagues
noun
plural of colleague
collingual
collingual
adj
Having, or relating to, the same language.
condurango
condurango
noun
(medicine) The bark of a South American vine, Marsdenia cundurango, of the milkweed family, once erroneously believed to cure cancer.
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
conjugable
conjugable
adj
Capable of being conjugated.
conjugably
conjugales
conjugally
conjugally
adv
In a conjugal manner; as husband and wife
conjugatae
conjugated
conjugated
adj
(organic chemistry, of an organic compound or part of such a compound) Containing one or more pairs of double bonds and/or lone pairs, each pair being separated by a single bond.
Joined together in pairs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conjugate
conjugates
conjugates
noun
plural of conjugate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conjugate
conjugator
conjugator
noun
An automated process or written aid for giving the conjugation table of verbs.
contagious
contagious
adj
(figurative) Easily passed on to others.
(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.
(of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.
contiguate
contiguate
adj
(obsolete) Contiguous; touching.
copulating
copulating
verb
present participle of copulate
coquillage
corrugated
corrugated
adj
Bent into regular curved folds or grooves.
Marked with parallel folds, ridges or furrows.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corrugate
corrugates
corrugates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corrugate