(rare) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.
antipodagric
antipodagric
adj
(medicine) That acts against gout
noun
A medicine for gout.
antipodagron
antireacting
antirebating
antirebating
adj
Preventing insurance agents from sharing commission money with insured parties.
antireducing
antireligion
antireligion
adj
Opposed to or acting against religion
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
antitragicus
antitragicus
noun
(anatomy) In the human musculoskeletal system of the ear, a part that arises from the outer part of the antitragus and is inserted into the cauda helicis and antihelix.
aortographic
aortographic
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to aortography.
apogeotropic
apogeotropic
adj
(botany) Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.
(medicine) Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.
apographical
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aposporogony
apperceiving
apperceiving
verb
present participle of apperceive
appertaining
appertaining
verb
present participle of appertain
appoggiatura
appoggiatura
noun
(music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.
appoggiature
apportioning
apportioning
noun
apportionment
verb
present participle of apportion
appraisingly
appraisingly
adv
In an appraising way.
appreciating
appreciating
adj
Appreciative: having or showing appreciation.
noun
appreciation
verb
present participle of appreciate
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
apprenticing
apprenticing
verb
present participle of apprentice
apterygotous
araneologist
araneologist
noun
One who studies spiders.
arbitrageurs
arbitrageurs
noun
plural of arbitrageur
archaeologer
archaeologic
archaeologic
adj
Pertaining to archaeology.
antiquated
archagitator
archangelica
archegoniata
archegoniate
archegoniate
adj
(botany) Relating to or possessing archegonia.
noun
Any organism having archegonia.
archengineer
archeologian
archeologies
archeologies
noun
plural of archeology
archeologist
archeologist
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of archaeologist
archgovernor
archgovernor
noun
(rare) A chief governor.
archigenesis
archipelagic
archipelagic
adj
(geography) Of or pertaining to an archipelago; of the nature of an archipelago.
archipelagos
archmagician
archmagician
noun
A very powerful magician.
archmagirist
archorrhagia
archplagiary
archvagabond
ardhamagadhi
ardhamagadhi
Proper noun
A Middle Indian language used in Jain texts.
areopagitica
argeiphontes
argentineans
argentinidae
argentometer
argentometer
noun
The measuring instrument used in argentometry.
argentometry
argentometry
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A method of analytical chemistry involving titration with silver nitrate, especially for the quantitative analysis of chloride
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
arglebargled
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
argyranthous
argyraspides
argyraspides
noun
plural of argyraspide
argyrythrose
aristogenics
aristogenics
noun
A form of eugenics that aims to produce the very best offspring.
aristologist
aristologist
noun
a person who studies aristology
arithmograph
arpeggiating
arpeggiating
verb
present participle of arpeggiate
arpeggiation
arpeggiation
noun
(music) The act of arpeggiating, of spreading a chord out instead of playing the notes simultaneously.
arraignments
arraignments
noun
plural of arraignment
arrangements
arrangements
noun
plural of arrangement
arrogantness
arrogantness
noun
(rare) arrogance
arrogatingly
arsenicating
arsenicating
verb
present participle of arsenicate
arteriograms
arteriograms
noun
plural of arteriogram
arteriograph
arteriograph
noun
An instrument used in arteriography to measure the severity of arteriosclerosis
arthrogastra
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
arthrography
arthrography
noun
(dated, uncountable, medicine) The scientific description of joints
(medicine) An arthrogram
articulating
articulating
verb
present participle of articulate
ascertaining
ascertaining
verb
present participle of ascertain
asparaginous
asparaginous
adj
Resembling or related to asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus.
aspergillums
aspergillums
noun
plural of aspergillum
aspiringness
aspiringness
noun
The state or quality of being aspiring.
asporogenous
asseverating
asseverating
verb
present participle of asseverate
assyriologue
astigmatizer
astigmometer
astigmometer
noun
An optical device used for measuring the degree of astigmatism
astigmometry
astringently
astringently
adv
In the manner of an astringent.
astrobiology
astrobiology
noun
(sciences) The study of life anywhere in the universe, including the Earth.
astrogeology
astrogeology
noun
(astronomy, geology) The science dealing with the structure and composition of planets and other bodies in the solar system.
astrographer
astrographic
astrographic
adj
astrometric
astrological
astrological
adj
Of, or relating to astrology.
astrologists
astrologists
noun
plural of astrologist
atheriogaean
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
attractingly
attractingly
adv
In such a way as to attract.
autodrainage
autoepigraph
autofrettage
autofrettage
noun
A metal fabrication technique in which a pressure vessel is subjected to enormous pressure, causing internal portions of the part to yield plasticly, resulting in internal compressive residual stresses once the pressure is released.
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
autorotating
autorotating
verb
present participle of autorotate
azogrenadine
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
backbreaking
backbreaking
adj
(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
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.
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backtracking
backtracking
noun
(aviation) The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.
(computer science) The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
(countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
verb
present participle of backtrack
bacteriology
bacteriology
noun
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bagrationite
bagrationite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of allanite.
balladmonger
balladmonger
noun
A seller or composer of ballads.
ballyragging
ballyragging
verb
present participle of ballyrag
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
baragouinish
barbermonger
barbermonger
noun
(obsolete) A fop.
barbouillage
bargersville
barnstorming
barnstorming
adj
(especially of a performance) Highly theatrical.
noun
The act of one who barnstorms, or travels making political speeches.
verb
present participle of barnstorm
baronetising
baronetizing
barrelmaking
barrelmaking
noun
The manufacture of barrels.
barricadoing
barricadoing
verb
present participle of barricado
barringtonia
baserunnings
bastardising
bastardising
verb
present participle of bastardise
bastardizing
bastardizing
noun
The act or process by which something is bastardized.
verb
present participle of bastardize
bathygraphic
bathygraphic
adj
Relating to bathygraphy.
battledoring
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
bearbaitings
bearbaitings
noun
plural of bearbaiting
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedrivelling
beggarliness
beggarliness
noun
(rare) The state or characteristic of being or resembling a beggar; destitution.
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
beglerbeglic
beglerbeglic
noun
The territory under the jurisdiction of a beglerbeg.
beglerbeglik
beglerbeglik
noun
Alternative form of beglerbeglic
beglerbegluc
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
beleaguering
beleaguering
verb
present participle of beleaguer
belligerence
belligerence
noun
The state of being belligerent; aggressive inclination to war.
belligerency
belligerency
noun
Alternative form of belligerence
belligerents
belligerents
noun
plural of belligerent
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.