(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
androgynic
backgeared
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
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
cabdriving
cabdriving
noun
The trade of a cabdriver.
cagoulards
cagoulards
noun
plural of cagoulard
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
carangidae
cardiagram
cardialgia
cardialgia
noun
cardialgy; heartburn
cardialgic
cardington
cardiogram
cardiogram
noun
(cardiology) The visual output an electrocardiograph produces
cardiology
cardiology
noun
(medicine) The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.
cardmaking
cardmaking
noun
The manufacture of greeting cards (usually as a small-scale hobby).
cargadores
carloading
carloading
noun
(rail transport) The loading of a freight car.
cartridges
cartridges
noun
plural of cartridge
centigrade
centigrade
adj
(of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
Celsius (since 1948).
noun
(countable) A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.
(countable, dated) A single degree on this scale.
(uncountable) A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
centigrado
cerrogordo
chagrinned
chagrinned
adj
Alternative form of chagrined
chandigarh
chandigarh
Proper noun
Union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana.
City located in the union territory of Chandigarh, serving simultaneously as capital of this union territory and of the states of Haryana and Punjab.
cheddaring
cheddaring
noun
The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
verb
present participle of cheddar
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
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
ciliograde
ciliograde
adj
(zoology) Moving by means of cilia or similar organs.
cirrigrade
cirrigrade
adj
(zoology) moved or moving by means of cirri
citigradae
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
coadmiring
coarsegold
coastguard
coastguard
noun
Alternative spelling of coast guard
coatbridge
coderiving
codesigner
codesigner
noun
One who codesigns; a designer who works with another.
coenduring
coenduring
verb
present participle of coendure
cogredient
cogredient
adj
(mathematics) Describing two or more variables that undergo the same linear transformations
coguardian
coguardian
noun
A joint guardian.
condurango
condurango
noun
(medicine) The bark of a South American vine, Marsdenia cundurango, of the milkweed family, once erroneously believed to cure cancer.
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
congressed
congressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congress
cordelling
coregonoid
corndodger
corndodger
noun
Alternative form of corn-dodger
corregidor
corregidor
noun
The chief magistrate of a Spanish town.
corrigenda
corrigenda
noun
plural of corrigendum
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
cradlesong
cradlesong
noun
Alternative form of cradle song
cundurango
cundurango
noun
Alternative form of condurango
curmudgeon
curmudgeon
noun
(archaic) A miser.
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.
decagramme
decagramme
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of decagram
decangular
decangular
adj
(rare) Having ten angles.
decentring
decentring
noun
The process by which something is decentred.
verb
present participle of decentre
decigramme
decigramme
noun
(Britain) Alternative spelling of decigram
decoloring
decoloring
verb
present participle of decolor
decorating
decorating
noun
decoration
verb
present participle of decorate
decreasing
decreasing
verb
present participle of decrease
decrowning
decrowning
verb
present participle of decrown
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
degeneracy
degeneracy
noun
(neuroscience) The ability of one part of the brain to take over another's function without being overexerted.
The state of being degenerate (in all senses).
deglycerin
derricking
derricking
verb
present participle of derrick
describing
describing
verb
present participle of describe
detergence
detergence
Noun
The active property of a detergent
detergency
detergency
noun
The active property of a detergent
detracting
detracting
noun
detraction; slander
verb
present participle of detract
diagraphic
diagraphic
adj
descriptive
dictagraph
dictagraph
noun
Alternative form of dictograph
dictograph
dictograph
noun
(historical) A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.
discarding
discarding
noun
(in the plural) Discarded material.
The act by which something is discarded; a throwing away.
verb
present participle of discard
discerning
discerning
adj
Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.
noun
discernment
verb
present participle of discern
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
discharged
discharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discharge
dischargee
dischargee
noun
One who is discharged.
discharger
discharger
noun
Someone or something that discharges something, such as pollution or a firearm
discharges
discharges
noun
plural of discharge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discharge
discording
discording
verb
present participle of discord
discourage
discourage
noun
(rare) Lack of courage
verb
(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
disgeneric
disgracers
disgracers
noun
plural of disgracer
disgracing
disgracing
verb
present participle of disgrace
disgracive
disgracive
adj
(obsolete) Causing disgrace.
disorganic
disorganic
adj
Not organic; having no organization
divergence
divergence
noun
(calculus) the operator which maps a function F=(F₁, ... Fₙ) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ(∂F_i)/(∂x_i)
(obsolete) disagreement; difference
The degree to which two or more things diverge.
The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.
divergency
divergency
noun
(countable) divergence
(uncountable) The state of being divergent
dogcatcher
dogcatcher
noun
A person whose job is to catch and remove stray dogs.
downcrying
dragomanic
dragomanic
adj
Of or relating to a dragoman.
dyscrasing
encouraged
encouraged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encourage
endergonic
endergonic
adj
(chemistry) Describing a reaction that absorbs (heat) energy from its environment
ergodicity
ergodicity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is ergodic.
(uncountable) The condition of being ergodic.
gasconader
gasconader
noun
A great boaster; a blusterer.
gastrodisc
germicidal
germicidal
adj
that kills pathogenic organisms; disinfectant
germicides
germicides
noun
plural of germicide
gerodontic
girdlecake
glyceridic
glyceridic
adj
Of or pertaining to glycerol or glycerides.
glycuronid
goldbricks
goldbricks
noun
plural of goldbrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick
gordiacean
gramicidin
gramicidin
noun
A heterogeneous combination of six antibiotic peptides; the individual peptides themselves
grandchild
grandchild
noun
A child of someone's child.
grandniece
grandniece
noun
A granddaughter of one's sibling; a daughter of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's granddaughter: fraternal grandniece. Sister's granddaughter: sororal grandniece.)
granduncle
granduncle
noun
Synonym of great-uncle
guardiancy
guardiancy
noun
(rare) guardianship
guidecraft
guidecraft
noun
The art or skill of serving as a guide.
gynocardia
gynocardic
hydrogenic
hydrogenic
adj
(chemistry) hydrogen-like
hydrologic
hydrologic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrology.
ideogramic
ideogramic
adj
Alternative form of ideogrammic
madagascar
microgadus
mischarged
mischarged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mischarge
mockground
orcharding
orcharding
noun
The growing of fruit in an orchard.
The hobby of visiting orchards.
pedicuring
pedicuring
verb
present participle of pedicure
placarding
placarding
verb
present participle of placard
podagrical
podagrical
adj
podagric; gouty
preceeding
precharged
precharged
adj
charged in advance
verb
simple past tense and past participle of precharge
precluding
precluding
verb
present participle of preclude
predicting
predicting
verb
present participle of predict
proceeding
proceeding
noun
(always in plural) A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.
(law) Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.
A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction
An event or happening; something that happens
Progress or movement from one thing to another.
The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction
verb
present participle of proceed
radicating
radicating
verb
present participle of radicate
radiogenic
radiogenic
adj
(rare) Particularly suited to radio broadcasting
Of, pertaining to, or caused by radioactivity.
radiologic
radiologic
adj
Of or pertaining to radiology.
reacceding
reacceding
verb
present participle of reaccede
recognised
recognised
adj
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of recognized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of recognise
recognized
recognized
adj
Notable; distinguished; honored.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of recognize
recordings
recordings
noun
plural of recording
rectangled
rectangled
adj
(obsolete) rectangular
(slang) tangled (from a rebracketing of "rectangle" as "rec tangle")
rectigrade
rectigrade
adj
Walking straight forward.
redeciding
redeciding
verb
present participle of redecide
regardance
regardancy
regicidism
regicidism
noun
A policy of regicide.
reinducing
reinducing
verb
present participle of reinduce
repackaged
repackaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repackage
rescinding
rescinding
noun
An instance of something being rescinded.
verb
present participle of rescind
ridgecrest
ridgepiece
ridgepiece
noun
ridgepole, ridgeboard
ridiculing
ridiculing
adj
In a manner intended to ridicule.
noun
The act of exposing to ridicule.
verb
present participle of ridicule
scanderbeg
schrdinger
scowdering
scowdering
adj
(archaic) Burning.
scraggedly
scrimmaged
scrimmaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrimmage