(law) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
(law) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
A recognition as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form.
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
The act of acknowledging
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
adenographical
adenologaditis
adenomeningeal
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
anhydroglocose
antidogmatical
antiodontalgic
antiodontalgic
adj
(rare) Countering toothache.
noun
(rare) A remedy for toothache.
apprehendingly
apprehendingly
adv
With apprehension or understanding.
balanoglossida
bloodguiltless
bloodguiltless
adj
Free from bloodguilt.
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
bridgebuilding
bridgebuilding
noun
The construction of bridges.
bulldoggedness
bulldoggedness
noun
stubborn determination; doggedness
burglarproofed
candlelighting
candlelighting
noun
The lighting of a candle, especially as part of a ceremony
chondroglossal
chondroglossus
chondroglossus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.
clapperdudgeon
clapperdudgeon
noun
A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms
counterlighted
cylindroogival
dacryadenalgia
dacrycystalgia
dactylioglyphy
dactyliography
dactyliography
noun
The art of writing or engraving upon gems.
dactylographer
dactylographic
dactylographic
adj
Of or relating to dactylography.
damageableness
damageableness
noun
The quality of being damageable.
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
decancellating
decentralising
decentralising
verb
present participle of decentralise
decentralizing
decentralizing
verb
present participle of decentralize
dechloridizing
dechlorinating
dechlorinating
adj
That leads to dechlorination
verb
present participle of dechlorinate
dedolomitizing
dedolomitizing
verb
present participle of dedolomitize
defibrillating
defibrillating
verb
present participle of defibrillate
deflagrability
deflagrability
noun
(chemistry, archaic) The quality of being deflagrable.
deflocculating
deflocculating
verb
present participle of deflocculate
degeneratively
degeneratively
adv
In a degenerative manner.
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
demagnetisable
demagnetizable
demagnetizable
adj
That can be demagnetized.
demilitarising
demilitarising
verb
present participle of demilitarise
demilitarizing
demilitarizing
verb
present participle of demilitarize
demineralizing
demineralizing
verb
present participle of demineralize
demioctangular
demoralizingly
demoralizingly
adv
In a demoralizing manner.
demultiplexing
demultiplexing
verb
present participle of demultiplex
demythologised
demythologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demythologise
demythologized
demythologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demythologize
demythologizer
demythologizer
noun
One who or that which demythologizes.
demythologizes
demythologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demythologize
denaturalising
denaturalising
verb
present participle of denaturalise
denaturalizing
denaturalizing
verb
present participle of denaturalize
denuclearizing
denuclearizing
verb
present participle of denuclearize
dephlegmedness
dephlegmedness
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) A state of being freed from water.
depoliticizing
depoliticizing
verb
present participle of depoliticize
depolymerizing
depolymerizing
adj
That depolymerizes
verb
present participle of depolymerize
depreciatingly
depreciatingly
adv
So as to disparage or belittle.
dermatoglyphic
dermatoglyphic
adj
Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics.
dermatological
dermatological
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to dermatology
noun
Such a drug or preparation
dermatologists
dermatologists
noun
plural of dermatologist
designlessness
designlessness
noun
Absence of design.
desmidiologist
desmopathology
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphurising
desulphurising
verb
present participle of desulphurise
desulphurizing
desulphurizing
verb
present participle of desulphurize
devolatilising
devolatilising
verb
present participle of devolatilise
devolatilizing
devolatilizing
verb
present participle of devolatilize
diagenetically
diagenetically
adv
In a diagenetic manner
With regard to diagenesis
diagnostically
diagnostically
adv
In a diagnostic manner.
diagonalizable
diagonalizable
adj
Able to be diagonalized.
diagrammatical
diagrammatical
adj
diagrammatic
dialectologies
dialectologies
noun
plural of dialectology
dialectologist
dialectologist
noun
(linguistics) A person who studies regional differences in speech sounds.
differencingly
digestibleness
digestibleness
noun
The quality of being digestible.
digitalization
digitalization
noun
Synonym of digitization
dinoflagellata
dinoflagellate
dinoflagellate
noun
Any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella.
dinoflagellida
diphthongalize
diplogangliate
diplographical
diplographical
adj
Relating to diplography or the diplograph.
dipterological
dipterological
adj
Of or relating to dipterology, the scientific study of flies.
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disaffiliating
disaffiliating
verb
present participle of disaffiliate
disapprovingly
disapprovingly
adv
In a disapproving manner
disbelievingly
disbelievingly
adv
In a disbelieving manner.
discoglossidae
discographical
discographical
adj
Of or pertaining to discography.
discomposingly
discomposingly
adv
So as to discompose.
discourageable
discourageable
adj
Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
discouragingly
discouragingly
adv
In a discouraging manner.
disembowelling
disembowelling
noun
The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
verb
(chiefly Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) present participle of disembowel
disenthralling
disenthralling
verb
present participle of disenthral
disgruntlement
disgruntlement
noun
The state of being disgruntled, usually displayed in a stereotypical form such as frowning and annoyance; the acts of sulky dissatisfaction.
disgustfulness
disgustfulness
noun
The state of being disgustful.
disillusioning
disillusioning
verb
present participle of disillusion
disingenuously
disingenuously
adv
In a manner that adopts a pose of naïveté, possibly to make a point or to deceive.
In a manner that is not frank or open; deceptively.
In an unnoble manner; in a manner unbecoming of true honor or dignity; unworthily.
disregardfully
disregardfully
adv
In a disregardful manner; negligently; heedlessly.
dissyllabising
dissyllabizing
dissyllabizing
verb
present participle of dissyllabize
divagationally
divaricatingly
divaricatingly
adv
In a way that divaricates or diverges; branchingly.
dogmaticalness
dogmaticalness
noun
The quality of being dogmatical.
dolichoglossus
doublecrossing
doublecrossing
verb
present participle of doublecross
doublehatching
doublethinking
dynamogenously
dysteleologist
dysteleologist
noun
One who subscribes to the philosophy of dysteleology.
editorializing
editorializing
noun
The writing of editorial material.
verb
present participle of editorialize
electrogilding
electrogilding
noun
Gilding by means of electricity; electroplating with gold.
endemiological
endemiological
adj
Relating to endemiology.
endocrinologic
endocrinologic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to endocrinology.
enteradenology
epidemiologies
epidemiologies
noun
plural of epidemiology
epidemiologist
epidemiologist
noun
(epidemiology) A scientist (often a medical doctor) who specializes in epidemiology.
epiglottiditis
epiglottiditis
noun
Synonym of epiglottitis
figureheadless
fluidglycerate
fluidglycerate
noun
A plant extract produced by extracting with a mixture of glycerine and water
foreknowledges
foreknowledges
noun
plural of foreknowledge
galacthidrosis
galactodendron
gastrodialysis
gastroduodenal
gastroduodenal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the stomach and the duodenum
gelastocoridae
geohydrologist
geohydrologist
noun
One who studies geohydrology.
gladstonianism
glanduliferous
glanduliferous
adj
Bearing glandules.
glanduligerous
glandulousness
globigerinidae
glossiphonidae
glucocorticoid
glucocorticoid
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in metabolism and have anti-inflammatory properties.
glucocorticord
glucosidically
glucosidically
adv
By means of or in terms of a glucoside.
glutaraldehyde
glutaraldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aliphatic dialdehyde pentane-1,5-dial, a toxic liquid with a pungent odor.
glyceraldehyde
glyceraldehyde
noun
(biochemistry) The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol
glycolaldehyde
glycolaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydroxyaldehyde HO-CH₂-CHO related to ethylene glycol; the only biose