An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
verb
present participle and gerund of abandon
abdominogenital
abdominogenital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the genitals.
abdominovaginal
abdominovaginal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the vagina
abingdon
abingdon
Proper noun
A town on the Thames in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), England.
A town in Virginia, USA
aboding
aboding
noun
(obsolete) A foreboding.
verb
present participle of abode
abounding
abounding
adj
Ample, plenty, abundant.
noun
An abundance.
verb
present participle of abound
aboundingly
aboundingly
adv
In an abounding manner; in a manner that abounds.
To an abounding degree.
absconding
absconding
noun
An instance in which someone absconds.
verb
present participle of abscond
accommodating
accommodating
adj
Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.
Pliable; easily corrupted.
verb
present participle of accommodate
accommodatingly
accommodatingly
adv
In an accommodating manner.
accommodatingness
according
according
adj
Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
adv
(obsolete) Accordingly; correspondingly.
verb
present participle of accord.
accordingly
accordingly
adv
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
acidogenic
acidogenic
adj
Which generates acid or acidity.
acknowledging
acknowledging
adj
(obsolete, specifically) Expressing esteem or gratitude.
That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something.
noun
(archaic) The act of acknowledging something.
verb
present participle of acknowledg
present participle of acknowledge
actinogonidiate
addington
adenogenesis
adenogenesis
noun
The development of uterine glands (in mammals)
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
adenographical
adenologaditis
adenological
adenological
adj
Pertaining to adenology.
adenomeningeal
adenopharyngitis
adiagnostic
adiagnostic
adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
adipogenic
adipogenic
adj
(biology) That forms fat, or fatty tissue; lipogenic
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
adjoining
adjoining
adj
Being in contact at some point or line; joining to
verb
present participle of adjoin
adjoiningness
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjustoring
adlegation
adlegation
noun
A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
admonishingly
admonishingly
adv
In an admonishing manner.
adolescing
adolescing
verb
present participle of adolesce
adonizing
adonizing
verb
present participle of adonize
adopting
adopting
verb
present participle of adopt
adoring
adoring
adj
Showing adoration or admiration.
noun
adoration
verb
present participle of adore
adoringly
adoringly
adv
In an adoring manner.
adorning
adorning
noun
(archaic) An adornment.
verb
present participle of adorn
adorningly
adorningly
adv
decoratively; using adornments.
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomizing
verb
present participle of adrenalectomize
adsignification
adsignification
noun
additional signification
adsorbing
adsorbing
verb
present participle of adsorb
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
aerodontalgia
aerodontalgia
noun
(dentistry) Pain in the teeth caused by changes in air pressure.
affording
affording
verb
present participle of afford
agaonidae
agathodaemonic
agathodaemonic
adj
Relating to an agathodaemon.
agglutinoid
aggradation
aggradation
noun
(geology) Increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment.
aggradational
aggradational
adj
(geology) Pertaining to or formed by aggradation.
aggradations
aggradations
noun
plural of aggradation
agkistrodon
aglyphodontia
agoniada
agoniadin
agoniadin
noun
A glucoside found in agonia bark (Plumeria lancifolia), used as an antiperiodic or a febrifuge in malaria.
agonied
agonied
adj
Feeling or undergoing agony; agonized.
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
agonized
agonized
adj
in agony or distraught
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonize
agonizedly
agonizedly
adv
In an agonized manner
agrionid
agrionidae
aguinaldo
aguinaldo
noun
(Latin America) A Christmas carol.
A gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.
A gift given on any other holiday or occasion.
A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas.
Christmas pay bonus; Christmas box.
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
airconditioning
airconditioning
noun
Alternative spelling of air conditioning
airdropping
airdropping
verb
present participle of airdrop
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
aldington
aldolizing
algedonic
algedonic
adj
Pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
algedonics
algedonics
noun
(management) The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
algodoncillo
algodoncillo
noun
Bauhinia picta, a fabaceous plant found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela.
algodonite
algodonite
noun
(mineralogy) A hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.
alongside
alongside
adv
Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.
prep
Side by side with.
Together with or at the same time.
amidocyanogen
amidogen
amidogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry, dated) The amino radical, •NH₂, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH₂⁻, regardable as the ammonia molecule with one of its hydrogen atoms removed.
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
amygdonitrile
amygdophenin
analogised
analogised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogise
analogized
analogized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of analogize
anangioid
androgametangium
androgenesis
androgenesis
noun
(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
androgenic
androgenic
adj
(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
androginous
androgonia
androgonial
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androgonium
andrographis
andrographolide
andrographolide
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers
androgyneity
androgynia
androgynic
androgynies
androgynies
noun
plural of androgyny
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
andrologies
androscoggin
androsphinges
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
aneroidograph
anginoid
anginoid
adj
Resembling or relating to angina.
angiocardiographic
angiocardiographic
adj
Relating to angiocardiography.
angiocardiographies
angiocardiography
angiocardiography
noun
(medicine) A technique for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic vessels wherein a liquid radiocontrast agent is injected into the bloodstream, then the tissues are examined using X-rays.
angiocarditis
angiochondroma
angiodermatitis
angiodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin
angiodiascopy
angiohydrotomy
angioid
angioid
adj
Resembling a blood vessel
angiomyocardiac
angloid
angloid
noun
(slang, derogatory) An English person or person of English ancestry.
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
anodizing
anodizing
verb
present participle of anodize
antagonised
antagonised
adj
Alternative form of antagonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antagonise
antagonized
antagonized
adj
(medicine, especially describing a muscle) Having been acted on by antagonistic forces.
(of a person or group) Having been aggravated or made into an enemy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antagonize
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
antidecalogue
antidetonating
antidogmatic
antidogmatic
adj
Opposed to dogma.
antidogmatical
antidogmatically
antidogmatism
antidogmatism
noun
Opposition to dogma.
antidogmatist
antidoting
antidoting
verb
present participle of antidote
antieavesdropping
antigod
antigod
noun
(mythology) A preternatural being opposed to the gods.
antiodontalgic
antiodontalgic
adj
(rare) Countering toothache.
noun
(rare) A remedy for toothache.
antioxidizing
antioxidizing
verb
present participle of antioxidize
antipodagric
antipodagric
adj
(medicine) That acts against gout
noun
A medicine for gout.
antipodagron
antiprestidigitation
antodontalgic
antodontalgic
adj
Alternative form of antiodontalgic
apogonid
apogonid
noun
Any of the family Apogonidae of large-headed, marine, percoid fishes with oblong and compressed bodies.
apogonidae
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
armageddonist
arpeggiando
arpeggiando
adv
(music) (To be played) in the style of a harp.
noun
(music) A passage to be played in the style of a harp.
aryepiglottidean
ascogonidia
ascogonidium
aspidoganoidei
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
astrodiagnosis
astrodiagnosis
noun
The use of astrology to diagnose illness.
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
auditioning
auditioning
verb
present participle of audition
autodiagnosis
autodiagnosis
noun
Diagnosis of a condition by the patient; self-diagnosis.