(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abiogenists
abiogenists
noun
plural of abiogenist
abnegates
abnegates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abnegate
abnegations
abnegations
noun
plural of abnegation
abnegators
abnegators
noun
plural of abnegator
abolitionising
abolitionising
verb
present participle of abolitionise
abridgements
abridgements
noun
plural of abridgement
abridgments
abridgments
noun
plural of abridgment
abrogations
abrogations
noun
plural of abrogation
absenting
absenting
verb
present participle of absent
absinthiating
absinthiating
verb
present participle of absinthiate
absolutizing
absolutizing
verb
present participle of absolutize
abstaining
abstaining
verb
present participle of abstain
abstergent
abstergent
adj
Cleansing, detergent.
noun
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent.
absterging
absterging
verb
present participle of absterge
abstracting
abstracting
verb
present participle of abstract
abstricting
abstricting
verb
present participle of abstrict
acceptingness
acceptingness
noun
The ability or desire to accept.
acclimatising
acclimatising
verb
present participle of acclimatise
accommodatingness
accosting
accosting
noun
The act of physically confronting a person.
verb
present participle of accost
accountings
accountings
noun
plural of accounting
accustoming
accustoming
verb
present participle of accustom
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
acknowledgements
acknowledgements
noun
plural of acknowledgement
acknowledgments
acknowledgments
noun
plural of acknowledgment
actings
actings
noun
plural of acting
actinologous
actinologous
adj
Relating to actinologues
actinopterygious
actualising
actualising
verb
present participle of actualise
adenologaditis
adenopharyngitis
adiagnostic
adiagnostic
adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
adjusting
adjusting
noun
Adjustment.
verb
present participle of adjust
adjustoring
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administerings
administerings
noun
plural of administering
administrating
administrating
verb
present participle of administrate
adsignification
adsignification
noun
additional signification
adsmithing
adstipulating
adstringe
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
advantageousness
advantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being advantageous.
advantages
advantages
noun
plural of advantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advantage
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
aegithognathism
aegithognathous
aestivating
aestivating
verb
Alternative spelling of estivating
present participle of aestivate
afforesting
afforesting
verb
present participle of afforest
affrontingness
affrontingness
noun
The state or quality of affronting.
afghanets
afghanistan
afterguns
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
aftersong
afterspring
afterswarming
against
against
conj
(obsolete) By the time that (something happened); before.
prep
(Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.
(obsolete) Exposed to.
As a charge on.
As counterbalance to.
As protection from.
Close to, alongside.
Contrary to; in conflict with.
In a contrary direction to.
In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.).
In competition with, versus.
In contrast or comparison with.
In exchange for.
In front of; before (a background).
In opposition to.
In physical contact with, so as to abut or be supported by.
In physical opposition to; in collision with.
Of betting odds, denoting a worse-than-even chance.
againstand
againstand
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.
agapanthus
agapanthus
noun
Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agapemonist
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agelacrinites
agentess
agentess
noun
(rare, dated) A female agent.
agentives
agentives
noun
plural of agentive
agentries
agentries
noun
plural of agentry
agents
agents
noun
plural of agent
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
agglomerations
agglomerations
noun
plural of agglomeration
agglutinates
agglutinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglutinate
agglutinationist
agglutinations
agglutinations
noun
plural of agglutination
agglutinins
agglutinins
noun
plural of agglutinin
agglutinoscope
agglutinoscope
noun
An instrument that is used to observe agglutination in vitro
aggradations
aggradations
noun
plural of aggradation
aggrandisement
aggrandisement
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of aggrandizement
aggrandizements
aggrandizements
noun
plural of aggrandizement
aggravations
aggravations
noun
plural of aggravation
aggregateness
aggregateness
noun
The state or quality of being aggregate.
aggregations
aggregations
noun
plural of aggregation
aggressionist
aggressionist
noun
A proponent of aggressionism
aghastness
aghastness
noun
The state or quality of being aghast.
agisting
agisting
verb
present participle of agist
agistment
agistment
noun
(historical) The taking and feeding of other people's cattle in the king's forests; the price paid for such a feeding.
A charge or rate against lands
The taking in by any one of other people's livestock to graze at a certain rate.
agitationist
agitationist
noun
Synonym of agitator (“one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers”)
agitations
agitations
noun
plural of agitation
agkistrodon
aglisten
agnates
agnates
noun
plural of agnate
agnathostomata
agnathostomatous
agnathous
agnathous
adj
(pathology) Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.
Jawless.
agnations
agnations
noun
plural of agnation
agnoetism
agnoites
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
agnostical
agnostical
adj
Alternative form of agnostic
agnostically
agnostically
adv
In an agnostic manner; not having or expressing a firm opinion on something.
Toward, or from the perspective of, agnosticism.
agnosticism
agnosticism
noun
(by extension) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
agnosticisms
agnosticisms
noun
plural of agnosticism
agnostics
agnostics
noun
plural of agnostic
agnostus
agoniatites
agonist
agonist
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
agonista
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
agonistic
agonistic
adj
(pharmacology, biochemistry) Pertaining to an agonist.
(rhetoric) Argumentative; combative.
(zoology, anthropology) Characterised by conflict or hostility.
Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
Struggling to achieve an effect; strained and contrived.
agonistical
agonistical
adj
(archaic) agonistic (of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks).
agonistically
agonistically
adv
In an agonistic manner
agonistics
agonistics
noun
The range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.
agonists
agonists
noun
plural of agonist
agonostomus
agostini
agostino
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.