(linguistics) Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See agglutinative.
The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
The clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria, usually in response to a particular antibody.
agglutinative
agglutinative
adj
(grammar) having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning
sticky, tacky, adhesive
noun
(grammar) A word formed from the combination of parts, each with a separate meaning.
A sticky material; an adhesive.
agriculturist
agriculturist
adj
Of or pertaining to agriculture or agriculturists.
noun
An expert in agriculture who advises farmers.
One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener.
aigialosaurus
algiomuscular
allothigenous
allothogenous
altingiaceous
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
amidoguaiacol
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
amphigastrula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
analogousness
analogousness
noun
The quality of being analogous.
angioleucitis
anguillulidae
angulodentate
angustiseptal
anticoagulant
anticoagulant
adj
Acting as an anticoagulant.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents coagulation; that is, it stops blood from clotting.
anticoagulate
anticoagulate
verb
To administer anticoagulation
antidecalogue
antiliturgist
antineuralgic
antineuralgic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting neuralgia.
noun
(pharmacology) Any agent that counteracts neuralgia.
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antismuggling
antismuggling
adj
(law enforcement) Acting to combat or prevent smuggling
archigastrula
argilliferous
argilliferous
adj
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
argyropelecus
autecological
autecological
adj
Relating to autecology.
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
autotelegraph
autotelegraph
noun
Synonym of telautograph
bacillogenous
balanoglossus
basiglandular
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beguilingness
beguilingness
noun
Quality of being beguiling.
beleaguerment
beleaguerment
noun
The fact or state of beleaguering; a state of blockade or siege.
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
birectangular
birectangular
adj
Containing two right angles.
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodsuckings
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bougainvillea
bougainvillea
noun
Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.
bougainvillia
bridgebuilder
bridgebuilder
noun
Alternative form of bridge-builder.
brugnatellite
brugnatellite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellowish mineral formed of a hydrated ferric and magnesium carbonate/hydroxide.
buccogingival
buccogingival
adj
(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and gingival vectors.
(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and gingival aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
buddhological
buddhological
Adjective
Relating to Buddhology.
bulldoggishly
burglariously
burglariously
adv
(dated, law) As a burglar; in order to burgle.
burglarproofs
calculatingly
calculatingly
adv
In a calculating manner.
campbellsburg
caprimulgidae
capsuligerous
capsulogenous
cartilaginous
cartilaginous
adj
(mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.
(zoology, of a vertebrate animal) Having a skeleton of cartilage.
Related to or resembling cartilage.
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
ceratoglossus
ceratoglossus
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of chondroglossus
(obsolete, anatomy) The posterior part of the hyoglossus
changefulness
changefulness
noun
Propensity to change.
chaulmoograte
chaulmoograte
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of chaulmoogric acid.
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chemurgically
chemurgically
adv
In terms of or by means of chemurgy.
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
circularising
circularising
verb
present participle of circularise
circularizing
circularizing
verb
present participle of circularize
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
circumgenital
circumgenital
adj
Surrounding the genital area.
circumpolygon
circumspangle
circumvolving
circumvolving
verb
present participle of circumvolve
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
cleistogamous
cleistogamous
adj
(botany) Pertaining to cleistogamy.
cleistogenous
cleistogenous
adj
(botany) That has cleistogamous flowers
coachbuilding
coachbuilding
noun
The construction of coaches.
coagulability
coagulability
noun
The ability to coagulate, of being coagulable
coelogastrula
coelogastrula
noun
A gastrula formed from a coeloblastula
colleagueship
colleagueship
noun
The state of being a colleague
communalising
communalising
verb
present participle of communalise
communalizing
communalizing
verb
present participle of communalize
confabulating
confabulating
verb
present participle of confabulate
confoundingly
confoundingly
adv
In a confounding way.
conglutinated
conglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conglutinate
congratulable
congratulable
adj
That deserves to be congratulated
congratulated
congratulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of congratulate
congratulates
congratulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congratulate
congratulator
congratulator
noun
A person who congratulates.
conjugational
conjugational
adj
Of or pertaining to conjugation
consanguineal
consanguineal
adj
Related by bloodline; consanguineous.
contraregular
coralligenous
coralligenous
Adjective
Producing coral.
coralligerous
coralligerous
adj
Producing coral
counterflange
counterflight
countergabble
counterleague
counterleague
noun
A league set up in opposition to another league.
countersignal
countersignal
noun
A signal produced in response to another signal.
verb
(sociology) To send a false or misleading signal.
crassilingual
crumblingness
crumblingness
noun
The quality of crumbling.
cruroinguinal
cruroinguinal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the leg and the groin.
crustaceology
crustaceology
noun
The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
crustalogical
cubitodigital
culturologist
culturologist
noun
One who studies culturology.
cunnilinguism
cunnilinguism
noun
(dated) The practice of cunnilingus.
cuttingsville
decasualising
decasualizing
decasualizing
verb
present participle of decasualize
decoagulation
decolourising
decolourising
verb
present participle of decolourise
decolourizing
decolourizing
verb
present participle of decolourize
deglutinating
deglutinating
verb
present participle of deglutinate
deglutination
deglutination
noun
(linguistics) A process by which a formerly significant part of a combined term is clipped.
The act of ungluing.
The removal of gluten from a cereal product.
degranulation
degranulation
noun
(biology) The loss of secretory granules in certain cells