(biochemistry) The amine (4-aminobutyl)guanidine which is a decarboxylation product of arginine and an intermediate in polyamine biosynthesis
agminate
agminate
adj
(biology) Grouped together.
agnomens
agnomens
noun
plural of agnomen
agnomina
agremens
agrement
agrement
noun
Obsolete form of agreement.
agrimony
agrimony
noun
Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.
Any of several unrelated plants of a similar appearance.
agronome
agronome
noun
An agronomist.
agronomy
agronomy
noun
The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science.
alangium
alarming
alarming
adj
causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening
verb
present participle of alarm
algomian
almonage
almoning
amafingo
amalings
amassing
amassing
verb
present participle of amass
amblygon
amblygon
noun
(geometry, obsolete, rare) An obtuse-angled figure, especially a triangle.
ambuling
amending
amending
verb
present participle of amend
amercing
amercing
verb
present participle of amerce
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.
aminogen
amissing
amissing
adj
Missing, lacking.
amphigen
amphigen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
ampongue
amylogen
amylogen
noun
The water-soluble part of granulose.
anagrams
anagrams
noun
plural of anagram
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anagram
angeldom
angeldom
noun
The world of angels.
angiomas
angiomas
noun
plural of angioma
angloman
angstrom
angstrom
noun
(physics) A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.
antismog
antismog
adj
That counters the effects of smog.
That reduce the production of pollutants that cause smog.
argemone
argemone
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Argemone of flowering plants, the prickly poppies.
argemony
argentum
argument
argument
noun
(also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
(by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
(countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
(countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
(countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
(logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
(uncountable, archaic) Evidence, proof; (countable) an item of such evidence or proof.
A matter in question; a business in hand.
A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
The independent variable of a function.
The phase of a complex number.
The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
(intransitive, obsolete, now nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) To put forward as an argument; to argue.
armagnac
armagnac
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Armagnac
armgaunt
armgaunt
adj
(nonce word, archaic) Of uncertain meaning; perhaps describing gaunt or slender limbs.
armoring
armoring
noun
Alternative form of armouring
verb
present participle of armor
assuming
assuming
adj
haughty; arrogant
noun
An assumption.
verb
present participle of assume
asyngamy
asyngamy
noun
Absence of syngamy.
augments
augments
noun
plural of augment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment
axmaking
badgeman
badgeman
noun
(UK) An almshouse man.
A man who wears a badge.
badgemen
badgemen
noun
plural of badgeman
bagwoman
bagwoman
noun
A female bagman (person involved with illicit money).
bagwomen
bagwomen
noun
plural of bagwoman
bargeman
bargeman
noun
(nautical, slang) A large white maggot that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.
A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge.
A member of the crew of a barge.
bargemen
bargemen
noun
plural of bargeman
baughman
becoming
becoming
adj
decent, respectable
pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
noun
(chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
verb
present participle of become
bemangle
bemangle
verb
(transitive) To mangle; to tear asunder.
bemingle
bemingle
verb
(transitive, rare) To mingle; mix.
bemiring
bemiring
verb
present participle of bemire
bemixing
bemixing
verb
present participle of bemix
bemusing
bemusing
verb
present participle of bemuse
benaming
benaming
verb
present participle of bename
bergeman
bergmann
bergmans
beriming
beriming
verb
present participle of berime
bigemina
bigeminy
bigeminy
noun
(pathology) The alternation of one normal heartbeat and one premature heartbeat.
blimbing
blimbing
noun
Archaic form of bilimbi.
blooming
blooming
adj
(Britain, dated) bloody; bleeding; extremely.
Opening in blossoms; flowering.
Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, vigour; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.
adv
(Britain, euphemistic, often followed by well) Bloody; bleeding; extremely.
noun
(metallurgy) The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.
(photography) A phenomenon where excessive light causes bright patches in a picture.
The act by which something blooms.
verb
present participle of bloom
bogeyman
bogeyman
noun
(by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract.
A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
bogeymen
bogeymen
noun
plural of bogeyman
bogieman
bombings
bombings
noun
plural of bombing
boogyman
boogymen
boogymen
noun
plural of boogyman
bosoming
bosoming
verb
present participle of bosom
breaming
breaming
verb
present participle of bream
bridgman
brimming
brimming
adj
Full to the brim.
verb
present participle of brim
brooming
brooming
noun
A sweeping with a broom.
verb
present participle of broom
bsindmgt
buggyman
buggyman
noun
(historical) A man employed to transport material, such as the bloom from a furnace, on a wheeled carriage or buggy.
The male driver of a buggy.
buggymen
buggymen
noun
plural of buggyman
bumbling
bumbling
adj
Acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent; showing little or no skill.
noun
The act of one who bumbles; a mistake or error, especially through clumsiness.
verb
present participle of bumble
bungarum
bungarum
noun
(dated) A krait (venomous snake of the genus Bungarus)
cameoing
cameoing
verb
present participle of cameo
camiguin
campagna
campagna
noun
(dated) A flat stretch of countryside; open rural plain.
campagne
campagne
noun
plural of campagna
campaign
campaign
noun
(obsolete) An excursion into the countryside.
(obsolete) An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.
A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a campaign.
(transitive) Consistently ride in races for a racing season.
campings
campings
noun
plural of camping
campongs
campongs
noun
plural of campong
camuning
caneghem
caroming
caroming
verb
present participle of carom
cenogamy
cenogamy
noun
The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, i.e. in which husbands and wives are shared and held in common.
champing
champing
noun
The practice of camping overnight in historic churches as a novelty or part of a holiday.
The sound or action of one who champs (bites or chews).
verb
Present participle of champ.
charming
charming
adj
Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm.
Pleasant, charismatic.
noun
The casting of a magical charm.
verb
present participle of charm
chimango
chimango
noun
Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
chirming
chirming
verb
present participle of chirm
chomping
chomping
noun
The sound or action of one who chomps.
verb
present participle of chomp
chroming
chroming
noun
(Australia) The act of inhaling the fumes of substances such as glue or paint, usually by sniffing them from a paper bag or bottle, with the aim of getting intoxicated.
verb
present participle of chrome
chumming
chumming
noun
(military, aviation, historical) The use of a lit aeroplane to draw enemy fire so that the enemy can be destroyed by another aeroplane whose lights are off.
verb
present participle of chum
chumping
chumping
verb
present participle of chump
cingulum
cingulum
noun
(anatomy) A ridge that girdles the base of an upper molar tooth.
(neuroanatomy) A collection of white matter fibers projecting from the cingulate gyrus to the entorhinal cortex in the brain, allowing for communication between components of the limbic system.
(zoology) A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells.
(zoology) The clitellus of earthworms.
The girdle of an alb.
claiming
claiming
noun
The act of making a claim.
verb
present participle of claim
clamming
clamming
adj
(Tyneside) very hungry
verb
present participle of clam
clamping
clamping
noun
The act by which something is clamped.
verb
present participle of clamp
clemming
clemming
verb
present participle of clem
climbing
climbing
adj
(botany, of a plant) That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.
noun
(countable) Climb; ascent.
(uncountable) The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.
verb
present participle of climb
clomping
clomping
adj
That clomps.
verb
present participle of clomp
clumping
clumping
noun
A clump or cluster.
The sound of walking with heavy footfalls.
verb
present participle of clump
coagment
coagment
verb
(obsolete) To join together.
coamings
coamings
noun
plural of coaming, especially all sides of a single coach roof, hatch, or cockpit.
cognitum
cognomen
cognomen
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) The third part of the name of a citizen of Ancient Rome.
A nickname or epithet by which someone is identified.
Surname.
comaking
comanage
comanage
verb
(transitive) To manage together; to run jointly.
combings
combings
noun
Fragments of hair etc. removed with a comb.
comeling
comeling
noun
(obsolete) A comer; (person) an arrival.
(obsolete) A newcomer; stranger.
(obsolete) An incomer.
comingle
commaing
commaing
noun
(rare) The usage of commas.
verb
present participle of comma
compinge
compinge
verb
(obsolete) To compress; to shut up.
compoing
compting
compting
verb
present participle of compt
cormogen
cormogen
noun
cormophyte
cragsman
cragsman
noun
A (skillful) male climber of crags.
cragsmen
cragsmen
noun
plural of cragsman
cramming
cramming
noun
An intensive course of hard study, as for an examination.
The act by which something is crammed, or stuffed full.
verb
present participle of cram
cramping
cramping
noun
The action of something that cramps.
verb
present participle of cramp
creaming
creaming
noun
A cookery technique in which fat and sugar are mixed together with the incorporation of air to form a cream.
The act by which something is creamed.
verb
present participle of cream
crimping
crimping
noun
The act by which something is crimped.
verb
present participle of crimp
crumbing
crumbing
verb
present participle of crumb
crumming
crumping
crumping
verb
present participle of crump
cummings
cymbling
cymbling
noun
Alternative form of cymling
cymlings
cymlings
noun
plural of cymling
cymogene
cymogene
noun
(chemistry) A highly volatile liquid, condensed by cold and pressure from the first products of the distillation of petroleum; used for producing low temperatures.
dagenham
dagenham
Proper noun
A large suburb of east London, England.
damaging
damaging
adj
Harmful; injurious; causing damage.
noun
An act of causing damage.
verb
present participle of damage
dampings
dampings
noun
plural of damping
dargsman
dargsman
noun
(in Scotland and northern English dialects) A day laborer.
defaming
defaming
noun
defamation
verb
present participle of defame
deliming
deliming
verb
present participle of delime
demesgne
demiking
demisang
demising
demising
adj
(of a wall or partition) Serving to separate tenants from one another or from common areas.