Words starting with a

Words and definitions

Abbotship means: The state or office of an abbot.

Abbreviated means: of Abbreviate

Abbreviating means: of Abbreviate

Abbreviate means: To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.

Abbreviate means: To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

Abbreviate means: Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.

Abbreviate means: Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.

Abbreviate means: An abridgment.

Abbreviated means: Shortened; relatively short; abbreviate.

Abbreviation means: The act of shortening, or reducing.

Words and definitions

Zoographer means: One who describes animals, their forms and habits.

Zoogloea means: A colony or mass of bacteria imbedded in a viscous gelatinous substance. The zoogloea is characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution. Also used adjectively.

Zoogeographical means: Of or pertaining to zoography.

Zoogeography means: The study or description of the geographical distribution of animals.

Zoogony means: The doctrine of the formation of living beings.

Zoogeny means: Alt. of Zoogony

Zoogenic means: Of or pertaining to zoogeny, animal production.

Zoogamy means: The sexual reproduction of animals.

Zoogamous means: Of or pertaining zoogamy.

Zooerythrine means: A peculiar organic red coloring matter found in the feathers of various birds.