(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allogamies
allomerizing
almagest
almagest
noun
A comprehensive treatise on astronomy, alchemy, geography and/or mathematics (originally compiled by Ptolemy circa 150 C.E.).
almagests
almagests
noun
plural of almagest
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
almonage
almsgiver
almsgiver
noun
A giver of alms.
A small scale philanthropist or benefactor who consistently gives small amounts to those desperately in need.
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alteregoism
alteregoism
noun
altruism as a result of the identification of others with oneself
amagansett
amalberga
amalbergas
amalgamable
amalgamable
adj
capable of being amalgamated
amalgamate
amalgamate
adj
Coalesced; united; combined.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
(transitive, mathematics) To combine (free groups) by identifying respective isomorphic subgroups.
To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
amalgamated
amalgamated
adj
Combined from two or more entities into one specific entity whilst retaining the defining characteristics of the original source entities.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amalgamate
amalgamater
amalgamates
amalgamates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amalgamate
amalgamative
amalgamative
adj
That amalgamates
amalgamatize
amalgamatize
verb
(archaic, transitive) To amalgamate (make an alloy of a metal and mercury).
amalgamize
amalgamize
verb
To amalgamate.
ambage
ambage
noun
(especially in plural) ambiguity; circumlocution
ambages
ambages
noun
(archaic) Indirect or roundabout routes or directions.
(archaic) Indirect or roundabout ways of talking; circumlocution.
ambagiousness
ambagiousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambagious.
ambassage
ambassage
noun
Obsolete form of embassage.; message, embassy.
amberg
ambergrease
ambergris
ambergris
noun
A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
ambergrises
ambergrises
noun
plural of ambergris
ambigenal
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambiguities
ambiguities
noun
plural of ambiguity
ambiguousness
ambiguousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambisporangiate
amblygeusia
amblygonite
amblygonite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblystegite
amburgey
ameagle
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
amenage
amending
amending
verb
present participle of amend
amercing
amercing
verb
present participle of amerce
americanising
americanizing
amerigo
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
amigen
aminogen
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amnigenia
amoebogeniae
amoskeag
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
ampelography
ampelography
noun
(botany) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.
ampelograpny
amperage
amperage
noun
(physics) The electric current; charge transmitted per unit time, measured in amperes.
amperages
amperages
noun
plural of amperage
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphicarpogenous
amphigaea
amphigaean
amphigamae
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigen
amphigen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphisporangiate
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
amphogenous
amphogeny
ampongue
amusingness
amusingness
noun
The state or quality of being amusing.
amygdalaceae
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
amygdalae
amygdalase
amygdalase
noun
(biochemistry) Either of two enzymes: beta-glucosidase and amygdalin beta-glucosidase.
amygdalate
amygdalate
adj
Of or pertaining to almonds.
noun
(obsolete, uncountable) almond milk
(organic chemistry, countable) Any salt or ester of amygdalic acid.
amygdale
amygdale
noun
(geology) An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava
Misconstruction of amygdala
amygdalectomy
amygdalectomy
Noun
Surgical removal of the amygdala.
amygdales
amygdales
noun
plural of amygdale
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
amygdaline
amygdaline
adj
Resembling or characteristic of almonds.
noun
Alternative form of amygdalin
amygdalotome
amygdonitrile
amygdophenin
amygdule
amygdule
noun
(geology) A rounded mass of secondary mineral found in volcanic rock.
amygdules
amygdules
noun
plural of amygdule
amylocoagulase
amylogen
amylogen
noun
The water-soluble part of granulose.
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
amylogenic
amylogenic
adj
Forming starch; applied specifically to leucoplasts.
Of or pertaining to amylogen.
amylogens
anagignoskomena
anagrammatise
anagrammatise
verb
(transitive) To produce an anagram of; to transpose the letters of.
anagrammatised
anagrammatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatise
anagrammatize
anagrammatize
verb
Alternative spelling of anagrammatise
anagrammatized
anagrammatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize
anagrammed
anagrammed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagram
anapterygotism
anathematising
anathematising
verb
present participle of anathematise
anathematizing
anathematizing
verb
present participle of anathematize
androgametangium
androgametophore
androgamone
anematizing
anemobiagraph
anemogram
anemogram
noun
A record made by an anemograph.
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
anemologic
anemological
anemological
adj
Relating to anemology.
anemologies
anemology
anemology
noun
The study of the movements of the winds.
The wind movements in a particular region.
anemometrograph
anemometrograph
noun
(archaic) An anemograph.
anemometrographic
anemometrographically
angadreme
angadresma
angeldom
angeldom
noun
The world of angels.
angelim
angelinformal
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angiemphraxis
angiodermatitis
angiodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin
angiohemophilia
angiokeratoma
angiokeratoma
noun
(medicine) A benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue colour and characterized by hyperkeratosis.
angiomegaly
angiometer
angioneoplasm
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiosperms
angiosperms
noun
plural of angiosperm
angiostomize
angiotome
anglemeter
anglemeter
noun
An instrument to measure angles, especially one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata.