(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
aldermanical
aldermanical
adj
Alternative form of aldermanic
aldermanlike
aldermanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an alderman.
aldermanries
aldermanries
noun
plural of aldermanry
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
alectoridine
alexandrines
alexandrines
noun
plural of alexandrine
alexandrinus
alexandrites
alexandrites
noun
plural of alexandrite
algebraizing
algebraizing
verb
present participle of algebraize
alienability
alienability
noun
(countable) An alienable transfer or sale
(uncountable) The quality of being alienable
alienigenate
alienigenate
adj
(obsolete, rare) foreign-born
alimentation
alimentation
noun
(biology) Nourishment, as a process or as a substance.
A French delicatessen.
alimentative
alimentative
adj
Nutritious, nourishing.
Relating to aliment
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkalinities
alkalinities
noun
plural of alkalinity
allantoidean
allantoinase
allantoinase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that produces allantoate as part of purine metabolism.
allegorising
allegorising
noun
The act or process of making an allegory.
verb
present participle of allegorise
allegorizing
allegorizing
verb
present participle of allegorize
alleviations
alleviations
noun
plural of alleviation
allioniaceae
alliterating
alliterating
verb
present participle of alliterate
alliteration
alliteration
noun
The recurrence of the same letter in accented parts of words, as in Anglo-Saxon alliterative meter.
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals.
alloantigens
alloantigens
noun
plural of alloantigen
allocaffeine
allomerizing
allosyndesis
allosyndesis
noun
(genetics) The meiotic pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes from an allopolyploid individual
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
allothigenic
allothogenic
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
allusiveness
allusiveness
noun
The quality of being allusive.
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
altercations
altercations
noun
plural of altercation
alternariose
alternations
alternations
noun
plural of alternation
alternatives
alternatives
noun
plural of alternative
altiloquence
altiloquence
noun
Pompous language; lofty speech.
altingiaceae
altiplanicie
aluminaphone
ambisinister
ambisinister
adj
(rare) Awkward or clumsy with both hands.
ambitendency
ambitendency
noun
(psychology) Contradictory behaviors exhibited when one is pulled between different choices.
ambitionless
ambitionless
adj
Without ambition or motivation
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
ambivalently
ambivalently
adv
In an ambivalent manner.
ambiversions
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
amelioration
amelioration
noun
(linguistics) The process by which a term gains a more positive connotation over time.
(philosophy) An ameliorative change of a concept or a repertoire of concepts.
An improvement.
The act of making better.
amenorrhoeic
amenorrhoeic
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to the suppression of menstruation other than during pregnancy
noun
One who does not menstruate.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
americanised
americaniser
americanisms
americanitis
americanitis
Noun
neurasthenia
americanized
americanized
Adjective
Having been made American or into an American style.
americanizer
americanizer
Noun
One who, or that which, Americanizes.
americanizes
americomania
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
aminoacetone
aminoacetone
noun
(chemistry) 1-amino-2-propanone, a secondary amino ketone
aminobenzene
aminobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) aniline (C₆H₅NH₂), or any derivative of this compound
aminobenzine
aminobenzoic
aminobenzoic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to aminobenzoic acid or its derivatives
aminopherase
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
aminovaleric
ammoniticone
ammonitoidea
ammoniureted
ammoreslinol
amnioclepsis
amoebogeniae
amortizement
amortizement
noun
The act or process of amortizing.
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
ampasimenite
ampelopsidin
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphicentric
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amphineurous
amphinucleus
amphipeptone
amphipneusta
amphipyrenin
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphitriaene
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amygdophenin
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anabohitsite
anabohitsite
noun
(mineralogy) An olivine- and hornblende-bearing pyroxenite mineral.
anacephalize
anacreontics
anacreontics
noun
plural of anacreontic
anaerobation
anaerobioses
anaerobioses
noun
plural of anaerobiosis
anaerobiosis
anaerobiosis
noun
(biology) Any form of life that is sustained in the absence of air (or oxygen)
anaerobiotic
anaerobiotic
adj
(anatomy) Resembling or relating to anaerobes.
anaesthesias
anaesthesias
noun
plural of anaesthesia
anaesthetics
anaesthetics
noun
plural of anaesthetic
anaesthetist
anaesthetist
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthetist; an anaesthesiologist.
anaesthetize
anaesthetize
verb
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of anesthetize
anagenetical
anakinetomer
analphabetic
analphabetic
adj
(comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write.
(not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic.
noun
An illiterate person.
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anapodeictic
anapodeictic
adj
(rare, rhetoric) Not able to be shown or proved by argument; undemonstrable.
anathematise
anathematise
verb
Alternative spelling of anathematize
anathematism
anathematism
noun
A formula of words used to cast anathema upon heretics etc
anathematize
anathematize
verb
(transitive) To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.
anatomisable
anatomizable
anchoretical
anchoretical
adj
anchoretic
andouillette
andouillette
noun
A small andouille (type of sausage).
androcentric
androcentric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting androcentrism; focused on males.
androgenesis
androgenesis
noun
(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
androgyneity
anecdotalism
anecdotalism
noun
A predisposition to relate anecdotes.
anecdotalist
anecdotalist
noun
One who recounts anecdotes, or uses them instead of experimental evidence in a field of study.
anelasticity
anelasticity
noun
The property of being anelastic.
anemoclastic
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anemological
anemological
adj
Relating to anemology.
anemometries
anemometries
noun
plural of anemometry
anemophilous
anemophilous
adj
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.
anemotropism
anemotropism
noun
(botany) The orientation of plants in response to the direction of the wind.
anencephalia
anencephalic
anencephalic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting anencephaly.
anepigraphic
anepigraphic
adj
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)
anesthesiant
anesthetists
anesthetists
noun
plural of anesthetist
anesthetized
anesthetized
adj
(figurative) Made to be unfeeling, alienated and emotionless.
Subject to anesthesia
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anesthetize
anesthetizer
anesthetizer
noun
(dated) A person that administers anesthesia
A device with an anesthetic effect
anesthetizes
anesthetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anesthetize