The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
alexandrines
alexandrines
noun
plural of alexandrine
alexandrinus
alexandrites
alexandrites
noun
plural of alexandrite
algaeologist
algaeologist
noun
One who studies algaeology.
algaesthesia
algaesthesis
algaesthesis
noun
Alternative spelling of algesthesis
algesiometer
alismataceae
alkahestical
alkahestical
adj
Alternative form of alkahestic
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alkalimeters
alkalimeters
noun
plural of alkalimeter
alkalinities
alkalinities
noun
plural of alkalinity
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
allegorister
allegoristic
allegoristic
adj
allegorical
allegorizers
allegorizers
noun
plural of allegorizer
alleviations
alleviations
noun
plural of alleviation
alloantigens
alloantigens
noun
plural of alloantigen
alloisomeric
alloisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Relating to an alloisomer or to alloisomerism
allosyndesis
allosyndesis
noun
(genetics) The meiotic pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes from an allopolyploid individual
allosyndetic
allosyndetic
adj
Relating to allosyndesis
allotheistic
allotheistic
adj
Of or relating to allotheism.
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.
alphabetised
alphabetised
adj
(Britain) Arranged in alphabetical order.
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of alphabetise
alphabetiser
alphabetiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetizer.
alphabetizes
alphabetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabetize
alstroemeria
alstroemeria
noun
Any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies.
altercations
altercations
noun
plural of altercation
alternariose
alternations
alternations
noun
plural of alternation
alternatives
alternatives
noun
plural of alternative
amateurishly
amateurishly
adv
In an amateurish manner; without expertise or professionalism.
amberiferous
amberiferous
adj
Containing or yielding amber.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisinister
ambisinister
adj
(rare) Awkward or clumsy with both hands.
ambitionless
ambitionless
adj
Without ambition or motivation
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
ambiversions
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblyopsidae
amblystegite
ambrosiaceae
ambulatories
ambulatories
noun
plural of ambulatory
ambystomidae
ameliorators
ameliorators
noun
plural of ameliorator
ameloblastic
ameloblastic
adj
Of or relating to ameloblasts.
amentiferous
amentiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing catkins.
americanised
americaniser
americanisms
americanitis
americanitis
Noun
neurasthenia
americanizes
americawards
amethystlike
amiabilities
amiabilities
noun
plural of amiability
amicableness
amicableness
noun
The state or quality of being amicable.
aminopherase
aminopterins
aminopterins
noun
plural of aminopterin
aminopyrines
aminopyrines
noun
plural of aminopyrine
ammoreslinol
amnioclepsis
ampasimenite
ampelopsidin
ampelosicyos
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphidesmous
amphierotism
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphineurous
amphinucleus
amphipneusta
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.
amphisilidae
amylogenesis
amylogenesis
noun
The formation of starch.
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
anabohitsite
anabohitsite
noun
(mineralogy) An olivine- and hornblende-bearing pyroxenite mineral.
anacreontics
anacreontics
noun
plural of anacreontic
anaerobioses
anaerobioses
noun
plural of anaerobiosis
anaerobiosis
anaerobiosis
noun
(biology) Any form of life that is sustained in the absence of air (or oxygen)
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
anapaestical
anapaestical
Adjective
anapestic
anathematise
anathematise
verb
Alternative spelling of anathematize
anathematism
anathematism
noun
A formula of words used to cast anathema upon heretics etc
anatomisable
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.
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
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.
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
aneuploidies
aneuploidies
noun
plural of aneuploidy
aneurismally
aneurismatic
aneurismatic
adj
Alternative spelling of aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angelologies
angelologies
noun
plural of angelology
angelologist
angelologist
noun
A person involved in angelology.
angiasthenia
angiogeneses
angiogeneses
noun
plural of angiogenesis
angiogenesis
angiogenesis
noun
(medicine, zoology) The formation and development of new blood vessels.
angiokinesis
angioparesis
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
angiospermae
angiospermal
angiospermal
adj
angiospermous
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiosteosis
angiostomize
angiotenosis
angiotensins
angiotensins
noun
plural of angiotensin
anglerfishes
anglerfishes
noun
plural of anglerfish
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
anguliferous
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
anhaematosis
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
anilinctuses
animableness
animadversal
anisaldehyde
anisaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic aldehyde 4-methoxybenzaldehyde that has a strong aroma or anise or licorice; it is used in flavourings and in organic synthesis