Any plant of the genus Adelphia, of Latin America.
adelphic
adelphic
adj
Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
fraternal
adelphoi
adenylic
adenylic
adj
Of or pertaining to adenylic acid or its derivatives
adlerian
adlerian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1870–1937), Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology.
adlumine
adlumine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in plants of genus Adlumia.
admedial
admedial
adj
(anatomy) Near the medial plane
admirals
admirals
noun
plural of admiral
adonitol
adonitol
noun
Ribitol.
adradial
adradial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the inner radius
adroitly
adroitly
adv
Deftly; in an adroit manner.
In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.
adularia
adularia
noun
A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine).
adultoid
adultoid
noun
(sociology) An adolescent who engages in activities that symbolize adult status.
(zoology) A premature adult form of an insect.
aecidial
aecidial
adj
Of or relating to the aecidium.
aedicula
aedicula
noun
(art) A painted framed niche giving the appearance of depth.
A small shrine.
aedicule
aedicule
noun
A small house or room.
aedilian
aedility
aedility
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) The office of an elected official responsible for festivals and the maintenance of public buildings.
aeluroid
aeolidae
aeolides
affodill
affodill
noun
(obsolete) daffodil
ailuroid
airedale
airedale
noun
Alternative form of Airedale (all senses)
airfield
airfield
noun
(aviation) An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
alasdair
alaudine
alaudine
adj
Of or pertaining to skylarks.
albified
albified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albify
albumoid
alcaides
alcaides
noun
plural of alcaide
alcaldia
alcidice
alcidine
alcidine
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an auk.
alcimede
aldamine
aldarcie
aldazine
aldazine
noun
(organic chemistry) An azine derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NN=CHR
aldimine
aldimine
noun
(organic chemistry) An imine derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NR
aldolize
aldoside
aldoside
noun
(organic chemistry) Any glucoside of an aldose.
aldoxime
aldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NOH
aldridge
aldridge
Proper noun
a large village in Walsall borough, West Midlands, England.
alfenide
alfenide
noun
An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver.
algicide
algicide
noun
A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae.
algidity
algidity
noun
(medicine) The state of being algid.
alidades
alidades
noun
plural of alidade
alighted
alighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alight
alismoid
alkaloid
alkaloid
adj
Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
alkoxide
alkoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species
allodial
allodial
adj
(usually historical) Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.
noun
Anything held allodially.
allodian
allodies
allodium
allodium
noun
(dated or historical) Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land.
alluding
alluding
verb
present participle of allude
alodiary
altitude
altitude
noun
(astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
(dated, in the plural) Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.
(geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.
A vertical distance.
Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
Highest point or degree.
The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
amidoxyl
amidulin
amidulin
noun
soluble starch, so rendered by boiling or treating with hydrochloric acid
ammelide
ammelide
noun
(organic chemistry) 6-amino-2,4-dihydroxy-1,3,5-triazine, the hydrolysis product of ammeline.
amyloids
amyloids
noun
plural of amyloid
anilidic
annelida
annelids
annelids
noun
plural of annelid
anneloid
anneloid
noun
(zoology) Any animal resembling an annelid.
annuloid
annuloid
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Annuloida.
anticold
anticold
adj
Acting against or serving to prevent colds (viral illnesses).
anvilled
anvilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anvil
apioidal
ardolino
arillode
arillode
noun
(botany) A structure resembling an aril that comes from the ovule as opposed to the stalk.
arilloid
armillda
articled
articled
adj
bound under the articles of an apprenticeship
verb
simple past tense and past participle of article
ashfield
ashfield
noun
A field that is covered in ash.
asilidae
assailed
assailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assail
assidual
assoiled
assoiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of assoil
atlantid
atlantid
noun
(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Atlantidae.
audibles
audibles
noun
plural of audible
auditual
auditual
adj
(obsolete) auditory
aumildar
aumildar
noun
Alternative form of amildar
auricled
auricled
adj
(botany) auriculate
autodial
autodial
noun
A feature in computer software, etc. that dials a telephone number automatically.
verb
To dial automatically.
baalized
backslid
backslid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backslide
baculoid
badoglio
baillaud
bailwood
baladine
balaenid
balaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Balaenidae.
balanoid
balanoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling an acorn; applied to the acorn barnacles
baldakin
baldling
baldrick
baldrick
noun
Alternative form of baldric
baldrics
baldrics
noun
plural of baldric
balistid
balistid
noun
(zoology) Any triggerfish in the family Balistidae.
balladic
balladic
adj
(music) Characteristic of a ballad
ballised
bandfile
bardlike
bardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bard.
bardling
bardling
noun
An inferior bard.
basidial
basidial
adj
Relating to the basidium.
basilard
basilard
noun
Alternative form of baselard
basildon
basildon
Proper noun
A new town in Essex, England
bathilda
bayfield
bayfield
Proper noun
A village in Barbados.
A town in Colorado.
A rural community in New Brunswick, Canada.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A village in Ontario, Canada.
A city and town in Wisconsin.
beadlike
beadlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bead.
bedismal
bedlamic
bedrails
bedrails
noun
plural of bedrail
beladied
beladied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belady
beladies
beladies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belady
benildas
berlinda
bewailed
bewailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewail
biasedly
biasedly
adv
In a biased manner.
bicaudal
bicaudal
adj
(zoology) Having two tails
bidactyl
biddable
biddable
adj
(bridge) Suitable for bidding.
Docile, amenable or compliant.
biddably
biddably
adv
In a biddable manner, compliantly.
bidental
bidental
adj
(phonetics) articulated with both the upper and lower teeth.
(zoology) Having only two teeth.
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a place that had been struck by lightning and consecrated and enclosed.
(zoology) An organism that has only two teeth, especially a dinosaur of the infraorder Dicynodontia.
bilander
bilander
noun
(nautical, historical) A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland.
billhead
billhead
noun
A printed form used by merchants in making out bills or rendering accounts.
billiard
billiard
noun
(attributive) Pertaining to the game of billiards.
A dynamical system in which a particle alternates between motion in a straight line and specular reflections from a boundary.
A shot in billiards or snooker in which the cue ball strikes two other balls; a carom.
num
(Britain, rare) 10¹⁵, a thousand billion (long scale) or a million milliard.
bimedial
bimedial
adj
(geometry, of a line) Being the sum of two lines commensurable only in power (such as the side and diagonal of a square).
bindable
bindable
adj
Capable of binding or of being bound
biocidal
biocidal
adj
Able to kill living organisms, especially microorganisms
biradial
biradial
adj
(of symmetry) Both radial and bilateral
birdcall
birdcall
noun
A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.
An imitation of this cry.
Any vocalisation of a bird.
verb
(rare) To imitate the cry of a bird.
birdella
birdland
birdsall
bivalved
bivalved
adj
Having two valves.
blandina
blanding
blanding
verb
present participle of bland
blandish
blandish
verb
(transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
(transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.
blastide
blastide
noun
(biology) A small clear space in the segments of the ovum, the precursor of the nucleus.
blastoid
blastoid
adj
(medicine) Synonym of blastic
(paleontology) Of or relating to blastoids.
noun
(medicine) A blastocyst grown in-vitro.
(paleontology) A member of an extinct class of echinoderms, the Blastoidea.
blattoid
blattoid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the Blattoidea superfamily of cockroaches.
blindage
blindage
noun
(military) A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.
(military) A deep dugout, often equipped with bunks and other fittings.