(zoology) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal.
abbatical
abbatical
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of abbatial
abdicable
abdicable
adj
Capable of being abdicated.
abimelech
abimelech
Proper noun
Any of several Philistine kings.
abiotical
acacallis
academial
academial
adj
(rare) academic
acalculia
acalculia
noun
(pathology) The condition of lacking basic mathematical skills caused by a brain injury, or more specifically an injury to the parietal lobe.
acalycine
acalycine
adj
(botany) Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.
acanthial
acanthial
adj
Of or belonging to the acanthion.
acatholic
acatholic
adj
not Catholic
acclaimed
acclaimed
adj
Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acclaim
acclaimer
acclaimer
noun
(obsolete) One who claims.
One who salutes or praises with great approval.
acclimate
acclimate
verb
(intransitive, chiefly US) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
(transitive, chiefly US) To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
(transitive, chiefly US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
acclinate
acclinate
adj
Having an upward slope.
acclivity
acclivity
noun
(geomorphology) A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.
acclivous
acclivous
adj
sloping upward; rising like a hillside.
accomplis
accoville
aceologic
acephalia
acephalia
noun
(medicine) A birth defect in which the head is absent
acetalize
acetalize
verb
(organic chemistry) To convert (an aldehyde) into an acetal.
acetylide
acetylide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
acetylize
acetylize
verb
Synonym of acetylate
achalasia
achalasia
noun
(medicine, pathology) A neuromuscular condition where a ring of muscles is unable to relax fully; usually with reference to gastrointestinal smooth muscles or to esophageal achalasia when not otherwise specified.
acheilary
acheilous
acheilous
adj
(obsolete, pathology) lipless
acheulian
achillean
achillean
Adjective
Resembling or relating to Achilles, the hero of the Iliad.
Invincible with only one small weakness (an Achilles heel), which becomes one's downfall.
Guided by emotional motives, especially rage, rather than reason.
Of or relating to a Roman-era Greek writer.
Pertaining to the Achilles tendon.
Of or relating to male homosexuals or male homosexuality, in the style of Achilles' relationship with Patroclus.
achilleas
achilleas
noun
plural of achillea
achilleid
achillein
achillize
acholuria
acholuria
noun
(pathology) A lack of bile pigments in the urine
acholuric
acholuric
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to acholuria
aciculate
aciculate
adj
Furnished with aciculae.
Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.
acicular (needle-shaped)
aciculums
aciculums
noun
plural of aciculum
acidalium
acidology
acidophil
acidophil
noun
(immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulate
acidulate
verb
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
(transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acidulous
acidulous
adj
(figurative) Sharp; caustic.
Containing carbonic acid.
Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.
aciliated
aciliated
adj
Alternative form of aciliate
acleidian
acleidian
adj
Alternative form of aclidian
acockbill
acockbill
adv
(nautical) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.
(nautical) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.
acoluthic
acoluthic
adj
Pertaining to a residual sense impression immediately following a stimulus, as with an afterimage
acquittal
acquittal
noun
(historical) The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance.
(law) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process.
(now rare) The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).
(rare) Avoidance of danger; deliverance.
Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends.
acritical
acritical
adj
Not critical
Not involving a crisis
acroleins
acroleins
noun
plural of acrolein
acroliths
acroliths
noun
plural of acrolith
acrologic
acrologic
adj
Of or pertaining to acronyms
Of or pertaining to the naming of hieroglyphic symbols by the first phonetic sound of the picture they represent
acronical
acronical
adj
(astronomy) Alternative form of acronycal
Occurring at sunset.
Occurring at the end of life.
acropolis
acropolis
noun
A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis.
actinally
actinally
adv
In an actinal manner.
actinical
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
actipylea
activable
activable
adj
Capable of being activated
activital
activital
adj
Relating to activity, especially (anthropology) the complex activities of human beings within a culture.
actualise
actualise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of actualize.
actualism
actualism
noun
(philosophy) The belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.
actualist
actualist
noun
A proponent of actualism.
actuality
actuality
noun
(historical, film) A short early motion picture.
(television) Live reporting on current affairs.
An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact.
The state of existing; existence.
actualize
actualize
verb
(intransitive) To become actual or real.
(reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
(transitive) To make real; to realize.
actuarial
actuarial
adj
Of or pertaining to actuaries.
Relating to statistical calculation, especially pertaining to insurance.
acylamido
acylamido
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any radical derived from an acyl amide
acylamino
acylamino
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any acyl derivative of an amino group
acylating
acylating
verb
present participle of acylate
acylation
acylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The process of adding an acyl group to a compound.
adactylia
adactylia
noun
Alternative form of adactyly
adducible
adducible
adj
Capable of being adduced.
adipocele
adminicle
adminicle
noun
(Scotland, law) Corroborative proof.
An auxiliary.
Background ornamentation on a coin or medal.
Something that aids or supports.
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
aediculae
aediculae
noun
plural of aedicula
aelodicon
aeolicism
aeolistic
aeolistic
adj
Alternative form of Aeolistic
aequiculi
aerolitic
aerolitic
adj
Of or pertaining to aerolites.
aerologic
aerologic
adj
Pertaining to aerology, characteristic of aerology.
afflicted
afflicted
adj
Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflict
afflicter
afflicter
noun
One who afflicts.
agalactia
agalactia
noun
(pathology) The failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth.
agalactic
agalactic
adj
agalactous
agnatical
agnatical
adj
agnatic
agnomical
agnomical
adj
Of or pertaining to the absence of set purpose or intention.
agrologic
agrologic
Adjective
Relating to agrology.
ahimelech
ailanthic
aitchless
aitchless
adj
Without pronouncing the /h/ sound.
alacrious
alacrious
adj
Lively and joyfully involved.
alamannic
alantolic
albamycin
albamycin
Noun
novobiocin
albicores
albicores
noun
plural of albicore
albinotic
albinotic
adj
Affected with albinism.
albitical
albricias
albricias
noun
(historical) A sum of money paid as a reward to the bearer of good news.
alcedines
alchemies
alchemies
noun
plural of alchemy
alchemise
alchemise
verb
(transitive) To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic.
alchemist
alchemist
noun
One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.
One who practices alchemy.
alchemize
alchemize
verb
Alternative spelling of alchemise
alchitran
alchymies
alchymies
noun
plural of alchymy
alcimedes
alcimedon
alcoholic
alcoholic
adj
Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.
Of or pertaining to alcohol.
Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.
noun
A person addicted to alcohol.
One who abuses alcohol.
alcoranic
alcoranic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Qur'an; qur'anic.
alcuinian
alcyonium
alcyonium
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Alcyonium of fleshy Alcyonaria, their polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays.
alcyonoid
alcyonoid
adj
(zoology) Like or relating to the Alcyonaria.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Alcyonaria.
aldehydic
aldehydic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an aldehyde; having the character of an aldehyde.
aleatoric
aleatoric
adj
(art, music, not comparable) Of or pertaining to works that have been produced with an element of chance (aleatoricism).
Having an element of chance.
alecithal
alecithal
adj
(biology, of an ovum) Tending to segment uniformly, and having little or no yolk embedded in the protoplasm.
alecithic
alectoria
alectoria
noun
A magical stone said to be found in the gizzard of cocks.
alectoris
alectrion
alemannic
alemannic
Proper noun
The language, closely related to German, spoken in certain parts of South Germany, in Alsace (France), Vorarlberg (Austria), Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Alemannic language.
Of or relating to the Alemanni, a confederation of Suebian Germanic tribes.
aleucemic
aleukemic
aleukemic
adj
Relating to aleukemia.
aleuritic
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
alfoncino
algaecide
algaecide
noun
Alternative spelling of algicide
algebraic
algebraic
adj
(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(algebra, of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.
(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
Of, or relating to, algebra.
algeciras
algeciras
Proper noun
A city in the Bay of Gibraltar, in the Spanish province of Andalusia.
algedonic
algedonic
adj
Pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
algicidal
algicidal
adj
Acting as an algicide.
algicides
algicides
noun
plural of algicide
algogenic
algogenic
adj
(medicine) Inducing pain.
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
alictisal
alicyclic
alicyclic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds having both aliphatic (chain) and cyclic (ring) structure
noun
Such an organic compound
alimentic
aliphatic
aliphatic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A petroleum fraction containing no aromatic compounds
A compound of this type.
aliturgic
aliturgic
adj
Not liturgic; without a liturgy.
alkoranic
allactite
allactite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.