(botany) Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.
acclinate
acclinate
adj
Having an upward slope.
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.
achillein
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
acleidian
acleidian
adj
Alternative form of aclidian
acroleins
acroleins
noun
plural of acrolein
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
adelphian
adenalgia
adenalgia
noun
(pathology) Pain in a gland.
adenoidal
adenoidal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the adenoids.
(of a voice) Sounding as if the speaker has swollen adenoids.
adminicle
adminicle
noun
(Scotland, law) Corroborative proof.
An auxiliary.
Background ornamentation on a coin or medal.
Something that aids or supports.
adrenalin
adrenalin
noun
Alternative spelling of adrenaline
advential
aelodicon
aeolodion
aeolodion
noun
Synonym of aeolodicon
aetheling
agentival
agileness
agileness
noun
The state or quality of being agile; agility.
agilmente
ahnfeltia
ailantery
ailantine
airliners
airliners
noun
plural of airliner
airplaned
airplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airplane
airplaner
airplanes
airplanes
noun
plural of airplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airplane
alabamine
alabamine
noun
(obsolete) Former name for the chemical element astatine.
albardine
albertina
albertine
albespine
albespine
noun
whitethorn; hawthorn
albuginea
albuginea
noun
(anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
albugines
alcedines
alcimedon
alderamin
alderamin
Proper noun
A star in the constellation of Cepheus.
alderling
alectrion
aleknagik
aleknight
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.
aleuronic
aleuronic
adj
Of or pertaining to aleurone.
aleutians
aleutians
Noun
of (person)
Proper noun
The Aleutian Islands.
algedonic
algedonic
adj
Pertaining to both pleasure and pain.
algerians
algerines
algerines
noun
plural of algerine
algidness
algidness
noun
The state or quality of being algid.
alginates
alginates
noun
plural of alginate
algogenic
algogenic
adj
(medicine) Inducing pain.
aliamenta
alienable
alienable
adj
Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another
alienages
alienages
noun
plural of alienage
alienated
alienated
adj
Isolated; excluded; estranged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alienate
alienates
alienates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alienate
alienator
alienator
noun
A person who alienates.
alienisms
alienisms
noun
plural of alienism
alienists
alienists
noun
plural of alienist
alienness
alienness
noun
The condition of being alien
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alignment
alignment
noun
(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
(bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
(role-playing games) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
An alliance of factions.
An arrangement of items in a line.
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
alikeness
alikeness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being alike.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being alike.
alimental
alimental
adj
Supplying food; nourishing.
alimented
alimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aliment
alimenter
alimentic
alimentum
alimonied
alimonies
alimonies
noun
plural of alimony
alinement
alinement
noun
Alternative spelling of alignment
alisander
alisonite
alispheno
aliveness
aliveness
noun
The state of being alive; exuberance, intensity.
the aliveness of the colours in a painting
alizarine
alizarine
noun
Alternative form of alizarin
alkaligen
alkaligen
noun
(obsolete) The name first proposed for nitrogen, as being a chief constituent of ammonia or volatile alkali.
alkarsine
alkarsine
Noun
cacodyl
alkekengi
alkekengi
noun
A herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi).
The flavoursome berry of this plant.
allanites
allanites
noun
plural of allanite
alledonia
allegiant
allegiant
adj
Steadfastly loyal, especially to a monarch or government.
alleniate
allentiac
allergins
allergins
noun
plural of allergin
allethrin
allethrin
noun
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.
alleviant
alleviant
noun
That which alleviates
allianced
allianced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alliance
alliancer
alliancer
noun
One who favors and/or forms an alliance.
alliances
alliances
noun
plural of alliance
allicient
allicient
adj
That attracts; attracting.
allineate
allineate
verb
To align.
allogenic
allogenic
adj
(geology) Formed in another location and transported.
(medicine, biology, genetics, immunology) Alternative form of allogeneic: genetically distinct, but of the same species; nonself but intraspecies.
Having an external cause, or source; exogenous.
almandine
almandine
noun
(mineralogy) A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃.
almandite
almandite
noun
(mineralogy) almandine
almeidina
almonries
almonries
noun
plural of almonry
almuredin
aloemodin
alongside
alongside
adv
Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.
prep
Side by side with.
Together with or at the same time.
alstonine
alstonine
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular indoloquinolizidine alkaloid found in Alstonia boonei and other plants.
alstonite
alstonite
noun
(mineralogy) An aragonite mineral consisting of an isomorphous mixture of calcium and barium carbonates.
alternity
alternity
noun
(archaic) alternation
The concept that there exist alternate worlds or universes to the one in which we live.
alternize
alternize
verb
To alternate or take turns.
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminide
aluminide
noun
(chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element
aluminise
aluminise
verb
(transitive) To coat with a layer of aluminium.
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
aluminize
aluminize
verb
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminise.
aluminose
alumniate
ambigenal
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
amyelinic
amyelinic
adj
That lacks a myelin sheath
amyelonic
amylamine
amylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of pentylamine
amylidene
anabolite
anabolite
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance produced as a result of anabolism
anabolize
anabolize
verb
(biochemistry) To cause, or to undergo anabolism
analcimes
analcimes
noun
plural of analcime
analcites
analcites
noun
plural of analcite
analectic
analectic
adj
Relating to analects; made up of selections.
analepsis
analepsis
noun
(medicine) A kind of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.
(medicine) Recovery of strength after sickness.
A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated
analeptic
analeptic
adj
Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).
That restores or stimulates health.
noun
A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.
analgesia
analgesia
noun
(medicine) The inability to feel pain.
(pharmacology) An analgesic (medication that acts to relieve pain).
analgesic
analgesic
adj
(of a person, etc) Unable to feel pain.
(of medicine) Acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
noun
(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)
analgesis
analgetic
analgetic
noun
analgesic
analities
analities
noun
plural of anality
analogice
analogies
analogies
noun
plural of analogy
analogise
analogise
verb
Alternative spelling of analogize
analogize
analogize
verb
To express as an analogy.
To treat one thing as analogous to another.
anciently
anciently
adv
Done long ago.
In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.
andouille
andouille
noun
A spiced, heavily smoked Cajun pork sausage, often made from the entire gastrointestinal system of the pig.
anelastic
anelastic
adj
(engineering, materials science) Showing no obvious relation between stress and strain.
aneuploid
aneuploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
angelfish
angelfish
noun
A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.
A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
angelical
angelical
Adjective
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
angelican
angelicas
angelicas
noun
plural of angelica
angelicic
angelique
angelique
noun
Alternative form of angélique
angelized
angelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angelize
angellike
angellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an angel.
angelonia
angelonia
noun
Any of the genus Angelonia of South American flowering plants.
angelship
anglesite
anglesite
noun
(mineralogy) A crystalline mineral form of lead sulfate, PbSO₄, formed by the weathering of galena.
anglewing
anglewing
noun
Any of various butterflies in the tribe Nymphalini.
anglewise
anglewise
adv
With respect to an angle; angularly.
anglicise
anglicise
verb
(transitive) To become English.
(transitive) To dub or translate into English.
(transitive) To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
anglicize
anglicize
verb
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of anglicise.