A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue
albuminone
albuminone
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A principle derived from certain albuminoids; it is soluble in alcohol and is not coagulable by heat.
albuminose
albuminose
noun
Alternative form of albuminous
albuminous
albuminous
adj
Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
alchemical
alchemical
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy.
Of or pertaining to an unexplainable transmutation.
Of or pertaining to the creation of something special out of a common material.
alchemilla
alchemilla
noun
Any of the genus Alchemilla of herbaceous perennial plants.
alchemised
alchemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemise
alchemists
alchemists
noun
plural of alchemist
alchemized
alchemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemize
alcoholism
alcoholism
noun
(pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.
A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
aldermanic
aldermanic
adj
(Of a sum) substantial, considerable, sizeable.
(Of size) plump, rotund, fleshy.
Of or pertaining to an alderman.
alemannian
alemannish
alembicate
aleucaemic
aleukaemic
aleukaemic
adj
Relating to aleukaemia.
algometric
algometric
Adjective
Relating to algometry.
algorismic
algorismic
adj
Obsolete form of algorithmic.
algorithms
algorithms
noun
plural of algorithm
alhambraic
aliethmoid
alightment
alightment
noun
The act of alighting, or descending and settling.
alignments
alignments
noun
plural of alignment
alimentary
alimentary
adj
Nourishing; nutritious.
Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
alimenting
alimenting
verb
present participle of aliment
alimentive
alimentive
adj
Alternative form of alimentative
alismaceae
alkalamide
alkalamide
noun
(chemistry) One of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic, and another part by acid, atoms or radicals.
alkylamine
alkylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aliphatic amine
alkylamino
alkylamino
noun
(chemistry) A group or radical containing both an alkyl and an amino group
allegorism
allegorism
noun
(theology) The belief that the primary value and significance of what is earthly and tangible is the way it points to the divine.
The use of allegory.
allogamies
alloimmune
alloimmune
adj
(pathology) Characterized by alloimmunity, which is immunity, obtained from a tissue graft from another person, against one's own cells.
alloisomer
alloisomer
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of geometric isomer
allomerism
allomerism
noun
(chemistry) Variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form.
allomerize
allomerize
verb
To undergo allomerization
allometric
allometric
adj
(mathematics, of a population) That grows at a rate proportional to a power of another population
Of or pertaining to allometry
allotheism
allotheism
noun
Worship of a god or gods that are foreign to one's own land.
allylamine
allylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The unsaturated primary amine CH₂=CH-CH₂-NH₂ or any of its derivatives
almandines
almandines
noun
plural of almandine
almightily
almightily
adv
In a way or manner that is almighty.
almondlike
almondlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a almond.
almoravide
almsgiving
almsgiving
noun
The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity.
alodialism
alodialism
noun
Alternative form of allodialism
alphameric
alphameric
adj
Alternative form of alphanumeric
alphonsism
altazimuth
altazimuth
noun
A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation
altimeters
altimeters
noun
plural of altimeter
altrincham
altrincham
Proper noun
a town in Greater Manchester, England
aluminised
aluminised
adj
Having the property of being coated with aluminium
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminise
aluminized
aluminized
adj
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of aluminised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aluminize
aluminizes
aluminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aluminize
aluminosis
aluminosis
noun
(construction) A structural defect resulting from the degradation of poor quality concrete.
(pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by aluminum dust.
amalgamist
amalgamize
amalgamize
verb
To amalgamate.
amalrician
amantadine
amantadine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug used especially as the hydrochloride C₁₀H₁₇N·HCl to prevent infection (as by an influenzavirus) by interfering with virus penetration into host cells.
amanuensis
amanuensis
noun
A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
amarantine
amarantine
noun
Alternative form of amaranthine
amarantite
amarantite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
amateurish
amateurish
adj
Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.
amateurism
amateurism
noun
Amateur beliefs and practices generally.
The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money.
amatorious
amatorious
adj
(obsolete) amatory
amaxomania
ambagitory
ambagitory
adj
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
ambassiate
ambidexter
ambidexter
adj
Ambidextrous.
noun
(archaic) A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant.
(by extension) Someone who is two-faced; a double-dealer, such as a cheat or a crook.
Someone who is ambidextrous.
ambigenous
ambigenous
adj
(botany) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine and the inner petaloid.
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
ambiparous
ambisexual
ambisexual
adj
(slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
(zoology) Hermaphroditic.
Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
noun
An ambisexual person.
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
ambivalent
ambivalent
adj
Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
amblyaphia
amblyopsis
ambocoelia
ambrosiate
ambrosiate
noun
A crystalline substance, C₂₃H₂₅O₅Br, that is one of the common irritants that can be refined from ragweed (Ambrosia arthemisiifolia).
ambulating
ambulating
verb
present participle of ambulate
ambulation
ambulation
Noun
walking around
ambulative
ambulative
adj
(archaic) walking
ambushlike
amebicidal
amebicidal
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of amoebicidal
ameboidism
ameboidism
noun
movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba
ameiuridae
ameizoeira
ameliorant
ameliorant
noun
A substance that helps plants grow by improving the physical condition of the soil.
Anything that improves something else.
ameliorate
ameliorate
verb
(intransitive) To become better; improve.
(transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
amentiform
amentiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a catkin.
amerciable
amerciable
adj
Alternative form of amerceable
americanly
americanly
Adverb
In an American manner; in a way characteristic of Americans.
americanos
americanos
noun
plural of americano
americanum
amerindian
amerindian
Noun
An American Indian.
ametabolia
ametabolic
ametabolic
adj
(entomology) Not undergoing metamorphosis
amherstite
amiability
amiability
noun
Friendliness, especially easy approachability owing to a cheerful and pleasant disposition.
amianthine
amianthium
amianthoid
amianthoid
adj
Resembling amianthus.
amiantuses
amidoplast
amidrazone
amidrazone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of nitrogen derivatives of carboxylic acids having a tautomeric structure represented by the general formulas RC(=NH)NHNH₂ and RC(NH₂)=NNH₂
amidstream
aminolipin
aminolysis
aminolysis
noun
(organic chemistry) decomposition of a molecule by reaction with ammonia or an amine
aminolytic
aminolytic
adj
Relating to aminolysis
aminoplast
aminoxylol
amissville
amityville
ammiaceous
ammisaddai
ammocoetid
ammodytoid
ammonation
ammoniacal
ammoniacal
adj
Pertaining to or containing ammonia.
ammoniacum
ammoniacum
noun
gum ammoniac, a resin exuded from the stem of the perennial herb Dorema ammoniacum.
ammoniated
ammoniated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ammoniate
ammoniemia
ammonified
ammonified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ammonify
ammonifier
ammonifier
noun
That which ammonifies
ammonifies
ammonifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ammonify
ammonitess
ammonitish
ammonitoid
ammoniuret
ammoniuria
ammoniuria
noun
Alternative form of ammonuria
ammonoidea
ammunition
ammunition
noun
(figurative) Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict.
(obsolete) Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
verb
To supply with ammunition.
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amniomancy
amniomancy
noun
Divination based on the characteristics of the amniotic sac at childbirth.
amniorrhea
amniotitis
amoebalike
amoebalike
adj
Having the characteristics of an amoeba.
amoebiasis
amoebiasis
noun
(biology, medicine, countable) Any of various such diseases; most especially:
(biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.
amoebicide
amoebicide
noun
Alternative spelling of amebicide
amoebiform
amoebiform
adj
Alternative form of amebiform
amortising
amortising
verb
present participle of amortise
amortizing
amortizing
verb
present participle of amortize
ampelopsin
ampelopsin
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular flavanonol.
ampelopsis
ampelopsis
noun
A vine of the genus Ampelopsis
amphanthia
amphiaraus
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibians
amphibians
noun
plural of amphibian
amphibiety
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphibolia
amphibolia
noun
Ambiguity in writing; amphiboly.
amphibolic
amphibolic
adj
(geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole.
Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
amphibrach
amphibrach
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
(prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).