(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.
alloxanic
alloxanic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to alloxanic acid or its derivatives
alorcinic
althionic
altininck
amacrinal
amacrinal
adj
Alternative form of amacrine
ambiances
ambiances
noun
plural of ambiance
ambiences
ambiences
noun
plural of ambience
americana
americano
americano
noun
A cocktail made with Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda.
A drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water.
americans
amerindic
amerindic
Adjective
Amerindian
ammoniacs
ammonical
ammonical
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to ammonia.
ammonitic
ammonitic
adj
Relating to, or containing, ammonites
amnemonic
amnemonic
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of amnesic
amnesiacs
amnesiacs
noun
plural of amnesiac
amphicyon
amphionic
amyatonic
amyelinic
amyelinic
adj
That lacks a myelin sheath
amyelonic
anabiotic
anabiotic
adj
(medicine, archaic) Serving to resuscitate; restorative.
Relating to, or recovering from, anabiosis.
noun
(medicine, archaic) A restorative remedy; a powerful stimulant.
anabrotic
anacardic
anacardic
adj
Pertaining to cashews (Anacardium occidentale).
noun
Ellipsis of anacardic acid..
anacharis
anacharis
noun
(obsolete) A freshwater weed of the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharitaceae), native to America; the waterweed or water thyme.
anacidity
anacidity
noun
Lack of acidity, as of the stomach.
anaclasis
anaclasis
noun
(medicine) The forced bending of a joint.
The substitution of a long for a short syllable (or vice versa) to break up the rhythm of a poem.
reflection or refraction of light or sound.
anaclinal
anaclisis
anaclisis
noun
(psychoanalysis) The choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early childhood protective and parental figures.
anaclitic
anaclitic
adj
(psychoanalysis) Denoting a person whose choice of love-interest arises from the dependence of the libido on another instinct (e.g. hunger).
Pertaining to an acute emotional dependence on another person or persons.
anacostia
anacrisis
anacrisis
noun
(historical) A stage of the Ancient Greek judicial process in which all of the evidence is produced prior to the trial.
(literary criticism) A dialog or plot event that causes a character to reveal his or her beliefs and motivations.
An interrogation that provokes its subject to make explicit his or her underlying assumptions and deeply held values.
anacrotic
anacrotic
adj
(biology) Relating to anacrotism.
anacrusis
anacrusis
noun
(music) An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.
(prosody) An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.
anadipsic
anaeretic
anaerobic
anaerobic
adj
Of exercise, involving glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to adenosine triphosphate) rather than using oxygen to supply bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to an anaerobe.
Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
anagogics
anagogics
noun
Mystical interpretations or studies, especially of the Scriptures.
analcimes
analcimes
noun
plural of analcime
analcimic
analcites
analcites
noun
plural of analcite
analectic
analectic
adj
Relating to analects; made up of selections.
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.
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.)
analgetic
analgetic
noun
analgesic
analogice
analytics
analytics
noun
Discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data.
The principles governing any of various forms of analysis.
anapestic
anapestic
adj
of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.
of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
noun
A verse that contains anapestic feet
anaphasic
anaphasic
adj
(cytology) Relating to the anaphase.
anaphoric
anaphoric
adj
Of, or relating to, an anaphora.
anapnoeic
anaptotic
anaptotic
adj
(linguistics) Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay.
anaptychi
anaptychi
noun
plural of anaptychus
anarchial
anarchial
adj
(obsolete) anarchic
anarchies
anarchies
noun
plural of anarchy
anarchism
anarchism
noun
A belief that proposes the abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms.
A political and philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
anarchist
anarchist
adj
(somewhat rare) Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic.
noun
(by extension) One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.
anarchize
anarchize
verb
To reduce or elevate to a state of anarchy.
anarcotin
anarthric
anarthric
adj
(medicine) Of, relating to, or suffering from anarthria; unable to articulate owing to muscle weakness.
anastatic
anastatic
adj
(printing, historical) Of or relating to a printing process in which copies of drawings are printed from facsimiles produced in relief on zinc plates.
Of or pertaining to anastasis.
anatocism
anatocism
noun
(law) compound interest
anchietea
anchietin
anchistea
anchoring
anchoring
noun
(psychology) The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving undue weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting an initial estimate of 20% to 30% when 90% would be more appropriate.
The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
verb
present participle of anchor
anchorite
anchorite
noun
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
anchovies
anchovies
noun
plural of anchovy
anchusine
anchusins
ancienter
ancienter
adj
comparative form of ancient: more ancient
anciently
anciently
adv
Done long ago.
In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.
(archaic) Something ancient (countable); ancient things (collectively).
(archaic) The olden days; antiquity.
(archaic) The quality or fact of being ancient or very old.
ancillary
ancillary
adj
Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
noun
(archaic) An auxiliary.
Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
ancipital
ancipital
adj
(botany) Two-edged instead of round; said of certain flattened stems, such as those of bluegrass, and rarely also of leaves.
Double; doubtful or ambiguous.
anconitis
andesitic
andesitic
adj
(geology) Pertaining to, or composed of andesite
androecia
androecia
noun
plural of androecium
anecdotic
anecdotic
adj
Anecdotal; of or pertaining to anecdotes.
Tending to tell anecdotes.
anecdysis
anelastic
anelastic
adj
(engineering, materials science) Showing no obvious relation between stress and strain.
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
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
angiocyst
anglicans
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.
anglicism
anglicism
noun
A Briticism: a word or other feature in the English language that is specific to, or characteristic of, British English.
A cultural aspect typical of the English people.
An Englishism: a word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language.
anglicist
anglicist
Noun
Expert on English studies.
anglicize
anglicize
verb
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of anglicise.
anhedonic
anhedonic
adj
(psychiatry, also figuratively) Showing anhedonia; having no capacity to feel pleasure.
noun
(psychiatry) A person who has anhedonia.
aniakchak
aniconism
aniconism
noun
A prohibition against artists depicting religious figures such as divinities, prophets, or anything that can be worshiped.
More broadly, a prohibition against all forms of visual artwork and photography.
animacule
animastic
animastic
adj
(rare) Pertaining to or possessing an animate nonphysical nature; having a mental or spiritual nature.
Relating to mind or spirit; spiritual.
animistic
animistic
adj
Of or pertaining to animism.
ankylotic
ankylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to ankylosis.
annamitic
annection
anomiacea
anoncillo
anonychia
anonychia
noun
(medicine) The absence of nails.
anorchism
anorchism
noun
anorchia
anorectic
anorectic
adj
Causing a loss of appetite.
Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa; anorexic.
noun
A drug or dietary supplement that reduces the appetite so as to promote weight loss.
A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic.
anorexics
anorexics
noun
plural of anorexic
anorganic
anorganic
adj
(archaic) inorganic
anosmatic
anosmatic
adj
(zoology) Lacking olfactory organs, and so having no sense of smell; anosmic.
anoxaemic
anoxaemic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, anoxaemia.
antalgics
antalgics
noun
plural of antalgic
antanemic
antapices
antapices
noun
plural of antapex
antarctic
antarctic
adj
Alternative spelling of Antarctic
antechoir
antechoir
noun
The division of a choir, that is divided as in some Spanish churches, that is further away from the sanctuary.
The part of a church in front of the choir, often reserved for the clergy and choristers.
antecolic
antemetic
antemetic
adj
Alternative form of antiemetic
anthozoic
anthozoic
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa.
anthracia
anthracic
anthracic
adj
(microbiology) Of or relating to anthrax.
anthracin
anthracin
noun
Alternative form of anthracene
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
antiarcha
antiarchi
antiblack
antiblack
adj
Hostile to black people, often specifically African Americans.
antiblock
antically
antically
adv
In an antic manner
anticaste
anticaste
adj
(sociology) Opposing the social system of caste.
antichlor
antichlor
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfate.
anticivic
anticivic
adj
Against the welfare and best interests of citizens and their citizenship.
In opposition to citizenship.
anticivil
anticivil
adj
Alternative form of anti-civil
anticking
anticking
verb
present participle of antic
anticline
anticline
noun
(geology) A fold with strata sloping downwards on each side.
anticness
anticness
noun
The state or quality of being antic.
anticodon
anticodon
noun
(genetics) A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis.
anticolic
anticomet
anticosti
anticourt
anticourt
adj
Opposing a legal court.
Opposing a royal court.
anticreep
anticrime
anticrime
adj
Opposed to or aimed at preventing or punishing crime
anticynic
antidinic
antidinic
adj
Preventing vertigo or dizziness.
antigenic
antigenic
adj
(biology, obsolete) Sexually dimorphic, especially with reference to lepidopterans.
(immunology) Of or relating to an antigen.
antiknock
antiknock
adj
Of an additive added to petroleum/gasoline to reduce the occurrence of engine knock.
noun
Such a substance, usually tetraethyl lead (also MMT, MTBE and ethanol)