(chemistry) An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate with hydrocarbons added.
abettal
abettal
noun
(rare) abetment
ablated
ablated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ablate
ablates
ablates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablate
abluent
abluent
adj
(pharmacology) Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.
noun
(pharmacology) A detergent.
abluted
abluted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ablute
abolete
acetals
acetals
noun
plural of acetal
acetyls
acetyls
noun
plural of acetyl
acolyte
acolyte
noun
(Christianity) An altar server.
(Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
An attendant, assistant or follower.
actable
actable
adj
Able to be acted, as by an actor.
actless
actless
adj
Without action or spirit.
acutely
acutely
adv
In an acute manner
acylate
acylate
verb
(transitive, organic chemistry) To add one or more acyl groups to a compound.
adelite
adelite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare mineral, a calcium-magnesium arsenate, forming blue, green, yellow or grey orthorhombic crystals.
adeptly
adeptly
adv
With great skill or knowledge.
adulate
adulate
verb
To flatter effusively.
adulter
adulter
noun
An adulterer, especially a male one.
verb
To commit adultery.
To pollute something; to adulterate.
aelbert
aeolist
aetolia
aetolus
afflate
afflate
verb
(obsolete) To fill, especially with divine inspiration.
agalite
agelast
agelast
noun
(rare) one who never laughs (especially at jokes); a mirthless person
ahuatle
ahuatle
noun
corixid eggs used in Mexican cuisine
aiglets
aiglets
noun
plural of aiglet
ailbert
ailette
ailette
noun
(historical) A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, being the prototype of the epaulet.
ailment
ailment
noun
Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.
ailsyte
alalite
alaster
alatern
alatern
noun
An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus; Italian buckthorn).
alberta
alberta
Proper noun
name, a feminine form of Albert.
alberti
alberto
albetad
albites
albites
noun
plural of albite
alceste
alcoate
alcoate
noun
alcoholate
alecost
alecost
noun
The plant costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), formerly much used for flavouring ale.
aleetha
alemite
alength
alength
Adverb
At full length; lengthwise.
alerted
alerted
adj
Having been made alert; having been made attentive, alarmed or warned of something coming soon.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alert
alerter
alerter
adj
comparative form of alert: more alert
noun
One who or that which alerts.
alertly
alertly
adv
In an alert manner; with alertness.
aleshot
alethea
alethia
alethic
alethic
adj
(logic) Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.
aletris
aleutic
algates
algates
adv
Alternative form of algate
algetic
algetic
adj
Producing or having relation to pain.
aliment
aliment
noun
(Scotland) An allowance for maintenance; alimony.
(figuratively) Nourishment, sustenance.
(now rare) Food.
verb
(obsolete) To feed, nourish.
To sustain, support.
aliptae
aliptes
alister
alithea
alkanet
alkanet
noun
Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
Anchusa barrelieri (false alkanet).
Anchusa ochroleuca (yellow alkanet).
Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.
Lithospermum arvense (bastard alkanet or field gromwell).
Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
Pentaglottis sempervirens (green alkanet), a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves.
Puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis).
The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour.
alloted
allotee
allotee
noun
Alternative form of allottee
allveta
almeeta
almuten
alnoite
aloetic
aloetic
adj
Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.
noun
A medicine containing mainly aloes.
aloxite
aloxite
noun
Synonym of aluminium oxide
alpiste
alstead
altaite
altaite
noun
(mineralogy) Lead telluride, an isometric yellowish-white mineral of the galena group.
altared
altared
adj
Furnished with an altar.
altered
altered
adj
(of an animal, usually a pet) Neutered; having had testicles or uterus and ovaries removed to prevent procreation.
Having been changed from an original form.
noun
A kind of car in drag racing, usually with a partial body situated behind the exposed engine.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alter
alterer
alterer
noun
One who alters.
alterne
alterum
altesse
altezza
altgeld
althaea
althaea
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Althaea.
altheas
altheas
noun
plural of althea
althein
altheta
altrose
altrose
noun
(biochemistry) An aldohexose epimeric with mannose
alumite
alunite
alunite
noun
(mineralogy) A gray, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆.
alverta
amaleta
amalett
amelita
amental
amplect
amplect
verb
(formal) To embrace
amplest
amplest
adj
superlative form of ample: most ample
amulets
amulets
noun
plural of amulet
amylate
amylate
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.
anatole
anethol
anethol
noun
Dated form of anethole.
angelet
angelet
noun
(historical) A small gold coin once used in England; a half angel.
(rare) A little angel.
angelot
angelot
noun
(music) An old musical instrument of the lute kind.
A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI, bearing the image of Saint Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI.
A sort of small, rich cheese made in Normandy.
anklets
anklets
noun
plural of anklet
anlaute
annulet
annulet
noun
(architecture) A ring-shaped molding at the top of a column.
(heraldry) A small circle borne as a charge in coats of arms.
A small ring.
Charissa obscurata (also Scotch annulet), a moth of the family Geometridae.
anolyte
anolyte
noun
(flow batteries) The liquid anode
The portion of an electrolyte near an anode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are in separate compartments
antheil
anthela
anthela
noun
(botany) A cymose corymb with the lateral flowers higher than the central ones.
antlers
antlers
noun
plural of antler
antliae
antliae
noun
plural of antlia
antlike
antlike
adj
Resembling an ant. Often used specifically in reference to apparent size or significance.
apatela
apertly
apertly
adv
(archaic) Clearly, plainly.
(obsolete) Openly, publicly, without secrecy.
apetaly
apetaly
noun
(botany) The condition of having no petals
aplenty
aplenty
adj
(postpositive) In a generous or overlarge quantity.
adv
Enough or more than enough.
aplites
aplites
noun
plural of aplite
apostle
apostle
noun
(law) A letter dismissory.
(law) A note sent to an appeals court presenting the appeal in summary.
(law) The trial court record sent to an appeal court concerning an appeal.
(obsolete, Cambridge slang) A person who is plucked, that is, refused an academic degree.
A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
A pioneer or early advocate of a particular cause, prophet of a belief.
A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
apteral
apteral
adj
(architecture) Without lateral columns; applied to buildings which have no series of columns along their sides, but are either prostyle or amphiprostyle.
(zoology) apterous, wingless
archlet
archlet
noun
A small arch.
areolet
areolet
noun
(zoology) A small enclosed area, especially one of the small spaces on the wings of insects, circumscribed by the veins.
argolet
arlette
armlets
armlets
noun
plural of armlet
arratel
arratel
noun
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 459 g.
article
article
noun
(archaic) A wench.
(dated) A distinct part.
(dated) Subject matter; concern.
(derogatory, dated) A person; an individual.
(grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).
(obsolete) A precise point in time; a moment.
A genuine article.
A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.
A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.
A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.
An object, a member of a group or class.
verb
(obsolete) To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.
(transitive) To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.
artless
artless
adj
Free of artificiality; natural.
Having or displaying no guile, cunning, or deceit.
Lacking art, knowledge, or skill; uncultured and ignorant.
Poorly made or done; crude.
artlike
artlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of art.
arustle
arustle
adj
Rustling.
arylate
arylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of an aryl carboxylic acid
verb
(organic chemistry) To introduce one or more aryl groups into a molecule
asclent
aseptol
asklent
asmalte
astable
astable
adj
(electronics) Having multiple states, none of which is stable.
astelic
astelic
adj
(botany) Lacking steles.
astilbe
astilbe
noun
A species, subspecies, cultivar, or specimen of the genus Astilbe.
atangle
atangle
adj
In a tangled condition; mixed confusedly together.
atelene
atelets
atelier
atelier
noun
A studio or workshop, especially for an artist, designer, or fashion house.
atellan
atellan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Atella in ancient Italy.
Noun
A kind of farcical drama performed at Atella.
athalee
athalie
athelia
athelia
noun
The congenital absence of one or both nipples.
athlete
athlete
noun
(US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.
A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
An exceptionally physically fit person.
She's the first athlete in her sport to obtain a corporate sponsor.