(organic chemistry, archaic) A blue pigment found in algae, soluble in water and glycerol, with intense red fluorescence.
alichino
alicoche
alicoche
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Echinocereus.
allocate
allocate
verb
(computing) To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.
To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.
To set aside for a purpose.
allocute
allocute
verb
(chiefly US, law) To make an allocution.
almacigo
almicore
alnicoes
alocasia
alocasia
noun
Any of several tropical Asian plants, of the genus Alocasia, having heart- or arrowhead-shaped leaves.
alogical
alogical
adj
Not based upon logic or reasoned argument.
Opposed to logic.
alomancy
alomancy
noun
Alternative form of halomancy
alopecia
alopecia
noun
(medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease.
(pathology) Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
Baldness.
alopecic
alopecic
adj
Relating to or suffering from alopecia.
alopecus
amblotic
amblotic
adj
Causing or relating to amblosis; abortifacient.
ameiotic
ameiotic
adj
(biology) Not undergoing meiosis; relating to ameiosis
amelcorn
amelcorn
noun
A variety of wheat from which starch is produced (Triticum spelta).
amitotic
amitotic
adj
Of or pertaining to amitosis
ammocete
ammocete
noun
Alternative form of ammocoete
ammoniac
ammoniac
adj
Of or relating to ammonia, or possessing its properties.
noun
Alternative form of ammoniacum
amnionic
amnionic
adj
Alternative spelling of amniotic
amniotic
amniotic
adj
Pertaining to the amnion.
amoritic
amoritic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Amorites or their language.
amorphic
amorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) Causing a complete loss of gene function.
Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
amphoric
amphoric
adj
(chiefly historical) Of or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure.
(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.
amurcous
amurcous
adj
(archaic) Smelly; stinky.
anabolic
anabolic
adj
Of or relating to anabolism.
noun
An anabolic steroid.
anaconda
anaconda
name
(card games) A particular variety of stud poker.
noun
(by extension, slang, vulgar) A large penis.
(in particular) The green anaconda; Eunectes murinus.
Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. [from 19th c.]
anacreon
anacreon
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a Greek lyric poet (570 – 488 notable for his drinking songs and hymns.
anagogic
anagogic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing an anagoge
analogic
analogic
adj
Of or pertaining to analogy.
anapnoic
anapnoic
Adjective
Relating to respiration.
anatolic
anatomic
anatomic
adj
Of or pertaining to anatomy and dissection, or to individual structures of the anatomy.
ancestor
ancestor
noun
(figuratively) One who had the same role or function in former times.
(law) One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
(linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language.
An earlier type; a progenitor
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
verb
(transitive) To be an ancestor of.
anchinoe
anchored
anchored
adj
(heraldry) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor. (Compare sarcelly, moline.)
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchor
anchorer
anchorer
noun
One who or that which anchors.
anchoret
anchoret
noun
Alternative spelling of anchorite
ancodont
ancohuma
anconeal
anconeal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the elbow.
anconeus
anconeus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
anconoid
anconoid
adj
anconal; resembling the elbow
ancylose
ancyroid
anecdota
anecdota
noun
plural of anecdoton
plural of anecdotum
anecdote
anecdote
noun
A previously untold secret account of an incident.
A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To tell anecdotes (about).
anechoic
anechoic
adj
(acoustics) lacking echoes; that absorbs sound
anerotic
angelico
aniconic
aniconic
adj
Of or pertaining to representations without human or animal form.
anionics
anionics
noun
plural of anionic
announce
announce
verb
(transitive) to give public notice, especially for the first time; to make known
(transitive) to pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence
anodynic
anodynic
adj
In the way of an anodyne, relating to relief from pain.
anogenic
anopubic
anopubic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and pubis.
anorchia
anorchia
noun
(medicine) An intersex condition of XY individuals where both testes are absent at birth.
anorchus
anoretic
anoretic
adj
Alternative form of anorexic
anorexic
anorexic
adj
(by extension) Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
Pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia nervosa.
noun
A medicine which suppresses appetite.
Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.
anorthic
anorthic
adj
(crystallography) Having three unequal axes that intersect obliquely
anoscope
anoscope
noun
The instrument used in anoscopy.
anoscopy
anoscopy
noun
(medicine) An examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope which is inserted into the anal canal
anoxemic
anoxemic
adj
Alternative form of anoxaemic
anthroic
anticold
anticold
adj
Acting against or serving to prevent colds (viral illnesses).
anticorn
anticous
anticous
adj
(botany) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.
aoristic
aoristic
adj
(grammar) Of, or relating to the aorist aspect.
apagogic
apagogic
adj
(rhetoric) Proving indirectly, by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.
apectomy
aphonics
aphonics
noun
plural of aphonic
apocarps
apocarpy
apocarpy
noun
The quality of being apocarpous.
apocopes
apocopes
noun
plural of apocope
apocopic
apocopic
adj
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable.
apocrine
apocrine
adj
(anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.
apocrita
apocryph
apocynum
apogaeic
apogaeic
adj
Alternative form of apogeic
apogamic
apogamic
adj
(botany) Of or relating to apogamy.
apomicts
apomicts
noun
plural of apomict
aporetic
aporetic
adj
Tending to doubt.
apositic
apostacy
apostacy
noun
Archaic form of apostasy.
apothece
apotypic
apotypic
adj
(taxonomy) Relating to an apotype
approach
approach
noun
(also figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
(also figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
(archaic) An opportunity of drawing near; access.
(aviation, also attributively) The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
(bowling) The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
(climbing) A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.
(figuratively) A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
(golf, tennis) Short for approach shot.
A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
verb
(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
(intransitive, golf, tennis) To play an approach shot.
(transitive) To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
(transitive) To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
(transitive) To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
(transitive, also figuratively) To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
(transitive, archaic, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse with (someone).
(transitive, intransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
(transitive, military) To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
(transitive, rarely intransitive) Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
apricots
apricots
noun
plural of apricot
aproctia
araceous
araceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to a family of plants, Araceae, of which the genus Arum is the type.
araeotic
araucano
arboloco
arboloco
noun
Any of various trees of the genus Montanoa.
archaeol
archaeol
noun
(organic chemistry) Di-O-phytanylglycerol, a double ether of sn-1-glycerol where positions 2 and 3 are bound to phytanyl residues.
archbold
archdolt
archeion
archelon
archetto
archfool
archfool
noun
(archaic) An extremely foolish person.
archform
archhost
archmock
archpoet
archsnob
arciform
arciform
adj
Having the form of a bow (weapon)
arctogea
arctomys
arctosis
arecolin
arhauaco
armlocks
armlocks
noun
plural of armlock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armlock
armoniac
armoniac
adj
Obsolete form of ammoniac.
armonica
armonica
noun
A musical instrument made of blown-glass bowls mounted on a spindle turned originally by a foot pedal, and played with wetted fingers, producing an ethereal sound. Technically, it is a crystallophone.
armorica
aromatic
aromatic
adj
(organic chemistry) Derived from benzene.
(organic chemistry) Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
Fragrant or spicy.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aromatic compound.
A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.
arrector
arrector
noun
Synonym of erector
arriccio
arriccio
noun
A layer of plaster laid slightly coarsely to provide a key for the intonaco.
arvicola
arvicole
arvicole
noun
(zoology, dated) field mouse (US, Canada), vole
ascensor
ascocarp
ascocarp
noun
(mycology) The sporocarp of an ascomycete, typically bowl-shaped.
ascogone
ascomata
ascomata
noun
plural of ascoma
asconoid
asconoid
adj
(biology, of a sponge) Having the form of a simple ascon
ascorbic
ascorbic
adj
Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives
ashcroft
ashcroft
Proper noun
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A ghost town in Colorado
asuncion
atamasco
atamasco
noun
Short for Atamasco lily.
atamosco
atascosa
atcheson
atchison
atchison
Proper noun
A city in Kansas, USA
atomatic
atomical
atomical
adj
Archaic form of atomic.
atrochal
atrocity
atrocity
noun
(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.
(countable) An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
atrophic
atrophic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy
attercop
attercop
noun
(dialectal, Northern England) A peevish or ill-natured person.
(dialectal, Northern England) A spider.
auctions
auctions
noun
plural of auction
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of auction
auriculo
autacoid
autacoid
noun
(biochemistry) A hormone or similar compound that has a short-term, local effect