One of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
abiogeny
abiogeny
noun
(biology) abiogenesis.
abounded
abounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abound
abounder
abounder
noun
One who has plenty, one who abounds (in something).
abrotine
abrotine
noun
A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O.
absconce
absconce
noun
A dark lantern used in church to read prayers etc during a service.
absolent
accensor
accensor
noun
(Roman Catholicism) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
accentor
accentor
noun
(music, obsolete) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.
(obsolete) The ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla.
Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.
accolent
accolent
adj
Occurring or living next to; neighboring; adjacent.
noun
One who lives nearby; neighbor.
acetones
acetones
noun
plural of acetone
acetonic
acetonic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing acetone
acetonyl
acetonyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃-CO-CH₂- formally derived from acetone
achesoun
acneform
acneform
adj
(pathology, especially of a rash) Resembling acne
aconites
aconites
noun
plural of aconite
acounter
acridone
acridone
noun
(organic chemistry) An tricyclic heterocyclic ketone derived from acridine; any derivative of this compound
acrogens
acrogens
noun
plural of acrogen
acrolein
acrolein
noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
actioner
actioner
noun
(informal) An action movie.
actiones
acylogen
adelanto
adenoids
adenoids
noun
plural of adenoid
adenomas
adenoses
adenoses
noun
plural of adenosis
adenosis
adenosis
noun
(medicine) Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.
adeption
adeption
noun
(obsolete) An obtaining; attainment.
adfrozen
adhesion
adhesion
noun
(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
adjoined
adjoined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adjoin
adjoiner
adonises
adonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adonise
adonized
adonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adonize
adorners
adorners
noun
plural of adorner
aegemony
aequorin
aequorin
noun
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
aeration
aeration
noun
By extension, a process in which other gases (such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen or argon) are circulated through or mixed with a substance (usually liquid), sometimes with the consequence of increasing the transfer of air into the same liquid at the surface due to the induced circulation.
The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a substance such as soil or a liquid.
aerobian
aerobian
adj
(archaic) aerobic
aerobion
aerodone
aerodone
noun
(dated) glider (aircraft)
aerodyne
aerodyne
noun
(aviation) A heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift from motion.
aerogene
aeronaut
aeronaut
noun
A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
aeronomy
aeronomy
noun
A branch of science that deals with the upper atmosphere of the Earth and the other planets with reference to their chemical composition, physical properties, relative motion, and responses to radiation from space.
aesopian
aethogen
aethogen
noun
(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen and boron which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.
aetolian
aetolian
Adjective
Of or relating to Aetolia.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Aetolia.
afikomen
afikomen
noun
(Judaism) The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner.
aglucone
aglucone
noun
The aglycone of a glucoside
aglycone
aglycone
noun
(organic chemistry) The non-sugar fragment of a glycoside.
agnoetae
agnoites
agnomens
agnomens
noun
plural of agnomen
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
agonises
agonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonise
agonized
agonized
adj
in agony or distraught
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonize
agonizer
agonizer
noun
One who agonizes.
agonizes
agonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonize
agronome
agronome
noun
An agronomist.
aidoneus
ailerons
ailerons
noun
plural of aileron
airborne
airborne
adj
Fitted to an aircraft.
In flight.
In or carried by the air.
Transported by air in an aircraft.
noun
Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.
airwomen
airwomen
noun
plural of airwoman
akehorne
akenbold
alberoni
alberton
alberton
Proper noun
A town in Montana
A township in Ontario
A town in Prince Edward Island, Canada
A town in Gauteng Province, South Africa
A town in Victoria, Australia
albeston
albronze
alcmaeon
alcogene
alcyones
alderson
alderson
Proper noun
A town in Oklahoma.
A town in West Virginia.
alencons
alentejo
alentejo
Proper noun
A traditional region in southern Portugal.
aleurone
aleurone
noun
(biochemistry) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.
aleurons
aleurons
noun
plural of aleuron
algernon
alienors
alienors
noun
plural of alienor
allenton
allerion
allerion
noun
Alternative form of alerion
allerton
allerton
Proper noun
A suburb of Liverpool, England.
A suburb of Bradford, England.
A village in Illinois, United States.
A small city in Iowa, United States.
allogene
allonges
allonges
noun
plural of allonge
almendro
almonage
almoners
almoners
noun
plural of almoner
alnicoes
alphonse
alunogen
alunogen
noun
(mineralogy) An aluminium sulfate mineral often found on the walls of mines and quarries.
alverson
alverton
amaethon
amberson
ambonite
amelcorn
amelcorn
noun
A variety of wheat from which starch is produced (Triticum spelta).
amidogen
amidogen
noun
(inorganic chemistry, dated) The amino radical, •NH₂, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH₂⁻, regardable as the ammonia molecule with one of its hydrogen atoms removed.
amidones
amidones
noun
plural of amidone
aminogen
amintore
ammonate
ammonite
ammonite
noun
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.
An explosive prepared from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate; a form of amatol, popular in Eastern Europe and China.
amniotes
amniotes
noun
plural of amniote
amoebean
amoebean
adj
Describing a form of prosody featuring alternating responses.
amoebian
amoebian
noun
(zoology) One of the Amoebea.
amoinder
amounted
amounted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amount
amounter
ampongue
amylenol
amylogen
amylogen
noun
The water-soluble part of granulose.
anacreon
anacreon
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a Greek lyric poet (570 – 488 notable for his drinking songs and hymns.
anaerobe
anaerobe
noun
An anaerobic organism; one that does not require oxygen to sustain its metabolic processes.
anagoges
anagoges
noun
plural of anagoge
analogue
analogue
adj
(mostly Commonwealth) Alternative form of analog
anamoose
anamoose
Proper noun
A city/town in North Dakota.
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
anconeal
anconeal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the elbow.
anconeus
anconeus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
ancylose
anderson
anderson
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world named after persons with the surname:
a city in Indiana, USA
a city in South Carolina, USA
andorite
andorite
noun
(mineralogy) A white mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, and sulfur.
androgen
androgen
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.
andromed
androuet
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
anemious
anemious
adj
Pertaining to anemia.
anemonal
anemones
anemones
noun
plural of anemone
anemonin
anemonin
noun
(organic chemistry) An acrid toxic substance obtained from some species of anemone.
anemonol
anemonol
Noun
protoanemonin
anemoses
anemosis
anemosis
noun
A shake in timber caused by high winds.
anemotis
aneroids
aneroids
noun
plural of aneroid
anerotic
anethole
anethole
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular aromatic compound found in anise.