(zoology) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal.
abalation
abiliment
abiliment
noun
Obsolete form of habiliment.
ablations
ablations
noun
plural of ablation
ablutions
ablutions
noun
A building that houses bathing and toilet facilities on a military base.
plural of ablution
abolition
abolition
noun
(historical, often capitalised, Australia) The ending of convict transportation.
(historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
(obsolete) An amnesty; a putting out of memory.
The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
The state of being abolished.
absinthol
absinthol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent of the essential oil of wormwood, C₁₀H₁₆O; thujone.
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
abutilons
abutilons
noun
plural of abutilon
acanthial
acanthial
adj
Of or belonging to the acanthion.
accentual
accentual
adj
Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
acclinate
acclinate
adj
Having an upward slope.
acetylene
acetylene
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odorless, extremely flammable, explosive gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding and metallurgy.
A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.
acidulant
acidulant
noun
A food additive used to increase acidity or to give a tart taste
acidulent
acidulent
adj
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
actinally
actinally
adv
In an actinal manner.
actinical
actinulae
actinulae
noun
plural of actinula
acylating
acylating
verb
present participle of acylate
acylation
acylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The process of adding an acyl group to a compound.
adamantly
adamantly
adv
In an immovable or inflexible manner.
addlement
addlement
noun
confusion; an addled state
adjunctly
adjunctly
adv
In an adjunct manner.
adulating
adulating
verb
present participle of adulate
adulation
adulation
noun
Flattery; fulsome praise.
adultness
adultness
noun
The state or quality of being an adult.
advential
adventual
adventual
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the Advent.
aetheling
afflation
afflation
noun
A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
aflatoxin
aflatoxin
noun
(toxicology) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
agentival
agilmente
agnatical
agnatical
adj
agnatic
ahnfeltia
ailantery
ailanthic
ailanthus
ailanthus
noun
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
ailantine
aladinist
aladinist
Noun
One of a sect of freethinkers among the Muslims.
alantolic
alaternus
alaternus
noun
Alternative form of alatern
albertina
albertine
albertson
albescent
albescent
adj
Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
albinotic
albinotic
adj
Affected with albinism.
alburnett
alcantara
alcantara
noun
A suede-like synthetic textile, composed of polyester and polyurethane.
alchitran
aldeament
aldington
alectrion
alectryon
aleknight
alentours
alertness
alertness
noun
The quality of being alert or on the alert
aleuronat
aleuronat
noun
(archaic) flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetics
aleutians
aleutians
Noun
of (person)
Proper noun
The Aleutian Islands.
alginates
alginates
noun
plural of alginate
aliamenta
alienated
alienated
adj
Isolated; excluded; estranged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alienate
alienates
alienates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alienate
alienator
alienator
noun
A person who alienates.
alienists
alienists
noun
plural of alienist
alighting
alighting
noun
The act of one who alights.
verb
present participle of alight
alignment
alignment
noun
(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
(bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
(role-playing games) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
An alliance of factions.
An arrangement of items in a line.
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
alimental
alimental
adj
Supplying food; nourishing.
alimented
alimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aliment
alimenter
alimentic
alimentum
alinement
alinement
noun
Alternative spelling of alignment
alintatao
alintatao
noun
Diospyros pilosanthera; a tree in the Ebenaceae family.
alisonite
alkaptone
allamonti
allanites
allanites
noun
plural of allanite
allanitic
allanitic
adj
Relating to the mineral allanite.
allantoic
allantoic
adj
Of, pertaining to or derived from the allantois.
allantoid
allantoid
adj
(chiefly embryology) Allantoic.
(now chiefly mycology) Sausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends.
noun
(obsolete, embryology) The allantois.
allantoin
allantoin
noun
(biochemistry) A diureide of glyoxylic acid, used in various pharmaceutical and cosmetic products; or a derivative of this compound
allantois
allantois
noun
(anatomy) A sac, having a number of functions, that develops in the alimentary canal of the embryos of mammals, birds and reptiles.
allayment
allayment
noun
Something that allays; mitigation
allegiant
allegiant
adj
Steadfastly loyal, especially to a monarch or government.
alleniate
allenport
allentato
allentiac
allentown
allethrin
allethrin
noun
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.
alleviant
alleviant
noun
That which alleviates
allicient
allicient
adj
That attracts; attracting.
allineate
allineate
verb
To align.
allotment
allotment
noun
(Britain) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.
(law) The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.
Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
The act of allotting.
allotting
allotting
verb
present participle of allot
almandite
almandite
noun
(mineralogy) almandine
alphonist
alpinists
alpinists
noun
plural of alpinist
alstonine
alstonine
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular indoloquinolizidine alkaloid found in Alstonia boonei and other plants.
alstonite
alstonite
noun
(mineralogy) An aragonite mineral consisting of an isomorphous mixture of calcium and barium carbonates.
altenburg
alterants
alterants
noun
plural of alterant
alternacy
alternacy
noun
alternateness; alternation
alternant
alternant
adj
(geology) Composed of alternate layers, like certain rocks.
Alternating from one row of a matrix to another.
noun
(linguistics) An alternate form or allomorph.
(mathematics) A determinant which is an alternating function.
alternate
alternate
adj
(US) Other; alternative.
(botany, of leaves) Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence
(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.
Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly)
noun
(US) A replacement of equal or greater value or function.
(US) A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
(heraldry) Figures or tinctures that succeed each other by turns.
(mathematics) A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.
That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
verb
(intransitive) To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; followed by with.
(intransitive) To vary by turns.
(transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
(transitive, geometry) To perform an alternation (removal of alternate vertices) on (a polytope or tessellation); to remove vertices (from a face or edge) as part of an alternation.
alternity
alternity
noun
(archaic) alternation
The concept that there exist alternate worlds or universes to the one in which we live.
alternize
alternize
verb
To alternate or take turns.
althionic
altininck
altiplano
altiplano
noun
a high plateau
aluminate
aluminate
noun
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid
aluminite
aluminite
Noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).
alumniate
alumstone
alumstone
noun
(mineralogy) alunite
alvordton
amalfitan
amantillo
ambulante
amentulum
anabolite
anabolite
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance produced as a result of anabolism
anacletus
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.
anaesthyl
anaglypta
anaglypta
noun
A thick, embossed wallpaper.
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.
analgetic
analgetic
noun
analgesic
analities
analities
noun
plural of anality
analogist
analogist
noun
One who reasons from analogy, or represents by an analogy.
analytics
analytics
noun
Discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data.
The principles governing any of various forms of analysis.
anaplasty
anaplasty
noun
(surgery) The restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue.
anatolian
anatolian
Adjective
of or pertaining to Anatolia or its people, culture, etc.
Noun
a native or inhabitant of Anatolia
an extinct group of Indo-European languages once spoken in Anatolia, including Hittite and Luwian
anatropal
anatropal
adj
(botany) anatropous
ancestral
ancestral
adj
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
anciently
anciently
adv
Done long ago.
In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.
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.
anecdotal
anecdotal
adj
Containing or abounding in anecdotes.
Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
anelastic
anelastic
adj
(engineering, materials science) Showing no obvious relation between stress and strain.
anetholes
anetholes
noun
plural of anethole
angiolith
angiolith
noun
A calcareous deposit in the wall of a blood vessel
anglesite
anglesite
noun
(mineralogy) A crystalline mineral form of lead sulfate, PbSO₄, formed by the weathering of galena.
anglicist
anglicist
Noun
Expert on English studies.
angulated
angulated
adj
Synonym of angulate
verb
simple past tense and past participle of angulate
angulates
angulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of angulate
anilities
animalist
animalist
noun
(art) A painter or sculptor whose primary subject is animals.
(literature) A writer of animal stories.
(philosophy) One who believes in the dominance of man's animal nature in behavior.
(rare) One who believes that microorganisms cause disease.