(geometry) The deviation of a curve from circular form.
The condition of being aberrant; an aberrance.
abeyances
abeyances
noun
plural of abeyance
acalycine
acalycine
adj
(botany) Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.
accidency
acescency
acescency
noun
Synonym of acescence
acesodyne
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.
acopyrine
acrogynae
adenocyst
adenology
adenology
noun
The part of physiology that treats of the glands.
adenotomy
adenotomy
noun
(anatomy, surgery) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.
adherency
adherency
noun
(obsolete) That which adheres.
(obsolete) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.
adjacency
adjacency
noun
The quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch.
adrenally
adrenally
adv
In adrenal terms.
aegophony
aegophony
noun
Alternative form of egophony
aepyornis
aerifying
aerifying
verb
present participle of aerify
aerodynes
aerodynes
noun
plural of aerodyne
aerognosy
aeromancy
aeromancy
noun
Divination by use of atmospheric conditions.
affluency
affluency
noun
(obsolete) affluence
aglycones
aglycones
noun
plural of aglycone
agrypnode
ailantery
albespyne
albespyne
noun
Alternative form of albespine
alcyoneus
alectryon
alkylogen
allayment
allayment
noun
Something that allays; mitigation
alleghany
allegheny
allegheny
Proper noun
The in Pennsylvania.
a major mountain ridge in the northern part of the
a major mountain ridge in the southern part of the Allegheny Mountains.
The
Appalachia(n).
Any of several towns or counties in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky.
allenarly
allenarly
adv
(Scotland, archaic) Solely; only.
almsmoney
alternacy
alternacy
noun
alternateness; alternation
alternity
alternity
noun
(archaic) alternation
The concept that there exist alternate worlds or universes to the one in which we live.
amphogeny
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
amyclaean
amyelinic
amyelinic
adj
That lacks a myelin sheath
amyelonic
amylamine
amylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of pentylamine
amylidene
amylogens
anaesthyl
anagyrine
analysers
analysers
noun
plural of analyser
analyzers
analyzers
noun
plural of analyzer
anaptyxes
anaptyxes
noun
plural of anaptyxis
anchylose
anchylose
verb
Alternative form of ankylose
anciently
anciently
adv
Done long ago.
In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.