(Canada) Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.
noun
(Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
(phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
allophones
allophones
noun
plural of allophone
allophonic
allophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to an allophone.
allophonically
allophonically
adv
In an allophonic manner.
allophylian
allophylian
Adjective
Allophylic
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alongships
alpenhorn
alpenhorn
noun
Alternative spelling of alphorn
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
alphabetarian
alphabetarian
noun
A novice or ignoramus.
One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian.
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
alphabetisation
alphabetisation
noun
The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetization
alphabetization
noun
Alternative form of alphabetisation
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
alphanumeric
alphanumeric
adj
Consisting of these characters plus punctuation and other special characters.
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.
noun
An alphanumeric character.
alphanumerical
alphanumerical
adj
Consisting of only letters and numbers; alphanumeric.
alphanumerically
alphanumerically
adv
In a manner that is in numeric / numerical, then alphabetic / alphabetical, order.
In an alphanumeric / alphanumerical manner; using alphanumeric / alphanumerical characters.
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
alphean
alphenic
alphenic
noun
(rare) White barley sugar
alphin
alphin
noun
Alternative form of alfin
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
alphonist
alphons
alphonsa
alphonse
alphonsin
alphonsin
noun
Alternative form of Alphonsin
alphonsine
alphonsism
alphonso
alphonso
Proper noun
name, variant of Alfonso.
alphonsus
alphorn
alphorn
noun
(music) A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes.
alphorns
alphorns
noun
plural of alphorn
alphyn
aluminaphone
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
alymphopotent
amidoacetophenone
amidophenol
amidosulphonal
aminoacetophenetidine
aminoacetophenone
aminoacetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound formed by the substitution of an amine group for one of the hydrogens of acetophenone, having the molecular formula C₈H₉NO; or any specific isomer of this compound.
aminodiphenyl
aminophenol
aminophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of a phenol
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric amino derivatives of phenol; hydroxyaniline
aminopherase
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
aminosulphonic
aminothiophen
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amorphousness
amorphousness
noun
The state or quality of being amorphous.
amphanthia
amphanthium
amphetamine
amphetamine
noun
(informal) Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine.
(informal, nonstandard) Referring to a substituted amphetamine; a member of the amphetamine class of chemicals.
(medicine, pharmacology) A potent central nervous system stimulant of the phenethylamine chemical class that is used to treat ADHD, narcolepsy, and obesity.
(organic chemistry, proper) The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine; an equal parts mixture of levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine in their pure amine forms.
amphetamines
amphetamines
noun
plural of amphetamine
amphibian
amphibian
adj
(obsolete) Having two natures.
Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious.
Of or relating to the class Amphibia.
noun
A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft"
An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.
amphibians
amphibians
noun
plural of amphibian
amphibichnite
amphibion
amphibiontic
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphiboline
amphicarpogenous
amphicentric
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicondyla
amphicondylous
amphicrania
amphicrania
noun
(pathology) A headache affecting both sides of the head.
amphicreatinine
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphictyonian
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphictyony
amphictyony
noun
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
amphicyon
amphicyonidae
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
amphigaean
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigen
amphigen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphigenesis
amphigenesis
noun
(biology) Sexual generation; amphigony
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigonia
amphigonic
amphigonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or arising from amphigony
amphigonium
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphikaryon
amphinesian
amphineura
amphineurous
amphinome
amphinomus
amphinucleus
amphion
amphionic
amphipeptone
amphiplatyan
amphiplatyan
adj
(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends
amphipneust
amphipneusta
amphipneustic
amphipnous
amphipodan
amphipodan
adj
(zoology) Relating to the amphipods.
amphipyrenin
amphirhina
amphirhinal
amphirhine
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenas
noun
plural of amphisbaena
amphisbaenian
amphisbaenian
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphisbaenid
amphisbaenid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Amphisbaenidae; a worm lizard.
amphisbaenidae
amphisbaenoid
amphisbaenoid
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to the lizards of the genus Amphisbaena.
amphisbaenous
amphiscians
amphiscians
noun
plural of amphiscian
amphisporangiate
amphitene
amphithuron
amphithurons
amphithyron
amphithyrons
amphitriaene
amphitron
amphitryon
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
amphogenous
amphogeny
amphopeptone
amphopeptone
noun
(biochemistry) A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone.
amphorophony
amphotericin
amphotericin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of amphoteric antibiotic and antifungal agents derived from Streptomyces bacteria.
amphrysian
amyelencephalia
amyelencephalic
amyelencephalous
amygdophenin
anacephalaeosis
anacephalize
anaerophyte
anaerophyte
noun
Any plant that does not require a direct supply of air
anaglyph
anaglyph
noun
A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.
A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.
anaglyphic
anaglyphic
adj
Relating to anaglyphs.
noun
Work with chased or embossed relief.
anaglyphical
anaglyphical
adj
Alternative form of anaglyphic
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaglyphoscope
anaglyphs
anaglyphs
noun
plural of anaglyph
anaglyphy
anaglyptograph
anaglyptograph
noun
An instrument for making accurate engravings of any embossed object, such as a medal.
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaglyptography
anaglyptography
noun
The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; used in representing coins, bas reliefs, etc.