Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
amethystlike
amharic
amherstite
amianth
amianth
noun
(poetic, dated) amianthus
amianthiform
amianthiform
adj
Resembling amianthus in form.
amianthine
amianthium
amianthoid
amianthoid
adj
Resembling amianthus.
amianthoidal
amianthus
amianthus
noun
A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
amianthuses
amianthuses
noun
plural of amianthus
amicheme
amidah
amidah
Proper noun
An important daily prayer that is said while standing.
amidoacetophenone
amidoaldehyde
amidohexose
amidophenol
amidophosphoric
amidosulphonal
amidothiazole
amidship
amidship
adv
In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
amidships
amidships
adv
(figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place.
(nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.
(nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
intj
A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.
amimeche
aminish
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.
aminoanthraquinone
aminoanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric amino derivatives of anthraquinone
aminobenzaldehyde
aminodiphenyl
aminoethionic
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
amiranha
amirship
amirship
noun
Alternative form of emirship
amish
amishgo
amitabha
amminochloride
ammishaddai
ammonitish
ammophila
ammophilous
ammophilous
adj
Thriving in a sandy environment.
amniochorial
amniochorial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amnion and the chorion
amniorrhea
amolish
amollish
amoritish
amorphi
amorphi
noun
plural of amorphus
amorphia
amorphia
noun
Synonym of amorphism
amorphic
amorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) Causing a complete loss of gene function.
Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
amorphism
amorphism
noun
An amorphous quality.
ampelographist
ampelographist
noun
One who studies ampelography.
amphanthia
amphanthium
ampheclexis
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
amphi
amphiaraus
amphiarthrodial
amphiarthrodial
adj
Characterized by amphiarthrosis.
amphiarthroses
amphiarthroses
noun
plural of amphiarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) The type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage.
amphiaster
amphiaster
noun
(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphib
amphibali
amphibalus
amphibalus
noun
An ecclesiastical vestment like the chasuble.
amphibia
amphibia
noun
The amphibians.
amphibial
amphibial
adj
Archaic form of amphibian.
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
amphibiety
amphibiological
amphibiological
adj
Pertaining to amphibiology.
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibion
amphibiontic
amphibiotic
amphibiotic
adj
Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults
amphibiotica
amphibious
amphibious
adj
Capable of functioning on land or in water.
Occurring on both land and water.
amphibiously
amphibiously
adv
In an amphibious manner.
In the manner of an amphibian.
amphibiousness
amphibiousness
noun
The state or quality of being amphibious.
amphibium
amphibium
noun
(archaic) An amphibian.
amphiblastic
amphiblastic
adj
(biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.
amphiblastula
amphiblastula
noun
A larva of some sponges that has equal numbers of both flagellate and nonflagellate cells separated from each other on opposite sides of the blastula
amphiblestritis
amphibola
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphibolia
amphibolia
noun
Ambiguity in writing; amphiboly.
amphibolic
amphibolic
adj
(geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole.
Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amphiboline
amphibolite
amphibolite
noun
Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc.
amphibolites
amphibolites
noun
plural of amphibolite
amphibolitic
amphibolitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
amphibological
amphibological
adj
(linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous.
(rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphibolostylous
amphibolous
amphibolous
adj
(obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphibrach
amphibrach
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
(prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
amphibrachic
amphibrachic
adj
Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.
amphibrachs
amphibrachs
noun
plural of amphibrach
amphibryous
amphicarpa
amphicarpaea
amphicarpia
amphicarpic
amphicarpic
adj
(botany) Producing fruit of two kinds, either in shape or in time of ripening.
amphicarpium
amphicarpogenous
amphicarpous
amphicarpous
adj
Alternative form of amphicarpic
amphicarpus
amphicentric
amphichroic
amphichroic
adj
(chemistry) Exhibiting or producing two colours, as substances which may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.
amphichrom
amphichromatic
amphichromatic
adj
amphichroic
amphichrome
amphichromy
amphicoelian
amphicoelian
adj
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
amphicoelous
adj
(zoology, of vertebrae) Having both ends concave; biconcave.
amphicome
amphicome
Noun
A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination.
amphicondyla
amphicondylous
amphicrania
amphicrania
noun
(pathology) A headache affecting both sides of the head.
amphicreatinine
amphicribral
amphicribral
adj
(botany) In which the phloem surrounds the xylem
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
amphicyrtic
amphicyrtous
amphicytula
amphid
amphid
noun
(nematology) One of a pair of chemosensory sense organs positioned laterally on the head of a nematode.
amphidamas
amphide
amphidesmous
amphidetic
amphidetic
adj
(biology, of the ligament of some bivalves) That extends in front of, and behind, the beak
amphidiarthrosis
amphidiploid
amphidiploid
adj
(genetics) Having a diploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents